The Express. — London, England, 1851-02-22 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 22, 1851. PROPOSITION FOR A REGISTRY OF HOUSES. • A proposition has been published for the establish , , smut of a great central registry of lnuses to let, the terms I eequired for them, and other particulars, for the guidance of mechanics who intend to suit the Great Exhibition. This proposition originated with Mr. Cassell, who has pro pounded-it ander the patronage of many eminent men. The published regulations are these : In the general registry based upon these data a uniform tariff of charges will be enforced, viz., fur single bed per night, including boot-cleaning, Is. 341. ; double bed, in cluding boot-cleauhm, 3s. ; breakfast, euusisting of t.. 0 or coffee and bread and butter, Ad. ; if with meat, Is. Ar rangements with reference to other meals will be lett to the discretion of the ',attics thtmselves. As the Registration-oftlee will be in constant communica tion with the members and secretaries of artisan club, and others contemplating a visit o town, the following advan tages amongst others will follow to persons having lolgiogs to dispose of : 1. The eust and trouble of advertising lodginge, and of looking out fur lodgers, will be wholly avoided. 2. Every house will probably receive a constant succes sion of inmates, instead of being sometimes crowded and sometimes empty, as would necessarily be the case without some such plan to regulate the influx of visitors and secure their equal distribution. Housekeepers availing themselves of this system of regis tration must undertake to observe the following conditions: 1. To provide clean and comfortable accommodation at a rate not exceeding Is. 341. per night Cm a single bed (in cluding boot-cleaning), and' s. per night for a double bed. 2. 'lO provide sufficient breakfast of seal quality, con ; si=ting of tea or collie, and bread and batter, at a charge nut exceeding Ad. fur each person, or Is. each with meat included. . . . . _ . 3. Nut to let the registered lodgings independent of the Itipistration-office, without sending timely notice td the office, so as to prev,mt the possibility of disappointment to other persons. All parties being provided with accommodation through the instrumentality of this office will be charged a small fee (the amount of which will be regulated by the outlay: in , volved, and announced 11s soon as it can be determined upon) before coming up, towardsmeeting the large expcnscs that will be incurred, upon the receipt of which a card will be at once forwarded, stating the street and number of the house in which the accommodation provided is situated, and the direction in which the traveller must proceed to wards it from the railway station ; and, simultaneously with the transmlcion of such card, notice will be sent to the lodging-house to prepare fur the reception of the guest. In this way, trouble, anxiety, delay, and disappointment will be avoided on both side.. IN ANTICIPATION OF TUE COMING EXHIBITION, the council of the Horticultural Society base decided upon some new regulations, which it is now time to make public. In the first place, each fellow of the society may have privileged tickets, instead of 24, as heretofore. It is also settled that all fellows shall have an early admis sion at 12 o'clock, together with one friend; and that the mune privilege shall be extended to the wife or sister of a fellow • he not being able himself to attend. And in order to make this regula the more valuable, the public will not be admitted till 2 o'clock, instead of 1, as in Minter years. At the same time the admission fee payable on the election of a fellow is reduced from six guineas to two guineas. Mr. Ilusea Waterer, of finals-hill, whit has withdrawn from the Royal Botanic Society's Exhibition in the Itegent's-park, has ato, made arrangements for dis playing his magnificent Amt rican plants in • part of the garden recently prepared for the pullout.. Admit.-iim to this exhilation will be bytickets, Is. each • but fellows are personally exempt from fiat charge, Finally, it is Intended to authorise all foreign ambassadors, ministers, or con suls-genital, to obtain tickets for the strangers belonging to the section they Tx present, without the Mrmalities fors nwrly insisted upon in such case,. By these arr.mg , - menus the privileges of fellows are very substantially enlarged, and at the NUM' tune the utility of the society will be much inereased.—Gardpirr's Chrontek. TIIE " ATXILIARY" EXHIBITION OF THE INDEtts 7141 i 0? ALL NATIONS Or which we have already irivea • • • •• • • -• .one notice, is progra+.•ing rapidly ; and in the cou'r.a 7 4 • few day full details of the plan will he ready for publication. THE IRON IIAILINGs.—Mr. Owen Jones' Dna- mental railings are now on their way from the foundry to their destination at the building. BUABB-FOUNDINCiI IN EDINUITIGII.