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not answer Mr. Eastman, and the best thing he could do 
would be to get rid of him ; and from these and other insinua- 
tions, Mr. Eastman was under the impression that the horse 
had changed hands a great many times. 
Mr. Norton . — If the person who sold by auction, or the 
other servants in the repository were aware of the state of 
this horse, it was highly improper that they should permit 
the sale of such an animal. I shall therefore send for Mr. 
Rea, the proprietor, and hear what he has to say on the 
subject. 
In a short time the clerk of Mr. Rea attended, and assured 
the magistrate that nothing whatever was known to Mr. Rea, 
or any person belonging to his establishment, of the unsound- 
ness of the horse. Had they been made acquainted with it 
the sale at that place w ould not have been allowed. He also 
said that after the horse had been brought back by Mr. 
Eastman, and it w r as complained that he could not draw r , the 
animal was put into a heavy cart, and drew' it over the grounds 
attached to the repository very quietly, and the purchaser 
then seemed perfectly satisfied. 
Mr. Norton . — The representation that has been made is 
this, — that after going some distance — a mile and a half— his 
hind legs gave w ay, and he was unable to move. 
The Clerk. — Well, Sir, w r e have given no guarantee of 
soundness ; all that is represented in the catalogue of sale is 
that the horse is quiet to lead, ride, and drive; but Mr. 
Eastman has been offered to be repaid his money, provided 
he gives an indemnity to Mr. Rea, to secure him against all 
costs in an action that has been threatened against him for 
the amount of sale, &c. 
Mr. Eastman . — I have offered to give such a guarantee 
myself to Mr. Rea’s law T yer, but I did not see the necessity of 
employing an attorney to do so. 
The Clerk . — All Mr. Rea requires is that you give such a 
guarantee as w ill satisfy his solicitor, and your money wdll be 
at once returned. 
Mr. Norton . — Nothing can be more fair, and (addressing 
Mr. Rea’s clerk) my principal object in sending for Mr. Rea 
was not so much on account of the present case as to express 
a hope that he would, by discountenancing in every way the 
many impostors in horseflesh, and protecting the public from 
the scandalous tricks not unusually practised at such places, 
acquire a high character for his repository. 
The clerk said he should convey to Mr. Rea, his employer, 
the expressions of his worship, and he felt perfectly satisfied 
that Mr. Rea was the very last person on earth to countenance 
