The Express.
London, England, 1868-07-27 00:00:00

TIM 11W 11109LATIONT £1 TO OASTLI.

The Ames reminds the public of the positioa in which
they are left by the unfortunate failure of the above bill.
An order in council, published in Saturday's Ger-sne,
relaxes the most grievous of the late restraints, but they
are still mulliciently onerous. In consequence, no doubt, of
the failure of this bill, the Privy Council have, under certain
conditions, relaxed the rule which prevented cattle leaving
London alive. Those conditions, however, are still stringent.
No cattle can be thus removed without a special
license. To obtain this license the owner mast apply to
the local authority, proving that he baa possessed the
animal eight weeks, and stating all particulars of
the destination of the cattle. The local authority
will then order an inipector to pay an immediate
visit to the animal, and another visit at the end of
a month ; and if at the latter visit he certifies the
animal to be free from infection, the local authority
may give a license for its removal within three
days. Another order permits animals to be trans-
ferred from the northern to the southern railways by
means of the cross lines, on condition that during the
time they are within the metropolis they are not allowed
to leave the trucks or waggons in which they arrive. If
they pat foot to the ground they are liable to be treated
like other cattle, and will not be allowed to leave London
alive. Another order extends the number of days during
which licensee are available ; while a fourth order admits
cattle from Spain, Portugal, Normandy, or Brittany to
any part on the southern or western coasts, and when
landed, after due inspection, allows them to be treated as
no longer foreign cattle. An animal can be moved out of
the district, it is true, but not until after several formali-
ties, and after waiting four or Ave weeks. Other regula-
tion remain unaltered, as, for instance, that cattle shall
not be removed more than 600 yards in a metropolitan
thoroughfare without a license. Consequently no animal
can enter the Islington Market without a license, and
none an leave it without another license. Foreign
cattle, after due inspection, must either be slaughtered at
the place of disembarkation or taken by railway to
London, and when there be kept in licensed lairs,

The Poet ia pained to say that bad as the affair at Wind-
sor waa, the Wimbledon »Titer is almost worse, for at
Windsor the oocnrrmoee were at keel unpremeditated,

but in respect of the Wimbledon re►iew there was the de:
bberste exhibition of • spbit so very objectionable that
if it is much further indulged it will go bur to most Kiri-
otudy affect the stability and progress of themovement. One
thing is quite certain, that if the country is to regard the
volunteers as • reliable military disciplined body, we
must have neither overt acts of insubordination as at
Windsor, nos barely smothered feelings of discontent se
at Wimbledon. The 11820IIilli of the force have always
said that it would be found wanting in discipline and
cohesion, and it mast be confessed that the voluateme
have now given them some cause to justify their ootackt-
gos.

Reviewing the career of these establishments, the Daily
Pew Nays that, under all eireamstances, they may fairly
be considered to have fully held their ground, if not to
hare made any great advance, notwithstanding the crisis
which clammed two yean ago, and which has exercised such
an important inhumes in checking financial enterprise.
It le, indeed, not a little creditable to the joint stock banks
—and for that mattes to the private banker*, as well as
can be judged—that they are able to give se satisfactory
an amount of their affairs as they have done. Been the
most captious of shareholders has made no complaint, not.
withstanding the ordinarily irresistible provocation of a
reduced dividend. The womb el an of the
principal banks in London, yin, the London and
Westminster, Union, London Joint Stock, Alharice,
aty, and Imperial, show the delkitiney for the
present ball-year to be 2,480,1711. Taking, how-
ever, the proportion of the cash and government securities
held against the engagements of web bank, it appears
there has been an increase of ova 1,800,0001. in favour of
1868, the per-centage of capital to liabilities
being 28k. The dividends have necessarily been
diminished by the cheep value of money. With
one exception there has been a decline, the ex-
ception being the Alliance, which remained the same,
via., three per cent. per annum. However, a slight ebb
in the tide of prosperity does tittle, if any, harm, because
it often leads to increased can and caution.