The Express.
London, England, 1858-09-25 00:00:00

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The first soiree was held last night at the Town-
ha, which is admirably adapted for the purpose, and wee
made the most of on this Geordie. la the greet hall them ,
wen tables extending nearly its whole length, on white
ware displayed varieties of objects to interest and amuse; in
the adjoining rooms the Photographic Society of letadast-
Itlbitad some of their most throe productions, and though
but not least, saloons for refreshment were thrown open the
whole evening. Among the objects of Interest in the photo-
graphic department ware numerous views of Lucknow,
clawing the Residency, and all the building, which have
beams celebrated by the siege, together with a bird'e-ire
view of the whole town. Time was also exhibited a Lego
As, d the Forum at Rome, at least three feet in leas*
'radiantly focused. This, however, bad been lam by
three operations, but the junctions were so well con-
trived as not to be viable. On entering the post hell,
a mead like that of a penny rattle attracted atlensien ; the
noise al the toy being closely imitated by the action of one
of the latest inventions in eleetricity—a large inducer'
ma, which charged a Leyden jer so rapidly that the die-
, charges followed ere other as quickly as the distinct sends
of a rattle. This induction coil, which was exhibited by Mr.
Ladd of Landes, was excited by only eve cella of a Grove's
battery, and sparks passed between the owe at a therm»
of four inches apart, presenting a elms reiemblaase to the
zigzag directions rf forked lightning. It was ire of the
amusements of the evening for the visitor, to have their
cede perforated by the electric sparks thus excited. Amon
the curiosities displayed on the tables were the patents granted
In 1738 and 1768 to Lewis Paul, the original inventor of the
cotton spinning machine, which Ark aright has the reputa-
tion of having invented, together with autograph letters from
Dr. Johnson to the Duke of Bedford. nuommending Paul
to his notice as the Inventor el the mechanism. During the
evening the great organ was played by Mr. Spark, but so
annourienent was given that it is erill not completed, so that
the performer, It was stated," is tumble to produce at prevent
any of those novel and grand awes which are confidently
anticipated from thin instrument." The arm of rooms
were not at ell too large for the numerona company memo bid,
sad this Snit convereasions at Ueda prod off remarkably
well.

- This toonleg the mine section rammed beaten
The subject of greatest general isterse, and on which the
mat dicemion arose, was the report of the °gamines so
the pant reed to the mechanical notion by Mr.
Webster. TO. report lane severs! for the ita-
prenant la the existing law, which, se Mr. Weiner
same el, was only erred to so a compromise, and sot as a
peranent lesson. The sugnetions referred prindpelly
to the question of the sternum now derived from patentee.
end the applicants for patents, and revived the cmintion
whether the fees should be so far mann es to lean no sur-
plus, or whether the wins sheaf be appendant he the
prentoska and reward of imatins. Arras the miseleare
ware Mr. Heywood, 1f P., Lard Weinterly, ale Peter Fair-
aka Mr. Croce Calvert, and Profaner Raab* ell of whom
agreed is gesdeenning the unstag systole, and it wee re-
solved to recommend that another committee saran be
.posited to esatieue the signs made by the British Ana-
onion to improve the patent laws.
In the pbygion main% and also is the chemical swain
meek istarest was nand by the eitiletion of further erne
of the leductios opll width wee sham by Mr. Ladd yester-
day evsalsg. Au eiphusatlan of the construction of the
in...rumen was times, sad Mr. Onstot stated mean remark-
able moults of eleotrical neon which as bad sunned by the
use of that powerful immanent. Hs b.. minuend
that a tubs of gins through which the demo
min takes plass Se memo, is rendered phosphor...set,
and that ft retain ite phosphoresces°. for sine
..ends after the tilectrion scam ha, onad. In &osh
flint glass the colour of the light is blue, sad In Orman
glass, to whin noised is used, it is amen. A omposed
tans of the two beds of glees armed this pershagity la a
beantifsl masser. The moan is whin the nominate emu
men were darkened fn the soreglon.

No. I. has appeared oldie Fpiritsol Messestrer
a magazine devoted to Spiritualism, and elm
branches of Phylehoinginal science" cond ►p a Ur.
Wlliiam Carpenter. The publisher is Yr. Herwll. Amoog
Use commie is some sonseties parportina to be an salted
from aty omuaicatbne from the spirit of John Knox." TOP
editor' notice that set shell be -

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.oranatloa Iron I. mph* awl& lar the haat of our
reader. or aaarrar to the queries ad trautapstaitoto, Gs gab-
jeota which are likely to be of reseal Isionet ; mad ha also
aawatoont for sale, " Captada Hany Plow: Dircoarse, do-
Hronal ou Sunday wroatag, April 28, 1868, through a highly
&Toured *plat mato," and mooed rarestas.