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Bromyard, where he remained till the 4th of June, for which 
£l 13<?. was paid. The horse was then sold by Mr. John 
Oakley, the expenses and deficiency in the sale making up 
the amount now sought to be recovered. 
A long examination by Mr . Bentley followed, but nothing 
was elicited to damage plaintiff’s case, though he admitted 
that he had not examined the quadruped’s eyes. 
Mr. James Allen Hughes , veterinary surgeon, Leominster, 
examined the horse on the 17th of May, and clearly proved 
that the horse was unsound : on the off eye was a cataract, 
and one forming in the near eye. The disease was of long 
standing; it would take five months in forming that cataract 
which was formed. If the party looked in the eye he would 
see it ; it was visible to ordinary people ; the cataract was 
white ; if the horse had been brought out, any one would 
have seen it. Mr. Hughes fully explained to the Court the 
nature of cataracts, also of side- bones, from which the animal 
was lame and went Ctf crimpling the third disease was a 
thrush, but this was not considered of any account. 
Mr. J. Crawford deposed to being present at the Queen’s 
Arms, on the 22d March, when Gilmour was buying the 
horse from Lucas ; the latter warranted the horse sound, but 
witness said he could not, and told Lucas that the horse was 
not sound ; he appeared stiff about all his legs ; he did not 
look at the animal’s eyes ; his legs were very ie shaggy,” and 
he was quite stiff about the fore feet. 
Samuel Mutlow , farrier, Bromyard, proved the delivery 
and warranty of the horse. 
Mr. Bentley addressed the jury for the defendant. 
His Honour summed up the evidence, and the jury re- 
turned a verdict for plaintiff for £13 10s. — Attorney’s fee 
allowed. — Hereford Times . 
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THE GOUWA (BOS FRONTALIS) OF WESTERN INDIA, CALLED 
THE BISON BY ENGLISH RESIDENTS. 
By Captain J. Wycliffe Thompson. 
Concerning the above animal, Mr. Thompson read a 
very interesting paper before the Zoological Society, on the 
23d of November. It has since appeared in the ‘ Annals 
and Magazine of Natural History,’ from which we make the 
following abstract. The size of the gouwa Mr. Thompson 
cannot exactly say ; he had no means of forming an estimate, 
except by viewing the carcass of one of these animals lying 
upon the ground. If we are to put credit in Indian sports- 
men, the old bull stands six feet four inches at the shoulder. 