—On Monday Last, we were favoured with a sight of tin' contribution , to the forthcoming Exhibition, from the extensive and old establisLetl louse-foundry of ?G•wrs. Haldane and Rae, Old Physic-gardens. The articles about to be sent are numerous, and display u wide range, applicable for gas and plutnber work. They arc tastefully and compactly arranged, endure exhibited on a rustic framework, made from the rough stems of two young trees, with the branches lopped off. The stems stand about G feet apart, and rise to about 12 feet in height. The branches at the top an• interwoven, in the form of tut • arch, from the centre of which es suspended a large and very elegant four-light gas-lamp, the design of which ism... and quit• mullet., in the pure Elizabethan or old Eng-1 lisp style, done in Florentine bronze and gold, and richly' burnished. On booth stems are fixed double-branched sconces, ' fur bulb, in the same style and workmanship; also light , and elegant single, double, and treble-brunched flower and spiral bracket-, for druwing-assess, eke. Between the stems. at about three feet from the ground, and supported by send' tripods, is a marbled table, upon which is placed a handsome marble-slab washing-stand, with ogre outlines; ; b, hind which, on an elevated pedestal, stand a row of mantelpiece vau•s, of beautiful design and exquisite work manship; in front are placed a number of the firm's im proved registered taps or cocks, fur various purporuu; in front of the table, a little from the ground, are placed two compact It ater-eloo t apparatus, held patent by the firm. The whole being brilliantly lighted up with gas, has a mast magnificent appt•tranee.—/ 'oh Menwry. (irt,GOW.—A meeting of local contributor; to the forthcoming Exhibition of the Works of industry of all Notion•, w as held on Tuesday, at one o'clock, in the Coun cil Chamber, the Lord Provost in the chair. The attend ance was large. Mr. Johnson, the secretary, read a report by the deputation appointed at last meeting, to proceed to London to make arrangements the the reception of the ar tides intended for exhibition. With regard to extension of time, the deputation reported that all light articles—such its those which could be fixed in their places without much r trouble—would be received up tc, the I,t of April next, or I perhaps later; while all heave articles, such as machinery I m motion, the erection of• which would occupy consider able time—must be forwarded to to Loudon before the 28th of February. The deputation recommended that the ex hibitors of 'Lanarkshire should be dividesl into classes, cording to the kind of articles which each intended to exhibit ; that a convener should he apt • ted in each class, and that sectional meetings should be held as soon as pos sible, with the slew of coming to • final decision as to the occupation, fitting up, and general arrangement of the ?hurrahsai space allocated to Glasgow . Councillor urral d they were much obliged to the deputation, who had spent nix days in London, endeavouring to make the best arrange ment they could Ste the exhibitors of I-anarkshire. He was glad to hear that they had secured a good position near Manchester and London ; and all they now required to do was to meet in different sections, and make arrange- I meats fur the fitting up of the space which had been allo cated to them. They must all feel highly pleased that the deputation had procured an extension of time for the re ception of light goods; but at the same time the executive committee in London were anxious that the articles in tended for exhibition should be forwarded as soon as pos sible. After a short conversation, in which the Lord l'ro lost, Sir James Campbell, and others took part, the recom mendation in the report wan agrees'. to, and the secretory was instructed to call a meeting of each elms of exhibitors on an early tiny. This concluded the business of the gene ral meeting; but in amortlance with the forgoing risedu- Hon, a meeting of the exhibitors of cotton goods was held immediately afterwards, when the necessary arrangements were completed.—North British Moil. .I)Envsitiat.-I)erbyehire will not he deficient in I one department, that is the beautiful inlaid work We had the pris ileac of inspecting an oblong slab of considerable eize, now nearly completed from a pattern ordered to he sent down for execution by Prince Albert. It consists of a splendid scroll border in the style of the inlaying on the magnificent Shah Jchan'stombat Agra,in India. H e cannot here exactly describe the border, with flowers and birds, tic., but at each angle there is a beautiful Vast filled with pamegranates and flowers, and in the centre of the border. within a scroll, ...re the letters intertwined of " V. A.' (Victoria and Albert.) The scroll border is inclosed in a running bead border of white marble, inlaid in a red ground, and bounded by strips of Lapis lazuli. The centre of the slab is filled in with a very tine piece of Sienna mar ble. Thin remarkable piece of work has been entrusted to be executed fur the Exhibition to Mr. Woodruff, of Bake well, who is doing it by his own hand.: and we feel eonfr dent it will not only he admired, hut ',at he an honour to the county of Derby. We understand ;hat Mr. Woodruff has obtained another pattern from the School of Design, and has been granted a month extra to complete ft.