The Express. — London, England, 1851-06-21 00:00:00

~,.7 / , • a. 11 : ( r " . • i e - •_. -c-,-,-, a a , z:A; Tte 44'fprt No. 1,505.] [No. 26, EXHIBITION EXPRESS.] But who, this peerless palace, hath designed 3 THE Fit place for such a varied, countless throng, To view the priceless treasures here enshrined EXHIBITION With lowly working men, he ranks among, Toiling, midst floral labours, late and long. EXPItESS, By right of genius, he has claims to be Linked with the future story, and the song, That will embalm the lofty destiny ; FOR THE WEEK ENDLNO Of this transcendent scene,—this glorious jubilee. Nor quickly will the world forget the Prince, The lover of each gentle, graceful art ; For though on this world's stage, sot ages since, His icareeavas deemed a fitting royal part;— By seeking thus to win a nation's heart, He'll leave his son a heritage secure; Bequeath his children an unfailing chart, To guide them o'er life's ocean safe and sure: When other thrones are fall'n his children's shall endure. SATURDAY, JUNE 21. THE great tide of visitors has now fairly set in. Every train from the country brings its load . of holi day makers. The Channel steamers are alive with gay passengers on their way to Kensington ; the hotels are last tilling; the theatres are receiving crowded audiences; the proprietors of public gardens count their visitors by thousands; foreigners are no longer stared at in the streets; and even Chinamen are passed in the Strand with very , little notice. Bronzed countrymen in smock frocks, and buxom countrywomen in their bright holiday dresses, may be seen early in the morning plodding their way to Hyde-park. Innumerable omnibuses from all parts of town meet in Piccadilly, laden inside and out with Exhibition visitors. Flags of all colours Lag frau the 1601=114i faurants for Spaniards, Frenchmen, and Germans offer their viands to the stranger, and eager touters invite foot passengers to refresh themselves, on their way to and from the Palace of Glass. Within the great building the number of visitors has been larger throughout the four shilling days of this week than it has reached before ; upwards of seventy thousand persons having passed within the ease walls on Monday last. It cannot be denied, by persons who have visited the building about one or two o'clock on any of the last four shilling days, that an inconvenient crowding is experienced, especially at those points where there is an extraordinary attraction. Near Hunt and Roekell's stand, in the south gallery, for instance, the crowd ing on all the days has been excessive : and to the minds, even of persons who are not afraid of ordinary difficulties, the thought has arisen whether the time Lad not arrived fur limiting the number of daily ad missions. Several remarkable additions have been made to the vast collection within the present week : that, however, which has been most noticed, is, undoubt edly, the table, in pictra dues, from Tuscany, now placed in the nave, and valued at 1,0001. ; it is already sold. The Russian contributions have been objects of particular curiosity throughout the week ; and the inquisitive have been speculating as to addi tions to lw placed within the hoarding recently erected across the eastern end of the great machinery room: they are probably tho Indian contributions from Her Majesty the Queen. Lectures have been delivered at intervals on vari ous groups by Professor Ansted and others through out the week ; and Mr. Nasmyth, the brother of the great engineer, now attends in the machinery-room to afford explanations of the uses and mechanism of the various engines. Visitors should also know that the authorities have been lately engaged pasting ex tracts from the " Official Catalo gu e upon the objects to which they refer. If this plan is carried out, it will fairly do away with the necessity for carrying a ponderous, uninteresting catalogue through the building. It appears that in pursuance of the regard pro mised to the convenience of foreigners, interpreters have been placed at intervals throughout the build ing. This is a wise provision. Another regulation is urgently calkd for, and that one is to compel omnibus proprietors to write legibly upon their carriages the limits of their journey. As the case stands, the object of the proprietor is, having filled his vehicle at the park gates, to discharge the cargo at sixee per head as soon as possible, and race back to the building for another load. The consequence of this eagerness to make frequent journeys is, that on arriving at Charing-cross visitors are informed that they can go no further; but if one or two sturdy Saxons, bent upon having their fair pound of omnibus horse-flesh, remonstrate upon the dishonesty of calling?' stoppage at Charing-cross " going down the Strand," the con ductor slams the door and shouts over the roof to the driver that there arc one or two cranky old "gents" inside who trill go to Waterloo-bridge ; and, accord ingly, enlivened by the way with a few muttered curses from the two officials, the stud de fenders of their rights are conveyed to the bri . But poor foreigners in such a case are left r to chatter hotly before Northumberland-house. The public may fairly call upon the police autho rities to interfere in this matter, and it would even be well to station a policeman at Charing-cross to take note of those omnibuses in which passengers are thus cheated. PARIS, Jess 20. The workmen delegated by the city of Paris to the London Exhibition have been divided into seven categories, each of which is to pass in succession a fortnight in London. The second detachment set out yesterday, by way of Dieppe, and is composed of 12 delegates, representing the following trades : gold-smithery, plated ware, fine and false jewellery, watch-making, bronzes, prints and engraving., but tons, tin goods, and lamps. The French steamer Paris, from Hamburg, landed on Tuesday, at Havre, 48 Swedes, who are visiting Paris on their way to the London Exhibition. STANZAS Bs ♦ Woltz's() MAN. A glorious vision ! Never once bath man Beheld such trophies of th' immortal soul, Nor seen, since human life and art began, The treasures of the intellect unroll Themselves in sash a great and gorgeous whole. Here, on this spot of earth, all human kind Appear assembled at a splendid goal, To see the strife of toil and skill combined— The elements subdued—the triumph of the mind! Ti mental seers, by what mysterious laws Is art progressive ? now the skill of him Whose labour's prompted by ignoble cause— Whose faculties arc circumscribed and dim, To those which would adorn a seraphim ; The glorious fruits