Papurau Newydd Cymru

Chwiliwch 15 miliwn o erthyglau papurau newydd Cymru

Cuddio Rhestr Erthyglau

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RED-COATED VOLUNTEERS. j

THE FUTURE RELATIONS OF RUSSIA…

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THE SUBMISSION OF THE JOWAKIS.…

REMARKABLE CASE. : " t

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THE CATTLE BILL.

THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

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A SINGULAR ROBBERY. ;--;

DEATH OF THE OLD HIPPOPOTAMUS.I

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DEATH OF THE OLD HIPPOPOTAMUS. The FellowB and friends ef the Zoological Society °t "k°n(*on hear with regret (says the Timet) of the death of the old hippopotamus, which occurred on Monday afternoon, rather suddenly, but not unexpec- tedly, as he had been showing manifest signs of old age for some time. II Obaysch" was born in the White Nile, somewhere near the island whence he obtained his name, in the spring of 1849, and .was captured when about three days old by a party of hunters sent out by Abbas Pasha, then Viceroy of Egypt, for the purpose. From the White Nile he was conveyed down to Cairo, and passed the winter in a tank specially built for v1 the British Agency, under the care of the Hon. Sir C. Murray, then her Majesty's Coqwl- General for Egypt. On May 25, 1850, he made"1i|e. triumphal entry into London by special train of tft%, South-Western Railway, and has since remained an inmate of the house prepared for his reception in the Zoological Society's Gardens. In 1853 his mate Adhela was acquired from the same country, but though several infant hippos were the result of this union, only one of them lived to attain maturity—a female born on Guy Fawkes day, 1872, and now living in the gardens. Last year the Council, seeing that Obayøch" was well stricken in yean, thought it advisable to secure a mate for the youthful Guy Fawkes, and with that object purchased of the Zoolo- gical Society of Amsterdam a young male hippopo- tamus, born in their gardens on the 30th of June last. There is, therefore, every prospect of the race of British hippopotami being continued in future years. The post-mortem examination of the old hippopotamus has been commenced by Professor Garrod, F.R.S., the prosector of the society, with several volunteer assis- tants to aid him in his formidable task. Professor Garrod will communicate the results to the society at one of their next scientific meetings.

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! PROPOSED AGRICIJLTTJR^L…

THE WRECK OF THE MAIL STEAMER…

VICTOR HUGO AND PRINCE NAPOLEON.I

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AMUSING THEATRICAL CASJI.

LUIGI PATOCCHI.

LETTER FASTENINGS. ,

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