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internal inferior branches of the suspensory ligament, and 
of the crucial ligament. There had been some thickening 
about the fetlock-joints previous to the occurrence of the 
accident, but not more than one frequently sees in old horses 
that have done work. At the time of the mishap the horse 
was going at a steady gallop, being held well in hand. He 
was ridden by a native jockey, weighing about six stone 
seven pounds ; the ground was good, soft, free from holes, and 
quite level. "When the rupture of the ligaments took place 
the animal went fC a complete cropper” falling on his rider, 
but luckily not doing him any very serious injury. Accidents 
of this kind are said to occur among race-horses at home 
occasionally. Are they ever known to take place during the 
ordinary gallops during training ? I send you an account of 
this case, as I think it a peculiar one, and perhaps you may 
deem it worthy of being placed upon record. 
[In our last we recorded an analogous case to this, which 
occurred in the practice of Mr. Blakeway; and it is not a little 
singular, taken in connection with these cases, that in the 
race for the Oaks “ Saragossa/ 5 the property of the Earl 
of Zetland, while going, as it is said, “ well within herself,” 
was seen to fall, and on examination it was found that one of 
her legs was broken.] 
Facts and Observations. 
Vivisections. —The Royal Society for the Prevention of 
Cruelty to Animals have announced that they are about to 
offer a premium of <£50 for an essay against vivisection, in 
English, and 1000 francs for a similar one in the French 
language, which they hope will continue the agitation against 
that practice which they have instituted .—Medical Times. 
Diseased Meat for the Navy. —An action was 
brought in the Court of Queen’s Bench on the 7th ult., 
which proves that our sailors are at least as much exposed 
to the dangers arising from eating diseased meat—whatever 
they may be—as the rest of Her Majesty’s lieges. The action 
was brought against two persons, named England and Curtis, 
who are meat contractors for Deptford Dockyard. The 
plaintiff Davies was foreman to Curtis, and was employed by 
him in cutting up the carcasses of cattle alleged to be diseased. 
One ground of the action was that the plaintiff had been in¬ 
fected by the disease of the cattle. The Court gave judgment 
