The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-11 00:00:00

CLAM VI.

New Hybrid Plants—Silver Banksian, Mesen. Veitch
and Co.. veronica variegata.
New Plants in Flower.—Certificate ofexcellence, Messrs.
Veitch and Co., ceratostema longillorum ; large saver, Mr.
Selkirk, lapegeria roses ; silver linightian, Mr. L. Hume,
disa grandiflora ; silver Banksian, Mr. Franklin, gardener
to Mrs. Lawrence, for saccolubium sp. ; silver Ilanksian,
Mr. E. 0. Henderson, for gaylussacia pulcre.
(M.)—New varieties of any of the preceding kinds of
fruits—Certificate, Mr. Fleming, for Muscat de Jesu grapes.
(N)—Other kinds of fruit of peculiar excellence and
value.—Certificate, Mr. Ivisos, for vanilla and allspice (ripe
fruit).

REGISTER! REGISTER! REGISTER !—The Liberal
electors are reminded the 20th of July is the last day on
which claims to vote can be received to entitle the names
to be on the ensuing register. The county qualification is
divided into four classes:-Ist. Freehold, which includes
the ancient 40s. freehold ; 2nd. Leashold for a term origi-
nally created, not less than GO years, of the value of 10/.
above repairs, or 20 years of the value of 50/. ; 3rd. Copy.
bold of the annual value of 101.; 4th. Occupiers of land SeaNrsit BONDS.—Tho following notice appears in
ur buildings subject to a bona fide rent of 50/. a year. The the Madrid Gazette :—" The minister plenipotentiary of
her Majesty at Washington has informed the government
claims must be sent or delivered to the overseers of the
that M. Jorge Chacon, whilst he was Spanish consul at Phi•
poor where the qualification is situate. ladelphia, from which post he was dismissed, fraudulently . __ _
REPRESENTATION OF WEST CORNWALL.— The issued bonds payable in 1856, in that capital or at the said
High Sheriff has fixed Monday nex', the 18th inst., for the consulate, with an annual interest of 6 per cent., and the LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.—ShortIy before noon the
election of a member for the western division of the Comity said Jorge Chacon never having been authorised to issue British and North American Royal Mail steam-ship
of Cornwall, reudored vacant by the death of Mr. Pen- bonds of any kind, notice is given to the public of this fact Europa, Captain W. C. J. Lang, sailed from the Mersey for
dams. The only candidate at present in the field is Mr. in order to prevent the loss which might be occasioned by Boston and Halifax. with the usual mails for the United
Michael Williams, of Trcvince. The election will take the circulation of them." States and British North American Posseaaions, 125
place at at Truro. CANCER HOSPlTAL.—Yesterclay morning a ear- siengers, with • large cargo of general merchandise on
THE NEW HACKNEY CARRIAGE ACT.—This day mon was preached at St. Stephen's Church, Rochester. freight. Her mails were carried out in charge of Lieut.
(Monday) the now set comes into force, and every driver of row, Westminster (erected at the sole expense of Miss
a hackney carriage (including cab.) within the limits of the Burdett Coutts), by the Rev. William B. Tennant, M.A.., Reid, R.N., Admiralty agent.
Trig BATTLE OF CDOBIIAM.—The firing of the
metropolitan and city police districts, is required on each the incumbent, on behalf of the funds of the Cancer Hos- great gees at Chobham has this week been actually heard
occasion, when such carriage is hired, to deliver to the ,ital, situate at Brampton and Cannonerow, Westminster. at Aylesbury. The distance to Chobham is nearly flir•y
t.irer a card, on which shall be printed " hackney carriage," The preacher, in urging the claims of the hospital, said miles by road, but the direction is round about. A straight
and the number of the stamp-office plate, &c. When re- that it %Us entitled to the utmost support, its object being line drawn between Aylesbury and Chobham cannot be
quireil a driver is to produce a book of fares. There arc now to give a great relief to persons labouring under one of the much more than 25 or 30 miles, and exploding artillery