of which we here behold ! How oft exerted human brain and limb— How many ages o'er man's head hare rolled— Ere sight like this the world could to the eye unfold ? The reason of God's curse, is now revealed ; "That man should lire by labour." It bath made The earth its hidden wondrous treasures yield; And through it man, with self assisting aid, Bath Godlike art, and Godlike power displayed. By it he can from savage ways remove, And ever shun the warrior's bloody trade ; Can taste below, the bliss that is above ; Meet here his fellow-man, in peacefulness and lore. Sheltered by crystal walls and roof, we view, All products of the earth, the air, and seas, Assuming every texture, form, and hue, That can a man's corporeal senses please, And gladden Beauty's sense to scalene& Art unto man is a magician's rod, Prolonging life, absolving from disease ; Extracting good from out the meanest sod; Rivalling Nature's works, sad making him a God. Here from the inert masa, are forms evolved, Which ell but living fanetirma can omanumd ; Their notion, into which their power's resolved, Con be controlled by infant's they hand; Now, each, that form tltaale anal withetsnd, Now crushing not the tweet's bluest home. - Her forms of living things their charms expand Which lynx-eyed critics dare not owe denims, At lighted up they sees, with litt's instating lase. LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 21, 1851. artist, but now the property of Mr. liollord, who kindly sent it for exhibition. This rare specimen of Florentine mosaic occupied the artist eight years in its construction, and although a very small slab, is valued at 10e0/. The crowd, as on the previous day was an exceedingly well-dressed one, and in cluded many of our first fashionable', who bore the hustling with entire good humour and patience. Some sensation was caused about midday by the arrival of our old Chinese friend Keying in grand costume, with two attendants, hav ing come to give a sitting to the artist who is preparing a picture of the grand opening. The illustrious stranger looked exceedingly well, and seemed wonderfully to enjoy the way in which he was ran after by the country visitors. There was also a good sprinkling of the Scots Fusilier Guards, their colonel, Prince Albert, having purchased ad missions for the whole regiment, to be sent in in drafts, as the exigencies of military duty might permit. Altogether the day was a feature in the history of the Crystal Palace. - . Cash account, Juuc 17. Benson tickets At the doors 3,191 2 0 ---. Total £3,202 13 0 WEDNE3DAT. Wednesday Was another great day at the Crystal Palace. Notwithstanding the fluctuating character of the weather, the visitors began to pour in at an early hour, so that at two o'clock the interior might be literally called the World's Fair. The great increase of country visitors is now becoming quite noticeable, and the foreigners, who now form a large ingredient in the company, are no longer ex clusively of the stronger sex. French and German may be heard resounding through the building with a volubility which unbearded lips would in vain strive toarrive at. From the subjoined figures it will be seen that the great body of visitors came between the hours of 10 and 2 o'clock, and there is a fair presumption that those were the hours at which the provincial contingents would arrive. The 3 o'clock return would give the steady ticket-holders who come day by day, and examine the wonders, section by sec tion, a task which must have been sadly interrupted; while the later hours returns may be supposed to:indicate the mere loungers who promenade the nave or sit about the crystal fountain ; and they, most of all, are in commoded by the myriads who come for the vulgar purpose of seeing and being instructed by the Exhibition. The numbers at the last return taken were 62,032, being nearly 5,000 less than the return of the previous day, but considerably beyond any preceding day's work, and the following was their order of arrival :—Eleven o'clock, 18,637 ; twelve o'clock, 17,715 ; one o'clock, 10,31.5; two o'clock, 6,913; three o'clock, 4,123; four o'clock, 3,366; five o'clock, 1,476; and 6 o'clock, 687: total, 62,332. At a quarter to seven the bell rang, and in an insoaccivably short space of time the building was left to the tranquil pos session of its nightly guardians. This process of clearing out is not the least remarkable feature of the Exhi bition. Great military authorities have said that it was easy to collect 60,000 people in Hyde-park, but not so easy to get them out again ; but at the Crystal Palace the problem is solved every day without any coercive means save the inherent orderliness and good feeling of the people. There is no rushing, no noise, no confusion. The tide recedes as gradually as it had advanced, and the only trouble the police have is to con trol the curiosity of the ladies about the diamonds, and to make abstruse arithmetical calculations touching the ingress and egress. Some slight disturbances to the harmony of the proceedings was occasioned by an accident which oc curred in the machinery iu motion room about three o'clock. A man, who was engaged in showing the working of the tile-making machine, by some means got his arm entangled in the works, and was severely hurt, the flesh being much lacerated and the bone broken. He was immediately re moved to St. George's Hospital. Among the improvements which every day's experience suggests to the executive committee, a large coloured ,ground plan of the build ing was on Wednesday posted up at the southern en trance, with every department indicated in large letters, so that a few moments' reference would enable a visitor to proceed straight to any desired section. This will be a much better arrangement than the guide system, which has been in operation for a day or two, but has re ceived little or no encouragement from the public. Cash account, June 18. Season tickets £l9 19 At the doors Total receipts £2,917 6 THURSDAY. The visitors from the provinces fairly took posses. sion of the Crystal Palace on Thursday. Stalwart farmers might be seen bustling about in every direction in a mixed state of amazement and perspiration, and young 'squires nearly as athletic, gave, in their jolly countenances and smart sporting costumes, the lie direct to any notion of de pression amongst the agricultural interest. The interior of the building was quite couleur de rose with the blooming complexions of the young ladies from the country, and the refreshment folks had a busy day in satisfying their unso phisticated appetites. It would be hard indeed to find con gregated