The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-04 00:00:00

THE oErrLa PLAGUE.
—.--

MEETING OF MIDDLESEX MAOISTRATML—mus
DAY.)

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A special meeting of
rev ding of Middlesex mad
others interested in the prevailing epidemic amattpg..iz
was held this day at the Session-house, Clerksowl.•,,Z7.
perguasee of the hollowing notice issued by Mr. N•l7 COPB.
the clerk of the peace :-" The chairmaa of the eourt leni.'
received from the Homeeilioe an important order with
uk-s (Before
ranee to the cattle plague made by the Lords of the p."Z' The baukrnpt
Doused es the iota nit, request your attendance tir•••"7 'Avenue' and oth •
the sane on Thursday, the 4th of Jemmy, UN—" been taken out is t
at 12 o'clock. when the chairman of the -1 petition and -
trusts the chairman ri each potty sessions will auks irill••• rpool ; and ou
veelent to attend." HENRY POWNALL, Fwq., took diazz presented by
and there were precut Mr. Bustead, Mr, now made to I%
Mr. Lulea& Mr. Rankles, Capt. D. O'Brien. Mr. J .CllOO, to
Mr. J. F. On Pownall, Mr. Wyatt, Mr. P. N. 14.-0 this court,
. on
Mr. Pileher, Mr. Giles Pitcher, Dr. Jervis, eir J. ---'s tore residing
Mr. H. L. Taylor, Captain Morley, Mr, h. re. of the mo
sir Re itorectrus.--
Kr. P. Bodkin, Dr. M'Oaae, Mr. Facieco, Mr. C. ~ also been filed,
lis t
Charlie White, Mr. C. Baker, Sir John gir4i, got bastion was •
But., Mr. Griffiths, Mr. Prance, Mr. jim.-7.0, - -Pr. Ituehhrook,
Mr. Healey, Mr. Hogarth, Mr. Skippers foikked for an order
ford, Mr. Aphelia', Colonel Jake., Mr. Bail. morrow.
fag, Mr. Michiur, Mr. Pa:bury. Mr. 3tr. T. Bud o •
J. J. Hamilton, Bart. ; Kr. Pima, Kr. Levielitit4,4 His Honour emu .
Bentley. General Weed, Mr. James Bentisy, Ir.
Charles
Jlea.BlßT.t"ChaW'hipmadit: Thilliiritr.."Treelej'' Myrb,..thiLeFlatcHicLa.bsrl:l-I"arrnalut ' diction,Salliellid
his
lgmribehe
ii?actterothrelB6inlahney •
Donald Nicoll, Mr. J. R:ig, Kr. Wyld, M.P., Igr, °I nelll ordered
Mr. Haswell, Mr. Bird, the Baron De Bliss, Mr. ZIG%
esza, Sir George liedgkingoo, ha
The CHAIRMAN need the large assemblage of mageraoia
then amemblad he took as as indication of appeoildle THE '
subject, to consider which be had called them Welk
The object was one not to be explained in • few woke
the government had already issued four Orders of (Wog
in reference to the cattle plague. The first of bus
orders was issued in July, the second is In
Umber, the third in November, and the last on the 14 EITINBpri RO
of December. The last was the one in which they se aa Mew Coulson,
gistrates of the county of Middlesex were more imudiddr icc., of Tot
eoncerned at the present time. The order of Nought og five ladies'
placed power is the Wade of the district magistrou is tity of dresses,
make certain regulations to prevent the spread of *ls& Ming.* to the
use, but that order had been found to be quite Ludwig Of Ms employers.
and therefore much stronger measures were acne, Mr. Michael Bo
to be carried out. It was only yesterday that be bra misled that ii wee th
received • letter from • chairman of one of the piny odd end paid for in
siesioual magistrates of the county which bore out** I.ollollloe, the '
he had stated. The chairman then read the Weer, nis rim' into the packi
stated that the whole of the district was free fourth Wr hinii[ and giving t
disease, except in two places, where it raged fearfully, ma, Nat. a the pack*
withstanding this, and with the admission that the tiyrov pated and the tick
aged fearfully in two placed no steps had been taken de age of this ticket,
magistrates, boson it did not affect the ghdr flerda7 • parcel
country. Similar complaints had been made Arno 'Mrs. Graham, •
every other county, sod representations bad been mods a Om, paid." Ha
the government from the most influential 'guerilla* etthress sent to
throughout the country, and the agriculturists =Opp/ th lie and found
nobility had urged nom the government measure, of grew 81109 t.,, He then
stringency. Therefore some orders should be issued Aid sheet
.., Ib. The td'
should give the public confidence' that effectual um •••......__. HIS five i
should be applied, so that they might stem In um h..° sold to
Ur. 10d. • the
pest by which they were at present afflicted I -- , .
roods with
therefore became necessary that they should have rem slier i-- -th ess faun
stringent regulations-but not more stringent this 61 mamal.w to 16e. is
awful visitation required. It was quite true that iris hunting .
country was very peculiar in many respects, se they hd tocae°°,,ii_cn or had
'a
within it an enormous population, and therefore it ve •••"' "'" lady ''"'"
a subject that required great consideration. It mw i bro....atdoe.o7•olls •
tell
question more important than the feeding of that pert
*boo, but it was a question bow they were to proompoi, grimmer in custody
hand
stock of the whole °pantry. The arrangements for Wpo on him a gold
Mete , duplicates
veution of the spread of the disease were not brought h I°
grime amouptiog to
perfection, and although 'deuce had developed baa at hi . gh,
measures, yet it was important that they they
take other measures to prevent the contamination in mg -
direction as much as possible. In Ross, 'eau*, bitu"rgreatioPrintivi •
a resolution was passed prohibiting altogether the teat ell the address a
of cattle along the public reeds. A similar resolute' W me— the prisoner
also bees Jesesid in Surrey and Hertfordshire. It bad but "lady mew,"
prohibited to drive cattle from one farm to another if tio vi,....„,,,v Led
had to pus a turnpike road. Now they had to anode ;871-cer-iri„d, a
how that would affect the county of Middlesex, fer 1 he Boyle-street, Sa
they were to adopt such • resolution, sad Feud red the prism
the twain of cattle slug the turnpike roads, that soyh be had ac iia
virtually stop biliogton-market unlessthey could, by um - sua ide mid!
scientific process, get them there without crossing the cs.for whatever he
turnpike roads. Still he hoped that county would el Hogg, were furl
fail to deal with the subject by such simag "mu entity of coach, I
as the neoeeeity required, and if the market was rigid op .. pr„entsT. from
to be stopped, that should be does, for it wadi et ether article' pled
be better that the supply of beef to the O. amid woe !wimp
habitants of London should he suspended fora few Viii rid received from la
rather than the supply to the whole country 'build h yids:babe gave • sin
stopped for many years to come. The power of stoppieg he The prisoner pleas
Isliogton market rested with the Lord Mayor, and if his Be was remanded
ship was not disposed to take that step it would be Men tat
that court to interfere and stop the cattle from pawing to,
their turnpike made. It appeared to him to be unperson
that their roads should be stopped, as surrounding comen
had done, and thus show to them that the magistrates die
county of Middlesex were not less anxious for the pet
safety thee their fellow-magistrates of the neigliboug
counties. Fear ways were open to they- to meet thsseL
The first was to stop all communication sling the need
the county ; the seeped was to allow the cattle to be
driven to the market, and to be there slaughtered sat a
third was as far as they could direct that all foreign cask
should be slaughtered at the market to which they me
driven within a limited circle from where they us
landed. It appeared to him that they should appals
committee to wait upon the Lord Mayor to w if they odd
mutually agree on the plan most likely efficiently to any
into effect the orders in eounciL They would natbeableiht
day to pass any revolution definitely, as the court wri si
journed from Saturday last to Monday ; bet I
• committee was appointed that day they could conk/reit
the Lord Mayor, and draw up resolutions, and the mot
of them could be brought up on Monday, and made imp
relive, so that no time would then be lost. After soar
other observations he left the matter in the hands of *
meeting.
[The discussion was proceeding when this report left.]

