The Express.
London, England, 1861-07-06 00:00:00

THE KING OF THE GORILLAS.

This magnificent specimen of the Gorilla rue is
now placed in the rooms of the Royal Geographical Society ;
and the announcement that he would be " at home" yes-
terday afternoon drew a large and fashionable commas of
visitors to Whitehall-place, the rooms being crowded from
three to five. N. du Chaffin was himself present, explain-
ing to various groups of visitors the history, and pointing
out the peculiarities of this monarch of the West African
woods. Those of our readers who have perused U. du
Clank's very interesting work will remember that the
"King of the Gorillas" was the finest individual of the ram
he met with, and they will not fail to recall the graphic ae-
count the writer give of his sudden meeting with the aloe-
arch is the forest glade, with the eircumetauces of its death,
ass of the most exciting incidents recorded in the volume.
The "King" is certainly a magnificent beast, of gigantic
proportions and alarming aspect—one who might fairly be
coasidered even by the bravest a most ugly customer
to meet by moonlight alone. When shot by
Do Milk be stood six feet two inches in height, and
though, from the stooping attitude in which he is now placed,
something of the height is lost, still the large general
proportions, especially the breadth of chest and length of
arm, ere act only fully apparent, but most striking. The
King was ao chicken, having evidently reached a good old
age, the signs of which are sufficiently apparent in the
thioases of the hair in various parts of the body, the beld-
am' of the head and sliest, as well as in the decayed state
of many of the teeth, some of which from their size might
fairly be demomiaated teaks. The state of the monarch's
grinders, indeed, raised appalling suspicions as tolong nights
of frightful Gorilla tooth-ache, accompanied with surmises as
to the possibility of savage dentists existing in those unex-
plored sylvan solitudes. It need scarcely be added that the
new specimen of the Gorilla species is in all respects by far
the best and most satisfactory yet exhibited. It is quite
saflaimit to extinguish the doubts, confound the sceptics, end
put the whole school of captions critics to silence. It °alp
resales to add that the anima: has been, under the supsein-
Medea°. of scientific men, admirably prepared, stuffed, and
mounted by Mr. Wilson, of Sydenham.

Tan BULLDZIIB' &SUM —A general meeting of
the operative bricklayms was held last evening at the Me•
dunks' lostitutios, Oratory-lane, Mr. Henry Stapleton in
the chair, who said they had met to take into consideration
the t aspect of affairs in the building trade, arid to
deeiae whether they would authorise the committee to con-
Maus the resistance to the system of hiring and paying by
the loan now introduced by some portions of the large
reather builders, or whether they would accept the term.
offered by the employers. Mr. C. Spearman moved • reso-
lution to the effect that the system of hiring and paying
by the hour would be injurious to their body
se • Weds, and entirely sabvereive of their beet
=Mobekruthigg the efforts they had been
ice a redirtion of the hours of labour, and paving
the way for a more panel adoption of the pernicious
system of overtime, and the meeting pledged themselves to
the ovary effort to reit the innovation by refusing to
week under its tonne, and by supporting those who are re-
sitting it at the present time. The resolution was seconded
by Mr. Howell, sad supported by Mr. Noble, who detailed
the operations of the committee and the state of the em-
ployers yards and works at the proven! time, and Mr, Coal-
nom, sod after some questions bad been put to the Pun-
metes and satishistorily answered, was carried Mallii-
IWOMily. The meeting ',punted at • late hour with three
theme for the sax shillings per day and Saturday
hatitsfidey„ sad three groom for the hour system.
The poetics el both parties in the dispute remains the rues
es
yeelerekty. The hour system bas not been introduced
into say ether Arms then those previously noticed. Some
Of the slue obtained • few men from Sc
bat se e placed on the jobs they are draowitinci
by theass. The societies throughout the
country are sendieg up mousy freely, and the Amalgamated
Society of liegineere aced the Mouldere'llnion have promised
their support. There appears to be so prospect of the dis-
pute being settled for some weeks, each party being ap-
parently determined to continue the struigle.
BAY/MASSA ROAD RA ILW A Y.—The adjourned
smiler of the Metropolis Roads Commissioners in referees,
to this rsllway was held yesterday, at the offices, Whitehall-
plena The previous meeting, on the 20th June, wascalled by
Lord Postman and Sir John Shelley, commissioners, and
was numerously attended. On that occasion Mr. Train
applied for permission to extend his line of rails
through
Notting-hill, and also to make • double line, and theapp
cation was supported by • memorial signed by some thou-
sand persons. On the other hand, Mr. J. E. Bradfield ap-
plied that the original order made b 1 the commissioners last
November should be revoked, which application was sup-
by a memorial signed by Mr. Bereeford Hope, Lord
sup-
ported
and about 2,000 of the nicakinfitiential residents
is the neighbourhood, and others, who claimed • free right
of way over the highway. Mr. t)unford and Mr. Harvey
appeared. on behalf of the tradespeople of Notting-hill, and
made • similar application to that of Mr. Bradfield. The
commissioners decided to take the opinion of counsel on •
lerrinestion ; and yesterday, having met, they resolved, by
• majority, that the present mile should be removed,
and t road restored to its original state ; and they gave
Mr. Train to the 4th October to carry out their resolution.
STEAM Eiccnres ON COMMON ROADS. —At the
weekly meeting of the St. Pancras vestry an application
was made with reference to the continued frightening of
hones, and dangerous nuisance, by the road Means engines,
used to convey the earth from the reservoir, in the Hamp-
, steacbroad, to the Midland Railway. works, is Agar-tosni, and
other places. The number of enipses„ it was said, had DOW
augmented to three, and horses were being frightened and
accidents ware taking place daily. Mr. Ross said he could
I bear his testimony to.the groat alarm createdanioapt the ia•
habitants of the main rinds through which these loeorootives
passed. He believed that the parties using these dangerous
machines could be indicted for a common nuisance, and be
moved "That it be referred to the parish solicitor to at
once frame the necessary indictment against the parties.'
The motion was seconded and carried.
RAILWAY Connrrrans. —Yeetealay the commit-
tee of the Lords, Lord Llanover in the chair, bleier pared
the bill for the improvement of the water supply of Dublin,
proceeded with the bill of the South Eastern Railway for
their Folkestone Harbour and Cootineotal communication
=foments. The bills pawed in Lord Redesdale's com-
were the Colne Railway, Rathkadie Railway,
Great Southern sad Western Railway for their extensions
and capital. The South Wales Railway Bill was still
further under consideration in Mr. Scholefield's committee.

SULPHUR Dory IN SPAIN.—So•RD OP TILSIDN,
WEUTZUALL, JULT 5. —The Right Honourable the Lords of
the Committee et Privy Osumi fee T hams remised
from the Secretary of Illate for Farsigs stßeire a tresisla •
thus of a regal Spanish ism% reaming voider certain con-
ditions, es a temporary ateavere. Is dig ea relined sul-
phas imported into Spain for the OUT* Of the vine disease,
1 to 2 ;eels 40 seats. per odabd, under the mated deg, Gad
• rub New& utile lieslos bIL-9 oft