The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-19 00:00:00

THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

The rinderpest continues with unabated viru-
lence is the dairies of Newcastle. The oowkeepsm
have now decided to kill their healthy cattle rather
than run the risk of their catalog the plague.
This was noticed in eight ewe on Tuesday, where the
besets were slaughtered, and the carcases sold. Sinos
Monday six fatal oases have moored, while five new at-
tacked beasts have been discovered in different parts tithe
town. The Chevy Chase, front Antwerp, arrived at New-
castle-quay on Tuesday, with • cargo of 200 sheep and 10
calves. On the vessel's arrival the cattle were inspected by
the government inspectors, and the whole of them were
paused, no mass of disease being detected. The same
may be said of the cargo of sheep brought by the
Otter from Hamburg. The inspectors (ileare. Wilkin-
son and Stephenson) also visited the Cattle Market on
Tuesday, but after • minute inspection they tailed to
trace any signs of riaderpost in any of the cattle exhibited.
On Tuesday morning, the screw steamer Gitana, belonging
to the West Hartlepool Steam Navigation Company, arrived
in the Jackson Dock, West Hartlepool, and on the deck was
amigo of cattle, consisting of beasts, sheep. and pigs. The
bents, 22 in number, were imported from Rotterdam by
Mews. Spence Brothers, cattle dealers, West Hartlepool—
the same arm who imppasrted the first animals that had
the disease at Hart epoot—end from which all that
have died caught the contagion. Mr. H. Peels,
the government importer, examined the animals as
soon as they were landed and placed them • warehonse.
He discovered marked symptoms of the rinderptst in one of
the animals, and immediately ordered its isolation from the
herd. The animal was afterwards destroyed, and after •
post mortem examination bulled in quicklime. The rest of
the animals the inspector refused to allow to go throne" the
streets, but recommended their being at once killed, and if
none of them bad any interest symptoms of the disease,
that they might be sold to the butchers of the town. Their
hide. and hoofs had to be left behind in the werehonse is
order that they might be disinfected. Messrs. Spence ex.
peat to sustain • severe loss by this unfortunate animal
having the dyers, as the butchers will be loth to pur-
chase any of the animals.—Newcastle Chroloick.
The cattle disease has extended in the neighbour-
hood of Ramsey. Some short time since it appeared on the
estate of Mr. Slam Stanley, at Diatom, near theabove-
named town, amongst seine cattle bought at Bernet fair, in
Hertfordshire. The bull of • neighbouring farmer after-
wards caught the disease, end other beasts caught it. At •
farm in the Isle of Wight • farmer has lost 33 beasts out
of 38. They were worth about M. a head.

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THE CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHIQIIRR AT NOT-
TINORAY.-0a Teenlay, Yr. Gladstose visited Nottingham,
in his ospscity is trusteed thelate Duke of Newcastle, the im
mediate object of bisnsit ben' to inspect the pleas prepared by
the borough surveyor of the great intercepting sewer which
is intended to be constructed to receive the whole of the
sewage drainage tram Bamford. Radford, Lenten, and Not-
hama Park. This sewage now falls into the Leen, which
is thereby rendered exceedingly impure and noisome to
the, inhabitants along its banks, so well as by the fetid
exhalation thrown out, injurious to the public health.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer was eceompaeled by
Yr. Curry, of the firm of Farrar, Ouvry, end Farrar.
Loedoe ; Mr. Bromley, aged to the Duke of Newcastle ;
and Mr. Hine, architect, of Nottingham. Tin plain of
the proposed main drainage Newer were inspected by the
right hon. gentleman and his friends with mach minute-
ness, and Mr. Gladstone expressed his warm approval of
them, especially so far as they related to the property of
the Doke of Newcastle. Subsequently Yr. Gladstone, Yr.
Bromley, lir. Bine, end Yr. Terbotion proceeded in a car-
lb.g to Lentos,
roveed the looalities to be effected by
proposed impt. Welled's-stead lint Kr. Glad-
stone here alas expressed his approval of the scheme, the
effect of which be could not but use will greatly salaam the
value of the Duke of Newcastle's property, and be of ot4
advantage is a esnitary point of new.—/fatlighises ./
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