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for a purpose. He represented the witnesses as having perjured them¬ 
selves. He thought it would be an insult to his Honour and the jury 
for him to go 'at any great length into the matter. In conclusion, he 
had no doubt the jury would give his client a verdict for the full 
amount. • 
The Judge then summed up, commenting on the evidence as he pro¬ 
ceeded. On getting to that of the Carters, he said that it was singular 
that Mrs. Carter should know all about the second cow, but nothing 
about the first. He also commented on the “rememberings,” &c., of the 
others. As to the book of entries, he thought there had been some 
erasures, but the defendant had sworn that there had not. Then as to 
the time—that was of some importance, and also whether there had been 
a “warranty.” Plaintiff had stated a particular time, and was sup¬ 
ported by four witnesses; while the other side had stated a different 
time. Again, a warranty might be a warranty without actually using 
the word. An assurance that the cow was “ hearty, and could eat any 
anything,” might be a warranty. But a breach of a warranty must be 
proved. After some further remarks, the Judge left it with the jury to 
decide whether such had been proved. They had heard the evidence, 
and he had no doubt of their coming to a just verdict. 
The jurymen retired. On their return into court, the foreman said 
they had found a verdict for the plaintiff for £2 in regard of the first - 
cow, and for £10 in the second case—£12 in the whole, with costs. 
Thus ended this notorious “ cow case.” 
MISCELLANEA. 
SAD EFFECTS OF THE DROUGHT IN HUNGARY. 
The correspondent of the Daily Telegraph says—My 
letters from Hungary continue to draw the most deplorable 
pictures of that country. The Valley of the Theiss (Tisza) 
is the district where the drought is most terrible. My 
friend sends me a return which proves that, up to the 10th 
June, 550 horses, 118 brood mares, 117 oxen, 304 cows, 177 
calves, 941 sheep, and 1111 pigs, had died in one village ; 
and up to the 11th, 509 horses, Il9 brood mares, 34 oxen, 
252 cows, 627 calves, and 916 pigs, in another. A murrain 
had already carried off 100,000 head of cattle. After the long 
drought the district was visited by a terrific hailstorm, which 
destroyed the little remaining vegetation.” 
ANIMAL FRIENDSHIP. 
The following anecdote is related by an excellent French 
authority :—Three dogs belonging to a rich proprietor in La 
Vendee were following their master in the chase. One of 
the dogs pursued a hare, which burrowed itself deeply in the 
