The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-02 00:00:00

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BREMEN, Ammer 30.
The following report, drawn up by two Germs&
veterinary surgeons, of a recent visit to London to
examine into the cattle murrain, has been furnished
by the agent of the North German Lloyd at Nor-

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On Wednesday, the 9th lest., we, the undersigeed. wets
requested to to at Nordenhamm, if passible, the following
morels'. Upon our arrival we were asked by the agent of
the North German Lloyd, who had aosselted with several
el the aid cattle exporten, to undertake a 'eyes. te Lea.
dee at ease is the steamer Schwas, to the intends of the
settle export from the Weser. The elder et oar airing
fir* to ezawass is closely as weals late the
made dimes raghig to sad around Lagos for
some time pset ; thee carefully to entree the treatment of
Battle apes the vessel denim/ the voyage, upon antes", sad
at the time of dinembarkatioe. Lastly, to re every mesas
is our power to prevent obstacles being opposed to the eon-
Vaned export of cattle from true porta to Engird.
Parniebed by the &gest of the North German Lloyd with
lotion of istrodeotioe to cattle dealers in London, ad with
the neesseary funds, we left Nordschanam in the steamer
Schwan, Captain Christensen. at 4 p.m. on the 10th inst.
The vessel carried 347 head of large cattle, 2 calves, and
260 sheep. Favoured by very fine weather, we arrived is
the Thames at 2 p.m. on the 12th. At the begioniog of
the voyage the animals were rather enemy, trampled a
good deal, and caused oonsiderable motion is the ship ;
after a time, however, they became quiet. A sharp Paolo
testing smell was wily perceptible in the 'twine decks of
the ship, which we. quickly removed upon a light teems
springing up by mesas of the ersolloot vestilation sad
numerous sir-pipes and wind-ahafts. The animals were
several times watered, and it was easy to see how greatly
they were refreshed. The hay la the racks, cis the other
head, was hardly touched.
Upon arriving in the port we were introduced by the cap-
tain to the two veterinary surgeons stationed bete to in-
spect the mule, sad wirers& the rapid disembarkatios of
the cargo, all of which were thoroughly healthy, not cue
being condemned. The cattle, when landed, were imme-
diatelyteei to brought to carts pleading in roadie's' and tram-
Loam, where they see cleansed and this driven
to the adjacent fields.
Our most object wee to study the murrain prevalent is
Loudon as cerelully se porible, and to make ennelves err
luzinted with all its branches and details. By the kind-
lier sad indefatigable activity of a firm to whom we were
recommended, we were enabled on Sunday, ltooday, sad
Tuesday, to inspect seven' animals in various stirs of the
disease, sod to be present at the distortion of slaughtered
end dimmed losente, and s few which had died a natural
death.
W. were so fortunate as to make the acquaintanee et
professor Symoods, who was engaged with a veterinary
surgeon sad two moire' men sent over by the French go-
verment in a ern examination of dimmed beset, apes the
spot of their seizure, and in directing those most violently
stroked. After we had bees introduced to this gentlansa,
sod had explained the object of our minim, be received
us with the utmost readier', and called our strati= to
everything of special importance.
The technical explanation of the various phasm of the
dieser sad the der of each directioe would he too lengthy.
The undereigned therefore content themes's.' with making
• brief report of the appearance of besets attacked by the
disease, and el the chest &Worms! appearances visible upon
the direction of such animals.
The dreamed cattle isepeeted by us were English mile%
cows and heifer. They appeared either excited, with
darmg gate, protruding eyeballs sad watery eyes, or do-
pterd sed relaxed, with • dull, dim look, and • Bow of
mucus from the eyes, the eyeball harts, rather receded.
In all odd shiveriag, eoidnw of the bona, ems, sad ex,
tremities were apparent, with string mat, tressriag
the muscle, and increased respiration. Foam and risottos
mucus sod saliva flowed from month and Dose, the visible
mucous membranes were now pale, new typhoid
and small sores were to be seen upon the laterite! parfait. (t).l
the lips and on the gums. Is more advanced stages of the
direr, the dung, at find hardish, becomes thin, and
mixed with gelatin* mucus and partly with blood, in some
our large emphysema occurred underneath the skin. The
duration of the disease is short, death visually following
within twonty-four hours.
In all the dismotions we undertook we constantly found
the principal appeanocie of disease is the Internal organs to
coincide, a. e., this, %milks, slightly coagulable blood;
typhoid redness sod infiltratious of blood into the third and
fourth stomachs, the thin viscera, sad partially the recta
as well as the air tab's sad larynx, looseness and
sire of the intestinal 'leads, emphysema in the lungs, sad
esehymosis in the left ventricle of the boort In some
eases fond was adhering firmly to the sides of the third
dotatick, az if bicameral's& with them. From all these
symptoms in living diseased beasts, sad from the data ar-
rived at by dissection of animals slaughtered on account of
being infected, it is apparent that the morass raging In and
around London is • typisoiti disease. basing very great
semblance to the cattle plague (rinderpest) prevalent is
Ruse's.
Attempt to cure the dimes. is hot rarely pew on se.
count of its rapid progress. Of two diseased cows
to Profeseor Symoods, at the Veterinary College. ass only
was alive next day ; the treatment adopted had produced
seine improvement, sad we were promised • report of the
isms of the owe.
The opinion of the public sod. of ptaisti!el wee_ is at

