The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-17 00:00:00

The Cattle Plague.

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The Weekly Return of the reported cases of Cattle
Plague in Great Britain, published by authority of the
Lords of the Privy Council, for the week ending Saturday,
Nov. 10, contains the following statements :
" Five attacks of cattle plague are reported to have (),c;
curred in Great Britain during the week ending Nov.
being an increase of three on the Return for the week P'"--
ceding. Fresh outbreaks took place in three farms or places
where cattle are kept—the number that appeared in the,
last Return was 1. Four healthy cattle were slaughtered
during the week from having beenin contact with diseased
animals. The cases reported are for the following three
Petty Sessional divisions of England, viz. :—Chcsbire"--
Northwick, one attack ; Yorkshire, West Riding—TadeaSd:
tor, West Ainsty, two ; Yorkshire, East Riding-6°11:,
liolderness, two. No cases of cattle plague in sheep b";
been returned during the week ; the total number report%
as having been attacked up to the date of this -Return
6,826. The mean temparature of the week at the 102;"
Observatory, Greenwich, was 48.4 deg., or 3.2 deg. ebTril
the average of the same period during 50 years. Thtiu fell
to the amount of 0.32 inch during the week, and the mean,
degree of humidity of the air was 87, complete saturatie3
being represented by 100. The general direction of the
wind was south-west."

The Gazette of last night contains an Order of the Privy
Council, dated Whitehall, Nov. 13, setting forth that it is
expedient that provisions should be made for the eibibi;
tion of fat stock intended for immediate slaughter an
ordering as follows :
" 1. Prom and after the loth of November, 180, ex
tions of fat stock intended for slaughter immediately aftera
such exhibition may be held in any county in England B°A_
Wales, with the licence of the Lords of the said Oenue`"
provided that no such license shall be granted unless the"
lordships shall be satisfied that no case of cattle plague 1,111:
occurred within ten miles of the town or place at wb.c
such exhibition is to be held, within one calendar ni°lloi
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prior to the date of such licence, nor unless the exhibition
is to be held at a distance exceeding 10 miles from any
place declared to be infected according to the provisions °f
the Order of the 24th day of March last, and that such
licence shall be null and void if at any time, exceeding 48
hours pro7ious to the holding of the said exhibition, cattle
plague shall break out within ten miles of the place whBret
such exhibition is to be held. 2. Any cattle exhibited at
any exhibition held under this Order must be slaughterem
within the town or place wherein such exhibition is lie
and within four days after the close of the exhibition ;
if any case of cattle plague shall occur to any of the ant,:
mals within such exhibition, all the animals within such
exhibition shall be immediately slaughtered, but there,
shall bo no claim for any compensation either on the let
authority or the Government. 3. Provided that nøtbi:l
herein contained shall affect any licence already greeil..
by the Privy Council for any market for the sale of an
mals for immediate slaughter. 4. The words herein e°e;
tamed shall be construed as in the said Order of the OA
day of March last, and all the provisions therein contained
relative to the offences for the contravention thereof, and
thqpenalty for the same, and otherwise, now in force) 0f
the provisions of the said Order in regard to the Powers;
officers employed under that Order shall apply to the,,he
gulations contained in this Order, and the enforcing of
same, and to the officers employed under it."

LINCOLNSHIR.
The cattle plague has again made its appearance In tb:.
neighbourhool of Stamford. A beast belonging to
Staplee, of Tallington, has been attacked with what ti
local inspector pronounced unmistakable symptoms,
rderpest, and it was at once destroyed. The beast W36°-
of a lot bought a few days since at Newark.