The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-24 00:00:00

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Os Thursday it Was reported that the cattle
disease bed appeared in two additional byres, cony.
ins off some of the cattle. The disease has now sp.
peered le eve byres, all of which have been newly cleared
out, from six to ten cows being lost in each cam. The ma-
gistrates have resolved to erect a wooden sanatorium for the
reception of diseased animate. The plan has been drawn,
and the building will be ready oo Saturday.

cows, cad all of them were is the most healthy sten. At
Brixton-hill a man had 30 *owe in the same steeliest wadi-
tin. At Dulwich imply all the sows were diseased, but
there the sheds were exceedingly bad. 1. part. of Peckham-
rye some of the oow-keepers had lost their cattle, but there
again the placce were badly ventilated, and the cows badly
cared for. He believed that the disease might be prevented by
the use of proper precautions on the pan of thou who had
the greatest interest in keeping their cows in a healthy
state, He believed, too, that this question affected the
whole of the metropolitan distrint quite as much as it did
the City Melt. No fewer than 106 heed of diseased cattle
had been lately seized, but they could sot be killed with-
out an order from a magistrate, and • magistrate would
naturally feel • difficulty in issuing an order to kill so many
as 106 heed. If, as it now appeared, the inspectors and the
Markets Committee bad been slaughtering beasts without
authority, wbo was to pay the eons should proceedings
against them be coremsnced ? Professor Symonds seemed
to think that next session a bill of indemnity would be in- MlLLwald. FREEHOLD LAND AND Doom COY-
'reduced, wed certainly something of that kind was _uv.—The
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necessary. It had been suggested that hospitals "
Tuesday next, tate. that the whole of the capital of
or saaatogutna should be provided, to which the
company has been subscribed, and a oonsiderable proportion,
beasts shoffid be sent ; that was a matter of great
namely, upwards of 3,500 shares, have been fully 'mid up.
importune, to which the attention of the proposed
TOO attention al the directors has been specially directed to
committee would have to be directed. If the plague went the acquisition
of the hied required for the work,,
and very
M
on It would affect all um, rich and poor alike and in-
considerable program has been made in effecting settlement.
abed of meat being now at • reaninable rate, it would go up
tied obtaining possession. Several important applications
4d. or 6d, per lb. ; but be bad hopes that the disease have already bee. received for the company,s lend,
sod for
might be checked, particularly as Proteason Symonds and we
water frontage'. The directors Mate, in cocclusion, that their
Gamut had recently been more successful in the treatment
views as to the monedessa of the scheme and the prospects
of it than they had previotuly been. There were proofs
of the company are in every way confirmed, and they look
that the disease had not Immo from the foreign tattle. A
with confidence to the commercial and general swum of
fortnight ago there were 7,000 beasts in the market, of
which number 4,000 were from Boulogne. Three years ago
the proportion was ace-fourth foreign and thremfourths LONDON AND MEDITERRANEAN
the undertaking.
BANK (LIMITED).
—A mein of the proprietors of this bank, with which
English. Last Monday week there were 3,50) foreign
cattle imported—ell healthy. The day before there were the Coottiosatal Bank Corporation is now moalgannalede
3.400 foreign cattle imported, aid thew were au is a was held at the South Om Houma Br. Cargill stated
that the meeting was called in order to satisfy the requite-
healthy and lively state; and • happy thing it eau for the
menta of the committee of the Stock Exchange. He therm
people of this country that foreign helots were coming in in
fore propoesd s special resolution fur making the following
such large quantities. (Hear.) Not a single head of cattle
alterations in the articles of association, via. :—To insert
bad been nixed at any of the outports of England, so that
all then fact. combined served to show that we had not the words "except the shares of the company" after the
'obtained the disease from any foreign country. On Monday word " foreign" in section 9of clause 86 ; between the
last there ware six or sevem beasts in oar market condemned words " company ' and " partnership" in section 11 of
clause 86 ; and after the word "foreign in clink. 99 ; and
and ordered to be slaughtered, but there were 200 others
to Men the weeds "except lu purchasing the shares of the
which had the watering of the eye—the first symptom of
the disease. Thome 200 had been brought in from Norfolk coutiony" at the end of Masse 100; the simple effect of
and Ireland. The inspector had told the imannittes that a !Moil Is to prevent the istimPsaY from dealing ja it. owe
practice bad gained ground with a view of keeping the
it sna,„.'wshares.0
Ails on their legs in the railway trucks, namely, that of OATH AND SOUTH WESTERN JUNCTION RAILWAY.