—Derby shire Chronicle. THE CRYSTAL. P.tLtfE AND THE SAVT.--On Sun day last, the whole of the officers of her Majesty's ship Cumberland. the new flag-ship now fitting at Chatham for the West India station, visited the Civstal Palace in Hyde park, by a special order of the Royal Commissioners. This was a very graceful compliment. mil paid to the officers, we believe, at the suggestion of Sir titoree Seymour, as the ship sails in March, and, consequently, they will have no other opportunity of visiting this wonder of the world.— ("oiled Serries Gazette. BRIGHT SHOES FOR THE EXHlBlTTON.—OnWednes slay a numerously attended meeting was held, in the rooms of the Field-lane Ragged Schools, Victoria -street, for re mising information concerning the Shoe Black Brigade, in course of formation, from boys selected from ragged se lusds. Several of the lads were present in the scarlet woollen frocks and black aprons of their order, each provided with a lffiseking-box, foot-stand, brushes, Se. Mr. W. J. Max well presided, and Mr. J. Payne, Mr. M acgregor, an d ot h er gentlemen, took part in the proccediugs. The bosomy , secretary said the arrangement contemplated the location of a number of boys at various points of our metropolitan thoroughfares, for the purpose of securing to visitors, throughout the coming summer, clean shoes, with civility and a uniform charge. At present 401. 9s. 9d. had been received fur the purposes of the society, of which 141. Its. na. P bad been expended. Several kind ladies had provided 30 or the uniforms, 10 boxes, and i xis of brushes. An inspec tor would shortly he appointed, and the brigade might be expected soon to eater upon its labours. SOCIETY OF ARTS.- COMBINATION AND 'Vadat, and C0..1i ri,y, an ornamental ire; get. compowd of the fruits and Hue Lre of column; carved by itogerson. Williams, rah, carri.mi, with teak bodice. Wood. Joe Kph, 1 orl . specirointi of the York razor, grog, and keg. Wolatenholme, J01..21, Lord Maynee-wallt, York, 8 stall *aisle of decorated Cedhie architecture, tarred in Norway. Walton, Joseph. York, modele in clay. Ward and Co.. B.•!µ•;, hi...iery, from a 70 gauge. Wilson. T.. Bream.... 1. a piano. Workman, Nary, iliustretion of procc Warr,n ' Joseph, Ckelineford, agriculture: implonvetn. Wratherstone, T., Otfitrd, dihbling snannrc machine for tinurion of group E. includes the minister parts of railway construction, such as specimens of sleepers, signals, &c. tirou4,4 G, which closes one section of machinery, includes weighing, measuring. and registering machines for com mercial' purposes exclusively. The second section of machinery comprehends eartiosres generally, exclusive of those conni ctrl with nil or tram meals. Phis section ia subdivided into five groups, the first, of which is devoted to carriages fur town 111 PP, as, (Irmo ris-a-r;s, dos roach, dress eL landau, landablet, barnuche, sociable ; the scco:,d to travelling carriages ; the I third to carriages fur general use , as &edema, brougham, claresee. pilentnm, tilbury. I ri- h car, invalid bath chair, I velocipedes; the fourth to puilie carriages; and the fifth to carts and waggons of all kinds, except those employed tu agriculture. Thc third section is divided into six grouts, under the general title of "manufacturing machines and tools, or sysnms of machinery, tools, and implements, employed fur thy undermentioned purposes." The first group of this section will comprehend machinery for the complete for mation from the raw material of all fabrics of cotton, wool, MIL hemp, sill,, eaoutchone, hair, etc., paper making and staining, printing and bookbinding. fhe second group includes all machines used in the manufacture of metals; the third, those used in mines and in the manufacture of minerals, as in glass and gem preparation ; the fourth to machines used to prepare vegetable substances ; the fifth to nivellincs employed in the manufacture of animal sub , Kan. es ; and the sixth to machinery and apparatus fur brew ing, distilling. and manufacturing chemi.try. The fourth section, an important one, is sxbdivided into eleven groups. under the general title of "civil engineering. architectural, and building contrivances." The first group will consist of foundations and building contrivances cuss nectell with hydraulic works • the second of scaffoldings and cantering.; the third of bridges, tunnels, and engineering eontrivance4 for erssir.g rivers, ravines, &c. ; the