The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-15 00:00:00

WARWICKSHIRE.

A meeting, convened by the High Sheriff of War-
wickshire (Mr. H. T. Boultbee), on the requisition
of the Earl of Warwick, Lord Leigh, and other
landed proprietors, was held at the Judges' Lodg-
ings, Shire-hall, Warwick, yesterday, at 12 o'clock,
for the purpose of taking immediate steps to pre-
vent the spread of the cattle plague. The High
Sheriff presided.
Lord LEIGH moved the first resolution, which was
as follows :—" That this meeting considers it highly
expedient to take most prompt and energetic steps
to prevent the spread of the fatal epidemic through
the stocks of this county." In the course of his
remarks his lordship said that this question was of
more importance at the present time than any other,
both to producers of stock and consumers of meat.
Fortunately, the disease had not yet come among
them, but he had been informed on very good
authority that it was in Leicestershire, and he had
also heard from another quarter that it had reached
Staffordshire, and he thought it was quite time to
take measures which would bo calculated to•prevent
its introduction into their own county.
Mr. WISE, M.P., in seconding the above resolu-
tion, alluded to a somewhat similar outbreak among
the cattle of this country which occurred 140 or 150
years ago. The mortality on that occasion was
fearful, and yet, as they all knew, the facilities of
communication between one part of the country and
another were not to be compared with thost exist-
ing in the present day. The railways and steam-
boats, &c., which they now had acted as a means of
spreading the disease which had unhappily appeared,
and it behoved them to take every precaution to
arrest it.

The resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. A. W. PEEL, M.P., moved that a committee
be appointed for the purpose of carrying out the
objects of this meeting. In doing so he remarked
that he had just heard that the plague had made its
appearance at West Bromwich. He commented
szverely on the disgraceful manner in which cattle
were placed in steamboats and railway trucks, for
the purpose of transfer. He thought that disease
was very often generated in consequence of the
filthy state in which they were kept.
Sir R. N. C. HAMILTON, K.C.8., in seconding
this resolution, suggested that in all cases where
cattle were sold certificates of health should be given,
so that if the disease should break out it might be
traced.

After some discussion, the resolution was carried.
Mr. DARWIN GALTON moved, and the Rev. H.
MILLS seconded,—" That the chief constable be
directed to instruct the police-constables under him
to inform him of any case which came under their
notice, and that the chief constable should at once
communicate such information to the Central Com-
mittee."

Some objections having been raised, Mr. GALTON
withdrew his motion.

Mr. STANLEY, veterinary surgeon, Leamington,
moved—" That it is desirable that a County Asso-
ciation be formed for the insurance of owners and
cattle from loss by any fatal, or infectious, or con-
tagious epidemic which might break out."
Mr. HUNT, veterinary surgeon, seconded the
above in an able
speech, and it was unanimously
carried.

Honorary secretaries having been appointed, and
other formal business gone through, the meeting was
brought to a close by a vote of thanks to the High
Sheriff being unanimously carried.

NOTTINGHAM.
At a meeting of the Nottingham Town Council
yesterday Mr. Edwin Patchitt said that with respect
to the great alarm existing in the country on account
of the cattle plague, he had been requested to ask
the Mayor to call a public meeting to meet the
county magistrates at the Exchange Hall, on Satur-
day next, in order to form an association so as tomore
effectually restrain persons iu possession of diseased
cattle from disposing
of them, and, under certain cir-
cumstances, to assist those who were unfortunate
enough to have become possessed of animals suffer-
ing from disease in order to their being destroyed.
Th° movement was originated by Mr. Paget, late
member for the borough, a gentleman whose know-
ledge and experience eminently qualified him to in-
dicate the measures which should be taken. Ho
thought the Council ought to be ready to join this
movement.

Alderman VICKERS said, as this was a subject of
which time was of the greatest importance, he should
move at once that the Sanitary Committee be autho-
rised at once to appoint a properly qualified person
to inspect the cattle brought into the market.—The
motion was carried.