The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-07 00:00:00

PROFESSOR tymoxra ON THE OUTBEZAX OF

sMALLPoz is SHEEP.

Yesterday afternoon afternoon the introductory address to
the forthcoming semion of the Royal Veterinary College,
Camden Town, was delivered by Professor Simonds.
The Plonisamt observed, that although smallpox in
Sheep was a disease unknown during the present generation
in this country previous to 1847, it was not uncommon
=say of the pest sheep districts on the Continent. In the
case of the human smallpox we possessed • simple,
efficacious, and an almost altogether harmless means of pre•
vention in vaccination ; but vaccination afforded no pro.
Victim to sheep. Where the separation of the affected
animals from the healthy ones proved insufficient to stay
the disease, there remained only inoculation, which
he recommended as the most efficacious Edward.
The disease bed been introduced by foreign sheep sold in
Smithfield Market ; it had 'spread rapidly, and committed
frightful ravages in several counties during the years 1847,
'4B, and '5O, Sod 1850 the malady had not been heard of
among our flocks until July last, when it broke out in Al.
lingtoo, near Devises. Neither the shepherds nor the pro.
praetors were satisfied as to its real nature until his (the
Professor's) aid had been sought, and at that time many
animals had been lost. How it was communicated to Sir,
Parry's flock was still a mystery, but it quickly spread to
neighbouring Boas- 1, and subsequently extended to neigh.
botuing conaties. There was good hope—thanks to the
preventive measures adopted—that the malady had been
stayed in the vicinity when it bad first elbowed ttaelf , but
as yet it would be premature to express any decided opinion
on the probable further cotes of the outbreak. The nature
of the disease and the period of the year alike forbade • hasty
conclusion. He could not conceal from himself the probe.
bility—a probability taught by bitter experience—that the
disease might still spread more widely, and that the
visitation might ultimately prove as calamitous as in
1847 to IMO. The Professor then at some length die
cussed the eoonornial and social aspects of the question.
Premising that the value of the flocks of this country
amounted to many millions sterling, he said the loss by
death ranged from one fifth to one half, or even more, of an
infected flock. This, however, was but part of the lose.
The farmer had to bear the effects of the disease on the breed-
ing and rearing of lambs, and the fattening of stock. Then
grave as was the sacrifice to individuals, it was not the lea eo
to the whole community, who suffered from • diminished
'apply of mutton indite consequent increase in price. The
rising of butcher's meat to the extent of a penny or • half•
penny in the pound would as surely tell • fatal story in the
Registrar-General's returns of mortality. A large portion
of our population at the best lived but a shade or two shore
the point of donation ; • still larger portion were Mid•
ficiently fed, and the outbreak of a malady in sheep might
often make the differential element in the outireic
or not of epidemic disease among the people.
It was from this point of view that they could obtain the
most just ideas of the true dignity of veterinary science.
It was from this point of view, also, that they obtained the
most accurate views of the veterinary practitioner's duties,
for it was upon the progress of veterinary science, and the
skilful exercise of the veterinary art, that a community had
to depend for its chief safety from the evils arising from
damns like that which had appeared amongst the flocks of
Wiltshire.

DEATH OF ALI:CINDER HENRY ESQ.—We regret
to announce the death of A. Henry, 4., the had of the
old-establiehed business in Portland-street, Manchester,
under the firm of A. and 8. Henry and Co., and for
several years member of parliament for the southern
division of Lancuhire. Mr. Henry, who has been for
some yean altogether retired from public life, and fora part
of that period suffering under the deprivation of sight, went
to Harrogate some months ago, being then in a rery
feeble state of health. He continued in much the Mad
state daring his stay there. His death took place on Batro
day last, more from an eahaustion of nature than the result
of any particular illness. He had attained to the venerable
age of 79 years. We believe that Mr. Henry's remains edits
removed to Hamburger for interment lt will be ream
bayed by many of oar readers that, at the general election
in 1847, the Hoe. Charier P. Villiers was elected, aloes
with Mr. William Brown, for the division of South Lin.
eashire. As Mr. Villiers bad been also elected for Wolrer•
hampton, for which be bed sat many years, that gentleman
felt constrained to sit for his old seat rather than for the
county ; and, when parliament met at the close of the yea,
he intimated his choice, and a new writ being at cone
issued for South Lancashire, the free-traders met, ad
unanimously chose Mr. Henry as a fit successor to Mr.
Villiers. Mr. Henry represented the division until tie
general election in 1852, when, owing to his *dune*
years, he retired, being succeeded by the late hest:ads
member, Mr. John Chatham.

