The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-14 00:00:00

THE REPORT OP THE CATTLE PLAGUE

COdtMIB.9IONBA3.

PRESERVATION OF OPEN SPACES. The second part of this report, which wag pre-
Mr. DOULTON naked the First Commissioner of Works minted to parliament on Monday night, commences with
Nit was the intention of her Majesty's government to in- statistics showing the rapid increase of the disease from
trainee, early this sesslii, • bill haviag for its object the i 11,200 owes reported to the inspectors on October 7 to
peservetion of common" and open spaces in and around the , 120,740 on January 27 last, and with remarks on the routes
astropolis. along which the contagion spread. The comparative immu-
Mr. COWPER said ft was his intention to peopose • bill nits of the "great breeding districts of the kiogdom, into
es the subject. The bill wasin preparation, and he hoped which in ordinary times cattle are rarely imported," is
te be able to introduce it very shortly. (Hear, bear.) • poiotei out ; and that from " centres" of contagion "on
THE BANK CHARTER ACT. I the eastern side of the island the plague travelled west or
south-west, travering alike low and elevated lands, and not
Mr. SAMUELSON asked the Chancellor of the apparentlyExam-
influenced by varieties of soil." The only oar-
introduce • whether be intended during the present amain to
trictoonolusion the commissioners arrive at respecting the
introduce an amendment of the Bank Charter Act of 1 14,
origin of the pest is that it did not commence in London
enabling the Beak of England to McNees its issues easiest
securities, beyond the amount to which they are at present cowsheds.. The..nexttbr portion of
°Pee:rani?
oodenetineotedotate
an inquiry tato
limited byhat act.
The CnANCBLWR of the EXCHEQUER—Fromt the countries sear our shores. The disease, apparently, is very
,on round the most infected province than
state and preened" of public bushier, I am very doubtful,
rife in Holland
or
more than doubtful, whether it is in the power of the are rather • cord where the measures taken against it
the slaughter of infected animals; and where action hasgovernment to make any proposal relating to the difficunit
been partially entrusted to local authorities and partially
subject of the issue of bank notes daring tbe prem. t
resisted by the people. In France and Belgium, however,
smith. But with regard to the particular question of the
the spread of the disease was directly stopped by the saori-
boo. member, if it Imlied whether the government has
floe of 43 French soda 306 Belgian annual., and the absolute
thy intention of enabling the Bank of England to resume
prohibition of all importations of stock. The operation of
the discretioorny system which prevailed before the act of
the orders in council issued from time to time by our go-
-1844, lam bound not to limit my answer t) the present
element ideseribed in the third division cif the document.
esesion, but to say that the government would not be
The fourth opens with the statement that the Main body
disposed either in this or any future 00111011 to take such
mummers still adhere to, apd Mr. M'Clean still
a step. (Hear, bear.) • dissents from. the conclusions they first laid down "respect
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN IN FACTORIES. leg the general character of the disease," and the men-
Kr. FAWCETT asked the Secretary of State for the sure. to be adopted to arrest it. progress. They
Home Department whether, viewing the deplorable con- then explain the system of investigation set on foot
&tier' of the children employed in many of the trades of to establish • sound basis for curative or preventive
Ithelneld and other towns, it was the intention of her treatment. Reports from most of the eight medical men to
Majesty's government to introduce • measure for regn- whom these investigations were committed are in the com-
hating the employment and securing the education of these miesioners• hands; and the whole of this inquiry will "very
shildren. soon be completed." The concluding portwe of the report
Sir G. GREY said his hon. friend the Under-Seere- anted= a statement of " some points of more or lees prac-
lary of State for the Home Department intended to tidal moment" that have been arrived at by the commis-
gore notice, for an early day, of a bill to give effect to some 'donors :—L That no thoroughly efficacious treatment of
farther recommendations beyond those dealt with by legit- the disease has been discovered. 2. That vaccination is not,
lotion, which had been made by the commission on the though perhaps inoculation may be, a protection against the
employment of women and children in factories plague. 3. That the only mean. of combating it is to arrest
PREVENTION OF SMOKE
the spread of infection, by the stoppage of the movement of
. stock by the isolation and 'laughter of infected cattle, and
Sir ROBERT PEEL asked the Secretary of State for the by tine use of dieiefectants. The beet disinfectants,
Home Department whetter it was the intention of the carbolic acid and chloride of lime, are pointed out
government during the present session to introduce any by the commissioners, and the most efficient mode of using
measure for the purpose of abating the nuisance arising them ; but as to the best mode of securing the immediate
from the smoke of chimneys in towns and country district, 'laughter of infected cattle, they state that "this commission
in the vicinity of towns, similar to the bill passed in 1853 pomesess no special information." They are, however,
for the metropolis? quite sure of two things, namely, that • the subtle poison
• Sir G. GREY said the act applying to the metropolis had of this disease has now diffused itself throughout the cone-
produced • beneficial effect. Certain trades, however, were try ;is and that in all probability fresh importation. of
we.
excepted from it. provisions. It was very desirable that tagioa will follow the circulation of fresh relay. of foreign
the act should be extended over the whole country, but he cattle throughout the island at the rate of 10,000 per week,
bad not a bill in preparation on the subject. He was fully more especially as the transport route through Holland
aware of the importance of the matter. (Hear, hew-) lies through the most highly infected district of that coon-
THE CATTLE PLAGUE. try. The mere inspection of snob multitudes of stock is is
iothleeirporseepinrirstiavedlieesfecitnivthe genarLitraigat:
of
sestudange danger
imports
Mr. TOLLEMACHE asked tbe Secretary of State for the
Home Department whether he had any objection to postpone tion to certain ports, the slaughter of the fat and the
the compensation chimes in the Cattle Plague Bill, or testi= in quarantine of the lean beasts. These are the
ta incorporate them in • separate bill. He thought that pole administrative suggestions contained in the report ; nor
the one or the other plan would facilitate the passing of the does it attempt to embody any system to be adopted respect-
measure. His reason for putting the question was that he ing the inland or the maritime transport of cattle, or the
bad not had opportunity of consulting his constituents in establishment of slaughter-houses and dead meat markets.
Cheshire with regard to the compensation clews, and the The onecludiog paragraph states "that the present cala-
bill was not yet in the hands of member% ratty has shown how defective are our general precautions,
Sir G. GREY said it would be impossible to deal with the if precautions can be said to exist, for the detection and
provisions of the bill which required cattle to be Haugh. prevention of contagious cattle diseases," and that it is
tend without, at the same time, providing the means by most desirable than an improvement should take place in
which the owner, could obtain compensation. There would this respect. The appendix contains evidence, oral and
therefore be great difficulty in postponing the compensation documentary, on the points adverted to in the report.
thanes*. I Copies of reports by the consul-general in Poland respect-
SITTING ON ASH WEDNESDAY. 'lag the cattle disease raging in that country in 1857 were
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that also pre/bested to the House of Commons on Monday night.
the house on its rising should adjourn until two o'clock en These documents show that the English government was
I
Ash-Wednesday. accurately informed in March, 1857, of the nature of the
PROSECUTION OF MESSRS. HARD/NO, WELCH, cattle disease, of its supposed origin in the steppes
AND BETHELL. :of the Ukraine, of the ports from which this
danger would most probably approach as, of the
Mr. HOWES asked the Attorney-General whether any
ter,__l2bJe. facilumitrabehy witht,.whitithecompesalt mactiepoireadpate,danthed ofnoitsw
steps had been taken to prosecute the Rev. George Rogers
Harding, Patrick Robert Welch, Esq., mid the Honourable •!.."'"‘"
Richard Bothell, or any of them, for corrupt practiies in eimeet eteeeetyPed description el the symptom.—pain in
the back, the peculiar coat of the animal, matter issuing
sbtaisiog, or attempting to obtain, a judicial appointment,
Lom_itis,,eythesaisoutinoetreozo...ils.,...Hiee seratt,uswiettedwebn_owea...k_know
as suggested by the report of the select committee on the
Leeds Bankruptcy Court; sod. if no such steps had yet too well, .._ farmyard dogs. "Nearly ereery7re,Z,Ty7
been taken, what was the cause of the delay. by 0 0.2 s o 7
The ATTORNEY.GENERAL—In accordance with the !he wrote, ' hes bees teeed—salts et "femme hied., losti-
sode. saltpetre, cold water, ODD vomit;
recommendations of the select committee appointed by the Fe Y: mercury,
outnad have faied alike. The consequence as been the in-
lest parliament, maths engagement which the government
he
of the most stringent government measures fee
gave at the time, pmeecutions were filed last Michaelmae
e indiscriminate slaughter of all beasts exhibiting a
Term against Mr. -Welch and Mr. BethelL Those intermit- 1 _mown of the murrain." Be also pools,' out that by
tons stand for trial at the present sittings, and so far as i :•1„.. means the evil had been e .y.
MI if not wholly, over-
the crown is concerned, it is prepared to try. With re- ' '''''
came in Prussian Poland. The necessity of imposing strict
spoof to Mr. Harding, the boo. gentleman will feel that if cattle arrivieg from Bassin, and ithpecting
the crown prosecuted him it would lead to delay and dial- qQaili4tine upon
We hides transmitted from her ports, was earaestly pressed
salty Is the proper prosecution of the matter. Kr. Hard- ____ the geeerameam
fag must be a necessary witnessend without his evidence "r""
ft would be impassible that the others could be prosecuted.
• THE GOVERNMENT OF JAMAICA.
Sir J. PAEINGTON asked whether, as the Cattle
Plague Bill was to come oe again ea Thursday, the Seers-
'thy for the Colonies intended to bring in the bill with
thlerenoe to the government of Jamaica en that day. The
eight hen. gentleman observed that it was very necessary
that the former bill should be proceeded with if possible de
• die in diem.

