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magistrates, for harbouring convicted thieves in the lodging-houses, 
but I had no control over them, and had ordered them off, but they 
would not go, and the police ordered them off. 
Thomas Lovegrove, cowkeeper, Hosier Street, said he saw two 
cows in Silver Street, belonging to Mr. Clarke, on 18th October. He 
saw nothing about the foot and mouth disease. He said to him, 
“ How came you to buy this old cow ? I believe it is in calf.” 
The two old cows and calves were not worth more than £20 at the 
outside. 
Cross-examined : I have been convicted for having a horse that 
was stolen in my possession; I was unjustly convicted. I saw the 
cows about four days before the last trial. 
Re-examined : It was fifteen years ago I was convicted. 
By Mr. Rolland : How many years’ transportation did you have ? 
Witness : I can’t say. (Laughter.) 
Mr. Rolland : When did you come out of prison ? 
Witness : I can’t say. (Laughter.) 
Mr. Waterman, inspector of cattle under the Contagious Diseases 
(Animals) Act, said : I found the cows in a poor state, without any 
milk, and suffering from travelling, but nothing much the matter 
with them. About three weeks after that I found a pustule on the 
nostril of one, and one was lame. I could not catch one, and milked 
them both. I told Hicks I did not see much the matter with them. 
The foot and mouth disease is infectious, and if other cows had 
been with them they would have caught it. I did not report the 
cows as having the disease. The cows were worth about £10 each 
at that time. I never said to the plaintiff that the cows had the 
disease very bad. 
Cross-examined : I have been before the magistrates at Henley 
for removing diseased cattle at night. I was fined 3s. and £1 6-s. 9 d. 
costs. This was not done by ignorance or by design. I ought to 
have killed the animals, but I did not ; it was not likely. I re- 
member ordering a cow in fever to be killed, and the carcase to be 
sent to London to be eaten. It is frequently done. It is not 
detrimental to health. (Sensation in court.) 
Mr. Rolland : What, and you the borough inspector ! 
Witness : I had no hesitation in ordering it ; and should do it 
again. (Sensation.) 
Mr. Rolland : It is right the borough magistrates should know 
of this. 
Witness : One of the cows belonged to a magistrate. 
Mr. Rolland : Did you say the cow that had the fever and was 
killed was tolerable, and that it was fit meat to be eaten ? 
No answer. 
Mr. Rolland : Did you pass it ? 
Witness : I did. (Sensation.) 
Cross-examination continued : Both Clarke’s cows are in calf ; I 
cannot swear to that, I believe it. Pustules are not symptoms of 
foot and mouth disease. Pustules on the nose is not a sore mouth. 
The lameness exists now, and is the result of travelling. 