WHOLNIIALZ MUNICIPAL DINFRANCHIEOINVit•—
At a court of assessioo held yesterday at Wolsettiareptoefer
the revision of the burgesses' roll, nearly 3,000 memo of
persona, tenants of homes, the rates for which are mid by
composition by the landlords, were struck off the roll. The
Small Tenements Act, by which the municipal as well u
the parochial electoral rights of such indirect ratepayers era
preserved to them, does not extend to Wolverhampton,
wherein the composition of rates had teen previously pro.
sided for by • local act, wherein the tensots' partenol,
elcctond rights only are preserved to them. Bythe courts, d
Mr. H. Underhill, who appeared in support of the obre•
tions, Mr. 8.. Sidney, a retired linendraper sod • popular
raw:ober of the board of guardians, was allowed to 14"
from the fact that the local act was obtained previous to Me
incorporation of the borough that it we. intended to Er
serve all the electoral rights of such persona; but Mr. tr
dsrbill stated that the restriction to parochial electoral
eighth was an amendment to the original bill that ma to
dated upon by the House of Lords when the bill vu
passed in 1847. The amerces decided that the objectioo
was fatal, and *tick off all the cams so objected to yr.
Sidney ssid this daisies would be appealed against to the
Court of Queen's Bench, where the question would no
raised by an application for a mandamus. About hall s
dose °sly of the persona objected to were present, and Ms
preosediup, though generally known, did not 'ppm to
excite the slightest general interest.
CRANIPIONAHIP OF THE THANES—It is with ;mat
satisfaction we have it in our power to inform our reades
that there is every chance of the rival champions of Eagleci
sad Australis coming together in a .cullers' match on the
Thames, over the usual metropolitan course, from Pomo
to the Ship at Mortlake. On Tuesday evening, Setton't'i
30, • meeting of a few backers and admirers of the Northern
champion was held at Mr. J. Bagnall's, the Scotch Arse
leo, Newcastle, to consider the challenges from the lea
new candidates for the championship. After some diem.
sion, it was agreed that Chambers should accept. bah
matches, but give Green the preference for priority, le ace'
sequence of his Wog first in the field, and having trstoilei
ow many miles to try conclusions with him. lo aceocleat
with the resolution formed, MIS. were sent to the Mk&
holder, to make a match to row Green, a fair right ant
wager, either on the Thames or Tyne, for 300/. a-siddr
upwards, to take place in two mouths. A match wdl
be made with Emma, for 2001. amide, to take phoe a,
night after the race with Green, win or lusoo"
Geordies.
ArrempreD Aserierrow.—.4. corresponileut
the Dublin Freeman reports the following attempt at
cob
&idiom :—" A desperate attempt was made on the night et
the 30th ult. to carry off by forte from her father's boost
near Sligo, a respectable young woman named Eliza 1•17.
A man named Michael O'Connor (a rejected suitor), two!'
ponied by three other men, armed, having obtain.] sa.
mittanos, O'Connor seised the girl and tensed
her
outside the door, sad placed her in a ear 'atm
he had in waiting, while two of the men who '4'
companied him held her sister and a servant girl and I°'
vented them from giving any alarm. However, the scrotal
of the young vomit se frightened the horse that be COrn"
mewed kid in, broke the shafts of the car, and ran of, is
did also Mame and his companions on bevies Potil
approsehher to the rescue. The girl immediately retorn
to her father's Meek She was dreadfully frightened. Ired
remised so ether . Her father meld render La
et the time el the • he being ill is bed.
Ye been MOW sad eseueided to geoL None of the able
three mesa aft In istietilistt by say ci Devy's