The Express.
London, England, 1847-10-19 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1847.

the ground and sung a hymn over it—clearly en ecclesiasti-
cal offence. The registrar lived six mile off, and there was
no poet. The chancellor agreed to transmit the statement
of these palliating facts en the bishop, with the report
WILTSHIRE
Taz EXCISE LAWS.—A public meeting of maltaters
was held on Saturday sennight, at WarnaineMe ,to adopt
mantras fee the purpose of obtaining an uthadment of the
prang law, which determines what skill be Seethed a com-
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GLOUCESTERSHIRE.
MEETING OP SRI ARCHJEOLOOICAL SOCIETY.—
A strong mow moluottigto took plans on Friday, at
Cabberlei, for ham Mem tenham, on the Cirencester-
road. Thief= the prevailing features of which are
decorated, Unlearned antiquaries with much mat-
ter for discussion, particularly as regards the interesting
recumbent effigies, male and female, and other mortuary
remains. The next place visited was Cowley, about a mile
from the former village. This church, which is a neat spe-
cimen of early English, was much admired for its elegant
simplicity ; though, of course, as antiquaries, they could
not but regret that the alterations of later date have not
been in accordance with the original design. The great
"find" of the day was the Norman Church of Elkstone,
which excited the highest admiration of the learned saran.
Its Norman work, particularly the two deprened arches in
the chancel, excited much discussion amongst the whole of
the membert The last church marked on the list was
Brimpsfield. It is an interesting, though not a remarkable
church, and, therefore, after a short examination of this and
the site of the Mortimer (?) Castle close by, the members pro.
ceeded to the Black Hone, at Birrllip, anticipating, with appe-
tites somewhat sharpened by hard work and the air of the
Cotteswolda, the discussion of a pod dinner; and by the way,
while speaking of the air of those hills, we (Cheltenham
Looker-an) may mention that the antiquaries read incrip-
tions with much satisfaction, showing that two rectors of
Cubberley attained, one 97 and the other 109 yeah.