The Express.
London, England, 1865-11-25 00:00:00

THE CATTLE PLAGUE COMMISSION.

The following correspondence has taken place
between the Board of Trade and the Bettie Pimple Com-
nansionera :

" Cattle Plague cosmic--
House of Commons, Oct. i 4.
"Sir,—l am desired by her Majeety'scommisiemen for in•
quineg into the Milo, nature, and treatment of the cattle
plagueto represent toyou, as Presideotof the Boardof Trail,
thsimportanceof obtainiegoorreetinformatiourespecting the
number of horsed cattle and sheep existing in the country.
Such returns, if they were is existence, would be valuable
on the present occasion. I may mention that the govern-
ment of the Netherlands, which is in poseemion
turns of this kind, is thereby enabled to publish weakly an
exact statement not only of the positive, but of the pro.
portionate for in every colonies' which bee been attacked
by the disease. Such a statement could not be published
here. Thie, however. is by no means the only way in which
such information would be neat al.—l have, Ice
" Mormta ex itiontisen.
" ltight lion. T. Milner Gibson, M.P.,
Board of Trade."
" Office of Committee of Privy Cowen for Trade,
Whitehall, Nov. 3.
" Sir —I am directed by the Lords of the Committee of
Privy dowsed for Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 2ltk ultimo, addressed to the President of the
Board of Trade, by desire of her Majesty's oomminioners
ter inquiring into the origin, stature, and treatment of the
cattle plague, to represent the importance of obtaining
correct information respecting the number of horned cattle
and sheep existiog in the country. The representation of
the commissioners has received the prompt and anxious
coosideration of my lords, and they entirely concur with
her Majesty's comminsiooers as to the importance of ascer-
taining the stock of cattle existing in this country. If en&
iDfOSIIIIIOOII were obtained it could not fail to be of
great utility and interest at the present time to the
agriculturists as well as to the public at large. It appears
that this country is almost exceptional in not possessing
returns of the number of its cattle. Unfortunately it sa
for the chief division of the United Kingdom, England and
Wales, that there is an entire &bosom of information upon
which reliance can be placed as to the stock of cattle.
Returns of the live stock in Ireland are ansually obtained,
and the number in Scotland was noeitained in the years
Itihs, 6, and 7.
" The farmers in Inlaid and Seethed have readily fur-
nished this information by voluntary Totems, and
sit is only
in a similar way that the manse particulars could present
be collected for England aid Wales.
"The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade
are most desirous to promote the inquiry proposed by her
Majesty's commiesioners, and will take immediate
Vises ste
work
to
invite the co-operation of English agriculturis
of such manifest interest and importance. I am therefore to
request you will inform her Majesty's commissioners
dis-
thxt
ord re will forthwith be given for the preparation and
tribution of schedules for ascertaining the number of etch
kind of live stock in Great Britain. The inquiry will be
extended to Scotland, in order to obtain the information
for the three divisions of the United Kingdom at one time.
" The number of live stook belongieg to individual per-
sons will sot be divulged. Aggregate returns of stock
will be prepared for specified districts, and such results
only will be printed and published by the oard of Trade.—
I am, Sir, your obedient servant, (Signed) J. Emeenos
TlNNElrr.—Mostague Bernard, Seq."

TERRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION IN MONMOUTH-
SHIEL—NEwPoRT, MONMOUTHSHIRE, FRIDST MORNING,
Lest eight the Aberoorn tin works, diehard about eight
miles front this town, was the scene of one of the most fear-
ful explosions ever known in the district, and unfortunately
fatal results followed. Very little work was done during
the day, owing to the nevem of the storm, and other cir-
cumstances. but it was determined that at six p.m. the
usual active operations should commence. Accordingly •
good number of men were put on the night tarn. sad
everything went on as usual until about nine o'clock,
when cos of the boilers exploded, and the
brick work around it was hurled in all directions.
It took a oonslderable time to clear the brickwork and other
debris which had been thrown down through the force of
the explosion, and the escape of water sod steam was oleo
very great. It was won ascertained that five were killed,
and tea or eleven were more or less injured, usual of them
so !seriously that their lives are despaired of. Medical
minium, was procured u soon as possible, and every
attention was paid to those that were injured. Various
reports are current uto the cause of the Implosion. The
boller are
been up thirteen years, eleven of which bad
been in active work, and onsequently it was rather an old
one. It appears that a practice prevailed at the works of
stopping a day every fiv• or six weeks, In order
to make a thorough examination of the Mate
of the engines, boils's, he., and this seems to indicote that
the proprietors did not save any expense in a proper super-
vision. One report as to the cause of the accident is, that
the engineer and several of the others employed were at
supper at the time, end that they had previously shut up the
escape valve, sod consequently the steam accumulated so
rapidly that the plates could not withstand the lowered
fares. Had not these saes been anent at the time, the
probability is that the loss of life would have been much
Arrestor then it wee. This morning, Hussey, of the
Ilikaide Works, and Mr. W. Adam, late of the Ebbw Vale
Works, visited the Geese of the eataistrophe sad made a
minute examination of the fragments of the exploded
boiler. The result of their examination will be made
known at the inquest. The coroner (Er. W. H. Bawer)
opened the input this moraine, and after the viewing and
itifisatkin of the bodies the inquiry was adioarned.
CRYSTAL PALacs COMPANT.—The directors of
the Crystal Palace Company have determined span nem.
minding the proprietors. at the nut gennal smile' as the
I:ith Deramber, to declare • dividend en the ordinary stock
of the earepany, for the yeas ending Met October, at the
rats of St. 10e. per east.