The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-25 00:00:00

!ROYAL AGRICULTURAL lIIHIBITION IN
REGRN?&PARK.

Some time ago an application was made to the
Right Hon. W. Cowper, Chief Commissioner of Woods and
Forests, for permission to hold the annual exhibition of the
Royal Agricultural Society for 1862 (the Grand Exhibition
year) in Hyde-park ; but owing to the strong opposition of
the inhabitants, the commissioner, who was disposed to
grant the request, yielded, and permission was refused.
Babesqueotly, however, the application wee renewed for
permission to hold the exhibition in Regent's-park, which
Mr. Cowper has granted. A deputation has already waited
upon the boo. gentleman, but lie refuses to give way. One
condition, it is true, he is said to have asked, but even that,
we believe, has been waived, vie., that the public should
have free entrance on one day during the exhibition. The
same lemons. we should think, which induced Mr. Cowper
to refuse Hyde-park would apply to Regent's-park. Per-
haps the feelings of the inhabitants are not strong against
the use of the park for such a purpose, or that Mr. Cowper
has recently become convinced that the object of the gather-
ing is sufficiently national as to warrant him in granting
the people's property to • society well able to pay for
ground in some other locality le objectionable. That part
of Regent's-park opposite Bollard House, to the extent of
about 20 acne, is to be cut up with machinery and cattle ;
the public are to be excluded for probably a week from one
of the most, if nut the moat, charming parts of the park ;
and this that a wealthy associetion soy profit thereby.
Surely there is some mistake. Why not have a flower-show,
horse ra-ing, or a grand cricket match, got up by private
speculator? It is an innovation that should be promptly
resisted, and nue which the vestry would do well to eon-
sider.—Marykboce Mercury.

Mews. Fenwick and Lind esty met their consti-
tuents at Sunderland. on Wednesday. Mr. Fenwick briefly
alluded to the bill for abolishing pawing tolls and other
charges upon 'hipping, which be had been instrumental in
promoting. He was followed by Mr. Lindsay, who gave •
long account of the visit he recently made to the United
States, with the view of inducing our cousins acmes the
water to adopt several reforms of vast importance to the
shipping interests of both nations.
AMCIINA R UTILIA.—" Amongst those visited we
found Noss mart deserving a special mention than the products
of Mr. J. W. Benson, of 33 and 34. Ludgnte.bill, and 44 and 47.
Cornhill. The beauty and novelty of his design. engraved on
the cases of his watches, which he now appears to gis e especial
attention to, certainly surpass anything of the kind which has
heretofore come under our Inspection. The variety of his stock
Is something enormous. Not only may the connoisseur here
meet with the most exquisite design, but the utilitarian will raid
an ample choice of plain watches; while each will find, In the
high standing of Mr. Benton as a City manufacturer. ample
tee of the intrinsic value of the mechanism. Here.
Eittl. may be found the buyer's desideratum--enerllence of
design and perfection In workmanship "—Horsing Chronicle.
BeenoWe Ilia Vaal Pamphlet, post free for two stamp, is
ieriptiv• of every construction of watch now made IS atiteli
Ws by post to all parts of ins gione.—advertnement I

. •
of' the members of the ail& •
Oilers wee held yesteeday, at their offices in Begesdeitswat,
te winsider the report of the council upon the exportation
et eneeteonable salmon leirsum, and Oleo to tootider the
Lord Adkritote's Asher*iu, Lord Ith,oorprialks&
Amongst the nimbi= pnarek weep Lard Polwarth, Sir
J. H*Nanehtea, Sir C. USDA Major F. Tylerdieekta P. .
Rood, Ban, Domino, 11. Rein F. Francis, H. Wiz.
The CILLI111•11 intimate:l6ot since the Iset seweralmeet-
hi the council had met frequentl, and bad mole every
inquiet' in their-rower into the subject referred to them he
in= They had framed • report, the draft of
which wadi mod: boll Which would show the aeomelty
of im gnat Motet elope boil". taken to prevail the
total extermination of the salmon and trout fry in all
the riven of the United Kingdom. The report stated with
=d to e export of foul salmon to France (by which
th
ims eassabfor it was there that 99040001 M of it =
that the council had made diligent *thy asto the
of the export during the fence moatim which, though dit-
to tim in e various parte of the United Kingdom,
L to
tended over twenty weeks of the year, and found that
pot the titan from 4001 h. to 5001 b. weight of salmon on the
anarthe was exported weary week during hoes twenty
wanks. As in the COWS* of it few weeks or even dye these
SA weal have deposited their gain in their several rivers,
aid as each fish would contain from 10,000 to 12,000 eggs,
ithis lose to the fisheries and the publi- was enormous. It
wee the eaetpse to Mama* these fiat Ia ell kinds of peek.
in ladies' trunks, and sometiame,
in bones and baskets with . ' rabbits' feet
(trading from them. There- was consequently seine se..
realty in dealing with the question effectually on this side.
As 401.1 'llllOl ea the ezpoinalsrl been a emoted, sad
as thee mash. Weald at ewe this filial Wide, the
mime BOA eseent
edidettirk NW* weL d th4lai or the Bali of the•
fiat in the Parte the ;and as the
French 0010/11111200i were ve yen at the present
;moment in "OM stemiegthaet and movement of their
I owe deer there wee. towel to believe that if the
, matter mum to them they tread evict
'land enforce such • The same machinery which
collected the cetroi duty as all provisions entenng Paris
might Melly be bade effedivetu pretentingthe introduction
of salmon during the close season. The council concluded
by recommending that the suggestion of Mr. Martin T.
Smith should be aciled.oPois Pa:* that a deputation 1"M wpit upon Lord Palmenton, sit* him to use the lifitniece
if the Bulb gereventese With the Trench Emperor to
*Wet 100440111111 plPhibitory law en the =Wes& I
Mr. IL Ceram' moved that • deputation bq at once ap-
pointed te Wait oh Lord Palmerston, hi conmliarice with
the remmomadatien of the mrancil.
Mop
.slybianial that Lord J. Russell woad be.
the parsonto wait upon, the matter being one which
baba~{kd td the department of the Secretary of State for
liScleini: Pod the resolution laming bent altered,
• it we, mociaded by Mr. 13tat, awl carried
. the suggestion of gill CULL MAN another. resolution
las. paid? *abatis* the Mined lo procure models of the
venous weirs, note; and other contrivances by which UM
Ads were raptured, or titherdearoyed, during thismarsdng
aeeaaa
The alaiithir with reference to the Lord Advocate',
bIU on the Scotch salmon fisheries, observed that it had
bora proiromed at a fanner meeting that • deputation fres
the dupectatioa should wait upon Sir G. C. Lewis but Mx.
Smith, a member of the council, having bad an .uiteririew
with the right hon. baronet, had been informed by bite thee
he would rather not naive such deputation, laminate as
lie bad already met • large deputation in favour of the bill,
and that he could add nothing to what he bad stated' to fhb
gentlemea who °Devised it. Under these eirametanom
the council had abandoned the idea of appointing a deputy
pins M the Home Secretary in favour of the Lord Advot
tare bill.
Mr. A. Bors-..Yas ; it being wideertood that the
'overwind will aupport the bill, the deputation was felt to
be unoemisery.
A reeigedios. dbrielistr the commit to watch the pro.
pea of She_ Lord Adroostiee bill, and also the English
Fisheries Bill, and to take such Mega as might appear to
than iseaseety, wee then peened, and the proceedings
teessinatid.