The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-06 00:00:00

INSTITUTION OF NAVAL ARCHITECTS.

MEETING.—THUS DAY. 11
This morning the annual meeting of the members
of this institution was held at the Society of Arts, Sir J. M
PAKINGTOS, the president, in the chair.
The right hoe. baronet congratulated the meeting on the 14
establishment of the School d Naval Architects, which
wee now in full operation at Kensington. Be wog. 2
taised the prompt and liberal spirit with which the govern- 1,
meat had met the wishes of the institute, sad the un-
hesitating mannerin which parliament had granted the neces-
sary funds. The school was opened in November last under
the direction of Dr. Woolley, while Mr. Merrifield had been
appointed head master, assisted by Mr. H. J. Porkies, who
was senior wrangler at Cambridge in 1864. The number of
Admiralty students was 16, bat, as bad been anticipated,
the number of private pupils was smalL The President
drew attention to several points connected with improve-
ments in naval erchiteeture. Mr. Beraaby proosedo
read a paper on the stability of her Majesty's ship Achillesed t
,
and this will be followed by papers from Kr. Rankine, Mr.
Merrifield, Mr. Freed*, and other gestlamee.

Mr. David Chadwick, of Manchester, addressed
the liberal electors of Macclesfield lut night, and was ao-
cepted by them u their second candidate in the ensuing

election.
Two murder cases were tried at the Leeds assizes
yesterday. Is the find one, Thomas Midgloy, a factory
hand, living et Todniorden, was tried for the murder
of his wife, by eattiog her throat with a knife. The h
evidence via direct, but it also showed beyond •
doubt that the prisoner was insane, and the judge ordered ij
him to be detained in custody during her Majesty's plea- I
sure The second cam vas that of a young man named 1/1,
Solomon Staatoo, living near Sheffield, who, in • fit of S
&mimese', had madly beaten his grandmother till he
killed her. A verdict of " Manslaughter" wail returned in 71
this ease, mid the prisoner wee sentenced to 20 years' trans. •
periatioe.
Ring FOR THE PRACTICE AND PROCEDCRE OF 6
THE Berman oil Pluvern lkus IN CLUB or Onmerms j 11
TO TIM Locus STAIRDI OF PITMONFAUI BUBRITICTION
FOR RULE I. Or FRIALOART 22) FRAUD BY THR CHAIR-
MAN or WATS AND NSW" TIND/tft STANDING ORDER 89.—
The promoters of private hills, apieet which sny petition
shall have bees presented en or before Friday, the 7th in-
stant, who intend to object to the right of petitioners to be
heard on such petition, shall give nodes io writing of such
intention and of the grenade of their objection to the clerk
to the referees, sad to the agents for the petitioners on or
before Friday, the 28th instead ; and with reference to all I
wash petitions as shall be td
sa
ted after Friday. the 7th
instant, such mikes to shall be given within ves
cher days' slier the prams thereof ; bat it shall be
easpeteat M the referees to allow swab notices to be gives,
maim siosald eireasestasees, although the times above
limited may have expired. J. G. DODROW, Chairman of
Ways and Meson.—April 5,18b15.
List weak we received the first telegram from
Teheran, the reddest* cd the Shah af Persia. Tbis Is the
fuel Ada** emits] with white telemsOio communicatiou
has been mooed. The sent will be P4cin.—lit. Petersburg
letter in Dew York Herald.