The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-03 00:00:00

TO THE IDITOR 01 THE 1111118.

Srrt —M; attention having been directed to
letter in your paper of the 29th instant, signed Edw. Mit•
chell, to which certain statements are made in reference to
the mode of distributing the tickets at my Louse for the
Sunday visit to the Crystal Palace, I trust you will grant
me space for a brief reply.
I obtained the tickets from Mr. Lsmbson on the distinct
understanding that they were not to be sold but given
away, hut, at the same time, that voluntary penny subscrip•
time were to be solicited for the purpose of defraying neces-
sary expenses. I issued the tickets in accordance with those
instructions, and entered the subscriptions on a printed
sheet of paper supplied by the committee for the purpose.
This sheet I have still in my possession, and shall be happy
to submit it for inspection. It contains the lames of the
subscribers, the amounts, and the number of tickets. Some
subscribed more than a penny, nod several nothing, for I
did not hesitate to deliver tickets to applicants whether they
subscribed or not.

RAILWAY COLIMITTEER.—A select committee of
the Lords, consisting of Leon Lyveden (chairman). Earl
Amherst, Lord Aberciomby, and Lords Harris and Trede.
gar, has been appointed to consider the bills of the Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire Railway Company's new lines ; the
Banbridge Extension Railway 13111 ; the Blythe and Tyne
Railway Bill ; and the Portadown, Dungannon, and thumb
Juoctioa Railway Bill. Also on the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire Railway (additional works) Bill, the oppo-
sition to which has been withdrawn ; and on the South
Yorkshire (Kaariby extension) Bill.
APC/TIIRCARIER' HALL.—The following gentlemen
ware admitted licentiates of the Society of Apothecaries on
Thursday last:—Mews. W. It. Beck, of Keighley ; C. H.
Crawford, of the King's Own Staffordshire Light Infantry ;
R. C. Garner, of Stoke.upon-Trent ; H. 11. Humphreys, of
Cheltenham ;O. Honstoce, of Broughton Manchester;
H. T. Lancheater, of Norwich ; Pocklington, of Walesby;
James Rew, of Exeter ; C. B. Waller, of Finsbury-egnare ;
S. W. D. Williams, of Gloucester.
AFRICAN STEAM SHIP COMPANY. —The directors'
report for the six months ending 30th April last states that
after making the sothorished reserve for depreciation,
defraying all the expenses of navigating and maintaining
the ships, of insurance and repairs, and paying the cost of
the intercolonial service, there remains a balance of 7,8441.
10e. the credit of revenue account. The directors
EnisoLonicat. Eiocirrr.—A meeting of this mendreco the following appropriations of this helm..
society will be held tolnorrou, at eight o'clock, when the : namely, 1,9011. 9s. Md. tower& meeting the loss of 5,7011,
following papers will be read : Ist, " Observations on a 9s. &I. sustained by the disposal of the Gambia, and which
Systematic Mode of cminemetry," by George Busk, F.R.S., i being added to the sum of 3,5001. already transferred.
F.L.S. 2nd. "On Native Australian Troilism," by It reduces it to 1,0(0/.; 1,0001. to the credit of boiler fund
H. Major, F.S.A. l account, which will then stand at 3,0001. ; and the payment
EVENINO CLASHES AT KING', COLLEOL—WO ;of a dividend of 7s. per share, free of income tax, for the
understand that an effort is being made by the evening half-year ending 30th April last, Icing at the rat, of 7 per
class students of King's College to obtain a gold medal for cent. per arionm on the company's capital. After these
annual distribution in their department. They have cep appropriations there will remain a balance of 8271. Os. 7.1.
pointed a managing committee of their members, and have • to be carried to the credit of next hali-year's account.
obtained the consent of the college secretary to receive in I During the pest six months the service has been performed
the office subscriptions towards an endowment fund of in a very satisfactory manner. The ships have kept the
31.101. which they are endeavouring to raise. The circular ! contract time, and they are in good working order. In the
lately issued invites the co-operation of all the past sod last half-year's report the directors mentioned that they
present students, end help front the principals of business bad availed themselves of the opportunity which offered for
establishments, and heads of government departments the sale of the steamer Hope, and they have nowt° report
having employis connected with these classes. Notwith- I that the loss of capital sustained thereby is 13,706/.155. 4d.,
standing the liberal subscriptions of the principal, and of I which they propose to write off by instalments. A revalue.
many of the professors and lecturers, there remiss• )erg. tine of the company's stock must take place in 1862, when
ro pportion of the endowment fund yet to be obtained. Tie it is anticipated that the company's capital account,
i medal is intended to be the great prise of each winter I notwithstanding this deficiency, will be in a satisfactory
simmion. paitios.

No person has di posed of any tickets at my bar but my-
self. No person bas received a ticket from me without my
exhibiting the printed paper showing that it was • voluntary
penny subaffiption. I never entered any name in any book
or any paper, except the paper with the printed heading
" Voluntary subscription."
It is therefore not at all correct, as stated by Mr. Mit-
chell, that "payment of one penny each was demanded,"
that the transaction was " • matter of ordinary sale," or
that " the ticket. were entered is a book with a oorreepond-
ing number of pennies appended to each entry."—l em, &c.,
JOHN NEWMAN.
Wheaeheaf, Vereetreet, Clare-market, May SL