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PARLIAMENTARY INTELLIGENCE. 
restriction ought no longer to be maintained. Taking the period 
from the 1st September, 1868, up to the present date, and com¬ 
paring it with the period from the 1st September, 1867, to the 
second w^eek of 1868, he found that in the latter period there was 
an importation of 1/5,421, and in the former 97,927. They were 
informed that this result was mainly owing to the restriction, and 
they could not lose sight of the fact that mutton was rising in 
price. (Hear, hear.) He might mention that the Government had 
had an opportunity of looking into the bill of the noble lord oppo¬ 
site (Lord R. Montagu), and that they could not adopt the arrange¬ 
ments of that measure. Believing, however, that legislation was 
necessary, it was the intention of the Government to bring in a bill 
which would deal with animals suffering from other contagious 
diseases besides the rinderpest. 
ORDER OF COUNCIL RELATIVE TO THE IMPORTATION 
OF FOREIGN SHEEP. 
At the Council Chamber, Whitehall, the 19th day of February, 
1869. By the Lords of Her Majesty’s most Honorable Privy 
Council. 
Present—Lord President, Mr. Secretary Bruce, Mr.Forster. 
The Lords of Her Majesty’s Most Honorable Privy Council, by 
virtue and in exercise of the powers in them vested under The 
Contagious Diseases (Animals) Acts, and of every other power 
enabling them in this behalf, do hereby revoke their Orders, bear¬ 
ing date the 20th day of August, one thousand eight hundred and 
sixty-eight, and the nineteenth day of October, one thousand eight 
hundred and sixty-eight, relating to sheep brought to Great Britain 
which come from the Continent of Europe; provided that nothing 
herein shall be deemed to invalidate or make unlawful anything 
done under the said Orders before the date of this revocation, or 
interfere with the institution or prosecution of any proceeding in 
respect of any offence committed against, or any penalty incurred 
under, the said Orders, or either of them. 
This revocation shall take effect on Friday, the twenty-sixth day 
of February, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine. 
(Signed) ARTHUR HELPS. 
