The Sun.
London, England, 1865-10-13 00:00:00

Edinburgh, and Quaker, the latter running wide on
lower ground, and came on with the running, closely at-
tended by Lizard, Grapeshot, and Breeze, into the Abing-
don mile bottom, where he improved his advantage, and
came up the hill clear of his horses, and won in a canter by
a couple of lengths; a like distance separated the second and
third. Several lengths separated -these from Nu, who was
fourth, Lizard fifth, Jessie sixth, Quaker seventh, and
Grapeshot next. Spring Gun, Breeze, and Debden were the
last three.
Sweepstakes of 300 soya each, h ft, for 2-yr-olds ; colts,
Bst 101 b, and fillies, Bst 61b ; with certain allowances.
Bretby Stakes Course. 5 subs. •
Mr. Merry's The Primate, Bst 101 b ...............(Edwards) 1
Lord Stamford's Esca (31b), Bst 71b ............... (Carroll) 2
Betting-5 to 4on Primate, who waited upon the non-
favourite to half-way up the hill, when he went in front and
won cleverly by three parts of a length.

MIDNIGHT BETTING.
CAMBRIDGESHIRE.
10 to 1 agst Salpinctes
10 to 1 agst Provisor
16 to 1 agst The Duke
20 to 1 agst Gontran
20 to 1 agst Custard Castle
25 to 1 agst Ostregor
25 to 1 agst Wedding Peal
40 to 1 agst Regalia
50 to 1 agst Moldavia
50 to 1 agst Copenhagen
50 to 1 agst Holstein
1000 to 15 agst Tennyson
1000 to 15 agst Historian
1000 to 15 agst John Davis
1000 to 15 agst Lansdown
4000 to 20 agst Heir-at-Law
4000 to 80 agst Bacchus.

(From the Racing Calendar.)
A general meeting of the Jockey Club was held at New-
market on Wednesday, in the Second October Meeting.
Present—Mr. W. G. Craven and the Hon. Admiral Rous,
Stewards ; Lord Anglesey, Lord Annesley, Mr. Barne, the
Duke of Beaufort, Mr. Chaplin, Lord Coventry, the Mar-
quis of Hastings, Sir P. Johnstone, Captain Lane, Mr.
Lowther, Mr. Payne, and the Duke of St. Albans.
It was proposed by the Stewards, and resolved :—" To
add in the Rule of Racing, No. 24, after the words 'never
won' the words registered prize in any country.' "
Also, to add the following to rule 17 :—" When a horse
has been struck out of an engagement by the person legally
entitled to do so, if the horse shall be permitted to start by
mistake for the said engagement, he shall not be entitled
to receive the prize, though he comes in first, and if he has
been allowed to start in consequence of fraud or misrepre-
sentation on the part of the owner or other person having
charge of the horse, that person shall be warned off New-
market Heath, and the horse shall bo disqualified from run
ning for any public race thereafter."

KELSO RACES.—In the Kelso Plate, Our Jim, 4 yrs, 7st
71b, was accidentally omitted.

THE WHIP.—Lord Portsmouth has challenged for the
Whip, and named Sydmonton, 8 yrs. If the challenge be
accepted, to be run for on Thursday in tho First Spring
Meeting, 1866, B.C. 10st, 200 sous each, p.p. Lord Glas-
gow is the present holder of the Whip.

