Fox, Charles

JAMES, a celebrated English statesman and orator, B. 1748. Не гeceived his education at Westminster, Eton, and Oxford, where his proficiency in cla ical literature attracted considerable notice. It was the intention of his father Lord Holland, who had a high opinion of his capacity, that he should occupy a prominent station in the political world, and he accordingly procured for him a seat in parliament for the borough of Midhurst, when he was only 19. He, however, prudently remained silent till he had attained the legal age of a member, and then we find him, in 1770, aiding the ministry, who rewarded him with the office of one of the lords and soft fur, and is therefore used for muffs, linings, . -The Arctic Fox, V. lagopus , is smaller than the common F. , with a sharp nose, and short rounded ears, almost hid in its fur; the legs are short, and the toes are covered, both above and below, with a very thick soft fur; the tail is shorter than that of the common F. , but more bushy. It inhabits the countries bordering on the Frozen Ocean in both continents. At the approach of winter their coat of hair becomes thick and ragged, till at length it grows perfectly white. Fox, n. A sly, cunning fellow. trial of Mr. Hastings, and, above all, the French revolu--v. a. To repair, as boots, by adding new soles, and covtion, and its effects on his country, gave ample scope ering the feet with new leather. perfect without each particular animal composing it being especially picked out as adhering to the rules laid down for the guidance of dog-fanciers. In the true foxhound, nearly all the individual good qualities which distinguish other varieties of dogs are combined; and in fleetne , strength, fine scent, spirit, perseverance, and subordination, they have no equals. The fox-hound is not a very large animal, his height averaging from twenty to twenty-two inches. The color of the foxhound is generally pied - such as yellow, black, dun, fallow and brown intermixed. In order to be perfect, an old authority on the chase observes, that the animal should be of the following proportions: his legs straight as arrows; his feet round, and of medium size; his shoulders black; his breast wide; his chest deep; his back broad; his head small; his neck thin; and his tail bushy, thick, and well-carried.