ENGLISHMEN AND ANIMALS. [To THE EDITOR or- THE " SPECTATOR."]
SER,—" M. E. M.'e " letter of May 3rd seeking information about the " Company comes at a time when the need for such work as it was formed to undertake is once again becoming apparent As the originator of this scheme, and being a shareholder, I hope that a very determined effort may be made to reorganize the company and to carry out its beneficent objects so as to cover the whole of England, Wales, and Scotland. The original scheme aimed at having eleven receiving-stations in England for old horses and other animals, with a central factory. The capital needed was .370,000, though £100,000 would- be required if Wales and Scotland were included in the operations. Unfortunately the prospectus of the com- pany was issued only a few days before the war, end investors were naturally chary of new schemes launched during such a crisis. As a consequence one lady who had promised £27,000 was only allowed by her lawyer to invest .$3,000. Thus the capital was wholly inadequate to carry out the objects thoroughly. The company's office was at Carlton House, Regent Street, and I trust that you will have a letter from the Secretary explaining the company's present condition, and what is proposed for the future. I am convinced that the business could be made to pay fair dividends, and that it would entirely stop the shameful traffic in worn-out horses—I am, Sir, be., H. SOMERS COOKS,
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