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and he leaped Nerissa again. The first time he leaped her,
George Ezart and Ambrose Kaly were present. Ezart is
dead, White, Allan's groom, was there. On the second
morning I led Tramp away to John Newton's, How Bridge.
Cross-examined.—l thought Tramp served the mare the
second time, the first time was a failure.
James White.—l was groom to Mr. Allen, of Malton, in
1835. His mare, Nerissa, dropped her foal on the 19th Feb.
I was at Mr. Scott's, Whitwall. I went there with Nerissa.
Tramp leaped the mare. He got on to her the second time,
and served her. It was on the 3d of March, Crouglety Fair.
There was a sheet list kept at Malton of the coverings of the
mares. I saw Tramp next day—and he served her as before.
George Taylor brought him to the lodge, He took him
away on the 4th. I told my son to enter the coverings of
Nerissa, and he did so that day or next. This is the entry—
Tramp served Nerissa on the 3d and 4th of March. He did
not cover her on any other day in that year. I afterwards
sent the same mare to a horse called the Saddler. Ido not
know when she dropped her foal.
Cross-examined.—The entries of the coverings by Tramp
made on the 4th. The mare, Wharncliffe, was covered by
Tramp. Nerissa was put to Saddler, because she did not
seem to hold.
Re-examined.—The Wharncliffe was coverd by Humphry
Clinker on 22d and 23d of February. My son made the
entry.
Mr. Wm. Allen.—l reside at the Lodge, Malton. I keep
brood mares. I had one called Nerissa. She foaled on the
19th of February. She had gone over her time about four-
teen days. She came in use again in about twelve or fourteen
days. I sent her to Whitewall to meet Tramp. 1 saw Tramp
in a farm yard of Mr. Scott's. He was with George Taylor

—" stiff George." It was Crouglety fair. There were pre-
sent several others named. Whitewall is on the way from
Ridsdale's to Mr. Newton's. My servant kept an account
of the coverings. Tramp came next morning, and served the
mare again. I did not think he served her effectually. .He
came to me again on the 23d or 24th March, and stopped two
or three days. He was then taken back to Mr. Newton's.
I meant to have him for the season but did not. I backed
Bloomsbury, and was a winner. lam quite as certain as
that I stand here that it was on the day of the fair. Witness
spoke to Mr. Ridsdale, having stated that the entry of his
stud in the Stud Book was all right, except as regarded Ce-
leste. This was after the Ascot Derby.
Cross-examined.—After I sent Tramp back, I sent several
mares over to him. I have seen Bloomsbury, and said when

I saw him that he was a Mulatto.
Henry White.—l am the son of last witness but one. I
kept the account of the covering of the mares, either on the
same day or the day after. I (lid not write this word stet.
Mr. Allen explained that he wrote the word stet and why.
White cross-examined.----I wrote the account out by direc-

tion of my father. He kept a sort of memorandum-hook.
Mr. Robert Hudson.—l am a farmer. in March 1835, I
rode to Malton, and saw Mr. Allen's Nerissa. I met Mr.
Allen the same day. We talked together. He mentioned
Tramp to me, and in consequence I put up my mare at the
Crown and Anchor. It was the fair-day, Shrove Tuesday.
James White recalled.—l put down the memorandums in
a little skin book, and rubbed them out when my son came.
Welborn Garbut.—ln 1835 I was with Mr. Scott. I re-
member Crouglety fair. I saw Tramp with Nerissa that day
at Mr. Scott's. He covered Nerissa. I afterwards went to
the fair.
Mr. Sergeant WILDE said he wished the papers of Mr.
Orton to be read.
Mr. CRESSWELL objected, unless Mr. Orton were here,
and sworn. The object of his learned friend was to make
out Mr. Orton to be the agent of Mr. Ridsdale. All that
Mr. Ridsdale said to Mr. Weatherby was—that " if Orton
comes over, he shall have all the information possible."
Orton was the agent of Mr. Weatherby—not the agent of
Mr. Ridsdale. _ _

