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animal which was to bear her into the clouds. While aping 
the classical, it would have been as well to have had, if not 
an animal of size and majesty, at least one bearing the colour 
of the bull, milk white, which bore the daughter of Agenor 
into Crete; and not a little brown beast, unworthy to be 
looked upon, much less to be bestrode, by beauty .” 
This unfortunate heifer was caparisoned in a similar manner 
to the ponies. A headstall, with large winkers and two collar 
reins, was on its head, and a side-saddle on its back, while 
the sling was affixed as before described. In addition, a 
large crimson cloth was thrown entirely over its body, having 
openings in it for the tail, the crutches of the side-saddle, 
the ends of the supporting straps, and its horns, which were 
gilt: indeed it was so completely enveloped, that nothing 
could be seen but its head, horns, tail, and feet; and it was 
almost impossible, even for a close observer, to distinguish 
its sex. When placed beneath the balloon, the animal at¬ 
tempted to lie down, but was prevented by the machine 
rising up, with Madame on the heifer’s back. The beast 
struggled more violently than either of the ponies as it was 
in the act of being wafted into the air. It descended at 
Ilford, in Essex; and I have been informed by the owner of 
the farm whereon it grounded (a very respectable man), that 
the poor beast was in a state of great exhaustion, (arising, no 
doubt, from physical and mental agony,) unable to rise from 
th'e ground for some time after it had been landed. (He 
humanely stabled the animal, taking it in part payment from 
the aerial voyagers, for damages which his property had sustained .) 
On the following morning, he deemed it necessary to call in 
the aid of a professional , the heifer appearing very ill, not 
having touched any food during the night. The animal con¬ 
tinuing to get worse and worse, on the third day after its 
descent it was destroyed , there being no apparent hopes of 
its recovery. It had not been seen to ruminate since its arrival. 
I was present when it was killed, and proceeded at once to 
the post-mortem examination of it. 
Upon removing the skin, the points of the elbow and sur¬ 
rounding parts were one mass of extravasated blood, as were 
likewise the patella, flanks, and adjacent textures- The back 
was one continued mass of bruises, from the neck to the tail, 
which was broken in many places. The external anterior 
and inferior coverings of the thorax, and posterior and inferior 
parts of the abdomen, were very much discoloured, from the 
pressure of the sling and the struggles of the animal. The 
peritoneum, especially in the inguinal regions, was also very 
much discoloured, and portions of blood were extravasated 
