§ VISCOUNT GALWAYsaid, he wished to ask the Vice President of the Council, Whether there is any truth in the report that there has been an outbreak of Cattle Plague in London?
§ LORD ROBERT MONTAGUYes, Sir, I am sorry to say that there is truth in the report to which the noble Lord has alluded. Our attention was first called to the matter by hearing that a number of cows were being quietly removed by night in Limehouse. We took measures to discover whether there was cattle plague, which is always very difficult, as the utmost secrecy is maintained. At last the inspector found a dairy in which the cows were dying of cattle plague, and thirty-nine, I believe, were killed. It has also broken out in New North Road, Islington; also in Shepperton Street, which is in the vicinity. I may also mention that a heifer died of cattle plague last night and another this morning at Ashby Parva, in Leicestershire.