The Express.
London, England, 1868-03-03 00:00:00

SECOND - EDITION.

FOREIGN CATTLE MARKETS.

DEN:TA:ION TO THE DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH.

(THIS DAY.)
This afternoon a deputation from the Farmers'
Club had an interview with the Dubs of Marlborough, the
Resident, and Lord Robert Months, M.P., Vlee•Presi-
dent of the Privy Council, for the purpose of representing
to the government the expediency of establishing special
markets for foreign cattle both in London and at
the porta of entry. The deputation consisted of Mr.
Clare Sewell Read, M.P., chairman of the club ; Mr.
Coussmaker, Surrey ; Mr. W. Cheflins, Middlesex ; Mr.
Eve, Middlesex ; Mr. T. K. Fowler, Bucks ; Mr. T.
Morley, Warwickshire ; Mr. T. Howard, Beds ; Mr. G.
Jackson, Cheshire ; Mr. T. Owen, Berks ; Mr. S. Skelton,
Lincolnshire ; Mr. T. Wilson, Leicestershire ; Mr. N.
Bit, Hertfordshire ; Mr. T. W. Morris, Buckingham.
shire ; Mr. Hayton, Middlesex. Mr. Corbet, the secure•
tap', read a memorial to his grace on the subject.
Mr. RIAD, in introducing the deputation, remarked that
It was designedly small in number, though it represented
the views entertained at some of the largest meetings of
the club that were ever held. He expressed his satisfac-
tion that the government had introduced a bill with re-
gard to London, but considered it would be desirable to
extend its provisions to all the ports of landing. The object
was not to keep out a pound of meat from the people of this
country, but to prevent their home herds end Socks from
being devastated as they had been for the hit 26 years by
diseases inhodueed by foreign cattle. The eunsamer as
well as the producer would be benefited by sonlining the
Ole of imported cattle to separate markets, for the restric-
tions on the home trade must be kept op as long as foreign
cattle were permitted to mix with their own in the same
markets.

The Duke of M %.111.11011OUGH asked whether there would
not be difficulty in regard to sheep which were not to be
immediately slaughtered and which would requite to be
pastturi.
Mr. Run said they could be kept isolated.
In reply to questions by the Duke of MARLBOROUGH,

Mr. HUD, Mr. HOWARD, and Mr. JACKSON expressed
themselves in favour of isolating cattle and sheep affected
by pleuro-pneunionia, foot and mouth disease, glanders,
small pox, and scab, Mr. Howard suggesting that it
should be made illegal for any farmer to send cattle to
market affected by *um-pneumonia.
After some further suggestions,
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The Duke of MARLBOROUGH said that the subject of es-
tablishing a separate market in the metropolis for the sale
of foreign cattle had already engaged the attention of the
government. The first object was to obtain as far as pos.
Ode immunity from the reintroduction of the cattle
rho/de. and next to remove the restrictions imposed
cu the conveyance of home stock. He hoped the bill
which hat been introduced by the government on
ah, sobject would receive the sanction of parlia-
ment. There was more difficulty in the establishing of
rep-date markets at the ports of landing. But in point of
fact there were regulations now in force which earried
out what was asked. These regulations had not the per-
manent character which an Act of Parliament would give
the:n, but in the 15 or 16 porta into which foreign cattle
were imported none were permitted to come in, but were
slaughtered at the port of landing. He was in favour of
retduing the restrictions on the importation of foreign
oath., and experience did not show that the
inconvenience arising therefrom was so great as
to wake it necessary to abandon them. There

was great reuon for extending the provision which
applied to the metropolis to the other ports. With regard
to the 'lineations to be adopted in regard to pleuro-pneu-
vonis and other diseases the government would give them
attention, and he trusted the member" of the Fern- ers'
Club would assist with information the committee in the
!House of Commons to which the bill was referred.

CENTRAL CHAMBER OF AGRICULTURE.
(THIS DAT.)

TLis morning a meeting of the Central Chamber
of .Wriculture was bald at the Million Restaurant, for
111, downsides of several special questions. The attendance
Iro, numerous, including Mr. JASPER MORE, M.P., in the
chair; Mr. E. 11Aland, M.P., Mr. Wl:flagon, M.l'., Mr.
G. 1.• 1.4 b. /11.1'., Mr. Nexus. x.r„ Sir G. Jaakinsos.,
and numerous deputations from the provinces. Tde subjeetr
npu the programme were "The education of dm
laboring classes," " The progress of the Metropolitan
Foreign Cattle Market Bill," " What steps shall be
ado üby the council with respect to Mr. Knatchbull-
lingessen's Turnpike Trusts Bill," and the con-
siderations of resolutions sod communications from the
c..iditry societies respecting sheep and cattle diseases, the
aididhalt-tax agitation, and the systematicorganisation of
lor.d chambers. The question of the education of the labour-
be was opened by the Rev. Mr. Fraser, who was
apeeixlly invited to address the meeting upon the question.
Ile he cordially subscribed to the principle that
sL re proper precautions were taken there was no
ction to the employment of women and young chil-
dren in agriculture ; but the result of his observation was
that proper precautions were not taken—(hear, hear)—
:00 he ventured to say that women and children were em-
pl..”4 an excessive number of hours every day ; many
ir employed from 14 to 16 hours a day—Onion of " No,
t0...1-had he considered it would be no hardship if the
lege.lature was to step in, and, as in the case of the factory
lay it down that no children under a certain ago should
be employed more than—say, a maximum of twelve hours
d..y. (I fear, hew.)