The Express. — London, England, 1851-06-14 00:00:00

EXPRESS, SATURDAY immimm JUNE lA, 1851. z . , .. . • . ' . . . 1 1111 FOliglll/1,11 SILKS which compose ton "Trophy" n woods , defiles, and mountain gorges, where 1 bourhood. This magniticeut maw entree 24 f • mineszatraag, is not se handunis as others on GNI little time to load, has , and adapted for eighty lights. It IS f a s piss stand. • I aevelty of colour aPpean s to be its' petecipal ; ' • iumil I f T Keith and Co., taken as a whole, are seems of the richest ..._.. ( of exhibited ill this country. The des: are mostly a man ' has ba t oatlti lis se--7nom= on. T bee purchased by tar . I new, and many of them very costly, those manu taught them the value of such weapons. The prin.! feature in the ells! Min, lig Sean below, and reflecting the 's riga (saline des 1 4ridt j Riau& - The Mann Ridgway have also introduce d , faet;red fee ha Highness the Viceroy of Egypt. ciple of Mr. Cult ' s revolvers (321, United States) I - s ,„ of s re volving cylinder, containing six extraordinary brilliancy. There aft (abet' chandeliers inl some - striking novelties in the application of pee- , Cuss 17 , 1 No. s.—Mutual bearing blocks for building • trbution of pressure - invented by Louis char mn't ex and ono barrel, anti hating been found to ' coloured glue in what the manufacturer i s pl ease d to call ! cemin, in the shape of staircases and fountains. Ito consa , n t-street. The invention n consists of blocks succeed perfectly. only one failure occurring out d the alaalthasia style, bat th e taste of these ia questionable, :A. specimen of the former in pure white, ornamented I of yar Z toran, we . has a fine palatial upcct, and is likely ! two thousand and eighty, tested in 1860 , by order of et isms is eat ',Mimi, sod lather mars the effect of the I w i t h --,a , with each other, and which ro y al' be 'used separately or combined be nude of stone, iron, wood, or I to become a favourite in aristocratic , mansions. Porte- from any o th er material, for the construction ef bridges, the United Star eta rvernment, and that arose remedefiess , : s ei d di are emserweled solel y with a view to from imperfect Their committee on midi- . prima* WINN. The rewsisise if the collection consists i rale staircases, with doors of malachite, would be quite a reecho, tunnels, breakwaters, foundations, &e., or for any nary sffaire strongly recommend the adoption of Eamon vases, Ontanneld with fine and delicate I p r ime* combination. Prince Albert has seen, and been other architectural purposes. From the . simplicity of the of them in the service, and they were an- . esigravieg, some served iasnotstims, sod numerous articles ; gush paused with, this staircase , and the Ouches.' of Glouces- ' forms of these blocks, and the mutual bearing of them, the I weight of the bulk, or any superincumbent pressure, is die cordiugly given to the Ranger C in I efleeelle breormase, bat all sikedlog mirk reward for a I ter has already given it her patronage. The fountains tributed over and shared by the whole mass. The ambit's- Mexico, and afterwards to the Mounted ft t Bemen. l IllaralwathraPottion. Bacchus (Birmilagbsm) appropriately are exosselingle handsome, and, until lately, have played i tion effected by this principle of construction introduces a In l;urwpean warfare, however, such weapons would 1 aspiele bastalf is the fabrications( wiaoorPt, glasses, and fee ths amassment of the visitors, but some enthusiast in ! security and improvement us ofpetnarient wa s p , bridges, not be of the some utility, for we prefer a rauge ci gamiatem, In coloured and caul glass. The collection la art having stolen the jet', their occupation is, for the ! tunnels, f oun d ations , erg of se ts a , w w a hic , h, fort ifica tions, interlocking, & i by rule r: fo rm an 1 a bullet through sot large, ha t well designed and emended. A fiowcrstand, present, gone. There are also to be seen here sue fifteen hundred yards to sending sepa hollow bricks with which Prim. l ambi :l as e e st riss ruct , ure, and the novel feature of building seven-inch boards at sixteen yards ; and the distri- 1 with vase and cornucopia, has a very pretty effect. TM eimens of the &c., without a keystone, every block act. Albert has constructed his model cottages. Their lug as a key stone. bution of such arms to whisk regiments would be delicate twisted stems of the champagne glasses are novel accom p an i e d with strong doubts as to the use which and chaste, but we fear for their continuity after the third advantages are represented to be absence of damp, greater CLASS XXlX.—Bees and Beehives.—ln the north-east would be made of them, for, although their import- o a rc. - Harris and Son, of Birmingham, exhibit a largo strength and economy, inasmuch that, being glued in the gallery, directly under tho transept, Messrs. Neighbour and Son, of High Holborn, have arranged several descrip tion' cannot be denied when employed by select trails collection of coloured ream, adapted to the various uses of inside, they do not require plastering or papering. The in such as rifle companies, he.. yet nithe hands of igloo' tbe table. Fine effects of colour are here produced, and venter attaches great importance to this article, and expects imp rove d r ro rraders to examine , w h ich a it s will ti b? )r i t a te; s o t - f teas inso of in t a h ny r o p The articles that it will create a complete revolution in the mode of con- rural economy now claims such universd and deserved at rant or carelem men they might be snore detrimental , many of the shapes possess novelty and grace. than otherwise. There la nn reason, however , why: exhibited by these and other manufacturers in coloured structing houses. Meigh and Son confine themselves to the tention throughout the country. The novelty in the con s few should not he tried in the present ('afire war, i glass would seem to intimate that the Bohemians are fabrication of the more homely article—earthenware ; but struction of these hives consists in the facilities that are afforded of taking at any time of tit :gathering season the where the nature oldie warfare is so similar to that ,! not long to enjoy their monopoly. Specimens of the eertaailv the perfection to which they have brought it leaves purest honey in larger or smaller quantities without de af the Florida Indiana. I beautiful silvered glass lately become so fashionable, and little to choose between it and porcelain. Their vases , stroying or even injuring the bees, thus humanely super- Considering the celebrity of the Sweden iron, we . which has f orme d so ornamental a f e ature at various pub- are particularly good, the coarser material seemisS coding the barbarous and hateful system of murdering these sh o uld have liked to have seen something better an a tic banquets, arc exhibited by Messrs. Varnish, of Berner's- to adapt itself best to the massive character of the interesting insects to obtain the produce of their industry. specimen of a national weapon than the breach- I street. The silvered globes are already familiar to the vessel. Their cheapness, too, is surprising. Thirty- Immediately adjoining this group of untenanted beehives loading musket. The weight is by no means COM . ' public, but there are various other articles, such as chess- five guineas would purchase one of quite as diatingue an r t:i l o y a:l e o a be t e"weodrk.livitTgh hives , se i ;el l' li h tt e le bce cr s e::: " . i l ' i h 7 peasated fur by the mechanism, which oune6te of a table, gubleta, eurtaisrpoles, &c., which show the great appearance as a hundred and fifty guinea porcelain. In been Y highly honoured by the eat; executives creatu re s , levee shout three inches long, which opens a part of adaptability of the material to ornamental purposes. Perry some of the dinner service. also the painting and