The Express.
London, England, 1853-10-01 00:00:00

SHERIFFS' INArGrnAvny DINSEa.

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The Sheriffs having been inaugurated this mint-
ing with the usual forms, last evening Mr. Aid, rin„
Wire, the new Shirai' toe Lmellit and Middl,ps.
earn his inauguratie.n bataluet at the I. snd ti Tavern.
_Vona 170 gentlemen eir•re present, including Lord
Dudley Coot ts Stuart, M.l'. ; the Hon. and Hoe.
Henry Legge; ti.e igin lion. the Conker Baron;
the Lord Mayor Elect ; Mr. Meiterman, M.P.; Mr. Chap-
lin, M.P. ; Mr. Swift, M.P. ; Sir William Henry Po old;
Sir Jahn Hensler; Sir George Hotlgkinsun; Mr. Alder.
man Yerebrother ; Alderman Sir Chapman Marshall;
Alderman Ilumpbery; Mr. Ahkrtnau Hooper; A:.hrninii
Sir J.aiae Duke, Bart., M.P.; Alderman Sir Jeiin Miss.
grove, Bart.; Mr. Alderman Hunter; the lt:ght Hon. T.
Stuart Wortley, M P., Recorder of London; Mr. Alder-
man Moon ; Mr. Alderman F:onis; Mr. Alderman Law-
rence; Alderman Sir H. W. Carden; Mr. Alderman Carter;
Mr. Aalerman Cubit; M.P. ; Mr. Alderman Muggeridge;
Sir John Key. But., Chamberlain of London; Mr. Ser.
jeans merewether ; Mr. Clarkson; Mr. Bodkin; Mr.
J. E. Parry, Mr. W.)!'. Helene, Bev. Dr. Mortimer, Itir.
J. Briant, Ley. T. Moon. Rev. J Davis, Mr. henry NII-
HAU, Dr. Bowriag, Mr Hammock, Mr. Win. Event,
Jeremiah Pitcher, Mr. John Lsurie, Mr. It. W. Kennard,
Mr. Charles Hill, Mr. J. Hill, Mr. Donald Nichol', Me,
Thomas Cotterell, Mr. Currnistinner Harvey, Mr. J. bd.
Inn, Captain Drake, Mr. Samuel Morley, Mr. J. D. grown.
Mr. Kennersley, Mr. C. Year-on, Mr. U. Lambert June;
the. Master War.lees rind Court of ASl.R.ltats of the Gird-
lers' Company, the Master Wardens and Court of Assist-
nuts of the lonholders' •Company, Mr. Deputy Watkins,
Mr. D ,puty Msud, Mr. liennoch. Mr. Bunning, Mr.
I..ird Hale, Mr. J.ihn Woad, Mr. I.7nilersheriff Andert..a
Mr. Citannan, Mr. Henry Child, Mr. James, Mr. l'hip!
i.e., Mr. Traver' Wire, Mr. Oeo. O ,Idsmith, 31r. Charles
Deuce, Mr. Bulkeley, Mr. F. Adam Catty, &e., &c.
Mr. Alderman; and Sheriff Winn presidod, and the usual
loyal toasts having been disposed of,
Th. CHAIRMAN prui,o.ed "The Health of the Lord
Mayor," who, he said, intended to have been Prokot, but
the auto of his alth prevented him, lie not having gaffe
recovered treed his late accident. Since he had been in
I office his lordship had done nothing to forfeit the t steetu of
11121 fellow-citizens, and when he retired into private lite he
would have the reflection that he had done his duty and
su,:sined the dignity cf sea high office.
Mr. Deputy Bestencn acknowlee..ged the toast.
The CHAIRMAN then proposed " The Health of the Cur-
situr Darn," who, after acknowledging it, he proposed
the hta.th of the attends, and more especially that of
Mr. Wire.

The CIIATItNIAN, in responding to tho toast, said he
trusted he should he able to discharge the duties of his office
with the approbation of his tellow-eitisens, and that he
should transmit it to those who succeeded him unimpaind
and unimps ached. Permit him to ask them to drink to
the health of the Lord Mayor elect, who had come into
office with an anxious desire to fulfil all its duties, not to
omit its lin.spitalities, n it to forget is rights, not to shrink
(rem its tt sponsibilities, net to leave neglected anything
which belonged to the office of Lord Mayor of this great
city.
Tho LOUD MAYOU ELECT (Mr. Alderman Sidney) said
his friend, Mr. Aldermen %Vire, had depicted a that-nut
whichhe (Mr. Alderman Sidney) did not possess. Ile could
not promise perfection, hut Ito would do his best to fulfil
the duties of the office which wool 1 shortly devolve spa
him; and he should aim at his acts being charat.ti rind by
coeuntoa :ease. He admired the wisdom of our aneeskts,
and th ise privileges which had been transmitted Irma
generatioa to generation for six centuries he trusted would
be safe in his keeping. lie trusted that whatever change
might come over [be spirit of their dream, no change it, tie
hespitatity of the Ohm would be allowed.
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"'The Aldermen of ti.e City," " The lilembers for the
City," "The Mt tropolitan Members," and "The City of
London," were severally proposed and responded to.
The CHAIRMAN then gi.ve" The health of Dr. Bossily.,"
to whose services in the cruse of commercial reform, and
consul in Chins, he paid a passing compliment.
Dr. Ilowitts.o in returning thanks, said a year in Europe
was worth a cycle in Cathay. He then spoke of the sere3t
respect paid to e.!ucstion in China, an s said be NPR 9,010
persons of all ages come to Canton to be examined in lite-
rary acquirements, and they were accompanied by 50,000 of
their friends. Only 72 could gain pr'z, e, and these were
sent t., Pekin, and would be the future governors of the
oountry. In China there were no less than F.erca news-
papers published in the English language.
"The Ishmistrates of the County of Middlesex" was thin
given, and responded to by Mr. YOWNALL.

