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VETERINARY JURISPRUDENCE. 
Russo-German frontier by sea and land. It appeared, however, that 
this had not prevented the introduction of the rinderpest into Ger¬ 
many. In addition to the fact that the cattle which had arrived at 
our ports must have had the disease before leaving Germany, he w r as 
informed that the rinderpest had broken out within five miles of 
Hamburg* He hoped the German Government would soon stamp 
it out. 
CATTLE PLAGUE AND PROFESSOR SIMONDS. 
Mr. Newdegate said that, in answer to a question as to the im¬ 
portation of diseased cattle, the right lion, gentleman the Vice-Pre¬ 
sident of the Council had stated on a former day that one of the 
Government inspectors (Professor Simonds) had been sent down to 
inquire into the matter. He wished now to ask whether that reply 
had been strictly accurate. 
Mr. Forster said that if he had spoken of Professor Simonds 
as one of the Government inspectors he had made a mistake. 
Professor Simonds was no longer in the service of the Govern¬ 
ment, and he was sorry for it; but in such an emergency Pro¬ 
fessor Simonds had been kind enough to place his most valuable 
services at the disposal of the Government. He did not suppose, 
however, that any objection had been raised by the Veterinary 
College. 
Veterinary Jurisprudence. 
CASTRATION OF COLTS.—INSURANCE AGAINST RISKS. 
Mr. Simeon Leather, farmer, Delamere Forest, sued Mr. Joseph 
Roy croft, of Tarporley, for £30 “ damages sustained by him by 
reason of the defendant, as a colt-cutter unskilfully performing a 
surgical operation.” 
Mr. Fletcher appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Brookes, Nant- 
wich, for the defendant. 
The case for the plaintiff was that on the 7th May the defendant 
visited his stable for the purpose of performing the operation of cas¬ 
tration on a colt, and addressing Mr. Hamilton the farm bailiff he 
asked “ Is this colt to be insured ?” to which the bailiff replied, 
“ Yes, for £30.” He said “ All right, as much as you like,” and 
proceeded with the operation without saying anything about what 
percentage he required. The colt, which was a very valuable one and 
likely to make a hunter, was committed to the entire charge of the 
defendant, who had the assistance of four of Mr. Leather’s men and 
superintended them in the way of fixing the ffipes jincj. throwing 
