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 bead 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
held at Bcccles yesterday, and was very largely
attended. The chair was taken by the Mayor of
Beetles (Mr. S. W. Rise).

The Rev. Sir CHARLES CL. RKE 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 ilalesworth, 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, 185 G, 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,:&c., 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."

insurers in the Exeter District Association, but milch cows by the disease within the space of three
rather recommended them at once to form associa- I or four days.
tions in their own immediate neighbourhoods. This
course of action was the more essential because of
the peculiar nature of the disease. He would not
attempt to describe it ; that was unnecessary after
what had appeared in the newspapers ; but he would
not hesitate to say that when an animal was taken
ill it should be killed at once. In the valley of the
Nile, where the disease was allowed to take its
course, full 80 per cent. of the cattle were swept
away by it ; but in Austria, where they had combined
in Mutual and Protection Associations, and distri-
buted the loss among a company, instead of casting
it on individuals, and the effected animals were at once
destroyed, the loss was limited to 2 per cent. If they
established associations with too extended an area—
such, for instance, as that of a county—they would
need a staff of paid officers, a secretary, valuers, and
so forth ; but if they confined their operations to
narrower limits it would be easy to find gentlemen
willing to act as honorary secretaries, and they
would only need one inspector, who would take an
area co-extensive to that of a Poor Law Union, and
no larger. Such an area would probably be repre-
sented by at least 10,000 head of cattle,. which would
be quite sufficient for insurance purposes, and would
in the event of a bad visitation make quite sufficient
demands on the attention of any one inspector. In
the Exeter Association they proposed that every
stock-owner joining it should pay an entrance fee of
ls. per head, stating the number of stock in his pos-
session, and that he should pay such other calls as
might from time to time be made. The association
would be managed by a committee, of which every
insurer of 20 bullocks would be eligible as a member ;
but it would also include persons of influence and
intelligence, who, though not actually owners of
stock themselves, might choose to show their interest
in the objects of the association by subscribing as
though they were. In the event of any animal being
affected, the first step would be to call in an inspec-
tor, who would have power to order its immediate
destruction ; and two practical men having assessed
the value of any animal so destroyed, its owner would
receive two-thirds or three-fourths of the amount,
as might be agreed upon in the conditions of asso-
ciation. It must be obvious that in small areas the
affair would be much more manageable than in more
extensive districts.

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 Holland ; 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.

Naval and Military Intelligence.

VALLETTA, Aug. 11.—By the arrrival of her
Majesty's ship Chanticleer, 17, Commander W. F.
Fenwick, on Tuesday last, letters for the squadron,
under the command of Sir Robert Smart have been
received to the 4th of August. The Victoria, 102
(flagship) ; the Gibraltar, 81; the Orlando, 46 ; and
the Enterprise, 4, ironclad, are at Rosas, a fishing
village, where there is a fine anchorage. The officers
were making occasional expeditions to Figueras and

