The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-15 00:00:00

THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

COURT OF COMMON COUNCIL.—(THIS DAY.)
At a special court of Common Council holden
this morning at Guildhall, under the presidency. of the
Loan MATOft, Mr. R. N. Philippe said that seeing the
chairman of the Markets Improvement Committee in his
place, he would take occasion to ask him a question
of very considerable importance at the pre.
sent juncture. What he wished to knew
was
whether the committee had taken steps to establish a more
extensive system of slaughtering cattle in the Metropolitan
market, with a view to prevent the necassity of driving
cattle through the public streets, and thus possibly spread.
incthe.prevailing fearful epidemic.
Mr. MIMI, the chairman of the Markets Im.
provement Committee, said he was very glad
to give the court all the isformation in his
power upon the subject. At present there was
accommodation for slaughtering about 500 head of cattle
per day at the pew market, but the committee had takes
into their consideration the propriety of establishing •
much larger slaughter-house, to be the sleughterhoune
of the corporation ; in fact, their object was to establish
abattoirs, where a very much larger number of cattle could
be cooveniestly slaughtered, and any butcher or other
person who chase to do so, might avail kilovolt of the ass.
coonnodatioss thus effordeil.
Alderman WATILLOW said be would take the opportunity
of asking another question of the chairman. which was
whether any steps had been taken under the powers of the
set of parliament of last newton to conv the two
large hotels at the Metropolitan Market ert
which had
been hitherto made no useful purpose of whatever,
into improved dwellings for the labouring °leases.
Mr. RUM= replied that the buildings had been
advertised. and they bad been let on a lease for 21 years
to a society established for the purpose le
to by the
Id worthy alderman.
The court then proceeded to the business ea the paper.

EUROPEAN BANE (LIMITED.)-(THIS DAY.)

The annual meeting of the shareholders took
place at 1 o'clock at the London Tavern, Sir B. W.
CARDEN in the chair.
The report, which had bun previously blued, was taken
as real.
The CHADIXAS in moving its adoption said although the
bank had been established only shoat two years he night
congratulate the meeting cm he present position. The
continental bruise's had been thoroughly investigated by
two dinette's and the manager, and their report wail qeite
satisfactory. There wee • Waco. of 1,502,000/.
of subscribed capital for the security of the
pu' lic end there were 895 proprietors. (Obeere.)
A larger dividend might have been declared, bat for the
detcrtniestio• of the board to establish a good reserve
food. (Cheers.)
After some dim:amnion the report war adopted, and a
dividend at the rats of 6 per cent. per mance declared.

SOUTH-WASTIDIN BAILWAY.--(THIS DAY.)

This afternoon the half-yearly general meeting
was held at the Waterloo station ; Ospeals lissom in the

The report oi the directors has already appeared is ear

The CELAIMIN mid K would have bees more agreeable
to the board if they could have reeommeaded an increased
divideed, Mill they thought that mainteleing the muse
rate of 5 par coat, which they had maintained
piece 1862 iseltudve, was not au uneatisfaetory
reealt, particularly when it was borne ha mind that dories
tie east year they had lad to work seamy new lines. the
Indio on which was aot yet developed. He sosehded bt
movie' the adoption of the report! Web, after a short die-
weseioa. wee @greed to.