vasiancerwhetbee the mitidin wee latrciiiiced frcenshread,
or has first developed itself is England. It is, however,
generally agreed, that the introductioo is more probably
from Ramis than from Germaay, the former country being
already ravaged by a similar disease in the sha of the
rinderpest. The inspectors of cattle sad Professor pa
tsymoods;
do not say It was Impossible that the dieeme might have bees
introduced from &Mai, but they are also of opinion that
it may well have arises in the Leaden dairies, in
some of whieh great west al &mediums prevails. Professor
°singes, an the other hand, grisly maintains that the die.
ease was imparted from abroad. He ea, a, is one of the
English newspapers—" This disease could no mare have
spootaceously developed itself in England thee the odd in
Loadon streets can tern into living creatures.' Although
we ourselves did not venture to mods any decided *elm
upon the questioo, we did stets, frankly and orinfichatly,
that this epidemic Masse never could bare bees intro-
defied from Oseemey, and moat especially not from Olden.
bong and Bremen, as se malady of the kind has, thank Ood,
occurred bees for many yams, and the c =piny of the
North Germs Lloyd has appelsted veterinary surgeon to
be present upon every ocession of embarkiog matte from
this district tor England, whose duty it is to ezeralse the
strictest care that nose but thoroughly healthy cattle are
sent es board.
It has ray greatly estesished m that the lleglith go so
carelessly to work with this disease. as it is reported to
bars already acquired a cosakterablis extent. Me could
mot all approve of the practise of takiag dimmed beasts
into the slaughter-booms, to be there examined and killed,
particularly is the saighbourbood of the cattle market,
*beam many possess go direct into the slaughtea.bouses„
And nal:end. Also the flaying graced, to which much
diseased or fall's cattle is brought, lies far too close to the
tows, especially to the cattle market. Measures, however,
are very soon to be takes to remove them evils. It would be
highly desirable, as has already bees proposed by same of the
cattle dealers, if separates market were provided for
foreign cattle. Impeded beasts thee would sot come at all
in contact with Eoglisb milch-kine,jand there would be
some met of guarantee that imported cattle, not sold at
market, would remain free from the plague.
After doing all is our power to trial.' the object of our
journey, we west back to the port to wait foe the Schwas,
lodise first thoroughly rimmed the clothes we bad wows
during our inspectios of the dimmed cattle. The Schwas
cams in shortly after our arrival, and disembarked 256
heed large cattle, 12 calves, awl 400 sheep, all in good cos.
dittos. Mr. Philippe, the Li.ndon agent of the North
German Lloyd, wee se the spot, together with several
reporters from newspapers, who wished to see by permed
investigation bow sad in what condition cattle are brought
from the Wooer.
We re-embarked OD the Schwan upon the 19th. The
crew were engaged dunes the voyage in cuddly deem*
the ship. The weather was Gee, sad we arrived wifely at
Nordeshaines upon the 2Lal
(Sigma) G. S. Rime, Veterinary Surgeon at
flesfeld.
R. Foetus, Veterinary Burgeon at
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