the French frontier, and the ships were constantly

overrun with country people. The ironclads Re-
sistance, 16, and Royal Oak, 35, had gone to Mar-
seilles to coal, and were _to rejoin the squadron in
Rosas-bay. They were then to go to Genoa. On
the arrival of the rest of the squadron, which were
to leave Rosas on the 7th, they would proceed to
Spezzia, in consequence of the Italian regulation
prohibiting the admission of more than three vessels
of war at one time. The ironclads will then leave
Spezzia for Castellamare, making way for the other
ships, which, in their turn, will most likely visit
Spezzia and the Bay of Naples, but no definitive
plans have been decided upon. The Tyrian gun-
boat, with mails for the squadron from Malta, ar-
rived in Rosas-bay on the 31st ult., and had to be
sent to Barcelona for pratique, on account of the
quarantine regulations. Letters leaving England
between the 11th and 18th of August for the Vic-
toria, Gibraltar, and Orlando should be sent to
Genoa, and after that to Spezzia. Sub-Lieut. F. H.
Chapman has been appointed from the Gibraltar to
the Enterprise, and Sub-Lieut. A. 11. Bradshaw
from the Enterprise to the Gibraltar, thus effecting
an exchange. Assist.-Paymaster W. Phillips, of
the Victoria, and Mr. 11. H. Askew, midshipman,
of the Orlando, have been invalided and gone home,
via Marseilles. Her Majesty's ship Pelican, 17,
Commander P. Cator, left Malta harbour on the Bth
inst. for a cruise. The Gipsy, cutter, having on board
Baron C. S. D'Everton, K.C.M.G„ left on the 3d
inst. on return to the lonian Islands. The Jupiter,
cutter, left on the 9th for Corfu; passengers, Capt.
Davis, Mr. Watson, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Clare-
mont. The thalibir Surur, Egyptian steam yacht,
arrived on the 4th inst. from Glasgow, Cardiff,
and Gibraltar. An Egyptian screw steamer, the
Samanut, arrived on Friday from Alexandria, Ben-
ghazi, and Tripoli, haring on board 1,200 Mahome-
dan pilgrims returning from Mecca, among whom,
it was reported, two or three deaths were occurring
daily from the hardships and fatigue of the voyage.
As a matter of precaution; she was not admitted
into the port, but sent round to the Bay of Marsa-
sciroceo, at the back of the island, where she re-
ceived such necessaries as she required. After land-
ing her numerous passengers at Tunis, she will pro-
ceed to the Red Sea by the Cape of Good Hope, as
she is intended to run between Suez and Djeddah,
for the AzziziaCompany, to which she belongs. The
Austrian screw steam frigate Novara, 50, Capt. R.
Barry, arrived on Friday from 1-lavannah and Gib-
raltar, and left on Saturday for Trieste. The Italian
mail steamers have, as I announced in my last letter,
resumed running to Malta by order of the Italian
Government, with whom they have a contract ; but
we still have difficulties in our correspondence with
Sicily, owing to the panic which has seized the
Sicilians in regard to cholera. The Archimedes,
which brought the last mail, was, on her return to
Syracuse, warned off, and threatened to be fired
into if she attempted to communicate with the
shore. She was consequently obliged to go on to
Messina, which caused two days' delay in the receipt
of our letters, she having returned here on Thursday
instead of Tuesday. Ensign Auberton arrived by
the Syria from Southampton, and Lieut. Johnstone,
100th Regiment, arrived by the Palestine from Liver-
pool. The Mediterranean Telegraph Company in-
tend to lay very shortly a second cable to Sicily from
Malta, which will afford this island, with the one al-
ready existing, a double line of communication with
the Continent and England. Nubar Pasha, the Egyp-
tian Finance Minister, is expected here to-day en
route to Paris. Vessels have arrived from Gibraltar
with "touched" bills of health, owing to two cases of
cholera having occurred there among the troops.
The Massilia, which takes this letter, proceeds at
once to Marseilles, without taking passengers or
goods, or even replenishing fuel, in order to arrive
in pratique in Marseilles, where five days' quaran-
tine has been established on arrivals from Malta.

Capt. F. Scott, C. 8., hoisted his broad pendant on
board the Victory, at Portsmouth, yesterday morn-
ing, and assumed the command during the absence
of Admiral Sir Al. Seymour, K.C.B.

The Liverpool, screw frigate, Capt. R. Lambert,
has returned to Spithead, being detached from the
Channel squadron, in consequence of having been in
collision when getting under way from Portland. The
extent of the damage has not been ascertained, but
a number of shipwrights went on board yesterday to
commence work upon her, and if not of any great
extent, it will be completed without her coming into
the harbour.

The ironclad frigate Bellerophon, 16,1,000-horse
power, will, according to existing orders, be •un-
docked in about a fortnight, when she will imme-
diately make a trial of her engines and machinery,
to ascertain their working. The whole of her ma-
chinery has now been fitted on board by Messrs.
John Penn and Sons, contractors.