Tun REIPOILY BILL BTATIBSICEL —The govern-
ment, it appears. bee not yet finished the collection of sta-
tistics te serve as the basis of a new reform bill. The in-
formation already obtained relates to the number of occu-
piers at specified and metals in the boroughs, and to
the proportion of artisans at present upon the parliamen-
tary reinter. 'he hear that the government am sow col-
looting statiatica as to the number of depositors of from
801. to 601. in savinp basks ; and the returns are directed
to specify the numbers who bays bad deposits of the
above-mentioned amounts for one and two years
lively. This would mom to point towards the poodle%
of "fancy franchises' being ha:laded in the new reform
bill.—Birmitaphon Daily Post.
ZALLY SIGNS os _Aram. The severs storms of
wind and nihilism, been suroseded in Devonshire by weather
se mild and 'piing-like as aey thalami be expected in Akira
Sverylibieg D L keeping with the weather, the birde ere
miseries blithely. the beds are unfolding rapidly, and the
primrose sad other spring dowers am sheerly nay leeward.
Times. 9111101.

Mr. CARDWELL said he was actively in the hands of
tie home with respect to the bill austased by the right
boa tamest. It wa• important that provisiou should be
made as early u possible for the government of Jamaica.
Se Cattle Plague Bill would tabs preaedesee an Thursdsy,
and if it did sot occupy the house until • late hour, be
would, with the permission of the house, make his state-
ment the subject of the government of that colony on
lie same evesiag.

ABOLITION OF CHURCH BATES
Yr. HARDOANTLE obtained have to bring to a biß
Ito tits Again. al obersil ratan.