in any part of the world so many first-rate specimens of the human race, both male and female, as were assembled yesterday at the Great Exhibition. The greatest pressure was in the foreign nave, where, so extreme was the beat, that any enjoyment of the various attractive objects was almost impossible. The crowd beat up against the great cage of the Koh-i-noor in a surging tide, above which the strong arms of the guardian policemen might be seen waving to and fro, and impressing the necessity of forbear ance in unmistakeable gesticulation. The stands at the sides, filled as they arc with costly rareties, were for a long time comparatively empty ; but gradually the masses spread through passages and galleries, and the work of admiration at generals, and of criticism at particulars, from fresh unjaded perceptions, commenced. Some of our friends from the country found, or fancied they had found, minute joininp in the Russian malachites, which had previously been supposed to be composed of solid muses of the mineral; and in the gallery of pre cious metals a very numerous group criticised un mercifully the posture of Queen Elizabeth's horse in one of the large pieces of plate. It was soon noticed that the horse had two legs down on one side, a position which I communicated a ludicrous sense of insecurity when looked at from behind, when the perpendicular was seen palpably to fall beyond the centre ofgravity. An explanatory ticket stated that the horse was " pacing," a step in which pal. Preys were trained in those times for ladies of quality. But this was stigmatised as au unhappy afterthought, one gentleman stating that he had never seen anything walk that way, but a dog at Wakefield fair, and that he, although exhibited for a show, could not keep it up for many yards. Perhaps Sir Christopher Hatton, who was as skilled in the mange as he was in the saltatory science, may have left some record that would decide the knotty point. A novelty in the foreign nave, which only made its appearance on Thursday, was the object of unqualified ad miration. It is a greatly reduced copy of Kiss's celebrated Amason and Tiger, beautifully executed, and which being on the floor, admits of that close inspection which is pre cluded by the great size of the original. Another novelty, or if not a novelty, to placed as hitherto to have escaped observation, is an entire tea-service of the ordi nary size in red cornelian, each piece being cut from the solid stone, and everything, even the spoons, formed of this material. The Russian who had the diamonds under his are suffered dreadful inroads from his fair persecutors, but he bears all patiently, and says he is learning English from the incessant questions of the ladies. He has been for tunate enough to find a purchaser for one of his most costly ornaments in a member of the es-royal family of France. In the British gallery, the great Coventry ribbon, which has already been described in the Erpress, was sur rounded by an admiring crowd. Wonderful anecdotes were circulated about it; among others, that the great City house which had secured it exclusively was selling it as fast as it could be made at 30s. a yard, and that two men could only make two yards of it in a week ! The stained emu gallery, hitherto so much neglected, has now become one of the most populous portions of the building. The total ex clusion of the sun makes it cool and pleasant, and the double row of seats down the centre renders it exceedingly convenient for the discussion of imported creature comforts. The me/queue is, that between 3 and 4 o'clock it be comes a vast dining-room, in which the weary visitors in dulge their taste for the fins arts, and empty their reboil mast baskets at their leisure. As every locality is width sum do congregate will have its gossip, there was a psi deal of eenversedsa In the Crystal Palace oa Thusidsh about a design for a fountain to play on shilling days, which the most jocose of our periodicals has published. While every ono admitted the good intentions which had originated the sketch, it was, at the same time, urged that, if it meant anything, it meant beer, and that any considerable flow of that pleasant stimulant might dis turb the admirable order which is at present a great no tional boast. It will be perceived by the subjoined num bers that the original maximum has been again far ex ceeded, although there were not probably more than 60,000 within the building at any one time. It is, perhaps, not generally known that arrangements are constantly in ope ration by which, in a moment, the number of admissions could be restricted. One of the flappers is every day " told off" to be ready in ease of necessity to ascend to the top of the transept and run a black ball up the flag-staff as a signal that the doors are temporarily closed. The constant efflux and reflux has hitherto rendered his services unne cessary, but if the weather continues fine, and the arrivals from the provinces go on at the present rate, his office may soon cease to be a sinecure. The numbers admitted were— Eleven o'clock, 17,731; twelve o'clock, 18,130 ; one o'clock, 10,223; two o'clock, 5,935; three o'clock, 5,222; four o'clock, 3,762; five o'clock, 1,968; and six o'clock, 709. Total, 63,709. _ Cash account, June 19. Season tickets At the doors 2,981 12 0 Total receipts FRIDAY. Her Majesty inaugurated tho anniversary of her weepion yesterday by au early visit to the Crystal Palace. The Royal party consisted of her Majesty, Prince Albert, his Ma jesty the King of the Belgians, and the usual suite. Her Ma jesty's appearance showed how well early rising agrees with her, and Prince Albert also looked well; but the King of the Belgians looked thin, and seemed considerably altered enee his previous visit to this country. The august visitors proceeded first to the Turco-Egyptian section, through which they merely promenaded, and thence to the Sevres room, at the contents of which they cast a hasty glance. The remainder of the visit was spent in the Belgian goods department, all the contents of which were minutely 'ex amined by his Belgian Majesty. The royal party then left the building with an intimationthat the visit would be resumed. There were also several distinguished visitors during the day, among others the Duke of Wellington, who was loudly cheered on his arrival and departure. His grace spent the greater portion of his visit in the room allotted to machinery in motion. The Duchess of Kent was also among the visitors; as were the Duchess of Sutherland, Lord Vivian, and several persons of distinction. The general company was one of the most crowded