Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1828-10-15

The manner in which the cattle are slaugh-
tered in most Of the slaughter houses Is inoo">
cei, ably dreadful and horrible. he ea'''e arc
sen, TO some Of the large slaughter houses 70
BE- slaughtered by slaughtermen emp'oItu ~
IN. man who keeps The premises; he taxes 10
the cattle, and receives so much heaa '"r
their being slaugh,ered; he appoints certain
number of arm, who are generally of the 'owts'
possible desc, ip' ion, to slaughter the cau'e'
and this business they perform without any
observation or remonstrance or direcion from
The master butcher, or ;he man that owns the
D, emises, o. any one else, and they do 1t IN any
buutl ling cruel manner ,hey choose 10 adopt !
saw an instance at the lime refer 10 which
was so dr aGfuI i, will never be eHaced from
nv recollection, ind I was not solitary eye
witaess, hui OF her gen ,lenlen wtre present.
At WhItechapei, unr Of toe bullocks was
dawn up ~ the stake TO b. slaughtered, and
when standing al the stake tnsy are in the aa-
hi, of fastening on % 'he hind legs 10 the wall,
blu, in Going 50, j. tell on IFS side; they wanted
The animal 10 stand up on It's legs, u was ham
prred with ropes, AID hardly could, when
one Of the slaue' ern,rn began TO twist AND
break the tail, JOINT after joia'; and then as u
that was no, sufficient 10 effect the purpose, ne
| Jumped upon il; ano her OF the siaugh'crmen
| .ook up drover's sick and beat it about the
| he ad in the most cruel manner, md goaded II
in d,fffren, paris of the body to make II get up,
but still the animal did not rise: then they CALI
ed for bu, KIT Of water, aud saw them pour
| the water down the nnstrils which was done
for the purpose cf giving the stimulus OF sufto'
cation tor cattle breathe through their nosrils,
not through their mouths; Immediately alter
which, one Of hr slaughermen took the iron
axe aud gave it six blows on .he sides al The
head mot on the ,tai part cf the head) and II
then roared with ag'ny IN shocking manner,
and got upon its knees, when :hey gave il the
death blow, and i, wa, killed. state this only
10 show the manner in which slaughtering is
conducted.
! Another instance came under the eye OF the
same witness, in which the animal received Sc
ven;een blows from an axe, inflicted by igno-
rant men. before j, dropped. This gen,l' man
was member Of the college Of Surgeons, and
his opinion upon this point may be worthy OF
some attention. He gays The cutting the
throat of the BULLOCK with q very large knife ]
consider TO be the easiest possible death; but
very strongly object to their throwing the ami
mai down, which is attended with . great deal
Of trouble and cruelty.
Driving cattle into the market was repre-
sented as a great nuisance. A bookseller les.
tilted that ladies were put to great inconvtni>
ence and RIror by il, and that thew would NOT
90 into the streets 10 purchase good, upon days
when cattle were known 10 be there, he was sa-
tisfed that he had personally suffered y loss in
his business in con sequence Of il Sheep were
driven through Hatton Cad upon the eve
ming Of The Sabbath, 10 The grrat annoyance 81
worshippers: Sunday evening was the noisits'
OF the whole week.
|, is not stated in the papers whether any
measures had been taken o put an end 10 these
disgusting scenes.
Loru nngHse and My. o. ConneG: Lord An
glessrs late y granted an Interview 10 Mr.. o.
Connrll. The following account oil part Of the
conversation between them will be found (il is
said by the Tines) pretty accarate:-"The on
ly person present q, The interview was Lord
Forbes, who did not, however join in the con-
,ersation. MIR. O'Connrll was received with
great kindness, and after a few Introductory
phrases, he was asked what were the particular
objects OF the Catholics. MIR. O'Connell said,
that neither foI himsrlf nor for any MEMBER Of
the Catholic Association did he require any
honor, of6cr, or emolumenl whatever. XII he
asked was, the omission Of a word or TWO in
the oath Of supremacy, and the repeal of the
oaths agains, the mass and transubslantiation.
All the Catholics sought was This. Their
emancipation bill might be engrossed upon
half sheer of paper. 'And is this ali!' said
Lord Anglesea. YES epled MIR. C'ConneIl;
",he passing Of short hill would dissolve the
Ca holic Association, pu. period TO all The
affiliated connexions Of that body, and stop the
Catholic rent at once"