The Sun.
London, England, 1866-01-26 00:00:00

ink held the post of superior barrack sergeant, at
Colchester camp, has been appointed barrack master
at Canterbury.

The Tamar troopship, Capt. Sterling will shortly
be out of the hands of the dockyard authorities and
be ready for service again. She is coaling in the
I steam-basin Portsmouth.

The Conqueror, screw, Captain Swan, is hourly
looked for at Spithead, from the China station. She
is bringing home a battalion of the Royal Marine
Light Infantry from Japan, and a large number
of naval and military invalids from different ships
and Regiments in China. It is expected they will
disembark at Portsmouth, after which the Conqueror
will proceed to Sheerness to be paid off.
The screw steam storeship Fox, 2, Staff Com-
mander, Henry A. Moriarty, having discharged her
freight, was put out of Keyham Steam-yard on
Wednesday, and taken to Devonport dockyard. She
has on board boilers and engine gear for the Hima-
laya, and left the Sound yesterday for Portsmouth.
The iron-cased screw steamship Lord Clyde, 24,
was removed on Wednesday from dock No. 3 to the
basin in Keyham Steam-yard, where she wil be com-
pleted for the first division of the Steam Reserve.

The paddlewheel steam storeship Dee, 1, Master
Commander George Raymond, from Woolwich and
Portsmouth with stores for the dockyard, arrived at
Devonport yesterday.
The following appointments were made yesterday
at the Admiralty :---Benjamin Renaud, master ad-
ditional, to the Fisgard, for transport duties ; the
Rev. C. H. Harbord, chaplain to the Princess
Royal, vice Yeoman invalided; Valentine D. Hughes
and F. H. B. Sorell, master's assistants, to the
Topaze ; James Maitland and George C. Webb,
master's-assistants, additional, to the Topaze ; Frank
Pittman, assist.-paymaster in charge, to the Investi-
gator; and Charles B. Willcocks, assist.-paymaster
to the Indus.

The Cattle Plague.
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LIVERPOOL.