that has yet been seen on a Friday, and evi dently comprised a host of country visitors. There were several parties from Ireland and Scotland, and the foreigners were much more numerous than is usually seen on the high priced days. The foreign novo still seems to be the great attraction, and the throng yesterday rendered the atmo sphere almost insupportable. Towards the latter end of the day, the flushed and fatigued appearance of the ladies showed how sadly the want of ventilation was felt. The cause of this daily growing evil, may be seen by a glance at the side department allotted to the machinery. A part of this space is an incrustation on the original plan, and seriously impedes the ventilation. It was originally intended that the air should have a clear passage through and through, but in consequence of this alteration it is im peded on the north, the most important side, sod the ob struction is also increased by the glazing up of the refresh ment rooms, which, according to the first intention, were to have remained open. The result is, that the monster has only one lung, and all his visitors sutler from the impedi ment in his respiration. The Koh-i-noor is again clothed, in crimson drapery, but the reflectors have been removed, and a much wider passage in front enables the visitors to pass through more freely. Various ingenious pieces of clock work, which in the earlier days of the Exhibition lay still in secluded corners, are now brought out more prominently, and being is full motion at tract immense crowds. One of the most ingenious is a tree in the French section, covered with small birds, who hop from branch to branch, and chirp incessantly, with a surprising fidelity to nature. Another is in the British fine art section, and consists of a complete model of the Britannia Bridge and surrounding scenery. Trains hurry along tad rattle ominously through the great tube, vessels glide through the waters underneath, while along the road rattle several of those graceful vehicles called " tube "—the motion of which all who have visited the principality know by bitter experience. The surprise occasioned by the discovery of these waifs and strays of the Great Exhibitisn is one of the greatest pleasures of the place. The gal sries were very much thronged in the latter part of the day ay parties from the country, who might be seen eagerly moping round, and asking every policeman where they conk' see " the Pope and Cardinal Wiseman." It will be remembered that in the French gallery there are two effigies of distinguished French bishops, Bossuet and Finelon ; but the public, at least the provincial por tion, have re-christened them, and the interest in the figures is wonderfully increased by the modernisation of their appellatives. In the evening some of the persons assembled on the banks of the Serpentine, immediately outside the building, to see some experiments tried as to the comparative projectile force of the Canadian and London fire-engines. Among the Canadian contributions is a very massive and costly fire-engine, from Montreal, a city in which the frequency of fires has rendered necessary a numerous and highly organised fire brigade, with engines of great power. The specimen sent over was matched, yesterday, against the " Prince Albert" and " Thames," two engines of tendon build. As far as we could judge the American engine sent its columns of water to a much higher altitude, but the " Prince Albert" threw it further in a horizontal direction. The jurors, of course, took notes and said nothing, reserving their opinion for that anxiously expected period when the awards shall be published. The number of admissions subjoined will show that the number of visitors is increasing on the high-priced as well as on the shilling days :--11 o'clock, 7,198; 12, 6,890; 1,4,150; 2, 2,631; 3, 5,7107 ; 4, 2,682; 5, 1,878; 6, 680; total, 31,716. Cash account, Juno 20. Season tickets £36 15 0 At the doors 2,819 4 6 Total receipts £2,855 19 6 A VOICE FROM THE EXHIBITION. TEE INDIAN Finuna&--Bir,—The enclosed bill will explain the object I had in placing the two Indian figures in the Exhibition, which it seems have got the enmity of several of the London papers. I claim no merit for making them, as they are not works of art, the heads being cast in Outer tram the life. I thought that sym pathy. at least, would gain the poor Indian an undisputed place in the Exhibition, and that, amongst the " Industry of All Nations," one specimen of native manufacture from her Majesty's dominions in America might at least be ac ceptible amongst the English competitors. The fabric I 'nude to, and for which these figures were introduced, is a woollen robe worn by the woman, which I will challenge all the manufacturen of England to copy, and beg your close attention to it, sir, when you again visit the Exhibi tion.—Yours truly, Gao. CATLIN.-6, Waterloo-place, 18th June, 1851. THE EXETER EXHIBITION CLUB.—We are glad to hear that the amusements for the ensuing trip to the Crest Exhibition en nearly completed. The members of the club have best sup sere nth, delay, and the managing committee have lad an repieunnt time of it, although the delay has arisen her direIMIONIBM entirely beyond their control. Beretsd npliesties had been made to the Bristol and Enter iniway whose landslide reply was—" Our arrangennes with the Gnat Western are not yet complete ; as seen as si :;* peat nail hear from us definitively. The Mr. Mertimer, te :4 4K /th wrote to Mr. 1 1 3 1 2: 4 take slisissles, ebb preaptly that the matter should be eamnremiessad tio the an Wednesday last. On Thuswity a einnunienien was received from Mr. Wall, stathis that the arrangements were nearly com pleted, and that there was every reason to believe that the train would be enabled to start on the day origi nally fixed, July the AL Althaigh this is not quite definitive, there is so news M suppose that any further delay will occur. The Nips has been recently in London. The committee regnened hY weeddp to Ant some of the model lodging hem whisk have been advertised. He very Prom= dedneendg anaplied with the request. Hi says the printed= 1111 Xi= Castle, of Baltic Wharf, jeadialr, io a fitly elennent el the accommodation pro vided. Ti, esemitesta en UMW et the emaciation, beg to thank the wensend emcee he his kind attention. On Saturday hid a train ma hem Plyeanth. essateisiag about 600 puma Is semi dam sinds; the in ehugad Leek, Ms. with eight dein lawn. The train started her Pilsen& seen she Tess., and arrived in Padding ton et l pm—Waders Moe. THE WEEK AT THE GLASS PALACE. MONDAY. of 60,000 visitors in a single day at the