The Express.
London, England, 1851-11-24 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

THIS DAY.

MARYLEBONE.

THE LATE MURDER or A WIFE lIT HER HUSBAND.—
The man Bare, who stands committed for the murder of his
wife in North-street, Manchester-square—the particulars
of which have already appeared in the Express—was this
morning placed at the bar, and the depositions having been
finally completed, he was committed to Newgate, and will
take his trial in the course of the present session of the
Central Criminal Court.

FREEHOLD LAND

This morning, at 1 t o'clock, at tho King's Arms
Hotel, Palace.yard, the annual conference of gentlemen
interested in the Creels .1d land movement took place. Mr.
W. Scholctield, M. I'., occupied the chair; and there were
present, among others, Mr. Cobden, M.P.; Mr. W. Wil-
ms, M.P. ; Mr. J. B. Smith, M.P.; Mr. J. Williams,
M.P. • Mr. Locke King, M.Y. Robert Russell, Esq.
(solicitor to the National Freehold Land Society) ; 0. Han-
son, Esq.; G. H. Denson Esq. (solicitor to the Westmin-
ster Freehold Land Society) ; C. Lattimore, Esq. (of
Wheatamstead); James Taylor, Esq. (of Birmingham,.
The first Mainers of the conference was to receive the
report of the Union, which was read by Mr. Taylor,
and, on the motion of Mr. Beal, seconded by Mr. Rowley,
was unanimously adopted. The first question raised was an
reference to the present system generally adopted of allot-
ment by ballot.
Mr. B. SMITH, of Birmingham, moved, ,econded by
Mr. ROWLEY, That when an estate is purchased
and divided into allotments, so much of it as there iv money
in hand to pay for shall be offered to the members of the
society (whether paying up or mortgaging) in rotation, and
the remainder beolferetl to those members in rotation lower
down in the list who are willing to pay up."
There was considerable discussion on this point.

Mr. I.IUOWITT (Secretary to the Westminster society)
seconded by Mr. Dcnncs, moved, as an amendment—
" That of the number of allotments in every future pur-
chase of this society, a portion not exceeding one-half shall
be offered to members (according to seniority of member-
ship) who shall apse to pay up the whole cost of their allot-
ments, together with a charge of five per cent. on the amount
of such coat, to be applied towards the defrayal of the
general expenses of this society ; and the remaining
allotments shall be exclusively devoted to the other mem-
bers in rotation, all parties jointly balloting for priority of
choice." _ _ .

Mr. Mean, Mr. Godden, Mr. Savage, and other gentle-
men, took part in the debate, adducing, in each instance,
their own experiences derived from their own societies.
[Left silting.]

REMOVAL AND CONSOLIDATION OF PUBLIC
Orrtcrs.—For the purpose of facilitating the transaction
of business, and is purpose
to the convenience of the
public, it has boon arranged that the entire of the Ordnance
department obeli be removed into one building; and the
office of th• Winona) in the Tower will be removed to
Pall-mall, as soon as the alterations and extensions going
on there shall be completed. Another and a greater con-
centration will be the removal of the Excise department
from Broad-street to Somerset-house, where the Stamps
sad Taxes are located, and which are now consolidated
with the Excia. e under the name of the Inland Revenue.
By bringing them both into one locality a large saving will
be made so soon as the new buildings, just commenced
at ths west wing of Somerset-house, shall be completed,
sad that accommodation can be found elsewhere for
the several establishments which now occupy that building.

Already symptoms of the clearing of Somerset House for
this operation begin to exhibit themselves. Owydyr House
is being evacuated fur the Your Law Board, which is ex-
pected to find accommodation for its entire staff or the ad-
dition of some three or four rooms to the present building.
The Exodus from Owydyr House already comprises the
Beard of Health, which has been located in Parliament-
' street, in the ramie formerly occupied by the Messrs. Dri-
Mir, but the lease of which has lately fallen into the
Woods and Forests. The solicitor of the Treasury and
dl s asiffilaats and clerks have also left Owydyr House,
sal pas or the Treasury over the way, where they will
be =sae • tely and conveniently placed. In like
saner the Advocate of Scotland, and the Counsel to
1 the lionaireike will vacate their places and proceed to No.
16, New-street, Spring-gardens, which is in possession of the
Woods and Forests. So also is No. 1 in the same street,
whether, it is likely, the School of Design will be removed
from Somerset-house. It is hoped also that the portion of
. Somerset-

ilaAianalty-edioes, which tlll a largos space in San.—
house, may he accommodated at the Admiralty in White-
laidl, ea roam ea the buildings there can be appropriated
mod Moved tar the accommodation of public ot-
iose. TM ingirtrer-Gemere aim are also to be
ronsweri tram lissarnet-Imen The Tithe and Endo-
ware caranialasere are to be camsolidated, and a oaring

is t sir emabliaments will be thus ;ti;&i: They will pro.
lolly occupy a portion of the residence ef the late Lord
Marrington, in Whitehall-gard,ns, which is finally to re-
tie' to the crown, but the lease of which in es convenient a
locality will be secured for public purposes. The Office of
Woods and Forests, and Public Works, have been divided
by the act of last session. The office of works is removed
to 12, Whitehall place, with Lord Seymour as the head,
which will in future be the parliamentary and cabinet
office. The Office of Woods, Forests, and Land Revenue,
under the superintendence of the Treasury, like all the
other public revenues of the country, will continue at the
old place, Nos. 1 and 2, Whitehall-place, and be presided
Over by the Hon. Charles Gore and the Right Hon. T.
F. Kennedy, the former permanent commissioners of the
beard.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.—It is understood that
some of the principal British contributors to the Great
Exhibition have it in contemplation to present the mem-
bers of the Executive Committee with a substantial testi-
monial, to mark their sense of the able and considerate
W 00.0007 in which those gentlemen performed the very u-
, dams ea& romansible duties which devolved upon them ;
one that • mossisalsi shorty to be convened for the pur-
pose of giving to their wishes on this subject. It
will, we are asedident, be generally admitted that the
members of the laseutive Committee amply merit any tri-
bate of this Idled, for a more assiduous and zealous dis-
charge of inveriest tenotions could not be expected from I
say men. The ageala goods were removed on Saturday.
The Caaadiaa_ proileste, which were in the most backward
state cm the Brithh skis of the budding, are ready for de-
parture.
FIRE AND Low or Two LIVES IN 01-ASOOW.--
About two Vele* ea Friday last, as alarm We
00M01101100$0il to tin sestsel e*gow that a
its W Weirs ewe ia a Beath dlblea-
sireet, mingied by a wanton amid Cespbeill. The ire
brigade was in immediate stlendense, sad oureeedled.
et
oat much dineulty, in emingskihig the Gems ; het et
proceeding to examine deaden they illoseremal tbe
body of the woman Cans aml ire Swab digit deft
years old, lying on the bulb bag Men, beets,
been sit& by the smogs. Al slime to ream ea&
macs reeved unavailing.

RAILWAYS.
THIS DAY.

Two o'Cioar.
Business in shares to-day is upon a fair scale, and
in some descriptions the dealings have been rather
animated. The feeling of the market is gene-
rally better, and, whilst former prices are in
most cases well maintained, an advance has
been established in several stocks. Midlands have
risen 1/., Caledonians 109., East Anglian', 55., Great
Northern, and North British 55., Lancashire and
Yorkshires have reached 58, and South Eastern' and
York and North Midlands are also better.

W today up
tol paa.