The particulars given of the Rev. J. Cumming-Macdona's grand old dog Tell - now dead many years - I have copied from "Stonehenge's" first edition of the "Dogs of the British Islands," thinking it might be interesting to be able to compare at a glance the dimensions of some of our dogs of the day with those of the dead champion.

Mr. Armitage's Oscar is in colour a rich orange tawny and white with white legs and feet, white collar and chest, white blaze up the face and black ears and muzzle; he has one single and one double dew claw. Oscar was bred by Miss Hales, Hales Place, Canterbury, and is by Thor - Jura, both imported by Mr. J. H. Murchison, and both well-known winners. Oscar I have always considered a marvellously handsome specimen of the breed, in confirmation of which I may quote from my critique on the Manchester Show, held at Belle Vue, December, 1874, and which appeared in The Country, 31st Dec, 1874: "Of all the non-sporting classes at Belle Vue we are disposed to think the St. Bernards the best. The first prize went to Mr. A. C. Armitage's Oscar, who is only 15 months old. He is really a magnificent specimen of the breed, and will draw attention to Thor as a sire. This pup has the most superb head we have seen, and will develop into a very grand dog if well seen to; he is not yet filled up, and in the opinion of some is hollow backed, and will always be slack in loin, but with these opinions we do not coincide .... still, he should not here have been placed over Mr. F. Gresham's Monk, with whom in no other point than head can he at present compare." Oscar has borne out my good opinion of him as a pup, and has since won at the Crystal Palace. He is an exceedingly good tempered and excellent companion and guard.

Dr. Russell's bitch Muren was, I consider, a wonder at her age, while yet but a pup; she has single dew claws, is in colour a light orange, with white points and partial white collar. Her colour is considered by some to be quite a damning fault, an opinion, I think, utterly untenable, unless we are to reduce St. Bernards to the level of toys, and ignore their magnificent history and the noble life of derring-do to which he has been trained, and for which nature and the education and example of good men have fitted him.

Mr. Sydney W. Smith's Barry is a remarkably fine specimen of an imported dog, bred by Mr. G. Ficher, of Fribourg, Switzerland. He was brought to England in 1876, when about twelve months old, and took first prize at Darlington Show, in a good class, immediately after his arrival, and he now ranks as one of the finest specimens we have. In colour he is orange tawny with white points, white chest, white blaze up the face, and white star on the neck. He is blessed with those "monstrosities," dew claws, considered so essential by the class of fanciers who attach more weight to the number of hairs on the mole on a pug's cheek than to the more important parts of his anatomy.

Weights And Measurements Of Well-Known St. Bernards

Mr. Stanhope Inglis's Bruno: Age, 4 years; height at shoulder, 30in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 51in.; length of tail, 22½in.; girth of chest, 38½in.; girth of loin, 33in.; girth of head, 25½in.; girth of forearm, 12in.; length of head from occipnt to tip of nose, 12½in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 13in.; colour, orange tawny and white.

Mr. L. H. Layland's Leo: Age, 2 years and 5 months; weight, 1401b.; height at shoulder, 29in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 52½in.; length of tail, 25in.; girth of chest, 38in.; girth of loin, 32in.; girth of head, 25in.; girth of forearm, 11½in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 12½in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 15in.

Mr. J. C. Tinker's Ghresham: Age, 10½ months; height at shoulder, 31in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 61in.; length of tail, 24in.; girth of chest, 40in.; girth of loin, 35in.; girth of head, 25in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 12½in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 15½in.; entire length, 85in.

Mr. J. C. Tinker's bitch Mab: Age, 3 years and 8 months; weight about 1281b.; height at shoulder, 29½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 53¾ in.; length of tail, 26in.; girth of chest, 37½in.; girth of loin, 29½in.; girth of head, 25in.; girth of forearm, 10in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 10¾in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 14¼in.

Prince Albert Solms' rough-coated dog Courage: Age, 4 years; weight, 14 1/10lb.; height at shoulder, 30½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 51in.; length of tail, 25in.; girth of chest, 36½in.; girth of loin, 31½in.; girth of head, 25in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 13in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 14½in.

Mr. William Valentine's smooth-coated Bernard: Age, 5 years; weight, 1201b.; height at shoulder, 30in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 52in.; length of tail, 23in.; girth of chest, 35in.; girth of loin, 29in.; girth of head, 27in.; girth of forearm, 11in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 12in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 14in.

Mr. W. Hart-Chamberlain's Martigny: Age, 2 years 7 months; weight, 1391b.; height at shoulder, 30in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 56in.; length of tail, 23in.; girth of chest, 37½in .; girth of loin, 30½in.; girth of head, 23½in.; girth of forearm, 10¼in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 12iin.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 13in.

Mr. T. C. Emmerson's Bolckow: Age, 3 years; weight, 1401b.; height, at shoulder, 30½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 52in.; length of tail, 23in.; girth of chest, 40in.; girth of loin, 29in.; girth of head, 23½in.; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 12in.; girth of leg lin. below elbow, l0in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 12in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 13in.; colour and markings, orange tawny, black muzzle, white breast and feet.

Mr. Charles Goas's Marco: Age, 22 months; weight, 1551b.; height at shoulder, 33in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 57¾in.; length of tail, 24in.; girth of chest, 42½in.; girth of loin, 37in.; girth of head, 26in.; girth of arm lin. above elbow, 12½in.; girth of leg lin. below elbow, 11¾in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 12¾in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 15in.; colour and markings, self-coloured orange.

Dr. Russell's Cadwallader (never shown): Age, 2 years; weight, 1561b.; height at shoulder, 31in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 63in.; length of tail, 24in.; girth of chest, 39in.; girth of loin, 32in.; girth of head, 26½in.; girth of forearm, 13in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 12in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 15½in.; length of muzzle, 4½in.

Mr. W. J. Sherringham's bitch, Snowdrop: Age, 12 months; weight, 1091b.; height at shoulder, 29in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 48in.; length of tail, 21in.; girth of chest, 37in.; girth of loin, 31in.; girth of head, 20in.; girth of forearm, 10in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 10½in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 12½in.

The following measurements of puppies will also prove valuable to breeders for comparison:

Mr. S. H. Fox's Bella, by Moltke - Snowdon: Age, 5 months and 27 days; weight, 821b.; height at shoulder, 26½in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 48½in.; length of tail, 20½in.; girth of chest, 32½in.; girth of loin, 27in.; girth of head, 21in.; girth of forearm, 9in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 10in.; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 11¾in.

The Rev. Grenville F. Hodson's Haco: Age, 7 months; height at shoulder, 27in.; length from nose to set on of tail, 46½in.; length of tail, 21in.; girth of chest, 34in.; girth of loin, 27in.; girth of head, 21in.; girth of forearm, 9½in.; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, 11¾in.

Mr. G. Watmough Webster's pup, by Moltke - Norma: Age, 6 months; weight, 901b.; height at shoulder, 25½in.; length from nose to end of tail, 69in.; girth of chest, 35in.; girth of loin, 30in.; girth of head, 22½in.; girth of forearm, 10½in.