Crystal Palace is no longer a problem, the enor mons number of 60,241 having passed the barriers at four o'clock on Monday ; and at the hour of closing 0,769 per sons had entered the building, of whom 67,099 paid the witallog maws he. Us at the first opening, but : i tt l e u ptgra i l!ll l7.lt i trsi a ng a u lh" until midday, when the inward stream became incessant, and so continued. All the roads leading to the buildin; were like a fair ; indeed, one cauld hardly suppose there were so many cabs and omnibuses in London as were continually occupied in conveying the sight-seekers. Nor was this all. The fineness of the day tempted whole troops of pedes trians, who crowded the road and the park, giving to all the vicinity the gay and animated appearance of some great festival. It would be a hard task to clas , ify the enor mous crowd which =vied slowly backward and forward through the interior, seeing as much as they could, but greatly :impeded in their object by their own immense . _ accumulation. The contents of several excursion trains were there, among others the weekly Eastern Counties, and an extensive immigration from Berkshire, via Great Western. The provincial aspect was frequently visible, but by no means predominant, nor, judging by appear ances, had our own operative classes anything like a majo rity. The toikties were, as a rule, gay and fashionable, and there was the same crowding round those objects which are supposed to interest the higher classes almost exclu sively. The Queen of Spain's jewels were regularly be sieged, and the Koh-i-noor knew no repose. The Dresden chamber was impassable, and in the Milan sculpture-room, the " pass on, ladies" of the policeman was a never-ending ditty. But these symptoms of congestion were only local, and such as may be witnessed even on high-priced days. The general circulation was tolerably free, notwith standing the enormous crowd, sufficiently so to prove that the established maximum of the executive committee may ho exceeded without any serious inconvenience. And that it will be so frequently is a matter of high probability, especially if the weather prove fine, as the various provin cial clubs which were formed during the winter for the ex penses of a trip to London arc now gradually coming to maturity, and will daily add their members to the metro politan crowd. Her Majesty arrived for her daily visit at her usual hour, and devoted a considerable time to the in spection of the machinery in motion, in which she appears to take a deep interest. The constant inquiry of all the new-comers is, " Has the Queen arrived And the police answer, " Her Majesty has been here," without adding any farther information. The visitors immediately set out in search of the royal party, but in nine cases out of ten the vast extent and intricacies of the building save her Majesty from the pressure of curiosity. In nny case, there is an in spector and a constable in attendance whose duty it is to keep all groups at a reasonable distance. The heat was very great towards the middle of the day, and in the nave and more crowded quarters excessive. Several cases of fainting occurred, among which were two or three from among the stronger sex, but the general aspect of the throng was plea surable in the extreme, and they moved about as freely as could possibly be expected in so vast an assembly. Cash account, June 16. Season tickets £ 11 n 0 At the doors Total £2,866 10 0 In the cecning,a concersecione took place at Willies Rooms, King-street, St. James's, to afford foreign paeans and other religious foreigners an opportunity to bonne so quainted with the clergy of the church of Entitail s fair with those lay members of the church who take an lipoid Interest in its affairs. Amongst the diwingotalni paeans pa ant were : the Archbishops of Canterbury and DAUB; tb Iliabor of London, Winchester, St. Asaph, Brew, Dombay, Argyle and the Isles; Archdeacons Hale and Si;aab Deans of St. Paul's and Jersey; Earls of Hanowby, &ye and Sete, Waldegrave, Chichester; The Chevalier Bunsen, E. Wyadhsm, Esq., B. Shaw, Esq., The Chisholm, J. Cocks, Esq., Sir H. Verney, R.A., Sir W. C. Ron, J. S. Pakington, Esq., Sir Lucius O'Brien, Hon. Mr. Duncan, Hon. Dr. Hoffman, and Professor Waagen, &c. &c. There was afro a large attendance of foreign ministers and consuls, and the assemblage was in many respects of a most novel and interesting character. Bibles and prayer books in all languages, together with school-books, and plans of churches, were exhibited around the room ; and the " conversations" which took place between some of the more distinguished representatives of various nations sufficiently testified to the earnest manner in which this appeal on behalf of the church was re sponded to. TVODAT. Oa Tessday the grand total at 6 o'clock the last boar at which the account is taken—was 67,681 ; and it may be interesting to note, hour by hour, Ow rate at which the human tide flowed in. Tha Ant return, taken at 12 o'clock, showed 19,757 ; die second, taken at 1, 19,038 ; the third, at 2, 11,613 ; the fourth, at 3, 6,418; the fifth, at 4, 4,900 ; the sixth, at 5, 3,747 ; and the last, at 6 o'clock, which was not dosed for about a quarter of an hour after, 2,508. Total. 67,411; am mamas tar exceeding anything that lei boa wk.* arimplated. As might Pm expected with soh tiombesio # llmpliwo was densely crowded; indeed, between Indio mid two o'clock, the period during which the mated mandinm sought admission, the transept and nave were almost bipusable. Gradually, however, the vast crowds igiust dimmaltes through the courts and along die galleries, Ind MIS 0111Milidl0ii, moving room was ob tained. The anti loommilmas that remained w as • very Net temperature, which required the services of all the watering-pots in the establishment, the thermometer giving 76 5 in rather a shady corner of the nave. There were great numbers of country visitors ; several van loads having set down from the South Eastern railway ; and one of our charitable institutions, the Lon don Orphan Asylum, treated its SOO little inmates to a visit. The railways may now be expected to furnish en immense daily quota, ono of them, the North Western, being under contract to convey 1,600,000 persons to the Exhibition, the drafts to commence from the Ist July, and to continue throughout the month. It is therefore not im probable that, before many weeks, there may be as many • MP° visitors to the Crystal Palace in a day. Should taw oppikatioss rise to that amount, those who are best grim* jai. think that some restrictive regulations win be rismarry, ma it is thought that 60,000 is quite as