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

HUNTINGDONSHIRE.

A deputation of Huntingdonshire farmers waited
upon the St. Ives bench of magistrates on Monday
respecting the introduction of diseased cattle into
the market.

Mr. Nix, of Somersham Fen, inquired of the
Bench whether they had any power to appoint an
inspector to prevent the admission. of diseased cattle
into their market, which was a very large one.
He and other farmers saw many diseased cattle in
the market that morning mxed with healthy stock,
and if that were allowed the disease must be
carried upon the farms. It was becoming a serious
calamity, and he was sure the Bench would render
them all the assistance in their power.
The Rev. G. JOHNSTON (chairman of the Bench)
said there was no power that would authorise them
to appoint an inspector. He thought that if a peti-
tinn were drawn up and sent to the proper quarter
it would be well considered.

Mr. A. SPERLING (a magistrate) said that an
order had been issued by the Privy Council
respecting the city and neighbourhood of London,
and he had no doubt that if a petition were for-
warded to the Home-office it would be extended
to St. Ives. It would be proper to have a number
of signatures attached to the petition, as it .was a
very important matter to close a market.

The Rev. G. JOHNSTON said the magistrates
would send the petition for the deputation with their
strongest recommendations. That would be the
proper course to pursue.

The deputation thanked the Bench, and promised
to wait upon them again on Monday next.

In consequence
oWf (3thßearEeSpTorEteild appearance of the
Russian plague among the cattle in an adjacent
county, the Market Committee of the Worcester
Corporation convenetoluld a_
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special meeting to consider
what measures it would be advisable to adopt to
prevent cattle so affected from being rought to
discussion,
Worcester market. After sonic
resolved to issue printed notices cautioilin' it
wasB
against bringing diseased cattle to Worcester, and
pointing out the penalties for such act under the
11th and 12th Victoria, cap. 107. Mr. 11. Perrens,
veterinary surgeon, was also appointed to inspect
all cattle brought to Worcester market until further
notice, and the police were directed to assist in the
seizure of any cattle that may be pronounced by the
inspector to be diseased. The county agricultural
society as yet has made no stir, but it is expected
that a special meeting will be called on the subject.

CUMBERLAND.

The cattle plague has made its appearance in
Cumberland. The tenant of the Whin Close
Estate, Abbey liolme, has lost the whole of his

milch cows by the disease within the space of three
or four days.

EDINBURGH.

On Wednesday last we were enabled to state a
fact which had naturally been studiously concealed
by those concerned—that the dreaded " rinderpest"
had appeared, and in some cases proved fatal, in
Edinburgh. Since then the disease has continued
to spread, as in England and the north of Scotland ;
and among the stock of various keepers of dairy
cows in town it either has been or threatens to be-
come destructive. In the sheds of the cowkeeper,
to whose case we on Wednesday referred—and in
which, we believe, the disease first showed itself
here—from six to ten animals have died, and seve-
ral others were yesterday reported ill of the " new"
disease. In another case six cows had yesterday
died, one of them an animal for which over £2O was
but a short time since paid—at least two were
dying, and others were affected, as yet less slightly.
In both cases the introduction of the disease is at-
tributed to infection from foreign cattle. In the
second case the owner of the stock bought from a
cattle dealer in the city market two cows which had
come into the country from 'Tolland ; one of which
from the first did not, we believe, appear in perfect
health, though no suspicion seems to have been en-
tertained of the nature of the ailment. The disease,
however, declared itself in both the animals ; other
cows in the sheds began to exhibit the same symp-
toms; and five of the latter and one of the foreign-
brought animals had up to yesterday died, while the
other foreign cow was affected past hope of recovery.
It is plain that we did not draw attention to this un-
pleasant but important subject a moment too soon
or too strongly, and that the Chamber of Agricul-
ture will have to do something more than consider
and suggest when it meets on Wednesday.