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a necessarily artificial state ; and consequently, that 

 all terms implying perfection, must be qualified by 

 reference to his acquired habits and intended use; 

 but if, having regard to the purposes for which he 



however, for though his work seems to have been published for 

 nearly five years, it has not yet reached a second edition ; and I 

 can assure him for his comfort, that it is as little known in legal 

 circles as I am, thank Heaven, in the betting-room at Tattersall's. 

 There is another instance of amusing resemblance between the 

 reviewer and the author of the Horseman's Manual, which I 

 cannot forbear quoting. It proves them to be equally " strong 

 in their law." Referring to the case of Broennenburg v. Haycock, 

 hereafter quoted, the reviewer comments on my ignorance in 

 not knowing that this decision had been overruled. I confess 

 my ignorance, and truly grateful should I have felt to my critic, 

 had he enlightened it : but following the example of his friend, 

 the author of the Manual, who quotes two cases of Earle v. 

 Patterson, and Taunton v. Adams, for which he gives no 

 authority, my reviewer in like manner overrules Mr. Justice 

 Burrough's decision, and challenges my law upon his own " dis- 

 tin-ct recollection" of the case of Paul v. Hardwick ! ! ! He cites 

 no report for it ; quotes no author ; gives no abstract even of the 

 facts : but, on his own supreme anonymous authority, consigns 

 the learned judge to all the ignominy of judicial darkness ! I have 

 searched in vain through Harrison's index of all reported cases for 

 this valuable decision of Paul and Hardwick. But it is difficult to 

 baffle an attorney in case-hunting ! I have at length found this 

 case of Paul v. Hardwick. It is in Dodsley's Annual Register ! ! 

 I need scarcely quote from an authority like this for the benefit of 

 my legal readers : others who only read law for amusement, will 

 find much more in the daily reports from the Courts of Request; 



