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approved of his system, and it is one which will maintain its 
ground, although every horse-dealer in the metropolis were to 
combine to put it down. That it was a practice which he adopted 
on principle, was rendered sufficiently evident when, and with the 
certainty of giving grievous offence, he scrupled not to point out 
the faults of the horses of his best friends, when they were brought 
to him for examination. His employer was his client for the 
time; and it has not yet been proved that he was not bound to 
devote himself to the interest of his client. His extensive prac¬ 
tice, the esteem in which he was held by the officers of his regi¬ 
ment, and by all who employed him, and the fortune which he 
left behind him, are the best proofs of his professional worth. 
Y. 
Margaret Verch Ev^ans. 
Of all the females modern Wales has produced, of a surety 
Margaret Verch Evans, who flourished about eight and twenty 
years ago, near Llanberis, in Caernarvonshire, was the most ex¬ 
traordinary. In point of accomplishments and their practical 
utility, few, if any, of the fair sex have excelled this celebrated 
Cambrian damsel. Passionately fond of the joys of the chase, 
in her cottage was to be found, at all times, a selection of the 
best thorough-bred dogs in the principality, and her selection 
was not limited to one species. Greyhounds, beagles, fox¬ 
hounds, terriers, and even curs of low degree, were to be seen 
frisking about Margaret’s cottage; and the gossips of Llanberis 
affirm, even to this day, that she made a more desperate havoc 
among the hares and foxes than all the confederate hunts did 
together. Nor w'ere Margaret’s qualifications confined to her 
dexterity and hardihood as a huntress. She managed a boat 
wdth admirable facility ; she could play on the harp, and on the 
fiddle ; she made shoes ; built and repaired boats.; shod horses ; 
and, at the age of seventy, was the best wrestler in the county. 
What will our fair countrywomen say to this ? This amazon died 
about eight and tw^enty years ago, at the advanced age of nine- 
tv-two, a wonderful example of native ingenuity, persevering in¬ 
dustry, and contented penury .—Carnarvon Herald. 
A SERIOUS accident happened on Thursday to Mr. Adamson, 
of the city of Durham, veterinary surgeon. He was in the act 
of preparing some medicine for a horse, and had put a quantity 
