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VETERINARY OBITUARY. 
there is a new disease lately sprung up among cattle. From twenty- 
four to forty-eight hours, and to three days, is the usual space in 
which this disease runs, and terminates fatally. A cow in calf, 
driven ten miles in a day, would be very apt to take the epidemic. 
If tubercles were seen, that must be evidence of the disease having 
existed for some time. The symptoms described led him to believe 
that the cow died from the effects of acute inflammation, induced 
by her having been over-driven very near the period of her par- 
turition. 
Cross-examined. — The disease among cattle was very prevalent 
while witness was at the Veterinary College, and he had much 
experience of the disease, because all the London dairies were 
thrown open to the students. If the liver and lights were enlarged, 
and tubercles were found on the post-mortem examination, then 
the disease certainly existed long before the 1st of October. 
Mr. Thomas Ludlow, butcher, Birmingham, is too much ac- 
quainted with diseases that attack cows. Has had cows examined 
by “ vets.” one afternoon, and next morning has found some of 
them diseased. “ I have had,” said witness, “ some of them ex- 
amined by what they call the ‘ tethescop,’ if any of you gents, know 
what it is ; and for all that they were said to be all right, yet they 
died” [a laugh]. This was the case for the defendant. 
Mr. Lee then addressed the jury for the plaintiff in reply, and in 
a very humorous and telling speech contended that, if there had 
been any thing wanting in the evidence for the plaintiff, that for 
the defendant had abundantly supplied it. 
His lordship, in summing up, gave an exceedingly neat and most 
concise vidimus of the whole case ; remarking, that seeing the action 
was brought for £9, and the sole question was, “ Whether the cow 
was healthy on the 1st of October or not 1” he did not think the 
jury required much comment from him. 
Verdict for plaintiff — damages, sum claimed. 
Attornies for plaintiff, Mr. Harding ; for defendant, Mr. Bray. 
VETERINARY OBITUARY. 
The members of the veterinary profession will receive with 
sorrow the intelligence of the death of Mr. King, of Stanmore. 
That much beloved and much respected gentleman— no less so in 
than out of the profession, by all who had the good fortune of his 
acquaintance — died rather suddenly, at his residence, at Stanmore, 
Middlesex, on Sunday evening, the 27th of September, having 
