The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-21 00:00:00

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF

A letter has been mblrevsed to the Secretary of
the Society of Arts, by conirrousl of his 'Loyal Highuer; the
Prince Convert, presidentof the rociety: expressing the res.
dines. of his royal highness to place has name ou the hit
of guarantors for the sum of 10,01.1 W., so soon as the ruin of
210,000(. has been subscribed.
The sums already guaranteed for carrying out this ethi•
bition amount to 1713,0001.
The principal conditions of the guarantee agrtvineut
are :
lat. That no subscriber will incur any liability until at
least 250,000 f. have been guaranteed.
2nd. That no calls will be made unless it should liapp..o
that, contrary to the experience of the Exhibition of I,GI,
when there was a surplus of nearly 200,000/., there •lmulf
be a loss, when the call will be pro rota.
3rd. Any surplus will be at the dicporal of the guar.
ardor., fur the promotion of arts, manufactures, awl
coerce.

4th. The Trustees and Matusseni of the Exhibition named
are :—The Earl Granville, K.U., Lord Prteideut of tho
Privy Council, vice-president of the society of .trt..,; tho
Marquis of Chandos, chairnitut of the London and North
Western Railway; Thomas Baring, Esq., M.P., C. W,.st.
worth Dilke, Esq., vice-president Society of Arts, Rosa!
Co' romissioneni for the Exhibition of Itial ; Thomas 1,.0r.
bairn, Esq., chairman of the Manchester Art Treasurer
Exhibition.

The council do not propose to limit the fund to the
250,000/. named, but, having seminal that sum, they will
endeavour to increase it as much as possible. A circular
letter has been addressed to the menthe's of the meitty,
drawing their attention to the importune of filling up the
guarantee list a.. anon as possible, and those members and
their friends who are desirous of giving their assistauce
to this undertaking are re.piested to send in their names
to the secretary of the Society of Arta as early as paaible,
with the sums they are willing to guarantee. The amounta
guaranteed by individuals vary from 10,000 f. to 100 t.

VACANCIES, APPotNr.VENTS, AND PRO•
MOTIoNS IX THE CIVIL SERVICE.

Colonial-office Sir Frederick L. Rivera, Bart.,
seecoad commissioner of emigration, has been appointed per-
manent Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, in the room
of Mr. Herman Merivale, C. 11., appointed Under Secretary
of State for Italia, iu saccessiou to Sir George R. Clerk,
K.C.8., appointed Governor of Bombay ; the Emigration
Commissionership vacated by Sir F. L. !lagers will not be
filled up, whereby a aaring of I,ooof. per annum will he
effected. War-office : Deputy luspector.Genend T. 1).
Hume has been appointed printipal medical officer ut Fort
Pitt Hospital, Chatham, iu the noon of Inspector-Gement!
J. R. Taylor, C. 8., appointed chief of the Invalid
Establishment at the Cape of Good Hope. Mr.
J. H. Hamilton has been appointed to a temporary
clerkship in London, and pamed his examination; Mr. Wit.
lion; Pilkiugtou 110.0 been appointed to a temporary clerk.
ship, out passed his examination. Home-office : Mr. So.
bert Wharton has been appointed to a clerkship in the
Home-office, and passel his examination. High Court cot
Admiralty : Mr. George Moyle l'ockell, supplementary
clerk, Admiralty Registry Office, how been appointed to is
permanent clerkship, and passed lois examination ; Mr.
Frauds Romer, supplenwutary clerk, Aolmindtv Registry-
office, has been appointed a permanent clerk, and passed Ids
examination. The Adminilty : Mr. Albert Carter hos been ap-
pointed to a dockyanl clerkship. and lased his examination.
London Gazette-office: Mr. Walter Coates has been ap-
pointed to a clerkship, and pawed hi. examination. General
hat-office : Mr. Henry Bugtou Furman has been appointed
a supplementary clerk in the scwreturs's office, anti paaaed
his examination ; Mr. Henry Louis Cresswell las been sp.
pointed a aupplementary clerk in the secretary'a office, and
prase' his examivation ; Mr. TIIOIIMB Dtwey has been
appointed a clerk at Manchester, and pieced his examination.
Customs: Mr. J. C. Johnstone, fourth class clerk, has Imn
promoted to be third class clerk in the Lung.roono, LiverpooL
Mr. Geom Thorns., fifth clam clerk, kJ& been promoted to
be fourth ekes clerk iu the Lung.nsom, Liverpool : Mr.
James Baxter, sixth class clerk, has been promoted to be
fifth class clerk in the Long-rom, Liverpool ; Mr. ClE:ries
Ashton. first class clerk, has been promoted to he a lode-
cipal clerk for general liminess at Liverpool. Inland
Revenue 'reporter:et—Stamps and Taxes Branch : The
statement that a vacancy Inwoceunel iu the office of Comp.
trailer-General at Dublim in consequence of the death of Mr.
Stanley, which appeared iu our Lod paper, was unfounded.
Excise Branch : Mr. Benjamin Mayo, officer of Stepuey
third division, London not collection, has been promoted
to be an examiner ; Mr. John Hughes, officer of Norwich.
fifth division, Nurwieli colleetiou, has been appointed to
Norwich sixth division. Norwich collection ; Mr. Alfred
Cartwright, offieer of 3Lnc:rester twelfth division. Man.
cheater collection, loan hero appointed to Manelowder
second division, Manchester colloNtion ; Mr. William Cooke,
°Muer of Nottiughani Seemd Ride, Nottingham collection,
has been appoiuted to South well Ride, Nottingham collection.
Mr. Witham 3111VOIMI, find-clan. assistant to Tain
second division, Lavern,. collection, les been promoted.
Ireland : M.. Henry O'Hea ! es IWO, appoiuted a clerk in
the Fines and Penalties Office, Chief Secretary's Office,
Dublin Castle, :mil passed lois ex:onion .iou. East
Mr. A. H. Young has am ...Oats' oteeretary to the
governinent of lieng.d ; . W. Street, assistant.
commissioner, Ptoungilm, Prom, District, has been ap-
pointed assistant-commissimicr, Ngathaing Rhyoung, Bass
rein District ; Mr. D. F. Lousdale, commis-
sioner, Tatuway, Thannwookly Distriet, has been appointed
outsistont-countoimiouer, Potiugday ; Mr. .1. Treacy, collector
of customs, Totoughoo, lam been appointed au extra-as-
sistant manna:olio:ter, Tsanway ; Mr. IL H. Knockout has
beeu appointed collector of redone, Toanghoo.—eirif Ser.
rine Gazette.