The Express.
London, England, 1866-12-18 00:00:00

THE CATTLE PLAGUE.

Yesterday afternoon a deputation from th
Central Chamber of Agriculture waited upon the led
President of tits Pvivy Council for the of nem*
some sungestions with reference to tEkri"re:en. t otder
council [focusing the opening of certain galik(Oo, end the
for the pitre of presenting certain resolutions et* to
view to being embodied in an act of parliament Ott
the part of the deputation there were present Mr. Iy4,
land, M.P.., Mr. Read,9LP., and Mr. Pell; ldr. Cskrige
and Lord Courtemiy were also present. The members,(
the Council present were the Lord Prelident,
Corry, IL?., and Sir Stafford Northoote, M.P.
Mr. Prix, in introducing the balms, said that tie
deputation, though small n number, represented it
body of men, including the members of twenty •
tonal societies working with them. The ire
Chamber of Agriculture, in considering the pro
sent position of the cattle plague, had wee
to a series of resolutions the first of which related to
arrangements now existing for the regulation of „we
markets, and the others to some provisions
cd winch
wished to see embodied in a permanent act
They believed that the of the 7th of Neuss*
authorising the opening of certain markets in the cove t%
lied been productive of harm, inasmuch u it tended *
make people believe that the rinderpest had almost ltd
the country. and led to a loose construction of pbe ea
strictive provisions regulating the movement of cattle, n*
• general relaxation in the law, which might prove veil
injurious by inducing a return of the pert.
The LORD PINNITIDENT reminded Mr. Pell that He
order of the 7th of November was more stringent than*,
previous regulations in respect to the removal of cam,
to the markets which were licensed. It had oven
to the knowledge of the government that large imam
of beasts were being sold and moved shout the come*
surreptitiously, and there was a general relaxation k
regard to the oonetruction of the orders in council. The
government thought that it was far better to allow de
animals to be sold at Hemmed markets under strict sops*
vision than than they should be moved about tab roan *
the event of any CM of rinderpest showing itself at es*
market the disease might be traced to the exact spie
whence it originated, and measures might be takenA..goOkdeal of conversation took place se to the kne
mode of dealing with the disease in its present etas, sect
the numerous evasions of the law.
mellentran mentioned a singular and systematic mei*
practised by dealers at Angle**, which consisted in pqg
to three or four magistrates and getting a limes fun
cash to remove the same cattle to different town. pit
instance, from one magistrate they would get a henna
move cattle—say to Rugby ; from another a second hum
to move them to Leicester ; and a third would le
obtained, say., for Norwich. Then, in the event of fie
cattle not bang disposed of at the first plass, that them
was torn up, and another was produced showing thetas
cattle were en route for the second place, and so on. ease
had been brought before the rna,Tistmtes of this kind, tit
th did not see how they could interfere.
The LORD PRISIDINT stated that he should be glad is
have some authentic particulars of such cues, etes
the council would consider the subject, and devise some
means of meeting such evasions.
Mr. Real) then referred to the second series of ninth
tions, containing suggertions for the permanent regalia*
of the cattle trade. They were of opinion that the lee
portation should be confined to certain ports, that all lei
cattle should be slaughtered at such ports and sent to the
various markets, that the lean stock should he 'Upend
to stringent quarantine regulations, that lairs and othe
facilities should be provided, that means druid is
adopted for rapid transit, and that water should be gies
in sufficient quantity to cattle in transit's. There sea
provisions for the proper inspection of ships' hold', fat
ventilation, for inspection, &c., and the ressintioss fen
they suggested that persons knowingly exposing any tir
mal for sale aMieted eith the rind erpest should to pWld
with fine and imprisonment. Lastly, it was summed get
there should be an efficient inspection of des-time*.
Some further conversation ensued on the ruins pile
referred to, and
The Loan PRESIDENT intimated that as it we is
tended to submit a government measure to pulithell
soon after it met the suggestions would hays due Ogni.
deration. The present system was not to allow fat sal.
math to leave the London market alive. He plumed the
agricultural societies did not wish that to be changed!
Mr. R EAD --Ceti/4211y not.
The LORD PRZSIDENT pointed out that adricultuel b).
cieties might give the government much asseseace u
ference to this subject. The great evil the council rude
contend with at present was a general apathy, les* b
the dismissal of inspectors, &c. He was very glad to be.
the views of the deputation, and th might te issal
that the government would give themey the fulket
consideration.
his
Mr. Phu. thanked lordship for the courtesysit
which they had been received, and the deputation Mini

