The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-28 00:00:00

The Cattle Plague.

MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

A meeting of the sub-committee appointed at the
general meeting of members at Southport, on Mon-
day, to consider the subject of the cattle plague,
was held on Saturday, at the Secretary's office,
Church-street, Liverpool. Mr. H. White presided.
Mr. Law called attention to the order in Council
issued by Government on the 23d inst., and pub-
lished in a supplementary number of the London
Gazette of that day, and republished in other papers.
The Secretary (Mr. T. B. Ryder) announced that
he had two days ago received from the secretary of
the Wakefield and West Riding Farmers' Club (Mr.
M. B. Hick) a circular printed letter and copy of
resolution on the subject of the cattle plague, and
inviting the Manchester and Liverpool Agricultural
Society to send a deputation to take part in a general
meeting of societies which it was proposed to hold
in London on an early day. It was proposed by Mr.
Charles Clay, IValton, seconded by Mr. M. E.
Naylor, Wakefield, supported by several members,
and adopted, " That the secretary be instructed to
write to the secretaries of all the other farmers' club
and agricultural societies in the kingdom, for the
purpose of inviting them to join, by sending the
chairman and secretary or other members from each
club or association, as a deputation to a large and
general meeting, which this club is of opinion should
be held in London on an early day, for the purpose
of considering the interests of agriculture in con-
nection with the cattle plague, and also to wait upon
the Home Secretary with a deputation so consti-
tuted, to impress upon the Government the views of
that meeting, and more especially as to the neces-
sity and justice of compensating the owners for the
loss of their cattle, which may have been or may be
destroyed under orders of the inspectors appointed
by Government." After discussion at much length
it was, on the motion of Mr. H. Neild, seconded by
Mr. W. Bothwell, resolved, "That the committee is
of opinion that the Order in Council of Nov. 23,
annulling the previous orders, is a step in the right
direction, and a great improvement in those previ-
ous orders, and that so far as the action of the Go-
vernment is concerned the objects of this committee'
have been in some measure anticipated." It was fur-
ther unanimously resolved, " That in reference to
the circular letter addressed to the secretary of this
society by the secretary of the Wakefield and West
Riding Farmers' Club, it is resolved that a deputa-
tion from this society be now appointed to join the
proposed meeting in Loudon in the month of De-
cember next, and to concur or otherwise in making
such representations to the Government respecting
the cattle plague in the interests of agriculturists as
they may consider advisable : and that the secre-
tary be and is hereby appointed to represent this
society at the proposed meeting in London, and
that he may have power to take such steps and call
to his assistance, by letters or telegram, any mem-
bers of the Committee he may think desirable to
summon to his aid." There was no other business
of public interest.

COUNTY MEETING AT STAFFORD.—A county
meeting was held on Saturday, in the Shire Hall,
Stafford, to take into consideration the present posi-
tion of the cattle trade with special reference to the
orders existing in Council as to the closing of fairs,
markets, and sales of fat and store stocks. The
chairman was the Earl of Lichfield, lord lieutenant,
who expressed gloomy forebodings as to the future,
and recommended uniformity of action as to fairs,
markets, and sales. Mr. Chawner expressed views
similar to those of Mr. M'Lean, one of the royal
commissioners. The chairman declared he could
nct understand Mr. M'Lean's facts or figures, and
did not believe anybody else could. Mr. Masfyn
explained the present position of the farmers to be
that the smaller markets were closed, and that they
dare not send their stock to Wolverhampton for
fear of infection, the market being so inundated
with foreign cattle that at five o'clock in the after-
noon there were more unsold than used to be on
Show at the opening. Much indignation was ex-
pressed at the indiscriminate admission of foreign
cattle, while the farmer at home was virtually obliged
to keep his stock on his farm. The Hon. and Rev.
A. C. Talbot moved a resolution in favour of stop-
ping all communication between stock as far as
possible. After Lord Hatherton, the Earl of Shrews-
bury, and others had addressed the meeting, the
following resolution was adopted :—" That this
meeting views with alarm the ravages caused by the
extension of the national calamity, known by the
name of the cattle plague, and would urge upon the
local authorities throughout the country the neces-
sity of combined and uniform action on their part
in putting a stop to all fairs and markets for the
sale of stor© stock as will secure the exclusion of
diseased animals."

CUMBERLAND.—Thirty-three cattle have been
condemned as suffering from the cattle plague in
Cumberland within the last ten days. The commit-
tee of the East Cumberland Mutual Assurance met
on Saturday. The secretary, in accordance with the
resolution come to three weeks before, submitted a
memorial to Sir G. Grey, which he had prepared,
asking that the importation of foreign live cattle
should be stopped. The committee resolved to
send the memorial.

DONCASTER.—On Saturday afternoon a numer-
ously attended meeting of magistrates acting fcr the
West Riding petty sessional division of Lower
Strafforth and Tickhill, was held at the Town Hall,
to consider the appointment of an inspector, vice
Mr. G. J. Mather resigned. After a long conside-
ration of the question, it was stated that there was a
very strong disinclination on the part of the far-
mers in the district to have another inspector ; and
taking this fact into consideration with the appear-
anee of another Order in Council (which they
had not had time fully to consider) they had de-
cided not to appoint an inspector, but to leave it
over for further consideration.

A case of infection of an entire stock by an
animal kept separate has occurred at Hanley. There
had been a sale at the Large Birches Farm, and
Enoch Gosling, butcher, was allowed to enter a cow,
which was bought by Mr. Buxton, of Little Birches
Farm, a quarter of a mile distant. The cow was
put by Mr. Buxton in a shippon by itself, and. Mr.
Hodgkins, the inspector was called in to see her.
She was then very bad, and she died the next day.
Last Friday Mr. Hodgkins was again called in, and
found Mr. Buxton's entire stock stricken. One cow
left on the farm after the sale, and another bought
by Mr. Pickin; have also been attacked ; but the
only death is that before mentioned, and it is the
first case that has occurred at Hanley.
NORFOLK.—At the weekly meeting of the Nor-
folk Cattle Plague Association on Saturday, Lord
Bury said it was impossible to look at the compli-
cated framework of the orders in Council on the
cattle disease without feeling that they were not in
accordance with the feelings and ordinary habits of
Englishmen. One could not look on the prohibi-
tions prescribed without feeling that they must vir-
tually put an end to movements of stock.

MRS. MACREADT'S DRAMATIC RECITALS.-A
large and fashionable audience assembled in Willis's Rooms
on Saturday morning, to listen to Mrs. Macready's dra-
matic recitals. The selection of pieces was good, and the
oratory such as fully to support the well-deserved reputa-
tion of the talented lady. _

A. BRUTAL MURDER.—A brutal murder was
committed three days ago near the town of Milizde, Finis-
tere. Four individuals were returning in a char-1-bane
from the fair of St. Renan, when they perceived that a man
was clinging to the carriage behind. One of the party
took up a gun and desired him to quit his hold, and not
being obeyed, fired point blank and killed him on the spot.
The four then continued their route towards Lesneven,
without further care about the unfortunate man so inhu-
manly disposed of. The body being found, the authorities
took measures to follow the track of the guilty parties ; and
the actual perpetrator, named Joseph Cavarec, has been
arrested at St. Fregant, where he resided.
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