The Sun.
London, England, 1868-06-19 00:00:00

MEETING OF THE JOCKEY CLUB.

A general meeting of the Jockey Club was hold at
Messrs. Weatherby's office, Old Burlington-street, on Mon-
day, Junels, 1868. Present: lion. Admiral Roue, Steward ;
Lord Annesley, Mr. Berne, Count Batthyany, Lord Brad-
ford, Sir R. W. Bulkeley, Mr. Chaplin, Lord Coventry,
Lord Falmouth, Mr. G. W. Fitz william, Colonel Forester,
Sir Joseph Hawley, Captain Douglas La:e, Lord George
Manners, Colonel Pearson, General Peel, Duke of
Richmond, Mr. Savile, Prince D. Soltykoff, Lord
Stradbroke, Lord Zetland. The following resolu-
tion, proposed by the stewards, was passed unani-
mously :—"Whereas it is expedient that the Rules
of Racing which prohibit defaulters for stakes and forfeits
from entering or running horses should extend to de-
faulters for bets, and to all persons guilty of malpractices
on the turf, it is resolved that : No person convicted of
any fraudulent practices on the turf, and no person that
Las been reported by the committee of the Subscription-
rooms at Newmarket or at Messrs. Tattersall's as being a
defaulter in bets, ehall be permitted to name, enter, or
run, either in his own name or in that of any other per-
son, any horse of which he is either wholly or in part
owner, for any race whatever." The rule proposed by the
stewards to be added to the rules of the Jockey Club was,
after some discussiOn and the suggestions of some amend-
meuts, finally passed as under : If any member of the
Jockey Club, or of the New Rooms or Coffee Room at
Newmarket, should appear in the published forfeit list
as a dettulter for stakes or forfeits, or be reported by
the committee of the Subscription Rooms at New-
market or at Messrs. Tattersall's, as being a de-
faulter for beta, lost on horse racing, the stewards shall
cause notice toe sent to him that if his default be not
cleared by a certain time, to be stated in the said notice
(not to exceed three months), his name shall be erased
from the list of members; and if a member of any of these
clubs should bo convicted of fraudulent practices on the
turf, or should compound with his creditors, ho shall cease
to be a member." The proposal to alter Rule 10 of the
Jockey Club was withdrawn.

MR. BENEDICT'S MORNING CONCERT.—TO-
morrow Mr. Benedict will give his annual concert at St.
James's Hall, and, as customary, will be assisted by a
host of eminent artists, including the chief operatic and
concert singers and many of the principal in,trumentalists.
Tho programme is unusually long and particularly in-
teresting, embracing nearly 50 subjects. Mr. Benedict de-
ENat'vedly enjoys the patronage of many members of the
Royal family, and there:can be no doubt that he will be
favoured with the presence of many friends on the °env.
Sinn. The concert will be the 83d Mr. Benedict has given
as ono of the annual musical events of London ; and it is
a remarkable though melancholy fact that he is now the
sole survivor of all the artists who assisted him at his first
entertainment. _ _ _

In accordance with orders received at Chatham
from the Horse Guards, detachments of the Ist
Battalion of the Ist Royals, Ist Battalion of the 15th
Regiment, 50th (Queen s 0 ,vn) Regiment, and 109th
Bombay Infantry Regiment, have proceeded from
the garrison to the Isle of Grain, for the purpose of
being employed with the Royal Engineers on the
defences at the confluence of the Thames and Med-
way. Lieut. J. Rolleston and Ensign E. J. Robin-
son, 50th (Queen's O wii) Regiment, proceeded with
the troop.