The Sun.
London, England, 1865-09-21 00:00:00

ST. PANCRAS.

Yesterday, at a meeting of the Representative Vestry of
St. Pancras, held at the Vestry-hall, Camden-town, Mr.
Churchwarden Lawford in the chair, a report was presented
from the sanatory committee as to the present state of that
extensive parish as regarded the epidemic amongst cattle
It stated that from returns presented by Dr. Hillier, medi-
cal officer of health, it was to bo regretted that the cattle
plague in the parish had not abated, or shown any ten-
dency to decrease. Up to the present time about 600 cows
had diminished in the cowhouses, either from actual dis-
ease or supicion of it. The committee had directed the at-
tention of the Privy Council to be called to the very in-
adequate provision in the parish for the prevention of the
continued propagation of the disease, there being only one
Government inspector, whose district extended beyond
the boundaries of that parish. A reply had been
received, stating that in any case of the outbreak
of the disorder, in which the services of Mr. Priestman, the
appointed Government veterinary inspector, are not imme-
diately available, application might be made to engage the
services of Professor G. T. Brow; 7A, New Cavendish-
street. The commitee had. further directed a letter to be
sent to the Privy Council, calling upon them to appoint a
veterinary inspector in some accessible part of the parish, in
order that cowkeepers may not have undue difficulty in
obtaining the necessary assistance of a professional man.
On the recommendation of the medical officer, and by direc-
tion of the committee, circulars had been issued to every
cowkeeper in the parish informing them of the objects,
rules, and regulations of the Metropolitan Cattle Plague
Committee, and urging them to avail themselves of the
assistance it offered.
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Mr. PAYNE said, as he understood the report, there were
now very few cows remaining to be inspected, and there-
fore one inspector was suflicient.
After some further observations the report wU adopted
unanimously.

RECOVERY OF THE lOWA STEAMSHIP.—About 18
months ago the lowa, five-masted screw steamship,
2,500 tons register, belonging to the London, Havre, and
New York line of packet steamers, got ashore in a bay on
the French coast, near Cherbourg-, after leaving llavre for
New York, whore she subsequently fell over on her beam-
ends, filled, and sunk. There wore nearly 300 people on
board at the time—passengers and crew—but all were safely
landed. A court of inquiry was held, which terminated in
exculpating the master from all blame, it being clearly de-
monstrated in evidence that the compasses on board were
affected by the land, and led to the captain being deceived
as to the actual position of the vessel. Extraordinary
exertions were made to raise the sunken steamship, in-
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the immense power brought into effect, it failed to alter
the position of the ship, and the wreck was abandoned as a
total loss to the underwaiters, the vessel being insured for
the sum of £70,000. Special agents were then despatched
from London to survey the sunken wreck, and to report
upon the chance of saving her. The result was that an
agreement was entered into with Messrs. Barter and Co.
to raise the lowa. Their plan was that of sending divers
down and making the ship watertight. This accomplished,
by means of powerful steam pumps, the water was lifted
out of the several compartments, and as soon as buoyancy
was obtained the ship was by degrees righted, and finally
she floated, and was towed safely into Cherbourg Harbour,
where she is having her engines and machinery oiled and
made good. In a few days the lowa may be expected to
arrive lit the Thames.