liberty of giving one that has been preferred to about fifty others; and was, at one time, not to be got without the fee of a guinea.

To be scalded, strained, and added to the mere gravy, which

comes from the bird in roasting.

To complete this, the fowl should be cut up in a silver dish, that has a lamp under, while the sauce is simmering with it. Let a goose, or any strong or fat wildfowl, be roasted with the

addition of a small onion, and a pared lemon, in the inside; as this will draw out the strong fat, and give the bird a milder

taste.

Water-birds, in order to be less susceptible of cold, are, by nature, of a warmer temperament than land-birds. This may be proved by cookery:—for instance, a common fowl to be roasted, or boiled, will require three quarters of an hour; whereas a tame duck, of equal size, will be done in half an hour. This is an observation worthy of notice for the naturalist, the sportsman, and the cook.

Introduced by the late Mr. Aveling, in Albemarle Street, London, and now sold there by his successors.

+ Vide an admirable little book on plain cookery, with valuable receipts and good advice on other things, written by Mrs. Child, in America, and called the "Frugal Housewife," and which every campaigner, or sportsman, should have in his pos

session.

While on the subject of poultry, I have the kind permission of C. H. Massiah, Esq., whose fowls and ducks surpass all that I ever tassed, to publish his discovery, by which they become far more delicate in flavour, and will keep perfectly good for three or four weeks. It is merely to deprive them of all food, and allow them an abundant supply of clean water, for the last 48 hours before they are killed.

DOGS

HAVE been such a universal subject for every sporting writer, that scarcely a word can be said about them, but that of which we may find the counterpart in some publication or other. Every one has his own caprice, or fancy, about pointers, setters, and spaniels; and we meet, almost every day, with some fresh man, who has got the best dog in England.

Let it be observed, however, that, with all the perfection to which we have brought both the breeding and breaking of these animals, we are not always sufficiently particular. In the one, we are apt to let them degenerate for want of a proper cross; and, in the other, we are too well contented (provided they have "plenty of hunt in them") with their merely being broken well to back and stand, without regarding the importance of their lying down to charge, and being stanch from chasing hares or rabbits. Putting the credit of our dogs entirely out of the question, we forget the number of shots they spring by committing such faults. If you want game, take old dogs. Young ones, however fleet and well broken, know little more than the A B C of their business, while old ones are up to every kind of trick.

A dog is far more likely to become a firstrate one, by being made a companion of, and corrected by rating and shaming him, than by being kept entirely away from the breaker, except to be taken to the field, and there flogged for every fault he commits. I had a friend in Dorsetshire, who was not only one of the best

shots that ever lived, but who had, perhaps, the very best dogs in Europe, and I know this was his plan.

With regard to spaniels, they are, nine times in ten, so badly broken in, as in general, to be only fit to drive a large wood; but, if taught to keep always within half a gunshot, they are the best dogs in existence for working among hassocks and briars. They should be trained very young, or they require an unmerciful deal of flogging; and it is sometimes advisable, at first, to hunt them with a forefoot tied up in the collar.

If you have occasion to punish a dog, which I should recommend having recourse to as little as possible, never kick him, for by such means you may do him an injury. I know a sportsman in Hampshire who had the misfortune to lose his dog by giving him one unlucky kick! Always, therefore, flog your dog with a whip or switch. To do this, and, at the same time, avoid the risk of his getting loose, or biting you, hold his head between your knees, by which means you properly secure him, and have a full command of his back, without being liable to strike him in a tender part.

If an obstinate dog will not come out of cover when repeatedly called-be silent:-he will then begin to listen for youand, through fear of being left behind, will most likely come sneaking out, so as to be caught for a timely flagellation.

NEWFOUNDLAND DOGS.

Every canine brute, that is hairy as a bear, is denomi

Here we are a little in the dark. nearly as big as a jackass, and as nated a fine Newfoundland dog. Very different, however, are both the proper Labrador and St. John's breed of these animals; at least, many characteristic points are required, in order to distinguish them.

The one is very large; strong in the limbs; rough haired; small in the head; and carries his tail very high. He is kept in that country for drawing sledges full of wood, from inland to the sea shore, where he is also very useful, by his immense strength and sagacity, among wrecks, and other disasters in boisterous weather.