MISCELLANEOUS, / 1 



SLAUGHTEEING HOESES. 



Eegulations as to tlie Sluugliteriug- of Horses, &c., are con- 

 tained in 26 Geo. 3, c. 71 ; and 7 & 8 Yict. c. 87 ; and are to 

 be found in Burn's Justice (a), under tlie head " Horses and 

 Horse Eacing." 



— ♦ — 



Aldeidge's, Uppeb St. Maeti>''s Lane, London, Public Sales 

 BY Auction of Horses and Careiages, &c. 



CONDITIONS OE SALE. 



1 . The highest bidder to be the buyer, and if any disjmte 

 arise between two or more bidders respecting any Lot, before 

 the same is returned into the Stable, or place of such Lot, it 

 may be immediately put up again for sale, or the Auctioneer 

 may declare which bidder he thinks proper to be the Pur- 

 chaser. 



2. No person to advance less than Five Shillings above One 

 Pound ; Ten Shillings and Sixpence above Ten Pounds ; and 

 One Guinea after Twenty Guineas, and so on in proportion. 



3. Buyers are to state their names and places of abode, and 

 pay a deposit of 25 per cent, on each Lot at the time of 

 purchase, and the remainder of the purchase-money on the 

 day of sale and before delivery of the Lot ; and in case of 

 non-payment the Seller may either rescind the contract, in 

 which case the deposit will be forfeited, or resell the Lot by 

 Public Auction on the Buyer's behalf with or without notice 

 to him, in which case the Buyer will be liable to pay to the 

 Seller the difference (if any) between the sum agreed to be 

 paid by him for the Lot and the amount realized by such 

 resale, also the commission on the resale, the keep of the Lot, 

 and all other charges whatever, deducting the deposit. 



4. Any Horse sold at this Establishment with a warranty, 

 must, in case the Buyer contend that it does not correspond 

 with such warranty, be retiu-ned before Five o'clock p.m. on 

 the second day after the Sale (Sunday excluded), otherwise it 

 shall be deemed and taken to be in all respects as warranted 

 as between all persons, and the non-return within the time 

 limited shall be a bar to any claim on account of any breach 

 of warranty, and the Buyer shall be bound to keep and pa}'' 

 for the Horse whether it be or be not according to the warranty. 



5. Should a horse, warranted quiet in harness or to ride, bo 

 returned, it shall be tried by an impartial person to be named 

 by the Proprietors of this Establishment, whose decision shall 

 be final and conclusive upon all persons, and a fee of Ten 

 Shillings for the ti-ial shall be paid by the party in error. 



6. Should any horse, sold here, warranted to ride or draw, 

 be considered by the Buyer to be incapable of working, from 



(17) Bum's .Tustice, vol. ii. p. lool. 



V r 2 



