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MISCELLANEA. 
We cordially recommend this work to our veterinary brethren. 
It will improve their acquaintance with the distinctive characters 
of the different breeds, and will constitute very appropriate and 
splendid ornaments of their parlours or portfolios. A number wdll 
be published every second month. 
MISCELLANEA. 
The Veteran Farrier. 
An unusual but interesting scene, and honourable to all con¬ 
cerned in it, occurred in the barracks of the 4th Dragoon Guards. 
On the 1st of October, 1839, a handsome, massive silver cup, the 
gift of Colonel Chatterton and the other officers of the regiment, 
was presented to Farrier-Major Mitchell, on his retirement after a 
meritorious service of nearly 40 years. The regiment was formed 
into square, and the gallant colonel, addressing the farrier-major 
with much kind and good feeling, complimented him on the uniform 
excellence of his conduct, and put into his hands this pledge of the 
approbation of the whole corps. The cup bore the arms of the 
regiment on one side, and on the other a suitable inscription. 
Extensive Loss of Sheep by eating New Corn. 
Last week several sheep on Willoughby Farm, Broomfield, 
were-discovered in the morning dead, and many others in a dying 
state. Immediate recourse was had to a suitable remedy, but the 
flock continued falling under the mischief until forty-two died. It 
appears that by the carelessness of some persons not belonging to the 
farm, the gate of a recently cut wheat field had been left open, and 
the Takings not having been carried away, the sheep had got in 
and over-fed themselves; and having also broken into an adjoining 
field of barley, the excess of food thus obtained led to the serious 
loss sustained cm the occasion. Several of the sheep were fat, and 
most of the ewes in lamb .—Taunion Courier. 
Gentlemen who have obtained their Diplomas from 
THE Royal Veterinary College, London. 
January ^tli, 1840. 
Mr. W. H. Lillyman, Liverpool. 
— Richard Walters, London. 
— Edward Dvcer, Dublin. 
