The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-08 00:00:00

DEVONSHIRE.

An adjourned meeting of the Quarter Sessions for
the county was held at the Shire-hall, on Friday
afternoon, to receive a report from a special com-
mittee appointed to consider what orders should be
made by the Court, under the powers granted by
the Order of Council of the 16th December. The
Earl of Devon presided. The report of the com-
mittee, which, on the motion of Earl Fortescue,
seconded by Sir Stafford Northcote, was unani-
mously adopted, recommended the Court to order
that a notice be issued under Clause 18 of the Order
in Council of November, 1865, declaring that it is
expedient that from the Bth day of January inst.
until the Ist of February next, no animals, as de-
fined by that order, shall be brought or sent from
any other part of Great Britain into any part of
the county of Devon, subject to the jurisdiction of
such sessions. It was further ordered that in certain
districts where the plague is raging no cattle shall
be removed thence to any other part of the county.
A notice was directed to be issued prohibiting the
movement of any cow, heifer, &c., from any part of
their jurisdiction to any other part of their jurisdic-
tion, except between the hours of seven in the morn-
ing and five in the evening ; but such prohibition
shall not prevent the movement of any cow, &c.
(not otherwise prohibited), except along highways
or over or along any unenclosed road. The com-
mittee, having been informed that much danger is
to be apprehended from the regulations under which
cattle are supplied to the Government Victualliffg,-
office in Devonport, and under which certain animals
tendered to the Government by contrrctors, and re-
jected by the Government inspector, are taken back
by the contractor, for the purpose of being fed in
the neighbourhood of the dockyard, apprehend that
this practice may conduce to the extension of the
cattle plague in that neighbourhood, and theyrecom -
mended the Court to request the Secretary of State to
call the attention of the Lords of the Admiralty to
the subject, with a view to the adoption of a proper
remedy. The committee further reported that
they had resolved that a copy of this report be
forwarded to the clerks of the petty sessional divi-
sions, and they be requested to obtain the opinions
of the magistrates on the following questions :-1.
Whether it is desirable to issue a general order for
the whole county, whereby all movement of meat
cattle from place to place may be stopped. 2.
Whether it is desirable to retain the present orders,
prohibiting the movement of any animals from any
part of the county into any magisterial division. 3.
Whether it is desirable to establish a system of
certificates, permitting the removal of cattle under
certain conditions-1, for breeding purposes ; 2,
from breeding farms to feeding farms ; or from any
farm on the occasion of a change of tenancy. 4.
'Whether they are satisfied with the present system
of inspection, or desire to suggest any improvement
therein. During a discussion which took place a
denial was given to a report made at the Sessions
on Thursday that cattle had been improperly buried
at Ideford, one of the infected districts.