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intention of bringing the physic in the course of the evening. 
The warm water, however, appeared to have a wonderful effect 
upon the pig ; for, in five minutes after, it ran up the street as well 
as ever. Nevertheless, witness told his wife, that in case the doctor 
should call in his absence, to let him administer the medicine to 
the pig, and pay him the \s..2d. In the course of an hour and a 
half afterwards two men, named Howard and Keeley, came to 
his house, the latter representing himself as Mr. Grace’s assist¬ 
ant, and that he had sent him witli the bottle of stuff. Witness, 
seeing the bottle was broken in the neck, said, “ For God’s sake 
don’t put that down my pig’s throat, or you will kill him;” at the 
same time offering to fetch them a whole bottle. The men, how¬ 
ever, paid no attention to his request; and one of them seizing hold 
of the pig, held it down until the other, with great violence, thrust 
the bottle and its contents down its throat; in doing which the 
bottle broke in its mouth, which was immediately covered with 
blood. Witness, however, paid them the \s..2d., and the men 
left; but on going the following morning into the pigsty he found 
his pig lying on the straw, dead. “ Your worship,” continued 
the applicant, “ it was a beautiful pig ! it weighed fifteen stone and 
a half, and would have fetched, had I sold it to a butcher, £4 
at the least. Suspecting that something poisonous had been 
given it by them, I sent for a pig-killer to open it; and I have 
now brought him here with me.” 
The pig-killer deposed to having opened the pig, and having 
found sticking in its windpipe three pieces of the glass bottle. 
“ The pig,” added witness, “ was a very fine one, and a very 
healthy one.” The applicant added, “ that he had subsequently 
ascertained that the two men were not employed by Mr. Grace, 
the pig-doctor, but had learnt the particulars about his pig at a pub¬ 
lic house; and being half drunk, as he was informed, they played 
this cruel trick to get the Is..2d. for more drink. Its a hard case, 
and a severe loss to me, your worship.” 
The magistrate, Mr. Bennett, said it was a serious loss for him, 
no doubt, but he had no business to allow the men to do it. It 
did not appear to be a malicious injury, and therefore his only 
remedy was by action. He might, if he liked, try the effects of 
a summons. 
-- Morning Herald. 
The Appointment of Professors in the French School. 
The following is the “ Programme” of the “ Concours,” which 
will be held in the ensuing spring for the appointment of two pro¬ 
fessors to vacant chairs at the Veterinary School at Alfort. We 
cannot say that we are friendly to these “ concours .” The man 