blowing snuff dust into their eyes. (Laughter.) Whether that —The report to be presented at the half-yearly meeting
wee true or false, the inspector did nut feel himself justified to-morrow exhibits the result of the gest six mouths'
in condemning the beasts. At all events no inspector could working under the agreement with the London and North
seise enter he believed the boasts to be unfit for human Western and London and South Wasters Companies re-
food, which these beasts were Riot. There were those who parka at the lest general meeting, by which the receipts
contended that the calamity was a visitation from God, bin from merchandise and minerals are reduced by the agreed
whether that was so or not be celled upon the meeting to allowance for working expenses. The receipts, as compared
use all the prompt and vigorous measures in their power to with the corresponding period of the two previous years,
check its ravages. (Applause.) Sr.,. ender :—Pan
s~ seggeserve, 1863, 1,5361.; 1864, 1,8421. ;
Professor GAMOIa seconded the adoption of the report, 1865, 1,6821. Merchandise. 1863. 1,0241. • 1864, 1,2754 ;
and, in doing so, said he was meat anxious that the freedom 1865, alter deduction of workieg exposes', 1,0621. Minerals,
from the disease on the part of the foreign cattle should be 1863, 1,7651. ; 1864, 2,4214 ; 1863, alter deduction of work•
stated to the fullest possible extent. He believed the tag expenses, 21594 Totals, 1863, 4,3251. ; 1864, 5,5381. ;
cattle from Holland, Prussia, France, and other parts of 1865, 4,893. The decrease in the receipts from mummers
Continent, were perfectly free from the plague, and that is attributable to the general reduction of fares **imitated
they would continue so unless we commemorated it to them. by the opening of the Hammersmith sad City line, and to
The fudge aide imported were undoubtedly healthier the abstraction of traffic by that railway from this cous.
than the British cattle, but while he admitted this to he pain's Hammersmith breach. It is proposed to lictaidate
the cue be did not acquiesce in what had fallen from Mr. the debit balance on renewal account (amounting on the
Gibbins, that the digitate did not acme in with the foreign 30th of due kat to 1,Z391. 18e. 101.), by usual finial-
stock. mote, debiting all additional relaying to the name mount
Mr. °IBMS —I did not say it had not. There is • dial- The directors propose to carry to the Credit of this mount
onliy about the point on the present coming, the sum of 2581., being the amount
Prologue GADDED believed that the plague had come from of premium realised on the Issue of the new share capital.
abroad, but from • region with which our cattle importer The general result, after pummel of interest on deheotures,
had no desire now to deal. (Hear.) While the committee is a net balance to the credit of of 2,4841. ss. 10d.,
were doing all they could to meet the necessities of the from which the directors recommend that a dividend be
gratis, they toned it difficult to run against the orders of the declared at the rate of 5 per oent. per annum, leaving
Privy C,aneil—orders which were not based on the rules by 2341. sa. Hid, to be owned forward to the credit of the
which they should be prided. Had they had it in their current half-year.