TM
Mr. William Dahl
a busiDese at Howie
to answer a
=
TI of Police,

WESTMINSTER BRETERRY COMPANY (LIMITED).-
(THIS DAY.)—At the fifth ordinary meeting of the °mum
held to-day at the Westminster-palace Hotel ; Mr. W. I
Noodle in the chair ; a dividend wu declared at themes,/
per cent. per annum and a bonus at the rate of 2 per rent pe
annum, payable on and after the I lth inst. A discusico tees
place as to the expeeiency of establishing a reserve fadi
but it was decided that having regard to the kerma
the value of property in Westminster there was woes&
for such a fund at present..

et hroktiey
sit December, in
'Atkin the police cl.
Benjamin Miles to
sok having a license
I. kim according to
t• ike statute, 1x.,"
sliest, Bloomsbury,
Mtn driver of the sa
bind ticket.
Kr. Ricketts, sot
mod, appeared to
Plena of the E die'
Basimiuioners of P
Mr. Dale pleaded
Polioe-000stable C
pat 10 in the morel
ondant Miles driv
irtio number of the
lame cab on the
NI the 13th, and as
driving one of his
am and had been
metro of " all that,
and steady driver,
say of his horses •
mod Miles out with
blip to put the ho
After hearing fur
Mr. Barker fined
end meta.

