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anticipation of any such result; and resolved, if possible, to dis- 
cover the cause. 
Examination sixteen Hours after Death. — Abdomen : On expos- 
ing the abdominal cavity I found the whole of the peritoneum in a 
very diseased state ; patches of gangrene, of about the size of my 
two hands, were present here and there, also layers of lymph, ap- 
parently of not very recent formation. The peritoneal membrane 
investing the small intestines was in the worst state ; the cavity 
contained a quantity of muddy-looking serum, in which floated 
masses of lymph. The liver was greatly changed ; it was pale or 
clay-coloured, and granular : the whole of its convex surface was 
adherent to the peritoneum, diaphragm, &c., which, upon being 
torn away, liberated an immense quantity of thick cream-like pus. 
The purulent matter emitted no peculiar smell, and it appeared of 
uniform density. A portion of the liver was also adherent to the 
false ribs, between which the liver at that part presented a very 
large cavity ; which cavity was completely filled with the same 
purulent deposit: upon the whole, there was not less of this deposit 
than three quarts. The maniplus was filled to excess with food 
in a very dry condition ; so dry, indeed, that if a portion was 
worked between the thumb and fingers it disappeared as dust : 
every part and every corner of the organ was thus filled with dry 
ingesta. The contents of the other stomachs were in a very proper 
state, as were also the contents of the intestines. The uterus con- 
tained a foetus about four months old. The kidneys, the ureters, 
and the bladder, were all normal. 
Organs of the Chest. — The lungs were very healthy, and con- 
tained but little blood. The pericardium was covered with blotches 
of a deep blue or purple colour, but the membrane itself was firm 
in every part. The cavities of the heart, its muscular substance, and 
its large vessels, were all normal. 
CASE II. — Abscess of the Trachea. 
March 14 th, 1847. — I was requested, about seven o’clock P.M., 
to attend upon a horse, the property of Mr. Isaac Sales, a farmer, 
residing at Rastrick, a village situated about four miles north of 
Huddersfield. 
History, 8;c. — The animal I am called to is of a dark brown 
colour, of the cob breed ; known to be at least seventeen years old ; 
stands exactly fourteen hands two inches high ; and has been the 
property of his present owner for the last ten years, during which 
period he has never suffered until very recently from disease of 
any kind ; on the contrary, he is noted both as being a very fast 
trotter, and as possessing powers of extraordinary endurance. About 
