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opposed the Bye-laws, and he should oppose the taking of any 
further legal opinion. 
It being moved and seconded by Messrs. Field and Godwin, 
“ That a deputation be appointed to wait on Mr. Coulson and Mr. 
E. Dennison, M.P.,” the same, after some debate, was carried ; and 
the President, the Secretary, the Treasurer, and the Solicitor, were 
nominated as the deputation. 
Mr. Mayhew strongly condemned the nomination of the Soli- 
citor, both on grounds of its inutility, and as a needless expense. 
Mr. Ernes took the same view, and these gentlemen moved 
and seconded the amendment, — to the effect that the name of the 
Solicitor be omitted. But the general feeling being, that as the 
deputation would have to encounter a lawyer, it was but fair that 
a lawyer should form part of the deputation, upon the principle of 
Greek against Greek. 
The President having been requested to communicate the result 
of the deliberation on the proposed new measure to Mr. Coulson 
and Mr. Dennison, these gentlemen being the acting parties in 
bringing such measure forward, the business terminated. 
Mr. Pritchard made a few observations on the meetings of 
Council being held on the Wednesday. 
Messrs . Godwin, Peech, and Silvester followed on the same 
subject ; and it was finally put as a motion and carried, there 
being only three dissentients, that the meetings of the Council 
should be held, in future, on the Friday, at 5 o’clock, P.M., instead 
of as heretofore on the Wednesday at 6 o’clock. 
Adjourned. 
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Contagious and Infectious Disorders in Cattle. 
By an Act of last session (11 and 12 Victoria, cap. 105), and 
with the view to prevent the introduction of contagious and in- 
fectious disorders among sheep, cattle, horses, and other animals, 
power is given to Her Majesty in Council, by order, to prohibit 
the importation of sheep, &c. Quarantine may be imposed, and all 
cattle imported contrary to the provisions of orders in council to 
be forfeited, and penalties are imposed on persons so importing 
cattle. — The Times. 
French Cattle. 
We have before had occasion to notice the arrival of cattle, for 
several successive weeks past, by the steamers trading between 
