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V E T E It i X AIIY JURISPRUDENCE. 
1856 i 
to f 
859. J 
Loss !>y damage done to fences 
1859 
1856. 
1857. 
1858. 
1859. 
„ fences injured or destroyed .. 
fences injured or destroyed .. 
„ fences injured or destroyed .. 
To two years and three quarters of rent, taxes,-, 
tithes, wages, and other sums paid by the 
plaintiff in respect of the said farms de- f 
stroyed or injured by the defendant ] 
r For damage sustained by the plaintiff in loss 
of beneficial and healthful use and enjoy¬ 
ment of dwelling-house as a place of 
residence 
For loss of outlay upon the house, gardens, and cot¬ 
tages rendered useless 
For the purchase of grass and other food for cattle and 
horses in the place of that destroyed 
For depreciation in the value of the plaintiff’s horses 
For loss and damage sustained in respect of the farm 
called Court-y-Bettws, by reason of depreciation in 
value of horses, sheep, cattle, and other live-stock, 
crops, and produce .. 
250 0 0 
25 0 0 
50 0 0 
50 0 0 
825 0 0 
737 0 0 
550 0 0 
250 0 0 
330 0 0 
345 0 0 
500 0 0 
There was also another item for depreciation in value of horses, cattle, 
and other live-stock, crops and produce of the Court-y-Bettws, but this 
was not prepared. In order to avoid a third action, it was arranged 
that this action should be for injuries that had been sustained up to the 
present date. The defendant having purchased the lease of the farm¬ 
house, the plaintiff’s land, and the items particularized here as follows: 
Since March last, death of 3 horses 
In 1859, ,, 14 ditto 
,, loss of sheep 
» »» 
„ loss of rabbits 
Rent, taxes, &c. 
Loss of ferns 
Extra keep 
Loss on sale of stock 
The total amount amounting to .. £5551 0 0 
£51 
0 
0 
305 
0 
0 
600 
0 
0 
160 
0 
0 
15 
0 
0 
6 
0 
0 
260 
0 
0 
60 
0 
0 
150 
0 
0 
550 
0 
0 
Mr. Groves, in opening the case, addressed the jury at considerable 
length. He stated that the plaintiff had formerly resided at Bir¬ 
mingham, but, 'some years since, he was induced to come to the neigh¬ 
bourhood of Swansea, where he rented the farms, which were then 
free from any noxious influences. The spot was, moreover, considered 
a very desirable one, in which a man possessed of agricultural tastes 
might enjoy himself. Some years since, the defendant, who was by 
profession a solicitor, took the Red Jacket Copper Works, which are 
located very near the plaintiff’s farm, and there carried on copper- 
smelting by a new process, which was most destructive to the crops and 
cattle in the neighbourhood. The new process was ultimately abandoned 
for theold one. The grass and crops on plaintiff’s farm were actually burnt 
up, and consequently became useless. It appeared that the defendant’s 
