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PUESJiKVATlOK OF CAfTLE FROM…
PUESJiKVATlOK OF CAfTLE FROM BINDER- PEST. Amongst the many methods which have been em- played for the preservation of cattle from rinderpest, the following, by Walter Crum, FRS., of Thornliebank, Glasgow, would appear to have been the most successful. It, has been tried with the best results in numerous cases reported It consists in maintaining throughout the cow-houses a constant atmosphere of chlorine. the "alue of chlo rine as a means of destroying anioidl and ve^etablv poisons is fceli known, and It ha:, been much employed for th t purpose; hut the idea of producing it continu- ousty in small but appreciable quantities, 8" that the air of a byre may be constantly pervaded with it day and night, ready to destioy the poison of rii,d.rpeet.,it what- ever time it may arrive, seeing to have been first sys- tematically applied over large districts of country ttr Professor Stone, of Manchester, towards the end of February last And now, Mr Stone has heen engaq, d by the magistracy in various parts of Lancashire, and is occupied in instructing inspectors aId officers of police in the method of applying the drugs whifh he employs Mr Stone prefers, for gencratillll chlorine, to-employ n mixture of muriatfc acid and chlorate of poiash. Half art imper'al pint of that acid is put into a wide-mouthed glass bottle or earthenware jar, capable of holding a pint, and from an eighth to a quarter of an ounce of chlorate "I potash, according to the size of the byre, is added to it. The jar is placed on a shelf at an elevation ot seven or eight feet from the floor and this sufficell from morn- IIIg till night, when auother smaller portion of the chlorate is added, and so on every twelve hours, until the acid becomes too weak for use, It is then poured out and the process renewed with flesh acid. Some gratifying accounts have been received bv Pro- fessor Stone of the working of his method MrNevill, 01 he Striiies Printing Company in l)eroy»hire had one oow infected with rinderpest a few days after he began to u-e the chlorine. That animal destroyed next day by order of the inspector. Eleven cows and one bull which had been in the "lie byte were also condemned by that authority But a respite wa* granted by ttiti magistrates—the disinfecting process was rigorously per severed in, and the-a twelve cattle, which had been im- niedintely replaced in their former st'ilN, were perfectly well win n the teport was made three weeks after. At Failsworih 'he tetumt of a farlll I xt all her stock hy the plague. The byre was disinfected by the Manchehesier constabulary, and three cows which were put into it immediately a'ter having remained perfectly healthy Cheshire, as is well known, has h< en frightfully scourged by the cattly plague. On the "state of Sir Chis Shaker- ley the farmers have lost 1 400 out of 1,8'»0 head ot. nat'le; while Sir Charles himself, who used chlorine on his own farm, has not lost one. The byres ar" never altogether free from chlorine, yet the cattle did not -uff r any, inconvei ience; or if, as rarely happens, a tickling cough is ^roouced in one or two of the cows, it is removed by taking them a few minutes into ihe open air. THE CATTLK PpACtUE.-The weekly return of th Veterinary Department of the Privy Council Office show* that of the counties in England, exclusive of the metro- polis,' two counties remain tree from the disease. In 20 counties no cases have been reported am occurring during the we> k 10 counties show an increase of 72 c*»e- during the week 10 coun'ies show a denrense of 196 case> during the weekj showing a total decrease during the week in the counties of England o- 124 esses. The metropolis sh'^ws the same as fIr last w> el Of the counties in VWiles 111 counties n m >in tree from the dlll- erti>e; in 111 counties no cages htttf been reported as occurring d'iring the weeK; one county shows an in- crease of 44 cases during the week; no counties show a decrease during the week; showing a total increase during the wi-ek in the cotn ti- o kk ales of 44 r ases. Of the countn s in Scotland 10 counties remain free from the disease in 25 counties no cases have. been reported as occurung during the week; three