THE DISTRESS AMONGST THE OPERATIVES°.
DEPTFORD AND GREENWICH.
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Last night, at 8 o'clock, a numerously attended
and influential public meeting of the inhabitants Depdord,
Greenwich, Lewisham, Charlton, Lc., au held at the
Literary Institution, Royal-hill, Greenwich, in sod d
the movement for the relief of the many %Musa& d
unemployed and destitute iron shipbuilders in OS
district. The chair was occupied by Viscount liouthstuth
loll'. for West Kent, and on the platform were Sir Ch
Bright, SLY. for Greenwich ; Mr. 013yree, Y.P. it
Cashel ; Admiral Hamilton ; the Rev. Canon MBe
Vicar of Greenwich, &c. The Chairman mid lis net
fully persuaded, from the fact which had been kid Mho
him by the committee, that the most wideepread inns
prevailed in that locality, and that a clear case India
made out for appealing to the British public. It mewl
that 4,000 applications had been made to de
committee for relief, but the funds were quite opal
to meet the emergency. It bed been rammi
that the stoppage of iron shipbuilding on tbs
Thames, and the consequent distress had kest
caused to a great extent by strikes
the ironworkers of the north, but if such watt
case, It ought not to be visited upon the distressed opm
tives of Deptford. Another rumour wat the
wrighte now unemployed were offered work during ist
parts of a day, and to receive wages in proportion, batter
these terms were declined by direction of the trades Inca
Now, if they appealed to the public, nothing could te um
fatal to obtaining public sympathy than to bass itle
lieved that the distress was mused by strikes or the Ile
coca of trades unions. He wished not to discuss the pis
ciple of a trades union, but he would ask the (prosiest
the working classes preeent, did such unions fay ! It we
true that in many cases they had succeeded us Ms**
rate of wages, but had they not driven up wages to mai 6
point that it was a most difficult thing for the Brine
to compete with the foreign manufactutar ?TO
it not a fact that at the present time irm
locomotives, iron-ships, and manufactured timber Pal
were being supplied by foreign firms at a mu Oki*
ch &MS
rate than this country could supply them, mud
suited from the difference between the logo d IS,
artisans employed. He appeared there not to set dim
against Labour, or labour agatnst capital, but he sr ow
vinced that the time must come when this wagetquoio
would have to be considered in the interests of bothpulier
or some most important branches of British mmufartim
would be driven from our shores. The Rev. Coon lb&
fully concurred in the remarks of the cla, 01_
moved—" That this meeting deeply deplores the Pair
trees at present existing amongst the working flans
this locality, which irises mainly from eirtunistmensk,
yond their control " If the word mainly had net W.
in the resolution he did not know that be could
kil,
moved it, because when he heard that the menday sork or sesl!
them had been offered three•quarten , •
three-quarters pay, sad that they had to wait threat
"
before they got a reply from the tradesunion,hethough
proved a state of tyranny on the part of these tom •
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which he hoped would toot last much longer. no Fri
condition of these shipbuilding operatives and thsenu."
lies was most distressing. They bail in MID
t- i
with the whole of their furniture, and as fah._
Warted
dwere quite insufficient. Sir Charlo. Bright,lLL,l!
seconding, endorsed the statement of the chairman asten!
advantage gained by foreign manufacturers in °ottani. oej
of the cheapness of labour. The motion was. „641°P7:
Mr. Byrne mid, having been for years offislol 11;
netted with the Thames Iron Ship Building Conlail,
could bear the most complete testimonyng men to tie oil
es honty, and intelligence of the worki"WA..
At the 0101
direction and now out of employ
strikes were disturbing the country these men took so
in the movement, and he never asked a man tn.
an thing without meeting with the utmog ill ”,..
A were also delivered by Admiral Hamilton, x"
(tumor Airey, and others.
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A letter from Rome of the 11th says
Porrtifical corps de garde on the piazza Colima lak
gummy inauguration yesterday morning. Du sO4
tale by auction of horses belonging to the French.
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on the Piazza, in front of the guard-Louse, a*47,,
robbed a gentleman of his watch, but was pumped ,
and by several other bystanders, who joined in
"Y.intoTh.ththie Peisszaf made
d piforettrahe, his Via dei
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leading co!"
barred by the soldier on guard, of the iodite
regiment, who, presenting his bayonet, onlered las
halt. There are different accounts given by the
witnesses as to whether the thief could not stop
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his headlong career, and so ran on the Mr:rao.
whether the soldier purposely plunged the wei
him; bat certain it is that he was run through**,
end after staggering a few steps fell down opirir6%
WWI put into • carriage and taken to the hosPs'
He was a youth of 19 or 20, and never 400
'Mgt wounded."
The Ls/ertJ, by the pen of M. Emile de Gialt
reoommends the French government to standee al 7;
all its blear of anny-organisation and establish the 401
as a great neutral power, refraining from interfells°
general European politics.