The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-09 00:00:00

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ADMIRALTY, MARCH ii,:—APPOINTWANTS.--COM-
mauler E. J. Lamm to be inspecting commander in the
Grertgoarcl, vice Commander C. A. J. Heysham.
Sub-Lieutenants It. J. Forteecne and B. Hantond to,the
Icarus ; C. T. Hodgkineon to the Pella&
Midshipmen G. W. Hill and F. J. 11. S. Napier to the
Pall's.
Chief Engineer W. E. Campioe to the Pallas.
Engineer J. Patterson to the Pallas.
First-class Aeriatant Engineers W. Stewart and J. J.
Conway to the Pallas.
Acting Second.olem Engineer E. J. Hay mane to the
Pallas.

LORD ST. LBONARDie ARBITRATION BILL AND
THE LONDON TRADER—An adjourned delegate meeting of
the Loudon trades, to consider the provisions of the above
bill, was held last night at the Bell Inn, Old Bailey ; Mr.
Dauber, engineer, in the chair. The merstary reported
that the deputation appointed at the last misting to obtain
an interview with Lord St. Lsonards, had been enable to
effect their object, owing to the ilium of the noble lord.
A long discussion then took plat* upon the bill sad its
yerious clauses, and ultimately a resolution warn adopted
approving of the bill in its principle, but reserving the
right to object to some of its provisions as unworkable, and
also expressing the opinion that it would be desirable that
the new law relating to contracts between masters and
workmen, now under the consideration of a select committee
of the House of Commons, should be embodied in the bilL
Tai BUILDING OPERATIVES' STRIKE AT WOOL-
WICIL—Laat night at 8 o'clock a crowded public meeting of
operatives belonging to various branches of the building
trade at Woolwich, Charlton, and Plumstead, who have
left work in consequence of the refusal of the masters to
yield the request for a half-holiday on Saturdays, was
held at the Lord Raglan Hall, Woolwich, to receive a In-
put from the committee as to the progress of the move-
ment. The chair was occupied by Mr. Johnson ; and it
was stated that the large majority of the masters were still
determined not to accede to the terms of the memorial for-
warded by the workmen for the cessation of work at
1 &cloak on Saturdays, although in some CANS the masters
had yielded the point. Mr. Davis, secretary of the conned
of London painters, end others, then addressed the meeting,
and resolutions were adopted pledging the workmen pre-
seat to adhere to the terms of the memorial, and to con-
tinue the strike until theme were gusted by the master
builders' committee. The number of man who have left
their employment is upwards of 600, and several important
works are in consequence suspended.
OUTBREAK OF RINDREPENT IN SHEEP IN SCOT-
LAND.—Very soon after the outbreak of the cattle plague,
or rinderpeet, a disease which was commonly supposed to
baking peculiarly to the bowies rice, it was found that sheep
also were suooptible to the malady. The &cit.:nesters of
Norfolk were the first to detect in sheep symptoms that
they supposed to be analogous to those in cattle labour-
ing under rinderpest ; and Professor Simonds, after
having examined the animals, confirmed the views of
their owners. The judgment of the professor was, how-
ever, disputed by praotical men ; and the experiment of
the hissers. Swan and Sons, who sent down ten sheep to
the Sanitarium in Edinburgh, to be planed in close con-
tact with sows I. the worst stage of the disease for a
period of 21 days (the sheep coming out monthlies), ap-
peared to satisfy the public that the " woolly people" were
not liable to the disease. The further test of placing the
sheep which had been brought out of a pestilential house
beside healthy cattle, without then conveying the infection
to the beasts, seemed also to prove that they could not carry
I contagion. But within the last day or two rumours have been
abroad to the effect that rinderpest bas actually seised
upon flocks in Scotland, and the evideue of scientific men in
Edinburgh bears out the opinions which Professor Simonds
first enunciated. Professor Strsngeways has examined one
flock in Fife, composed of twenty-seven ewes. Before the
professor was sent for, six had died. He found eleven ill,
and, from a post-mortem examination he made, be has
no hesitation in coming to the conclusion that the animals
were affected with Underpaid. In another flock of
about 130, also in Fife, where several deaths bad
occurred, he discovered signs of " the plague ;"
and, from portions of sheep sent into the Veterinary Col-
lege for analysis, from the neighbourhood of Kirkcaldy,
the same appearances were observed. A south country
farmer, who has at present from 1,000 to 1,200 sheep feed-
tug in Forfarshire, was recently apprised of various and
mysterious deaths taking place in his flock. He at
once ordered two heeds to be sent to Professor Dick,
who thought they exhibited signs of " tattle plague ;"
but he declined to give his opinion until be had '
seen the entrails, which, on being sent, showed all'
the marked characteristics of the plague. These
sheep are, we understand, dying at the rate of nine
or ten a day. Men who have been long accustomed to the
management of sheep, and who have watched them daily,
do not hold the views of the veterinarians. They cling to
the opinion that the symptoms described may arise from
the nature of the food and the manner of feeding ; and they
hold that the number of deaths recorded is not in excess of
that which has occurred on many previous occasions. We
understand that it is the intention of severs! gentlemen
having long practical acquaintance with sheep to visit For-
terabit.° to-morrow, in order that they may ascertain, from
personal inspection, whether the mortality is oeoesioaed by
rinderpest or not.—Scotsman.
Tat CHOLERA CONFEELICE AT CONETANTLYOFLE.
—The second meeting of this conference wee held on Thurs-
day last, when considerable discussion took place on the
proposal of the French delegates to suspend communication
by sea between Egypt and the shores of the Ileelje: in the
event of another epidemic outbreak during the sittings of
the conference. The Porte, it now appears, is not disposed
to accede to this suggestion, and by several of the other
delegates it has also been regarded as an nodue anticipa-
i Coo by one of the governments represented of the general
I judgment of the conference, and is opposed accordingly.
I On Monday the conference Alain met, wnen the report of
the committee named to consider the proposal in its details
was received and somewhat warmly discussed. No result,
however, was arrived at, and the debate, as it may be
called, was adjourned till yesterday, when both advocates
and opponents of the suggestion made some good speaking
in favour of and against its adoption. The sitting, however,
broke op without say result, to be resumed to-morrow,
when it is to be hoped a decision will be come to, sod the
proper business of the conference be proceeded with with-
further loss of tins.—Levant Herald, Feb. 28.
SUICIDE OF AN ANTROLOGIA.—On Thursday
evening, Ahmed Effendi, wood astrologer to the palace,
committed suicide at his house at Swath-hani, neer the
Sheikh-wade mosque, by cutting his throat and disembowel-
ling himself. The Mende Haoadis takes credit to itself
for having driven the unfortunate seer to this "happy
delivery " by some stinging articles which recently appeared
in It. columns exposing the folly of his pretended art. The
Quarterly may have killed Beets, but we doubt the ability
of the Dleriate to drive even a mena:zhe crazy. Levant
Herald, Feb. 28.
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Its coat la ether remedies, and is the bent food for Wants.
to,ooo cures annually.—Da Barry and Co., No. TT, Regenaistreet,
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