WHITTINGTON’S CAT.
A very important discovery to naturalists has just been made at Newgate Gaol. Upon some repairs being made a petrified cat was found in a crevice of an old stone wall. It subsequently came under the notice of Mr Frank Buckland, the eminent naturalist and editor of “ Land and "Water,’ and he is of opinion that the cat must have been in this condition ever since the fifteenth century. “That being so,” said Mr Buckland, “ I have but little doubt that it is the celebrated cat of Sir Hichard Whittington, thrice .Lord Mayor of London.” This cat is exhibited in the window of the “ Land and Water” office, and is attracting a good deal of attention.
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South Canterbury Times, Issue 2460, 5 February 1881, Page 4
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118WHITTINGTON’S CAT. South Canterbury Times, Issue 2460, 5 February 1881, Page 4
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