The Sun.
London, England, 1841-03-31 00:00:00

MANAGEMEINTT OF VOALS AFTER

WEANING.

The principal object with most breeders ie. to bay°
their sty cit Mtge end powerful at an early age.
It is
really wonderful what may be done towards effect':
this by means of good foot; judiciously supplied, proper
shelter, and liberty of range in favourable weather.
It ig natural to suppose, when a foal is first takers
from its dem, that it will in some degree fail away je,
condition and lose fl.!sh ; the nutritive properties of it'
" mother's milk" cannot be taken from it witho
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affecting its yet tender conatitet;on, To gua
against this every attention must he direct to el
quality as well es quantity of food which is p:esente,
to it ; that which contains most nourishment 101
be provided, and although the bulk of hay which A f,°3
consumes is very trifling, it should be of the best qustlt
I have seen sainfoin hay used with very great success, bit
I believe there are many kinds of soil whi'•
are net suitable to its production ; at lea°
I judge so from the fact that there of
many counties in which it is not grown, although
would by all means recommend its trial on dry sou
to
land. For foals when they are first weaned. Hosed
gruel should Le their constant beverage, and. indeed..
it cannot be too highly recommended for all horsco.
A liberal allowance of oats is likewise necessary ;
it in health, will cat at least two quarterns Pcr
day ; and, ae they increase in age, this allofro
wapc.
may be augmented. The seeds which are left °
the linseed gruel should be given with the corn. I Laos
previously recommended the practice of bruising 141-2.-
oats, and must certainly repeat it even in oppositists, 1;
to
the arguments of some persons who are averse t-0;I
Bran-mashes may be given at least once aaweek, 60,
in some instances more frequently. Carrots wt. •
likewise Le found a very proper food for you
stock, and should be given once or .
th twice eedaY. „
Too long a continuance of the same food ,-toys
petite. A man would not like mutton chops eserY hicw
of his life ; and doubtless the variety of alimentiv
Providence has presented to us, with a desire for rseee
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sional change, is the greitest assurance that such
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change is conducive to health. Boiled barle? is found
to be very nutritious food, and most horses arc very WI
of it. As an alterteiva it may be g'vsn with great advlv‘
tage, if foals do not consume their corn with their Usll3.
appetite. It requires to be well boiled for two or thrice
tours in a small quant:ty of water, frequently ref'°'
ni::hing it that the grain may not burn, and constautl
stirring it that every cern may uraslergo an equal Prll
cess may be considered sufficiently boiled when Ae
the co-°s have burst, and, when given, should have
little br, nor finely-cut hay mixed with it.. if
About ten days or a fortnight after they are wean%
each foal should have a gentle dose of physics--ent,
drachm to a drachm and a halt of aloes, with a dracl9 °
Castle soap, and the same quantity of ginger, win es
nera!ly be found sufficient. At all events it a' a..
desirable to commence with a mild dose, nlyt
thereby aecertain the animal's constitution : 't is IP"
better to give a strorger dose in a week's
if requisite than to overdo the mark w. first. St 1";
purgatis en are always objectionable, especiallY bse
young stock ; and if ti.ey are prepared as they 0u60,,
to be for two days previously with plenty of slopPY kir%
mashes, and very little hay, a moderate quantita.,„
aloes will generally produce tie required effect• rap)
day after the physic has been given Ike jc;-'e
should run cut in the paddeck for a short 1111
if the weather be fine, in order to work rod's
cff and take away the s.ekness ; as.d an 0114'
ant should be at hand to keep them gwvol
about, not by any means to hurry them and cause ',eep
to ga lop and orerheat themselves, but merely t° !cheep
them in motion until the physic has operated, vi,"ise
they may be returner into their hovels.—Old spow-D
Magazine !or February.