The Cattle Plague,
Dr. Smart has made a report to the Lord Provost
of Edinburgh on the cattle plague. He says :
" There are yet only three kinds of drugs which I
found it requisite to employ. 1. Laxative, with diu-
retic action. This is principally used in the early,
but often required at other periods, in the progress
of the disease. It is composed of nitrate of potash
and powdered ginger, of each 1 oz. ; powder of
sublimed sulphur, 2oz. ; treacle, 11b ; water to make
a quart, and well mixed. This quantity is given
night and morning, or, if requisite, oftener, until
scouring is produced. Afterwards, an occasional
bottle will maintain their free, without excessive,
action. As the vitalpowers sink rapidly, there should
be as little delay as possible in administering stimu-
lants. I have found the following mixture possess-
ing stimulant, diuretic, and diaphoretic properties,
very efficacious :—Carbonate of ammonia, of an
oz. ; sweet spirit of nitre and spirit of mindereis, of
each lioz. ; cold water, 9oz. ; mix. This dose, from
the commencement of treatment, is administered
thrice a day during the entire course of the disease.
When prostration is great it is sometimes needful
to enjoin it with the laxative given along with all
other medicines. In such cases the doses are
smaller. When convalescence is fully established
r a simple tonic hastens recovery. I find none so
good and safe as cinchona bark. The best quality
only should be used, and given in doses of one
ounce and a half of the powder. This tonic in the
early period of convalescence is combined with the
stimulant, and at a later period with a quart of
good sweet ale given once daily. It is best admini-
stered at night. With the exception of an occasional
dose of laudanum (two tablespoonfuls to any medi-
cine the animal is getting, or in the food) to obviate
straining and control excessive diarrhoea, no other
drugs are used. The diet should be simple, and until
decided convalesence, well cooked, and given in
small and regulated quantity. I use the following:
—l. Full mash ; it is composed of four handfuls of
bran, four ditto brewer's draff, lib of peasemeal, 21b
of mashed turnips, well boiled. Not too thick, and
given night and morning. At midday a drink of
gruel is given, made with 21b of oatmeal, well boiled
in six quarts of water. In addition to these some
raw turnip (21b, for example, of green tops), and
11b of hay, may be allowed in small quantities dur-
ing the 24 hours. To allay thirst three to four quarts
of water, previously boiled and allowed to cool, is
given in mouthfuls during the day. This constitutes
the full diet of a decided convalescent. Half of this
diet is, in most instances, during the acute course of
the disease, too much. In all cases the same kind of
food and periods of giving it are followed. There
are some animals that for a time refuse all food, not
excepting gruel. In such cases the gruel is admini-
stered by the bottle thrice daily, along with or after
the medicine. The animal should get a little mash as
soon as it takes it voluntarily. It is often expedient
to miss a meal, especially whenever symptoms of an
unfavourable indication appear. Those are not of
uiifrequent occurrence during the course of treat-
ment. Grass is given, and the quantity of hay and
turnips increased as there is progress towards more
perfect recovery. The more obvious indications of
convalescence are :-1. Recovery of appetite ; 2.
Greater animation ; 3. Return of breathing and
pulse to their normal condition ; 4. Increase of
milk ; 5. Chewing the cud. Summary of treat-
ment :-1. The animal is at once taken from its
ordinary food and separate from the rest. 2. Placed
in a well-aired byre or house, free from draughts,
and the temperature of which is maintained at 70
deg. F. or 75 deg. P. 3. The animal is well rubbed
down, and thoroughly cleaned and covered with a
good rug. 4. If there be constipation, begin with
laxative and continue night and morning, or, if re-
quired, oftener until there is free scouring. 5. Let
there be no delay in giving the stimulant, and, if
needful, combine it with the laxative. 6. Defer
giving any ale and bark until convalescence appears.
7. To obviate straining or excessive purging, two
tablespoonfuls of laudanum night and morning may
be added to other medicine. 8. Be careful to avoid
over-feeding, as an error in diet may prove fatal.
9. See that the cow is well milked night and morn-
ing (even when there is no yield) during the course
of the disease. 10. All the droppings should be at
once disinfected by solution of chloride of lime, and
quickly removed. 11. The affected animals should
be frequently and closely observed, and threateninn
indications treated as they occur."
A

Cairo correspondent, writing on the 28th ult.
says lam afraid the cattle plague is again
manifesting itself here. A native landlord told me
two days ago of his having heard of the loss of 19
buffaloes in one homestead, and that the malady
had never completely ceased since its first ap-
pearance. For a long time we have been paying
14 piastres—equal to is. Bd.—for 15 ounces of
butter. Meat also fails us occasionally, when we
are reduced to dining off cocks and hens. A pair
of ducks costs from five to nine shillings—an enor-
mous price for Egypt."

A correspondent says :—" A second crop of figs
has been obtained from a tree in the Isle of Wight. lu
Southampton and its neighbourhood a great number of
plants have flowered the second time. There has been no
such season for continued drought and heat since 1811."

COPPER ORE SALES—At the Swansea Ticketing
on Tuesday the following sales were effected :—Cobre, 625
tons ; Bolivian, 387 ; Quebec, 88 ; Var, 53 ; Genoa, 22 ;
Casali, 19 ; making a total of 1,194 tons. The averages
were as follows :—Average produce, 17 5-16 ; average price
price per unit of
per ton of 21cwt., £l3 4s. 5d.; average
As compared with the last
per cent.
Ipsros.d3udee;, sxta9nBdla7rs.
6d. standard, £B9 Bs. ; do., calculated for 9
sale_there was a decrease in the standard of £1 15s. The
total sale realised .£15,784 17s 6d.