The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-12 00:00:00

LAW AMINDMILVT 110C13TI.

A general meeting of the members of this society
was bald lest evening, at their zooms, Mr. Sajoust W 001;
ITCH in the chair. After several new members bad been
elemed,
Mr. E. Weems* brought forwent the rubject of the
treader of land, which had been briefly introduced at a late
how on the occasion of the last meeting, and moved the fol-
l=reo.lutions •—'. That in the opinion of this society the
of land in England and Wales ought to be effected by
• of the transfer of the titleysnalogena in principle
rsginration of the transfer of the title to shares In
the public funds in the books of the governor sad company of
the Bank of England. That it be referred to the committee
en the tranekr of land to consider and report to this safety
whether the neatetranen of the transfer of the title lo Ind
would be best effected by county, Sr other local registers, or
by • metropolitan registry with branch cams in the country,
or in any other and what manner."
Mr. C. W F.B.r r Ft. in seconding the resolutiona, dwelt at
IMO length un the difficulties and expense attending the pre-
sent cumbrous mode of making nut titles en the occosion of
trend. re of land, end on the peculiar hardship thereby on-
foiled in the case of small proppeerrttiieess,, where the cost of mak-
bg out the title was more prsicdariy felt. He thought any
measure of the =true proposed should embrace copyhold r
well as freehold property.
Kr. Ou.nov a .aid that la France a conveyance of, or •
incising e may land did not excised in length a transfer of
bar Molt la this country, and could be executed se speedily
sad al coorrially. In practice the plan adopted was very
lair le Sr esolserstion of the title to • ship.
Se.. Ilbennana Irving taken place on the subject,
Mr. ?arias obezerred that the subject was one of very
great impertrace, and it was desirable to place the matter
before the otommittee in as simple • form as possible. He
therefore moved that • committee be appointed to madder
the subject penally, and to report specially upon Mr. Web-
sir's plan.
•}tina t Mr. Serjemiiedt OASELLIS seconded this motion, which was
ely carr.
The meeting thin Amor.

SMILEY SECRSOLOGIC.AL SOCIETY.—The council
et this society have Bead that the isavaasse warrens of its
ineothere shall be held et Betakes, ethi have reesived to
invite the Bishop of Winchester to preside co the eassies.
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names of the_ its who, after
the Royal ffeeisty sad the °oo-
hs lad dad arta to
had In consequence • yew
expreadng their entire a Un of Dr.
Livlsseam's project and of the persons he recommended as
his oompanions. Thom persons were commander
Delllnglekl, R.N. well known for his exploraticin of the
Caw and other R.N.,
rivers, and who had volunteered
aa Ms new expedition ; Dr. Kirk, a well-known M.D., of
who would go out as the economic botanist of
the on ; Mr. Richard Thornton,. of the Geological
of Mines, who was to be the muung geologist • Kr.
Beira, who would go out as the artist, for which he wite
every way qualified, being a first-rate artist, and having tra-
wled in tropical mks' sad Australia ; and Mr. Living-
Livisigsboma's brother, who would attend the er-
as sesedels awl eempanioa, and take charge of the
W -intablislismat width the doctor hoped to fix for •
thee at the etallowsos of one of the tributaries to the Zam-
besi. '(Haw, haw) lie bad further to state that the coos-
dl bad expend a very decided wish, that, ocasidaing the
usbaskidwees of the delta of the Zambesi below Tote—that
was br the last 240 mike—the expedition should be ft.-
weeded en from the month of the flyer to Tate in a decked
stem vessel of light draught, and that the steam Lunch
sew in preparation should carry the party on from that plat.
Rs ailed- &at Dr. Livingstone was patient, and would give
em y implfinstiou in raffinate to the expedition that might be
negAalred. (Hear, hear.)
papa on Mount Everest and Deodhunga, by Liar
tensed- -Colonel Waugh, communi-ated by Colonel Sykee,
M.P., was then read • and for which the thanks of the
asenwon voted.
sa=of the Amur River, in Eastern Siberia, by
IL A. of the Russian imperial navy, coma
Wild by Captain .1. Waahington, hydrographer to the
any, or also read. This paper described the Amur sad
dr mann, through which It peened, from Its source in a
sampentively unknown art of Asia to lb manna with
the mit portinon of thep Gulf of Unity, and in vibrance
to it

