The Express.
London, England, 1855-06-11 00:00:00

DISGUSTING CRUELTY.

WASLIATOTOIt, it7Nll 9.—At the petty iteeliene beta
here this day. Mr. Hugh Hanamenley presiding, George
Caterer and Thomas Appleby, labourer, in the service of
Winless Ban well, a farmer of Wallington, were charged,
at the instance of the Royal acre sty for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals, with gross ereaty to a bullock. Prete
the evidence it appeared that on the 3rd ultimo defendant'
were 'swaged ploughing with two teams of OU/11 in a field
on Boswell'' farm. Appleby had two ycuog bullocks not
sees tuned to the work, and jest as the day's !abut had
concluded one of them fell down from exhaustion. lloth
defeadsate tried to make the inlaid get up. Caterer struck
it Niteroi times ova the loias with a whip, and, laying cold*
Its tail, kicked Gee of hs hind legs in a savage manner, whale
Appleby, nisi. g the bora, turned the animal's head ore"
on take hack L a very cruel gunner. All these means MU
ingould the beast still lying powerlese,with its head stretched
out upon the grvand. Caterer, with a refinement of cruelty,
scarcely credible, stuff 4 a quantity of earth up- both
insults, an act described by the witness for the proaecutiona
to have caused the os intense suffering. In less then five
intents, after having been subjected to this savage brutality
the-animal died. The carcase was sent b Batmen the
saute night in • dung curt to a butcher in Wallington to he
dressed. This butcher told the magistrates that be found it
ma's of congealed blood and bruised flesh over the Übe,
evidestly the result of violent blows on that part of the
body. A quart of bl •od had escaped lulu the kidneys which
alone would have owed the death of the animal,
and must have occasioned terrible suffering defies
life. These were several bruises on one of the hied
legs, as if from an iron-tipped boot, end both nostrils were
partially stuffed up with earth. The bullock was in es.
tremely poor condition, and quite uodt for work of any
kind. . .

In sinner to the charge defendants merely gave ti se.
wet denialto the cruelty, adding that their muter, Bea-
well, had told them to staff dirt up the on's nostrils if hie
till doss. .

Hammenley said the public' were much indebted to
the society for patting a ease of this kind in train for 4eeee
tigation. What had appeared to astonish the society's two
preeentative, however, was undoubtedly premised in that
county ; and a little earth put up an on's nose would soma-
times make a stubborn animal rho when other means Idle&
There could be co doubt this on had been cruelly metre!,
bat the bench were of opinion the charge failed against OA
defendants, and therefore the case must be dismissed.
This decision, in the face of direct and positive evidence.
oneself the greatest astonishment in a crowded court.
Tee other magistrates present, on the bench were Mr.
A. C H. Brown, Mr. J. J. Henley, and the Hee. C. V.
Spencer.

SPUR

TING.

Winorrs pot

9d)DWOOD CtP.

(Calculated ap to
440 at lb 1
RatWaa 3 9
7
Ir.bA , 6
7
ladlaa Warrior 4 7
Adorer 4 3
Ileythisa
Early Bird ...... ....
linden ...

'aTirceen- 1 -L.1;.)

Pandsneo --1
i li
Kingstown ........ .....- 3 7IQ
loM
Lott ot the Wen 3 7 1
Royal Quand Mena
(bred to France)
Balms 3 7 1
Celebes
Comber ..... ...
bleitl(tored In Bettina) 4 7 It
Brats 3 4 111
Nettle'
Ronal 3 675
Baroneino (bred in
Fiance) 9 5 111

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4 9 1
4 9 1
4 91s

4 II I?

Iris
Mule .
Peters 4 II I
Wild Dwell —.......- I 11 I