The Sun.
London, England, 1865-12-27 00:00:00

WORCESTERSHIRE.

Lord Lyttelton, Lord Lieutenant of this county,
invited the magistrates of Worcestershire to meet
him on Saturday last to discuss the question of uni-
formity throughout the district of the orders to be
issued ; restricting the cattle trade ; and also in
reference to the statistical returns recently called
for by the Government. The orders made by the
magistrates of the different petty sessional divisions
of the county are very various, some restricting the
prohibition of public sales to cattle, while others
extend the prohibition to sheep and swine.

YORKSHIRE.
The reports of the past week as to the cattle plague
from almost all parts of Yorkshire indicate that its
virulence in some localities has rather increased than
diminished. In York itself only 10 head of milch
cows have died, 19 being the number lost during the
previous week. As there is in that city a fund of
about 21,500 to reimburse those who have had losses,
CM claimants have sent in applications which repre-
sent `27,5 cleains or cattle oy -the tustra6e, tne value or
which is estimated at £3,483. A return of the cattle
affected in the Balmer West division of the North
Riding shows that 260 beasts have been attacked-
-165 of which have died, 55 are still ill, 10 have been
killed, and 20 recovered. The returns which have
been made from the neighbourhood of Easingwold
show that the deaths are greatly on the increase.
At Easingwold the deaths are 35, Alne 5, Craike 30,
Farlington 24, Helperby 13, Huby 118, Marton
Lordship 1, Myton-on-Swaleso, Scackelton 3, Stil-
lington 1, Tholthorpe 2, and Whenby 12. In this
district, including losses at Shipton, Tollerton, Sut-
ton-on-the-Forest, Linton-on-Ouse, Aldmark, Be-
ningbrough, and Overton, there have been no less
than 452 deaths. The disease has been most preva-
lent in low fiat places of the district. In the neigh-
bourhood of Boroughbridge the disease is steadily
CORNWALL. making progress. In the neighbourhood of Thirsk it
Another disastrous week of the cattle plague has has confined itself to last week's area, but it has
been experienced in Cornwall. In the Truro dis-
trict Mr. W. Lander, Cubert, lost nine ; Mr. Joseph reports show it to be greatly on the increase, there
Rowe, Cubert, two ; Mr. Tyser, Perranzabuloe, having been in the division of Allertonshire 146
one ; Mr. Ball, Tolgarrick, one ;' Mr. Gatley, Tre- cases. Bedale is this week affected for the first
sillian, four ; Mr. Pearce, Pencoose, two ; and time, and the magistrates have stopped the usual
Messrs. Farley, Brewer, and Morcombe, Truro, one markets. At Darlington the disease is extending,
each. Several deaths and several cases of illness and in the neighbourhood of Pocklington 44 beasts
were reported from the West Penrith district, but have died during the week. Pickering has at length
the whole of the cases were confined to the pre- been visited, and has led to a meeting with a view
viously infected farms. The disease broke out in of establishing an assurance society. But in no dis-
the early part of the week near St. Columb, and two trict has so much damage been created as in the
deaths have since been reported ; it also made its ainsty of the West Riding, where upwards of 100 head
appearance at Carlyon, in the eastern part of the of cattle have fallen victims to disease during the past
county, and a farmer named Willis has already lost a week. In several parts of the county farmers have
dozen valuable bullocks, and has five in a bad state. been prosecuted for neglecting to report its presence
In the Padstow district two deaths occurred, and upon their farms to the inspectors, and the latter
many fresh cases were reported in the neighbour- have freely expressed their opinion that it is totally
hood of Helston. At St. Winnow there was one incurable unless the animals are treated when first
death, and several are bad. Five convictions under
magisterial orders took place during the week at affected with premonitory symptoms. From the
inspector's reports presented to the Malton Bench
Penzance, Camborne and HeLston, for driving on Saturday, it appeared that the plague had
cattle into prohibited districts, and one farmer was
fined for omitting to inform the inspector of the out- spread rapidly in old places, and that there were
