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government. Such, perhaps, would be the most effectual and cer- 
tain way of putting an end to such barbarous and disgraceful 
practice, the veterinary schools in France being under the sur- 
veillance of the ministry : we should hope, however, that no such 
step will be required — that simply a remonstrance, a prayer , from 
us — from the veterinary profession in this country — to the Alfort 
professors will have the effect. 
Fftmnarj) ^umprutrmr* 
Thompson v . Patteson. 
This was an action for the breach of warranty of a horse, tried 
before Mr. Justice Cress well, at Liverpool, August 19, 1846. 
Mr. Martin and Mr. H. Hill appeared for the plaintiff; Mr. James 
and Mr. Jones for the defendant. 
The horse in question, a bay gelding, had, it appeared, been sold 
at Chester fair in February last by the defendant. The horse had, 
some time before, received a kick in the hind leg, from the effects 
of which he had not quite recovered, and was, as was stated, 
warranted by the defendant to be sound, except as respected the 
kick in question. It appeared, however, that on the horse being 
taken to Manchester he was found to have the stringhalt, and the 
plaintiff accordingly wrote to the defendant, saying that the horse 
had the “ wilrem-haunch” (as the witnesses called it), or stringhalt; 
that he was therefore unsound, and that the plaintiff insisted upon 
his being taken back. The defendant’s letter in reply said, that he 
was astonished at the plaintiff making this complaint; that the latter 
had noticed the “ click” in his leg at the time of the sale, and that 
it was then admitted the horse was so affected, but that it was 
stated that the leg was stiffer in consequence of the kick. After 
some farther correspondence, the horse was sold on account of the 
defendant, and the present action was brought. 
A number of witnesses were examined to shew that the horse 
when taken to Manchester was found to be affected with stringhalt. 
It was likewise stated that he was then also suffering from spavin, 
having two bony excrescences on the hock, which it was said arose 
from that disease. Spavin, it was said, arose from inflammatory 