counties show an mcrea e of eistht cases during the week; two ooutjties show a tieeiea-r of 23 case" during the we k showtiig a total decrease diir,rig the week in the counnes of Scotland o* 15 cases. °, the counties of England. Wales, and Sc-'iland, 22 ei)otitics remain free from the disease; in 55 counties no case- have been reported a. occurring ourng "II." week; ti count-ea show an in crease Of 124 cases 16 ('olllll' show a decrease of 219 cases; stki)*, iiil, a to ai decrease during thv week end'!h May 12, 18H6, in Ehgl oid, Wales, and Scotia d, of 95 cases, as compared w-ih the week en .ing May 5 1866 ATTEMPT TO ASSAS-IVATP, A FENIAN INFORMEU.— DUBLIN, MONDAY NiGHT-A daring attempt to assas- sina'e Warner, the Cork Fenian inhirmer, was mad- on Sunday night in a house next door to the Constabulary Barracks at Howth, where Warner is stopping with his wife and family in charge of the police. I appears t' a 'I between six and seven o'clock on Sunday eveninu, Warner, accompanied by Constable Tourney, W « walking through Howtb, when thev were acc sted by strange man named E lward O'Connor, whit opki d 'hem the name of the burial-place in the town. Aftt-ra few minutes' conversati n, .hia ttian invited W^rn- r and ti e constable to drink with him in a publut-bouse, wHich they refused- Warner, however, brought him t > t'i- own lodgings, where tea was prepared, and states that at about 10.30 p.m., O'Ccnn- r asked him t • show him the yard of the hotisfr. Warner accompahied him, tnd as he was standing With his back to the pris nr he tecetvet a stab from a dagger in the right side of the neck. In his struggle to detain O'Cohnor, Warner dragged the latter's coat tiff, in which a revolver was founrl His assailant got en', but was arretted at three o'cloi.k this morning on the railway. The wound rec< ived bv Warner is pronounced dangerous. This morning Lord St. Laurence took W rner's depusiti.'ns, and committe-1 O'Connor for trial; the latter represented himself to have been an, fficer in the Confederate service. EXCITING SCENE AT WOMBWELI/'S MENAGERIE.— On Saturday night ao alarmiii^ incident occurred at Wombwell's menagerie, which is now visiting Dundee. The place was crowded to excess by f visitors; During one of the performances, while the keeper, Mr Mack, was causing; the leopards and panthers, which are confined in one large caravan, to go through various evolutions, a large male panther suddenly showed unmistakeable signs ofinsubordiation. With the rest of his companions he-was'ordered by: the' keeper to leap through a largebrilss ring held up for the purpose. Instead, however, of doing this, the animal suddenly turned upon Mr Mack, And, throwing his p.iwertul paw °n head oi the latter, produced a deep scalp wound, frono which.tbe..bload instantly- began to flow profusely, covering the face and clothes of the daring keeper with a crimson stream. Mr Mack was completely tafepn by surprise, as this was the first occasion; on which the panther had dared to make; an open attack, bnt,'c(uickty recovering bis self-possession, Hfc struck bis infuriated assailant several severe blows^with the butt end of the heavy whip be usually carries about with him when going through his dangerous performances. Blinded and maddened by the,. blolws,of the whip/the panther let go his hold and bounded rotind the cage in a 9() frantic manner, then retiring to the further corner crouched Vown as if preparing for a spring, while his gleaming eiyea aBd the gaping jaws h-on) which h e emitted the most terrible growls, showed plainly enough that bad he been allowed to make his leap it would have5 closed for ever the career of the fearless lion tamer. But, happily, the latter followed up his, advantage with energy find promptitude, and gav^ the aniniai such an un- merciCul.beating as fairly to cbW thp latter into an unwilling, and threatened submission. He com- pelled him' to finish the performance so unfet- pectedly ihterrjttjdje^ andiwasJondly^ applauded by the attdieflce oft making his exit from the exciting scene in whtah he had shown so much Cool daring, and decision. It may be readily supposed that the visitors were wrought to the highest pitch of excitement daring the time the affair lasted.— Dundee Courier.
