Such are the amusements which, in this age of polish and refinement, are denominated genteel and noble.

"NOTHING," says Busbequius, can surpass the gentleness of the Turkish horses. As I travelled through Pontus, or that part of Bythinia which is called Axilon, I remarked with what tenderness the country people treated their young foals, which they took in to their own habitations, cleaned, combed, caressed them with as much affection as they would their own offspring. The children of the peasants, whose business it is to attend to them, treat them with equal gentleness. They never strike them with a stick, except in cases of extreme necessity. In return, these animals acquire a great attachment to man, and never bite or turn restive. The Turks take a pride in making them so tame that they will

kneel to be mounted at the word of command, and that they will take up a stick or a scym tar from the ground with their mouths, and reach it to their rider, without his alighting; and when they have learned this, the Turks put silver rings round their noses, as badges of their proficiency. I have seen some, that whenever their rider fell from the saddle, immediately stood still. Some would run in a circle round the groom, and stand still as soon as he commanded them; others, again, were so well acquainted with the voice of their master, that when he was at table in the upper story of the house, they would erect their ears to catch it; and whenever they heard it, express their pleasure by neighing."

The frightened Horse.

In June, 1765, as a man was going through Bow-fair, on horseback, with another horse which he led with a bridle, some persons frightened the latter horse so much, that he broke loose from the man, and running amongst the thickest of the crowd, threw down and trampled upon a great number of persons. One woman was killed upon the spot, and a child she had with her had both its eyes trod out, and many other persons were severely wounded; after which the horse ran into the lower room of a house, the people of which got out as fast as they could, but forgot to take with them a young child, which was left in a cradle in the room with the horse, who would, in all probability, have killed the child, had not a man, at the hazard of his life, got in at the window, and brought it out; just after which the horse's

legs were seen in the cradle. At last, some persons ventured in, and secured the horse from doing farther mischief.

Contest between a Horse and a Ram.

THE following occurrence took place in the year 1788; and, however extraordinary it may appear, no doubt need be entertained of its authenticity. A galloway, the property of Mr. R. Clarke, of Beats Green, near Sheffield, being grazing in a field, in the neighbourhood, was attacked by a ram, when a contest ensued, in which the poney received so violent a blow at the onset, as to be brought to the ground; the ram now repeated his blows with such effect, that, in a few minutes, he killed his antagonist, the latter being disabled from the first blow to make any resist

ance.

Sunday Racing.

THE following melancholy circumstance took place on Sunday, April 16, 1809. Two young men undertook, for a trifling wager, to ride down Highgate hill; when, as is usual in races of this description, they were flogging and spurring the animals in the most cruel manner, one of them, stimulated to an extreme exertion to outstrip his competitor, stumbled, with such violence. as to kill his rider on the spot, who literally broke his neck; the horse was also considerably injured.-Let this be a caution to those who shall engage in similar sports on the Sunday.

DURING that destructive war which for a space of thirty years desolated all Germany, till it was terminated by the peace of Westphalia, the carriers whe