The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-21 00:00:00

TMR METROPOLITAN BOARD OD WORKS.

(THIS DAY.)

A special meeting of this board was held this
day, Sir Jona Thwarter' in the chair, to take into eon.
adoration the various clauses of the Cattle Plague Bill,
sad to pass such orders in reference to it as might be
neosesary.
The ClialliNix said that they ware called together rather
suddenly to take into consideration the Cattle Pietas
Bill, and he wee sure that the board would with the
promptness of action which was the first element of suc-
cess come to some determinations which should be
as effective as any other municipality in the wintry.
He was not quite sore what the law would be in
the matter, but one bill had been passed and another was
in contemplation, which was to include the whole .f the
metropolis, with the exceptioo of the City of London,
which was in the hands of local authority and excluded
from the provisions of the act. He would suggest
that on this oecesioa they should consult together
about the matter, and then adjourn the meeting
until Friday, whin they would have an opportunity of
coming to such reeolutioos as they might think fit. The
metropolis was a municipality perhaps more difficult to
deal with than any other portiou of the country. Liver-
pool, for instance, and other large tows. had a compost
municipal legislation, and a smell area, whereas Loden
was a number of detached tower, and exteoded over a very
wide ares. He bad made inquiries into the instructions '
liven to the police with regard to the diseased cattle. He
had also read the order in aonneil relative to the matter, '
avid hid also called that morning nose Sir It. Mayne. He .
bad gone to the Privy Ociunoil, and seem Yr. Ban. on
the matter, and had found that every assistance would be
rendered 111 that department. Being unions to ascertain
everything he could about the matter, he &lie went to
the Horne-office, and found that the official, there were
! most desirous of anointing, aiding, and so-eperating with the
board. It was intended to appoint inspectors over the
several districts, who would have to make a report to the
Dowd, and the latter would have to regulate the whole
proceeding, to overlook the inspectors, to give orders for
the slaughtering of the cattle which had been °oedemas&
to conduce the burying of the cattle, to. There would
also have to be a committee to value the cattle which
i had beset thus slaughtered.
(Left sitthig.]

The Owl, which came out of its winter retreat
this morning, *Wes that the Quote will, scoop other
public functions which she proposes to uodertake, lay In June
next the East Moos of the Omani Hall of &Woos sad Art
at llesidngtoo. The Owl also makes the following aneounce-
masts :—" We are informed It is probable that Lady Edward
Osmodish sod Lady Imam Melville will be appointed stoat
the peseta of her Royal Higbee.. the MINIM HAMA. Mr.
Engleheart, who was pivot* secretary to the late Doke of
Newcastle, will also. we b•Heve, be attached to the household.
We understood that • marriage it anointed beetroot lady
Mary Gordon. sista .et the Umiak of Mostly, and Mr.
Tamar, acts of Mr. sad Lady Oarolim Timor ; aloe between
Mr. Morava and Miss Eden, &getter of the Ham mod Rev.
William Elea, and sister al Lady Narth.—We Whew that
it is the iotaglios of the gmerement M appoint a 01.11-
mission to arrange noose debits plan for the aonsolidatim
of the public offices."