Set'-ral otac toasts toll-owed, and the company then de.
parted.

ROI-AL I'.4I'OPTICON OF SCIENCE AND ART.

Yesterdoy the third annual general meeting of
this curpoiation tuck place at the Lecture Item of the In-
stitution, Leicester-square; Mr. NOEL lioalth in the chair.
A report was read, which gated that the sanguine hors
expressed in the last report as to the opening of the building
had been disappointed again through want of funds. At the
date of the last r. port 4,517 shares had been subscribed for,
and 14,5001. ta.l :towed by the cour.cil by way of loan, sod
from the state of the money market at that time there seemed
every probability of tharemaining shares being speedily taken
up. Since then the loans had Item for the most part paid
off, and a com.idereble number more shares subscribed
for. They were now being taken up by the public, at a
very sta.cly rate, without being advertised ; so that there
could be little doubt as to the completion of the share ins
before long. 13u even this advance was quite insuflieiett
fur the purpose of rapidly carrying ou the works, and the
council had ugain come forward, with three exceptions,
and had furnished the means of obtaining the requisite
funds for the completieu of the building and its appurte-
nances. They believed, therefore, that no obstacle now
existed to the speedy and complete opening of the institu-
tion to the :pualicl !Although quite a novelty in point of
style, the opinions of the press, and ofthe architects and other
scientific men who hal visited it, had been uaanimous in
pronouncing the building to be quite unique—a tact which,
in itself, would be found to be a great attraction to the
public.
Tee directors had secured the co-operation of many in-
fluential men in the 6CCI i 0316 of engiueering, the tine arts,
music, &c. They bad received a large collection of works of
art from various eminent persons,amounting in value to some
thousands of pounds, which had already been deposited lathe
institution. With respite! to the preparation for opening the
institution, the council might state that the building in all its
essential points was complete, and in a perfectly satisfactory
state, as far as stability seas coecerned.
The report concluded by stating, that, from the pra.oara-
tines now in progress, there was every reason to believe
that the public would he pleaied with the result of their
endeavours.

The balance sheet showed that the receipts amoanted to
60,3341. 51. 2d., and the expenditure to 60,1121. 161. 10d.,
leaving a balance of 721/. Bs. 4d.
The report was adopted, and a resolution was passed
authorising the directors to raise a sum of money net ex-
ceeding 2.5,0001. on mortgage of the lands, tenements, and
hereditamen. s of the corporation.
Various other resolutioos of a routine character were
passed, and the businewi terminated.

TILE HOUSELESS POOR AT MARYLEBONE

TILE RE6 ISTIR ATIO S.

1113=FMI DSIIIRL
T /111 WiTIO3IAL LAND *OMIT•

'Mc llArristsr lot this district (S. C. C. Fish, E.g.)
W this troth Lela Klement at Ilia !ter! Lisa Inn,
to res...* the lieu of listeri.', B-rnet.
Mr. 11.iningltsin appeared for the weaservalives, find was
osier I I.y the professimisi asset of the preteetionies in
N.sth WArsick-has. Tre claims of the liberals were sap
petted by Mr. Fenltensr, of llempstead.
Ihe Doily natter of ihtor..: Mil',ll from the estate of tits
Nati.sti Freehold L,nd S,t udjeisiog the t.tvi..n of
the tireit Northern IL ct Barnet, in revect of
•WA:!: !lc; ems were m,le. l'..nr r.f the c: tim.v.!4 .sere
objected to by the overseirs, and all the others by Mr•
HaPirybanz.
. . . . .

