The Express.
London, England, 1868-12-05 00:00:00

TILE LATEST SErESSION TO BO.VE.

A few days ago, when it was announced that the
Hon. Colin Lint Lay Lad joined the church of Rome, the
telegraph was set in motion to contradict the statement.
In the Inas, Roister of this day, however, we read
"The Bon. Colin Lindsay, brother of the F.arl of
Crawford and Bolearras, and late president of the EnlliA
Church Caren. was received into the catholic church on
Saturday laet, by Dr. Newman, ut the Oratory, Mears.
ton. near Ilirmin7ham. Mr. I.inday was many years in
the Indian Civil Service, and was for a long time session
judge at Delhi."
Will this announcement be contradicted alio?

NAVAL AND MILITARY.

PORTSMOUTH, D. 4.
Le Scorpion, 4, iron screw turret-ship, has been
in conimissits st this port by Captain George A. C.
Br(ake.

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The Hornet and Elk. double screw composite gunboats,
are (ordered to be commissioned imm,diately for foreign
service, and were taken out of the steam banin to-day.
Several of the small gunboats built especially for service
during the Russian war are ordered to be broken up at
this yard. . .

Tlie Dien working in the Portsmouth Dockyard made a
a Ilect.on to-day in aid of the distremil families of the
discharged nice. It has been resolved to continue the
assittauce by Id. weekly sulwcriOons, and the general
public are appealed to with the view of securing their co-
eperation and eupport.

Unit ISIDDLEsEx Itzt-Lz VoLuNTEEns.—DIA-
Trabutiox or Pruner.—The annual distribution of
prizes to members of the above cerpt took plate ye,terday
evening in Westminster-hall. The corps mustered in
considerable numbers, hut in consequence of the in-
clemency of the weather the attendance of the public was
rather limited. The prim., which were displayed on two
tables placed on the raised end of the hall, were winte-
red's, and of the meet miteelkumous description. There
were rilver and plated cups, cruets, salvers, and ink-
stands, rifles of the newest construction, books,
time-picocs, and looking-glasses. The chair was
taken by Mr. Thomas Hughes, M.P., and the
prices were presented by Mrs. Hughes. l'recisely at 8
o'clock the mils, headed by its band, entered the leill
and timid the sides during the dkribution. Lieut.-Cob
Bugles, in opening the promadings, comratulated the
coma on the improvement it had attained under every
head during the past year. The entire efficiente hal in-
creased from 255 to 273, the ordinary efficients from 183
to 181, and the gross numbers from 4:3 V) 464. 115
members had left (hiring the year, 117 had joined, and
the nonalliciente bad considerably diminished. The
shooting abet of the corps had during the year been
remarkably good, winning in four battalion matches
and losing only two. At Wimbledon one of their
members, Mr. John Ivory, took the Middlesex
bronze medal and IW. in competition with all
the lest theta in the county. Lieutenant-Colonel
Hughes, in conclusion, congratulated the corps on its
excellent conduct and discipline during the year, espe-
cially at Windsor and other great reviews, at which Leavy
complaints had been made against other corm The
corps would in the coming year be brigaded with the
London Ratfisb, the Queen's Westminster, and the Inns
cf Court corps, under the collective title of flail " Grey
Brigade." Wend Colvißc, Assistant In- rector of Volun-
teers, bore strong testimony to the excellent conduct of
the 19th Middle*: ; and the proceedings terminated with
it .• .I,•tr;tutinti of prizes by Mn. Hughes.

I AIL IA( uhruRATED LAW KOCIKTY.—MICHAEL•
ItAs 'I fax, lbfAi.—At the examiuution of candidates. for
ae.mistion on the roll of attorneys and solicitors of the
superior courts, the exanoners recommended the following
gent]. ref Tr, under the age of 26, as being entitled to limo-
very ell.tinctiam:—John Hobert*, who served his clerkship
to Besets. Pencil and 'Whorls, 4f Cal lIIUVVU. and Me.srs.
Ploxam, Flluon, and Pluxana, of lainhat ; James Marsh,
who served his clerkship to Meters. Coppock sod Hyde,
of Stem ktort; John Wilhelm Bronehall, who tweed his
clerkship to 11r. John ',roughen, of Shrewsbury, tool
Messrs. Iceman, Sou, Crass, and Knott, of London
Austin Joseph King, who served his clerkship to Aleuts.
Stone, Cliamberlayite, and King, of Bath. William Lau-
MI ICS Chew, who rervedhis elerkAitp to Mr. T. 11. Chew.
of Manchester; Walter Stinnett Prichard, who se,vcd
his clerkship to Messrs. Prichard and Collette, of London.
The Council of the Incorporated law Society have accor-
dingly awarded them prices of book. The examiner, al,n
certified that the following candidates, under the age of
26, passed examinetionswhich entitle them to commenda-
tnai:—John Ashbridge, who served his clerkship to Mr.
Samuel Prentice, of London; William Uold Buchanan,
who ensued his clerkship to Mr. Mains. Gold Edwards,
of Denbigh, and Messrs. Cookson Wainwright, Pen-
ningtoa, and Wainewright, of London. The council
awarded them certificates of merit. The answers of the
tollowing candidates to the questions at the examination
were highly satisfactory, and would have entitled them to
certificates of merit if they had not been above the ago of
26 Henry liMnett, who served hie clerkship to
Mr. John Hawley Edwards, of Shrewsbury; Ucorgo
Josseph Simpson, whoserved hi/clerkship to Mesas. Helps,
liloncePter. The number of candidates examined in
this term was 113; of these 86 passed, and 27 were post-
poned.
Trig Noinvirn EI:Ef .TlOl.l PerrnoN.—Tho Par-
liamentary Elections Act, 15mB, requires that the peti-
tknor should give security for coats, either hy.providing
soft, lent minces or by depositing 1,0001. In this caw the
petitioner (Mr. J. H. Tillett) has denositod the money.
Real economy in ten tan only lei inmarml by
earrheeme en ortirlo• tout in known to he uniformly cent and
bran ; trip at C mldrardum has for thirty vouro eenunnt for
flonanaties 7.0.0 an inimmono wt.), I;• 1101 in Firtinuo by 2,33 i amt.,
confalauto Ati•trtill.ll,CUL I