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him, and expressed a hope that the society would succeed 
in the objects for which it was formed. 
The President then stated that as the present office bearers 
had been acting for the last twelve months, the members of 
the society should proceed to elect others to fill the places 
of those who were now retiring. He also hoped that their 
successors would receive the same kind support during the 
time of their holding office as had been given to their prede¬ 
cessors. 
The following gentlemen were then elected: 
Mr. Cockburn, President. 
Mr. Steel, Mr. Dunlop, and Mr. M‘Kirdy, Vice-presidents. 
Messrs. Robinson, W. Anderson, J. Anderson, Lang, 
M‘Dougal, J. Mitchell, Sharpe, and Howatt, Members of 
Committee. 
Mr. Marshall, Treasurer. 
Mr. C. Moir, Hon. Secretary. 
Veterinary Jurisprudence. 
ROOSE AND DUGLEDDY PETTY SESSIONS. 
Saturday, October 23 d, 1858. 
(Before \Y. Owen, Esq., James Higgon, Esq., Dr. Rowe, and the 
Rev. James Phillips. 
CHARGE OF POISONING DOGS WITH STRYCHNINE. 
Thomas Edwards, gamekeeper at Preskilly, was charged with poison¬ 
ing withs trychnine a setter bitch, value £5, the property of J. A. Peel, 
Esq., of Stonehall. 
Defendant pleaded not guilty. 
Mr. J. Eaton Evans appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. William 
StevensonOwen, barrister-at-law, instructed by Messrs. Rees and Davies 
appeared for the defendant. 
J. A. Peel, examined by Mr. Evans—T reside at Stonehall, in this 
county. I recollect on Saturday morning, the 2d of October last, my 
servant (George Roberts) coming to me early in the morning. It was 
about half-past seven. He asked me to get up directly, that two of my 
setters were dead. From something that I heard I was induced to go 
to the kennel, and there I found my three setters dead. There was a 
black and white one amongst the rest. 1 think she had died just before, 
because she was warm when I went there. She was on her bowels, and 
her forelegs stretched forward, as if she had died in great pain. She 
exhibited the appearance of being convulsed. There were other dogs 
in the kennel, i removed the live dogs out of the kennel. I did not 
remove the dead ones out at that time. I brought the black and white 
dog to Haverfordwest on that same day. 1 delivered it myself to 
