The Express.
London, England, 1859-10-06 00:00:00

TO TEE EDITOR OP THE =ERRS .

have the pleasure to inform yon
that the purchase of our landlord's interest in the build-
ing occupied by this institution has been this day
completed, and Lord Brougham sad his co•trustee
are thus released from their liability to pay a rent
of 2291. per annum for more than 100 years. Thi
gratifying result is in a great measure due to the invaluable
assistance which we obtained from the preen at an early
period of our labour.. But although much has been accom-
plished, much still remains to be done, as the subscriptions
amounted to about 2,0001. only out of the 3,5001. required.
sad the 1,5001. additional having been raised by mortgagee
Lord Broughtun and his co-trustee have been obliged to enter
Into a covenant for payment of the amount. la order to
complete the work which they have thus far carried on IRIC.
mesfully, the committee propose to raise further subscriptions
sufficient to pay off this debt of 1,5001. and the necessarily
large legal expenses incurred by the trustee', and in this effort
they trust to receive a contlananoe of the powerful amistanr
which the press has hitherto afforded them.
1 have the pleasure to mate that the institution is la an im-
proving condition. There are now upwards of 340 rub-
scribers, besides several hundred persons attending chosen
on geometry, both-keeping, French, Latin, Genesee
midmost* English grammar, drawing, and many other
breaches of *location. Thera can be no doubt that the
utility of the institution will be greatly increased now that
it hes been liberated by the generosity of the subscribers from
the payment of 1231. of annual rent; 751. more would
be extinguished by the payment of the mortgage debt.-1
am, Sec., on behalf of the Donation Fond Committee,
Oct. 4. THOS. I. PEARSALL, Sec.,

ASSESSMENT OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
—A meeting of the vestry of Paddington was held on Tom-
day at the Venry-loall, for the purpose of considering the
atonement of the above company's station at Paddington;
the Rev. A. Boyd presiding. It appeared that the assess-
ment of the Great Western property in the parish was valued
by surveyors on the part of the parish at 30,0001., while
surveyors on the part of the company estimated the value at
14,00e1. The vestry, with a view to a settlement, offered to
Si the amount at 22,0001, bat the company had refused to
agree to more than 16,0001. It was stated that the mom,
meat of the Iraondon and North Western property in the
, pariah of St. Pancras, after great litigation, was tined at
18,0001., and that if they could get the assomment fixed at
20,0001. for the Greet Western they would be satisfied. The
meeting then adjourned.
elk WATERFORD AND KILKENNY RAILWAY.—The
Right Hoe. the Rail of Besborough has reeigned, the chair-
manship of this railway. It is stated that the London portiere
of the board refused to nativist some act of the local commit-
tee, and in consequence Lord Besborough declined. to can-
tines to set as these chairman.

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ACCIDENT ON THE LONDON, CHATHAM, AND
Doves. RAILWAY.—Au accident on the works of the Lon-
don, Chatham, end Dover Railway, near Canterbury, oc-
curred on Monday evening, and it is feared that it will re-
sult fatally. A labourer. named Charles Brown, was at week
in the cutting near the Old Dover-rood, in the parish of St.
Mary Bradt's, when he mimed hie footing and fad into the
tramway just as some loaded thinks of earth were pining
along, and before their progress could be stopped two of them
lused over the poor fellow, fracturing his right thigh and
eft leg, and also injuring one of his hands. A door was pro-
cured, and the injured man was promptly removed to the
Kent sad Canterbury Hospital, where he was quickly et-
tended by Mr. Major, jun., and the house surgeon, several
other medical nten shortly sitter arriving at the hospital. Bat
little hopes are entertained of his recovery. He I. but 32 year
of age, and is married.
IMPROVED APPLICATION OY MOTIVE POWER.—
On Theeday afteronou a trial was made in tte dock of the
Bristol Society of Merchant Venturers, of a model vend.,
to which an invention, whkiri has been patented by Mears.
James Newcombe and Joseph Gwyer Lovell, of Bristol, has
he applied. Mr. W. H. 0' ore Lanetoe, M.P., Lieutenant-
Colonel Whitmore, Captain Tryon, R.N., Mr. M. 11. Pro-
theroe, of the Soctety of Merchant Venturers, Mr. W. P.
King, African merchant, and • number of other gentlemen
Interested in science and commerce, were present. The
model which Wes tzhibited, and which was propelled with-
out screw or paddle, was 10 feet in length, 1 foot 8 inches in
breadth, and 1 foot in depth. The principle adopted ty the
inventors dispenses with all esteem! 'machinery, shafts*
cranks, bearing., i.e., end thus avoids the enormous expense
incurred in constructing vessebt to receive such apparatus. It
can be applied to ships already built without alteneg their
and as an anziliary power to selling remade it will be
very valuable. By a pimple arrangement, in case of leek
the whole power of the engine may be applied to pump the
water out, propelling the vessel, if need be, at the same
time ; while in the event of that most dreadful celsinity at
sea—Ste—the same power could be used to extinguish the
flames. The trial of the model was eminently succeeded,
sad Messrs. Newcombe and Lovell were warmly congestu-
lead on the results of the experiment.—S!ippiag Garettr.
Hope.—A strong proof that an extrusive yield of
hops has taken place in the district of Worcester daring the
present ...aeon is furnished by the fact that the hop guar-
dians here been comp-lied to obtain the use of the large hall
at the Guildhall to store Lops In temporarily, their ware-
houses twang choked up by the rautnrence of the suppit
The porker fragrance of the hop :penetrates the who
CRTPSTAL PALACE. ONE SHILLING DAT....
WEDNE6UAT, s.—Admissions on payment, 8,248;
ditto by hesoon tickets, 3,208; total visitors, 9,456.