The Sun.
London, England, 1866-02-24 00:00:00

THE CATTLE DISEASE ACT AND THE POLICE.

The CHAIRMAN said that it was stated on Wed-
nesday last that some one ought to wait on the
Home Secretary to ascertain what was to be done
by the police in carrying out the provisions of the
Cattle Diseases Act. He accordingly went to the
Home-office, and was there informed that there was
every desire on the part of the Home-office, and they
had instructed the police to give the board every as-
sistance in the execution of its duties. Ho had
that morning received a letter from Mr. Baring, of
the Home-office, stating that it was the intention of
that department that the police should give the
board every assistance they should require, and that
the board should issue such instructions to the police
as they might consider desirable.

MID-LONDON RAILWAY.
The CHAIRMAN informed the board that two days
ago the engineer of the Mid-London Railway
waited upon him for the purpose of consulting him
as to how their works would affect those of the
board, and to ask the board to co-operate withthem
in obtaining their bill. They had a long discussion
as to how it could be done. The line would commence
at Ely-place, and run to Farringdon-street and
Smithfield-market, and thence to join the Finsbury
Extension at its junction with the London, Chatham,
and Dover. From Ely-place they proposed to pass
over by Hatton-garden, and thence cut their way
to Middle-row, Holborn, and Lincoln's-inn-fields.
They also proposed to make a wide street by the side
of Lincoln's-inn-fields, which would be of consider-
able importance. They were prepared to insert a
clause in the bill to purchase Middle-row at the price
the Board had agreed to give for it, and to dedicate
the surface to the public. They also undertake to
place weekly tenants on the same footing as yearly
tenants, and to give them compensation accordingly.
They would also make good any works of the board
they might interfere with, according to the instruc-
tions of the engineer. The chairman read a letter
from the engineer to that effect.
Mr. HALL moved that the letter be referred to the
Streets Committee.

Mr. Hows seconded the motion, and it was car-
ried unanimously.

UTILISATION OF SEWAGE.

Mr. DouvroN, M.P., moved " That the engineer
and solicitor report to the Board the present state of
the works in connection with the concession granted
to Messrs. Napier and Hope, and whether all the
terms and conditions of the contract between those
gentlemen and this board have been carried out."

The motion was carried without discussion.
The routine business having been disposed of, the
Board adjourned.

MARKETS,---This Day.

COVENT GARDEN.

The market was fairly supplied with fruit, and the show
of vegetables was seasonably extensive. The trade wrs
steady, as follows :
FRUIT—Pine apples, 8s to 10s • hot house grapes, 12s to
15s ; foreign do, is Gd to 330 d ; filberts, is 6d to 2s Od per lb ;
apples, 2s 6,1 to 4s Od per half sieve ; oranges, 3s 6d to 8s ;
lemons, 3s 6d to 7s per 100.

VEGETABLES—Red cabbages, 2s Od to 3s Od; white do.,
8d to is 3d; Savoys, 6d to is 3d; celery, Od to Os Od;
horseradish, is to 2s Od per doz. heads ; greens, 2s Gd to 3s
6(1; turnips, 2s Od to 2s 6d ; carrots, 4s Gd to 5$ 6(1; onions,
Os Od to Os 0(1 per doz bunches ; brocoli, Gd to 8d ; forced
rhubarb, Os 9d to is 3d per bundle ; seakale, is Od to 2s 6d ;
and mushrooms, 9d to is Gd per punnet.