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Show Iwn llsea rnini (Jne-n. Tho queen herself lias on two oecn rtons at least, been called up:n to iu borscshoo "tent quittance" similar to that which the city corporation rcn-dcrs rcn-dcrs to tho Crowii each year. Oakham, In Itutland. poescn u unique, and peculiar pe-culiar prhllrge, by tlrllio of wh ch nny peer of tho realm passing wllhln tho pretneta ot tho manor lias to pay trlbuto in tho form of a horseshoe, and If ho refuses he Is obllg.d t3 g.v money, which tho bailiff Is empowered to tako by forco. Strictly speaklns, tho shoe should como from one of lilt own horses, but tho alternative ol payment In hard cash Is usually ches tv, the money being devoted to purchasing pur-chasing ornamental honeshoes tc decorate tho castla walls. Many ot these nrttclcs, Including two from her majesty, gicn when rho vls.t-d tho county, first as I'rlnciai Victoria and again some flvc-and-twenty years ago, and one npleco from Q'lcen i:ilzt-belli i:ilzt-belli and acorgo IV. Unidou Tcle-traph. |