ornament tee, for of all the animal workers that contribute the barrel about the same l e ngth, into which the and Co. (New Bond-street) have an immense chandelier for are of a beauty which we have seldom seen surpassed even to the interest of the Exhibition they alone are cartridge s put. The cup is also then put on, the 1 144 candles, of most elaborate workmanship. The design, in the highest priced porcelain. We have now given our allowed therein to display their matchless ingenuity and skill._ By a simple contrivance the bees are allowed cap head being underneath. The lowlife , a pp ears ; however, is rather coafused, and the quality of the glue readers a glimpse, and only a glimpse, at same of the tree- egress_ and ingress through the building, without in the to he a slow business, but for a wall pierce the ides I does not appear so pure as is the MSS with some of the North Gallery, but shall on a future day least degree molesting the visitors; thus enabling the ad descrys a attention. Mr. Pellet's chandeliers. Perhaps it wants cleaning, endeavour to do sonic justice to the remaining collections, mirers of the works of Nature to view the whale process of hi sword blade, we noticed those of MM. Healer as the intricacy of the pattern affords innumerable which arc quite as worthy of notice as those we have eau- forming the cells and depositing the honey therein. and Schinolz, of Solingen, and Mr. Wilkinson, of I receptacles for dust, but, whatever may be the cause, it =ra t e d, - Within these few days Messrs. Neighbour have added to Pall-mall, but the German sword bind's; have not looks rather dull beside its more brilliant neighbours. There the " apiary " a beehive constructed entirely of glass, pro tectcd by a cover neatly made of straw, but so contrived the finishing of ours. M. le Due de Luynee (No. arc various smaller collections of glass (for Class 24 is re- THE RUSSIAN CONTRIBUTIONS. that oil application to the attendant it can be removed in -1,364 Prams.) sends sowns beautiful specimens of markably well filled), among which good taste and good. illustrating w a clr tan ortrehk t e l odn Y i k nps tli dhiit u ph s treotwfilrihtese . u . i mare i n m pa e r t ticul i a i r e l r y I, t i li aj e , curious sty t the The Russian section was the great rendezvous damask steel blades, with magni fi cently ' ma ' workmanship arc generally dieeernible. There isnot, how- on Saturday for all the visitors at the Crystal Palace , it w a a n t d e h puting Melded handle*, that of the dagger being elaborate ~.. . variety . thewe rt en e t s im be e f L o .n re gag t e he i m i n n , ever, +liniment to require particular notice. The being then - open for the first time to pub.te inspection. Th e in its design. The Toledo blades are, however, un- Proper Pon- I many questions relative to the habits nod economy of the ~_..., spectator who visits this corner of the north gallery will various articles in malachite, now arranged in rivalled, particularly one hating a - ' illr ' c licab `'''' find ample amusement and much instruction if, afterand being well t d • hthe honey shaped like a coiled-up soake, to show the having inspected the beautiful specimens of the manufac- floes and good lights, dark crimson drapery of the chamber, shine out with a mare SAFETY IN MINING OPERATION,— IGG. Mr. Taylor, elastic qualities of the steel, the head forming tercel article we have enumerated, be should conclude his nificence truly regal. Several new specimens have made of Fleet-street, Dublin, exhibits a pneumatic battery for the handle of the blade. The manufactory of Toledo . . . . . _ day by going over and examining minutely the prepare this invention into secure effectually the mines from those ie the only one in Spain, where blades of such good i t. their appearance, among others a chair of line design, and igniting gunpowder in mining operations. The object of as of the raw material in its various stage., which art qualities cllll be manufactured, owing to a chemical a splendid table with several minor applications of the destructive and distressing accidents which are so frequent h ere appropriately ranged by more than one of the cx- material. The custom house value of the malachite is property in the waters of the Tagu4' which slow hibitors. in practical operations. The pneumatic battery is extremely thnsigh that town ; fur in the war of independence 20,000/. The plate was the object of universal admire.- simple in its construction, and most effsetual in its opera tion • and the model groups of wild horses in tinny. It possesses all the advantages of the galvanirbattere the government attempted to form one at Cadiz, em- :' , .I.INUFACTURES IN PORCELAIN Velt ' without its disad • andmay be employed • ' ' ' gilt bronze, by Baron Klett, made one regret . v entage, ploying the %WIG workmen and steel, but were unable PARIAN. at great distances from the mine to be exploded. We shall to obtain blades equally tempered , The Spanish that anything should have delayed the arrival suppose that the miner has prepared his charge of gun exhibit both of steel iltepolla and tire arms, That portion of the north gallery which stands of the full sized originals. The artist is the most distin- powder or mine in the usual way. lie then makes secure, scent to have used their best endeavours in sending immediately over the transept, and which is devoted to the guishA in St. Petersburg, and cast them expressly for the within a toot of the charge, a cell made of gutta percha, not specimens of the skill of their worktnen ill 0111 - specimens of British porcelain and its equally beautiful but Exhibition; but the great distance, nod the diffi cu l ty o f exceeding a ti,i c z o e in abo ms, ut .d, t a. worh e e e st=4 tf u tle a /t. 11 of mental design for the stocks of their piateds ore I younger sister Varian, is laden a ith such an w/mo ertis de transit, have hitherto delayed their arrival. We may y_ or any n su'hstance w i hich will resist the action of acid! . but ' beautifully inlaid, and a bronze: and *old hilted • rilleene that it would be quite impossible to elo anything yet hope, however, to see them in the course of the the inventor prefers cells of gutta percha, as they are not dailirer is well worthy of the Great Exhibition. It like justice to its contents in a single article. We must liable to breakage, as well as possessing other advantages is to Ise hoped, however, that a sts•orel blade curved therefore select a few of the more prominent features, re. , over any other substance that might be employed, parti throughout its length with a barbed head is merely serving the remainder for a future day. It would be well cularly the ease with which it eau be moulded into the shape required by . the application of heat, and rendered by meant for show, as the use a such a weapon would for the visitor who wishes fully to appreciate the excellence i the same means airtight. The cell is two-thirds filled with nut be excuaable in IL New 'Zealander. The Swedish ' rend beauty of our British ware to refresh his memory a sulphuric acid. A pima percha tube. a quarter of an inch sum els apt ak well for the quality of their steel, and' little out the subject-matter, and remember how very few iu diameter, and of a syphon form, is prepared, the longer a small unprovement given to one of them in the years, comparatively, it is since the fire Entrecolles arm of which is about ono foot in length, the shorter about handle should not be Ic.st by oar manufacturers. It scut over specimens of the Pc-tun-tse, and Kao-liu, four inches, and is inserted through the top of the cell, descending to within a quarter of an inch of the bottom, consists of a small ring in the handle to pass the the two main ingredient, of porcelain, from China and is consequently inunersed in the acid. The exterior fon :huger