The day book. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1857-1867, 1865-11-18
Arrival of the steamer Persia.

NeW York, Nov. 15.--The steamer Persia
has arrived, with advices from Liverpool, via
Queenstown, to the 9th inst
Mr.. Gladstone is visiting Scotland, and the
Daily News says that his speech at Glasgow
leaves no doubt Of the general course our ad-
ministrators will pursue. If supported by the
country, they will not be slew to complete the
work Of reform. Mr. Gladstone has already
declared himself in favor of the extension Of
the right of suffrage, and in view of this the
liberal party have designated him the leader
Of the House of Commons. What doubt can
now remain as to the true wishes of the party
which selected such a man for its acknowl-
edged leader fa s 6u
The. Herald thinks that no understan ding
had been arrived at concerning reform.
The London correspondent Of the Manches-
ter Guardian says that, notwithstanding the
tone Of Mr.. Stewards speech at Auburn, it is
generally understood that the Presidents Cabi-
net has the intention of pressing to quarrel
the controversies regarding the Alabama
claims" s
special commission has been issued to try
the Fenians at Dublin, with power to adjourn
to Cork.
The action against the Royal Bank of Eng
land has been settled. 1t appears that Mr..
Leary, one of the Fcnian prisoners, had money
in the bank to his credit, the proceeds of bills
RENTED from America The Crown Solicitor
notified the bank not TO pay the money, and
Mr.. Leary commenced an action against the
bank, which subsequently paid the money to
Leary's counsel for his defense.
The actions brought against the magistrate
and the police, in reference to the seizure of
the Irish People," will be defended by the
government. The defense is that nothing was
seized in the office of the i" Irish people," ex-
cept what was necessary to the purposes of
the prosecution. "a tFfafs&
Wilmer & Smiths Liverpool Times of No
vember 4; says that the steamer Somerset is
loading there for Baltimore Her day of sail
ing is not advertised.
COMMERCIAL INTKLLIGENcE.
Liverpool Saturday evening. - Cotton
Sales to-day 1000 bales, the market closing
unchanged for American and irregular for
other descriptions. Sales to Spectators and
exporters 1000 bales,
FROM WASHINGTON.
WashiaytOn, Nov. 16.--Minister Clay has
addressed letter to the Secretary of State,
dated st. Petersburg, October 18th, in which
he says: ga ~ ~ 81
l deem it my duty to warn the United States
against the importation of the cattle plague
into our county. Being farmer, and feel
ing great interest in such subjects, / have read
everything upon the subject which is accessi-
BILE, and l will give you only the result of my
conclusions and observations. The cattle
plagueis the Russian pest. In this country
it is always more or less prevalent, and gene
rally kills whole herds. Like cholera it is
both contagious and infectious. By these terms
| mean to say that it is communicated. from one
animal to another by the physical importation
of the virus upon any animal from any OBJ
ject containing the virtus, and also that the
virus may be carried in molecules in the air,
and thus produce the disease 1t evidently
did not originate de ssovo in England, but was
carried there by ship loads Of cattle from the
Russian Baltic ports. .HAg
eff this theory is correct, then all importa-
ton of cattle from abroad should be at once
prohibited by Congress, If not otherwise posi-
BILE to be prevented, and it would pay well to
call Congress together for that purpose only. |
No ship having COW or sheep or animal from
Europe, or countries having the pest, should
be allowed to land in America without sutfi-
Gent quarantine. Every disease must at some
time, have originated from violent disregard
Of the natural laws, and this as others But
am of the opinion that there is nothing In
the management of cattle in Great Britain or
America to generate the disease; SO also, ne
sanitary pfecaution can arrest 1t short of alb |
'olute non-intercourse, | believe 1t to be |
species of bloody murrain, aggravated by the
marshy nature of Northern Russia and the ut
ter disregard of all the laws OF health, which
IS shown to man and beast, especially in re-
gard to ventilation and cleanliness, which pre-