The Express.
London, England, 1852-07-29 00:00:00

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ADMIRALTY, JULY 28.—APPOINTMENTS.—Maater's
Assistant J. P. Grant, to Vieforp. Engineer's Assistant It.
Holwon, to Inflorible. Boatswain W. Brown, to Barb's-
lion. Boatswain J. Starling, to Sampson.
PORTSMOUTH, JULY 28. The Comma nder in -
Chief, Admiral Sir Thomas Briggs, proceeded to-day to
Cowes, attended by Captain Martin, on an official slut to
her Majesty. The Fire Queen, steam Teasel, is to be com-
missioned, and to be placed in attendance on her Imperial
Highness the Duchess, now staying in the Me of Wight.
The Mersey, 26, Am been broken up at this port, and the
Venetian, 22, will be brought into the vacant dock on Fri-
day, fee the same purpose. The Sprightly, steum-vessel,
sailed this afternoon for Plymouth and Cork with super-
numeraries.

ORPBAN WORKING SCHOOL,—Yeeterday, a special
general court of the governors of the corporation was held
at the offices, 32, Ludgate-street, to consider the terms of a
proposed enfranchisement of the copyhold property of the
corporation, situate at Haverstock-bill, and if thought
beneficial to authorise the trustees to effect it, and to vest
the property when enfranchised in the corporation ; also to
consider an agreement entered into by the corporation for
building upon the City road estate. Thomas S. Coombs,
Esq., the treasurer, presided. The chairman read the re-
port of the general committee, which stated that this nego-
tiation with Lord Southampton fur the redemption of the
copyhold part of the Ravel-stock-hill estate bad resulted in
ati:sgreement by which that property, including the ground
to be ,et foe building purposes, was to be enfranchised on
payment of the sum of 4501., and Lord Southampton, who
had throughout met the committee in the kindest spirit,
had promised from the warm interest he took in the charity
to subscribe 250 guineas as soon as the business should be
concluded, to secure to himself the right of a life presenta-
tom to the school. When the land was enfranchised it
would be let out in building leases, so as to make it avail-
stile to the largest extent to the purposes of the charity.
The committee also reported that they lied concluded an
agree mint with Mr. T. Clark to erect fifty-three houses on
the estate of the corporation in the City-road, and to grant
him a true of the same for seventy-two years at a pepper-
corn for the first year, 651. for the second, and 1851. for each
succeeiliki year of the tern.—Resolutions authorising the
trustees to carry out both agreements were passed,
' and after
the thanks of the court had been voted to Lord f3outhemp-
ton Mr. Mann, who had conducted the negotiation with
his lordship, and to the chairman of the day, the court
broke up.
DOGGETT% COAT AND BADOE.—Owing to the let
of August falling on Sunday next, the annual contest for
the livery and badge bequeathed by Doggett, of facetious
memory, will take place on the next day. The following
are the competitors :—Matthias Wm. Field, Kidney Stairs,
Limehouie ; Benjamin Oxlade, Paul's-wharf; Joeeph
John Rock, Battersea ; Charles Constable, Lambeth ;
Joshua John Meld, Pageant Stain, Rotherhithe ; Thos.
Kent, ltotherhithe. To the first prim, bequeathed in
honour of the happy secession of the family of her Majtsty
to the throne of Great Britain, has been added 41. 10s. fur
the second man, 21. 14s. 2d. for the third ; the two latter
being interest on South Sea Stock, bequeathed by the late
Sir W. Jolliffe-11. for the first man, besides the chief price,
a guinea and a half for the fourth, and • guinea each for
the fifth and sixth, the gift of the Fishmonger' Company.
NATIONAL EXHIBITION, COWL—The number of
visitors at the Exhibition on Monday reached its maximum
fur the season, being 4,304. Of these 680 were season
ticket holders, and 3,724 paid the sixpenny fee, making the
receipts nearly 1001. The Exhibition appears to be doing
some good. The Earl of Laneaborough, who visited it
during the past week, was so much struck with the besot
of the Arbutus table, manufactured by Mr. Egan, of Kil-
larney, that he directed a similar one to be maim for him
and forwarded to his London residence. The shamrock
table, manufactured by Mr. Fletcher, Patrick-street, has
Seen purchased by the Lord Lieutenant, and will be for-
warded to Dublin Castle at the close of the Exhibition.—
Cork

