The Express.
London, England, 1868-05-29 00:00:00

LAW ASSOCIATION. —The annual general court
of the Law Association for the Benefit of Widows and
Families of Professional Men in the Metropolis and
Vicinity was held yesterday in the ball of the Incorpo-
rated lAw Society, Chancery-lane. Mr. L. Desborough
was the chairman. The 51st report, which was adopted,
stated that during the past 12 months 32 oases of the pri-
mary class bad bean relieved by the distribution amongst
them of 1,355/. The only new case of the primary class
brought before the board was that of a son of a deceased
member, who, being in distressed circumstances with •
large fanily, arising from loins in business, received a
donation of 20f. As regarded the secondary class 1501.
voted at the last annual general court for the benefit of
widows and families of non-members had been distributed
amongst 21 cases, in sums varying in amount. During the
yearn bequest of 2001. free of duty had been made by the
late Miss A. M. Pinnald, of Camberwell. The capital
stock of the association now consisted of 22,241/. Is. 9d.
New Three per Cent. Annuities, 1,3f31. 17s. 7d. Consoli-
dated Three per Cent. Annuities, 6&I1. Is. Bd. Reduced
Three per Cent. Annuities, 2,50/. Great Indian Penin-
sular Railway Stock, and 5,4701. Rest Indian Railway
Stook, yielding dividends amounting to 1,1271.35. 6d. In
addition to the income derival from the dividends on the
capital stook, the annual subscriptions of 274 members
amounted to 5751.8 a. The directors suggested that 1501.
should be entrusted to them. to meet applications towards
the relief of the widows and families of non-members
during the year. After !be transaction of the usual
routine business a vote of thanks was passed to the chair-
man at the termination of the proceedings.

ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY, RZOKNT'S-PARK.—
Very rarely in the t went f.five yeers'experience otitis. at the
Botanic-gardens, Reg( at's-park, have two successive fine
days been known. Ti As year, however, all the days of the
meetings have as yet men most charming, so that the expe-
riment of oontinninr, the exhibition of flowers during two
days has not been so necessary as when the chances
ran against fair • soother. The exhibition was fully de-
scribed in the Da ay New of yesterday, and there is little
requiring further notice. All the plants appeared as fresh
and bright yolk iday as on the first day ; the ground of
the exhibition marquee had been kept moist during the
night, and the temperature inside, therefore, rendered
much more moveable and cool than the other parts of the
gardens. T' seir Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cam-
bridge and 'Prince's Mary Adelaide, accompanied by the
Duchess :Aumale, Ao., honoured the society by visiting
the exhir ition, and remained some time in the gardens
and the company also included the Earl and Qantas;
Cava°, the Earl and Countess of Sefton, the Earl of
Shaferi/d, Countess Morley, Lord Taignmouth, Lord Lou.
&Ow/rough, lady Campbell, the DanishAmbaseador, ba.
It.Dminalrr, MAY 28. APPOINTMENTS. Cap-
' tiles, T. Cochran, to the Duke of Wellington, vice Ran-
e.ock, wham period of service has expired ; W. Gore Jones,
to the Impregnable, Moe Tremlett, whose period of micebag expired ; Lewis J. Moore, to the Eclipse ; lieutenants,
A. C. S. Blackett, to the Duke of Wellington, and 0. T.
Doxst, to the Royal Adelaide.
There was a fall of 10f. in flour in Paris Gs
Wednesday owing to the favourable reports of the harvest.