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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.

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