The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-12 00:00:00

The Cattle Plague,
SPECIAL MEETING '.OP MIDDLESEX
MAGISTB;ATEI

Yesterday a special meeting of he magistrates of
the county of Middlesex was held at the Sessions-
house, Clerkenwell-green, to receive the report of
the committee appointed on Thursday last in pursu-
ance of the following resolution:—" That a com-
mittee be appointed to consider what measures it
would be desirable to take under the orders given to
the court by the Order in Council of the 16th De-
cember, 1865 ; and that such committee should be em-
powered to communicate with the Home Secretary,
the Lord Mayor of the City of London, and any
other authority on the subject they may think re-
quisite ; and that such committee should report to
the court at its next meeting." Mr. Henry Pownall,
chairman of the court, presided, and amongst those
present were :—Mr. Northall Laurie, Mr. 'Wyatt,
Mr. Loveland, Mr. Antrobus, Colonel Elsey, Sir
J. J. Hamilton, Bart., Dr. Jervis, Mr. erance, Mr.
Spearman, Dr. M'Cann, Capt. O'Brien, Mr. W.

Drake, Mr. J. F. Pownall, Mr. Sharp, Mr. Hogarth,
Mr. Busk, Mr. Glossop. Mr. Charles White, Capt.
Morley, Mr. Turner, &c.

The committee had drawn up a report, which had

been circulated ; but this morning, in consequence
of a deputation from the cattle salesmen of the
metropolis having attended' and pointed out some
objections to the proposed order, the court resolved
itself into a committee to consider whether any and
what modifications should be made in their report
to meet, if possible, the views of the salesmen, and
at the same time to carry out efficiently the object
they had in view.

The committee sat upwards of two hours with
closed doors, and on their return into court,
Mr. BUSK, the chairman, said—ln proposing the
amendment which they had made in the original
report, he should only trouble the court with a very
few observations. The committee had met in large
numbers, and the principal question which they had
to consider and deal with was as to the restriction
of the traffic to and from the great cattle market at
Islington. That court had no direct control over
that market, as that remained with the Privy Council
and the Lord Mayor, and all they could do was by
restricting the traffic on the roads to and from that
market. In the propositions they had made they
had endeavoured to maintain with sufficient strin-
gency orders regarding the removal of cattle from
one place to another in the metropolis, without in
any way interfering with the supply of food to the
inhabitants of London. He hoped the restrictions
they proposed would be found sufficient for the pur-
pose of preventing contagion, without unnecessarily
interfering with the supply of meat, which was so
essential for the wants of the inhabitants of their
great metropolis.

Mr. IsTicnoLsoN, clerk of the peace, then read the
following report, as amended by the committee :
"At a meeting of the committee appointed by
the court on the 4th of January, 1866, and held by
adjournment on the 11th day of January, 1866, it
was resolved—' That all appointments made, notices
given, and other acts done by any local authority
within the jurisdiction of the court of general and
quarter sessions of
,the peace for the said county,
under and by notice of any order of the Lords of
her Majesty's Privy Council in this matter, be, and
the same are, hereby revoked, provided that nothing
in this order contained shall affect any breaches of
existing orders, or any proceedings in respect of
such breaches. That it shall not be lawful to re-
move any cow, heifer, bull, bullock, ox, or calf, to
any market or fair within the aforesaid jurisdiction
to or through any other place within the same juris-
diction, with such exceptions and conditions as in
the said order of council of the 16th of December,
as specified, with such exceptions and conditions.
This order shall Rot apply to the removal of any
cow, heifer, bull, bullock, ox, or calf, from one part
to another part of the same holding, where there is
no intervening highway, public road, bridle road,
canal, or navigable river. That this order shall not
as regards fat cattle, fit and intended for immediate
slaughter for human food, apply to any place within
a radius of four miles from Charing-cross, and
within the above-mentioned jurisdiction. That it
shall be lawful to remove any cow, heifer, bull,
bullock, ox, or calf across or along any highway,
public road, river, or canal, from one part of a farm
to another part of the same farm, provided that no
disease exists, or, for the space of six days prior to
the date of the authority herein mentioned, had
existed in any animal on such farm ; and provided
that an authority in writing from a justice of the
peace or police magistrate for such removal be pro-
duced by the person or persons having charge of any
such animal or animals, and provided the distance
along such highway, public road, river, or canal to
be so traversed shall not exceed 440 yards. Every
such authority shall be in the form prescribed. [The
forms prescribed were set forth.] That the order
shall not extend to or include any bull, cow, or
heifer the person or persons having charge whereof
shall produce on demand an authority in writing
from a justice of the peace or a policemagistrate for
the removal thereof, for any distance not exceeding
two miles, for breeding purposes. This order shall
come into operation on the 16th of January next."
Mr. BUSK moved that the report of tho commit-
tee be received and adopted, which was put by the
chairman and agreed to.

. ;
HAMILTON asked whether any resolutions
could have effect without reference to the county day.
The CHAIRMAN said these proceedings were quite