Tye tit.t ca.e wu that of Frederic Bathhouse, clai,ing
for land iu Leiceeer.ro
This el.tint we, &retried by Mr. Rowell, the nl.citor to
the "misty, who called Mr. Jerey• (the seciety's chief ne-
riiuntants„ to prove that the land was bought and paid for
in December last—amount 12..1.
A ell of the eneveysne. !. Mr. Biekbouse WAS thin put
in. and Mr. Cameron, Mr. Jennings, and Mr. liowring,
were called to prove the valor of the land.
)tr. C said he wa rim wait &rent at II irnet
and is London. and that the hand in question via. w .rtb
trou de. Cl.i to 3.. a lint frorrise • on a budding lease.
Mr. JeaalK. sa.d he we. a bold. r at H mut. ant he
u.ssidered this lan I was woe hat least di. GI. a foot.
Mr. Dowling deposed that in opinion the other
111 I undervalued the land. 11.. had let •iveral f his
lots rear the station at IN. a font, and was asking the rune
price for others, and had no doubt he should get rt.

la cr.:as-examination Mr. Uttering said—The situation of
the estate and its beautiful (rattans, would always command
the higheA priers for baildiv, pur:ners. It was eight
milts trots London, ani ii c time occupied by *Le tr du.
was tiro( n minutes. The Va!LIA was is the middle of the
rotate, and the town of Deruct (with all its conveniences)
almost joined it. It was quite tree that some portions
the estate remained unsold ; bat he was sere Vat 09 ;sit
of it ass worth less than 2s. O. a too?, aati that the value
of roust of it was considerably lii,zher.

Cueservative Advocate contended that the claim-
ant's same ought to be esponned, !weans* the laud was
not yet built upon, cr let fur building, and Its ...slue for
other porpoises was net stela:iron to colder the franchise-
It tenth: utow in value; but at present it did not yield the
claimaut ley. a year to speed, winch the statute re (paired.
and therefore it could nut cooler the right to vote at
grew ot.
Mr. Craerter was called to zit. his opinion of the valve
of the land fur building pulp WO, ace', he said it war. not
worth mom than I. per foist. It was low and wet, and
cut at all eligible for building.
Croweiamined by Mr. Leuesell—lle said,jl have not seen
the rewire. Don't know the depth ur the size of them.
Hese cot heard they are hatevu feet below the surfer', or
tisat they are large enough to walk in. If they are, the
actuation can't be eery low, but it lads/sp. I know that it
es eecestary top deep for eater, anal therefne coon not
esy how it lathe place is damp comet that the sod in an•ne
port. ie clay. Don't know hoe far Bernet is from L•sedr n.
U,t.•t know any ether place where good building loud is to
L • r•.t at Is. a loot camp% Thant.* D.tton. I have (con
vicar tke witnesses) aunt to let there at that price. 1:n
ne any pliers where it is much higher. I live at Cheehunt.
toed t►ere Is low, and the water very near the surface;
still people build there freely, and give more than Is.• (out.
theehunt is further from Lennon than Barnet.

Lte Court—l taw Kiouston New Town, but I don't
know th.• prim of hod thus. That is 12 mib s from Lon-
'ion. I know Aner:ey on the Croydon lies, but 1 den't
know the T.ilus of land Mire. shops that is infloenctd
by tha CrystAl l'alaeo. I still think the clam:mu:a land is
not worth mar* than Is. a foot.

Mr. Kamen replied upon the evidence, which he eons
India was all un one aide, tar it was evident that Mr.
Craver was not acquainted with the tuts of OP" case. The
roads and *ewers had been muds in the best manner ee-
rardiese of expense, and buiiiiings of a superior class wire
fest sprinting up, and, in c insequence, the value of the
lead WAI rapidly increasing. Ile was aware thee the met
knew Vic situation of the estate, and would therefore coos
tent himself with telling Mr. Crawler that this very low
rind was at least WO feet higher than London-bridge.
The listener said be had nn doubt in this case, because
even the estimate of Mr. Cr. 4 ter was sufficient to support
the claimant's vote—his front it:c being be feet; but he bad
allowed the use to go on in the hope !hat the evidence, if
taken generally am applied to the *hole estate, would enable
him to dispose of all the claims at once—at least as to the
question of value. With that view, having paid great rt.
teeticu to the written's, he must say that he had no doubt
that all the land on this estate was worth at lent ts. 6.1. per
foot, and some of it (as had been proved by Mr. Bowring)
considerably more. It had been stated by Mr. Russell that
a value of Is. a foot was more than sufficient to support
every claim; and therefore he should assume that un the
question of value all the thews had been proved. Any one
residing in the neighbourhood of London mast be aware of
the great advantage of being near to a railway statiun;
and that feature, with others that had been proved to exist
in this case, coupled with the fact that the roads and sewers
hail 10-sin well made, was quite enough to account fur the
great increase in the value of ,he laud.
The whole of the chinas were then allowed ; excepting
seven, which Mr. Russell withdrew, because the parties had
not paid for their land ; the claims bad been made in error,
and the names ought to be expunged.
It was rumoured in court that several of the claimants
were unquestionable tenet; but it is stated to be the
practice of the National Society to support all claimants, is
respect of their estates, without reference to politics; sad
indeed it could not very well be otherwise, for the
number of members—(already exceeding 16,000)—must
reader it impossible for the managers to distinguish them,
if they Lail any object in doing so.
The following is the grass result of the revisioe,
inCaling the Land Society claims at Barnet, and the
chartist Cakes on the O'Connor Ville estate, at Bich-
munworth :—Liberal claims allowed 240, tories struck off
151—liberal gain 392; tory claims allowed 151, liberals
struck off 136—tory gain 287; showing a majority for
liberals of 185.