THE LATE FIKK AT SWANSEA.…
THE LATE FIKK AT SWANSEA. a Few events have caused mere real sorrow and excite ment at Swansea than ine late calamitous fire. Up to the present hour, it is still the all abs T >ing topic f conversation. N ttliing a-< yet has been done t-> the pie- raises. They are s'ill guarded hv the police, and on. ] tinue to attract hundreds of spectaior* The injure 1 done to Mr'Hurndnll'9 e tablishmtnt and to that of # Messrs Evans has been verv cotisHeraMe. 1 The funeral of the remains t tit> wh:.le of the bodies 1 took place on Monday, t't I4 h. To", remains had been 5 lying since Friday niaht a' No. 18, Bellevue-street, the t residence of virs J^>hn, m t^er of t'-e late Mr ii. D. John. Three o'cloek was t^e time announced for the procession to start, but long before that hour large num- r bers of the inhabitants thronged the s,reets through- t which the funeral would have to p^ss on its W¡tY to the ] Jemeterv. All places of business were closed, and a I deep feeling of sorrow was de:,ieted in th.' countenances, 1 and expressions of profound regret for the sad event. s vete constantly heard t r -feeding from the vast con- course of Fe,'ple that lined the streets on each addons I the mournful cortege was pas-ing slowly and silently al-ng. The inquest was opened at the p lice court on Friday 1 afternoon, the 11th instant, before J. Gaskoin, E-q., deputy coroner, and the following jury Maj 'r Francis (foreman), Messrs A. Oborne, J hn I'avlor, John Lewis, ( (Castle-street,) Thomas, If >pkins, W. Yorath, Edward R -berts, J. O Jenkins, H. C. Tate, N Buse, J W. Morris. W. H J ne<, J. C. Manning, James Curn »w, and William Williams. Mr J. Handy, ■ f Newport, cousin of Mr John° and aitent of the L I" Union Insurance Company, attended to watch the enquiry on b hilt of the family alid the In- surance Company Mr White, of L indon, aaae a 'r of losses, with Mr D. Evan-, were presen* to watch the proceedings on behalf of the Qu-en Fire OflSce. Annie Wo.>t <n, ( he y ung woman who was saved II from the fire), def aed I was asai-tant with the late II Mr John. I had only been trcre since Friday last. I lived in the house; there were three others beside myself who did sn. I was usually engaged in the sin wro..tn, L and my bedroom was the top front-r.v.m. Miss Deakm occupied the bedro m with me. On Wednesday even- (ng iast <* e had supper as usual, at halt-psst nine, in t: e kitchen. It was rather la!e. I believe I was the mly female there. After sup; er I went out on business for Mrs J hn, and soon after returning retii,ef, to rest, at about eleven .clock. Miss D vtkin had g.o.. to bed before me. Miss Smith, who was also an assistant, and the servant Anne, went up at the same time to their bedroom. Wn met Mr J hn outside his room, on the stairs, and he a ked for the water brought by the servant Anne. 1 retired to rest, and Miss Deakin wke me up, saying the house was on fire. I got on her bed, and looked out at the wind >w, and saw a crowd of people looking at the house, and shouting I Fire I slipped on pay boots and dress, and txrew a flannel over my head, and ran down stairs as far as ihe shop-door. It was very hot there, and there was a great deal of stifling sm «ke. I ran up-s'wirs asfain to a window on the land- in»{; I opined 'he wind w and saw flames through the skylight -f ihe back shop I' was too Hot to ^el out there, so I 8hutd. wnthe window again. I then ran into Mr J-it.n's sitting-ro(lo" and went towards the I wmd .w. M, J 'hn e me in at the same time and opened the window. I waited there till the fire escape came. I seemed a long time to me b..f .re the escape uame, but I d 'n't think it wis mIre than five minutes -not s. much. Mr John, at the time l e opened the window, had the < ash box in his h nd. lIe called to the crowd to go for the are escape. We were t"ld it had been gone tor. I remained at the window, nd Mr John went out of the room, rto did .not say why he went out. lie d d not seem confused, but he walked about quickly, and ran up and down stairs once or twice. He never spoke to me at nil. I believe I said something to him, hot I really «!