The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-06 00:00:00

DIVONSHISIE.

The adjourned quarter ions were held yester-
day, Earl Devon, in the chair, to consider the cattle plague
question. There was a numerous attendance of magistrates.
The committee previously appointed recommended that
nine of the eiders already enforced by the magistrates of
the petty sessional divisions should be varied, altered, or
revoked, excepting with regard to certain parishes where it
was proclaimed the disease had broken out, and where the,
striegent measures of the new order of council are to take
effect. It was agreed that under clause 18 of the order of
Nov. 13th, no animals as detioed by that orde r shall be
brought or sent from any part of Great Britain into any
part of Devon, subject to the jurisdiction of the ....ions.
Mr. Splatt held that parliament alone was capable
of dealiag with the question, and moved that the Privy
Council be petitioned to suminmons psalmist together
for the consideration thereof. He recommended that all
the diseased c title in the country should be destroyed, and
that the owners should be recompensed by government for
the loss.—Sir B. Narthcote thought it climbable that only
those pariah.% where the disease was known to exist should
be proclaimed.—Sir W. Carew called attention to the negli-
; genes used in the conveyance of hides, and the committee
were requested to consider the propriety of memorialising
goverment on the subject.—The committee's report was
adopted, and it was resolved that the courtshould meet
Icy.

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Yesterday the Berkshire magistrates met by ad-
journment at the Assize Court, Reading, to consider what
steps should be adopted with the view of checking the cattle
plague. Mr. Benyon, M.P., occupied the chair. The com-
mittee of magistrates appointed oti the subject of the cattle
plague last Monday presented their report, which was oon-
sidered, and an animated discussion took place on the re-
commendations which it contained. Mr. Cherry explained
that the object of the committee had been to mate a strong
and short effort to stop the cattle plague, and they first of
all recommended that all moving of cattle into or about the
county shall be prohibited from the 6th instant till the Bth
of February. in that recommendation the committee were
following the example, to a great extent, of the counties of
Oros and Wilts. As regards horned cattle, sheep, and
swine, all fairs should be prohibited, and the committee
proposed that no such animals should be introduced into
the county during the time named. They also proposed
that horned cattle should not be allowed to be mowed from
one farm to another. or from one parish to another,
or even from one part of the same farm to another, where
it was necessary for their removal that they should cross
or pass along a public highway or reed. The committee
felt there would be very great -difficulty about exceptions,
and therefore they proposed none, and it was moat im-
portant that one part of England should co-operate with
other parte of the eouutry in a strong effort to stop the
disease. The committee thought that if parties would
submit to a present lose by obeying the proposed orders
there would be some hope of preventing future and much
greater loss. They did not propose to prevent the removal
of sheep from one pert of the country to the other, but
they proposed to stop the sheep fairs. In order that them
necessary and stringent measures might be effectually ear.
rued out the committee recommended that application
should be made to Sir George Grey for authority to appoint
20 additional constables in the county. Lord Abingdon mid
it should be known throughout the country that 20i. per
bead of cattle could he levied se a penalty on any one in-
fringing the order'. Sir W. Manhood said during the
seat month butchers most go to the feline sad
slaughter the besets. le answer to Lard Bar:lp=
it wee stated by Mr. Cherry that the resolutions
would sot provost the transenisstou of cattle by railway
through the county, but trains mast Dot leave say estUe ia
the county. An amendment, granting certain eximptions
in thee* parts of the twisty when the dismiss had not
existed for the previous 21 days was moved. bat last ea a