The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-30 00:00:00

THE CATTLE DISEASE.

The provincial papers this morning contain sad
evidences of the contiotted existeree, if not of the
extension of the plops amoapt cattle.
The Sunderland Herald says :—" The cattle plague
has been rapidly spresdiag over the wintry, end within
the last week our own town and neighbourhood have
received • visitation. On Tuesday • cow belonging to
• herd being brought to Elentderlsnd from Newoutle
market dropped down and was unable to proceed far
Cher, whoa about two mile' from the town, and the
inspector, Mr. Hedger)°, on being sent for pronounced
the animal to be infested with the deems, and it was
accordingly slaughtered and beried war to the spot where
it fist fell. At Newcastle, on Monday, three animals
which had been grazing upon the Moor were seised by
symptoms which, on examination by the government in-
spectors, were coon prosounosd to be those of the tinder.
pest. Happily, the distemper was detected in its primary
stage, but it was found secestary to kill and bury two of
the effected cattle. On Tuesday information was re-
ceived by Mr. Stephenson of the existence of
the disease in a byre situated behind the Wind-
mill at Oraingerville, Wareing to a man named
W. l'Ausen. On Mr. Stephenson proosediog to
the byre, accompanied by Mr. Wilkinsoe, goveesmeot in-
specter, and Mr. Hunter, veterinary surgeon, the scene
that pretested itself to their eyes was as unexpected as it
was horrible. Their previous experience, extensive as it
had bee., fell far short of the scene they now witnessed.
The owner of the anneals wee possessed of 22 cows on
Saturday. In the evening of that day one cow was attacked
by sickness, and • second showed similarly alarming symp-
toms on the Sunday ; and when the inspectors entered
the byre three animals were lying dead, while
font others were in an advanced stage of the
disease. Four of the cows in the byre were foreign
animal; and which the owner sti'd he had purchseed some
eight weeks ago. The three animals dead of the plague
belonged to this lot, and the fourth is seriously affected
by the disease. Mr. Stephenson tensed the dead animals
to be removed to the manure works at St. Lawrooos, to be
boiled down in sulphuric acid, and utterly destroyed. it
was found that the owner of the cows had actually cut up
one of the caresses for the purpose of pickling it for his
own use, both the men, himself, and • butcher who was
present, declaring that the carrion was fit for food,
although the indication of disease were most obvious.
The inspectors caused • policeman to be placed in
charge of the byte, so se to prevent the removal of
any of the caresses, or the admission of any one
to the premises not authorised to miter the place.
Several other easel of disease have occurred at Newcastle.
The plague is still oomrsittiog great ravages among the
rattle at Hartlepool. On Mr. Carter's farm, at WeetHartle-
pool, out of thirty-two animal; twenty-five have sigma died
or been destroyed, and three only remain which lave sot
been attacked with the disease. Mr. Carter's loss, already
amounts to about 4001. Is the byre of Mr. Aegrith,
Baltic-street, there are only three animals left out of nine,
two having recently been killed, and one under orders to
be destroyed. la the byre of Mr. Thomas Ord, there has
been a loss of five animals, and his others died on Sunday.
lie has only one animal not affected out of eleven."
The Banbury Guardian, the Westmorland Gazette, the
Surrey Standard, the Western Tinto, lito Leeds Mercury
re-
,
end the Chatham New all report froth cases is their
-active districts.