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tices, which long since should have been registered as relics 
of the dark ages that are gone by. 
We cannot ask the poor animals that are made the sub¬ 
jects of “over-stocking, 55 Do you suffer pain? but we can, 
analogically, ask the question of any woman suckling a child, 
when from cracked teats, or other cause, she is compelled to 
allow the milk to accumulate in her breasts ; and the answer 
will not he an uncertain one. Could the Leeds magistrates 
he subjected to .such a process, I imagine they would 
alter their verdict as to the non-cruelty of “ over-stocking 55 
cows’ udders. Mr. Fearnley’s evidence, though very good 
and true, was not nearly so strong as it might have been. 
Would it be out of the province of the various associations 
to send a conjoint memorial on the subject to the Privy 
Council, or other proper authority ? 
Turning from the conclusions of the Leeds magistrates, 
allow me to call the attention of the profession to the fol¬ 
lowing—in my opinion—somewhat novel case, in which a 
higher authority than that above referred to, viz., “ the 
Master of the Rolls, 55 did not ignore veterinary evidence. 
The action, G—against F—, was to compel the defendant, 
a manufacturer, to remove a certain engine w r hich he had 
erected, without consent, so close to the foundation of the 
plaintiff’s stable as to produce:—1. In the floor of the said 
stable a constant vibration, thereby engendering a tremulous 
and uncertain motion in the legs of the animals compelled 
to submit to its influence, thus rendering them unsafe for 
either riding or driving purposes. 2. The buzz of the 
engine further reduced the value of the stable as a resting 
place for strange horses, as it was found that well-bred 
horses would not enter the stable whilst the engine was at 
work, and if they were coaxed to do so, had to be narrowly 
watched to prevent them injuring themselves. 3. A strong 
smell from the oil of the engine, produced by the constant 
friction, permeated the stable, thus producing nausea in 
animals placed there to feed. 
In order to settle this matter a veterinary surgeon in the 
town in which the scene of the action-at-law lay was called 
in, and gave an opinion favorable to the plaintiff. Sub¬ 
sequently he withdrew from the case, and I was desired to 
investigate the matter, and report upon the true state of 
affairs. 
To this end I devoted some time and attention, and after 
consulting with several of my professional- brethren in 
Manchester, I gave a certificate in almost similar terms on 
the three points, as above mentioned. 
