The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-05 00:00:00

TISOPIcAI POZNIS.

Now ready at alitlieill;ari-es,--c7o;ta itsw, price es.,
BZAIITIES of TROPICAL SCENERY, and
other TROPICAL POEM. With Notes, Historical and
ork Isikagetty. By the Author of The Nuptials of barceioaa."
'little w aostalas rosily tlea"—
°A volume of word-pictarea"tosia—Observerli orning Post.
Hit deo:Options smoke the reader's malth water for the him-
Ski and ohm= of both sea sad land la Home parts.'—Yes.
Load= ; Robert llardwicks, 1* Piccadilly.

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL. AUGUST 3.—The
Right Honourable the Lords of the Committee of Privy
Council for Trade have received from the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs a copy of a decree, forwarded
by her Majesty's minister at Lisbon, containing the offi-
cial text of a law prescribing certain alterations in the
Portuguese tariff, of which a translation is published in last
eight's Barite.
THE ARCHAOLOGICAL INSTITUTE or GREAT
Burrair AND PantAirm—The concluding meeting of the
Institute. which has been oocupied in its sittings at
Rochester for au entire wrsk, was held yesterday, when
there wee a large attendance, the proceedings retaining
their leanest to the last. The Marquis Camden, FLO.,
presided, sad was supported by Sir R. Kirby, Lord Reaves,
the Mayor of Rochester, the Proveet of Oriel, the Rev.
Mr. Hartaborne, Mr. Roach Smith, and other distinguished
erobarologists. In the afternoon a large number of the
man hem of the Institute paid a visit to Cooling Castle
and Cliffs Church, in which two synods are stated to have
been bold duriog the Sum period. A portion of the mem-
bers also visited Upper Castle, eroded for the better pro-
tactics of Chatham Dockyard during the reign of Ellis-
both. _

Tae RAGZITT'I3 PARC —During the early oi
the preeeup
the et season and to the present time. the Regent'.
Park, which is usdoubtedly prettiest in the metropolis,
hen been undergoing one of the most effective changes
which have taken place in it since it was first laid out. The
change 'principally consiets in turning the meet attractive
pert, of the park into beautiful garden walks, and io the
Pint Park," so called from it. being the first division
sear the menisci to the Maryleboue-road, the transition
from what was previously • broad path, lined with trees on
mesh side, is quite marvellous, though only one portion of
it is at present completed. The space on the left side of the
Pint Park is divided into shout 40 circular sod parallel
patches, which are neatly railed round, and, in addition to
the beautiful display of flowers which have been furnished
regard's= of expow each patch—round which paths have
been formed, terminating in a lugs one in the middle—is
beautifully oesareeeted with large eases of Bath Mose.
Theme have been supplied at an outlay of several hundred
pounds, and several of them—bet one large one in particular
—see extremely handsome. The right side of the perk is
undergoing • similar chugs, and we believe it is intended
to extend the work to the Second Park. Several other
improvements have been carried out. The whole of the
works
Hoe. soy
F. being
pexecute under the wile direction of the
W.
113100101711 ATTACK ST A NITI7OIIIIDLASD DOG AT
Lima—At sheet now is Monday • horrifying ease oc-
curred la the Highetreet, Lewes, near the bridge. An len.
men o Week Newfoundland dog belonging to Mr. Hothirr,
surgows, monde a ferocious attack upon Mr. George
Serer, also • surgeon, ma be was walking
shrank the street, and an encounter almost
approaching • deadly 'treats awned. Mr. Bombe
wen very seriously bit shoot the arm, and it re-
=the aid of emend men before the animal could be
off and Mud. The °coatroom was witnessed by
several people. many of them working sum. but so horror-
struck were they at the sight that it wee some time before
aseisteses ins rendered Mr. Bona% who acted throughout
mask the proudest premium of misd. It armors that this
=a vi d& was •a Yety germ me, bed always been kept
amid lausedid, bet ow the day fa it managed
to fps woes, by elipybeg ben lie akw wooden
=he end of its ehols. We loom Mr. Serie%
saffering eatraiderably from tbs psis of bis wounds,
ms drip as well sm meld be expectetL —Bripldos Guardian.