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obituary. 
They would probably find great difficulty in dealing with the case, 
and he was glad that the duty of deciding the question was theirs 
and not his. The real question for them to determine was whether, 
at the time of the sale to Mr. Palmer, the horse was quiet to ride 
and drive, and free from vice. If they were satisfied that it was so, 
their verdict must be for the defendant. If, on the other hand, 
they should be of opinion that it could not have suddenly become 
possessed of the “ nimble spirit” of which they had heard, then 
they must find a verdict for the plaintiff. He thought it a very un¬ 
fortunate circumstance that Strange was not instructed to say where 
the horse was, when inquiries were made respecting the time and 
place of sale. 
The jury retired to consider their verdict, and, after being absent 
from the court nearly half an hour, returned a verdict for the 
plaintiff, damages £30. 
COLEMAN PRIZE AWARD. 
The Governors of the Royal Veterinary College, at their meeting 
on August 3rd, received the report of the Professors on the merits of 
the Essays sent in by the several competitors for the Coleman Prize. 
On opening the sealed envelopes bearing the selected mottoes the 
Silver Medal was awarded to Mr. Peter Avis, Ucldield, Sussex ; 
the Bronze Medal to Mr. Charles Walker Emms, Ilminster, 
Somerset; and the Certificate oe Merit to Mr. Henry Jarvis, 
Burwash, Sussex. 
OBITUARY. 
We regret to have to record the death of Mr. Charles Marshall, 
M.R.C.V.S., Whitechapel, London, in the 78th year of his age. His 
diploma bears date April 22, 1817. Mr. Marshall was elected one of 
the first members of the Council of the Royal College of Veterinary 
Surgeons after the obtainment of the Charter in 1844. He was also 
elected a Vice-President in 1850. Few members of the profession 
were more respected than our deceased friend, and his loss is deeply 
regretted by a very large circle of friends and neighbours. 
We have also to record the death of Mr. J. H. Lemon, V.S., 
Royal Horse Artillery. Mr. Lemon died of cholera on the evening 
of June 8, at Benares, India. His diploma bears date April 28, 
1868. 
