The Express.
London, England, 1850-04-26 00:00:00

EXHIBITION OF INDUSTRY, 181.

The following information has been rcci ivcd from
abroad, showing the inter. st taken by foreign countries in
the &leers of the royal commission.
FRANCE.—A e.omaiesien has been formed in France to
oorreepend with the Royal Commission.
IttreSlA —Count Dime!rode hes informed Lord Bloom-
ti id that, in conformity with the will of the &apt. ir, and
&news to co-operate towards the accomplishment of a
work tending to favour the development of every branch of
industry of every country, two commissions will be este-
bished by him at St. Petersburg and Odessa, charged to
collect the articles intended to represent the ludu.try of
Rawls at the Exhibitica.
S:mgssan, Presi lent of the College of
Commerce at Stockholm, has been appointed by the king to
represent the intereets of Sweden at the exhibition.
NOKWAY.—The Norwegian government eat named CMS-
mislioners to COM 'pond with the Royal Coninseion.
DENMAUX —A committee has been formed e: Copen-
hagen with a view to tolls such measures as may be ',key
to answer the purposes of the exhibition, so far a, rasp. cts
Ihnish merchants. A-titans. dhc.; and the legation in London
wall transmit to this committee any communications from the
royal c .mmiaion.
GERMANT.—The Central Federal Commission at Frank-
fort :increased a Circular on the 23th Fobruary to the digs-
nt governments of Germany calling their aviation to the
prrposed exhibition, as well calculated, not only to excite
ereat intereSt in those taking pert in P, bit also to
promote in the highest dooms a spirit of rivalry among the
xhibitore. The commission consider it to be the tater et of
German industry not to be unrepresented at an exhibition
where the whole momenta world will be concerned. They
there're riven to be placed in communication with bodies
representing the various German states.
titerTzettGAND —Sr Adoluirl Lyons states, that the Suiss
posers:Men', nnd indeed all permute with whom hr hes lad
opportunities of COLVelSinit on tie r_bject of the exhibition,
are heartily disAsed to promote the annten of the endertek-
inr, and enter into the apiritot it with a lendable feeling of
emulation.
HOLLAIID.—A ranmilelen has been applin•ed by the
Dutch government to represent the internam 01 liniand.
Buderse.—A committee has !Yen appointed by the
Belgian government to cod:operate with the royal communalist.
The setae government has addressed a most impute .t circa.
tar to the Chambers of Commerce of Begin., inviting
their hearty co-op. ration fu the objects of thu exhibition.
The government has decided to send a certain number of
artisans, at the expense of the state, to visit the exhibition,
to complete their proteasional education at the beet sources,
in order that in their work of emulation and progress, the
enrkshope say be associated with the large minitfao-
, term.

SrAiw —The
Spanish government has issued a circular
to the governors of the Torino, provinxs, stating that it is
the Queen's pleasure that they shoed give all p .ggible pub-
licity to the documents issued by the Royal l mnission.
The governors of tom meioses are to tskr every means in
their pr•wsr to promote the views of the royal commission.
COSEliasiOD is about to be appointed by the
King to promote toe objeets of the expositing', atid our mini-
ster at Tartu w.ll be ine:oded amongst itt memoirs.
UNITED STATES.—TOO American Institute of New York
is taking steps to promote the objects of the exhibition, and
is considered by the British consul at New York and by the
go senor of that state m a proper medium of intercourse with
the American people.
In addition to the abave communications, w..ich may be
Puked upon as representing ofileially the state of feeling in
the various countries, the private lettan which have been re•
c,ived from abrmd confirm the statements be to the groat
in,ertst which is everywhere excited by the proposed exhibi-
tion.

COURT QF COMMov

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Yesterday a rind was held for the purpose of
5 r electing a judge of the Sheriffs' Court, and in consequence
•of a requisiaoe to consider the whoring moti.•n: Teat
tee court do petition both houses of parliament in favour of
the establishment of a system of national Aecu tar I ducat:ca."
The TOWN CLERK announced that the Lurd Mayor
had received a communication from Mr. Bullock, the Cum-
Lion &rime, stating that he had resigned the offices of
, Judge of the Sheriffs' Court, Commissioner of the Central
Criminal Court, and Judge of the City Court fer the Rao-
, very of Small Debts, the time having arrived at which it was
necessary that he should formally give up these situation..
The Common Serjeant's resignation was accepted, and the
letter of the learned judg. upon the sulject was ordered to
be entered in the mai-sites of the court.
ELECTION OF THE SllEll[l3'4' COCRT JI: DOB.
Sir P. LAURIE prepo•ed Mr. Ryland, one of the City
Pleaßre, as a candidate for the office of Judge of the
Sheriff,' Court —Mr. Nonaza seconded the resolution.
Mr. Deputy Osumi proposed Mr. Russell Gurney, Q C.
—Mr. JOHN WOOD seconded the n emulation.
Mr. HUMPHREYS prOposed Mr. Prendergast,
De Fluty Lorr seconded the motion.
Notice having been given cf the election of a carpenter at
the time appointed for the election of the lsw officer, it was
submitted by a member that to include a judge And a car-
penter in the segue poll would be rather inconsistent.
ST PETER LACHIE erndemned the idea of raising a
question calculated to reflect upon the tradesmen, of er:.ose
vote probably a candidate for the other cam would he very
glad :o avail himself; and said that nothing could be more
fair or convenient to the members than to poll for the two
offices together.
Mr. ANDEETON —Ceriiialy. The two of belong
to the bench, and they ought to be put up together.
(Laughter.)
Tee two chins were accordingly put up together, end Mr.
Ru..ell Gurney, Q.C., wu chosen judge of the Sher.ffs'
Court, and Mr. Waterlow, who was opposed by two gentle-
men, was chosen City carpenter, in the room of Mr. Cole-
batch, who had held the situation of City carpenter tor a
number of years.
Mr. Guruey returned thanks to the court amidst cheers,
and a,sured them that if auythicg were necessary to urge
him to extraordinary exertion, the stimulus exWted in the
recollection of the manner in which he had been received.
The court then temporarily adjourned, in order that the
new judge of the Sheriffs' Court might be sworn in by the
Court of Aldermen, and after that ceremony was performed,
the Lard Mayor returned to the council chamber, for the
parpose of proceeding with the question as to the petition to
parliament, in favour of the establishment of a system of
national secular education. After having wetted some
minutes, it member observed that there were not present
members in sufficient numbers to constitute a court, and an
adjournment took place.