fourth of dock, harbour, river, awl canal works; the fifth of light houses and beacons; the sixth of roofs, buildings, and con trivances for covering large areas ; the seventh of water works, and the engineering contrivances connected with the obtaining. storing, and distribution of water in towns ' • the eighth of gas works, and contrivances connected with the econninical production of artificial light ; the ninth of sewerage, cleansing. paving, and the contrivance connected with the sanitary condition of town. ; the tenth of warming and ventilating dome.tic residences, and the contrivances connected therewith; the eleventh miscellaneous. gamuts soil and prn W-iencr, klark, Oxi.,nl, • rustic table, inlaid with 1,831 pit ru of wusd hitehewl, John. Pre•tm. tile and brick machines. Wearmouth rap, r.unil l.ompany, Sunderland glared brown Palwr. Webber, Me , irs. Taunton, sculptured moal of a cathedral, II a r.mutry carp liter. Watford, C., AVlthoni. pre , erved birth. Yerbury, a diaphragm pipe. Youagc, Iliram, She Meld. a highly (imam( d and gigantic Ile. Yates, Thomas, Pre•don, patent half-x nil. dead beat rock suit watch. ARRANGEMENTS FOR GOODS EN THE BUILDING. Th. decorative fitting% of the Exhibirtisa have been windy eaten...tot to Mr. Owen Join". Thy compihr of ths evtalogne iv Mr. Tarp. The reMitratiou of .I..ligav iv coperri,d by Captain It.hetPon. - The juries for pr:an trill be selected ty Dr. Lyon Play fair. The financial departcritt of the Elhibition ►ill be go mem d by Mr. Carp. nte►. Tbe Cu►unn-hnuw• zrransternel trol of M. s.r. at..l luirotatt are under the eon- The general manag,rnent of the F.xhibition is eontrolled by Colonel Itei4 and Mr. C. W. I)ilke. To Capt tin (jib') is entrusted the issue of passes to exhi bitor. and tin it servants. Mr (;,.,.., of d.e So. iety of Art., is puted to di.. If the rati, 4. t., the .ale of 'dab eununeuee. next Wedoeviay, at the Society of Arts. Mr. M. It Wyatt it entruned with the examination of the arroultt. Ar the en-etios of the loandinz, and the arrangement. neee*.ary when alteration. are required by TESTING THE STRENGTH OF THE BI IWINO. The Royal CommiN , ionen; arc evidently deter mined to allay the apprehension which has been excited in the public mind on the subject of the strength of the build ing; and with this view they have subjected various distinct , parts of it to severe tests. The satisfactory results of these , et;,erintents have, we tru.t, removed from the minds of timid p. °plc all unreasonahle apprehensims. The strength 1 of the galleries, however, rwaintil to be tried, and accord ingly, yesterday morning, at a little before 11 o'clock, the experiment was made at the budding, with a view to ascer tain traetically the strength of the galleries ' both under the "roctchCon of supporting a dead load, and also a rolling or tnovir.g one. A few simple figures wiU pretty clearly ex plain the 11:141 of calculation upon which the dimen sions of the several parts composing the galleries have been determined. The points of support on I.lsn occurring ut the angle• of squares of twenty-four n t, the urea of rash lay of gallery is rcpt.' to rtill spa are feet. From various experiments which have been mole by Mr. Brunel and by other engineer., it Mug been I .and that the average weight of a numberof venous stand ing together in a confined space rarely execeds .Allyn. per square foot; that by parking men as cloo ly together an li=o-••11114 . it mi ght he brought up to 70110. or MMus ; and that not by 1A..11 picking heavy men, and squeezing them into the %monist compa.., could un average of 1 cwt. Inc square Wet b, obtain, t. One hainalregl weight was therefore us ‘l4olo.llo an amount certain to rover any unforeseen combi nation of circumstance.. On this A.IIIIIptiOII 310 hay of gal lery 21 lei t ssuere could possibly IX called upon to carry a lad equal to 40 tons. As it was ingenionedy coritrivill by the arrangement of the flooring that this weight should 1w distributed over four girders, awl every girder had been submitted, on the ground, to a pressure of 13 tons (that being only half the isinsinitim weight that (.1.4 - 11 was capable of supporting), applied emetic at the points upon which the door would 11.0, to he borne, it will be manifest that a very large mar gin had been lilt to provide for contingencies, arising from an) motion which it wa. puicsilde might lie emzununicuted to cacti :a loud. • abiltitom. Mr. Duni earn.. the YecreLtry acting immt diately under the Executer.: (.7ommitte e. The anieceoful working of Dr. T.yon I'layfitir's ar ramp swat of inclu.tries into thirty iliftine t ortions in the I xamination awl dil.rnal of London eaimant. for spare, ham, wi it leas sulicilaited, led the maul Yommioiutio r, to alltylit thi.i la•vifitation 44, that in which the rnaubi w ill be arranged in tl 13. 