•» not recollect what it was. When the fire escape c m*, Mr J hn brought in the youngest child and gave )t t" Mr Bali, who was on the fire escape. Mr John said nothing to me on this ocuasion. Having given he child to M r Bal), Mr John again went out of tht- room. He (Mr Johll) was dressed in his ordinary atiire. After the child was thved I was taken out. There was h')Si reaming in the house at all that 1 heard; but I heard ihe cook (Kite) exclaim, two or three times, I Ohi dear; oh, dear!' 1 don't kOlw what part of the house that cry came from. I neither heard the voice bt Mrs John, n r of either of the young ladies. When I left Miss Denkin in the bedroom she was about to light a candle I told her not to stay to light a candle, but to try t. eso.tpe. She made no answer. I should imagine, from his appearance, that Mr John bad not been to bed that night. When I first came out to go down stairs I saw the two servants on the stairs. I told Kate to come down and see it we could get out. On going up again I passed them again on the stairs, and told her to go up, as we could not get out. I experienced no difficulty in oreithing, because I had a fltnnel over my head. I put .n the flannel because I knew it would ba (It benefit to me in the fi e. [ believe, from the appearance of it, that the file began in the back part of the house. By the Jury I saw no appearance of fire anywhere above the shop. Miss De ikin seemed tolerably com- p sed when she told me of the fire. Tie conduct of the p lice, a:, far as I observed, and the manner in which 1 was treated and saved, was most satisfactory The infant was brrught out in its night dress; there was nothing to prevent Mrs John from coming to the place w^re I was. If the other inmates had been in the front sitting-room with me, I think one or two m're might have been saved, but not all, because of the heat of the flames fr-.>tn below. Miss Smith and Miss Davies slept in the adjoining room to where I got out. I did not b ar anything of them. When I was taken off the fire-escape I was at once carried. to Mr Hopkins's, pposite. I was not hurt at all, and never lost my senses. I believe I was asked how many remained in the house, and I said, All but myself and the baby,' unless they have escaped some other way.' Mr Ball asked me no questions when he was getting me out; but I heard him call out, Bring the other children.' Mr David Howell Thomas, deposed. I am surgeon to the Police Force of this borough. I have examined seven boxes, which the jury have just viewed. They all contain remains of human bodies which have been destroyed by fire. I cannot at all identify those In box No. 1 as either male or female. B.-x No. 2 evidently contains the remains of a female, and, I have reason to believe, of a married woman. I could not form an idea of her age. The trunk is, almost in its entirety. Box No. 3 contains portions of two bodies I can't give an opinion as to the sex, but they were evidently adults. No. 4 contains the remains of a man, full grown, but, I should say, of short stature. No. 5 contains the remains of a full grown female; there is a portion of liwbt hair on the back of the neck of the body. No. 6 contains the remains of a child; Ioanllot say of what sex. No. 7 contains portions or one, if not more, bodies of adults I cannot say whet her male or female.. Boxes 3 and 7 contain portions of tWo bodies, so that the eight bodie. lost would be thus accounted for. I was present when the bodies in Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5, were founds r saw g 'Id a* d silver coins mixed lying on either side of the body No. 4, in such a position as they would be if they had been in the trowsers pocket of the deceased. Nos. 2, 3, and 4, were found lying ciose together on the floor of the room above the shop—the showroom. No. 1 had been removed, before I got tuere, from the same ro..m. No. 5 was found in the room which has the iron bars before the window. I believe the other remains were found in the ruins. Oh Monday, the 14th, P.C. Oweh John deposed: I was on duty at the police-station on the evehihg of Wednesday last. I went on duty at 9 p.m. About ten minutes to one I was out in Temple street; I wefrt there to search for 'a brooch, which a woman who' had been brought to the station said she had lost there. When I was opposite the late Mr John's shop I beard a craokling, like aa if S0m&tfiUi( £ burning