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horse at the same time, which led to the acts of cruelty 
already sworn to. However, it was shown that Alfred left 
as soon as he brought the horse into the yard, and he would, 
therefore, dismiss the summons against him ; but with re- 
gard to the other defendants, he would fine George, he being 
the eldest, 50,?., and Richard 10s. He was lenient with them, 
because he thought they would not be guilty of similar 
misconduct again. 
Mr. Thomas said, as the “ Society for the Prevention of 
Cruelty to Animals” never sought to appropriate any portion 
of the penalties, he had to ask the worthy alderman, in the 
present instance, to order the fines to be put in the poor-box 
of the court. 
Sir Peter Laurie said — Certainly. He had great pleasure 
in attending to such a request, coming from Mr. Thomas, 
who, as the representative of a very useful Society, prosecuted 
these cases for the public benefit. He wished the Society 
would put down steeple-chases. 
Mr. Thomas said he wished the Society could do it ; but 
there were much greater obstacles in the way of their prose- 
cuting for that kind of cruelty to horses than in most cases. 
The fines, which, with the costs, amounted to £3 lb., 
were then paid . — Morning Post , Feb . 9t/i, 18 53. 
Court of Common Pleas. — Guildhall , Feb. 14 th. 
War ton x. Flowers. 
This was an action on the warranty of a horse, sold by 
the defendant to the plaintiff, and warranted to be sound, 
and quiet to ride and drive. The defendant pleaded, first, 
that he did not warrant the horse ; and, secondly, that the 
horse was sound. The plaintiff, it appeared, is a solicitor, in 
Moorgate Street, living in the country, and the defendant is 
a farmer at Epping. The plaintiff wanted a horse, in May, 
1832, and, by accident meeting with Mr. Cousins, introduced 
him to defendant, who had a grey horse to sell. The plaintiff 
examined the horse, and found that he had a splint on the 
near fore leg. Cousins said “ it is nothing,” and plaintiff 
agreed to purchase the horse, with a warranty, that he was 
sound, and quiet to ride and drive, for £55. Before he paid 
for the horse, he put a copy of a receipt and a warranty to 
the defendant that the horse was sound, and quiet to ride 