groat a number as can be accommodated at one time in such a way as to fulfil the object of their visit. It is satisfac tory to know that the balloon which paid such an un expected visit to the roof of the transept on the pre vious day, did no damage, beyond carrying away • flagstaff. The shower of ballast which was sent down caused some alarm and confusion at first, but that was com pounding very easily for what might have been the results had the balloon itself, with its occupants, fallen suddenly among the crowds who, towards the latter end of the day, congregate about the fountain. The Koh-i-noor was on Tues day again restored to daylight and its gilt cage. The eaperi• meat of the crimson boarding and pa light was notconsidered !satisfactory; in the fine place, as not increasing the brilliancy of the gam ; and, secondly, as canning sack a pressure in that particular quarter as greatly to Increase the reopend bilities of the police. An Interesting feature has been added to the attractions of the Stadia nave la the shape of a beautiful table in yid's dere, the weak of a Masada* [PRICE (DOUBLE SHEET) FOURPENCE. THE VISIT TO BIRMINGHAM. BIRMINGHAM, THVHFIGAT NIGHT. The proceedings of to-day have constituted an event in the history of the midland metropolis. The town was favoured with a visit from the royal commissioners, foreign commissioners, executive committee, jurors, and others interested in the management and success of the Great Exhibition. In the first instance, it was intended to entertain Prince Albert and his colleagues to a splendid en tertainment in the Town Hall, after the manner, if not upon the magnificent scale, of the York Festival; but his Royal Highness having, for various urgent reasons, declined the invitation forwarded to him by William Lucy, Esq., the Mayor, the exhibitors of Birmingham, together with a numerous body of its merchants and manufacturers, deter mined to do honour to the executive of the Exhibition in such a manner as would best suit their personal conveni ence, and be most in accordance with the occasion upon which their company was respectfully soli cited. With a view of carrying this object into effect, an influential committee was appointed, and a correspond ence opened with the principal officers of the industrial ex hibitors. The result was, the commissioners promptly ac cepted an invitation to inspect the principal manufactories of the town, to partake in the festivities of a fac champetre, at the Botanic Gardens, and subsequently to attend a soir e e at the Town Hall. So soon as the determination of the commission•rs was made known every preparation was made to receive the distinguished visitors with becoming relay. In addition to funds already in hand, subscriptions to the amount of several hundred pounds were freely ten dered, and no fears were entertained that the Mayor of Birmingham would be subjected to the same unpleasant annoyance as that of which the Lord Mayor of York so justly complained. A special train was engaged at Euston square to convey the visitors to and from Birmingham, and the entire expense of conveyance and entertainment de frayed by the Birmingham contributors. Of the 360 invi tations issued, 290 were accepted. The arrangements were superintended with indefatigable attention by the Mayor, actively assisted by W. Chance, Esq., Captain Tindal, J. F. Ledsam, Esq., It. Winfield, Esq., C. Shaw, Esq., John Ratcliffe, Esq., F.R.S., and Mr. Kettle, the secretary to the committee. This, the day of the flte, was fortunately a most auspi cious one; at 16 minutes past eight the train left London with 252 visitors; the journey down was longer than usual, in consequence of the heaviness of the train ; it was a few minutes after twelve when itarrived in Birmingham, where the visitors were received by William Lucy, Esq., the mayor; John Ratelitllt, Esq., F.R.S., the Low Bailiff; Charles Shaw, Esq., Frederic Ledsam, Esq., R. L. Chauce, Esq., and a number of the local authorities. Immediately on their arrival, the guests were entertained at a handsome de:ironer served up by Mr. Bacon, at the (IRMO'S Motel, who threw open his splendid suite of drawing rooms for the reception of the visitors; amongst whom were: Col. Granville, Mr. and Mrs. Wentworth Dilke, Baron C. Dupin, Col. Moran, Dr. Seyffarth, M. Petersen, M. Sherer, M. Santillana, Count Kcrzolay, Mr. Villiers Shelley, M.r., M.Sallandrouzc de Is Mornaix, Mr. Cubitt, Capt. Inglefield, Mr. Mechi, Col. Challoner, Professor An sted, Mr. Nicholay, Mr. Redgrave, Mr. Felkin, Capt. Abdel named Nuber Bey, Professor Corridi, Capt. Owen, Capt. Gibh, Capt.Collinson,Col. Lloyd, Mr. Godwin, Mr. Bowring, Mr. Owen Jones, Signor Tribbi, Mr. Crocco, Mr. and Mrs. Cole, Mr. Cattley, Dr. Lankester, Mr. Fox, Mr. Field Gibson, Lieut. Ward, Dr. Seliefenit, Mr. Fairbuirn, Lieut. Pasley, Mr. Wentworth, Dr. Arnott, Messrs. De Is Rue, Mr. Wallis, Chevalier Leneesa, Mr. Dighy Wyatt, Mr. Smedley., Mr. Von Viebahn, Count Laborde, M. Le Gcutil, &e. So soon as the visitors had partaken of this elegant repast they divided into parties, and proceeded to visit some of the principal manufactories and show-rooms of the town. It is to be regretted, however, that owing to the brief space of time allowed for inspection, many of the largest and most interesting establishments were overlooked, and it may be safely assorted, without any disparagement of the vari ous manufactories visited, that foreigners could have from what they saw but a very inadequate idea of the manufactur ing power and resources of Birmingham. The list of manu factories announced as open to view were: Messrs. Bacchus and Son, flint and coloured glass works ; C. IL. Collis and Co., manufacturing gold and silversmiths, electro platers, medallists, &c. ; W. Elliot and Son, button manufacturers; Elkington, Mason, and Co., electro platers and manufacturers of silver and plated wares; Joseph Gillett, steel pen manufacturer; the government proof houses; Rice Harris, flint glass manufacturer; Rinks aad Co., steel pen makers ; Jenners and Betteridge, papier mach* works and japan goods ; Thomas Lane, papier machi and patent pearl glass works; F.Osler and Cu., show-rooms for glass chandeliers, lustre', and table glass ; It. W. Win field, manufacturer of patent metallic bedsteads, tubing, rolling metals, and general brass foundry. To the noble works of Messrs. Fox and Henderson, at Smithwick, the illustrious strangers flocked in no small numbers, and many a wish was expressed that the great works at Spon-lanc— the scene where all the crystal for the splendid palace was prepared—could have been visited; the pressure of