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western and south-western parts of Poland into Prussian- 
Silesia ; but recent information has shown that the Prussian 
Government had found it necessary to extend its precau- 
tionary measures in that direction, and to have the frontier 
guarded by troops from Neuberun in Silesia to Weischinic 
in the department of Posen. Not only is Prussia threatened 
with an invasion of the disease in her south-eastern pro- 
vinces, but also in her north-eastern, as the plague has 
extended in Russia as far northward as Knovno. To meet 
this new source of danger the Government has despatched 
troops to guard the frontier from Tilsitt to Pillkallen in East 
Prussia. Poland is suffering to a great extent from this 
visitation of the plague, as is likewise Galicia, Transylvania, 
and Buckoweria. 
PLEURO-PNEUMONIA. 
A decline of this disease has taken place during the past 
month; the existence of the malady being reported in 31 
counties as against 35 in the preceding month, ^nd in 131 
centres as against 167. In Ireland, however, the malady 
has spread to an alarming extent, particularly among dairy 
stock. It has also assumed a most malignant and infectious 
type. Under these circumstances it is much to be regretted 
that no efficient check seems as yet to have been put upon 
the practice of shipping animals infectiously diseased from 
that country, both to England and Scotland. 
SPLENIC APOPLEXY. 
We have received accounts of rather serious losses from this 
disease in different parts of the country. The cases, however, 
are isolated ; and in most instances they have not occurred 
within many miles of each other. Norfolk, in common with 
other cattle-feeding counties, has suffered from the malady. 
FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. 
The number of counties in Great Britain in which foot and 
mouth disease exists is 58, and of centres of the infection 1185. 
