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fec tants. The most effectual for this appears to be' LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
3 layer of freshly-burnt vegetable charcoal of lime.
If neither of these is available, clean dry earth (REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)
makes a good disinfectant, and the same caution is
necessary where unpaved earth near dwelling-
houses has been sodden with offensive matter or
decaying vegetables. The inspection of com-
mon lodging-houses, and of all houses sub-
let in small holdings, should also be insisted upon ;
and in districts where smallpox or fever are known
to be common visitants all these rules should be
strictly enforced, for where they are cholera' will
find a ready entrance.
The Council has also issued a circular respecting
the prevention of the spread of infectious disorders
am6ng cattle, a precaution which it is just now very
necessary to enforce, as a good deal of disease exists
among cattle in the neighbourhood of the metropo-
lis. All such regulations may appear to be weari-
some and officious,and the degree of care and
watchfulness recommended to the public
generally may be deemed superfluous, but
it must be remembered that the condition of
the public health last week was not unsatisfactory,
and the deaths from diarrhoea have risen to 280 in
the week, besides 18 from cholera. We have learned
from previous experience that while no disease that
visits us is more formidable in one sense, yet there
is none so amenable to control if the old adage is
faithfully followed, " Prevention is better than
cure." In spite of our elaborate sanitary arrange-
ments, and the efforts that have been made to
diffuse a knowledge of the laws of health, the
general negligence and lethargy are so great that
it needs the threat of a pestilence to secure those
precautions which should be constantly observed.

PRUSSIA.
BERLIN, July 26.

At the Council of Ministers, held at Ratisbon,
under the presidency of the King of Prussia, defini-
tive proposals to be made to the Austrian Govern-
ment were determined upon.

THE FEDERAL DIET.

FRANKFORT-ON-THE-MAINE, JULY -26.

Saxony and Bavaria have given notice in the
Federal Diet of a motion demanding from Austria
and Prussia information relative to the measures
taken by them since April last to bring about an
arrangement on the Schleswig-Holstein question,
and proposing to divide the Danish war expenses
between the members of the Diet, and to incorporate
Schleswig with the German Confederation.
The Diet will consider this motion on Thursday.

THE MAURITIUS MAILS.
SUEZ, JULY 25.
The Sultan, from the Mauritius, anchored here at
10 p.m. yesterday.

OUTWARD MAILS.

GIBRALTAR, JULY 25.

The .Massilia, from Southampton on the 20th
instant, arrived here to-day at 4 p.m., and left at
7 p.m. for Alexandria. All well.
SOUTHAMPTON, JULY 26.

The North German Lloyds steamer America,
from New York, on the 15tfi instant, passed the
Needles at 10.45 a.m. to-day.

THE GENERAL LECTION.

FRANCE.

KING'S COUNTY—DECLARATION OF POLL.
King ... ••• ... ... 2172
O'Brien ... ... ... ... 1246
Hennessy ... ••• ••e ... 1240

PARIS, JULY 26.

The number of bonds for the City of Paris Loan,
subscribed for yesterday, exceed the number of
bonds to be issued. The subscription list has been
closed.

It appears from this that O'Brien is elected instead
of Hennessy. It is stated that the former return
was incorrect, owing to a mistake in adding up the
poll book.