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parliamentary intelligence. 
CATTLE PLAGUE IN ROUMANIA. 
Friday, July 2nd. 
J/r. asked the Vice-President of the Committee of Council 
on Education whether any steps had been taken to procure a report 
by a competent veterinary surgeon on the cattle plague in Roumania, 
in accordance with a suggestion made by Her Majesty’s Consul at 
Jassy in a despatch dated January 1, 1869. 
Mr. W, E. Forster replied that after having given the despatch 
full consideration, and also after considering the information which 
the Government possessed, they did not think it to be a case in which 
the Treasury should be asked to incur the expense necessary to 
procure the report. 
THE CATTLE PLAGUE IN CHESHIRE. 
Tuesday, July 13th. 
Earl Grosvetwr rose to move, that in the opinion of this house 
the distress occasioned by the cattle plague to the ratepayers of 
the county of Chester entitles them to the favorable consideration of 
Her Majesty’s Government, with a view to some remission of the 
heavy debt incurred for the amount of compensation. He pointed 
out how greatly Cheshire had suffered from the cattle plague, and 
argued that they were fully entitled to the compensation he de¬ 
manded. 
Mr. Egerton seconded the motion, which was supported by 
Mr. Carnegie, Mr. J. Tollemache, and Mr. Henley. 
The Chancellor of the Exchequer regretted the calamity that had 
fallen on Chester, and if he could give that county relief without 
putting a burden on others he should be happy to do so ; but 
Chester had borrowed £266,000 of the Government, and now asked 
to be relieved from their obligation. They were bound to resist 
such a motion in order to prevent Chester from getting rid of the 
obligation she had incurred. 
After some remarks from Mr. W. Egerton, Colonel Amcotts, 
Mr. D. Chadwick, Mr. T. Collins, Mr. Melley, Mr. Gladstone, and 
Mr. Laird, 
The house divided ; the numbers were— 
For the motion ... ... ... ... 85 
Against it ... ... ... ... 126 
Majority ... ... ... ...-41 
