The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-16 00:00:00

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THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

On Saturday a very numerous and influents.
body of farmers, cattle dealers, and others interested in the
question of the =tie plague attended before the Middlesex
magistrates at Brentford, in consequence of an order that
bad been tweed by the beech on the Saturday previous that
oe and after Wednesday, the 18th inst., the cattle and stock
market at Southall would be closed pursuant to the pro.
=nes of the order ha eounoiL Mr. Welch observed that be
was one of the largest dealers at Southall market, and be
could assure the beach that be had sot yet even heard of
say Instance of cattle being sent there suffering from the
plague. The effect of closing Southall mar= would be to
drive the butchers and others to Newpte and other dead
meat markets, where, as was well known, all the bad meat
was sent. The weekly market at Southall was by far the
largest cattle market near London, and the knee of the
ground was prepared to adopt soy measures that code
ground suggested to prevent even the possibility of infec-
tion. The gentleman referred to stated that he would give
any quantity of land for the respected beasts to be turned
into that came up the road, and another pi= for those
that came by rail. Yr. Boughton, the government
=peck", informed the magistrates that he inspected
every head of stock of all kinds before it west into Southall
market, and he might further say that be bad never yet
bad one emit up in the least degree infected. Other
dealers urged that a great hardship would be iodine& ea
all classes of trade if the market was closed, sad that
no valid reason existed for the magistrates' ceder being
enforced. lir. Charles Elroy, of Beaver's Farm, Hounslow,
and some other gentlemen, supported the carrying out of
the order. e great deal of contains ensuing. Ulsiniately
the bench, atter nine deliberation, eassanead through the
chairman that though they had differed is opinion
somewhat on taking their nate, yet, alter hearing
what had been maid, and wondering the matter, they
bad come to the unanimous decision to mooed the order
at present, but the dealers sad others mad be prepared for
the enforcement of the order if necessary at a man shorter
notice than had been previously gives. Southall market
would therefore be oarrled on as heretofore. The decision
of the bench appeared to give great aatistaotioo.
The cattle disease appears to be extending its
ravages in Norfolk. Reports to this @Soot were ends on
Saturday to the Norfolk Cattle Pieria Asecisiatioa by lir.
Smith, veterinary surgeon, and other geutlemen.
of allAn
effort is about to be made to ware the suspension
markohe and fairs.
We (the Leeds Mercury) regret to learn that the
cattle pine" extending rapidly in the neighbourhood of
Leeds. Within the last day re two the disease has made
its appearance o lloortown and Chapeltown in six or seven
,ind
• places.

THE I.IIIIOIALITY 01 CIINDOMLIND AND WEST-
MOINLASD. —OO Wednesday morning ink • meeting of
members of the livang•hcal Union and • few other invited
guests met at Keswick, to diem= the mbjeat al the in.
morality ed Oumbsrland sad Westeserelsed. The meeting
had been arranged at a private gathering held at White-
hall, last mouth, when it was determined to embrace the
opportunity of the soul "ram of clergy and laity at Keswick,
when the Bnagelical Union held its mortise theta. The
=WO met a .raday for the tranesetion of bosinses ; sad
as the following morning the gentlernea present
breakfasted with Mr. Moore, of White-ball, at the
gases's Hotel, Keswick. liner breakfast the dinne-
r= took place, Mr. Moore rending over the deliberations
of the assembly. Tau poises were tatroemed to the roast-
log. The east el three—"old clergy, in their public
and private ministratioae, ess this subject upon the
comideratiou of their parishiosers"— was brought for
by the Bar. Arthur Ashworth, vicar of Holme Cultnm ; the
eat—" That the magistretes be respectfully nquested te
cossider the propriety of haring bastardy oases 'nth chord
doses, aad al using
their inflow= with the press to exclude
all particulars of week sever— Windom& by the Rev.
T. Trafford Phipmea, =Aar of 9e
urge the third—" That
leaded proprietors be respectfully urged= consider the iss-
panne, of printing
by
despise seememedatisets their
fame mid ennaW"—lry the Boy. W. Lyde, near of Whitton ;
the fourth—" nee fanners and heesshohlers gserrally be
esisestiy minuted to ese their best endeavonrs te diminish
the mils Anodise the hiller, and carefully to watch ever
the men! welfare of their earvazia," by the Rev. W. M.
fiebuilibee, meter el Bresaield ; the fifth—" That this
meetieg reopens' the import's= of aiming the press=
system of rings, arid Mehra seppleetkr= oe the =Medi"
by the Rev. J. Ormistoe. A merassim afterwards took
pia= Mr. Noon a:premed his isteetiee al giving twive
o
penes for tie best pamphlet on the =WO of the
imstirslity of the two essah the eat 'prise to be tee
piamm the sewed prise Ave seits, "to be written by
saybody." The following
iritajleminnikeres were appointed •
committee of the
Rev. to ' the Orb= : —The Rev.
Orsen tralten, the Rev. G. 0. the Roc W. freed.,
the Rev. T. D. H. Bettenby, ad • eler Maiden.