The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-16 00:00:00

SUFFOLK.

Mr. Robert Bond, secretary to the Suffolk Agri-
cultural Association, has received a communication
from Mr. W. L. Frewer, agent to Sir Edward Ker-
rison, M.P., proposing that the county of Suffolk
should at once take measures to prevent the spread
of the disease. Mr. Frewer also stated that a depu-
tation from the neighbourhood of Eye would wait
upon Lord Henniker, M.P., to ask his Lordship's
assistance in immediately calling a county meeting,
for the purpose of organizing the proper means of
action. Mr. Bond placed Mr. Frewer's letter before
sir Fitzroy Kelly, who resides within a mile of Ips-
wich, and who said he had given this important
subject some little attention, and was thinking of
taking steps for calling a meeting, but was only
waiting to see what Government would do in the
matter. Sir Fitzroy desired it to be known that it
would afford him much pleasure to attend any meet-
ing that might be called and do all in his power to
stay the evil. The disease has made its appearance
in this county, and particularly in the northern
district. It was brought to the extensive marsh
lands in the neighbourhood of Beccles by some Dutch
beasts, and several head of stock grazing on the
corporation marshes have fallen victims to it.
The corporation gave notice on Saturday that all
neat stock was to be taken off the common till fur-
ther orders, and cows which had been grazing near
stock which had been infected were to be milked on
the marshes.

A preliminary meeting of farmers was held on
Friday, and arranged for a public meeting of the
agriculturists of the Wangford Hundred, which was
hold at Beccles yesterday, and was very largely
attended. The chair was taken by the Mayor of
Beetles (Mr. S. W. Rise).

The Rev. Sir CHARLES CLARKE moved :--

" That an association of owners and occupiers
of land and others interested be formed in the hun-
dred of Wangford, for the purpose of adopting
measures to check the progress of the prevalent and
fatal disease among cattle, and to assist in com-
pensating for losses from that cause."

This was seconded by Mr. J. CHILDS, and carried
unanimously.

It was then resolved that all members of the
association should contribute at least at the rate of
2d. in the pound on their assessment. A committee
was then formed to carry out these objects. In the
course of the discussion a general desire was ex-
pressed that a county association should be formed,
and the agent of Sir Shafto Adair, of Flixton-hall,
stated that Sir Shafto was willing to subscribe £3OO
to a county fund. Should a county association be
formed, this association would be amalgamated
with it.

Yesterday afternoon a similar meeting for the
hundred of Blything was held at lialesworth, and
an association formed.

NORFOLK.

The Mayor of Norwich has received the following
communication :—" Whitehall, Aug. 12. Sir—l
am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to ac-
knowledge the receipt of your letter of the Bth inst.,
urging the adoption of precautionary measures with
a view to check the spread of the disease affecting
cattle ; and I am to inform you that directions have
been given to the Commissioners of Customs to en-
force the provisions of the Order in Council of July
28, 1856, made under the authority of the Act
11th and 12th Victoria, cap. 105, by which cattle
arriving in a diseased state may be destroyed, and
the other cattle in the same ship detained, in order
to prevent their spreading the infection.—l am, sir,
your obedient servant, 11. WADDINGTON. The
Mayor of Norwich."
The following regulations have been made by Mr.
Moseley, manager of the goods, cattle,:&e., traffic of
the Great Eastern Railway :—" All cattle-trucks,
immediately cattle have been unloaded, must be
thoroughly cleansed with a bass broom and scraper,
the manure so removed being taken at once to the
manure pit and there covered with lime. The truck
floors, immediately the dung is removed, must be
thoroughly saturated with lime. The cattle-pens
must be swept out as frequently as they are used,
and on no account is dung to be allowed to accumu-
late in them. The pens to be thoroughly saturated
with lime in the same manner as the trucks. For the
foreign cattle through Harwich and Thames Haven
trucks will be set apart specially, and under no cir-
cumstances are they to be used for home cattle.
They will all be distinguished with a distinctive mark
on each side."