The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-25 00:00:00

PRESERVATION OF HAMPSTEAD HEATH.

On Saturday afternoon a meeting of artists was
held at University College, " to consider what measures
should be taken by the artists to preserve Hampstead-
heath and the neighbouring grounds in their present state
for the purposes of art study, Rod with this view to urge
their acquisition by the public ;" having been convened
under a requisition signed by Sir Charles Eastlake, Mr. C
Stanfield, Mr. C. U. Cockerel', Mr. Mulready, Mr. C.
Landseer, Mr. C. W. Cope, and several other eminent
artists.

The chair was taken by Mr. COCKERELL.
Mr. G. Futcr moved that a petition be presented to her
Majesty for the preserve ion of the heath for art study.
Thieproposal basing been seconded by Mr. Stanfield,
Sir W. NEWTON proposed, as an amendment, that a de-
putation of artists should be appointed to wait upon Sir
Thomas Wilson to confer with him respecting Hampstead
Heath and the adjoining grounds.
On a show of bends being taken the amendment was lost,
and the original resolution c icried by a large majority.
On the motion of Mr. Cruikshank, seconded by Mr.
Eddie, it was resolved that Prince Albert, as the patron
and encourager of arts, should be requested to take charge
of the petition.
On the motion of Mr. C. Lucy, seconded by Mr. Doyle, a
committee was nominated to carry out the object ; end the
proceedings terminmed, at the instance of Mr. Stanfield,
with a vote ot thanks to the chairman.

ROYAL COLLEGE OP SURGEONS.—The following
gentlemen having undergone the necessary examinations
for the diploma, were admitted members of the college at
the meeting of the Court of Examiners on the 22nd inst.:
Messrs Isaac Mennen Williams, York; John Seger,
Ainsdalc, near Southport, Lancashire; Robert Brown,
Winterahielda, Cumberland; Edward O'Niell, Mitchel's-
town, County Cork ; William Lee Dawson, Cloughran,
County Dublin; Evan Pierce Williams, Denbigh, North
Wales ; Thomas NVindsor, Piseadilly, Manchester; John
Macloghlio, South Australia; William Renry Jones, Lon-
don; George Mauls. Slaughter, Farningham, bent; and
Christopher Young, Yarm, Yorkshire.
NEW ORGAN FOR MARLBOROUGH COLLEGE.—
A fine large organ has just been completed, destined for the
' chapel of Marlborough College, Wilts. It consists of three
rows of keys, namely, a great organ, choir organ, and swell-
ing organ ; and has two octaves and a third of large pedal
pipes, extending to CC C, 16 feet. The compass of the
keys is of the German scale, titularly CCto F in alt. The
great and choir organs each contain nine of the most ap-
proved stops, the swelling organ eight, including the
diaocton, an invention of Mr. lieldich, the builder of tl.is
organ, which has the power of niaking every single stop in
the swelling organ equal to two. This large instrument is
supplied by one pair of bellows mly, and from the arrange-
menU of the couplers the stops of pipes are brought into
play, so as to give all the grandeur of a large continental
organ three times the size.
STRIKE OF TILE HULL POLICE.—HULL, SATUR-
Dalt.—An agitation has been going on far some time past
in this town, amongst the pollee, to obtain an advance of
their wages from 18s. sd. and 16s. sd. a week, to 21s. 5,1.
and 19s. dl. The watch committee have refused to accede
to the request, and the consequence is that about 30 of the
men have resigned, and about 50 refuse to do duty but will
not resign. The watch committee have this day been sitting
to receive applications for the vacant situations, but they
hail not hail a single application.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Cambridge, and
Princess Mary, accompanied by the Grand Duke of Meck-
lenburg Strelitz and the Baron L. ich, honoured Mr. Albert
Smith's " Ascent of Mont Blanc" with their presence on
Saturday afternoon.

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APPOINDIENTS.—Mr. William Musgrave Sher-
rington is appointed First Clerk in the Customs Department
Sierra Leone. Mr. William S. Field is appointed Sub-
Collector of Customs at Port Elizabeth, Cape of Good Hope.
Mr. Thomas Graham is appointed Crown Commissioner,
Surveyor, and Engineer, Turk's Island.-05serrcr.