Few animals have received more attention and judicious care than the Foxhound, and few have so absolutely fulfilled and warranted the expectations that were entertained concerning him; while few have enjoyed the same privileges, or have had such an enormous amount of money spent upon them. Efforts have been successfully made by enterprising sportsmen to render this animal as perfect as possible, therefore the modern Foxhound is one of the most wonderful animals in the universe.

At this present moment, when there is echoed in every paper the bitter cry of Outcast London, what a sad comparison those hovels or dwellings of the poor present to many of the palatial residences that constitute the home or kennels of the Foxhound! Thousands of pounds are annually thrown away upon the luxury of an animal that can only be supported for pleasure, while all the time thousands are perishing in this moving, seething mass of humanity. However, my object is not to moralise upon the sad condition of affairs at present, but to describe the object of our illustration.

There are many breeds of this favourite dog, each being remarkable for the peculiar development of some faculty,