The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-02 00:00:00

TEA CATTLE PLAGUE.

On lioeday evening Mr. Gemgee addremed a meetiag of
about 250 members of the Otarkespere Association at the
St. Karylebone Institution as the above eabjeeL
This disease was, in the vast majority of sales, in-
curable. An animal attacked by it might anceemb in two
or three days, or might last a week or more ; bat he ma
puerally doomed from the outset. The origin of the plague
wee Infected foreign cattle brought to Wigton Cade.
market. Saud aide miming in tasked with them thee
caught the malady, and in their turn treasatitted it to
others, so that it was spreading is • rapidly wideniag
circle. It bad been but just a month in this country,
yet even in that short time he calettlatal that newly
2,000 cattle moat have sufficed. It wee much to be
regretted that prompt measures for its eradisation
were not takes on be first appearance. He showed how,
though we bad antidotes for mineral we had nom for
animal poisoss of the hlood, sod therefore it wee rather to
primate than to core that attention should be directed in
eases ble that under dispassion. All beasts that were evi-
dently affeeidabould be killed, or, at least, at ones and
effectually separated from all healthy minutia. Profeeme
Oemgee went on to show that although the cattle plague
was not contagious to human beings. yet that indirectly it
might produce typhus and other Leven and diseases, beime,
after • lengthened period of bad or hoseffileat food I. any
imentay, the people of that eciestry were earls to setae I.
health. There wag no attle dimes better Mows Aim
this. So far from beteg new, it had existed fee mots-
rice In 1747 thousands of cattle perished, or were
destroyed, the goveremest compeasatiag their owners. This,
however, had to be dimoutiauedon aseesat of the mummies
frauds committed. Se loog as the Wiltshire farmers em-
ended the theses of their steep the disease spread with
gnat repair; but when they sabeeribedte my for the de-
mediae of al{ that were diseserd, and thus eammaged
molt other to weak the tat* the sheep entall-prx was
pat as and to to three weeks. It would be more difficult
to bring the made plague to • termiastion, bet the same
mime wen the proper on. to parses. The cow-omen
should put their shoulders to the wheel at Gees, fens •
provisional committee, sad take steps to carry out the
most Meltable measarea. He bad • staff of clever teen
about him in the sew callers whisk was to be creed at
I Mime mit week, sod Mee would all givetheir at
vices petit's* to the aviary is the posed masc.
gamey.
An elderly man—s emwkeeper—was is favour of direst and
immediate goverment Merriment*. BM it was anaemia
eW visiting ingeetars would carry the meismou lam
shed to shed is their clothes. This ma denied be Kr.
Omens, who ismilaseed the little fear we had of car medial
moo, though they went all day long among mimes Melee
all sorts of ailments.
A veterinary surgeon from Northampton advocated lo-
inceopathio Maimed for the cattle disease, sod 11pCSIG et
the moos.. of Mr. Lord, principal vie/rimy merman at
Canterbury cavalry. depot, Is the appliatioe of time . treat-
meet to a dinette in homes which be mid resembled the
cattle plague.
A gentleman said the isagiMates were holding extra •
licensing days, ao that new sheds ought be at nos Messed
for the separatism of diseased
A Wiltshire sheep farmer ocieraborated all that Mr.
Ganigei bad said about the sheep smallpox, and the favour-
able mutts that followed the mum takes, and stremottely
reommoded openness and above-board dishing among the
aide-owners.
A cordial vote of thanks was pared to the chair:ma, Mr.
Dexter and the mast* beck. up at shout liall-past 10
o'clock.