inside. I weht close to the Bhutt^ and found that the place was OQ fire. Iran baek to the potioe-atation and met Inspector Ball at the top of the stairs, and told him Mr John's shjp waa on fire. He accompanied me back and we hammered with our fitta at the shutters. Bitll then left me to go to the back, and I continued knocking. Mr Clayton the oou- ftCttOMT, VBE lif" oppotiie to Mr John, OMIt MTW j ind I said to him There's a fire in the shop'; he lifted he lid of the letter box and looked in. He said I Yen here is, vou can see it quite plain through here.' [ o 'ked and saw that the shop was in a blaze at the back. [ kept on knocking put could get no answer. I then, Irtmt Hut into the street, picked up a stone, and threw t through the second floor window I could get no innwer, and I then asked Mr Clay t-m to get a lump of soal or something out of his house. He brought some rieces of coal, and we threw them through the window. Somebody then came to the window. I don't know who hey were, I believe they were females, hut am not sure. rhey opened the window by pushing down the top sash. told them to remain.at the window till I had gone for he fire escape. I then ran up to the Castle yard whera he fire escape is kept, but foind the gate locked. I mmediately ran back to the Police-station and got an r 'n bar, with which I returned and broke the small ;hain,of the gate. Several civilians and a P"lice-con- itable were then with me. The escape was lowered and jrought to the fire. By this time a great many people lad assembled in Temple-street. No flames were to bo ieen at the front of the house at this time. The escape was placed against the upper window of the second 1 or, the one nearest to Mr Burndall's; there were jersons to be seen at the window, I could not see how many; I think onh one. Inspector Ball ascended the isoape and I followed him. tie handed me a child which I brought do *n the ladder and delivered all right io P.O. Wilson. I ascended the ladder again. Ball wag then bringing down a female. He gave her into my care I not her safe down and returned. When I .;ot up the ladder again, I found Ball on the cill of the window, leaning over into the room and calling out 'Johns! Come on Come from there!' The smoke by this time came on very strong through the window, and the people on the ground were singing out that all the people had been got out of the house so I went down leaving Inspector B III there. He remained two or three minutes and then descend d. I remain don the -pot and assisted to extinguish the fire; the escape remained against the window, and we used it for con- ve\ing the hose. While Bull was on the ladder I observed flames issuing fron t^e windows of the upper storeys: I saw no flames coming fr >m any other part of the front building at that time. The flames burst out from the windows where the escape was, shortly after; and just about the same time I observed them coming out of the shop front I saw no persons at the windows after Ball came down, nor did I hear any cry or call, or see any t;iwn whatever of any persona being in tbt¡\ house I knew Mr John persoTlally-1 did not. see him on Wedneeday evening either previous t" or during the fire. I assisted in putting out the fire; I handled the hose; I found n > deficiency of water. The fire con- tinued for about three hours. Mrs Richings stated as follows:—On Wednesday evening, or, rather, early on Thursday morning, I was in bed, but not asleep, when I heard the fire-bell ring. L'his was the first thing that attracted my attention. I immediately got out of bed, unlocked the bedroom-door, and went into the front room, which faces the Police- stati"n door in Goat-street. I saw Mr Cr ckford Dring; out the stand pipe which fastened on the hose, and the reel with the hose. There was a little difficulty in fastening on the hose; and at this moment somebody ran down the street, and cried nt. 4 F r God's sake, get the fite escape!' On this Mr Crllckford ran up Temple- street, and in the meantime I saw, to in, firm belief, Mr and Mrs John walk up Goat-street along the pav ment, as far as they could go, to the corner of Temple- "trent. and look up Temple-street. They then turned back again. I raised up mv window and said 10 them, 'Please, where