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PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 
the horse to the plaintiff for £46, and according to the plaintiff’s 
case a warranty was given at the time of sale. When the horse 
was taken to Grantham it was found to be a “ shiverer,” and was 
immediately returned. The defendant refused to receive it, and 
it was afterwards sold by auction, and bought in by the defendant 
for £33. The plaintiff and his servant were called as to the 
warranty and the shivering, and two veterinary surgeons were 
called, who had examined the horse and pronounced him to be 
a “ shiverer.” 
The case for the defendant was that he never warranted the 
horse, and three persons who were present at the time of the 
sale were called to confirm his evidence. Two of the defendant’s 
servants were also called to show that the horse had always worked 
well, and had never shown any symptoms of “ shivering.” The 
horse was six years old, and was bred by the defendant. Pro- 
fessor Pritchard and two other veterinary surgeons were called, 
who had examined the horse. They stated that the horse was 
not a “ shiverer but one of them had treated the horse for an 
abscess in the scrotum some time ago, and gave it as his opinion 
that the peculiarity of action spoken to by the witnesses was 
attributable to a chronic thickening of the spermatic cord. 
The learned Judge summed up with great care and went 
through the whole of the facts. 
The jury almost immediately returned a verdict for the de- 
fendant. 
The business of the assizes for this county finished with this 
case. The commission will be opened at York on Thursday. 
The learned Judge will charge the grand jury for the city on 
commission day. — Times . 
PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. 
IMPORTATION OF PLEURO-PNEUMONIA FROM HOLLAND. 
July Wth. 
In reply to Colonel Gilpin, 
Mr. W. E. Forster said that he had received no information that 
animals imported into this country from Holland, and passed by 
the inspectors, had on several occasions shortly afterwards shown 
symptoms of pleuro-pneumonia. Complaints had been made that 
in two or three instances such was the case ; but on instituting 
inquiries it was found that there was no ground for the complaints 
