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moderate, it may be as well to purchase at once, in 

 the case of a horse of good promise, and so avoid fur- 

 ther trouble, and the risk of the hammer. The follow- 

 ino- are the conditions of sale at the new repository, 

 Gray's Inn Road. A deposit of ten per cent, by the 

 purchaser on each lot if demanded, and the remainder 

 before delivery. The purchase money not being paid, 

 the deposit to be forfeited. Two shillings and six- 

 pence the charge on each horse or carriage, put up to 

 auction. Commission on the sales of horses and 

 carriages five per cent, on the amount. Standing for 

 four wheeled carriages, three shillings per week each, 

 for two wheeled, two shillings each. In bidding at 

 the hammer, the lowest advance ten shillings and 

 sixpence on sums under twenty guineas ; one guinea 

 under one hundred ; and five guineas above one hun- 

 dred. All risk of fire attaches to the owners of the 

 property, of whatever kind, sent for sale. The com- 

 mon charge for keep of the horses at repositories, is 

 half a crown per night ; duty on sale by auction, ten 

 pence in the pound, which duty is avoided, the horse 

 being sold by private contract. The commission on 

 sales at the Horse Bazaar, is two and a half per cent. 

 Smithfield is the well known common market 

 for horses of all descriptions, and for asses, which in 

 latter days, have much increased in use, indeed have 

 become animals of high fashion, whether for saddle 

 or (not quick) draught. Men who are troubled with 

 feelings and compunctious visitings, will find exer- 

 cise enough for them, whilst viewing the miserable 

 objects destined to slaughter, preceded by starvation 

 and all manner of cruelty and abuse, which are gene- 