is the fir r' They give no reply the first time. but walked on. I a k MI th< m the second time, 'Where is the fire?' and Mr John eo, Ily 88id. It's n chimney on fire at the back of Temple-street.' They waiked "11, and turned up the buck lane of Temple- street which leads to the back-door of i beir house, when 11 at sight of them. I know Mr and Mrs John quite well; I was in their sh p talking with Mr John the night before. Mrs John wore a large plaid shawl she had a bonnet on, and a black dress. Mr John had a long-taiied bta. k coat on he had his hat on his head. I did not observe that either of them carried anything. I have no doubt at all that it was Mr and M rs John; I knew him from his voice. When I saw them they were coming up Gillot-street, on the opposite pavement to my house. I did not see them come out of the back lane. There was no rain, but it was quite light and wirdy. There are two ga* lamps near the place where I saw them Mr John turned his head round to me over Mrs John's shoulder when he spoke to me; 1 did not look much at his face as soon as I heard his voice I shut the window, and t. Id my husband that M, John had said that it was only a ebimney on fire at the back of Temple street. I will swear that it was Mr and Mrs John-I have sworn it I saw his face, and rccognised him as Mr John. When I first observed them they were nearly opposite the Station door. When the fire was abating I saw Mrs Williams, t-e druggist, at her door, and she said she was in great trouble about Mr and Mrs John, because she (Mrs Williams) had their baby in her house. I said that they were all right for I had seen and spoKen to them. They said they were very glad. Mr and Mrs John lo ked up Temple street, the impression which -truck me at the time was that perhaps Mra John was in a bit of a temper, and Mr John was walking her up and down the street to keep her 0)01. (Laughter.) I don't think there was another creature in the street at the time besides them. It was about ten ninutes after I heard the fire bell that I saw them in the street. Upon hearing the alarm I went straight from my bed into the (rent-room without further dressing. I knew it-was Mrs John by her appearance and dress; she was a tall person; and she was wearing a shawl which I knew well. I did toot see her face-she did not turn round. I believed it was Mr and Mrs John before I spoke ti them—I should not have spoken to them if I did not suppose it wa's them—and the sound of his voice con- firmed it. I had often been in the habit of conversing with Mr John in his shop and in my own, we had dealt with each other over two years. On Tuesday, the 15th, Mr Joseph Harris, deposed I am an assistant at Mr Gibbs's, draper, Temple street. On Wednesday nigh' last I went to bed about eleven o'clock. I sleep in the front-room, the window of which faces Mr John's establishment. I was kwoke by hearing the servant girl calling a fellow assistant of mine, who aleepainthe next mm. Tne servant said C there's It. nre at John's.' I got up, went to the window, and saw the light of fire,shining through the show-room window. I at once dressed and went out into the lane at the back of Templp street. There I saw two men, engineer, and two women (whom I did not know), standing in the lane close to Mr John's back door. When I got up to them I heard, the women addressing one another, and saying My de»r cousin.' I got down the steps and put my head to a little window in the door. The women optside atked me to break the door, open. I did so, and went iii., I got as far as I could go in the mess or dining-room. The four persons I hfJd sen outside followed me. I turned back and went-into another passage, which led to the stairs. I saw a man standing at the bottom of the stairs. He looked back at me, and I recognised him as Mr John. He was calling out My dear Mrs John, come down As soon as he said this I heard a crash, and a fall of something on the floor abote. With that the fire broke out through a kind of skylight or opening in the ceiling. As soon as the four parties [ a heard the: crash they ran out, andT followed them. I saw nothing of Mr John after that. I stood in the passage looking at him for some time. I did not speak to him When I came out I observed the two men