14. Mayfair has impmvell angirwhst 11:4044 original plan ; hut ruhitantially it 1. that unit r alotl. !Ito to tropolitan authuretie a have asst. Thu. thou. exhiltiumx who came within the juri,dietion of 'section 21, for in -tone.', of the I.onition divi.eon, will find their good. under the great 20 of the Exhibition. Tbr follo-ring i. a list of tlw section. sod of the gentlemen who .siperintt ad the arrangement of thaws: v.. tho Arr.ing , m tit ..1 .1., mot roomer., Mr. Cole and Lieut. etuotntan II 11 the I lot t n • of the :to ohow.). F. r the of Brit good. - Mr. 11.-I.linor. 1 , 4 f the rabuittaitor of foreign 4g...4.--i:44143:u 11.oller. 1•1141slii:s 1.--it %%V , 1,Tr.M1,1.a. 1. Milting sod quarrying, metallurgy. 'soul mineral pro duet. -Itrofeiwor and Mr. It. Ifunt. 2. I 'he • I and titr.relso pa....-.. and product. graitrally llt. I.yon Placfair ,n.l Mr. .1.14411.7144. 3. Mislattanet • 10...1 a. 4. Veg. and 44.414.4•41 44144.4ne,...44 i n inanufarlan implem.'its, or fin orn.lise ol• Dr. Lindll v. lots Moyle, and Mr. Mat. low it k Ott 6.6.• 11. -eta, course.- (1. nr.c.nA,r, Nlohlrie, for olin.rt ine:utlina tafr:ages, railway' and oar al tn.. h. ' in. M5n441.441 , 4ri1y: 414 44 . 1d4 , 4 and 1.04%. 7. Nlechanival. Ira 4.412;144eri0v. toreititeettral, and build ing ...frit an... Mr. il.ll.norit.....i•ied by Lieut. Du Cane, tae at. Walker, and Ernign Cra.t. r. It Naval arrhiteeture, military engineering and %true tore. Urdlicilire, armour, and aceontremint•-fier Baldwin R e id, Cup, ,in Wi.tufacott.-The Mrf air the ration. wilalivoion. of % R ic , *hitt elan o f a y, clun,y A. Illustrations by toad.-). of xhipknildinft for Imikarea of comm,ve 1. Ship.. 2. 3. 10 r. and brigan tine.. 4. know. and ketrhrn. 5. self...in.,. ti. Shams sad ratter.. 7. o gt. Large., &e. It. Illuaration, by milikix of .hip-laiilding 6.r purpoms I of war: - I. Shipmof-the-line. 2. Erigate.. Shop's, rorretten, and brig.. 4. ratter., twirrantini k. t r h,, 4e. .1. Danl. Or mortar tiry ship.. grni-boatx, far. Illwanitiims by Tondel, of for the ap plication of ateani or other IOW& Isrl - I. teat war.teitini 2. Shaun camel+ of large burden 6.r long 3. St. 11111 vricala Mr inland, river, or lake tuirigation. I. Sailing res ort.. lilt. 41 filf the lent:sorary app:i.tnie of so :MI or human power. If id ivallalll.oll, If V 1,1. 1 .1. used for nnin.entenl, and Moll ie.G.l-11. gene rally -1. So:aiming yacht. of all hernia. 2. River yiiehts and plea/ore lambi .4' a rot tier else., 3. He'w'ing hoot , . of all knot-. 4. Fretting boat. ant saw '. A. Life hasty, and peddlc-box E . Ri gg i ng , gni k ors , yaindlavo capstan.. .lwathing, artiebo connected witlt prat tit al sa aminohip and the saving of lift: from ' , hip.. reek. I' Infantry tinny elothing and accoutrement.. IV.llry army rbothiuq 111111 m eoutn.ment.. II I Imp eqtaitsiuteornrh a. murque. 4, It at.. Le. I S ‘,..1 gunnery and W 4 Amor.. .4f attn. k .ma defence sore toturially adapted to naval purikava .1 Artillery equipments, 1,411 in kntrroon 3161 the field. hines fur mounting and .li.mounting orfluance.l - liarrixott ofuipmento. 2. Field txplipmeitt.i. 3. Ma chinery for mounting and ili.tuouuting and tmeryturting ordnance. carriage', /tr. k. Ordnance and projectile. (inn.. 2. lima itzers. 3. Hurter.. 4. Sh. 4, shell s and other tinojertilto. Small arum:-1. 2. 3ilukketa. 3. CarlYinta. 4. l'istolx. 5. Lance.. ti. Sword*. 7. Buyout 6, S. tart- M. Military engineering, fulrl .quipierntr, metlualr of pluoing TI, err and other 4411,15e1t , .. 111. attack and 41444 ore of Sartre... , and 11.1.1 fortifteAtion:- 1. Field engineer equip nu.nt.. 2. Military bridge., pontoon.. roil', lout., 41`. 3. di. Id fortification and nuaterial. U. a in the attack awl de km..• oh lOrtreorn. I. l'ennanent ti.rtit.cation. 9. Agricultural and horticultural machines and imple twenty, %Ir. Ilrunilreth 10. l'hiliamphieul inatrumont. feral mint '.llll3en . n. euratrir mote.. pror4-44,4, ilepending upon their uw, horologic:al. and arowitiy ul in.triony nt-Ley-nt.-Colonvl The immediate object of the experiment tried yesterday Yea. to assure, by variow. test. of the severest character, to 'clad extent oscillations could be conveyed to the gallery by the regular 'notion of a !icing mod, and to ascertain whether the provision which had been made to meet such tiontingencies was sufficient. The preparations made for the experiment consisted of the corotruction of u perfeet bay of gallery, with its Moor., Linder., girders, and connecting pieces, in every respect tomplete, and similar to the actual gallery, supported upon hour points, lit doled on temporary foundations. plank. the full width of the platform, led up to it, and down from it, so that a row of men as a ode as the gallery might he able to march up and clown in close column. Three hundred workmen wv tint 11'.11111,11.11 by the contractor., and allowed no {soit the platform unit the planks connected with it. They were then compressed into the smallest MOW.' upon