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MISCELLANEA. 
A TALE OF A DISEASED COW. 
Worship-street. —Mr. S. Giles, the surveyor of pave¬ 
ments for St. Luke’s, stated to the magistrate that, while 
passing through Bunhill-row about seven o’clock in the 
morning, lie saw a horse and cart drawn across the foot- 
pavement, in front of a butcher’s shop, and in the cart he found 
the carcase of a cow, in such a state of disease as rendered it 
totally unfit for human food. Having ascertained that the 
cart was in the charge of two men who were engaged inside 
in conversation with the butcher, he entered the shop, where 
he found two rough-looking countrymen, who stated them¬ 
selves to be in the employment of a cowkeeper in the neigh¬ 
bourhood of Blackheath, and that their orders were to dispose 
of the dead cow in the most advantageous manner possible. 
Whilst passing through Farringdon-street, they were ac¬ 
costed by a butcher, who offered to purchase the animal, 
which he directed them to convey to the carcase-butchers 
in Bunhill-row, for the purpose of having it dressed, and 
promised that he would meet them there in order to conclude 
the bargain. Applicant at once directed the immediate 
removal of the horse and cart containing the diseased animal 
to the greenyard, and afterwards conveyed the two country¬ 
men to the station-house, but as the inspector on duty did 
not consider that a sufficient charge had been made out to 
justify their detention, he thought it advisable to submit the 
matter to the magistrate’s decision.—The magistrate directed 
Hayward, the warrant officer, to obtain the assistance of a 
person competent to ascertain the actual condition of the 
animal, and report the result.—On his return to the court, 
the officer stated, that the carcase of the cow had been care¬ 
fully examined by a respectable butcher, who was decidedly 
of opinion that it was unfit for human food, as it had 
evidently died a natural death, resulting from inflammation 
and fever.—The magistrate intimated that, under these cir¬ 
cumstances, Mr. Giles would be perfectly justified in directing 
the removal of the diseased animal to one of the slaughtering- 
houses, to be disposed of as offal, and that the horse and cart 
might be delivered over to the owner, after he had reimbursed 
the greenyard charges and other expenses attending its 
seizure .—News of the World . 
ERRATA IN THE LAST NUMBER. 
In the “ Review,” at page 565, line 10, for “governed,” read “groomed.” 
In “ Leader,” at page 591, line last but one, for “feign,” read “fain” 
