, 1865-11-25
FROM EUROPE.
The Great Cattle Plague and the
Rebel Pirate,

4 The Royal Commission IN tta r.,.,.
PlaGue-Communicn of IN. Mt.
case from Cattle to Shecp-Cont1nnn ~
s.eao OF The Epldcn1c-Now Reme.
eacs Tor the Plague; Petroleum. Gle
Nueccss OF The homeopathic Trcafs
ment IN Hollands Assenycums ), as "A
1escntavo OF tho Cattle Pia4ue-Om-
sa". statement upon the Plague since
~ conamcncenent-Cur for kicking
1.oi.es-tsater Direct Agent In The
1.foaueuon Of mi1k-London Catue
MorAets Last Week-En-tIsh Grain
Markets, etc.
From Our Own Correspondent
LONDON. Nov. 8, 1865.
TIN ROYAL coAM1ss1oN ON THE CATTLE
ooE-coAhUSIcAB1L1TK OF TIE DIS
Our Cattle Plague Commission has divided
ltsen into two bodies, or branches; the off,
Gals appointed by the Government being
now engaged In preparing their report, while
6ub-committee OF medical and veterinary
adept are working up the evidence into pre-
seDtable form. an informed that a prelIm-
mary report will be ready in few days, but
how soon is not stated, the Commission hay.
ing temporarily adjourned and the Secretary
being absent likewise. It Is but natural that
some little should have leaked out In refer
ence to their deliberations and We therefore
find the following statement in our leading
medical organ. the Laaeet, which paper, In Its
last issue, says: "Nlthout anticipating any
part Of this official document, We NAV state
one fact Of interest, that under the auspices
Of The Commission, the contagiousuess Of tho
cattle plague, and Its communicabIlity from
oxen to shecp, and rice seTsa, has been salts
tactorily shown. It has been proved by eyi.
dcncc ofa positive nniure that sheep NAV be
infected, both by exposure TO the infection Of
and by incubation from, diseased COWS: and
q healthy calf inoculatcd from the sheep has
died from The plague" Now If this be really
the opinion Of our royal Eommission,it 1t Is dla-
ms&lca1ly opposed to tho decision of thc
Scotch authorities. lately informed your
readers that the medical and veterinary pro-
1essions of Edinburgh had, for long
time past, conducted q thorough system
Of experiment upon cattle of MI kinds; and
now find In this weeks DeQ's Messenger the
following strange announcement :: 1--WE con-
tinue to receive most satisfactory accounts of
the cattle which, by way Of experiment, were
plnced with sheep from the Edinburgh sana-
torium and these sheep, the readers will re-
member, were for considerable length Of time
kept with your infected stock, and fed upon
the leavings Of the plague patients. Not only
did the sheep escape infection, but they have
not as yet, 50 far as can be ascertained, com.
naunicated 1t to the cattleiwilh which they are
now living. The result Of this trial Is calcu-
lated to allay all fears caused by tho reports
ofcattle disease among the sheep at Grown
Point, and elsewhere" Now 1t would be
difficult to End more palpable instance Of
doctors disasrccing than in the opinions of
the Royal Commission and these Edinburgh
authorities s..: your renders wil, no doubt 1
observe that the two reports aro from sthearsay
evidence" alone. Here, however, Is at last,
something reliable and official, namely short
and succinct report TO the 'tNorfo1k Cattle
Plague Association" by the Medical Com
mittec appointed by that body:
"SoRw1cu, Nov. i, 1Ga4