DISTRIBUTION OP THE EXHIBITORS' MEDAL! FOR
Vie GREAT EXHIBITION.—A meeting of the Manchester
local committee and exhibitors was held yesterday after-
noon to consider the circular recently issued by the Royal
Commissioners, asking for an opinion as to how the medals
and copies of the jurors' reports which it is proposed to give
to the exhibitors, should be distributed in Manchester or in
London. The attendance was not very large. Mr. En-
twistle occupied the chair, and commenced the proceedings
by some observations laudatory of the proceedings of the
consioissionen. Mr. Caird issoidered that, as the medals
would be merelT an acknowlodgmentetwhat they had done,
and no great prize, the eseessary eandivery wdl perform the
duty of distribution.-11 vegans arm aimed Whitehead,
conceived that the memo wawa involve a greater
expense, and thalami The iloansan considered.
that no additional expo/miall mine Is the exhibitors,
as he understood the slider hue the Royal Commis-
sioners.—Mr. Malcolm Bea said when the exhibitors pro.
'nisei' to send articles, they had see espeetation of anything
more than that their goods would Ss received, exhibited,
and returned ; and the act of the camaiimen in spending
money in medals, to be given to the mailiton, was an act
of grace and consideration for wadi they ought to be
thanked. He should he Nary if the sommissionen were
told that what they oared We. if sea slight value that
it was not worth fetching hem the Teen Hall. He moved
the following iceekeita :—.• That in the opinion of this
meeting, the disbands. of medals, so liberally offered by
the Royal Commiedesers to exhibitors, commemorative of
the Exhibitfw, shield be made publicly ; and hereby
respectfallymWt the Mayor and Corporation of Mancha-
ter, asolibd by ilir John Potter, as chairman of the execu-
tive committee, and the Lord Bishop of Manchester, to make
the neemeary arrangements."—The resolution was carried
unanimously, and the proceedings terminated.
Fit. 17NDER THE NEW PATENT ACT.—The fol-
lowing list of fees under the Patent Law Amendment Act,
which will come into force on the Ist of October next, ap-
pears in the schedule annexed to the statute. On leaving
petition for grant of letters patent, 61.; on notice of inten-
tion to proceed with the application, 61. ; on sealing of let-
ters patent, 61. ; on filing specification, 61. ; at or before
the expiration of the third year, 401. ; at or before the expi-
ration of the seventh year, 801; on leaving notice of objec-
tions, 21 ; every search and inspection, ls. ; entry
of assignment or license, 6s. ; certificate of assignment
or license, 6s. ; filing application for disclaimer, 61. ;
and caveat against declaimer, 21. The stamp duties to be
paid are as follows :—On warrant of law officers for letters
patent, 61. ; on certificate of payment of the fees payable at
or before the expiration of the third year, 101. ; and on cer-
tificate of the fee payable at or before the expiration of the
seventh year, 201.
THE Cuors IN GLOUCESTERSIIIRE.—Touching the
crops, we have little to my on the mournful side of the
matter. Excepting that a few fields of the heavier wheat
crop have been a little laid by the storms which have par-
tially visited this neighbourhood, the crops were never in
finer order. The wheat is fast putting on the golden hue
so popular with painters and poets, the waving barley
fields are turning yellow, the beans are black with pods,
and all nature looks bright and smiling.—Olorcerrer
Journal.

TlFrsillount ELECTION.—We are in a position to
state (says the Nora end South Mid& Goodie), and we
are cure it will be a source of satisfaction to a large number
of the inhabitants of Shields, that a numerous end influ-
ential body of the independent electors in the borough of
Tynemouth have determined to fully investigate the dis-
graceful circumstances attending ge return or the tory
member for that borough. They h • already subscribed a
considerable sum of money and handsome offers of support
have been made by the liberals an neighbouring towns.
Very startling disclosures of bribery and corruption have, it
is said, been made, which will be laid before an eminent
barrister at an early day, when action wiU be taken at once.
The subject will be probed to the bottom.
TILE LONGEST TUNNEL IN TUE WORLD.—Ons of
the longest, if nut the longest, tunnel in the tread, ia now
in a forward state of completion. It is situated in Hun-
gary. and leads from the shores of the River Oran, not
far from Zarnowitz, to the mines in the Sehemnitser
hills ; it is two geographical, or about ten English,
miles long. It is intended to answer the double purpose
of a channel to drain off the water accumulating in the
works and of a railway to transport the ore from the minas
to the firm..