The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-09 00:00:00

TEI CATTLE PLAGUE.

OFFICIAL BITURNS.
These returns do not profess to give the total
narelier of eases which have occurred in Cheat Britain, bat
only those which have been aseerialeed frees the deka!
information repaired at this altos from imposters, whether
appointed by the clerk of the council or by the local autho-
rities. The divisions of Ragland are thee* of the mous.
Column 1 only records the owes reported as having nom•
wooed daring the weeks indicated by the heaclinp ;
back' came being added to oolcmn 2.

Rau% of reported ems
tram the eootambee-
mint of the disease.

Oteum Div Moo&

Metrop. pollee
South /tutu. Counties
South Mid. Counties..
Latent Counties
South West Counties.
West Yid. Counties ..
Nsrth Mid. Counties..
North West Counties..

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Northern Counties
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Totsls 1

(Signed) ALSXANDSR WILLIAMS, Seanbry.
Veterinary Department of the Privy Ceased,
Moe, 9, Prineeimitrest, Weetnuniter,
8. W., Feb. 8.

Nom.-209 inspectors have not reported this week in
time for this return. Among these, and belonging to the
county of York, are Messrs. Hoskinson, Stories Harrison,
Pennock, and Holt ; to Shropshire, Mr. Benjamin Doff ;
to Staffordshire, Messrs. B. Duff and Llewellyn ; to
Cheshire, Mews. Storrs: and Lewis, the latter of whom has,
however, forwarded • partial :sport. Them inspectors
returned 2,301 oases last week, and the apparent decrease
of the disease is probably more dos to their neglect than to
any real diminution of attacks. A. W.

Feb. 8.

A conference was held yesterday morning at St.
James's-hall of representatives from the various agricul-
tural societies of Great Britain and others upon the subject
of the cattle plague. The Earl of LICHNIZLD presided, and
upon the platform were Lord Combermere, lard Bernie,.
Lord Most, n, Lard Bateman. Lord Shrewsbury and Talbot,
Lord Rivensworth, Earl of Stradbroks. Lord Fowls, Lord
Vivian, Lord Southampton, Sir 0. Russell, M.P. ; Sir J.
Western • Mr. Rebow, ; Mr. Biddolph, Y.P. ; Colo-
nel Stuart, Y.P.• Mr. Bromley, M.P. ; Mr. Dodges,
M.P.; Captain Spain, M.P.; Hon. 0. Careen* M.P. •
Hoe. F. A. St. John; Hon. H. G. Liddell, M.P. ; the
MacLeod of M'Leod ; Hon. F. Scott ; Mr. Baas, M.P. ;
Mr. Davey, M.P. ; Mr. Henesge, Y.P. ; Mr. Selwyn.
M.P. ; Mr. D. Nicol, M.P. ; Major Parker, M.P. ; and a
great number of agrieulturits.
Mr. A. PILL, of Northamptoeshire, moved a resolution,
• declaring that the removal of all live cattle from one plum
to another over highways, except in uainfected (aunties, and
the removal of all live cattle by railways throughout Great
Britain, ought to be prohibited foe a limited time.
The resolution was seconded by Colonel HALPOILD, of
Leicester, who spoke of the impossibility of carrying out
the proposed or any plan for staying the plague under
the system of local authorities.
Mr. ILtasHALL, of Ely, in Cambridgeshire, which he said
was the largest loser of cattle from the plague, pointed out
that in the resolution there was a most significant excep-
tion in the words "except in uninfected counties," and
proposed that that words should be eliminated. (Hear,
bear.)
The resolution as amended by leaving out the excepting
words was carried, as was another moved by Mr. Surrars,
to the effect that all imported cattle be prohibited from
moving island.
Mr. GOODLAKII, president of the Edinburgh Chamber of
Agriculture, moved :—" That the immediate destruction of
all plague-stricken animals and those in direct contact with
them, and the complete isolation aid official watching and
control of all animals that have been within the influence
of contagion, ought by act of parliament to be provided
for."
This was seconded by Mr. B.TDI2t, of the Liverpool Agri-
cultural Society.
Professor Gallows supported the motion, and (attended for
the stamping out of the disease by slaughtering all infected
animals. The thermometer enabled them to detect aeon-
rately the existence or non-existence of the disease in any
animal. . . .

