VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE. 
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his long and serious illness, and also to the Honorary Secre- 
tary, for his untiring exertions during his lengthened absence. 
The minutes of the preceding meeting having been read 
and signed. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Wil¬ 
kinson , seconded by Mr. Cartledge , “ That the thanks of the 
Council be given to Mr. Braby, for his efficient services as 
Honorary Secretary 
The election of two Auditors was then proceeded with, 
and on the motions of Messrs. Cartledge and Moon , and 
Messrs. Dickens and Silvester , respectively, Messrs. R. Skelton , of 
Leyton, and A. Mavor , of London, were declared duly elected. 
On the motion of Mr. Wilkinson , seconded by Mr. Withers , 
Messrs. Braby, Helmore, and the Secretary were elected as the 
Committee to prepare the Annual Report. 
Mr. Braby read to the meeting a copy of the letter which, 
as Honorary Secretary, he had written to Mrs. Turner. 
Notice of resignation of office as a Member of the Council 
at the next Annual General Meeting, was received from Pro¬ 
fessor Morton. 
E. N. Gabriel, Secretary. 
Veterinary Jurisprudence. 
LEICESTER ASSIZES. 
Supposed injury done to some grazing - cattle by the occasional 
inhalation of the vapours of a manure manufactory situated at upwards 
of a mile and quarter distant from them. 
ASHTON V. HUBBARD. 
(Before Mr. Justice Willes and a Special Jury.') 
Mr. Macaulay, Q.C., and Mr. Brewer for the plaintiff; and Mr. 
Mellor, Q.C., Mr. Serjeant Hayes, and Mr. Merewether for the 
defendant. 
This was an action to recover compensation for damage done 
to some cattle by the vapour from the bone-mill of the defendant, at 
Bowden. 
Mr. Macaulay , in opening the case, said the plaintiff was a farmer 
and grazier, living at Labbenham, in this county, and the defendant 
was the proprietor of certain bone-crushing mills for the manufacture 
of what was called superphosphate of lime situate near Harborough. 
The plaintiff had suffered a loss of no less than £250, from the injury 
done to his cattle by the vapours of this mill, during the course of last 
summer. The effects of the vapours from the mill were not perceived 
upon the cattle in the two years previous to 1859, because pure water 
was mixed in the operation of crushing; but at the commencement of 
1859, instead of using pure water, the water taken from the boiler iri 
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