The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-11 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

The following commiseion;llWeleen signed :
Daniel M'Coy, Esq., to be adjutant, vice Jones retired, in
the Royal Denbighshire Rifle Regiment of Militia.
Edward Baldwin, Esq., to be captain in the Royal Mon-
mouth Militia.

Edward Otto Partridge, gent., to be lieutentant in ditto.
Henry Sainsbury Millman, gent., to be lieutenant in
ditto.

Robert Swan, gent., to be cornet in the Htuear Regiment
of Yorkshire (West Riding), Yeomanry Cavalry.
Captain Frederick Wngbt Tomlinson to be major, vies
Talbot, resigned, in the Queen's Own Royal Staffordshire
Regiment of Yeomanry Cavalry.
Lieutenant Ralph Thomas Adderley to be captain, vice
Tomlinson, promoted, in ditto.
Lieutenant the Honours')le Arthur Wrotteeley to ►e cap-
tain, vice Pudsey, resigned, in ditto.
William Henry Phillips, gent., to be cornet, vice Whit-
greave, resigned, in datto.

THE LATE MR. ALLEN, THE ARTIBT.—We learn
that the City of London School bas given fifty guineas to
the widow and family (eight children) of their late pro-
fessor of drawing, Mr. J. W. Allen, the well-known lands-
cape painter, whose sudden death on the 29th ult., left them
in such a state that it was found necessary to make an ap-
peal to his friends and the admirers of arts. The masters
kayo also given thirty guineas. As 1,0001. would perms-
needy benefit the widow and family of this gifted and truly
English artist, a great effort is being mado to raise that
sum. _ .

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GREAT INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION, 1833.—The into
of the exhibition at Dublin presents a very animated and
interesting scene just at this moment. At its northern and
western sides about 80 sawyers are actively engaged in cut-
ting portions of the large supply of Umber already carted to
the lawn. The centre of the site is occupied by platforms
upon which the rihsof the centre and side halls are being
male by a numerous body of carpenters. Three of the ribs
for the aide hills have been completed, the construction of
which is meet ingenious. They consiq of laminre of irre-
gular lengths, averaging 10 feet, the abutting joints being
so arranged that no two in the rib romeopporate each other,
by which great uniformity of strength is obtained. The
whole rib consists of ten thicknesses, ranging from one inch
to one inch and a half. These are secured together by inch,
and inch and three quarter screws, according to the thick.
' aim of the Imbue. The weight of the timber in each rib is
about 28 cwt., end about 1,200 screws are used in its oon-
struetion. On a platform In a portion of the space to be
I occupied by the centre hall one of the larger ribs has been
chalked out ; its span is 100 feet, and it will weigh nearly
sin tons. Upon reference to the dimensions of the transept
of the Great Exhibition, we find that the height to the to
was 107 feet, its breadth 72 feet, and its extreme length
from north to south 408 feet. The centre hall of our exhi-
bition will be within three feet o. high, 28 feet wider, sad
about 17 feet longer. The whole breadth occupied by the
three halls will be about 300 feet. Towards the end of this
month some of the metal pillars will be east, and placed on
the stone foundation, which we perceive has been raised to
the required level.
1)00R8 AND DOORWAYS IN TURIN.—In no city
of Europe are there more mseniffeent doorways than In
Turin; indeed, the whole arehitec seal wealth of the place
seems to have been treasured up for this ono feature; not
only are the art and labour exquisite, bat the material is
often of the richest and most costly description. Not are
the doorways only remarkable, but the doors themselves
are equally worthy of sttention, the carving on tansy of
them being of equally good design and execution, and the
four aeatas6r. is generally rendered complete by the guards
of broom which protect them from injury wham °pea.—
TA• Molder.