11 SEPTEMBER 1886, Page 3

We have received the following explanation of the destruction of

the healthy dog sent to the Dogs' Home at Battersea, and destroyed by the order of the police because it had been shut up with a dog found to be suffering from rabies :— (COPY OF NOTE TO LADY GERTRTJDE STOCK.)

"Sir Charles Warren presents his compliments to Lady Gertrudis Stock, and begs to forward the letter to ' Dagonet ' which she is in want of. The subject of the letter has been inquired into, and it appears that the account in the letter is not quite correct. A retriever dog, apparently in good health, was sent to Clapham on the 19th and put in a stable, and the same day Mr. Hayea's dog was put in the same stable. It was noticed soon after that the retriever was unwell and barked peculiarly, so it was isolated and sent separately to the Dogs' Home, and the authorities there were informed that the dog did not seem well. On inquiry next day, it was ascertained that the retriever was developing rabies. There was no appearance of rabies about the dog when it was put in the stable. Mr. Hayes's dog was sent to the Home by another man.

"4 Whitehall Place, S.W., August 26th, 18S6."