The Sun.
London, England, 1840-04-25 00:00:00

BOW.S7'REET.

William Giles, a carter, in the service of Mr. Os-
man, the brewer, of Camberwell, appeared before Mr.
HALL Yesterday, to answer a complaint preferred
against him, at the instance of the officers belonging to
the Society for the preyeation of cruelty to animals, for
having on the 11th inst. wantonly and cruelly ill-treated
a horse.

Mr. Edcs, a private gentleman stated, that at six
o'clock in the afternoon, while passing through Tavi.
stock-street, Covent-garden, he saw the defendant, who
was guiding a horse under a cart, inflict several severe
blows on his head with his fist, and then lay hold of the
animal's tongue in the most vicious manner to pull it
from his mouth, which he would have done had it not
slipped from his hand, in consequence of the moisture.
Upon remonstrating with him for using such unneces-
sary severity, he took down the direction on the cart,
and then the defendant said that he knew nothing about
the treatment of horses. The animal appeared in ex-
cellent condition.

A shopkeeper, who witnessed the conduct of the
defendant from his door, corroborated the account given
by the complainant.
The defendant denied that Le had used any unneces-
sary violence, for the horse was very stubborn, and re-
quired great force to control him when putting the bit
into his mouth.

The son of the defendant's employers, proved that he
was present on the occasion, and unless the bearing
rein was loosened the horse would never admit the bit
of the bridle into his mouth without pullicis out
the tongue, which was uhrays the case at home.
The owner of the horse said that it was the first day a
cart harness had been put on, and on examining the
horse on his return home, he could not see that it had
received any injury. He had often seen the defendant
obliged to swing himself from the horse's tongue before
he could put tlia bit into his mouth.
Mr. HALL said that such a practice was as mute-
CeSsary as it was cruel, and lie had known an instance
in which a groom had actually dragged the tongue
entirely from a poor horse under similar circumstances.
Thomas, the Secretary, said that he had to
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prefer a complaint against a farmer for a similar offence,
for which he was convicted.
Mr. HALL, considering that the case was satisfactorily
proved, ordered theslefendant to pay a fine of 20s. and
costs, or go to prison for ten days.

A boy of the name of Hills, in the employ of Mr.
Foard, of Frog Farm, Petworth, whilst rJok-tending on Sun.
day se'nnight, saw something glitter in the ditch. It turned
out to be a mug, and the handle was found close by. It was
finally discovered to be silver, and is supposed to have been
thrown into the ditch by some person not willing to have it.
found in his posiession.—Brighton Guardian.
Fox HUNT.--A letter from Moffat gives an
account of an extraordinary fox-hurt which took place in that
neighbourhood last week. On the Sib instant, forty shepherds,
armed with fowling-nieces, and attended by their collies, tamed
out at Black Hope, 'llloffat Water, wad after a chase ofF5
hours, they succeeded in twentMineleaes, viz., 'arena
and fifteen )hung ones. ' One of OW '
killed two of them at one sbotr.-.4::