The Sun.
London, England, 1866-05-19 00:00:00

CATTLE DISEASE.

In reply to an HoN. MEmBER,
Mr. LAIRD said it was quite true that a cow which
had arrived at Birkenhead from Ireland on being
slaughtered had been found to be labouring under a severe-
attack of rinderpest. The carcase was at once buried, and
that was all the information on the point that had been sent
to the Privy Council.
VAL PARAIS O.

In reply to Mr. D. GRIFFITH,
Mr. LAYARD said he had seen the document attri-
buted to the American officer, Commodore Rodgers, to the
effect that ho wao ready to combine with the Englizh ship;
to prevent the destruction of the town. The statement
was quite at variance with the official despatches of Com-
modore Dacre. All the papers-would be laid before Par-

Bement. He might, however, say that the conduct of Mr.
Thompson at Chili had her Majesty's approval.
ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER moved that
the house, at its rising, do adjourn until Thursday next.
Mr. WATKIN called attention to the termination of the
Reciprocity Treaty, and condemned the conduct o
it. of the
Government in having kept back from the house infor-
mation which ought to have been given to lt was
clear from the fact that a United States squadron had been
sent to the fishing grounds that the relations between the
two countries were not in a healthy condition. Under these
circumstances, he asked who was responsible for this state
of things, and what was to be done.
Mr. LAYARD said that her Majesty's Government had
done all in their power to obtain a renewal of the treaty.
Our Minister, Sir F. Bruce, had informed the United States
t Government that we were ready to renew the treaty in
its present form, or to modify it, so as to render it more
beneficial to both countries than it had hitherto been ; but
the. answer of Mr. Seward was that the Government de-
clined all diplomatic negotiations on the subject, and were
at present awaiting the decision of the Committee of Con-
gress to whom the question had been referred. As to the
question of the fisheries, the United States Government
had shown every disposition to deal with it in a friendly
and conciliatory manner. Instead of viewing the sending
out of a squadron to the fisheries as an act of hostility, he
regarded it rather as a desire to prevent those disputes
and difficulties which would inevitably arise if the fishing
vessels were left to themselves.

Mr. OLIPHANT doubted whether it was necessary to
renew the Reciprocity Treaty at all.
The O'CONOR DON said he was at,Washington at the
time notice of the termination of the treaty was given, and
he thought the Government had pursued a very judicious
course in reference to it.

Mr. KINNAIRD andir. WHITE thanked Mr. Watkin for
having brought the subject forward.
Mr. CARDWELL remarked that the bonding arrange-
ments for the transit of goods by railway were not affected
by the termination of the treaty, as they did not depend on
the treaty, but upon the mutual interests and mutual rela-
tions existing between the two countries. It was the same
with regard to the navigation of the St. Lawrence and of
Lake Michigan, and there was no intention of terminating
those reciprocal arrangements. With regard to the
fisheries, the Government were in friendly communication
with the Government of the United States on the subject,
and they viewed with satisfaction, and not alarm, the pre-
sence of a naval force on the station.

The subject then dropped.
Sir J. HAY asked if the Government intended to persist
in the clause of Reform Bill disfranchising dockyard voters.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER declined to
answer the question.
The motion for adjournment was then agreed to.
On the order of the day for going into Committee of
Supply,
General DUNNE called attention to the Treasury mi-
nutes respecting the records of Great Britain and Ireland,
and suggested that some person should be appointed at an
early period to edit and arrange those connected with
Ireland.

Mr. CHILDERS stated that when the estimates were
prepared next year, it should clearly be shown on the face
of them what the Government were prepared to do both
with regard to the English and Irish State papers.
Mr. BAILLIE COCHRANE rose to move for a com-
mission to inquire into the constitution of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, when the House was counted out at a
quarter past nine o'clock.