The Express.
London, England, 1861-08-27 00:00:00

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862.

The following is thedeeision of the commissioners
in referenes to prises or rewords of merit, in the form of
medals, to be giro in sections 1,2, and 3 :

Those medals will be of one class, for merit, without any
distinction of de'-res.
No exhibitor will receive more than one medal in any
claws or sub-class.

An i terns timid jury will be formed f.,r each claw and
sub-claw of the exhibition, by whom the medals will be
ad
foreign commissien will Le at liberty to nominate
ors member of the jute fro each clam and sub•cliaa in which
staple industries of their country and its dependencies are
kJ.
IThe ames of the foreign jurors roust be sent to Her
Commissioners bli,:ore the 21t ithjiofw following
February, 18182:
will1!s &iti lr jurors
sir : —Every exhibitor will name three persons to art on the
jury for each class or sub-claas in which he exhibits, sad,
from the persons so named, Her Majesty's Commissioners
will select,thrimi werobers of the jury for each such class or
sub-elaia.

Her kfajesfv's Commissioners reserve to themselves the
power of modifying these arrangements, in any particular
use where it may appear to them that the strict application
of the principles althea, &Mesons would be attemed with
injustice.
The names of the jurors will be published in March, 1862.
The juries will be required to submit their awards, with
a brief statement of the mounds of each, to her Majesty's
Commissioners, before the last day of May, 1862.
Should the mamas assigned for cur award appear insuffi-
cient, or ahoeld DO reason be given, her Majesty's Com-
missioners reserve so themselves the right of °metals( or
re ;reties it.
The awards will Vie pahlkhed in the F.:Whitings building,
at a public ceremony, early in the month of Juno, 1992.
They will immediately afterwards bs coospicumely
Wheal to the counters of the successful exhibitors, end the
grounds of each award will be very briefly Mated.
If an exhibitor sceepts the office of Juror. no mods, eee
be awarded iu the der, or eub-elins, to which be is ap-
printed, either to himself individually or to the firm in
which lie may be a partner.
The medal. will be delivered to the exhibitors on the
last day of the Exhibition.

The tradesmen of the Prince Consort celebrated
his Royal Highness's birthday yesterday, by dining together
at the Ship at Greenwich. Ho Royal Highness sent, an
usual, a handsome present of venison. The chair wan tilled
by Mr. Hooper, coachnisker ; the vice•chair by Mr. Melton,
hatter. The tradesmen illuminated their houses in the
evening.

Visoount and Viscountess Palmerston left
London yesterday tar Waheer Castle.

Earl Forteacue, who has been detained in town
by interned idiwrnsitine, is so much better th►t it is ex-
pected his lordsnip awl family will be able to proceed to
Devonshire in a short time.

L►dy Willoughby Gordon and Mies Gordon have
returned to town front Gny's Cliff.. Warwidr.

Mr. and LKly Angin;ta Milbank base been enter-
taining, at Bluebells Park, Yorkshire, the Marquis and
*Ambiences of edinearthen and a @elect family circle.
Mr. Charles Gilpin, M.P., and family are
apendiag a few weeks in Germany.

&nor Gutierrez, Minizter Plenipotentiary from
Renduras, bad an interview yesterday with Earl Rumen at
the Foreign-other.

The Duke de Nemoore, accompanied by his
children, the Primrose Marguerite and Blanche d'Orleaus.
sad a numerous suite, arrived at Cologne on the 21st, and
left en the following morning, an his way to Claremont.

ft ham been recommended that Prince Leopold
shall par the wesuiag whiter In a mild climate, and his
royal Wilma* will aseardiagly proceed to Italy in October.
We wailerelawl that the young prince will travel iooognito,
sad that hie suite will consist only of his governor,
physician, arid tutor.

It is stated that the Secretary of State for India
has ample funds in head to seat all possible w►nts up to
the mid of the year, even if the railway companies should
lid it siessinry to apply for aid. At the mime time an M-
aiming expectation prevails that these companies will be
able to raise enough for their requirements without appeal.
fag to the government.

A return recently made from the metropolitan
police-cam states that within • indium of six miles
Pram Cherinirerom there are 2,637 miles of streets. Sines
1849 the number of houses baa increased by upwards of
110,000, and the length of streets by amity 900 miles.

On and after to-day (the 17th instant) the
bovine= of the Foreign-office will be carried on at No. 7,

The Oriental Bank and the Bank of New South
Wales are about to establish brandies In the province of
Canterbury, New Zeeland.