DELAYS ON THE LONDON, CHATHAM, Al)
DOVER RAILWAT.—Last night, for the space of at led
a couple of hours, much confusion prevailed on the Led*
Chatham. and Dover Railway. The passengers, All
taking their seats at the Ludgate-hill station, Val
ordered to leave the carriages and walk over the tearer
Blackfriambridge, and get in at the next state" '1
a carriage had crossed the metal, and stopped the Ude
The people did is requested, and after waiting some tie
the carriages were filled, but nearly three hours &poi
before the train started ; and during the time the penalise
shouted "Shame," hissed, groaned, &c, The train, lee
ever, at length started, and arrived at Walworth ale
minutes before one in the morning, instead of about 10.311
THE RAILWAY CO3sMISSION.—CoIODeI Mooed,
M.P., has been placed on the railway commission to rem
sent Irish interests, in place of Lord Donouehmore, eke
state of health obliges him to retire from it. —Dias
Evening Mail.
THE RECORDERSHIP Or BIRMINGHAM.—We vi'
demised that the name of Mr. J. F. Stephen may be dill
to the list of candidates for the recordership of Birmioghter
about to vacated by Mr. M. D. Hill. Without at all had
ing to disparage the merits of other candidates. weal
say that if the choice of the government should fell ea
Mr. Stephen, there would be no cause to regret run la
appointment. Mr. Stephen ban been for some yew
member of the Midland Circuit, and both on cited
and in the metropolitan courts he holds a distiogniold
place—in pro.lof which we need only mention the PG4
nsnt part he took in the pleadings before the Indieil
Committee of the Privy C.nocil, in the fano"
"Essays and Reviews" case. The learned gentlenee is slee
well known ea an author—his treaties 7n the Crimisalla
being recognised as one of the ablest work- of its clam ire
may add that Mr. Stephen was Secretary to the floysWesr
mission on Elementary Education, which reported in FA
—Birmingham Post.
FINE FOR DRIVING BEASTS ALONG THE TVeltrigl
ROAD.—At the Salisbury Petty Sessions. on Tuesday,. „XL
Elias Loosen, of Fordingbridge, Hants, butcher. VII Inn
N., including costs, for driving six beast:: along the tam
pike-road from S disbury ter Fordingbridge, os thel2th
contrary to the ceder in council.
ANTICIPATING EVENTIL—Three years since, at e
emadry.bouse near London, five cabinet ministate bell
present, there arose a discussion as to what would hufflll_
on the sudden death, or resignation from illness, d
Palmerston. It was agreed, nem con. that Lord Rue.
would, as a matter of course, succeed to the premien*
and Mr. Gladstone to the lead of the House of Commas
The late Sir George Lewis, laying his own personal claims
'side, wan foremost and strongest in urging the sacraria
prolific:rations of If,. Gladstone ; and on this cameo hi
made a remark which, rut it has been more than ewe ale
understood and misquoted, we repeat—" Never mind anew
the prime minister ' • I could supply you with three or foss'
very tolerable ones from the House of TAvdt at any
..tin'
Whenever you are speculating on fresh combination.. MN
by itemise your Home of Commons leader."—Few S
Magazine for January.
AM AMERICAN PREACHER'S BET. —There is ole
more characteristic of American humour which we nail
notice—the familiar use of scriptural language. Is
certain cases this le perfectly natural sod harelko•
An uneducated man mixes up scripture and melees
life more frequently in proportion to his belief in scripts%
Many of the stories which seem risky tr, us would be
prussive to the original speakers. A er.rtaio Mr. Lard
Daw preached a sermon on the text from St. Paul, "lies
doe!! things." " No, Paul," he said, " Ton are wrong"'
betonoreaolillar youbill on
five dollars
des'. He
can't," and
saes
" through Jesus Christ our Lwd." " ! Paul." he ewe
" that's a very different thing ; the bet's off." Thil
Maid', beats say anecdote we ever heard of Mr. Spurges''
—Co Magazine for January, pantideuheellatl
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Tifipenalties wel

♦ tall, well-dr
lathe magistrate :
Be said a few u•
lasumnslicece;taagillitsattbrauedthticeldeaw
eoetinued—On the
Wells, when he took
GM she to him, so t
brit away from th
bar to return. B.
a two after, when
Morn to her duta
ipso which the
,if he did no
some back to he
some
licant said th•
use should not
the place end E
called his
!leant) was ro

Might to this tre
mon ticket. lie h
thought be ought
wished to know s
The magistrate fait
it coming to make
m elf. As for ad,.
ae. If he felt ag,

,ppliceutt retired.

THE
o oormeottence of
of
from the poor I
le arrangementsldnot commen
il 11 o'clock,
cowledge the Ti
tl, and he wished

MU; bad now gni
binsate requirem
:tisite• machiner
the poor on 1
occasion to
S. fund was origi
Iwo, peculiar, anal
Per the notice

se of inveatigati
I done. The ope
rebly exiended,
it limited in no
rirbelming. had 1
111 for relief, an
Tying object' or
the poor-box fit,

re was no very
been oue of to
k in the diet
I, wages were
tys would be, as
affluent, by ti
et societies, a
without e r
the requisite
ice to both

woe dish.;
labour was
• wise and be
ristratel of the pt
'Mons for relief.
Lin a night's lodg
It. Pter, the chi,
fallen from the