through, which in heavy cavalry swords to Europe, and how many fewer years it is since the dna end is placed over and in contact with the charge of gun would give much greater solidity to the grasp. china cup was made in England. The porcelain manufem older.powr The next important part of the apparatus consists In the smaller departments of eaps,eartridges, oze., ture wa.. established in Derby just a century ago by a /Ir. of lng gutta percha tube thtre-eight hii of an ineh in the !solidify of our work again shows Itoelf. e s pecially Intesbury, and thirteen years after, the celebrated Jowl* diameter, mad made to extend from any paint of safety to the cell at the charge such into the "ie. on upper portions if we compare (Pruaaia WM), nnd these of Mr. Joyce. i Wedirwuoil made Staffordshire the home of the puttees art. of which the end of the tube is inserted' and made air-tight. Although high finish and solidity in such matters But it was long subsequent to that time before the kaow- The miner havingsecureel all as described, next places a few may appear immaterial, tiny are of the greatest im ledge of chemistry and of the colouring properties of metal- grains of the chlorate of potass and loaf auger, which has porianie, for though a copper cap is a small Or - tic oxides cuabhAl our Stalford.vbire and Worcestershits been previously well ground and intimately mixed, on the tielc, what would our uns be without them ? g ' surface of the charge mid also in contact with the gunpow- The rontinental Dues are of tea thin a metal, , der. All the necessary arramsements are then completed, and the miner may on removing to the point of safety where apt to eplinter when fired, the charge of . the external end of the long tube terminates, cause the fulminating powder being sometime% too strong, and ~ ignition and explosion of the mice by simply blowing thereby causing danger to the eyesight i.r wounding' into the tube, which has the effect of forcing a the hand, uud tew woo lIIIS are MOM painful than those , small portion of the sulphuric wit out of the cell [stun jagged pies. sof copper. But why should ; through the syphon tulles thence coming in contact with fm h , the chlorate of 'muss and causing an instant explosion. copper be need in the manuffieturing of taps? 'Die . 1 The great sulvantages of the new mode are self-evident ; mere expense of the metal is a matter of consitlira- ' the miner, in all ordinary cases, has to run fur his life on tion. 1 firing the match paper or fusee, but by thismode he may In military accoutrements we have tonic soldierly- I remove at pleasure, and without fear, knowing that no looking Prureinti helmets', lust we would wish to action can take place until all is in resdiness. The above Is the simplest form of the pneumatic battery ; but ler caution our foreign friends front accepting sundry general purpose, a greater numbsr of cells would be re wax figures, dressed like mountebanks., as topics Tined. Wheu a number of explosions ore required to of our English regiments. Many military out- take place spontaneously a corresponding number of cells fitters send their ideas of a uew head-dress, are employed, one to each charge, and arranged as the - above described, by cone , all with a long tube. • operation% ;' summer. There are also iu the collection Fome characteristic Russian figures in gilt bronze, a curious globular clock, and not the least interesting features, • collection of Circassian anus, highly damascened, inlaid with precious stones, and mounted in gold. In front the gigantic candelabra may now be criticised in all their full proportions. On the op posite side of the nave the Russian silks enter into bold competition with the Lyons brocades, and there are various cases of embroidered leather, goat's hair cloth (made by the Cossack women) and other articles peculiar to the country, and doing great credit to its skilled labour. In a glass case above is arranged • collection of furs such as no country but Russia could product, among which is the Emperor's own pelisse, which his Imperial Majesty has condescendingly lent to grace the Exhibition. This costly article is composed of an immense number of the skins of the black fox, u suuill piece at the buck of the neck of each being all that is used fur the pur pose. These arc so nicely joined that the outer side hos the appearance of one beautiful skis, and is the perfection of warmth and luxurious softness. The value of this costly article is 3 e 300/. There are also some fine specimens of silver fox and other furs of nearly equal rarity, and many of them quite new to this country. But the great attraction, especially for the fair visitors, was the display of di.unouils, opened for the first time on Saturday. They are nut very great iu quantity or 1 remarkable for the size of particular stones, but they arc all of the purest water, and tho mode of setting surpasses in skill, beauty, and originally of design, anything we have hitherto seen, even at the Great Exhibition. They created quite &furore on Saturday, the quiet little Sclavons who had charge of the precious caskets being fairly hustled by beautiful girls and comely matrons. We must do them the justice to say that they bore the pressure with a demure equanimity that was quite edifying. In one case is a gorgeous diadem in diamonds, rubies, 1114 opal, containing in all 3,400 stones, and valued at 6,000/. The design of this is exquisite, and the workmanship so delicate that the silver setting is nowhere visible except at the back. A fine bracelet in turquoise, a gem the Russians pride them selves in setting gracefully, and a brooch containing a pearl perfectly round, and so pure in quality as to be equally beautiful which ever way itis turned, are arranged beside the diadem. There is also a gold snake armlet of very superior workmanship, the sinuoeitiea of the animal being admirably represented in links so closely set as to appear, on first in spection, of one continuous substance. In the second case is n necklace of diamonds and rubies, set ait bunches of grapes. The taste of this article is perfect, and the workmanship so exquisitely fine as to be perceptible only in its results. The radiant bunches are there, but no one can see the delicate metallic frame that holds them together. There is also in this case a splendid diadem of diamonds and costly eme ralds—the latter gems being set in a very peculiar manner,': merely fastened by a wire inserted in the smaller end, so as to resemble acorns. Besides this ornament, there are some bracelets and brooches of great beauty; the whole being set with a delicacy of manipulation, and purity of design, ' which is surprising as coming from the cold north, and which may well cause the Parisian jewellers to look to their laurels. Among the distinguished judges who have warmly praised this collection were the Duchess of Orleans, the Duchess of Gloucester, and Prince Henry of the Me ' therlands ; by all of whom they have been minutely examined. manufacturers to produce those beautiful sets in burnishes gold, and painted in many tulours, which now, ranged as they arc in bright array along the shelves of their location, hid proud defiance to all comma, whether from Dresden, Settee, or Nankin. The fact is, that the groat stride has been made within the last 20 years, as any careful housekeeper who retains the d, b, of n set of china of that age can readily testily. About that time a herce competition arose between Worces tershire aud Staffordshire, which has lasted ever since, th e mash sif which is that both have come out winners, all the loss and disgrace of defeat having fallen on tho foreign corn petitoes. Within the laid firs years the manufacturers have added .1 uew and beautitel branch to their art, by the con struction of a rapidly extending circle of articles in parian, which is a mixture of Swedish felspar with the ordinary china clay, and which is admirably adapted far sta tuette, and other ornaments of a sculptural character from its close resemblance to parian marble. The art of working this beautiful compound is as yet only in its in r fancy. It is yet brittle and unmanageable, and its tendency ' to contract after " firing" renders the moulding of statuette. 