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owner dispose of any of his herd under such circumstances, 
until it is certified by the department veterinary surgeon 
that all the animals are perfectly free from the disease. The 
period of time which is allowed to elapse after the passing 
away of the malady and the selling of the cattle is left to the 
discretion of the veterinary surgeon. A proprietor can 
place his animals under medical treatment if he sees fit, or 
he is at liberty to slaughter them and send them to the meat- 
market. The flesh of those affected with pleuro-pneumonia, 
even in its advanced stages, is not unfrequently sold, as in 
England, by the inferior class of butchers. 
A regulation exists with regard to the disease of glanders, 
which, although it does not belong to the special object of 
this report, may, nevertheless, be mentioned. Horses 
affected with this malady are not only prevented being sold, 
or exposed for sale, but the owner is compelled to have them 
killed ; and he is not allowed, under the pain of a heavy 
penalty, to sell any other horse out of his establishment, or 
even to place any one of them in stables belonging to other 
persons, for six months after the death of the affected 
animal. 
M. Hausmann, Veterinary Surgeon to his Majesty the 
King of Hanover, informed us that a conviction had very 
recently taken place under this law 7 , w'here a carrier was 
heavily fined for putting his horses, which had been with a 
glandered animal, into a stable at a public inn in the tov 7 n of 
Hanover, on the occasion of his coming to the place on the 
market day. 
Hamburg. 
This, as the chief port of the Elbe, receives a considerable 
number of cattle from the surrounding districts for exporta- 
tion to England, and large quantities of hides are also sent 
from hence. Some diminution in the amount of cattle which 
of late has been shipped at Hamburg has taken place, and 
from the same cause which is assigned by the exporters 
from Holland, namely, that the price obtained in the English 
markets is not sufficiently remunerative, when compared 
with that which can be procured at home. 
The cattle come chiefly from the distillers, sugar refiners, 
and farmers, in the town and territory of Hamburg, and the 
adjoining duchies of Holstein and Lauenburg. They are 
usually sent first to the market at Hamburg, and if not sold, 
are exported to England. An inspection of them is regu- 
larly made in the market by a duly appointed veterinary 
