SPLENIC APOPLEXY. 
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FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE. 
We have again to report an increase in the spread of the 
foot and mouth disease. The malady prevails in forty-five 
counties of England and Wales, and ten in Scotland. 
The largest number of infected places are reported from 
Cheshire, Cumberland, Dorsetshire, Lancashire, Somerset- 
shire, Staffordshire and Yorkshire ; the total number of 
centres of infection being nearly 4000. In Ireland also the 
disease is spreading, more especially in those districts where 
opposition is offered to the enforcement of the provisions of 
the law. It would appear, however, that in some of the 
English counties the local authority is about to adopt more 
active means to check the spread of the disease. In Dorset- 
shire a desire has been expressed, that steps be taken to stop 
the fairs and markets. 
SHEEP-POX. 
The intelligence received from the Continent relative to the 
sheep-pox, shows that this malady is on the increase, more 
especially in northern Europe. The reports which appeared 
in many of the papers relative to an outbreak of the disease in 
Friesland proved to he correct so far as the mere existence of 
the malady in that country is concerned. The inquiries 
which have been made show that the sheep-pox was present 
on one farm only, and that no fear of its spread from this centre 
was apprehended. The difficulties which are now unfor- 
tunately in the way of a rigorous adoption of sanitary 
regulations on the Continent with regard to this and other 
contagious diseases of animals, will probably lead to a further 
extension of the sheep-pox, more especially in those countries 
which constitute the North German Confederation. * 
SPLENIC APOPLEXY. 
The fatal blood-disease ordinarily known as splenic apo- 
plexy has been unusually rife during this summer, more 
especially within the last few weeks. Cases of this kind 
used to be heard of only now and then, and at long intervals 
of time ; but it would now appear that the malady is making 
fearful progress. Communications detailing outbreaks of the 
disease, in some of which not only cattle, but sheep, pigs, and 
even horses, have died suddenly and without premonitory 