1 from it u work of great skill, delicacy, and jcidgment When , some cohesive element shall have been discovered, there is no calculating what revolutions the use of this material may effect in the fine arts. With these preliminary observations we shall proceed Moore to tho beautiful glass case in which Messrs. Minton, of Stoke-upon-Trent, have deposited the magnificent service of mixed parian and porcelain which has been purchased by her Majesty for presentation to the Emperor of Anstria. We should here observe that Mr. Minton claims the honour of having first introduced parian to public. notice, and that he also claims is second triumph , in having, in the service under notice, combined it with porcelain. The service is a full one, in white, turquois, and gold, the plates and smaller portions being exclusively porcelain, the large centre pieces, such as a!siettes moott.'es, flower baskets and cream bowls, porcelain and parian corn ' Lined. The wine cooler, which stands in the centre, is exclusively parian, and is of a high order of art. Hound the outside it has, in bas-relief, a bear-hunt represented, and hunters with their dogs form a series of statuette groups round the pedestal. A slight thread of gold runs in I and out through the design, and the whole has a most exquisite effect, the dead richness of the parian contrasting admirably with the bright glaze of the porcelain pieces la the neighbourhood. Oa the top an infant Bacchus is busy pressing the grapes, for the juice of which a receptacle is ' presided underneath. The aigrettes nwotcea are moat graceful combinations of the two materials, porcelain pre ' dominating, and the jelly-stands are of origival design, the I top being formed by a group of two Cupids-011C struggling to get at the sweet things beneath, the other holding him back with all the energy of an outrageously good child 1 The minor articles are all enriched with parian statuary, and the whole has a richness of effect which it would be in sails to look for in services com posed exclusively of one material. The plates are of an entirely new pattern, especially selected by her Majesty, the novelty consisting in the rims being perforated in a pat tern, and the difficulty in their having each to be separately worked by lowed It should he remarked that this Senile was not made originally to royal order, hut merely as a specimen for the Exhibition. Mee Majesty, in passing through the gallery, was, with her usual good taste, at ouce struck with its beauty, and purchased it for a thousand guineas for the purpose of presenting( it to the Emperor of Austria. The same firm exhibit a series of graceftil state cites in parian, among others the well-lumen Dorothea, and an AN111120,1 taming a wild horse, which we must my has (although claiming to be an original design) a wooden, fully close resemblance to Kiw's group. There is an alle gorical group, entitled l• Love taming Wrath," which is original and good : end some excellent portrait statuette*, among other, one of the late Sir R. reel. They arc all well exca uted. when we cousider the tendency of the ma• terial to contract after firing, and the fact that while porcelain figures arc moulded in the clay, parian must be poured into the moulds a. a fluid. We must not forget a beautiful copy of the " Teuiperana" from the Sutherland gallery, or a most exquisite and cha racteristic " Flora" from an original in the possession of the Earl of Harrowhy. The face of this statuette is a perfect type of the bright summer season. Two gigantic vases in poectiaiu, with ormolu ornaments, are Wilting features in this collective, anal have also been purchased by her Ma jesty; and there are numberless other articles in parian end porcelain which will well repay inspeeticm, but which we must leave oneuunterated, merely reminding the visitor not to consider be has done with Mr. Minton until he has examined his Galatea, in the nave, which is the hugest statue in parian that has yet been produced. I. Ridgway and Co., wham stand is doss to that of Mr. Minton, do not aim at anything entlasively ornamental, nor do they touch parian, but canine themselves delu sively to such articles in ponsigiia as cantbins sae and orna ment. Their dinner, tee, and dessert SeTTices p ossess great variety of form and de oration, and are all carved. ingly beautiful. In ono service they have added a new colour to the potters' list, by producing a bright orange, or, as they call it, coral To our Mahe this servile, although but after the way in which ranch rut 41! the Albert hat, we are astonished at the production' sent by Mo,sra. Allen and Co., 12 I, New Itund- 1 street. This hetereogeneous composition affords the public a means of satisfying thetusclves at one view, of the ugly points which our sludges, or pro aced black It uthern helmets contain. and, as a parody, it is nut bud. What is our army clothing board about, that by dressing our suldiera as if they were in tended for anythingbut their profet-sion, they give any one an opportunity of exhibiting such a head drefis OM at by conneethig • .. ,c. In military ... :ions it might be uocessat7 to have the long tube some miles in length; it would be neccuary in thut case to employ a forciug-pump which would act effectually at any distance. MANUFACTURES IN ULASs. lioweeer we may be inclined to yield the palm to the foreigner for beauty of design and delicacy of workman. ship in other branches of ornainental manufacture, it is quite certain that in the variants applications of that most beautiful of chemical combinations, etas., the British work- ; man need fear no competitor. The gallery devoted to the' work of his hands glitters like a fairy palace, and is each day visited by increasing crowds, especially of strangs re, who are unqualified in their admiration. In noticing the articles in this class the place of honour belongs of right to the Meese*. Oskr, whose far-remelt crystal fountain is the gem of the transept, and bas now a European celebrity. Of so well-known and generally-admired an object any lengthened description would be superthuno. It I will beleafficient to say that it contains four tons of pure 1 colourless glass, that it is 27 feet high, and that it might I without difficulty be converted into a superb candelabrum, for which purpose its elegant design is eminently calculated. The same firm exhibit also a magnificent pair of candelabra, in richly cut ear, each to hold fifteen lights, and standing eight feet high. Her Majesty has become the purchaser of these truly regal ornaments, and it is by her gracious per mission they are exhibited. The other contents of Messrs. Oiler's ruse are a large crystal candelabrum, supported by' three griffins in dead or fretted etas., the figures of which struck us as being well executed, considering the material, some richly monn•ed lustre., and several portraits in frosted glass, including thew of her Majeisty, Prince Albert, and some of the national literary and political celebrities. The collection is hand• tamely arranged in a large glass east, and affords every fit eddy for inspection. Nest in rotation, but second to none in etccllence or beauty, come the beautiful specimens of Mr. Arley Pellet. This gentleman, not contented with carrying on his manufacture merely as a trade, has devoted much time and atteution to vitreous chemistry, and to the' history of glass from the time of its apocryphal origin on the coast of Syria down to the palmy period