, ACCIDENT.--ThisiATAL CAB ACCIDENT.--This morning a
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a quarter to te) o'clock. as police-constable Bew)er' oci at
was on duty in S. Marie's-le-grind, be was alarTe.o a
the rapidity with which a cab was proceeding. Oa i his
moment afterwards he observed the driver tall fromrsa
seat with great vi deece to the ground. He instantly d,
to his ass st ince, and on raising him up, he exclilboa-
P It's all right, old fellow."
ever, fiudi; g th t he was intoxicated, and unable t 9.0 co
The police constable, 161,0
care of himself, procured assistance, and conveyed hi so.
the station-house, where he was placed in the usual le of
tide far persons charged with drunkenness, and as i"„,0..,
ternary on such occesiens, he was visited by the orrok
elerls, White, every ten minutes. About three oat c'
tote
however on entering the cell, White discovered th ise
man was eviden'ly ill, end reported the same to hitt to
sFeetor ( M irtin), who di. ecied his immediate reottfi,", of
S. Bartholomew's II ispi:al, wher ~ on the atteadaPciesd.
the house surgeon, he was pronounced to be qUito, 0,0,
The body awaits a Coroner's inquest. The cab, "
was conveyed to the Green-yard. , A bell
THE CARNIVAL AT NAPLES.—As it Ilau ocii
raining aily during the carnival, the king was very t° oe
afraid of this brilliant spectacle being frustrated b 1 fa
weather; therefore he had five hundred masses 01 roio,
obta,aing fine weather for that one day. It did 'law he
and he has been going about tellirg every body "oeli
Frey:reed it. The masked balls here arc exute. oar
splendid this year ; I was at one last night vrit','„ the
Thomas, who was disguised en femme de chambre.,`',ol9
great diversion of the king, who took him under 03 -with
aid paraded him about the galleries, ready to die
laughing.— Swinburne's Courts of Europe. itersl
LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.—There arc 5e boo
special Jury causes, though appointments have al yettiocl*
made in only two, viz., Acton v. Blundell, which 11,t0es
for to-morrow wesk, and D ividson v. Sir Themesb?l,l $
ley, which is appointed fir Friday Lear. The latteriaiii,
case which excites great interest in this and the adkersis'
comity of Chester. It is an action by the Com°'issrf•
Bank of Chester, against Sir Thomas M. Stanle"0001.)
on certain Bills of Exchange (to the amount of 7, oecl
drawn in the name of Sir Thomas by a person 21" wag
Minden who, who was formerly his steward, and who Pro'
la•e'y sentenced to transportation for embezzling !hoots
pert% of Li; master. The question is, whether 'Sir . O. raf
cai be rendered 1 able upon these bills by stiovl,l7j,ho,
euthority in Blundell to use his name as drawer. °see,
Campbell (the Attorney-General), attends ones 1,1 eill
retainer on behalf of the defendant. The Bf'aililliani
(the heirs-11%00Y
case (Middleton v. Sherbourne), in which Sir ' , Jo)
Follett attends on behalf of the Flaintiffs
has not teen positively fixed for any day, though isb ee°
the Bth of April, and Monday the 12th, have 13°''riai eV
rained. It is probable that the former will be tbe.oserett
thrintely chosen. The cause excites the greatsst.le soar
is Lancashire. especially throughout the Catbli /lee
munity, to which both parties belong.—Liverpoo
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A Cuttious CHARACTER.—A few d3Y5:1;000
' man of very eccentric habit', depart, d this Ife at hi. 111
Broad-street-buildings, in.the 84 li year of his agesi.el f'''
name was John Yardley Vernon, and he had a tgsegesf!,
al %., ass appearing about the atm is in the garb of a ,Lb,Ac:
mar. He a a,, we aregiven to understand, a steel' corsv
many years ago, and by a careful and industrious, 0 Oil;
realised upwards of 100,0001., and yet he cut secuA All,
serahe figure in the streets C.a.* people have &err tro
into a litie bag which it was his custom to e5,9.,11; aver,
never appeared to be offended at the mistakes squ'orisb'd
thus made by the compassionate donors, but he I:isfe, °c;
restored the mot.ey with a smile, and the words will
thank you." The refusal had always the effect of an o•c,
astonishment, and the old gentleman walked on itl., Ileri
pair of shoes, or rather slipper=, not worth a Penaj.residA
parochial officers of the neighbourhood in which b!tesliall'*o
say that be made it a rule to walk down to Whibieb :0
every day to get a glass of rum. and-water, in wisee3a.e
soaked some bread, a dish in which ho seemed to. Poi orle
delight than in any other. His old habits of bUseebieb h
exemplified in his visits to butchers' stalls, in he be
purchased bits of meat, and to brokers' shops, wLe„ruld bib, •
gained for old pieces of furniture, for which be s',,, eli 'to
had no use, except the philosophical one of IseePt.: ssiistit
excitement which the very show of business sci"lohyi bs.
