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has just been printed, under the authority of the Department of the In- 
terior, which contains a full recapitulation of all the laws and regulations 
which bear upon the general veterinary service in regard to sanitary ques- 
tions connected with the diseases of animals. In respect to the statement 
I made in my despatch, that no special disease, presenting anything of the 
character of an epidemic, is now prevalent in Belgium, I have since re- 
ceived full confirmation of the correctness of that information from the 
Department of the Interior. No law exists under which diseased cattle cao. 
be excluded at the frontier ; a project of law with a view to such sanitary 
precaution was presented to the Chambers two years ago, but was rejected ; 
and therefore the only resource lies in the activity of the Burgomasters in 
frontier localities, by enforcing the general regulations in regard to animals 
while within the range of their jurisdiction. 
“ I am, &c., 
(Signed) “ Howard de Walden and Seaford. 
“Lord Clarendon.” 
“Foreign Office, March 28, 1857- 
Sir, — I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to transmit herewith, for 
the information of the President and Trustees of the Boyal Agricultural 
Society, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty’s Minister at Berlin, re- 
porting the appearance of the cattle disease in the Prussian dominions. I 
am to add that this information was communicated to the Board of Trade 
immediately upon its receipt. 
“ I am, sir, your most obedient, humble servant, 
“E. Hammond. 
“ The Secretary to the Royal Agricultural Society.” 
“ Berlin ; March 25, 1857. 
“My Lord, — I regret to have to inform your lordship that the cattle 
disease has appeared in the neighbourhood of Berlin. Every precaution 
was supposed to have been taken to prevent its arrival in the Prussian 
States, and measures have now been adopted to endeavour to arrest its 
progress. Having alluded to the subject this morning in the course of 
conversation with Baron Manteuffel, his excellency read to me a communi- 
cation which he had just received from. Monsieur de Raumer, stating that 
the disease had been traced to some cattle lately arrived from Gallicia, and 
that those which had not died had been killed by order of the magistrates, 
and that further, all the cattle known to have been in contact with them 
had been destroyed Baron Manteuffel appeared to be under considerable 
alarm that the disease would reappear, notwithstanding these precautionary 
measures and the utmost vigilance of the authorities. 
“ I have, &c. 
(Signed) “ Bloomfield. 
“ ^Earl of Clarendon, K.G.” 
“Foreign Office ; March 30, 1857. 
“ Sir, — I am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to transmit to you, to 
be laid before the President of the Royal Agricultural Society, the copy of 
a despatch from her Majesty’s Charge d’ Affaires at Hamburgh, forwarding 
a copy and translation of the decree issued by the Liibeck Government, 
on May 14, 1856, relative to diseased cattle. 
“ I am, sir, your most obedient, humble servant, 
“E. Hammond. 
“ Jas. Hudson, Esq.” 
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