which they could stand. The load borne oar the planks represented the share of pre..ure which would be produced by the crowding of adjacent buys of ic.allery. The amount or deflection produced he this load was inappreciable. The men them, walked regularly anti irregularly and ran ore, it. The elasticity of the Mon allowing play to the timbers and the wrought iron work, was admirably developed by this test, and it tritiume apparent that this quality of elasticity was of the greatest value in protecting the cast iron girders from mid den shock. Thu., iu the severest test which could povaibly be applied —when the men, standing cbssely packed together, con tinue 41 jumping simultammeely for several minutes, al though in the regular vibration of the floor the binders played up and down, the extreme deflection of uuy of the girsier• Jul not exceed a quarter of an inch. As the contractors' men wen• unable to keep military time in their step, and it was considered desirable to meet , min the effect of perfectly regular oscillations, thew hole of the corps of Royal Sappers awl Miners on the ground ...et in close columns were marched over and over, and round and round. and were finally made to make time in the moot trying manner. With the results of this last test the eminent wientitie mon present expressed themselves highly gratified, observing that while at the climax of vibration the motion did not exceed that common in ordinary London bowies at evening parties. When it is remembered that the It+ for the ......... . exhibition in the !toilet-ie. require pusosilgeS 01117 six feet wide on the ' , idea of the frallenes, counters for light goods orcupyirm the central portion most liable to strum; and when it is borne in mind that the galleries are of such extent as to render uniform vibration over any cou.ido ruble proportion of their whole area impossible, the results of the experiments we hare described cannot hut be regarded as cateulated to relieve the apprehension. of the most The p. rtornuatee of this experiment was honoured by the presence of her Majesty. hi. Itoval Ilighneoeo I'll= Albert, the Prince of the youthful members of the mad family, and the royal suite. Earl Uran. ilk awl Mr. W. Cuhitt. 'Koval Commissioner.; Mr. I. K. brunel. Mr. I...eke, M.P.. Mr. Fiolol. Mr. Maudslay, and a few other eminent professional gentlemen were present. Colonel id, R.E.. Mr. Cole, Mr. %Ike, Mr. flooring, Dr. Lyon Play fair, Mr. Wyatt. 6te., were in attendance. liele;pl and Lied. Gardna, DIITYIIOII 111.—'11ANEFACTI•Itg. \IL COL?. 11. 1 . 011011 ;. 12, woollen mot wonted: If. silk and mint 11. minufaeture. from thee snit hemp; 15. mix...l fabric., including chants —Mr. Wuri. and Mr. illaterholiee nawkis. 1... they, including saddlery and harness, skin.., fur. mohair Mr. Ddd. 17. Paper, printing and bookbinding—Mr. Owen Jones, and Mr. J. 11. lone. FR.nNCT..—The Debuts alludes as follows to the Is. Woven, spun. felted.. toil land fabric.. when shows' gr.-at Exhibition in London : "At the moment at which we for printing and elyeim— Mr Wallis alai Mr. Waterhouse write taking place the tint departure of French minder haw kin.. for the Lakibition of London. The cargo for the fist to. Tapestry. imluding carpi is and Com cloth.. lace and deanter ha. lit ft the station at I.e Chola Ile for Dunkirk eltemadely. liner and inilostrid weeks—Mr. J• lime. whence the produce of our manufacturing towns is to hi Aetwtea of clothing ter Mimi elicte. rolsonal, or do- carried to the shore. of our rivals, to sustain the peaceful mcietie use—Mr. Wallis and Mc W.. hoo competition to which all nations have been invited. A great Jl. Cutlery. edge and hand t0n.... and surgical instrn- I an d imposing sperm le ! A touching symbol of union and gloom. 2 . 2. General hardware. including lochs and grates— I peace ! and how ditfcreut from the time when implacable XT. R. Thompson. England. humiliating the pride of a great king, w.is forcing 21, Works in precious m, tal..jewe'!irg. and all artirles,l 6 Louis XIV. to fill up that same port of lhatilurk, at pre.eut hooey not included in the other :•1 , :e • • 24. Gloss. Its. the me.s.nger of alliance between the two nation.! It Ceramic manufacture. chin ore,: un. earthenware., de.— there is any pledge of concord and real proper. which Colonist Lloyd and Mr. .1. 11. p Lowe. Europe can give to the world, it i. assuredly the Universal Devonetiee furniture sod upholstery. riper Ituntrior.s. Exhibition. which will speedily collect together in Lotulon papier nimbi, and japanni t.nndt—Mr. Thommon. I the wonder. eff, cud by art, science, sod human industry." Manufacture, in nolo rd suMWnee, until for build- FatNcr--The Chamber of Commerce of Lyons Mg or decoration, W. in marlde. date. porphyries. cements. artificial *tont,. I'layfeir and Profissn Ansted. I has consented. in compliance with the request of the S. Nlanutictum from sninuil and v, ge table substances. I Minister it Commerce, by a unanimous resolution, to re sae :4111K ...nen, retina, or laid—Mr. 1. Thompson. sume the direction of Lyons contributions to the Loudon MoccUancou. manunictnres and small wares—Mr. Exhibition. Desol. Brum:N.