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until the shepherd was surprised at the manner of one of 
the sheep, which, the moment he entered the fold, ran at 
and butted him down. In the course of the day it was 
proved, beyond all doubt, that some of the sheep were mad ; 
and the same day it was found to be the case with his 
neighbour’s flock. The loss to them both at present is 
thirty fat sheep ; how many more may go it is at present 
impossible to say. Now, my object in giving you this 
information, is not so much to convey the news to you, as to 
inquire if there cannot be some measure taken to prevent 
the recurrence of these things. The present mode of taxing 
dogs is so inefficient, and the tax so easily evaded, that we 
are literally infested with them. They are constantly fighting 
in the streets, and no farmer’s stock — which is, of course, at 
times some distance from home — is safe. In the cases 1 
have named we cannot at present say where it will end, 
as the horse and cow stock may also have been bitten, and 
not yet show it. I would suggest that no person be allowed 
to keep a dog without being licensed so to do, and paying a 
certain sum annually for such license, and be compelled to 
show it, if requested, to some appointed authority, — say the 
Superintendent of Police, — who should be instructed to 
demand the production of it upon complaint from any person 
who may have reason to believe such party has not been 
licensed. This would, I think, tend to do away, in some 
degree, with poaching; in addition to which, it would yield, 
I am persuaded, an increase to the revenue. Pray, Sir, lend 
your aid in ridding us of a dangerous nuisance. If you think 
what I have said worth inserting, I hope it may lead to some 
useful measure being brought forward on the subject. 
I am, Sir, 
Your obedient Servant, 
A Farmer. 
Ampthill, Beds ; Jan . 29, 1853. 
DEATH OF A WHOLE FAMILY FROM GLANDERS. 
A whole family, named Uncles, residing at Maugherow 
near Lisadell, have been swept away by glanders. The 
father purchased a horse infected with this distemper some 
time back at a fair at Mayo. He soon afterwards took the 
disease from the beast ; then his wife and four children 
caught it, and they all died in great agony. We have heard 
that two girls, living at a place called the Windy Gap, about 
two miles from this town, have also been lost by this dreadful 
disorder . — Sligo Champion . 
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