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termed “lampas.” These were cut away, and then the animal, 
having recovered from the immediate effects of the operation, 
took his feed as well as any other horse. Upon the discovery 
of the lameness, the plaintiff sent the horse up to the Veterinary 
College at Camden-town, to be examined, with a view to the 
ascertainment of its cause. Professor Spooner made the ex- 
amination, and afterwards gave a certificate to the effect that 
the horse was unsound ; that it was lame in the “off fore leg,” 
having contracted feet, more particularly the “ off fore foot 
that there was the indication of splints, and that the horse had 
a “ thrush” in that foot, which was the immediate cause of the 
lameness. This was on the 29th of April. It was also said 
that the horse was not only unsound at the time of the sale, but 
that the cause of that unsoundness had been in existence for 
several months prior to the time of the sale to the plaintiff. The 
horse was eventually returned to the defendant, who refused to 
refund the purchase-money : hence the present action for com- 
pensation. 
In the course of the evidence it was stated, that the horse in 
question had upon two occasions been sent to Buckingham 
Palace for trial by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and that 
even on the day when the plaintiff made the purchase the 
animal had been sent to the Palace for a further trial by the 
Prince. The nephew of the defendant proved that he had not 
only sold the horse in the absence of his uncle, but had war- 
ranted it to be sound. He then stated, that when the horse 
was brought back, it was in a very dirty state, and that the 
disease of “ thrush” was frequently the result of neglect and 
dirt. At the termination of the examination and cross-ex- 
amination of the nephew, 
Mr. James said it was his intention to ask his Lordship that 
the Jury might take a sight of the horse [ laughter ], and so form 
an opinion for themselves from a personal inspection. 
Mr. Watson should object to such a proceeding, as unusual. 
Mr. James would then make a formal application to his 
Lordship upon the point. His application was, that the Jury 
might be allowed to go and look at the horse, which had been 
brought down to some stables in King-street, a street close by, 
and — 
Mr. Baron Parke thought it was but reasonable, if it were 
desired by the defendant, that the Jury should make a personal 
inspection or examination (if any of them understood horses) of 
the animal. 
Mr. James said that if his learned friend objected to the 
Jury’s paying a visit to the stables, which, as he had stated, 
were close by, he should then ask his Lordship’s permission to 
