The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-05 00:00:00

TO THI EDITOR OT TEM ZIPI/AB.

Efra —To the previous lista allow me to add—A
Friend, 501.; per Mr. Westertoe, Lieutenant-Gear& Sir
D.Laoy Evans, M.P., 1001.; J. S. Probyn, Esq., mooed
doostioe, 2/. 2s. ; N. H. Brahma, 10s; Sir J.
Trelawny, Bart., ILP.. woad donation, U. ss. • J.
Dorabreach, snood subscription, 41. 4s. ; Dr. ih?..
dale, Liverpool, 51.; F. Harrison, 21. ; G. Tacker, 1.;
Four Prised', 11. 10s.; Mr. Cork, 11.;J. Kerry, ss. ; Captsin
Bastiriek, secood subaciptioe, 104 10a. ; A. Durham, Esq.,
U. se. ; Victor Elohurlchar, 11. ; D. Williams, 2.. 6d. • Pro-
(eerier Memos, V. 25.; W. G. Davies, Eiq., N. ; Mr. 'Hipp,
11.; C. Thresher, 11.; J. M. Ludlow, U. Octehts Smith,
Esq., sewed sabocription, 101. 10e. ; A. Sweetiog, Esq.,
21. 2s. ; Dr. Rogers, 11. ls.; E. Lindley, Esq., 101. A few
days must close the list, to which further Games may be
added-1 am, Be., JAMES BEAL, Hon. See.
209, Piccadilly, July 4.

THE ELECTION Or SHERIFFS.
A Court of Aldermen was holden yesterday for
the purpose of receiving from the sheriffs the result of the i
poll for the election of sheriffs for the ensuing year, after
whir& the Lord Mayor, accompanied by the members of the
mart end the officers of the corporation, proceeded to the
imitinp be the Guildhall, where a Common Hall had as-
sembled, and Mr. Alderman Gibbons sad Mr. James Fig-
gins were declared to have been elected by the liverymen
to fill the aloe of Sheriffs of London and Sheriffs of Mid.
dleesx for the ensuing year.
The newly-elected sheriffs were them, according
to custom, called upon to come forward and state
their willingness to serve the office. The Town
Clerk read a letter from Mr. Alderman Gibbons, nisi&
was addressed to the Bight Honourable the Lord Mayor,
dated the 4th July, and stated that he was obliged to leave
tows OD that day to fulfil au engagement, hut that he was
willing to undertake the duties of the offirie to which he
had been sleeted. (This letter was received with signs of
disapprobation from those assembled in the hall.)
Mr. home said he had nothing more to add to that
which he had already said, but that he accepted the office
to which the livery had bean pleased to elect him, and
would do his beat to discharge the duties sad to uphold the
I dignities of the office.
Mc. Alderman WATIBLOW hoped, although one of the
nesucesesful candidates, he might be allowed to make a
few remarks. He believed that it was the principle
of the livery that en alderman metric( the office of
I sheriff should do so in rotation. Before (interim
I into the contest he had told Mr. Alderman Gibbons
that if he did not wish to serve the office of sheriff,
• he was quite willing to do so, but if he wished to do so, he
would sot put up for the office. The answer he received
from his brother alderman was that he was not anxious to
serve, but if the livery elected him he would serve. Mr.
Alderman Gibbons being the first in rotation, it would of
coarse have been unbecoming of him to use any exertioue
in the conteet. He hoped that it was as he bad said, that
the livery were anxious to return the alderman next ie ro-
Wien. Twelve mouths hence he should be the next alder-
man in rotation, and he trusted that if he came forward the
livery would favour him with their support (Hear.)
! Mr. Blanierr, having been loudly called for, then stepped
I forward, sod having addressed the assembly, the premed-
Inge terminated, and the hall was cleared.

LATINO THE FOUNDATION STONE OF Sr.
ANDEEVeB CONVALESCENT SOSPITAL.—The omemony of
layisg the foondatoon stoma, by_the Lord Bishop of Oxford,
of St Andrew's Convalescent Hospital, is connection with
the HMO of Marcy, Clewer, neer laser, took plea
yesterday afternoon. The work of this hospital hl/1 hue
carried on for upwards of three peen, is rented maim ia
the neighbourhood of the House of Mercy, at flower, sad
has bees so aucassful as to sooourage an effort for its
sE-
legsmeat sad peassneet establishment; it is therefore pro-
posed to erect a building in a healthy spot, nearly opposite
**the Hass of Mom. to accommodate 24 nee, 115 money
sad 15 children, together with the sabers is earne. Rag-
usa medical mac haat been actively sogeged, with seue-
bon et the mason. in preinetiog its seeessa
GMT NOITNEEN HOSPITAL, CALEDOPIAN.ZOAD,
Istivarow, N.—Number of patina for the week seem
;sl7l. 759 ; of whisk 293 Tense. mew