no hack fares. For any distaaeo within, and not exceeding most dreadful diseases that the human frame could be sub. can very easily be heard at that distauce.—Beeks .4d-
one mile, the fare is 6d.; and for any time within, and not ject to. The rev. gentleman concluded by stating that in rertiser.
exceeding one hour, 2s. When more than two persons shall consequence of the application of a vast number of persons MELANCHOLY SUICIDE.—HALSTEAD, ESSEX, SA-
toe carried inside any hackney carriage, one sum of (Id. is to suffering from cancer, is was necessary that the hospital veitivey.—An inquest was held yesterday before Mr. Cedd,
he paid for the whole hiring, in addition to the shove fares. should be enlarged so as to accommodate 60 in-door patients, the county coroner, on the body of Mi.s BitlekiStOO, 61:eil
Two children under ten years of age are to be counted as The fervent appeal made was fully apreciated by the 21, daughter of Colonel Dlackiston, of Thorpe, near Nor-
one adult person. fashionable congregatice, who responded to it by contri- wieh, who was found drowned under the most shockiog
FREE LIBRARY FOR FtwssettY.—Active measures buting a liberal collection. circumstances :—The unfortunate young lady had been on
are now being taken for the establisment of a free library VIOLENT AND DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN BRIGHTON. a visit to Stisted-hull, the seat of her uncle, Saville Only,
in the borough of Finsbury. The borough members and —A violent and, in some localities, a destructive storm of Esq., a numerous company having been invited to the
other influential gentlemen are actively engaged in getting thunder, lightning, accompanied by heavy rain and hail, mansion on the occasion of a grand floral fete, which to"k
up a public meeting in favour of the movement. Subscrip- I pas,ed over the western Part of this county on Thursday place on Wednesday. She *seen appeared in cheerful
bona have alrr.ady been opened, and sanguine hopes are en- ' night. We have sines learnt that at Worthing and it, spirits. On the following cloy she complained of indisnosi-
tertaincd of the scheme being satisfactorily and mastitis I neighbourhood the storm raged with greater violence than
ously carried out. tion, and excustd herself from joining the general company.
has been experienced iA those parts for man years. The She kept her room, and, upon being sought for after dinner,,
ItOv.OLLEGE OF SURGEONS. The following 1 effects of the storm were felt more severely at West Tarring,
gent:Amen ha-ing undergone the necessary examinations Goring, Durringto ce, Salvingtoo, Angmermg, and it seems gene over, and algae. n o'clock at night her body was elts-
she was nowhere to he found. The park was then carefully
Po; the diploma, were admitted members of the college at to have taken th e west end of Worthing, the windows of covered in one of ti.e ornamental ponds contiguous to the
g in that direction Ming smashed to the
'.ne meeting el* th.. Court of Examiners on the Bth inst. : the houses facir,-
IAL° Young, li.iolen ; James Eyre% Coward, Tiverton, 1 extent of th eueands of panes. The greatest damage a 'me hours. I'., is almost needle as to remark tha .ca .
monsion. She was quite dead, and neparently ht
tdhb,,een so-
Devon; James Cullinse, Maitche,ter • Thomas Robert is to the growing crops. particularly the a heats, which is trophe produe ed the up,,t painful SITIS:‘,III.IU. The jury ic
Williams, Wincantou, Bowsrset ; Edward James, Exeter ; estimated at several thousand pounds. The greenhouses turned a verdict of " Found drowned.
Francis McManus Russell, Quebec, Canada East ; Frederic and plants of the gentry in the neighbourhood, too, suffered VAVNII:aLL
Nortbovcr, North Bruton; and John Wham Xearby severely. The hailstones were stated to have been very Napoleon, Emperor of the Freaeh, was among the distin-
Xarshall, York. large, come measuring six inches.-Brighten Herald. guished %sitars at these garden) se Wednesday last.
.—Prince Napoleon, cousin to Louis