The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-06 00:00:00

NORTH AND EAST RIDINGS.

This is the fifth week of the prevalence of cattle
plague in the districts north and south of Malton.
A few days ago the disease seemed to be very
slightly, if at all, on the increase, and no new cases
were reported. This was attributed to the frosty
weather which prevailed. Wet and mild weather has
since set in, and with it the disease seems to have
broken out afresh. Hitherto all cases in the Mal-
tole district have been directly traceable to the York
market, which the ex-Lord Mayor declined to close,
but there arc several cases of outbreak this week of
which it is impossible to trace the origin. In the
North Riding the plague has continued to spread at
Flaxton, Sutton, Farlington, Sheriff _Hutton, Eas-
ingwold, &c. At the latter place 128 deaths are
reported. These are all old centres of the plague.
A fresh outbreak occurred among a herd of 22
beasts belonging to Mr. Abel, of Farlington, and
many are dead. The origin is not known. At Las-
tingham on the Moors, the most easterly place the
plague has yet reached, a serious outbreak has
occurred among a herd of crossbred steers, bought
by Mr. Helm chiefly on the Moors and in the north.
These were brought to Malton market after it was
closed, and thence driven back to Newsham. They
were again removed on the outbreak of the plague
among the large herd of Mr. Robinson's, brought
from the eastern counties and York. The infection
is supposed to have been taken from Mr. Robin-
son's beasts. The statistics of the plague in Mr.
Robinson's herd are now, at Newsham, 14 dead, 6
diseased, 18 sold to]Leeds butcher ; Old Malton, 7
dead, 2 remaining, 10 sold ditto. At Newsham the
disease has crossed the river to Mr. Frank's farm,
where the fat English cattle have been attacked.
One is dead, four are bad. The disease has also
spread to the adjoining farms at Blackwater, where
the milch cows have taken it, and is also said that
several pigs are likewise in the disease. The dis-
ease has also broken out at Halton, the village ad-
joining Newsham, on the farms of Mr. Barker and
Mr. Stockton. It seems likely that the plague will
thus spread through Ryedale. These cases seem
clearly traced to the herd of travelled beasts brought
into the district from York. At Bourton-le-street
the disease continues, and on Saturday a heifer and
a cow of Mr. Hickes', of Slingsby, three fields dis-
tant from Mr. Carr's farm, caught the infection.
All Mr. Soulby's herd is now•dead at Hutton, but it
is singular that a steer which had been on the farm
all summer, and was placed with the strange beasts,
has not caught the disease and is now quite well.
On Saturday, however, the plague broke out on Mr.
Wilson's farm, adjoining. On Saturday, also, the
plague was reported on the farm of Mr. Harding,
Pickering Marishes, among a fine herd of cattle
bought at Malton fair nearly eight weeks ago.
These beasts have since that time never been- within
half a mile of the road. In the vicinity of Thirsk,
Boroughbridge, Helmsley, &c., the disease is spread-
ing. In the East Riding Mr. Cross, of Norton, has
lost all his milch cows, and a special subscription is
being made for him. At Mr. Kirby's, at `'Pelham,
11 beasts are dead, and 7 are under treatment. On
the adjoining farm Mr. Pexton has lost six, and ten
have the disease. Mr. Jordan, of Weaverthorpe,
has 15 ill and 7 dead. Mr. Botterill, of Sledmere,
has 6 ill and 10 dead. At Beverley, Market Weigh-
ton, •Pocklington,
.Holm-on-Spalding-Moor, and in
Holderness, the plague is increasing. These are all
old cases, traceable to York or Beverley markets.
On Saturday, at Beverley, before the East Riding
magistrates, the inspector of cattle for the division
of North Hunsley Beacon, Mr. George Holmes,
veterinary surgeon, of Beverley, was asked for an
explanation with respect to an information laid by
certain of the inhabitants of the parish of Kilnwick,
within his district. The allegations set forth that by
his orders certain beasts belonging to them, grazing
in a field at Lockington, and which had beenin com-
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swer was that he did not give imperative orders
that the cattle should be removed, but that he stated
permission might be given to the owners to remove
them if• they liked, as he did not consider they had
been sufficiently near the diseased bull to be in
danger, and when he spoke about it the animals were
well. The Bench considered that he must have
known the great danger of permission being given,
and were bound, for the safety of the public, to dis..
miss him from his office as inspector. New cases, of
which it is impossible to trace the origin, broke out
at Mr. Grundon's, of Croombe, and at Mr. Green's,
of Rookdale. In the latter case the plague is
among the young stock, which has never been off
the farm all the summer. This is by far the most