of Venetian art. ! and the nee to the procomes and discoveries of the present day. The results are the beautiful Anglo Venetian services in gilt glass., which have all the fragile ilelkac7 of form 'I so much prised by cownsiesents—whether they have the im puted quality of detecting poison is a question which it is happily not necessary to discuss at the pea sent day. Mr. Pellet has also made a bold attempt at restoring the lens I Venetian art of frosting glass, and certainty the articles ex hibited have a wonderful resemblance to ice, the thing iu• I tended to be represented. .1 curious feature in this collec tion is what the manufacturer calls the Koli.i.nor," con sisting of several lumps of the purest Mint glass, cut die • mend wise, and quite rivalling in brilliancy the two million original down stairs. We are certain that if the largest of these specimens had becu placed on the velvet cushion, sur rounded by an iron railing, and attended by a reverential policeman, it would have received .1 much larger seed of public wonder and approbation than the real eastern gem. As a specimen, however, of the purest and most beautifully tut Sint glass, it affords an eseellent opportunity As observing the difference between that material and the tree diamond. It lese the advantage of the gem in entire absence of colour, and produces , the prismatic changes with nearly equal effect. But its de&ient in specific gravity, and in that wondrous power of radiating light which gives to the diamond its yalue, mid is its unique peculiarity. The mode of cutting these spaimens proves the workmen to be first-rate Lipid& rim. The other prominent feature in this collection is a magnificent centre chandelier in highly refractise cut glass, which glitters like the valley of diamonds. It is of vactful sad original design, and the purity of the glass may at once be detected by contras with other specimens in the et*. THLNOS WORTH LOOKLNO FOR LET THE GLASS PALACE. CLASS XVI.-13rand Avenue.—Boots and Am, I exhibited by Mr. Sperkes Hall, of 306, Regent-street, to illustrate the history of costume in England : Saxon shoes, from ancient manuscripts; a bishop's shoe of 721 ; the Nor man half-boots • shoes of William the Conqueror's eldest son ; boots of the 12th century, with pointed toes ; fashion in King John's reign—elegant boots of the time ; Henry lll.'s boots, richly decorated with gold bomb, n figure of a lion in diamond-shaped spaces, with an engraving • St. Swithin's shoes, proving that right and left .boss were known at that time. Shakspeare's account of what Hubert saw in relation to this fact. Dr. Johnson's version of it. Drawings by F. W. Fairholt, F.S.A., of elegant covering* for the feet, in use during the reigns of Edwards 1., 11., and 111. Edward IV.'s enactment ' that any shoemaker who made long and pointed toes for =privileged persons (the nobility being exempt) should forfeit three nobles or twenty shillings." In consequence of this law, the fashion took re a different turn, and the shoes measured 12 inches across the toes. Queen Mary's enactment on this, limiting the width to 6 inches. The buff leather boots of T'harles 1., elegant turuueer tops. The Puritans' boots. Charles 11.'s time, large tops, trimmed with richest lace, with an en gra% mg of one worn by a conrtier of the time. William 111. and the large jack boot, the shorter quarter, high heel buckle shoes. Ladies' shoes of the period, with an engrav ing of a clog used at that time. Queen Mary's shoes.' oorge 1. and ll.'s reign, the high wood heels of the period. The colours used, red heels and rosettes. George 111. and Queen Charlotte, with an engraving of the shoes worn at that period. Tho Duchess of York's tiny shoe, the measure' of it published in 1791, and models made of China. 'The Chopme of Venice—curious account of this article, with illustrations from different authors respecting it. The fashion alluded to by Hamlet, " Your ladyship is nearer Heaven than when I saw you hut by the altitude of a divine." An engraving of one. French Sabots.—The popular saying, that " William 111. had saved to from FoßevY, slavery. and wooden shoes." uta es Ht.—Among the articles in this clans (Condiments) noticed by her Majesty and Prince Albert in their visitation to that department, were French olives on the branches, image lemma, citron trees, and cacti, prepared by Messrs. Baths and Feast, of Finsbury-pavement and Lealenhall street, in the purest crystal vinegar. They are worthy of notice. — ITEZTION VSICAL INSTACMINTS.—The Patent Mi -1 lane Flute has the peculiar advantage of retaining the old method of lingering, while it affords numerous additional and :91vaatatuous fingerings impracticable on the odd date. pou • careful esaminatims ft will be found to Mr en tirety he it armaerbel flues as other date ; the aims and paaitbraf life Mee, rod dr of the beee lake dr roil el rains rieubider in rietued ou a germ bred the periplee *sauc e, which heir lbe et suiPeetarilb sod awe' eseetlyAmesres eineelmes Otiose trougboattbe whole subpar 011ie irreeeist. feathers all be ceded to the ladies, who best know how to wear them ; let helmets be left to the Guards and firemen ; and by all means let some head covering be devised suited to the character and ministering to the comfort of the GROSS RECEIPTS AND LIABILITIES OF THE EXHIBITION. The gross receipts of the Exhibition up to June 7 Were : Total amount fmm daily vWSs op to 314 May 07,190 1 0 Season tickets up to 31st May Monday, June 2 Tuesday, June 3 Wednesday, June 4 2,600 16 0 Thursday, Jane 5 2,566 17 0 Friday, Juno II 2,56 11 0 &tulip, Jane 7 1,260 15 0 f137,M 18 0 105 0 0 •• ....... - the week Season tickets dating Subscriptions 6t,344 0 0 For privilege of printing the catalogues For privilege of supplying refreshments Total received up to this date £210,111 18 0 The liabilities of the Royal Commissioner' are : For the building complete £139,000 0 0 Management, printing, &c. Police Prize fund 20,090 0 0 .C 155,000 0 0 The .Ithentrwit, after giving this statement, says : " There are some other incidental expenses that cannot yet he ascer tained with accuracy, but at the present moment till their liabilities are fully discharged, and a handsome balance lying at the banker's. The propriety of opening the build ing free of charge to the public in the month of August may now be fairly taken into consideration." VOICES FROM THE GREAT EXHIBITION. TO THE EDITOR OP TILE EIPHE.S. Sir,—Thc financial aspect of the accounts of this great undertaking having been well ascertained, the exhi bitors I think may now reasonably look forward to some measure for their own peculiar and quiet enjoyment of the works which have renderod the Exhibition worthy of its illustrious promoter, and perhaps you will allow space for the recommendation that a free admission ticket for six Saturdays be distributed to each exhibitor. I believe such a cour.e would allay the disaffection exiting in many contri butors.-1 am, sir, your obedient ,o.reaut, A. T.