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VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE. 
Had about 200 horses on the farm in 1858. Had about 1000 acres of 
grass. There was about sixty to sixty-five acres of grass on Coed-yr- 
allt-uchaf, including fern. There were ten to fifteen acres in crop. On 
Coed-yr-allt-issa and the Burrows there might have been five or six 
acres more. Charged £125 in 1856 for the loss of grass taken from the 
mouths of the cattle. In 1857 charged £2-10 for the loss of hay on 
thirty-six acres, which were on the two farms. I do not know that 
seven farms claim a right to the Burrows. They had never exercised 
such a right during his time. Calculated that he had lost 10s. a ton by 
the farm. An acre would grow about three or four times. Made a 
good bargain with the Welsh people. Did not consider that he took 
them in. The land was worth much more to him than three or four 
pounds an acre. He improved the lands by his capital and experience. 
In 1858 proceeded in Chancery against the Briton-Ferrv Copper Works. 
Obtained damages to the amount of £1350 from them. The fled Jacket 
Works are divided from the Briton-Ferry Works by a pill only. Paid 
£60 a year for Court-y-Bettws farm. They had now permission to erect 
as many furnaces and chimneys as they liked on paying him £120 a-year 
compensation. This was not more profitable than breeding brood 
mares. Claimed £550 for horses. In 1859 charged £600 for grass. 
In 1858 the Briton-Ferry Copper Works started. The Red Jacket 
Works had destroyed the grass before the Briton-Ferry Works started. 
Charged £15 compensation for rabbits destroyed. Horses would eat 
the short grass that had recently grown, but when it became sour, after 
about a fortnight, they walked away. There are a great many furnaces 
and chimneys in the Crown Copper Works, and in the Mines Royal. 
Some of them are a mile and a-half from the Boroughs. Cannot say 
how far the Crown and Mines Royal Copper smoke would travel to the 
injury of his crops. It depended upon the altitude of the chimneys 
and the state of the atmosphere. The south-west wet wind does not 
bring much smoke from Lambert’s Copper Works. Noticed that the 
fern beds had been blighted on the side next to Lambert’s Copper 
Works. Had noticed the largest copper works in the world near 
Swansea. Did not know how high their chimneys were. Had known 
the Mines Royal and Crown Copper Works about seven years. Had 
another farm about two miles and a half from the Cwmavon Copper 
Works. Had possession of that farm since 1835. Did not observe 
that the copper smoke did damage. The rabbits increased after he took 
the place. That was not one of the extraordinary heads of cultivation 
to which he alluded. Could not say the copper works affected cul¬ 
tivation, but the rabbits were nearly all gone. 
Mr. Chambers .—Were they gone to Birmingham, or where were they 
gone ? (laughter). 
Witness .—The horses became thin and hide-bound both in summer 
and winter. Noticed in 1854 or 1S55 that the horses were injured by 
copper smoke. The first time he noticed the deleterious effects of the 
smoke was in 1854. In 1853 he had several horses there. Noticed 
that the sheep were damaged in 1854, not a great many. Had a bailiff 
named Williams. Took the Court-y Bedwas farm after the loss of the 
sheep. About six months after he took the farm he spoke to Mr Floward 
Bankart about the injury sustained. He spoke to him the first time 
about June, 1856. Did not offer to put the value of the sheep de¬ 
stroyed by the copper smoke as a set off against the money that witness 
owed Mr. Bankart for coal. They had a dispute as to some money. 
Witness thought Mr. Bankart owed him money, and the latter thought 
that witness owed him money. Had sustained loss in regard to horses 