standing oa ta box and breaking the window above the door in Back lane. On Wedwsday the Coroner having aummed up the evidence, the jury iietired,' and at eight o'clock returned a verdidt tft Accidental Death,' and'appended the foliowihg '•'etomtnendationja and comments: —That in future the eicape shoiuld be placed where it may be used by the puMic or the police; that a second escape should be provided and a tatoh sheet attached to each, as well as a small crow bar and speaking trumpet; that a special toned bell should be substituted for the present fire-bell; that every exertion was used by the polioe and that the water supply was ample; that Inspector Ball perform04 bit do" to thw latiafeotiea of the jQrl.
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^*tg jiuo — I be following is a somewhat ludic- J "• c«ii!ttUtion on the idea that there are one rat and ten t 'J* "Cre 'n 'he oontry. The vermin amount thus „ which would consume 182,232 bushels of "astiiy, or 4,157.'67 quarters and four bushels in the v«»r, nawely, 182 day* and a half; and thin would i "P'y 5 831,424' people with a two-pound loaf each daily ( Months. or2,9l5,712 peopledaily with a two pound ] the year round.—Gardener$Chronicle th 1 in i *er^ curious spinette (or kind of harpsicord) he "e to tlie collection of musical in«tnunentK left by 'latB M Clapisson, the composer, has just been offered P»f>lic sale at the Hotel dt's Ventes, Paris, This it.- I l'ltument. marie by Annibal de Rossi, of Milan, in 1577, J 'tirely incruBtfd with precious stones, and certainly a beautiful object. M. Pillet, the auctioneer, an- ."ced that he had been instructed to put it up at 1,000/, bof?0' ,tt'te an^ bidding under. No person thinking fit Iler,hat. sum, a sale could not be effected. k, as<Je FREAK OF NATURE. A "hort time aire a cat to the Salutatioa Hotel, Ambleside, gave hirtti k kittens. At the same time a hen was discovered ke sa">e room sitting on thirteen eggs, which were L n from und,jr her. The hen immediately dtove <ff C c*t and took possession of the kitten*, which she sat I^Rularly. The kittens suckle from their mother, and I "B the time they were fed the hen was placed in a ^Ppr close at hand. It Was amusing to see the hen j »he wa)) released again make puss skedadle.— We»t' ^»d Guzette.. OA AND PAUPERISM—A return has been '"aril ^rotn "ie Statistical Department of the Pour Law „ ?ivin« a comparative statement of the number en th* 'n rtce'Pt °' re,ie^ different date* during tlK lint yearf*- There was a continuous increaa" in the f.^o. paupers in England and Wales iR e>icb week it I^Vy and February ot the present year; the num- 9|j-ls'Bg from 874,287 in the first week ot January to lim 'n the first week of Mart h. I he pauper* in re- ii„ feliet on the 31st March, 1861. we-e 981764, at j^8&tie date in 1865 the number w<is 959 903; and in f1906.201. There was a'iecreas.-in 1869, as com- ija1 *i'-h 1865, of 52,702, or 5*5 per cent.; Hut compared "Hn decrease was 74,563, or 7 6 per cent A r,lt've statemesf in the pre-ent return enables the lie/ to 8*e ^ow 00,1011 manufacting district* have hi 'glb almost entirely recovered 'rom the crisis through (j," they recently passed. The total decrease of pau- H"1 the whole of England and Wales between the las- b '1 March, 1864, and the correspondent week in Hd 7^ 563; whilst the decrease m tlie North .vlid- North-Western, and the York divisions was O the difference between the two numbers being ktri D aocoont' d for by an increse in the metropolitan In,'?'- According to 'he last return* for the mouth of It'ri the three years last past, the numhers of ■ mj- s.viijttiti inetrinMiiis w>is in 186t-, 100.821; sn 1865. and 1866, 107,864 The increase which took V. "et«reen 1864 and 1866 was 7,040, or 7 0 per cent. ^ri"J the game period the decrease in the manufa< turing .^cts was 26'1 per cent. Cattlk PLAGUE IN IRELAND.—The following w 0,1 the cattle plague has been made hy Pro'es«or IT*"? *rp rh« Under Secretary, Dublin CasMe. ii0l| '• I}i66.—Sir,—The annexed copy o< a cmnmuni- b 'Lived this day is stronely suggestive of the mo.t manner in which cattle plague infection ha* He (,r°duced into Ireland, although there is no evidence *">t|arn^? 