A considerable portion of the magistrate's time was occupied in hearing assaults arising out of fights between dogs, which ultimately led to breaches of the peace between the owners of them. In one of these cases it appeared that the dogs of two rival bakers met in the street, and by some means they got rid of the traces by which they were bound to the bread carts, and instantly commenced fighting. The animals being of the large Newfoundland species, attacked each other with great ferocity, and during the contest one of the bakers ran up on seeing his dog get the worst of it, and with a stick struck the victor. The blow, however, was scarcely given when the other baker, attacked the assailant, and this immediately led to a contest between the two bakers, who, together with their dogs, were all fighting at the same time. In the midst of the fracas the police came up and took the two bakers into custody, and the dogs were with difficulty secured.