The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-17 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB.

A geoeral meeting of the Jockey Club wits held at New-
market on Wedoesthty lad—Present : Lord Coventry and
the lion. Admiral Bons, stewards; Mr. Alexander, Duke
of Beaufort, Count Bettlyany, Mr. W. G. Cr..ven. Mr. °re-
vile, Mr. Smile, Lord Stamford, Lord Stradbroke, Lord
Strafford, Lord Strathmore, Lord Uxbridge, and Lord
Wiuchelsea. It was proposed by Admiral ltous, wooded
by Lord Strathmore, and unanimously resolved,—That
the July Meeting shall in future extend to four
days, and that it shall commeuce OD Tuesday
as fornierly. Proposed by Lord Stamford, se-
conded by Lord Strathmore, and resolved,—That the en-
closure on the heath shall remain as it is for the present.
Mr. Adkins's letter to the stewards and members of the
club, mentioned in the report of the proceedings at the July
meeting, was laid before the meeting. On the motion of
the Duke of Beaufort, seconded by Lord Strathmore, it
was unanimously resolved,—That in consideration of the
proper manner in which Mr. Adkins has submitted to the
;sentence of the Jockey Club, passed upon him five years
ago, it shall now be remitted. Adjourned.

inan.ufactrtred at the Lis Moor Foundry and at the works of
Messrs. Forster. Liverpool, and are rifled on the plan of
Cmamander Scott, R.N.—the 40-pounders with 10, and
Ben. Terry, , the well-known pnze. -fighter died
36-pounders with 8 grooves. They are strengthened oa the
hoop principle, invented by Captain Blakely ; the whole of at Birmingham on Monday. Lately he had given way to
ed .
the Breech from the trunnion to the cascabel or ring at the intemperate habits, which hasten his death The ver-
end being covered with hoops, so as to fortify that part of diet of the coroner's inquest was, "'rest the deceased died
the gun which sustains the greatest strain by concsoion, by the visitatiyu of God from acute bronchitis, with deli-
These weapons are cooside ed to be in many important re- cum tremens, in a constitution broken by previous habits
specie superior to the Armstrong gun for the naval service, of intemPeranett"
DISEASE IN SHEEP.—The following circular re-
! sporting the measures taken to prevent the spread of seal-
InvenDMIXO DISCOVERY OF MURAL PAINTINOR. pox amongst sheep in the southern couuties has been
—Same very interesting discoveries were made a few days Published:—" Andover, Oct. 10. Gentlemen, —We beg to
since in the church at Weetinestoo, near Hassucies.gate, inform you that in accordance with the authority vested in
Sussex. The church is a very small one, of Anglo-Norman ns by you, as two of the justices of the peace fur the division
origin, and is now under restoration by Mr. W. Meter, au. of Andover, county of Southampton, we have attended the
thitect. During the progress of the work the accumulation fairs of Applealtaw and Waybill, as inspectors under the act
of plaateriug and whitewash, which through years of neglect 11th and 12th Viet., c. 107, intitnled 'Au Act to prevent
and diens' covered the interior of the edifice, have been re- the Spreading the contagion, or infection, Diseases among
moved, and beneath a very remarkable and extensive system Sheep, Cattle, or other Animals,' and we have the satiafsc•
of mural painting of the early part of the 12th century has tio• to report that no evidence of the disease karma as the
been brought to light. Although every possible care has smallpox of sheep could be detected at these fairs. At
bees observed in the removal of the whitewash, some pot- Waybill three pens of sheep ha our special attention, in
Siena of the paintings have been damaged in the process ; consequence of the animals having been brought from the pa-
eemigh, however, remains to shoe the arrangement of the rialme of Bishop's Canniog, Horton, and Avebury nitre-
whole. In many parts the pictures are easily recognisable, tively, all of which are named in the Order of Council of
even to details, and the subjects comprise scenes from Sept. 10, 1862, prohibiting the removal of any sheep, unless
Scripture history, niches a crucifixion, an adoration of the accompanied! with a certificate setting forth the animals
king.', a scourging, &c. On the whole, the work is generally can be so removed without danger to other Socks We
of simple character as to the arrangement of colour, very have to state that the law win properly carried out with
much in the manner of contemporary missal painting. The respect to these sheep, and by our examination we confirmed
whole church was covered from end to end with these mural the opinion of the veterinary surgeons who had examined
pictures, there being no intermixture of onsineetal detail, them. Jas. B. Simonds and W. C.lSpoolier, inspectors.
such as usually accompanies decorations of this kind, sod Charles Dodson, Esq., and H. B. Coles, Esq."
in this respect the work is unique. This feature, together CEIWFAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAY.—
with its remotely early origin, will render the paintings of THURSDAY, Ocronra 16.—Admiseione on payment, 6.59 ;
peculiar interest to arclueologisu and arth,ta who would ditto by meson tickets. 823; total, 7,353. Leotard'. ex-
mad the history of their craft from a page wrought so many tTeordinan, trapeze performapee is announced for repetition
motorise ago by one of their 'motherhood. —Bright on this day (Friday), at half-put 3.
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