many fresh outbreaks, chiefly among small holders
break of the disease among his herd ; in all the cases,
however, light fines were inflicted. The Western of stock—generally milch cows. The disease has
been very fatal during the week, and in some cases
hounds and the St. Ewe and. St. Coltunb ha •
'Tiers the burial of dead cattle has been a daily occupa-
have ceased to hunt until further notice in conse- tion on certain farms. The rapid spread of the
(Pence of the prevalence of the plague. An assur- plague caused a perfect scramble to effect insurance
ante society lvas formed oa Wednesday for Bocon- at Malton on Saturday, the committee room of the
noc and district. A numerously attended meeting
association recently formed being besieged with ap-
was held at Truro on Monday, Lord Vivirn, Sir c.
phcants all day—many waiting hours for their
Rashleigh, Sir C. B. Sawle, Mr. Kendall M P
' ' turn There is a singular feature observable in the
Mr. Davey, M.P., and Mr. F. Williams, M.P., being
North and East Ridings. In the low lying coun-
try the plague most prevails, and it is also very
among the company. It was resolved that a mem. o-
prevalent on the summits of the Wolds and the
rial be presented to •
the Secretary of State praying
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the Government to suspend all movement of cattle
tions and Moor hills ; but the middle eleva-
tions of the country, rangingfrom 200 ft. to 600 ft.
in Great Britain; to order that all imported cattle
be slaughtered at the port of landing ; that no cattle in altitude, are most singularly free from it. These
be allowed upon unenclosed lands ; and that raw districts represent the estates of Lord Carlisle in the
hides, horns, &c., be not allowed transmission with- North Riding, and those of Lord Middleton in the
out passes. The proposal to set on foot a county East Riding, and these districts have ref rainalfrom
subscription was withdrnwn for want of support. joining the central association at Malton, and have
On Tuesday an inspector was appointed for the now formed separate associations of their own.
division of South Powder. Farmers throughout the North and East Ridings
look with the utmost anxiety to the spring, when
the horned cattle, from slaughter and disease, pro-
mise to be altogether destroyed in some parts. It is
admitted that the plague yields to no remedy yet
discovered, and the treatment now adopted is good
nursing chiefly. The best idea of the state in which
this district will be found in the summer may be
seen by reference to the import figures. Morecambe
is the port at which the Irish cattle are landed
for the Yorkshire districts ; but that trade is
virtually annihilated, the imports for last month
being only 230 head against 3,000 for the previous
year, and where by chance a truck of cattle is found
attached to a railway train people collect round it as a
novelty. Farmers are very much alarmed for the safety
of their feeding cattle, and they eagerly sell beasts
in half condition whenever a buyer turns up. The
demand for beef, however, is sensibly lessening, and
butchers finding difficulty in selling buy very cau-
tiously, and values are consequently much reduced.
A new alarm has arisen during the past week in
the reported disease among the pigs—similar to, if

CUMBERLAND.
The cattle plague makes rapid progress in Cum-
berland. In the dairies in one part of Carlisle about
a score of cases have occurred, half of which have
terminated fatally during the Pad ten days. The
returns for Cumberland Ward since the beginning
of November show that 62 animals have died of the
disease, -11i7 have been condemned and slaughtered,
123 sold to the butchers after the plague broke out
on the farmsteads, 40 remain ill, 6 have recovered,
and 372 cattld', out of the affected herds remain
healthy. In the Wigton district, too, several cases
have occurred in those before specified. The greatest
anxiety prevails among farmers throughout the
country. The Lord-Lieutenant has been asked
to convene a county meeting this week to which ag-
riculturists are looking forward with much interest.
On Saturday the East Cumberland Mutual Cattle
Assurance Association resolved to discontinue ope-
rations after the 31st December. when:the policies
expire.

some disturbances of a riotous nature took place