—B.:rners street, Oxford-street, June 10. THE PATENT LAWS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE EEPRES.I. Stn,—The Great Exhibition, about which so much was heard, is now an existing fact, and of course must not be alluded to except in terms of the most unqualified ad miration. Can you possibly allow me in the midst of these universal gratulations to ask what has become of a promise which I iutd many °tip rs understood to be made some time since. I believe that a pledge was given that the patent laws should he so altered that they should in future not benefit ex clusively the retch , rs of official fees, but should afthrd some protection to the property of meritorious inventors. I never knew a man who did not in private admit that the present state of the law wa- it disgrace to any nation boasting of its ' arts and manufactur. , but if you dare give publicity even to these remarks, I shall give you credit for more courage than is attributed to sOrll•• mo:e polite or more ealculating jour nalists. I have seen the Exhibition, and been prevented by the law from exhibiting. I remain, tic., MECHANIC. GARDENERS' oPERATIONS FOR THE ENSIUND WEEK. Pc um tbe GarAmees C4rotikle. r ;ANT JIEVARTMEN T. Many plant-, such as early-forced azaleas, which have oc copied the houses up to the present period, may now with advantage be placed out of doors in a sheltered and parti ally shaded situation. Cacti should be set out in a sunny place, which is better aduptal to their succulent habit; awl we find that their growth is more robust, and that they Mower w ith greater freedom, from being placed in front of a south wall during the latter part or the sunnier, and watering them occasionally with weals liquid manure. Plants which are useful for autumn and winter flowering, such as euphorbia, erantherriurn, justicia, vines, begonia, gesnera, ganlenia, fninriscea, jasminum, aphelandra, poin settia, turenia, cactus truncatus, &c., should continue to re ceive encouragement in the way of rich soil, liberal pot-room, and au adequate amount of heat suit moisture, in order that they may form healthy, handsome specimens. It is well also to propagate some young plants of many of these kinds, as they will be useful for flowering in small pots this se•asou, and may be grown on to make large: spe cimen for nest. All free-growing planes should have weak manure water once or twice a week, according to the pro grtss which the roots halve made towards the sides of the pots. I LUAU@ DARDEN AND 61In111HEKIE.4. Hyacinths, tulip, and other bulbs, whose foliage is now fully matured, should be taken up, dried, cleaned, and stored in an city room till autunni. It is a common prac , tice to throw away the old bulbs which have been forced, or to stink then, into some out-of-the-way border, and take no further notice of them ; but they arc well worthy of a greater share of attention. If, after being well ripened, they are taken out of the soil, carefully stored in a dry room during their season of rest, and in autumn replanted in beds of light rich soil, a healthy stock will be established in a few years, and from these the largest and soundest bulbs can annually be selected for forcing. Of the remain der, those which are large enough to flower at all may be planted in the flower garden, where they are highly orna mental during the spring months, and are at the same pre paring themselves for forcing in future years. Therefore let all the old bulbs you have in or out of ground, be taked care of till the planting season arrives. Dolly hocks, Dahlias, Delphiniums Phloxes, and other her baceous plants, must be neatly tied to good strong , lakes ; but this is very different to bundling them up in such a manner as to deprive them of light and air. The object of tying is to support the weight of the plants; but at the same time, light and air should be freely admitted amongst the branches. In tying the hollyhock it is a common prac tice to bind up six or eight shoots to ono stake, in which ease the flowers arc almost entirely concealed by the leaves. The proper way is to select a few of the strongest shoots of each plant, and tie them to separate stakes ' placed sufli ciently distant to admit light and air ; so treated, the flowers' display themselves to advantage, and th e i r a pp earance i s truly noble. The hollyhock looks particularly well when in groups ; single stems have but a stiff and formal appearance. HARDY TRIAT GARDEN. The shoots which are retained on wall-fruit-trees will now require attention in nailing or tying, as the frightful ness of the trees very much depends upon the shoots not being allowed to crowd or interfere one with another; and if their ornamental appearance, in an artistieal point of view, is any object, the shoots should be laid in at proper angles while they are young. Continue pinch ing the points of gooseberry and currant shoots, and especially where they are blighted; it is a very quick way of destroying myriads of insects, while at the same time it forms a necessary part of the cultivation of the plant. Continue the exterminating process wherever in sect, make their appearance, as well upon the smaller bash fruits as upon the wall trees. The garden engine should be at work every night and lamming upon these and the walls. Early cherries partiularly require this, as the black Hy is making its appearance, and if not destroyed in time will soil the fruit as well as injure the leaves. Where common tiles have ;nen adopted as a means of keeping strawberry fruit clean, they should occasionally be turned up, by which a congregation of snails, beetles, and other inju rious insects, will be exposed to view, and may be easily destroyed. The facility with which this may be done gives the tiles a great advantage over grass or straw, as the latter materials harbour insects without affording the means of getting at theta. KITCHEN 4ARDEN. No crops after this time should be sown so thickly as to require much thinning, for in hot dry weather consider able injury is thereby done to the plants which arc re tained. Plants sown now for future transplanting should be much thinner than would have been thought necessary a mouth or six weeks back ; this is to allow them a longer period to grow before they will need to be removed, and in order that they may then be carefully lifted with large balls of earth. Make regular sowings of turnips and spinach, and of lettuces and other salads once in two or three woeks ; sow a bed of carrots and of onions for using iu a young state; and as small root, of beet arc generally preferred, a late crop of them , hould now be sown. A sowing should be made of the vanack, early dwarf, or sugar-loaf cabbage, for late summer and autumn use ; and of Knight's protecting broccoli, or some other good sort, for late spring use. Car dome should now be tr.urphinted from the frames or pots, choosing a moist or dull day for the purpose, and watering them afterwards in hot weather till they arc thoroughly established. Let the leaver of garlic be tied in knots or twisted, to check its grew* and assist thereby the develop ment of the roots. Edidilide back a writer in thu .4tArwrom, taking up Ind= ansimidisus that had fallen from Pooch, proceeded to *lffliff, OS hats in vague ill various ports of the world, ___ _..... ._ *Malking that the slouched hat was graceful, and th e ___ blast protective. It is to be remarked, however, that the Ghat-\O BANQUET .tT TILE MANSION-HOUSE To i tt i n u t MAJIMITT'd CllMMx e m? , g t z h ati . OF t THLOiI d AI I EXIIIIII- F o r n ar en td , busy English race of to-day require neither the flowing feathers of dandyism, nor the protecting iron of the war. the Lady Mayoress!;ill entertain the . 