Plllll D INT remarked that its value &e -
much as all the positions mentioned were fixed esteem-
mind observations taken by the officers of the Remiss
navy ; and he added that it was one of the pleasing signs of
the return of peso, that this oomusunication, together with
many others on scientific subjects, had been forwarded to
this country by the Russian government. (Hear.) He had
to report to the meeting that • few hours ago Captain Wash-
ington had, by older of Lord Clarnadea, mat on to
the council the originals of certain letters received
from Dr. Nulls M.D., and Mr. May, R.N., giving some
delsile of their journey in connexion with the Niger
expedition. One of them, which was dated Sept. 20, 1857,
stated that the expedition had completed an elaborate survey,
on the trigonometrical principle, of • portion of the river rad
surrounding country from ldda—the point where the hWt
lend commenced—that the natives were exceedingly friendly,
end that the writer, Dr. Bailie, if supported, could do sup
that be had already received grants and sites for
stations ; that he had already established a school,
seat soon soon to have • Christian church in that pert of
Miles, adding that the expedition had discovered two or
three small tributaries of the Niger, hitherto eaknown.
Another letter, dated Oct. 29, reported that the expedition
had bees wrecked by their vessel strOdeg en • swam reek
twelve miles above Rabbs, but that the whole of the party
were alive and well. Another despatch bed been received
hem Mr. Ray, who had made • esecertel journey from
Rear be Lugo., and had everywhere met with a kind re-
ception, and reported that there was now • regular monthly
post established between those two places. The peers
sins wished to inform the society that the Admiralty had cr-
aned out Mr. M'Oreger Sands new vessel the Sunbeam,
which would mail on the 15th to the Niger to relieve the set-
peditioe, and to take the • place of the vessel which had ham

After • few words from Dr. MlVltmeery
Mr. MONTGOMERY MARTIN suggested that the Pods-
game government should be requested to pried-
clay with Dr. Livingstone's expedition, _by two or
three scitmtific mento accompany it. This moths more se-
=mbseettsthatcethtsh eariLispwoiottild have to paso use s dm •
Dr. LIVINGSTON' objectedr that it would be unwise in an
expedition which was merely preliminary to collect Infor-
mation for a more extended and complete one, to appoint
upon it proms of different nations who did not under-
standee& other's language, end reminded the meeting of the
failure of the expelitka to explore the Nile by the Pacha of
ZPlwhich was appointed on that principle, and which,
6,0001. bad bees spent, ended in the party who com-
posed it faillag to loggerheads before they got to the first
catered. He pointed out too that the proposed expedition
would 'Decomposed of Englishmen, who were enemies to
slavery, whereas whatever might be the feeling of the Por-
tuguese government, the Portuguese authorities in Africa
countenanced slavery and upheld it,
The CHAIRMAN assured Mr. Martin that the Portuguese
government had boen communicated with, and were favour-
able to the expedition, and but from the breaking out of the
yellow fever at Lisbon, Dr. Liviegidme would have called
there on his way out to be presented to the King, and to com-
municate personally with the foreign minister—as he would
do now if there wee time..

soma further remarks, the president adjourned the
meeting, and in doing so stated that they had been honoured
with the, promos that evening of Y. Jules Gerard, the
great French traveller and lion alsyn.

COURT OY ALDERMEN.

Yesterday being Plough Monday, the clerks of
tie various wards attended, and handed to dads arms!
prissntrarats.
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"ow.

The Derry: Towx CLanit read a report from t►e gaol
committee, recommending that in consideration of the length
of service of Mr. Burden, the Governor of Whiteman,-
street prison, and the responsible nature of the duties of hie
office, De should be allowed a retiring pension of 4001. per
WM= during the pleasure of the court.
Upon the motion of Alderman IV moon, the repeat was
agreed to imanimously.
The DEPUTY Towx CLERK read another report from the
gaol committee. recommending that the perms lobe
governor of Whitecrosa•etrest prison should be =e
such rules and regulations se the court from time lo time
should order and dfeet, that his salary should be ant per
winder of UPS realm% 611. and Aini licbtoWt
the amount of his secerity should be 10,0001., see list the
err of candidates be Madam eiteuld not meld 46 7etn•
The report wee agreed to.