The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-26 00:00:00

TEE INTKIMATIONAL IMBIBITION.

The following is a list of the schools, parties, ke.,
visiting the Exhibition yesterday :--Cobston's 11,„,
pital School, Bristol, expenses paid by trustees
126 ; St. Saviour's, Chelsea, Mr. and .11r.
M'Garrel, 60 ; St. Peter's, Pimlico, Rev. T. Fulltr,
52 ; Lewisham, Southend, National, Rev. 8.
Forster 24 ; Finchley, Church-end, National, R.
P. R. White, 31 ; Paddington-greeu, Parochial,
subscription, 13 ; Farringdon-street, British, sub.
scription 10 ; Cambridge-heath Hebrew Schools,
Palestine-place, Society for promoting Christiasity
amongst the Jews, 60 ; Totteridge, park
School, Mr. R. Wilkinson, 25 ; 3rd City of
don National, attending St. Nicholas Cole Abbe,
Church, Rev. Dr. Kyuaston. Parties: Agricw•
tural labourers, from Chenies, Bucks, Rev. Lod
W. Russell, 22; artisans and operatives from lire.
tol, individual subscription, 400 ; mechanics awl
labourers
from Eridge Castle, Tunbridge Welts
Earl of Abergavenny, 110 ; Band of 40th Surrey
Rifles, Rev. W. A. Bowyer, 25 ; Agricultural
labourers from Suffolk, Mr. J. Duolchild, 60.
The highest temperature yesterday, as shoes
by Negretti and Zambra's patent thermometers,
was the nave, 64.8 deg. ; in the galleries, 64.7
deg. ; in the western
annex, 69.3 deg. The read-
ings were taken at 3 o'clock p.m.
The following were the total numbers admitted
yesterday, compared with the corresponding day
in 1861 :

len
One Shilling day. i Season tickets 3,434
'uscly, Sept. Y 6 ikayment
Told
41,4$

One ShiUlna day.
Thursday. Sept 2b

iesson tickets
14.514

Tad 67,11

THE SMALLPDX IN SHEEP.

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Wo are glad to be able to state that no fresh oat.
breaks of thin disease have made their appear:we since our
lut ; mid with a continuance of the dry, healthy weather
whisk now prevails, we have= hope that, with ears, the
word of the visitation has
The most virulent ease that has occurred lately is that
in Mr. Hulbert's flock at Langley Farm, Berke, but this
may be attributed in a great measure to Mr. Holbert net
knowing the symptoms of the disease when it first broke
out. His flock consisted of CM Limbs sad 121 webers,
and on the 16th suck a head had the malady &Chained, the;
out of that number three lambs had died of the dime;
and there were 121 natural mess of small-pox in the Beek.
Hader these circumstances Mr. Hulbert very re,erelly had

recourse to inoculation, and, under the 841tintandlice al
Professor Simonds, the operation has been performed by
Mr. Drew, of Newbury.
This last case, as well as the outbreak of the disease it
Mr. Church's flock. are distinctly traceable to Mr. Neato's
infected sheep which were purchased at Marlborough fair.
Mr. Neste himself has, we hear, already lost 50 out of his
Salt of 1,000 diseased estimals ; and it is probable that
more will die before this malady is entirely eradicataL
Mr. Pis Sock, we are glad to hear, is progressing favour.
ably, and (with only a few exoeptions) may be said to hare
mend through the disease. His losses, upon inoculated
seam have been comparatively nil, and the same may he
said of Mr. Hardiog's flock at Etchilbampton.
There has been no further symptom of the disease either
ks Mr. Dark's Sock at Avebury, Mr. Uiddings' at Horton,
ass Mr. Church's at Aldbourne ; and in neither of these
awes bore more than two sheep died. In the two tome
seems nearly a fortnight has now elapsed shwa the
dimmed sheep were separated from the Socks; ands
the dime generally shows itself within 10 or 12 days after
en aßbeal hem taken the infection, we hope that these ton
may be proaounoed safe. Professor Simonds inspected Mr.
Dark's flock on the 19th, and reported them to be
sound ; he also examined two lambs and two ewes that
been associated with the two lambs that had been butsi
by order of Profaner Gamgee, and pronounced then
also free from disease. So that matters altogether look
better ; and, as we have said, with dry healthy weather a
hope in the course of another mouth to bid good-bye to In
small-pox from the Wiltshire Downs.
We are glad, however, to Sod that a large number d
flockmastors have joined the association for preventing the
spread of the disease. In this they have acted prudentiy ;
as in the event of so attack in their own docks they will 61
safe from pecuniary loss ; whereas, if the disease should le
stayed, as we hope it will be, they will have nothiog
pay beyond their entrance deposit of one guinea.—Dena
Gazette of yesterday.