'the comity of Down, where cattle plague C '"ado it-» appearance, having been visited eitlo r »tiy,< rs or cattle dealers I am preparing a fu 1 repoit the oecurrei ces at Drennan, which shall he Mo ,0 JO'i when completed In the meantime I an erroneous conclusion arrived at by eh:eT11: wbo consider their interests depreciated t'y tilep. i >rfttt| win* given to the statement made b> me thm Hk(| pU«ue Mad made its appearance in Ireland. It is 'bem that the cases of death wnich occurred •e8e,"0a|Hy during the month of April not havin« V ifet'l'Q recognised symptoms of cattle piaeue, it th that the animal* 1 pronounced to be affected 1 .?8t disease were really suffering from it, wh> n I 10 .flaughtt red and buried. Some state the iici(,1J to be an ajrsravated lorm of lung distemper, e«,to ls not probably the case, as that disease, when (1tv, vely 8e'^om ki'Ss in so short a time as ltiv* "ur h0'11"8, *"d when it does prove fatal the lungs "'di/ found in a state easily recognised even by a* significant of the disease A cow °' ",0 war'ieSt cases, »vas opened by a states that its lungN were quite sound. iCn, « aNd some others I am disposed to believe were '<!jtc Plague, but ease* of a terribly fatal d>ea*e of ilt i nt,ich has of late years been very preva V I> is common on the European con- lf« uj n; France it is known as maladie de sang, but is re~'requentainoi:g sheep than horned cattle. It, unfrequentlv attacks cows after calving, but N'ti !v r' 'rom PuerPf'ra' 'ever, which i« a very (t»HT among horned cattle in Ireland, and ?'*Ue •r^nrier8 'he atiimal, in bad caset, quickly ill" *^e exticmities. Of the former class ot 'Vfi^J-fcave been some of the cases thtt died at it' Wt th*e|,e Wf,8 any report made to the Govern- W. two ca8es particularly pointed out to me by ,Motr'which had been, 'Others, reported by most unmi8taikeably cattle plague, and, ij't-rn orders treated accordingly The law admits i'lis #'>rl^'n ex^mitiations to decide doubtful or sus- I no doubt whatever relative to Jtot the malady, I would permit no increase of diseaeo spreading, as a result of making pei, jj^sxaminations— particularly as a great nuin- h (h ev'dently of the farming class, hart assem ^8 BP°t to wirteh the proceedings, and m>ght A i0 ^^on-carriers to other holdings, and even l"ig ^"ties, particularly as some important neigh- Is' Ojart an(^ ,nHr'cet8 were on the eve °f being held Jj°f Lisburn on the next day. Should any C9 ^'tlee feel desirous of makiny investigations S'l,t e» ure cattle plague reports on their own I* I facility t>hall be afforded to them for so to £ as does not interfere with the duties >'4c /•o.'v6 by the Government.—I have ihe honour ?ne^) HUGH FERGUSOX, H.M.V.S £ 4Da^R^GBS' NARCOTICS, AND STIMULANTS. tl paper issued on Saturday it f t«e year 1865 the quantity of tea 1 ^^Tre8i0fiSpti0? in the United tbe net amount of Stonlf nr'l, T8 £ 3'l87.130; the rate Cptl0n P u h?d 3-29lb; and the rate of CCV' V 0n tes w«s reduced ■S'i'b. With respect to cO8e0.the home V" OO was30,503.8721b; the duty, £ 381 556 ad I per, Pti0ya bead, 1.021b; and; revenue per tW" t'be duty per lb is 3d for ra,w and 4d kL?f coffee. The consumption of sugar ( <>Q26,b duity, £ 5,193,816; consumption ar>d revenue per head, 3s 5|d. .^7. of molasses was 567,9671b duty rV ^'nsijmption per head, 2.14lb; the duty v- 1 duty per cwt. on sugar and L°^f(wries ,rom 6s to 3s 6d. The consump- thf jand colonial spirits was 6,732,217 33 „uty» £ 3,465,(636 consumption per C'lrX*1^ and d«ty perliead,2s 4d. The the W spirits is from 148 to 10s 2d. thB?att™Ption in thiB year was 11,093.760 C^0 £ 1,372,885; consumption per i and duty per head, lid. The CSecd1^ per g?'lon is from 2&6d to Is. The l?lofrt„4Co,l8i,nP«t was 32,905,1211b; the ('i ^l 1^ ^6,199,677; the consumption per li! ffor«'i?d,the dllt-v head' 4s The C*Niin- 8-l0d to ,5s. With respect to observable that: while K u0? ;tea ^a3 been rapidly increasing •• 'L& ^at of coffee is de- V&t at.ti-1^ Amount of duty received on of tu Ha decreasing, owing! to y »»8,h0' Lhl8C,'?°f year after year- C.V.H .« "e' "Itoogh the doty has a Jg, .cWs j3 increasing V; l|»e VP\k T^^ipta oi duty fii Pt,s l ring of the rate per ,pound. The S f„r 1865 arelreS a*s »K cons^Rt»n ^spirits hnd ViiLS° inei» ara°unt o( duty received from Sea, where the increase in both more remarkable.