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his witnesses for the contemplated investiga- 

 tion. 



The charge of Chief Justice Tyndal, alluded to 

 above, was in the case of a dispute about the Guy- 

 stakes at Warwick. For these stakes a horse be- 

 longing to the late Mr. Beardsworth reached the 

 winning-post first ; but the stakes were claimed by 

 the owner of the second horse, (Getus, belonging to 

 the late Sir M. Wood), on the plea that Mr. Beards- 

 worth's horse was in arrear for former stakes. 

 Beardsworth, we believe, did not agree to the refe- 

 rence to the Jockey Glub ; and if so, the cases 

 were not exactly analogous. 



On Thursday, August 22, the Bloomsbury busi- 

 ness came on for decision at Liverpool, before 

 Baron Maule, and a special jury. 



RIDSDALE V. CRAVEN. 



Mr. Creswell stated the plaintiff's case, and 

 having called his witnesses, made out his case as 

 clear as possible. He incontestibly proved that 

 Arcot Lass, the dam of Bloomsbury, was covered 

 by Mulatto, and by no other stallion ; and this 

 direct evidence was collaterally supported by the 

 testimony of others (particularly that of Messrs. 

 Gattle and Harewood) in such a manner as to 

 leave no doubt on the mind of the most scep- 

 tical. 



Mr. Serjeant Wilde rose to address the jury, 



