The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-27 00:00:00

CORNWALL.

Another disastrous week of the cattle plague has
been experienced in Cornwall. In the Truro dis-
trict Mr. W. Lander, Cubert, lost nine ; Mr. Joseph
Rowe, Cubert, two ; Mr. Tyser, Perranzabuloe,
one ; Mr. Ball, Tolgarrick, one ; Mr. Gatley, Tre- ;
sillian, four ; Mr. Pearce, Pencoose, two ; and
Messrs. Farley, Brewer, and Morco mbe, Truro, one
each. Several deaths and several cases of illness
were reported from the West Penrith district, but
the whole of the cases were confined to the pre-
viously infected farms. The disease broke out in
the early part of the week near St. Columb, and two
(Laths have since been reported ; it also made its
appearance at Carlyon, in the eastern part of the
county, and a farmer named Willis has already lost a
dozen valuable bullocks, and has five in a bad state.
In the Padstow district two deaths occurred, and
many fresh cases were reported in the neighbour-
hood of Helston. At St. Winnow there was one
death, and several are bad. Five convictions under
magisterial orders took place during the week at
Penzance, Camborne and Helston, for driving
catad into prohibited districts, and one farmer was
fined for omitting to inform the inspector of the out-
break of the disease among his herd ; in all the cases,
however, light fines were inflicted. The Western
hounds and the St. Ewe and St. Columb harriers
have ceased to hunt until further notice in conse-
quence of the prevalence of the plague. An assur-
ance society was formed azi 'Wednesday for Bocon-
Doc and district. A numerously attended meeting
was held at Truro on Monday, Lord Vivirn, Sir C.
Rashleigh, Sir C. B. Sawle, Mr. Kendall, M.P.,
Mr. Davey, M.P., and Mr. F. Williams, M.P., being
among the company. It was resolved that a memo-
rial be presented to the Secretary of State praying
the Government to suspend all movement of cattle
in Great Britain ; to order that all imported cattle
be slaughtered at the port of landing ; that no cattle
he allowed upon unenclosed lands ; and that raw
hides, horns, &c., be not allowed transmission with-
out passes. The proposal to set on foot a county
subscription was withdrnwn for want of support.
On Tuesday an inspector was appointed for the
division of South Powder.

CUMBERLAND.
The cattle plague makes rapid progress in Cum-
berland. In the dairies in one part of Carlisle about
a score of cases have occurred, half of which have
terminated fatally during the past ten days. The
returns for Cumberland Ward since the beginning
of November show that 62 animals have died of the
disease, 157 have been condemned and slaughtered,
123 sold to the butchers after the plague broke out
on the farmsteads, 40 remain ill, 6 have recovered,
and 372 cattle out of the affected herds remain
healthy. In the Wigton district, too, several cases
have occurred in those before specified. The greatest
anxiety prevails among farmers throughout the
country. The Lord-Lieutenant has been asked
to convene a county meeting this week to which ag-
riculturists are looking forward with much interest.
On Saturday the East Cumberland Mutual Cattle
Assurance Association resolved to discontinue ope
rations after the 31st December. when,the policies
expire.

Some disturbances of a riotous nature took place

near Carlisle on Friday, arising out of the deter-
mination of the city authorities to bury at King-
moor, a piece of waste ground about two miles from
Carlisle, all the cattle dying of plague within the
city. The Local Board of Health at first endea-
voured to find a suitable burial-pl tee in Carlisle
near the infected byres, but could not do so ; they
then tried burning the carcasses, but this was found
so olActionable that it had to be abandoned ; and
on Thursday they resolved to disinfect them and
convey them out to Kingmoor in close carts, em-
bedded in charcoal. This determination was stre-
nuously resisted by the farmers in the neighbour-
hood of Kingmoor, and along the line of their route
from Carlisle. Seven dead carcasses were carted
out on Thursday evening and buried by torchlight,
and later at night a crowd of farmers and labourers
assembled on Eden-bridge, armed with guns and
bludgeons, to prevent the passage of any more loads
of the same kind out of the city into their district,
which is at present quite free from plague. On
receiving an assurance that no more wouldbe taken
that night they dispersed. On Friday morning the
Mayor of Carlisle, accompanied by the Town Clerk,
Mr. Gordon, city surveyor, and Mr. Bent, Super-
intendent of Police, left the city in a carriage for
the purpose of inspecting the burial-ground. As
they were passing through Stanwis the horses in
their conveyance were stopped by a crowd consist-
ing principally of farmers from the neighbourhood
of Kingmoor and Etterby. An attempt was made
to turn the carriage back ; some blows were struck,
one being aimed at the door of the conveyance.
The driver, by making a dash, got his horses away,
but the assailants procured two cabs from Carlisle
without delay and pursued the civic authorities in
hot haste, arriving at Kingmoor simultaneously
with them. When the two parties alighted an al-
tercation at once ensued, in which Mr. Milton Carr
of Cargo, Mr. Elwood of Kingmoor, and others,
took an active part. Angry words were followed
by violence. The Mayor and Town Clerk were taken
by the collar, and with Mr. Gordon were hustled about
and pushed off the debateable ground. When the
city authorities returned from Kingmoor they were
met at Stanwix by Mr. Dunne, chief constable of
the county police, who had taken the precaution to
station there a posse of policemen to preserve the
peace. He had an interview with the Mayor, and
stated that he had no doubt, from the excited state
of the farmers, that if the burial of carcasses at
Kingmoor were permitted a riot might be the con-
sequence ; that, under the circumstances, he could
not hold himself responsible for the peace of the
neighbourhood ; and that the Mayor must take
the responsibility if a disturbance of the peace en-
sued. The city authorities have suspended the
burials at Kingmoor, and peace is restored. Sum-
monses were taken out on Saturday against the
ringleaders in the disturbance.