—The Belgian government hm,,Qg mehave ntetston to.—rEet , stated. pr. geral .t. to the Chamber a demand for 7.1,0001. to cover .0 sleulpture. models, :std plastic mt. moatic, mimeos the expense. of the Eshildtion in London. All the section. dic —Mr. Osten Jaws. ; of the Chamber of Deputies have, after an examination of I ne neetion. n ill he again ILA tie...l into groups, alpha. the different items. approved of the bill. The exhibitors arrangrol. Thu., ender mach nary far diets ere who nag dispose of their article, in England are to repay group A will h. denoted to prime motet. : group Bto WC. th e p,rtion of the exionse they may have occasioned. Mei- of machine., and so on. l e nder evilest+ generally, group A will concentrate thew for I , ,srn use. group B those , lIOME.—The arttitieal department of the great fat trast nine, and by this minute .übelivirion whirls was London Exhibition will shortly receive an iiivaluable eon- Edon.d with great sue..w in one of the na ti ona l trilintion from the Chevalier Glrometti, who ha. long been IS"us " 6 Fria". the mulittorono branches of human Sodas- celebrated for the beauty of his gems, whether atter the try will he fairly. lostenrrtkally, unel harmoniously ar- anti. or of hi. .oma designing and his production., ranged. As illustrative of the coMpleteness elwaifienti on precious alike be the rare beauty of the material.. and the at which Dr. Mayfair has arrived, we may notice the at- 02.44 t x•to with whi.'h they are wrought, are justly es. nar.:( meat of the irreat ilivision—mathinery termed as forming the chief ornament of these cabinets t Oder this head the flint group will include steam.' which arc fortunate enough to possess them. The there. engine. and boiler.. water and witanah, and ?minus other lier is now about to send to London a piece of workmanship mime move re. cis.. hombre, Land engines. marine which will be probably unrivalled amongst the productions emrine., windmill., water-wheel., and tourbines, ors- of modern gem engravers. The stone itself merits ter-pr ..are engines, a. Risbenhoth's tad Arnuttong'ile is separate description, on account of its extnionlinary vacuum power machines. electromagnetic engines, else and beauty. bring a carnelian of three strata, a eout 41 tea The second or B group includes separate pans by 31 lochs,, an oriental gem, which cost the chevalier no m ha neg , and epecimems of workmanship, as : lei than 6 1 0) dollars. The subject selected by him is a re. beery castings or foyo nz . in the Tomah coatings or (urgings, petition of the et-lciirati.d sardonyx cameo in the Paris col plain. intricate, or beautiful in the rough, specimen, of tertian. representing Ptolemy It, Philadelphusond kis turning in metals, specimens of filir.g and finished work in - w:fe Arsinny. whose beauty was such that she was wor e:beta:, oath as surface.. irraelar figures. Ite., valve., shipped of death under the name of Venus Zephy-ritie; 0000, pinions. anwri:"". &et Th.. third." C group, tom- ! oar ha. thethieel of the modern engraver belied her ancient prebends pneumatic mutinies. u. air-pumps, blowing tins, I r..putati.a: fur loveliue.s. The gem, new completed after 11a.t engWii for thrturns. The D Veep h de, to i t.on • ire of las..iur. offers • truly royal re presetitatina of ray,ea, piledrive is, dye. The 1. gni tit • non in th.libtler tie the moan. illuetmt includes an interesting depoitnt et • ! modern io.lus•ry. I in : :h. .1 handing dcwn their featur.. to the eat, locomotive. an drailway ,azetgete, and group 1 , , 'scut, alat.ratioc of ajo to tome. MINNii ARKANOLMENT 01 COLOURS. At the meeting of the Society of Arts, which was held the 12th instant, Professor Calvert, of the Royal In stitution, Manchester, read a paper on the Laws of Colour, with relation to the combination and arrangement of co loured fabrics. As the facts made known and illustrated by Professor Calvert on that occasion were considered to be worthy the attention of all those who may desire to exhibit coloured articles at the approaching exhibition, the council of the society determiussl on continuing the discussion to which the paper gave rise on yesterday evening. There was accordingly a numerous attendance of members and visitors. Capt. 11111E130N, 1.R.5., provided, mad introduced Professor Calvert, who had come up from Manchester, in order to be present. The PROFESSOR opened the discussion by recapitulat ing the principal points of the paper which he read on the previous Wednesday. Formerly it sea. held that there were seven primary colour., but as these could be decomposed into three, the primary colours were now confined to these