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122 healthy, and in good condition. It has been viewed by many gentlemen, members of the Royal Society, and who appear to consider it as a great natural curiosity: from the head to the shoulders and the neck, it is covered with innumerable horns, from the size of a large pin, to the length of eight inches; and the horns are as perfect as those projecting from its head: the dewlap, which hangs down very low, has also a great number of small projections, resembling those of a hedge-hog. The body has a small quantity, as well as the legs and tail; the eyelids, nostrils, and ears, have several projecting horns; the two former are nearly covered with them. On the rump there was a complete excrescence, resembling a fowl’s claw inverted (as in the annexed wood-cut), but is at present nearly rubbed off; the roots of these horny substances are only skin-deep, and the animal does not seem affected by their being handled; they come out in various parts of the body and limbs, first with a scrophulous protuberance, which by degrees becomes a hard horny substance, and produces at first an irritation, which causes the beast to rub them till they bleed; but in every other respect, except as to those wonderful excrescences, the beast is well shaped, and enjoys a good appetite and health.

The operations of husbandry for the last month, have been so much confined to the barn, the feeding-sheds, and straw-yard, that the detail would neither afford instruction or entertainment; we shall not therefore fill our paper, nor occupy the attention of our readers, with imaginary accounts or fanciful speculations. When the season of activity and interest in this department returns, we shall be found at our post.

Egyptian head-dress of silver and pearls, one point falling on the left shoulder, finished with a tassel; the hair in loose ringlets;  pearl ear-rings, bracelets, and necklace;  a train dress of brocaded sarsenet, trimmed with silver and vandyked;  lace round the neck in form of a tucker, long sleeves of Mecklin or Brussels lace;  white gloves and fan; shoes the same as the dress, of brocaded silk, with silver bows.

The head ornamented with bandeaus of frosted gold; gold necklace, ear-rings, and armlets; white satin opera dress, trimmed all round with gold, tied in front with a gold cord and tassel; white satin shoes, trimmed with gold, and gold button in front; white gloves, and fan edged with gold.

The prevailing colours for mantles and pelisses are gold, orange, and Bishop’s blue ; for ball and full dress, satins, tissues, brocaded silks, and velvets are generally worn, trimmed with gold and silver;