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and the otherwise cruel treatment experienced by it at the hands 
of smiths in general. 
Among Mr. Clark’s published works should be enumerated, first, 
his papers published in our ‘Transactions,’ consisting of 1. 
“ Observations on the Genus (strus,”’ which was read Novem- 
ber 1st, 1796, and published in the third volume of the ‘ Linnean 
Transactions.’ 2. “ Of the Insect called Oistros by the Ancients, 
and of the true Species intended by them under this appellation ; 
in reply to the Observations of W. S. Macleay, Esq., and the 
French Naturalists: to which is added a Description of a new 
Species of Cuterebra’’ (Ibid. vol. xv. pp. 402-411) ; and 3. “An 
Appendix or Supplement to a Treatise on the @strz and Cuterebre 
of various Animals” (did. vol. xix. pp. 81-94; and Proc. Lin. 
Soe. vol. i. pp. 99-100). The “Observations on the Genus 
Gstrus’’ were republished in an amplified form, in 1815, under the 
title of ‘Essay on Hstri.’ 
Mr. Clark’s first appearance as an author, however, was in the 
‘Gentleman’s Magazine,’ where he gaye “ A short Account of 
the celebrated Race-horse Hclipse,’’ which was written in so lively 
and pleasing a style as to attract considerable attention. 
Among his numerous other works may be mentioned his elaborate 
treatise on the ‘ True Structure and Economy of the Horse’s Foot ;’ 
his ‘ History of the Veterinary Art;’ a‘ Treatise on the Bits of 
Horses ;’ and a ‘ Memoir on the Vices of Horses ;’~ an ‘ Essay 
on the Knowledge of the Ancients respecting the Art of Shoeing the 
Horse ;’ all of which, to borrow the words of his biographer in 
the ‘Edinburgh Veterinary Review,’ “testify to his untiring per- 
severance, devotion to veterinary science, and his profound know- 
ledge of the subject.” 
To conclude in the words of the same writer, who is far better 
entitled than I am to express an opinion, “ Few men have had the 
privilege of working or writing in true earnest for the length of 
time that Bracy Clark laboured in the cause of veterinary science. 
The progress in the purely scientific department of that profession 
in this country during the last seventy years has been due almost 
entirely to Bracy Clark. The reputation of British veterinarians 
on the Continent is mainly attributable to his efforts.” 
William Henry Fitton, .D., F.BS., F.G.S., died on the 13th 
May, 1861, at the advanced age of 82. Though never a contributor. 
to our ‘Transactions,’ no man was better known or more warmly 
esteemed than Dr. Fitton in all scientific circles. Justly eminent 
among geologists, he may be regarded as one of the earliest and 
