The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-09 00:00:00

BIRMINGHAM SOCIETY OF ARTISTS.

The annual exhibition of this society was opened
on Monday last. Tits priests new took place on the prenous
Saturday, sad was Weeded bye numerous end fienionable
company. who regarded the display with much ratinfrotion.
The col on of works is nearly 660 in number, and is of
more than evorago merit. The society have been for-
tunate enough to obtain the four *tures from the
Luxembourg M 11.01131 at Perin, which have been
tomallorred by express anninaud et the Eroperor
Nopiwn *cm the recent exhibition at Edinburgh to this
Whoa The prlnair4
d,them is Delaroche's Edward V.,
dthe king sad Richard Duke of York, WTomr," a noble orta, displaying
psalm and power of the highest order, 'and adolirobto in
et/catkin. Tb• other contributions from this source are •
mrlptual subject, Christ deliveries the keys to Peter," by
Ingres ; an incident in the defence of Perla spinet the
Russian forms in 1814, by Horace Vernet ; sad •
"'Jewish Wedding In Morocco," by Delsemix. The
society kayo received valuable arnatance from the
owners of mime parries la the district. Lard North.
wick Beads Tire Fall of Clarendon," by M. E. M.
Word, ILA., • masterly asterietiou ; William Sharm,lfaca.,
The Spirit of Justice. ' by Raclin, ane of the moat roc-
andel ~a of the artist ; and Jerrioh (lithe& E.g.... Tbe
Fencing Scene, from 'la Virurgeois Gesitillicanow,"' by
Leslie. Redd. the mote of Inemben of the Society, which
are numerous, and many dam excellent, the exhibities
mutable works by Creswiek, Stanfield, fly. Pictograill, P.
Goodall. A. E. Chalon. A. Cooper, Cooks, Etty, Hamby,
Lam Thomas Feed. Sant, Cox, Anthony. J. P. Knight,
Sir John Watson Golden. &NW, Nicol, Dasaages, Nie-
man, Wooimer, Wingfield, Johnston, Rankley,
Hendee's, end Norbury.

FUND TOR THE SUFFERERS BE THE REBELLION
is INDIA.—The follenriag is the bunalatioa at a easiatui.

adios from the Frock iinbassadar te tie Lard Mayor :
" Albert-gab flap 7, 1467. Ky Lord Xsyor,—l have *w-
aiver fro the Erower the relieves( despatch I send
yen cos thousand boucle alwrliag es my psnosal sobsaip-
Nos is favour of the adios sad soldiers so mostly @BOW in
India. I allsossol pa foe betideodoeside, the remelt of the
entocriplon orbs Impeded Gard. We have sot forgotten the
germs subscriptions of the Quo sod of the English
peps at the time of the foodatites.' Rohs my Lord
Mayor, the amorauee of wry high otoiderstion.—The Am-
Masada/ of Foos. (Sped) F. as PERSIOWY. I send
herewith an order for totem bodred pounds sterling."
We regret to hare to record the death of Lieut.-
Closeral W. G. Cochleae, NOW of the 11th Regiment.
This odes entered the service is nos, tarred b the -Penis-
eshe daring the campaign of 1808, 1809, 1410, 1811, sod
1412, Winding the beetles of ROM. Vimiera, Tslavere,
Nos deo of Ohmura. the first slap of Badejor, siege
sad stets of Ciudad Rodrigo, O. The pliant geomal had
tee bed Use or medal with sin Amps. The celeueley of
the 11th Regiment is moor by his decease.
At the Worcester hop dinner lest Saturday, the
usual set" wae taken as to the profitable amount of deity
for the Worcester district, when the blithest Otiose of the
year's crop was over 37,0001.; the lowest 28,0001.; mean
eakulatlOs, 82,0401. odd.