time, however, left the visitors no alternative but to forego that pleasure, and so numbers turned aside regretting. For similar reasons the magnificent establishments of Ratcliffe and Co., of Lowden, of Yates, and others, remained un visited. To the visitors at Mr. Winfield's, the greatest brass-foundry establishment in the world, the following address was read: "My lords and gentlemen, upwards of ono year has elapsed since the clerks and workpcople in the employ of Mr. It. W. Winfield, of the Cambridge -street Works, Bir mingham, met together in order to express their approba tion of the plan of the then intended Exhibition of the In dustry of All Nations; to manifest their desire to assist by preparing objects suitable for exposition, and by their pecuniary contributions to aid in realising the truly mag nificent conception of his Royal Highness Prince Albert. They meet now under circumstances more satisfactory : the Exhibition of 1851 has been accomplished, the Fairy Palace of Paxton rears its majestic form in Hyde-park, the colours of every nation float from its pinnacles, its interior is thronged with the natural products of every country, and the industry of every clime. A proud evidence is this of the faith of all nations in the honour and reputation of our native land, and proof to us convincing that your labours have been earnest, unceasing, and untinag. Our intention in the present in stance is to congratulate you in connexion with the execu tive committee upon the success of your labours, to convey to you our admiration of the manner in which you havo fought the good fight, overcome indifference, put an end to doubt, and manfully subdued opposition. In tendering this our humble tribute of the estimation in which we hold your efforts, we do so with respect; we know your exer tions have been lauded by those with whom we may not for one moment compare ourselves. The Exhibition of 18.51 is, however, but onegreat history of Industry, written by Labour on metals, on stone, on clay, on silk, and on cot ton, bound up in iron, glass, and timber, and as supplying a page in the volume, we are emboldened to approach you, for in that assemblage of all that is useful, rich, and rare, it is proved that indeed " all is the gift of industry—rich power." For the first time the varied skill, talent, and industry of England and Englishmen have been rendered apparent to themselves and to the world: labour has been elevated by collecting together its results • the whole is replete with instruction to this and all succeeding generation' ; it presents and will present a spectacle unsur in moral grandeur in the history of the universe. re l L et us, then, to present to you our acknowledgments, and to repeat our convictions that, but for your united ex ertions, the Exhibition of 1851 would have remained an idea only; we avail ourselves of your visit to these works to convey to you these our impressions of the services ren dered by you, in calling into existence the Exhibition of 18.51. May you long he spared to see the good resulting therefrom, is the prayer of yours, &e. At three o'clock in the afternoon all the guests were re ceived at the Botanic Gardens, the scene of the fete. There were assembled to meet them the thousands of this nezion with industry. Of the entertainment itself, it may be said, there was no pretence—all was substantial—. English—hospitable. And this over, and the Mayor having given the health of her Majesty, and that of her consort, Prince Albert, with appropriate eulogy, his Worship next proceeded with suitable brevity and compliment to pro pose the health* of " Earl Granville and the British Com missioners." Earl GRANVILLE said—l beg, Mr. Mayor, to tender you my best thanks for the manner in which you have pro posed my health and that of my colleagues, and also I must thank this company for the manner in which they have received that compliment on this remarkable occasion. I regret that the pressure of business in London should have prevented there being even a fuller attendance at this meeting in honour of the royal commissioners; but I cannot allow it to pass over without saying, with regard to you, Mr. Mayor, I must bear my testimony to your awfulness ta the royal commissioners in furthering in every way the carrying out the Great Exhibition. (Hear.) At onetime there was a difference as to the manner of carrying out some of the arrangements; the mayor of this town pressed his views with great firinneas, zeal, and tact, and as soon as the question was settled against him he never said another word—he dropped the subject, and was as warm • supporter of our plans as any of her Majesty's commis sioners. (Cheers.) It has been my good fortune on many occasions to acknowledge a toast somewhat similar in cha racter to this: I have always had to thank our entertaiuors for their hospitality. I have before felt that strongly—cer tainly to-day it almost completely pervades my min.l. (Ap plause.) It was in the town of Birmingham that the at tempt at an exhibition on a large scale was first made, and was successful. It was here shown that these exhibitions, if well managed, might be self-supportiug. It was shown, too, that here where so much of the useful has been achieved, there is not so much of back wardness in design as was perhaps expected. ( B een hear.) It was here demonstrated, too, how largely the community can be induced to participate in such an intel lectual pleasure as exhibitions of this kind. (11car, hear.) And when Mr. Paxton sent in that admirable design which has been since carried out in Hyde-park, whence tame its erection but from a firm at Birmingham? (Applause.) And if I may be permitted, in the presence of this distin guished company, I will narrate an anecdote in connexion with the erection of the building for the Great Exhibition. (Hear, hear.) At the time it became necessary to give the order for the work, the royal commission was not au incor porated body, and consequently they had no power to give such an order; it was felt by the royal commissioners that Prince Albert (although willing) ought not to take upon himself the responsibility consequent on the crecti in of so large a building, especially as the royal commissioners were themselves—some of them—substantial men. 14 there cirr cuntstances I was desired by Prince Albert to Ray when the plan of Messrs. Fox and Henderson was prepared, that I thought it very probable when the royal commission became a corporate body, that the plan then submitted on paper would be ordered—that in fact such a building was what they would require. (Hear, bear.) Messrs. Fox and Hen derson