—Ttre motion was adopted with two disssntie
Efir G. TZNIKINSON moved—" That the partial remuneration
of the owners of animals affected by these measures be
provided for by act of parliament" He could not advo-
cate that such remuneration should be provided out of the
consolidated fund, but by a county rate. (No, no.)
The GRAMMAR remarked that the resolution left that
point apes.
Sir G. JINKTISON, in continuation, blamed the govern-
ment for not having acted in accordance with the recom-
mendations of their own commissioners.
The resolution was seconded by Mr. NORMAN and carried,
as was another requiring that the disinfecting of all infected
premises, market places, railway trucks, and cattle pens,
should be enforced by act of parliament, moved by Captaie
Da Wrrr and seconded by Mr. Tumult A deputation was
appointed to wait on Sir G. Grey to represent the views of
the meeting, end urge upon the government to take
the step. necenary for giving effect to the same—tbe
Hon. F. Scorn objecting that it ought to be to Earl
Russell—end a petition to parliament praying that
• stop may be pat by legislative enactment to the
removal of all live cattle from one place in Great Britain tr
another, for • limited time, and, is connection therewith,
to enact farther—that all animals Labouring wider the
dimes' shall be immediately slaughtered, and buried in the
skin—the same being previously slashed and spoilt—the
owners thereof being partially compensated from such
source as the wisdom of parliament may devise ; and that
all cattle which have come in direct contact with diseased
animals, or which have been in the same enclosure with
them, though yet showing no symptoms of the disease, shall
also be immediately slaughtered on the premises, the offal§
to be disinfected and buried, the bides to be disinfected
and sold, and the circuses also to be sold for the benefit of
the owners ; the loss thereon to the owner to be partially
compeos.ted, in like manner. out of the funds raised as
aforesaid ; sad in order that full advantage may be taken
of this canpulaory steptexe of transit of cattle, to enact
provisions for carrying out sanitary measures to extinguish
effectually all germs of the dhows—in particular, that the
whole premises occupied by diseased animals, or by animals
which have come in contest with, or been in the asorecraclo-
sore. abed, or byre with diseased animals, shall be the.
atomised and disinfected, and the manure, litter,
and fodder taken therefrom, also disinfested or burnt, at
the occupier's exposes, by proper °Mears. And that farther,
all railway trucks and pens, and other !railway plant that
have been used in the transportation of live stock, be offi-
eially cleansed and disinfected, and their me prohibited for
a period of time.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro-
ceedings.

A Barr &sum writ% Fray B•uh.— The
American ship Columbia, which arrived in the Mersey on
Wednesday, had a very narrow escape from destruction
on Sunday afternoon last. The storm which so unex-
pectedly broke over Liverpool on the aftsenoris of that day
appears to have prevailed a loag way down the channel, and
several captains of ships which hive since entered the
Mersey describe it as nothing else than a fearful whirlwind.
Captain Robinson, of the Columbia, reports that on Sunday
afternoon when besting up the chanitel,the sky became sod-
denly overcast, and heavy rain and hailstones came down
in shower& A few minutes had scarcely elapsed when the
horizon was illumisated by a fearful Sash of sheet lightning,
which was immediately followed by a tremendous peal of
thunder. The wind at the time blew a hardwire from
all quarters. The roll of the thunder peal had sraroely died
away before two large belle of Si. sruhted on the ship's
deck, and set fire to the deck-house and galley, but did no
other damage.
ST. MARK'S HNIPITAL 1101 FISIRMIL—The annual

gmeral meeting of the governors of this iestitutim wee
held yesterday at the London Tavern. Mr. G. F. Sande-
HMI occupied the chair, in the absesoe of the Lord Mayor'
who was &emanated to preside but was unable to attend.
The report of the committee of reseagement stated that
1,256 patients had been received into the hospital during
the past year, and so fewer then 975 of that somber had
been seat out perfectly cured, or relieved so se to be able to re-
same the labours by which they mainteined themselves. The
committee regretted that the number of usual subscribes'
to the institution showed a eoesiderable falling off, end
that the funds at their disposal did not juslthalimai in fit-
ting op more than thirty-four beds, they had
accommodation for fifty. The committee attention
to the mole misconduct of the late eseretsry, whit bad
ebecoeded with a sum of 5601. befogging to the
seed reoommesded that in future the secretary be reeve
to give security to the extent of 5001. for the faithful dle•
charge of the duties of his once. The statement of amounts
showed the receipts of the past year to he 4,304! 4s. &1.,
sad the expesditure 4,8711. 13s. 11d. The report was sins-
simosely adopted, soda vote of thanks le the sisehmes
concluded the business.
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