The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-08 00:00:00

THE SMALLPDX IN SHEEP.

SEIZURE OF MEAT IN PADDINGTON.
At a meeting of the Paddington Vestry, held
at the Vestry-hall, Harrow-road, this morning, Mr.
Werruta (churchwarden), in the chair, the Sanitary
and Public Health Committee appointed by the vestry
presented a report from the medial officer of health, which
was to the effect that the inspector of nuisances bad seized
about 1401ba. of meat in • putrescent state from the pre-
mises of Mr. John Oakes, No. 3, Cornwall-road-terrace,
which meat was, on a magistrate's order, destroyed.
Mr. B6NOON suggested as advisable, considering the pre-
, sent alarming spread of smallpox in sheep, and the fore-
' going report, that • printed circular should be issued by
the order of the vestry, addressed to all the butchers of the
pariah, requestiog the exercise of due caution of what meat
they brought into the pariah for human food.
Mr. Passcorr (churchwarden) said, as • member of the
Sanitary Committee, it was the opinion of that body that
this was really a vital question concerning the health of the
parishioners, and it was suggested that the inspector should
go round to every butcher continually armed with • resolu-
tion from the vestry.
Mr. H•m. looked upon this matter as deserving their
serious consideration. (Hear, hear.) He could not quite
agree with the churchwarden that the inspector should be
instructed to call upon the butchers and simply read a reso-
lution requesting due caution, but that a circular should be
Matted, and with the exercise of proper vigilance by the in-
spector, it would have a very beneficial effect. (Hear.)
Captain Lrverria thought the best course would be to let
the butchers know that the vestry would prosecute with the
utmost rigour of the law whenever putresceot meat was
found.

Dicesursow contended that by this proceeding they
were unnecessarily alarming the public mind. It was well
known that in all cues of smallpox the most ignorant perms
was able to detect it instantly. He did not think there was
any need for alarm in the matter.
After some further remarks, the meeting unanimously re-
solved to order the inspector of nuisances to call on the
respective butchers in the parish, directing their attention
to the epidemic disease amongst sheep, and to urge upon
them the exercise of due vigilance to prevent the intro-
duction on their premises of meat affected thereby.

CHARTERED MERCANTILE BANK OF INDIA,
LONDON, AND CHINA.-(THIS DAY.)

This day an extraordinary general meeting of
shareholders was held at tte bank offices, Threadneedle_
street, for the purpose of electing a director, in the room
of Mr. W. S. Grey, who retired, and an auditor in the room
of Mr. Costerton, who also retired; Mr. NICHOL in the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said that the board had unaoirommly re-
commended the election of Sir F. Halliday, in the room of
Mr. Grey, and he now proposed that Sir F. Halliday be
elected a director, which was agreed to.
Mr. J. A. Russell was elected auditor.

Another of those celebrated female politicians
who once presided in the politico-fashionable saloons of
Paris and of London has terminated her mortal career.
The parties of the Duchesse de Dino, in Hanover-square
(says the Morning Post), were once amongst the most re-
cherrhi of London. There were assembled all the first
diplomatists of the day. Under the able tuition of ber utute
uncle, Prince'ralleyrand, she acquired all that talent for poli-
tical marstuvring which at one time belonged exclusively to
the ambassadorial circle, fostered and kept together by the
late Princess Liiveo. St. Petersburg and Paris were re-
presented at the court of St. James's rather by two clever
women than by the personages who bore the rank of
ambassador. Lord Palmerston was supposed to understand
this female system of political espionage, and is generally
imagined to have succeeded in becoming the master of many
of their political secrets. The Duchesse de Dino had for
some time retired from the busy scene of hfe ; excl. under
her husband's title of the Princess de Sagus, her death has
been mentioned in the French journals without observa-
tion.

The following epitaph, written by Walter Savage
Landor has been placed upon the grave of Mr. G. P. R.
James, at Venice :—" George Payne Rainsford James,
British Consul. General in the Adriatic, died at Venice,
aged 60, on the 9th of June. 1860. His merits as a writer
are known wherever the English language is, and as a man
they rest on the hearts of many. A few friends have
erected this humble and perishable monument."
MR. CORDER, M. P. , AND HIS CONSTITUENTS. —A
letter has been received from Mr. Cobden by one of his
constituents, in which the hon. gentleman states that Ins
health is much improved by his tour in S,otlarid, and that
he purposes visiting Rochdale in the course of the present
month. Advantage is going to be taken of his visit by
getting up a public meeting, and there is every probability
the right hon. gentleman will address it.

THE CROM ;TON FAMlLY.—Yesterday Mr. Mara-
Lod, of Bolton, received a communication from Lord Pal-
merstoo, that his lordship had directed a gratuity of W.
to be made from the Royal Bounty Fund to Mr. John
Crompton, of Bolton, the only surviving son of Samuel
Crompton. The same post brought an official COMM:1010S.
Bon from the Tremag addressed to Mr. Crompton himself
to the same effect.—Manchester Guardian.
MARYLEBONE REGISTRATION.—Yesterday Mr.
T. H. Terrell, the barrister appointed to revise the list of
voters for the borough of Maryleborie, held a court, for that
purpose in the Vestry-house, Marylebone-lame. In the
parish of St. Marylobone, which was taken first. objections
have been taken, and there are aconsidenible number of new
claims, but no points of political importance were involved.
To-day he will hold a court for Paddington, and to-
morrow for St. Pancras, both of which are included in the
parliamentary borough of Msrylebone.
FIGHT BETWEEN A NEGRO AND A PANTHER.--00
Monday evening last an accident occurred in Edmond's
(Wombwell's) Menagerie, now exhibiting in Nottingham.
which at one time wore a most serious aspect. "The Royal
Lion Hunter," a native of Africa, entered the performing
;anther's don. He commenced to put one of these animals
through a course of performance, which consisted mainly
in making it leap from one 'platform to another, the two
elevations being erected at either end of the den. The
animal, instead of taking the proper course leaped upon
its keeper and tore his face, so that the blood ran copiously
from the wound. The keeper, no ways daunted, notwith-
standing a my of terror from the spectators, persisted
in making his refractory subject resume its position.
For some time the beast continued obstinate, notwithstand-
lug a terrible thrashing which it had received. The keeper
then left the den, and. procuring a still heavier weapon. he
returned and gave to the stubborn brute such a proof of his
prowess as finally overawed it, and amid the applause of
the spectators the perforninnee went on, and was completed
according to the programme, before the keeper quitted the
den, though all the time he himself was bleeding freely
from the wound inflicted by the animal on his face. The
fight between the panther and his keeper lasted twenty
minutes. The same evening a keeper went into the reboot'
den, and while offering the male animal a biscuit it bit off
him fore finger.
COLLISIONS AT SEA.—In consequence of the thick
weather that has prevailed in the North Sea recently there
have been several serious collisions between ye/eels, bat,
though there has been a considerable Ines of property, no
lives have been sacrificed. Oa Monday the barque Ada,
from Almeria, arrived in the Type, with a cargo of lead and
brans. The captain reports having been in collision with the
brig Mary, of Sunderland, when off Hasborough Gat, which
vowel the Ada struck. The crew of the Mary were taken
the Ada and landed at Scarborough on Sunday. The
skimming Vanguard brought the crew of the Danish vessel
Tre Venue? into the Tyoe on Sunday, which vessel was from
Hull with oasis and iron for Odessa. While on the north-
east of the bor Bank on the 30th ult. the Veinier wee
ran into by ab or barque, and so much damaged that her
crew had to eto the boats. They were fortunately
apicboard ked np by thuillard. e Salem, of Whitby, and subsequently pat
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