'Royal Commissi y riot. Imagine a banker's clerk on his way about the city, the Foreign Commissioners, the Executive Committee, and ; darting hither and thither between serried tiles of vehicles their ladies, at dinner at the Mansion-house, in how= elt; with a snowy plume fluttering in the breeze. Arrived at the Great Exhibition of Industry of all Nations. his office, where can hu put his hat; not under his desk, ONE OF THE LAST REMNANTS OF THE ORDER OP t M o tt e rs i , the Chevalier o wh , o ta lic et lo e nt the plume will be soiled. Ile is required to go through the the illu P strieus t a le ti lri d.V ° t u e t e rain to a neighbouring office ; but the thing is impossible— just died in y ths.ponvent of St. lean di C us atane in . Sie t fli, to not a vertigo of his feather will remain. If, instead of the i which the directing chapter of that celebraied order had waving plume, ho adopt the protective helmet, his condi- ; retired. U. distinguished himself in the expedition which tion is not materially improved. It wou ld protect hi m I the last grandmaster sent against Algiers, towards the cnd of from what ? and its weight would be somewhat oppressive. • th e sse lg al i on7 t h u ralia, u stm G ln e e r fto ßyaa see %artg e lhen he t took l These, then, are clearly mistakes. It is not a helmet, it —" ' P re i ceived him with marked distinction. - lie was in ° tl n ie ' ll u tit not a ;caving plume, that Englishmen want. Let the year of his age. 11.1:3. The recent cxcitcment among the dandies of Lon don in favour of a nvolution in the form—not of govern ment, but of hats, has had a marked effect upon the hatters of London, as those visitors who have paid soy attention to Class 20 must have noticed. The stiff, inelegant hat now in vogue may be well replaced by a form of head covering more in accordance with the laws of taste ; but, whether or not any of the new forms of which there are specimens in the Exhibition will be generally adapted is, at present, a matter of doubt. Englishmen are very sensitive of any extravagance in costume. The wide trousers of the Parisians, which, in windy weather, assume the dis tended shape of balloons, have never been imitated iu this country, for the reason that they arc ottfr—neither con venient nor ornamental. in the same way the extravagant forms of head covering which may be seen in Paris are not suggestive of that national sobriety of character for which the people of England arc remarkable. Therefore, in at tempting to design a hat to be popular in this country, the manufacturer should be careful to produce something plain, tasteful, and comfortable. Undoubtedly felt hats are more pleasant wear than the pasteboard upon which silk bats are generally made ; and it is with this belief that the batten appear to have acted. There are the registered japanned felt hats of Garrard and Co., the registered Koryehlamyd, or helmet-cap, of Mr. Zox, the elastic ventilating hats of Felix and Co., the zephyr hats of Mr. White, the English plush hats of Mr. Melton, the I elastic beaver hats of Ashton and Suits, the silk hat, on soft felt body, of Smith, George, and Co., the soft velvet folding hat of Mr. Tyler, the French silk hat upon a substance of i Manilla grass, the cork hats of Mollady and Sons, the col lection of felt hate from Carrington and Co., of Stockport, the Brazilian palm-leaf Wellington hats from Mr. Barforte, of St. Albans, Bern and MellianTs new styles of military and court hats, and the Novus Pal lium hat front Leonard flicks, of Primate, Leeds. ; Variety we have here undoubtedly ; but little very new or commendable in form. Indeed, when there is a deviation from the established fashiou, it is to an imitation, more or I less close, of French extravagance. Perhaps the hat exhi bited by Mr. Hicks, of Leeds, is the most original in form. It has a low crown and curled brim, and is pleasant and I elastic to the head ; but whether or not the retiring sober ' Englishman will venture to appear abroad itt a head-dress a little resembling that of the Yenisei of the Guard, we do not pretend to determine. The cork hats arc light ; but are said to lie hard to the heath and to confine the heat ; and we arc inclined to prefer the silk hats, on a soft velvet body, offered by Smith, George, wad Company. The felt caps, which arc fast coming into general use among the working-classes, and may now be had at any shop, and in all colours (even in the brightest orange tint) appear to have hit English taste, bring comfortable and not remark able. They are too low crowned perhaps, and not cool , enough for summer wear; but at all events, fur mechanics, are a great improvement upon the indifferent silk hate, in ; various stages of deny, which they were in the habit of wearing.. . . . . NATAL IPURRAN, PORT NATAL, lAN, 20. The n'timate prosperity of this town, and indeed of the whole colony, depends on the removal of the bar of land at the mouth of the harbour. This important work has progressed so far that the barque I came out in, of 390 tons register, entered with ease, drawing 12 feet water: when in, it is perhaps one of the very finest harbours in the world, encircled by wooded hills, which recede where this town stands, and capable, when properly deepened, of con taining.all the navies of Europe This is not a healthy town, although not subject to any epidemics, its extreme sultriness at this scason in grog it very enervating, while clouds of sand blow in all directions. But new corners suffer from far other causes, intro. tlircially an indecision as to their ur.erior movements; this lasts till their means are exhausted, and then they would willingly go to England again. This applies to parties landing with 501. to 150/. This is at present no place for a poor man to come to, unless he Is a clever ordinary mechanic or market gardener, determined at once to go to work. No one (with these exceptions) should conic out here who cannot afford to lay upoa his oars for a month to look about, and then have 400/. to 5001. in hand to work with. Business here is conducted almost entirely on credit : if land is sold by private parties, perhaps a quarter of tho amount is paid down, and remainder at six, nine, and twelve months, so encouraging mere speculators, to the great injury of the bow'. fide purchaser. The principal supplies of this place arc drawn from the Cape. The returns are all specie, for it may be said then) arc now no exports, or only of the most trivial enaracter. The land in this colony, to a t reat extent, requires but a small expense in cultivation to retailer abun dantly all the nee rosaries of life, and not only so, but to make this an exporting place of importance ; there arc al.o vast tracts of the finest graving land. Sugar cane grows wild, coffee comes to perfection, indigo is indigenous, as is also cotton ; but this last requires, to cultivate successfully, far more continuous labour than the Kaifirs can be de pended on for. The eroton and castor oil plants are wild in the woods; senna of the finest quality abounds—indeed there can scarcely he named plant, tree, or flower of the tropics or temperate climes but will grow on the different elevations sit:madly. Yet, comparatively, no land is cul tivated. Men are mare disposed to hang about the town ' than at once to go spots their land, build up their house, and become comparatively independent. I sin sorry I cannot speak in more favourable terms of this place and the surrouudiag country, for which Nature has done so much. . " a s As regards hnuschold economy, it may be remarked that hovels realise 30s. to 2/. per month, rent. tridloored and unceiled houses, with three, or four inconvenient rooms ! .11. to .51. per mouth; celled and floored houses, of six to eight rooms, 71. to 8/. per month. Bread, 3d. per lb. ; beef (the only meat of the place), 2.1. to 3d. per lb. ; fowls, Is. to Is. 3d. each. Beer three times the price it is in England, as are also many of the common necessaries of life. As regards politics, you will hear more of the unfortu nately-commenced frostier war in England titan we do hem; but it appears as if the peace of the colony would be probably disturbed, for all are invited to enrol themselves into a militia, and arms are providing for their equipment. Many are in a state of consternation, and now ask why arc such great privileges granted to refugee Kadin; who will work for you when they please, leave you without a mo ment's notice when they please ' and after all, in every pro bability, if pardoned by an hostile chief they have left, would slaughter the British without hesitation, if they had the opportunity. They have not, in my opinion, tho slightest idea of gratitude for the protection afforded them from the vengeance of those chiefs or petty kings they have deserted from. SLAVERY IN NWERIC.I.