The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-26 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL. EXHIBITION.

The curiosity of the west, with respect to the
great Exhibition, appears to be well nigh ex-
hausted, seeing that the great excursion train
brought up only 300 visitors yesterday morning.
The schools continue to send respectable contin-
gents ; yesterday there were—Asprey Bech Na-
tional School, 51, expenses paid by Mr. Wan; Wee-
le yan Training School, Westminster 88, R. Kaye,
Esq. ; farm labourers, Hatfield, 32, Marquis of Sa-
lisbury; Needlewomen's Society, Manchester-square,
27, Miss Barber ; Exeter-buildings Ragged School,
50, Mr. M'Garl ; Chatham Ragged School, 50,
subscription; workmen of Messrs. Weston and Baily,
Poplar, 250, by the firm. The general attend-
ance was a full average, and the various exhibitors
exerted themselves strenuously for the amusement
of the company.
The Commissioners have decided that from the
let September next the Exhibition shall close at
6 p.m. each day.
The revised editions of the Industrial and Fine
Arta Catalogues are now ready, and may be obtained
on the usual terms by the trade.
The highest temperature yesterday, as shown
by Negretti and &mbra's patent thermometers,
was :—ln the nave, 69.3 deg. ; to the galleries, 70.9
deg. ;in the western annexe, 73.9 deg. The read-
ing was taken at 4 o'clock p.m. The tempe-
rature was nearly 4 degrees higher yesterday than
on Saturday.
The following were the total numbers admitted
yesterday, compared with the corresponding day
in 1851 :

tickets 3,948
Monday, Aug. DS
tickets
Payment and day tickets 64,171

Total

6906

Monday, Aug. 25 Tieason tickets
1 Payment
Total 49,021

RATING THE REFRESHMENT DEPARTMENT
OF THE EXHIBITION.

Yesterday morning the Board of Trustees for the
parish of Kensington held a meeting at the Vestryhall ;
Mr. Churchwartlen Greenway 111 the chair, at which the con-
tractors of the refreshment department of the International
Exhibition attended, for the purpose of appealing apinst
being assessed to the parochial rates.
Mr. Tindal Atkinsoc appeared for Mr. Morrish ; and
Mr. Sleigh for Mr. Veillard.
It appears that the Board of Trustees and the vestry of
Kensington have recently called upon the contractors for
the payment of the rates, F. E. Morrish and W. Sanders
being assessed for the western or English refreshment de-
partment, upon a rental or rateable value of 14,2171., and
C. Veillard and Martin Gulpet for the eastern or French
refreshment department, at 14,6531. It is therefore a very
important question to the contractors, as in the case of
Mr. Morrish he is called upon to pay rates amounting in
the whole to 9181. Is. 7d., and Mr. Veillard the sum of
9461. 6s. AL

Mr. Tindal Atkinson, in addressing the board, maid that
the first objection to the rate was on the ground of there
being an interpolation in it. Although, under the 9th na-
tion of George IV., the board had power to amend a rate
by inserting names that had beer, omitted, they had no
power to insert property that was not in the rate-book at
the time of the rate being made. lie referred to the lith
and 7th of William IV., chap. 96, which provided for the
one uniform mode of rating for the relief of the poor, and iu
which it was madeeasentiol that the description of
_property
should form part of the rate when made. He next
called attention to a very important point in the
case as to whether Mr. Morrish was an occupier,
so as to make him rateable ; and he read por-
tions of the agreement between his client and
the commissioners, to show that Mr. Morrish was en-
tirely under the control of the commissioners. He (Mr.
Atkinson) was of opinion that the commissioners were
rateable, because they held the keys of the outer doors, they
took money at the doors and had full possosion of the
place. He argued that Mr. Morrish IVILS not an occupant, as
he had not uncontrolled power over the place. In order to
make a Man rateable he must have such control over the
place as to make him virtually the owner of it. In the
agreement his client was described as a connector. and he
was nothing more than • contractor. He had only the
right of selling refreshments during a certain part of the
day, for which he contracted to pay five-eighths of a penny
fur every person admitted.
Mr. Sleigh said Mr. Veillard objected to be rated on
the same grounds. He submitted that inasmuch as the
rate was made in April and his client did not take possession
until the let of May they could not recover. He also sub-
mitted that if the contractors were to be rated they must
be rated as occupiers. He contended that their ease was
acalagous to the cases of theatres and saloons. There the
parties were not occupiers, but merely hold • license to sell
refreshments.
At the conclusion of the arguments the counsel and those
interested to the cases withdrew.
Mr. Brown then moved that the assessment be affirmed.
He said that if counsel had questioned the accuracy of the
assessment the heard might have gone into the matter, bet
they had raised grave questions of law which were to upset
other averments. It was the practice to property
as soon as there was a beneficial occupation. They assessed
gas companies and others in theism. way, and they possessed
only a beneficial occupation.
Mr. Peck seconded the resolution.
Mr. Barnes was of opinion that they were not the parties
to be •asessed. He thought they should adjourn the matter
and take counsel's opinion.
Mr. Green, the clerk, said counsel's opinion had been
taken and they were acting under his advice.
The resolution was then put and carried by a majority,
two beads being held up to the contrary.
Mr. Banging said there were other contractors in the Exhi-
halm. He wished to know whether they would be assessed'
He said there was the umbrella and stick contractor and
the contractor for the cloak.rooms, and be should like to
hear of their being assessed.
Mr. Green said the matter was under consideration.
The counsel and the appellants were then called in and
informed of the decision.

CairaraL PALACE. —A great gatheringthe of the
Germ& wasertio meaciatiaos will bo held et Crystal
Pekes to-morrow a:tarmacs. More than two hundred
ussenhers will take part in the athletic exercises in the
halloos ground, which will he appropriately decorated.
The poultry show will also he continued today and to-
=MOW.