Mr. MARTIN followed on the same side.
Mr. Sergeant WILDE said, the words used by Mr. Rids-
dale were—" Orton shall come over, and make it out for
you." The information was therefore to be considered as
coming from the plaintiff. The subject dropped.
William Gill.—l am clerk of the Lunacy Office under the
great seal. I have known Mr. Robert Ridsdale, from August
183 G. I have conversed with him on his disputes with Lord
Chesterfield. It was in November or December 1837. He
spoke relative to his lordship having discharged Mr. Wm.
Ridsdale, and also about the colt of Scroggin's dam. He
said that Lord Chesterfield had entered the horse, and he
supposed he was under an agreement to keep them. He said
that sooner than Lord Chesterfield should keep him and
Scott (his trainer) train him, he should disqualify the horse
as Lord Chesterfield had entered him wrong.
Cross-examined.—l have no other employment than that
at the Lunacy Office. I have lost at betting about £2O.
I never saw the stud book but once, and that was since this

trial.
Mr. Sergeant WILDE read the extract from the Stud-
Book, vol. 4. " ARCOT LASS, 1836, BY TRAMP OR MU-
LATTO-Mr. CATTLE."
Mr. Gill recalled.—The conversation was in November or
December 1837.
John Burden.—l was stud groom in 1834 to Mr. Armi-
stead. I remember Arcot Lass brought on the 10th of May,
and was served by Velocipede. She had a filly foal. It is
usual when a mare is served a second time to state
that fact. Some mares will take the stallion in a shorter
time than others after foaling—from six to 12 or 14 days. The
distance from Merton is 38 miles. Such a mare would take
two hard days to do the journey.
The notice of objection served before the race, was then
put in and read.
This notice was from Lord Lichfield, and informed Mr.
Weatherby that his Lordship objected to the qualifications of
Bloomsbury.
Mr. CRESSWKLL addressed the jury for the plaintiff, in a
humorous and finally argumentative speech. He commenced
by noticing the opening speech of his learned friend. He
then contended that the whole case arose out of a mere mis-
take in the Stud Book, and that his client was not to blame.
The information was given to the publisher of that book by
Mr. Orton. In the Stud Book, Tramp was put into the
wrong year. In one of the years the mare was covered by
Tramp and Velocipede: in that year it was stated in the book
that she was only covered by Velocipede; and in the other
year, in which she was covered by Mulatto only, it is stated
that she was with foal by Tramp or Mulatto, Tramp being
transposed by mistake from the other year. He noticed the
several books containing the entries of the different cover-
ings and these, he thought, fully proved that the foal was
Mulatto's, and not Tramp's. With respect to the witness
who signed the declaration in which there was a mistake, he
was very deaf ; and when it was read, he had, no doubt, not
heard it distinctly, and did not notice the error, otherwise
he would have corrected it. On the other side, it was at-
tempted to prove that Tramp had covered mares on the 3d
March. But no one but " stiff George" spoke to the horse
harpy, nw.v fmTp_Riedsdale's As to ills covering mares
on the 3d and 4th March, that had nothing to do Aim the
case. Admitting that he did so, the question was, where
did he come from ? Not, lie ventured to say, from Rids-
dale's. He next noticed the evidence of Gill, and with allu-
sion to the minor witnesses, implored the jury not to disbe-
lieve them merely because they were in humble life.
His LORDSHIP then proceeded to sum up and read over
the evidence carefully, explaining the law of the case, and
the requirements of the Jockey Club.
The Jury retired, and having been absent about thirty-five
minutes, returned with a verdict for the plaintiff, which was
received with considerable acclamation by the multitude as-
sembled in the court.
The Court broke up about half after eight, having been oc-
cupied the whole of the day with this cause, which, of course,
will settle the other case of Ridsdale v. the Earl of Lichfield.
THE CHARTISTS.
Towards the conclusion of the above case, the Crown
Court having previously closed, the proceedings were stayed
for a short time, in order to prefer some bills found by the
Grand Jury, so that they might be discharged. No fewer
than five " true bills" were found against Feargus O'Connor
and his Chartist followers, to the numbei of about twenty,
for misdemeanours. Amongst them was the noted Benbow.

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