The troops disembarked at Portsmouth dockyard
from the hired transport Lady Melville yesterday
morning, and were forwarded to the depots of their
respective regiments. They were all time-expired
men. Nine sergeants, 5 corporals, and 96 privates
from various regiments serving in India ; 9 soldiers'
wives and 5 children ; also Capt. Warren, Royal
Artillery (in command), Capt. Barwell (90th Regi-
ment) and lady, Lieut. Barber (97th Regiment),
Dr. Johnson, R.N. (in medical chnrge). Four deaths
occurred during the voyage. The Lady Melville
left Calcutta on the 19th of April, and called at
St. Helena on the Ist of July. She still remains
at Spithead, waiting a favourable change in the
weather to proceed to London,
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SPORTING INTRLLIGENOE.

EGIHAIf RACES.

The rain this morning did not seem to have damped the
ardour of the pleasure-seekers who annually flock to
Runnymede. The South-Western specials were as
crowded as ever, and there was about the usual attend-
ance of the neighbouring families. -
The King John Stakes witnessed the debut of Mr.
Fisher's heavily engaged Derby colt Magician, who has
lately figured in the few quotations at the Corner. He is
a handsome colt, with a look of his sire, the Dutchman,
about him, but his mien was not of a character to warrant
his being classed as a candidate for Epsom honours.
Sydmonton, with only Dr. Syntax to oppose him, for the
ridiculous exhibition made by Black Playman put him
out of the race from the start, found no difficulty in put-
ting her Majesty's Guineas to Lord Portsmouth's account.
The Warrior again proved himself indifferent to weight
in the Wolter Stakes, and the Runnymede was carried off
by the favourite, General Hess, in a canter.
The Betting Stand Plato of 100 sovs (handicap), for all

ages. Entrance 2 sous.

Throe-quarters of a mile.

Mr. T. Hughes's Vigil, 6 yrs, 7st 31b (Prior) 1
Mr. E. Brayley's Mongrel, h b, 3 yrs, 7st slb ...(Murray) 2
Lord A. G. Lennox's Vabalathus, 4 yrs, Bst 101 b (Buck) 3
The following also ran :—Reindeer, Juliet, Confedsra-
list, Thai; Discretion, and Hasketon Maid.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Discretion, 4to 1 agst Reindeer, 6
to 1 agst Vigil, and 8 to 1 agst Mongrel and Thais.

Vigil jumped away with a slight lead, followed by Rein-
deer, Discretion, Mongrel, and Vabalathus, Juliet lying in-
side, with Confederalist and Thais in the rear. At the dis-
tance the favourite was beaten, and Mongrel joining Vigil,
the two raced home Mr. Hughes's horse winning cleverly
by a neck ; Vabalathus finishing two lengths behind the
second, Hasketon Maid was fourth, Juliet fifth, and Dis-
cretion sixth. The two last were Confederalist and Thais.
The Ankerwycks Stakes of 3 sovs, each, with 50 added.
For all ages. Selling allowances. Three quarters of a
.mile.
Mr. A. Hoathcote's Balornock, 4 yrs, Bst 61b (.£2O)
(Fordham) 1
Mr. B. Land's Lord of the Manor, aged, Bst 71b (£2O
(J. Nightingalli 2
Mr. Hughes's Juneaton, 3 yrs, 7st 91b (£.20) (Prior 3
The following also ran :—Physician, Odega, The Proc-
tor, Fair Lady, Oldbury, Mysterious Lady.
Betting-6 to 4 (at first 4to 1) agst Juneaton, 7to 4 agst
Balornock, 9 to 1 agst The Proctor, and 10 to 1 each agst
Lord of the Manor and Odega.
The running was made by Lord of the Manor, followed
by Balornock next the rails and Juneaton, The Proctor in
the centre of the course heading the remainder. In this
orde,r they ran to the distance, where Fordham took the
favourite to the front, and won very easily by a length.
Three lengths between second and third ; The Proctor was
fourth, and Physician fifth. The rest beaten off. The
winner was bought in for 100 guineas.
The King John Stakes, of 10 sovs each, 5 ft, with 100
added, for 2-yr old colts, Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 71b.
T.Y.C. 41 subs.
Mr. F. Fisher's Magician, Bst 101 b (Hibberd) 1
Mr. Johnson's Katie (31b) Bst 11b (Morris) 2
Mr. J. H. C. Wyndham's King Christian Bst 101 b
(F. Adams) 3
The following also ran :—Exeter, Cesarewitch, Tor-
mentor, Selim, Mother of Pear], Pinchbeck, and Stag-
hound.