power they would have does more. He believed that when GOO' KERHOUTH, KESWICK, AND PENRITH RAILWAY-
they got • little more enlightened they would dad it ea- —The directors' report, to be submitted to the ninth half-
trewely necessary to make acme reprelestatioa to the yearly Meeting at Kesenek on Saturday next, thews the re
government 00 two or three very important point.. At pre- °opts, from the opening of the line to 31st jots to be
sent, according to the ardent is council, animals afflicted 11,1681. 4e. 4d., and the expenditure 7,066/. 10e. Id.,
with the dimes could not be removed from the sheds, so leaving a balance of 4,0811. 143. 3d. Attu paying interest
so that by keeping the diseased and non-diseased side by on debentures, be., the sum of 2,360/. 9s. 3d. remains avail-
by aide the plague spread from animal to auianl, and able for divialsed. Out of this sum the directors propose
destroyed the whole herd. Ia fact, as the ani. to declare a dividend at the rate of 21. per cent. per annum,
male could not he removed they dropped down deal. lees Income tea, and to earn the wasp of Ito& gs, 3d, to
He held that if it was lawful to remove the animals alter next amount
booth, which it was, there could be no valid reason for not LAUNCESTON AND BOMB oEn:in' RAILWAY.—The
removing them denim life. (Hear.) Were he a dairyman I half-yearly ;navvies was held onTuesday at /Aenestoi.,
he should 'laughter the whole of his cattle if once the dis-
ease broke out amongst them, because then he would I Lieut. -Colmiel E. Archer in the chair. ibe din-erns is
their report congratulated the shareholders that the hoe
secure their value in the market, whereas if he waited until that
they died he would lose his all. With reference to the I bas been opened for the conveyance of passengers, and
mode in which the plague should be treated, the Conti- io a very short time the Roods traffic would be commenced.
The opening of line had bees too recent to furnish the di-
neoul doctors had evinced very considerable skill and know. rectors with adequate data for accurate calculation as to the
ledge, though their remarks upon it were occasionally in- probable profits of the undertaking ; but the present traffic
terspersed with some strange ides'. He toned among his on the line held out a good promise for the future. After
papers that day the opinions of the Austrian doctors, in an animated and somewhat personal discomkn the report
which they said that any animal infected ought at am was adopted.
to be removed from the animals which were healthy ;
but then it was in their judgment futile to LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—The half-
attempt to cure the disease. Now, in untradietion to this Tussle when, is
yearly meeting was held at Latesster oe 7„
judgment, the process of curing was going on, for three oat coosequence of the dividend paid by the Ludo° end North
Western Company being I:not., • dividend et 10) per
of six animals had been cured the day before. He believed
ODOt annum was declare" on the coesolidated stock of
that the keeping of the diseased and noo•disessed amireals the Lancaster and Carlisle Comply. Mews. Ormlstos,
in the same sheds would be fatal, and be disapproved of the
Garnett, and Barter were re-elected directors, and Mr.
from door to door inspection by the government He
Oroefield was sleeted need the auditors. Apothem meeting
thought the plan of civics compensation as proposed in the
report would be attended with the best results, became was subsequently held, when • handsome silver &perm* of
then they might threaten the diaryman with total ruin if the value of 300 guinea., • diver shield, end a portrait of
he did sot report the breaking out of dimes mom his himself
chlatipetteodf buyi.Gurant, wwerer
airroarintetiotebostf;d.
,Hb7sseithl;
cow.. Be was strenuously opposed to the dimmed asti- '''"
mats being walked through the streets from the sheds M Y.• iY.
shareholders, as an acknowledgment of the iodustr bill
the slaughterhouses which were prepares& to be esteblished and istmenty, by which be had retied an uopronnsing line
is the metropolis, sad he osa sare that ia a to its present higlt position. Colonel Lowther occupied the
great city like London they could always obtain cht.,ir'
vans in sof/Iciest numbers for the purpose of conveying vsanicntinure AND LARNE RAILWAY.—The
them. It would be gait* impossible for any "'item of corn. ball-yearly meeting of this *uterine, advertised to take
peesstioe or indemnity propos/ ic be carried eat to such
.Plea on Tuesday was sot held, there Dot being a quorum
an slant ea to mesa the ngtenegnat mum. white some rty of sharebolden present. The report of the directors states
the dalryisse would set up ifonce they knew a fluid for I there has been an imams of 2891. Os. 3d., • mmiderable
the purpose was in existing* and it was highly desirable I portion el which bee bees derived from as limos, in the
that in connection with the fund there sMald be some itura_beir ed the third-clanleevesilir%
system of hatusece, either Ineepetideot el, or connected tratMeraE PALACE. ONE DELELLDFO DAY.—
with existing cattle insurance °diem Be ease. el opinion WILDNISDLY, AOOOl7 23.- Adraindace on paTnalmsa3,l2ll i
that a sum of about 200,0001. would meet all the require- ditto by SONOW lidless, 458 ; soul elation. 3,654.