At 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon a meeting, con-
vened by the Mayor of Liverpool, was held at the
Town Hall, Liverpool; for the purpose of memo-
rialising the magistrates of the West Derby Hun-
dred " to vary their order prohibiting cattle brought
from places beyond their jurisdiction being driven
along the public highways, so as to allow such cattle
to be driven along the roadway between theborough
boundary at the cattle-market at Stanley." The
mayor, Mr. John Farmonth, presided ; and among
those present were Mr. T. B. Horsfall, M.P., Mr.
Charles Turner, M.P., and Mr. Graves, M.P. Mr.
Hugh Cullen, of the firm of Messrs. Verdon and
Cullen, cattle salesmen, proposed the following re-
solution :—" That this meeting is most anxious to
co-operate with the magistrates of the hundred of
West Derby in preventing the spread of the cattle
plague ; but that, in the opinion of this meeting, the
order made by the justices on Tuesday, the 16th of
January, in its present form, will be productive of
considerable inconvenience to persons engaged in
the cattle trade, and also to the public. That no
cattle are kept or fed on the route to the cattle
market, which is less than a mile beyond the borough
boundary, within the jurisdiction of the said magis-
trates. That the regulations of the magistrates in
prohibiting the traffic of cattle on the road to and
from the market will therefore be of no avail in pre-
venting the spread of the plague, but will be most
injurious to the trade, and will increase the present
high price of butchers' meat, so as to place it beyond
the reach of the labouring population, and by re-
ducing their scale of diet increase the great amount
of sickness within the borough." Mr. Hall seconded
the motion. He referred to the inconsistent con-
duct of the Mayor of Salford, who, when he came
down to Liverpool, urged that they should close
the Liverpool market and keep open the Salford
one, because there was such an enormous
population in his locality. The resolution
was carried unanimously. Mr. Anger moved,
" That in the opinion of this meeting the
housing of unusually large numbers of cattle in-
tended for the Liverpool cattle market within the
borough, without proper accommodation, would be
a serious evil, and injurious to the public health.
Mr. Wilson seconded the motion, which was adopted.
Mr. E. Robinson moved, " That his Worship the
Mayor be respectfully requested to forward the
memorial to the magistrates," which prayed them
to vary their order to such a degree as to permit the
transit of cattle between the borough boundary and
the cattle market at Stanley. Mr. John Gibbon
seconded the motion. Mr. Stephens suggested that,
if the West Derby magistrates did not accede to the
request of the memorial, steps should be taken to
open a temporary market within the borough. Mr.
Robertson Gladstone did not think a more import-
ant question could be offered for consideration than
that which involved not only the supply of the ordi-
nary comforts of the community, but of positive
support for the great masses of the people. He there-
fore considered—though far from being disposed
to speak disrespectfully of the county magistrates--
that this question had scarcely received that fair and
full consideration to which it was entitled. They
knew very well that Liverpool was supplied with
meat from the Stanley cattle market. And what
must be the effect to the community when the
source of supply was, as it were, constantly and un-
mistakably cut off ? The effect would be,to paralyse
trade, and to raise the serious question which was
most to be complained of—the remedy of the dis-
ease. It appeared to him that the orders of the
co un tymagistrates were un necessarily and excessively
strict, and they certainly were so as compared with
those which were to be found in London and other
large towns. In London an area of four miles
round Charing-cross was allowed ; in Liverpool,
cattle salesmen and others were not even allowed
to remove their cattle on the road to the extent of
three-quarters of a mile, or less. He could not see
what there was on that road to cause alarm. It was
mostly lined by houses and walls, and there certainly
was no cattle-feeding going on. At one time it was
proposed to extend the borough boundary in that
direction beyond the market; and if that had been
done there would have been no need -for this meet-
ing. Then, again, the cattle coming into the town
by sea were all strictly examined, and could not be
passed unless they were in perfect health. It was
impossible that Liverpool could obtain a supply from
the district around, for cattle feeding was not car-
ried out in this district. He trusted, therefore,
that the West Derby magistrates would reconsider
their decision, and grant the memorial, otherwise
people would be found who would attribute to them
some other motive than the necessary requirements
for preserving the health of the people. (Cheers.)
Mr. Horsfall, M.P., said that the cattle from Ire-
land were landed here in sound health and were
examined, and, this being done, he could not see
what harm there could be in sending them three-
quarters of a mile beyond the borough boundary.
Mr. Charles Turner, M.P., expressed himself to the
same effect, and the resolution and memorial were
then adopted. Mr. S. R. Graves, M.P., moved a
vote of thanks to the Mayor. He quite agreed with
his colleague that the Mayor, as the head of that
large community, should endeavour on Monday next
to present the memorial in person, and, in addition
to that, that he would also endeavour to impress
upon the magistrates some of the weighty reasons
which had been urged at the present meeting. Mr.
C. Turner, M.P., seconded the motion, which was
adopted, and the proceedings terminated.

NOTTS.

An adjourned General Sessions was held on IVed-
nesday at Newark to take further steps with regard
to the tattle plague. Lord Belper occupied the chair,
and there were also present the Right Hon. J. E.
Denison, M.P., Col. Monckton, Mr. Manners Sutton,
Mr. Burmell, Mr. Barrow, M.P., Col. Boddam, &c.
Mr. Denison, M.P., said before they entered into the
question of further action upon the cattle plague, he
should like to ask Lord Belper if he could give them
any information as to the effect of vaccination in
the county of Cheshire, and whether he had not re-
ceived information which, at all events, would go to
show that vaccination could not be considered to be
perfect security against the plague. Lord Belper
said he had received some information from Mr.
Tollemache, who had devoted a good deal of time
to the subject. Mr. Tollemache, it appeared, was
very much inclined to think at first that vaccination