immediately said that that order was sufficient—( much Charing)—and in a few hours they gave such orders that resulted in the achievement of Mr. Paxton's design, with additional excellencies, and realising it so completely that I verily believe, if it had not been for Mr. Cubitt, they would have covered the whole of Hyde-park. (Ap plause.) So much for the intellect and perseverance of Birmingham in that respect. (Hear.) NVheuee came the material:? (Hear.) I am an imam:aster. (Groat applause.) Yes ; and I know that from your neighbourhood it came ; here that commodity is in abundance, aid hens as elsewhere, unfortunately, it is now very cheap. (Laughter.) With regard to the glass, why I beli.!ve there is only one establishment in the world having the means to produce such a quantity as was required for the Crystal Pa lace in such a short time, and that glass was produced by a distinguished firm whose name is honoured in your town, (Cheers.) And as I tun talking of glass, 1 may just compliment Birmingham on the progress it has made in glass-making since those restrictions were taken off which impeded its development, and to that most useful result we are indebted to an illustrious statesman, who has passed front us, most unfortunately, and bat for which ca lamitous event (such was the interest he took in everything connected with the Great Exhibition), that, I have no doubt, he would have been with us toslay. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the Great Exhibition itself, I must content myself with saying, that such is the rapidity with which we have been brought here, and such the satisfaction in our visit --(I believe I may say so much for your foreign guests)—and our pleasure at all we have seen, that our heads are full of machinery—certainly mine is ; but at the same time I cannot help regarding the Great Exhibition in the light of a registry of the advance of civilisation. (Cheers.) I may liken his Royal highness Prince Albert to those inventors who, seeing a thing in partial use, so develop it that it is improved and carried on an extended wale—made servicca bleiu &much wider range, and so far available to the service of mankind, thereby, to a certain extent, giving it the aspect of a new invention. The Royal Commissioners I liken to a body of engineers, engaged in arranging and carrying out the machinery; and all the other officers (espe cially the foreign commissioners, whose exquisite specimen of temper I have witnessed) have discharged their duties nobly and well. (Cheers.) I need not dwell on the fainter tracings of the machine ; these have been developed in broad lines showing the advance of industry in the world, and our national progress, and that science and art are con taminated by the touch of the meanest object.—After some other observations the noble lord concluded his speech amidst loud cheers, thanking the Mayor and his friends cordially for their hospitality. Tho toast of the " Foreign Commissioners" was acknow lodged by M. Tom VIEBAUN, and that of " The Jurors,' by M. DI:PIN. Both gentlemen spoke most eloquently. Tho " Mayor's" health was subsequently given by Lord finsisvtu.s, and at 6 o'clock the company adjourned to the Town-hall, where the soiree toak place, and at 9 o'clock the special train left Birmingham. All parties declared themselves delighted with the enter tainment, which passed off without a cause for regret. CONTENTS OF TIIE GLASS PALACE. MANUFACTURES LN PORCELAIN AND PARIAH. (Second Notice.) In close proximity to the stand upon which Mr. Minton has arranged his costly wares, is the collection of Mr. Copeland, which is in truth a gallery of statuary por celain. It will be observed that here we drop the term Parian" iu obedience to the nomenclature of the manu facturer, although in reality the statuary porcelain of Mr. Copeland is the same material as the parian of Mr. Minton. There may be some difference in the proportions of the component parts, and also in the mode of handling, but they are not of sufficient importance to constitute the two, separate articles, or their manipulation, separate arts. It appears that, like the birth-place of Homer, the parentage of parian is a question upon which the authorities are some what conflicting. In our former notice on this subject we stated that Mr. Minton claimed the merit of introducing this beautiful material of art-manufacture to the notice of the British public, whereas now we find that Mr. Copeland considers that he was the happy discoverer, and so it is with every exhibitor who produces specimens. The question is not of much importance, except in so far as the amour propre of the individuals is concerned; all that we have to consider is the amount of excellence which each has suc ceeded in attaining. ____ _-- ---- .- -- -- —.— - great industrial hive, and from thence - the foreign visitors Taking the question in that point of view, we can hardly saw at once some fine English scenery—the fertile fields of award anything less than the front rank to the beautiful Worcestershire, and away in the distance the hills of creations which crowd the glass eases of Mr. Copeland. Malvern, with the vales which enrich the scene. They see all from the best models, and, with the exception At four o'clock the Mayor received his guests in a tent, of size, leave nothing to choose between themselves and the and there sat down to the entertainment prepared some originals. Holding a prominent place, we find " Inc and six hundred persons, including all the men of " rank and the Infant Bacchus," from Foley's well-known group in the likelihood" in the town. At the chief table the Mayor Earl of Ellesmere's gallery. This porcelain is beautifully presided, supported by Earl Onsnville, Baron Dupin, and statuesque, the outlines are as clear as if done with th other distinguished persons. At the two side tables there skilful chisel and the colour and texture are ex , e sat at the head Mr. Winfield and Mr. Alderman James, both of the finest marble. This effect, which is .• , splendid examples in their fortunes of successful industry. tinguishing feature of Mr. Copeland's produ is. 'f... - • The principal vice-chair was filled by Mr. Radcliffe, the Low result of • secret in glazing, stated to be lalivesti "...'r::„ Bailiff, Mr. Kittle, sad Mr. Elkingtou. There were, too, the known to the fi r m . Th e " Prodigal's Benne' - 414, 0 *. .._) V Van Warts, and the Chances, and Mr. Fox, and the heads final design by Theed, and is full of int/ •Irr". • 1 orl of all the great firms that in this district are known In con- minim The gran expression of the father's f low* cp , . 1, •32 ----