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string halt in one hind leg, and it had also a slight ossification of the 
lateral cartilages. He was of opinion that tetanus was curable. 
Mr. John Lawson , veterinary surgeon, of Manchester, and twenty-six 
years in practice, deposed that of the last eight cases of tetanus which 
had been brought under his care six of the animals had recovered. 
Mr. Cuthbert Simpson, another veterinary surgeon of Manchester, de¬ 
posed that hay and corn was very improper food for a horse suffering 
from tetanus ; it ought to have had “ soft, sloppy ” food such as bran 
mashes. 
Mr. William Sanies, wine merchant of Blackburn, deposed that he had 
been asked to act as arbitrator between the parties, and on that occasion 
the defendant alleged that the horse had never been given into his 
charge for treatment; it had simply been brought to his stables, and he 
never treated horses brought to his place unless he received instructions 
from the owners, to which witness replied that that was an absurd 
statement. 
For the defence, it was contended that the defendant was simply a 
smith and farrier, and though when instructed to do so he did occa¬ 
sionally treat horses that were disordered, yet he never took such upon 
himself, and, therefore, not having been specifically told to treat the 
horse in question, he waited instructions from the plaintiff. It was 
urged, too, that the tetanus was probably the result of the “side bones,” 
or the string halt, from which the horse was admitted to have been 
suffering. 
The Defendant , on being called, denied that he was drunk on the 
Saturday evening, as was alleged by Mr. Buckley. 
Mr. Aked, a veterinary surgeon, who saw the horse before its death, 
declared as his opinion that tetanus was incurable, though he admitted, 
in cross-examination, he had read of cases of the successful treatment of 
that disease. 
Bis Lordship , in summing up the case for the jury, remarked that it 
certainly appeared to him that the defendant acted like a man who had 
the horse under his charge as the veterinary surgeon.—The jury 
returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £20. 
ARMY APPOINTMENTS. 
Wau Office, Fall Mall; Dec. 4, 1864. 
Veterinary Surgeon of the first class, William Hacker, 
from the 10th Hussars, to be Staff Veterinary Surgeon; vice 
Matthew Poett, deceased; Dec. 4. 
2nd Regiment of Life Guards—Veterinary Surgeon 
Thornton Hart, to be Veterinary Surgeon of the First Class; 
Dec. 4. 
4th Hussars—Veterinary Surgeon Herbert Sewell, to be 
Veterinary Surgeon of the First Class; Dec. 4. 
13th Hussars—Veterinary Surgeon William Varley, to be 
Veterinary Surgeon of the First Class ; Dec. 4. 