—The following letter was sent by Mr. It. W. Emerson, in answer to an invitation to attend the annual meeting of an anti-slavery Reciety held at Concord, United States, on the ad oh.:—" New York, March 18, ISII.-1/car friend: I had more reasons than one to regret leaving home at this time, and, if any present engagements were not of two seasons' standing, I should have made every effort to relieve myself. For your liberty meeting, I think it has a certain importance just now, and really at this moment it seems imperative that every loser of bunion rights should, in every manner, singly or socially, in private and in public, by voice and by pen—sand, first of all, by substantial help and hospitality to the slave, and de fendber him against his hunters, enter his protest for huma nity against the detestable statute of the last t'uiaa,-ress. I find it a subject of conversation in all cars and steamlaoate, and everywhere distributing society into two classes, accord ing to the moral feasibility of individuals on one part, and their habitual docility to party leading on the other. I do not know how the majority of to-day will be found to decide. Sometimes people of natural probity and :affection are so warped by the habit of party, and show themselves so unexpectedly callous and inhuman, that it seems we must wait for the Almighty to create a new generation a little more keenly alive to moral impressions, before any improvement in institutions can be looked for. But, as far as I have observed, there i., on all great qw.stion,, a tido or undulation in the public mind, a series of actions and re-actions. The momentary interest carries it to-day ; but, prewnoly, the advocates of the liberal principle are victo rious—anal the more entirely, because they had persisted unehakin under evil report. And, as justice alone satisfies everybody, they are sure to prevail at last. If the world has any reason iu it, it is for ever safe and successful to urge the cau‘e of Soso and right. I know it is very needless to say this to you, and others like you, who cannot, if they would, help serving the truth, tlaouala all the world he gone to woraiiip Mammon. Lest it is the only answer I know how to make to uur mathematical compatriots. So, wish ing you a day of h appy thoughts and sympathies on Thursday, I remain, yours respectfully and gratefully, It. W. EmElletri." THE PASSPORT SYSTEM.—A communication !litho Aix-la-Chapelle Gazette announces that the Prussian govern ment has been led by the many unrdeasantnesses and con stant squabbles which one portion of the recent passport re gulations has caused, to rescind it. In future, English tra vellers provided with proper English passports will not ho refused admission, though their passports stay not have been rind by a Prussian ambassador. Notwithstanding this relaxation from the former severe role, it will ho advisable for all travellers not to neglect getting their passports riss;r: in London by the Prussian ambassador. The complaints of the police at Aix have been the means of procuring this modification While this deference is shown to English travellers, a measure has just been determined on of a con trary nature towards the French. It appears that the French diplomatic authorities in Prussia, and the l'russian envoy in Paris, have been in tho habit of levying fees of 5 francs for ris, , ing passports. The Frenchmen, however, have evaded paying the Prussian fee in Paris, by proceed ing to Brussels, and procuring the rie. , of the Prussian am basaador there, who makes no charge. This practice having conic to the knowledge of the Prussian government, the am bassador at Brussels has been ordered to make the same charge as his colleague in Paris fur all risjs of French pass ports. A CI - ONOILY GLANCE AT A FEW OF TUE MANY I:gnus - mist, VET HITHERTO MUCH aezor.ecre!s, RE SOURCE,: or GALWAT.—It is needless here to dwell on its prepoudi rating geographical position, its immense, yet al most idle water-power, its geological riches, &c. 1 have been kindly fasoured with a rariety of mineral ores front different places about Galway, viz., Lemontielil, Brown ville, Arran Isles, Salt Hill, also from the opposite shores in the county Clare, which I believe to be a continuation of tho same metallic strata, principally composed of sulphurets of lead, copper, iron, and silver. I investigated their chemical constitution and application to the arts and manufactures. It is really surprising that Galway, so bountifully supplied by nature, and with all the elements necessary to constitute it ono of the first manufacturing depots in the British em pire, has so long remained in the shade unnoticed. The rich ness of its lead ores equals, indeed surpasses, many of those so extensively worked in Durham, Cumberland, and York shire. The sample of lead ore which I examined was galena, technically called sulphuret of lead ; it contains is 100 parts lead 86-6 and sulphur 13-4, with about 12 oz. of pure silver per ton of ore. The iron is generally in the pyritic state, or, as it is called, bisulphuret of iron, and is admirably suited for the manufacture of oil of vitriol, being a compound of 2N parts of iron and 32 of sulphur and in a 100 parts iron 46-7 and sulphur 53-3. The copper ore 1 found to be as a sulphuret present in the iron (ire, bat not in large quantities ; however, that it is derivable from it is evident. The reduction of the above ores at home would prove a source of immense wealth and profit to those who would embark therein, besides the unlimited amount of remunerative employment it would give to our starving people, both labourers and artisans. The lead ore, as worked on the estate of George F. O'Elahertio, Esq., I have been informed, is sent out of this country at 11/. per ton, to to reduced, refined, and returned back to the market at from 20/. to 22/. per ton, or as litharge, 241. ; or converted to many other forms more lucrative to the manufacturer, besides the amount of em ployment it gives, which would lessen our poor rates and ultimately leave almost no such rate in requisition. The sulphur contained in the above sulphurated metals would be most advantageously applied to the formation of sul phuric acid or oil of vitriol, a substance so extensiv , ly used and so essential both to the manufacturing and pharmaceutic chemist ; of all the acids the sulphuric is the most extensively used in the arts, and is., in fact, the primary agent ter obtaining almost all the other acids by disengaging them from saline or other combinations; in this way the nitric, muriatic or hydrochlosie, tartaric acetic, and many other acids are procured; it Is employed in the direct formation of alum, of the sulphates' of copper, zinc, potass and soda. In that of sulphuric ether, and of sugar, by the saccharification of starch, &c., it serves also fur opening the pores of skins in tanning, or determining the nature of several salts by the acid characters that ate dis engaged, &c. It is largely used in the manufacture of bleaching powder, or ellormde of lime and soda ash iugre dients so extensively used in the home and foreign market. Soda ash is used extensively in the manufacture of soap, . glass, paper, &e, and largely exported to America. In fact, it is one of the staple trades of England in the Ame rican market, and which could be most profitably made ill Galway, which will ere long become the pivot on which the trade and commerce of the eastern and western world will turn.—JAMES M'Annts, late Chemist of the Apetliocaries' Hall of Ireland, Chemical Works, Galway. June 6. 18-51. TUE ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE AT LEEDS. —Yesterday William &Ott was again brought up before the Lee& magistrates for final examination on the charge of having shot at Mrs. Sophia Widdop, and afterwards shooting himself. The prisoner was committed fur trial on both charges. II II