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find him guilty. It was a most serious case in every way. If the 
defendant were not himself guilty, he had no hesitation in saying 
that there were others who were far more so. 
The Jury returned a verdict of Guilty, but said that they con- 
sidered he had acted under the direction of his master. 
The Recorder , in passing sentence, said he quite agreed on this 
latter point with the Jury, and with that impression the court hoped 
that the punishment which was about to be passed upon the 
defendant would be felt by the person under whose directions he 
had acted. With that view the Court intended to impose a fine, 
and until that penalty were paid to direct the defendant to be 
imprisoned ; and after the highly favourable terms in which his 
master had spoken of the defendant, if that person were a man 
possessing any conscience or regarded his character, he would not 
permit the alternative to come into operation even for one moment. 
The fine the court sentenced the defendant to pay was «s£10, which 
sum must be paid ere he could be set at liberty. If the Court did 
not think that there was some other person to blame, the defendant 
might rely that a much severer punishment in the shape of impri- 
sonment would have been ordered ; for the great frequency of this 
offence rendered it a matter of necessity that a heavy punishment 
should be inflicted, in order that others may be deterred. 
The fine was immediately paid by Mr. Bardell, the defendant’s 
master. 
The Times, Oct. %5th. 
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COUNCIL OF THE ROYAL 
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY SURGEONS. 
Sitting of November 3, 1847. 
A Special Meeting. 
Present— the President, the Secretary, Messrs. Arthur 
Cherry, Field, Henderson, James Turner, Braby, Per- 
civall, Ernes, and Cherry, sen. 
The minutes having been read and confirmed, 
The President stated that, in consequence of the resolution passed 
at the last sitting, he had applied to the Home Secretary, Sir 
George Grey, for a copy of the proposed draft for a new charter, 
and which the Right Hon. Bart, had granted. 
