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MISCELLANEA. 
THE REMEMBRANCE OF OLDEN TIMES. 
SHERIFFS’ COURT, Red Lion-square, Aug. 3, 1843. 
CROSS V. COLLIS. 
This was an action brought by Richard Cross, knacker, 
residing at Camden-town, against the defendant, a tripe-dealer 
and dog’s-meat man, to recover the sum of £4.. 17s. for goods 
sold and delivered ; to which the defendant had pleaded a setroflf, 
and paid 15s. into Court. 
Mr. Thomas appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Horry for the 
defendant. 
Thomas Cross stated that he was the plaintiff’s son, and his 
father was employed in supplying dead horses and asses, and 
various out-of-the-way preparations, to the Veterinary College. 
The Under-sheriff. — What does your father call himself? 
Witness. — Knacker, or remover of dead horses, to the Veteri- 
nary College. He also deals in dead cows. 
The Under-sheriff. — And what is the defendant ? 
Witness. — A tripe and cat’s-meat-man. 
The witness proceeded to state that defendant asked his father 
if he could oblige him with a dead cow now and then, or “ any 
thing of the sort,” and expressed a hope that he (plaintiff) would 
give him a “ turn,” which was done. 
The Under-sheriff. — What do you mean ? 
Witness. — Why, that I delivered several dead cows to him. 
The Under-sheriff. — Where they whole? 
Witness. — No, they were cut into pieces and the bones taken 
out. On the 1st of December I delivered a cow worth 15s., and 
my father sold the defendant a blind cob at Smithfield. 
The Under-sheriff. — That was alive, of course ? 
Witness. — Oh, yes, Sir, I had “ worked” him for several weeks, 
and my father told Collis that he had taken the cob in exchange 
for “ another horse” for two pounds, and that if he liked to give 
him that sum he should have it ; upon which Collis took it with 
him. On the 8th of December and the 21st of February he de- 
livered to the defendant two dead cows, at 15s. each ; and on the 
20th of December another, of the value of 12s. 
Mr. Thomas. — Do you know if the cow meat was for dogs or 
for human beings? 
