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OBITUARY. 
Died, on the 15th of November, aged 42, after a long and 
painful illness, Mr. George Cooke, M.R.C.V.S., manager at 
King’s, late Plews and King’s, veterinary establishment, 
Newcastle-on-Tyne. He was much and deservedly respected. 
His diploma bears date March 31st, 1841. 
DEATH OE MR. JONAS WEBB. 
The death of so distinguished an expounder of the prin¬ 
ciples of science in the breeding and rearing of animals, and 
so justly respected a man, as Mr. Jonas Webb, calls for a 
record in the columns of most periodicals, but especially in 
such an one as ours, connected as it is with the interests of 
both agriculture and veterinary science. We had scarcely 
realised the fact that death had entered his happy and hitherto 
united family circle, and had removed the beloved partner of 
his life, when the mournful intelligence spread, as on the 
wings of the wind, that he also was no more. Mrs. Webb, 
who for some time had suffered from impaired health, and 
who was no less and deservedly appreciated than himself for 
kindness of disposition and sincerity of friendship by all 
■who had the happiness to know her, had, on the advice of 
her physician, taken up a temporary residence, for change of 
air, with her brother, Mr. H. Marshall, of Cambridge. Here 
she became suddenly worse, and died after a few days of 
severe illness, on the 5th of November, the anniversary of 
her son’s birthday, and the one also which had been fixed for 
his marriage. The alarming character of his wife’s attack 
proved too great a blow for poor Webb, who immediately 
took to his bed in the house of her brother; and when he 
realised the fact that all hope of his wife’s recovery had passed, 
he gradually sank and died, only five days afterwards, on the 
anniversary of his sixty-sixth birthday, and the very one 
also on which she was buried. It is not too much to say 
that Mr. Webb’s fame as a breeder of Southdowns has spread 
throughout the world. All men did homage to his ability 
and success in perfecting the form of animals, and in render¬ 
ing them capable of arriving at early maturity. We pur¬ 
posely refrain, however, from entering into particulars of his 
efforts, or the history of his flock, believing that no better 
proof of our sincere regret at the loss the country has sus¬ 
tained, and of our reverence for his memory, can be given 
than by reserving them for a future occasion. Peace to his 
manes ! 
