The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-02 00:00:00

UNITED STATES PROPERTY CONFISCATED

BY THE SOUTH.

Fort Barrancas and the Pensacola Navy-yard
were seised on Saturday by the Alabama and Florida
troops. Thirteen military posts, five United States arm-
es/2, ono navy-yard, and one revenue cutter are now in
possession of the rebels. We append a chronological table
of the dates of these seizure', together with the attack
upon the Star of the West and the theft of the Marion, the
whole forming • list of the treasonable acts of the Seces-
sionist.: . . . .

15;727—F0rt Moultrie and Castle Pinckney, at Charles-
ton, seised.
Dec. 27—Revenue cutter William Aiken, surrendered
by her commander, and taken possession of by South
Carolina.

Des 30.—United States Arsenal at Charleston seized.
Jan. 2.—Farts Pulaski and Jackson and the United States
Arsenal at Savannah seized by Georgia troops.
Jan. 2.—Fort Macon and the United States Arsenal at
Fayetteville seized by North Carolina.
Jan. 4.—Fort Morgan and the United States Arsenal at
Mobile seized by Alabama.
Jan. B.—Forte Johnson and Caswell, at Smithville, seized
by North Carolina.
Jan. 9.—The Star of the Wed, being reinforcements for
Major Anderson, fired at in Charleston harbour.
Jan. 10. —Fort Wltae, at Perim:ohs, seized by Florida.
Jan. 10 —The steamer Marion seamed by South Carolina ;
restored on the 11th.

Jan. 11.—The United States Arsenal at Baton Rouge,
and Forts Pike, St. Philip, and Jackson, seized by Louisiana.
Jan. 12—Fort Bernuscas and the Navy-yard at Pensa-
cola, seized by Florida.
Asparding to the Army List, the thirteen forts thus seized
are pierced for an aggregate of 1,099 guns. The following
table shows their location, cost, war garrison, and the
number of guns in each :

Tilt P'OBTS SHIUD.

Cost. Men. Gunn.
Fort Macon, Beaufort, N.O 5400,000 300 61
Fort Johnson, Wilmington, N.C. 5,000 60 10
Fort Caswell, Oak inlaid, N.C 571,000 400 81
Castle Pinckney, Charleston, 8.0 43,000 100 26
Fort Moultrie, Charleston, B.C.
Fort Pulaski, Savannah, o*.
Fort Jackson, savannah, Oa.
Fort Simmons,rn Pensacola,
Fort M•Rae, Pensacola, Fla.
Fort Morgan, Mobile, Ala.
Fort Si. Philip, Mouth Mississippi 143,000 600 126
Fort Jachaoo, Mouth Mississippi_ 817,000 600 150
Fort Pike, Rigolets, La. 472,000 300 49
Fort Macomb, Chef Montour, La. 447,000 300 49

Total 55,947,000 5,430 1,099
It will be seen that the war garripoos required at thew
whits amount to upwards of five thousand men, although,
as in the case of Fort Sumter, they may be held with far
lees than the regulation complement. The aggregate coat of
the public property thus seised is not far from 4;,000,000
doh., to may nothing of the navy yards, the arsenals, and
the revenue cutter Aiken.—Areio York Entity Amt.

EXAMINATIONS AT THE INOORPOKATEII LAW
SOCITIT.—HILARY TERM, 1861.—At the examination of
candidates for admission on the roll of attorneys and soli-
citors of the superior courts, the examiners reconunended
the following gentlemen, under the age .f 21i, as being en-
titled to honorary distinction : Thomas Henry Bartlett,
aged 21, who served his clerkship to Messrs. Matthews, on,
and Stolen, of Arthur-street West, London-bridge ; Alfred
Fox, aged 23, who served his clerkship to Messrs. J. E.
Fox and Son, of Finsbury-circus: Loodou ; Thomas Wilma
Spencer, aged 21, who served Ms clerkship to Mr. George
Speucer, of Keighley and Meson. blacko t! and Goldnng,
of Lincoln's.imidlelds,; London. —The Council of the Incor-
porated Law Society have acoordlngnlktiiwarded the follow-
togu prizes of books :—To Mr. 11s , the prize of the
Honourable Society of Clifford's-inn ; to Mr. Fox, one of the
prizes of the Incorporated Law Society ; to Mr. Spencer,
one of the prizes of the Incorporated Law Society.—The
examiners have also certified that the following candidates.
whose names are placed in alphabetical order, pained exams.
nations which entitle them to commendation : Robert
myth, aged ?2, who served his clerkship to Mr. Andrew
meant, of Chelmsford, and Mr. John White, of Barge-
yard Chambers, London ; FeterGedge, aged 22, who served
his clerkship to Messrs. Jackson anti Starke, of Bury Bt.
Edmunds, and Mr. Thomas 11011 Ty Dixon, of New Boswell.
court. London ; Augustus Henry Reid. aged 2.1, who
served his clerkship to Mews. Lloyd and Rule, of Milk-
street, London ; Thomas Needham Sheffield, aged 23, who
served his clerkship to Memos. Sheffield, of Old Broad-
street, London. The council have accordingly awarded
them certificates of merit.