Betting-2 to 1 agst Selim, 100 to 15 each agst Katie
and King Christian, 7 to 1 agst Cesarewitch, and 8 to 1
(at first 9 to 2) agst Magician.
After one or two breaks away, in which Selim conspicu-
ously distinguished himself, the lot were despatched to a
level start, Katie and Cesarewitch taking up the running,
followed by Magician and King Christian, Selim lying
next, and Pinchbeck in the rear. Before they had gone half
a mile the favourite was beaten, and at the distance Magi-
cian came alongside of Katie, who, shaking off their horses,
ran home together, the former winning by a head, with
King Christian a bad third ; Selim was fourth, Cesarewitch
fifth, Tormentor and Pinchbeck sixth and seventh.
The Egham. Stakes of 5 sous each, with 50 added, for all
ages ; selling allowances. One mile.
Mr. J. Kent, jun.'s, Castle Hill, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (carried
6st 121 b) (£80) (Covey 1
Mr. Mundy's Glendusk, 4 yrs, 7st 61b (£lso)...(Hibberd 2
Mr. Betts ns Grappler, 3 yrs, 6st 91b (£200) (Foster 3
Sister Mary and Rapture also ran.
Betting-11 to 8 agst Glendusk and 2to 1 agst Castle
Hill.

Grappler, in the centre of the course, made play, followed
by Rapture and Castle Hill for the first half mile, when
the latter took the lead, was never again headed, and won
cleverly by half a length. A length between second and
third. The winner was sold to Mr. J. Read for 100 guineas
and Mr. Mundy claimed Grappler.
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Her Majesty's Plato of 100 guineas ; 3-yr-old; Bst 51b ; 4-
yr-olds, 9st 71b; 5-yr-old; 6-yr-olds, and aged, 9st 121 b.
Two miles and a distance.
Lord Portsmouth's Sydmonton, 3 yrs, Bst 51b(Fordham) 1
Mr. W. E. Jones's Dr. Syntax, 5 yrs, 9st 121 b (E. Sharp) 2
Mr. Hetherington's Black Playman, aged, 9st 121 b
(Lillywhite) 0
Betting-100 to 12 on Sydmonton, who made all the
running, and won easily by alength. PlackPlayman pulled
up half a mile from home.

The Welter Stakes (handicap) of 10 sous each, 3 ft, with
50 added. Gentlemen riders. Professionals 61b extra.

One mile.
Mr. W. Morris's The Warrior, 4 yrs, l2st 71b(Mr. Dixon) 1
Mr. Pyles's The Gunner, 5 yrs, lOst 41b...(Mr. Edwards) 2
Mr. T. Price's Turcos, 5 yrs, lOst Glb (Mr. Hood) 3
Mr. Walker's Latitude, 3 yrs, 9st 141 b, inc Glb extra

(Payne) 4
Betting-6 to 5 agst Warrior, 3'to 1 agst Turcos, 7to 2
cgst The Gunner.

The Gunner took up the running, followed by Latitude
and Turcos, Warrior lying off to the distance, where the
favourite carne out, headed the loader, and won easily by
a length ; a neck between The Gunner and Turcos.

The Runnymede Stakes (handicap), of 10 SOTS each, 3 ft,
with 50 added ; for all ages. Tho second saved his stake.
One mile. 24 subs, 9of whom paid forfeit.
Mr. G. Angell's General Hess, aged, Bst 31b.. (T.French) 1
Mr. G. R. Dyke's Dayrell, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (Mordan) 2
Mr. Hodgman's Vixen, 3 yrs, 7st 121 b (Morris) 3
Cadiz, Filbert, Outlaw, and Ascot also ran.

Betting-7 to 4on General Hess. and oto 2 agst Outlaw.
Tho lead was taken by Filbert, followed by Vixen and
General Hess, for the first three-quarters of a mile, when
the favourite went to the fore, and won in a canter by three
lengths ; a head between second and third ; Outlaw and
Ascot beaten off.