The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-09 00:00:00

CUMBERLAND,

It was stated in The Sun of Friday that the Cum-
berland Court of Quarter Sessions had determined
to put in force the whole of the restrictive measures
which the Orders in Council enabled them to enact;
but had appointed a committee to meet weekly and
make such exceptions to the rule as the varying cir-
cumstances of different parts of the county rendered
desirable and expedient. That committee met for
the first time on Saturday, and considered various
propositions. Sitting also as an adjourned Court
of Quarter Sessions they made certain relaxations
described below. The first business done was to re-
voke all orders made and notices given by any local
authority in the county previous to Jan. 2. The
next proposition considered was the re-opening,
under certain restrictions, of auction marts for the
sale of fat stock. Sir R. Brisco urged that there
"would be less danger of the disease spreading if they
required all animals taken to the marts to be branded,
and slaughtered within 24 hours, or taken by rail
out of the district, than if they required fat cattle
to be butchered at the farms where they were fed,
and so run the risk of butchers carrying the infec-
tion from place to place. Capt. James, of Barrock-
park, on the contrary, was opposed to all movement
of animals in Cumberland. Cattle could be killed
where they were bred, as pigs were now. Sir R.
Brisco introduced a motion " to the effect that the
auction marts be allowed to be opened for the sale
of fat stock." After considerable discussion the
motion was lost by 11 to 8. The next question that
came under consideration was how to afford facili-
ties to farmers who are changing their farms to
sell their stock by auction upon their premises. A
great many sales of the kind usually take place at
Candlemas. The Orders in Council do not prohibit
such sales upon a man's own premises ; but the pro-
clamation issued by the Cumberland magistrates
prohibits the removal of stock from one parish to
another, so that without some relaxation of that
rule were allowed these sales would be virtually.
stopped. After a long discussion the following re-
solution was agreed to :

" That in case of farm sales, on change of tenants,
a certificate of two justices acting on the Cattle
Plague Committee shall be sufficient authority for
the removal of any cattle so sold or moved, and
shall exempt the parties moving such cattle from
any penalties under the Orders of Council."
At the suggestion of the Chief Constable (Mr.
Dunne), it was decided to prohibit the movement of
stock from one parish to another between the hours
of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. until March 1. The Chief
Constable applied for leave to employ a maximum
of 30 additional men and ten horses to enable him
to Carry out the regulations. The magistrates were
doubtful whether such an expenditure as this would
entail could be defrayed out of the county funds;
and it was resolved to communicate with the Secre-
tary;of State upon the subject. Meanwhile the court
undertook the risk of employing them. The:plague
still makes progress in the county. In Cumberland
'Ward since the beginning of November there have
been above 300 deaths of infected beasts, and 80 are
now under treatment ; in the Wigton district, the
only other infected district of the county, the deaths
lave been 75, and 40 are under treatment.

HEREFORDSHIRE.
The cattle plague, which broke out some weeks
ago among the herds of cattle in the neighbourhood
of Bro
myard, in this county, has proved most de-
structive. Mr. Dent, of Moreton Jeffries, has lost
between 90 and 100 head ; Mr. Gooch, of Felton,
has lost the whole of his lierd ; Mr. Owers, of Iring-
ton Bury, near Leominster, has loss 50 out of 51,
some of the animals
having been purchased at from
50 to 80 guineas each,
and in the particular district
where the plague broke out deaths are occurring
daily. A county meeting
has just been held for the
purpose of determining the most advisable measures
to be taken to arrest the progress of the plague. Mr.
King King, M.P., presided, and Lord Bateman and
Sir Joseph Bailey, M.P., were among those present.
The following resolutions were adopted, and a
deputation was appointed to wait upon Sir George
Grey, at the Home-office :
" 1. That no cattle imported into this country
shall be removed from the ports at which they are
landed, and that no hides shall be removed from any
such place unless Properly disinfected.
2. That all fairs and markets for the sale of
cattle, sheep, and swine be immediately stoped.
" 3. That no living cattle be allowed to be re-

moved from the premises of the owner for the time
being for any purpose without the owner having
first obtained the certificate of an inspect )r and the
justices assembled in Petty Sessions that sw h cattle
are free from the plague. That no living cattle,
sheep, or pigs, and no hides of cattle, unless disin-
fected, be allowed to be removed from any parish
or place within two miles of an infectcd herd upon
any terms or for any purpose.
"4. That a cordon be drawn round all diseased
herds, from which no animal shall be removed, and
that all cattle at present suffering from the disease
shall be seized and slaughtered, and that the Go-
vernment pay two-thirds the market value of the
animals so slaughtered.
"5. That a national assurance association be set
on foot under Government guarantee."

A memorial to the Privy Council in support of the
last-named resolution has also been adopted. At
the Quarter Sessions Lord Bateman introduced the
subject, and recommended the appointment of a
committee to draw up regulations for the county of
Hereford, under the Order in Council of December
16. Accordingly the committee, consisting of his
lordship and three other magistrates, made their re-
port to the adjourned sessions, held on Thursday,
in pursuance of which the following orders were
issued to-day :—No. 1 revokes all petty sessional
orders previously issued ; No. 2 prohibits the re-
moval of any cow, heifer, bull, bullock calf, sheep,
or swine to any market or fair within their jurisdic-
tion except as thereinafter provided ; No. 3 pro-
hibits the removal of any animal as above beyond
the boundary line of any parish except where a farm
is in two parishes ; No. 4 forbids their removal from
farms where the plague has broken out, or within
two miles of an infected farm; No. 5, no animal to
be slaughtered except within the limits of the farm
where it has been fed; No. 6, the skins, hoofs, hides,
or horns of animals not to be removed from any
farm or land whereon the cattle plague exists. It
was ordered that the above should be advertised.