27 MAY 1871, Page 3

And yet that is not enough. Mr. Ayrton evidently thinks

to redeem his lost popularity with the frequenters of the parks by justi- fying their insane terrors, and promises a further Bill, "intended to abate the nuisance which arises from dogs in the parks. People take dogs there for their own gratification, but to the annoyance of everybody else. It was necessary to teach such people manners." Mr. Ayrton teaching manners by legislation is quite an original conception, but who is it that finds the well- behaved and gentlemanly dogs one usually meets in the parks an annoyance? The dogs in the parks are usually much more natural, and therefore also interesting, than the men, and we feel no doubt that a plebiscite would decide in their favour.