ble increase. But, when brought to the Cape died, he was incautiously skinned near the den parents of forty cubs in the course of four years, year, she had only one litter a year. The names and kept in confinement, with plenty of food " She had in the first four years five cubs in a Paris, some to Vienna, some are in Calcutta, litter, and twice each year. After the fifth and afterwards of twenty, making together sixty about two years since of the liver complaint. " This lion was fifteen years old, and died whence the lioness could see him, and her af- from one pair. The progeny are scattered over wards, was owing to her grief for his loss, as and water, their increase is prodigious. There " The lioness died about six weeks after- were lately purchased, at Mons. Villet's in Cape years, and in that period she had sixty cubs. wards of grief. I had the lioness about fifteen flicted looks and moaning satisfied the owner they were purchased from him : that her death, which took place a month after- AND NEILGHERRY HILLS. 59 stated in the following certificate given when and two remain at the Cape. When the lion different parts of the world ; some were sent to Town, a lion and lioness stuffed, who were the