The Express.
London, England, 1857-07-16 00:00:00

TSB GREAT SALE AT ALTON IVWARS.

ALTON TOWERS, WrIoNIADAT NionT.
The sale of the collection of armour and arms corn-
wooed on Monday, and was continued yeetaday and
to-day, end brought to a dose this afternoon. The attend-
saes of buyers warn and included agent, on the
part of government from the Tower of London. The interest
attaching to the sale seems to Increase, and the number of
visitor" during the lest few days who have perambulated
the grounds a very large. The railway has each day brought
thousands from different parts of the country.
The sale of Monday commenced with the armour and arms
in the entrance hell; after which the uontenta of the
armoury were disposed of. In addition to shields, halberds,
'molds, and helmet', they retecixted of revered full figuns in
capel-pie suite. A lay figure in a "pleadid cap-i-pie tilting
suit of plate armour sold fur 20 guineas. The day's sale
radioed 4351.
licaterday a line fluted steel ruiraqicr helmet of the time
of the restoration enact fur 191. 19s. A fine circular shield
veld for 91. 9a. A figure in a superb Spanish cap-i-pie Ault,
21 guineas, a lay figure in a three-quarter suit of tilting
armour, 16 guineas. Several ether emits sold for front 151.
to 201. each. The produce of the day'n "ale was 4901. Ile. 6d.
The finest portion of the armour woo Auld to-day, con-
sisting of neural splendid snits in the Talbot Galkry—•
very fino tilting ca -pie suit of plate armour, engraved,
82 guineas ; a owl of fluted armour, of globose form,
date 12.11, 91 guineas; a grad equestrian figure of a knight,
in a complete suit of tine plate armour, fluted, the figure
holding in hie hand a beautiful State sward, inscribed.
" Ego am 'Talbott', pro vinare inhale°. ma," sold
for 71 guinean. Several flags and barmen in the armoury
were next sold. A blue silk flog, carried by the Earl of
Shrewsbury at the funeral of William IV., was withdrawn
A number of curiosities and ornamental averts dead the
sale. Three included figures of Le Grand Talbot and his
Counters—sold for Lis. I and a bust of Sir Gilbert Talbot, of
Grafton Manor carved in wood.
The proeeed;of theday's sale were upwards of 9001., being
about 1,7001. for the whole.
The rale of the ponelain sculpture, marbles, and marble
Wake in the Talbot Gallery, the Picture Gallen, and the
Commentary will commence tomorrow, and the general
Impression is that for nasal of the articles there will be
rest competition and high prion realised. The marbles
include the celebrated ululate Ronan table, with exotic birds
in the centre, said to lu the meat splendid of its kind in the
empire.

NEW MODEL LODGING HOUSE, STR\NTL—The
directors of the Strand littildinge Company hove entered into
• contract with Mews. l'iper end Son, builders, of Bishops-
gate-street, for the erection of the new model lodging house
in Flagle-court, Strand, for the mum of 4,293/. The edidee
will be eonstrueted under the auperintendenee of Meters.
Morgan and Phipeon, architects, of nes-inu, St. Clements.
CONVEYANCE OF MAILS BY RAILWAY.--011 Moo-
d* Marmon a very numerous deputation of chairmen,
diemesse, and other gentlemen connected with the r Busy
first, waited on Lord Palmerston and the Chancellor of
thir Exchequer, on the subject of the bill now before parlia-
ment to make further provesion for the conveyance of made
by railway. The deputation consisted of the Marquis of
aseados, Maned* of Stafford, Contain Iluish and Mr.
Stewart, of the London and North Western ]railway; Capt.
Balkeley and Mr. Brunel, Great Western Railway; Mr.
Pack., and Mr. Declaim, M.P., Groat Northern Railway;
Mr. Locke, M.P., South Western Railway; Lord Alfred
Paget and Mr. Ricardo, MX., North Stuffordshire Railway ;
Sir T. O'Brien, Midland Great Western Railway of Ireland;
Mr. It. Steoenene, M.P., and Mr. Allport, Midland Rea-
way ; Mr. Namish, M.P., and Mr. Jedosa, Grant Southern
and Western of Ireland Railway; Viscount Villiers and
Mr. Saunders, South Wales Railway ; Mr. Coates, end
others, representing all the leading railways in the kirgdoni.
The main objections to the bill having been detailed by the
deputation, Lord Palmerston, after some di...mullion. agreed
to postpone the second reading of the bill, and intimated that
in the meantime ho would consult the authorities mainly in-
terested in the matter.
UNIVERSITY INTELLIOLNCE.—CAMBRIDGE, JOLT
16.—At a «evocation this day, the degree of doctor of divi-
nity, by royal mandate. was confened upon the Rev.
Matthew Illegden liele,of Trinity College, Bishop-Designate
of Perth, Western Australia,
THE KIDDERMINSTER ELECTION RlOTS.—COn-
plolemble excitement has been eaurad in tho town of Kidder-
minster, in consequence of its being stated that indict-
ments are about being preferred at the Worcester assizes,
which commence this day, Remind between 30 and 40 persona
for conspiring together and baring oommitted certain riots,
and moulted divera persons at the time of the lute election.
It will be remembered that examinations upon eherges of
meeting to commit a riot have taken place before the
mairbecates, which noshed in the eases against Mr.
Alfred Talbot and Mr. Henry Chillingweeth, two highly
respectable railer in the borough, being unani-
mously &mimed. They, as well a. others, have had
notice of this blended prosecution, some for taking part
In the riot sad souk before the hustings, and others, foe
bsmnklagthselsmaad windows et the Swan Hotel. Mr.
Welton, of Binwingliant, will, it is said, instruct the counsel
foe prassuntien, whilst Yr. Ihmillestens and Mr. Beat,
the Ws realm he the berswili, mil Me. Byrne, are retained
fee the isbnissis. As apswilir wiesting was to have been
lets le meta" the (wart ef thessesesittee of public safety.
who bum isideelnbia ts investlistiths origin and result of
the Bann Ilrale labours die net tend to diminish the party
sollsnettentsat, tesseqesurs of each man widee-
wmlßg judge his neighbour. ' The trials will last
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