The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-22 00:00:00

THE PAMT 01,11 CL.

Referring to Lord John Itsaners's ambig v c reply to
Ile. Layard on the subject of the Patent Otike and
)(usenet, the Daily N, a says the government made Lis
lordship the mouthpleoe of statements which are ridi-
culous, and of which the incorrectness may be
proved from many blu►books. Seldom have the
heads of any department of the State been so
strangely thwarted in their endeavours to render
the public a service as the Commissioners of Patents have
been. They Lave yearly proclaimed that, after paying
every espense connected with their office, they are in pos-
session of a large surplus. Year after year they have
striven to obtain the assent of the Treasury to employ this
surplus in such a way as should prove advantageous alike
to patentees and to the inventive indnstry of the people.
If they had improperly sued fo- a grant of money they
could nut have been more persist, ntly repulsed.

THE PRTNCE OP WALES AT LF.lll),.—His Royal
Highness retired from the mayor's and Mrs. A. Fairbairn's
ball at a quarter past 3on Wednesday morning. He then
(took
a most gracious leave of his host mad hostess, and
acknowledged with much condescension and cordiality the
enjoyment he had derived from their splendid entertain-
ment. On Wednesday the public were admitted to the
Town Hell to see the internal arrangements which had
been made for the mayor's ball, and in everything they
• recognised the liberality and good taste which had actuated
their mayor's desire to give the Prince of \Vales a cocoa,.
;wcioome. The Mayor of Leeds has rreeived the fol.
le's • g letter from General Knolly• :--" Templenewsam.
May '0 My dear Fair,—l am &aired by the l'rinee of
Wales to convey to you his warmest thanks for all your
attention to him, and for the very pleasant evening be
pissed at the Town Hall, and for the enjoyment of which
he feels so much indebted to Mrs. Fairbairn and yourself.
His royal highness requests you will be good enough to be
the medium of expressing to the corporation of Leeds his
sincere acknowledgments for their part in all that has made
' his visit to the town so agreeable.—l am, my dear Sir, very
of Leeds.
truly yours, W. KNot.i.vs. Andrew kairbairn, Eq., Mayor
"

TiIR DUKE OF Eeisnuekir. The British
Medired Journal states that letters have been received
from his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh which
fully confirm the information already published, and an-
nounee his singularly rapid and happy recovery, and his
probable arrival home early in June. The London Stereo-
scopic Company have published a photograph of O'Farrell,
the would-be assassin, bearing his .utograph, ailed in
Sydney gaol ;after his oommittal.

INCORPORATED CHURCH BCILDINO 804JETT.—
Yeaterday afternoon the jubilee festival of this saoiety
was held in the nave of Westminster Abbey, when a large
oongregatinn assembled. In • brief address, circulated
amongst those present, signed by the archbishops and
bishops of England and Wales, it was stated that this is
the only church building society which the church of
England posse's's, and that the right reverend prelates
would view the discontinuance, or the feeble maintenance
of the society with very peat regret. The hope was
expressed that through abundant thank-offerings
for past somas, it might be ambled to date
from its year of jubilee a renewed period of
active and beneficial service, and he for many years " the
honoured instrument of promoting throughout the land
the increase and improvement of our houses of worship."
CASES IN TR/ DIVORCE COI RT.—Yesterday the
list of mass for trial in the Divorce Court was issued, and
the number appears to be 174, a large amount of which
(134) are to be heard without juries.

RIDI3CTION IN Till Tzl DVTY.—Horninues
pure tees ere Bd. per Pomo' (bearer. Their to la an reaft
I of the kingdom, ere oosileatty neehthie lei wain
'etwaggreeed teas. Sold aft la pariah —(1 dvertlemeat.l