IMPORTANT GUN EXPRZININTE.—Yeeterday the
120-pounder made it Woolwich, with Armstrou's coil isi
Whitworth's rifling, was first tried with solid 12011). Whit
worth shot at 600 yards. The shot went through the timi
target, and buried ituif in the backing. The great feature
the day was firing the Whitworth shell, weighing 1311 b„
the mine range. This struck with terrible force the cosmic'
raising • sheet of done. Tha shell passed clean through iii
guget, and also right through the wood backing sad their('
plate behind it, the shell exploding inside the framed
the target, and setting fire to the supports. A yr
tion of the side of the target was blown out, and tie
fregmeuts of the shell were scattered about. The reed'
excited general astonishment. and the proof of the deem
tire character of the new missile was considered sudiciat
Mr. Whitworth was warmly congratulated on his nava
The charge was 25 pounds. The Great Mersey or Bora
gun was next tried at 800 yards, with 75-pound chwa
Two or three shots missed the target, bat one, after strikin
the ground, went through the plate ; another went thrice
the target, but not through the backing. A third fired to
high, and carried off • top corner of the butt. The rd
remain" uninjured. The last shot fired was from a emend
bore 08-pounder, at 100 yards, which only indented lie
target nearly four inches. Lord Clyde was amongst tie
spectators.
TEE BARON DR BRUNNOW.—The able and a
complished arubassulor who has so many years werthil,
represented the Czar at the court of St. JlllllE4'B has jas
received a new honour from the Emperor. We learn the
the insignia of the Order of St. Andrew have been Oleg
in the hands of his Excellency Baron Brunnow by Hie
Gortchakoff, • younger son of the Minister of Fat*
Affair, who was despatched from St. Petersburg to law
don for that purpose. The following is the letter &damsel
by the Emperor to Baron de Bruouow :—" Baron KO
Ivaciovitch,—Your long career, devoted to the tht
and the country, remarkable for important *emu
has always been distiognished by exemplary lei
By applying constantly and successfully your or
neat talents to public affairs you have fulfilled tie
various missions which were confided to jeu bf
the high confidence of my father of glorious memos.
the present time, as our ambassador to the Queen of t;roi
Britain, you still dedicate the fruits of your long experear
to the maintenance and consolidation of friendly
between the two countries. These services have at.rs
our special attention to you. Wishing to give )ou a red
of it, which may at the same time show ow gratitu.k.
name you Knight of the Order of St. Andrew, and I,
herewith send you the insignia, commanding you tome
them according to the statutes. Assuring you of our re
penal favour, we remain invariably your affectionate AND'
ANDER.—Taaieko Selo, August 30, 11482."—Port.
AOCIDENT TO GENERAL LAWRENCE AND ots sir;
LN PAWL—Yesterday as General Lawrence and hi:
ole
were driving dowu the ChampsdElyeies oue of the dohs
the carriage somehow got loose, and strikingwind Os
sides of the horses, the ani;mals took fright and r'
against a flame. The carriage was completely broken In
tM
shock, and Lady Lawrence io jumping out fell and fracinv.l
her left arm. The general was hurt in the right Ira,.
crowd at once collected, and General Lawrence end t"
lady were coo veyod to the house of a friend in the Ayer,'
end were attended by Dr. Renard. One of the born oe
so badly wounded that he had to be killed.
DEATH Or DZ. SUENZ6.—We regret to leant t,
sudden death of Dr. James Burnes, which happened 3 feu
thus since at Manchester, whilst on his wedding tour.
was elder brother of the late Sir Alexander Burnes.
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fell at Cahn! in 1841, and himself formerly hull the 14
of physician-general at Bombay. Dr. Burnes,
known in the literary world as the author of a too
to the Angers of Scinde," was a magistrate
ter
. the counties of Forfar and Middlesex, and war
of the most active of the visiting justices of the 1,31
Asylum at lianwell. The deceased gentleman received t!'
Haeloverisa order of Knighthood its 1837. B first s,
who was a daughter of the late Major rar
Holmes, K.C.8., he had issue several emu the eldest
whom fell in the Indian mutiny, when he lost hie life o
heroic effort to rescue a little English child. This
is commemorated in • handsome painted window, itt,
executed for Dr. Burnes' native city of Mootrou
' SUDDEN Drarm—On Wednesday inonnisg )11`,
Kemp, • washerwoman of Widford, aged 64, tbe rot, °
the church clerk, while engaged in her domestic wort•
deoly complained of feelingm
and exclaims/ " Am.'.
iog to die,'" sat down io her chair and almost mimed...,
expired. A neighbour who was with her endeavour,'
apply restoratives but without avail. It is suppve'l
cause of death was threw of the heart.-0,
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