encourage. Mr. Vernon attended church rig° rest I'o
never entered a pew ; be sat among the 131Woch 1,1
rishioners, but frequently put upon the plitl as be obi/to
would pay far a suit of the best clothes amongst t 0.04
congregation ; and there is not a charity in the
which he was not a principal contributor. ,01111
HORSE COUPING.—A ver inoffensive. )0,,t b'
man of Hutton Cranswick, named Grairget, til,aise %Oise',
Beverly fair last week with a horse to sell, 1.31'n ;fter ,vri.',
he was to ask twenty-five pounds. Shortly acre tad
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arrival, a person, who gave his name as ,'"°- oot o.
mediately took a fancy to the horse, and 'APO:, ''bat .t.
the gentle youth from Hutton Cranswick :---- 1 asni
bonny nag of yours, and just such a en%agar set floc
What's your pi ice ?" Mr. Grainger—" FeYt",-;-And- 'II
was to ask twenty-five pund." Snowden' 11104
much out of the way either::: if I can sell my nos sie *4;!
not object to become a customer. You see 04r Moira ref
a great favourite of my aunt, who is dead, P°,°„, eosevr
and my unc'e charged me to sell the animili
to use
your jobbers, but to some one who was liheVr. Of' st
kindly, and that makes me rather particular." "'..d thotigos
ger assented to the reasonableness of all this, %Ili oalfita
Mr. Snowden's uncle was a nice man. At t• love er,
a third party came up, and all at once fell 04. for 1101,
Mr. Suowden's mare, offering that gentleman 2`snoscaoti
without waiting to know his price. Now, frir.'d tiler. SC.
remarking that his customer was a profeased Es the nite
remembering the directions of his uncle at well acoursrLacl
mory of his aunt, declined to treat, for whieb, °know" 'lis
was applauded by Mr. Graiage,-. But the Oe fi snow.
den, promising that to would
not done, for calling Mr. Grainger to :°,'-' tile. rc,
strenuously recommended him to " coup " w'ts-i. she 19:ia
as soon as the bargain was concluded. Adv'' the 11,.
forced had i• ff
"a e oe' and in a few minutes afar itir•
3!cr9, dco
give him 221. I`.) , thus r,
known had disappeared, the beasts changed ivea 540 s,
Grainger receiving 30s. by vay of boat. M • , fordil
then mounted and rode away towards the tcfr.ibl Td,
affair had taken place at Westwood, a consolur_ iced
tance from the fa'r it,elf. Next, our y ,
~14 tolo.llo
Mr. Grainger, mounted, and he too rode P:besareiilig
the town, but had riot proceeded mall 3 r''' aescee'os
was astounded by a most unpleasant nets/ knosood
from the nostrils of' 1.14 steed.
.No 1'
"'the fsir' all
what toe think of all tl.i; he Maen "for
c,..b, an ~,,
on reaching the outskirts was aaa.iked with .I`l_ oat ;5
rode a Least that had the glanders. Terrified,_n, isiott".„
sides, amidst a heavy shower of curses andeoft:d At
the
wits' end, the youth stuck his spurs rowel clei for 0',.,
flanks of the diseased mare, and by great g 0?,,,,,, 000c..h
escaped. He soon after sold li .r for the sue.‘,l:4,`-awd sifi
aided to the boot he had receive.!, mf.de al. lu,c recur
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thissum, instead of fivc-and.teventy pouns,. ", 00 t,s,,
c ~ ', , ' "its; - , '' .., • 'iv
• , to • t.,
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home. Snowden was sui...rqu-ntly a
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like tileaLove were of c mmon ocieut.renee sip 5
justifiable—he had known hundrede of them.
den was discharged.—. Hull Rockingham,
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