three, namely, yellow, blue, and red. The other four, namely, orange, green,. purple, and indigo, were complementary colours. A sur face appeared red, blue, or yellow, as it re fl ected any one of these colones and absorbed the other. But in reality it was not possible to sce a perfectly red, blue, or yellow colour, because it was modihed by two causes, the rc:fletting surface and the visual organ. The laws of colour were arranged in a threefold division: there was a threefold contrast—the contrast of succession, the simultaneous contrast, and the mixed con trast. In the simultaneous contrast there was the contrast of tone or tint; and what formed the contrast of tint was the contrast of harrnouy. No sooner did the eye look on one colour than it began to generate another. On this fact the law of colour rested as on a fulcrum. The moment the eye looked upon red it b..gan to generate green; the moment it looked upon orange it began to generate blue, and rice rermi. With this principle steadily kept in view, and carried out with t to the other colour, the whole law of colour bectme rtl ertl, and any person could assign the reason of what he saw. All the practical illus trations which he would exhibit would only show the variety of forms under which this effect was produced—would only tell when this variety was produced, and why it was pro duced. Here the professor directed the attention of the audience to colours which influenced and harmonised with each other, such as blue and orange, red and green, Danish yellow and purple, and called on them to observe how the blue was made da rker from its proximity to the orange, and how the orange became brighter from its proximity to the blue ; these were instances of simultaneous contrast. Yel low and green, on the other hand, did not harmonise to rether—they did not influence each other, as they had in fluence only in one direction. The green made the yellow more orange, and the yellow generated a kind of purple, that was to say, it made the green look dirty. This did nut please the eye, because the colours did not harmonise. In orthr, therefore, to produce the full effect of pleasing the eye, there must be har mony between the colours placed in juxtaposition. Thus every one might observe in these colones (referring to another illustration of red and green) that the red made the green lisik more beautiful ; it made it darker and richer, whilst the green produced a correspondingly beau tiful modification of the red. But light green re rived no influence front the red. Why ? Because there was no cos trard of tint between the red and light green. But if he put a pink instead of a red, the colours were mutually improved because there was contrast of tint. In order to produce, therefore, the maximum effect of bar 'ninny there must be contrast of time—contrast of Co4llltr. The lecturer next proceeded to illostrate the coutr.oit of harmony of secondary colours, with the aid of a series of diagrano ; after which he addressed himself to the refute tion of the ides of tertiary colours, which idea he pro ' nounced to be a current mistake, inasmuch rot no colours as tertiary in reality existed. The learned professor concluded his lecture I.y observing that on the previous evening it ap peared to he theopinionorsotnepersousthat he had not dune sufficient justice to Mr. Field, as an Englishman. All he could say was, that as an Eneliehman he was proud of the discoveries made by Mr. Field as a country man. At the same time he should assert that in matters of science he knew no country. (Hear, hear.) It was science made the discoveries, not England, or France, or Germany. (Hear, hear,) 'herefore, what did it matter which country Fiel d, or Humboldt, or Fara day, belonged to? To science it was all the same. (Hear, hear.) However, he should wart that in 1817, Mr. Field did not understand the laws of colour, and consequently he conceived he was entitled to say that the disrnsery of the laws of colour was entirely due to (as we understood Pro- I fetwor Calvert) Mr. Chavrelli. . _ . A brief and discursory conversation followed, in which I sev;ral gentlemen took part, as to the contrmt and hay-'' mono of colours, as also their arrangement, with a view to producing the highest effect. It determined' that a little volume embodying the ideas of the Society of Arts, as regarded the tints aind tones, and grouping of colours, should be published, with a view to imparting the beet information on the subject to those parties who intend entering articles of coloured or variegated workmanship for competition at the approaching, exhibition. In reply to a question put by a gentleman, as to wihetherthe covering of the Crystal Palm,. would not consist of yellow calico, the effect of which would he to completely destroy the tone of every yellow and orange coloured article in the exhibition, the chairman informed the audience that the covering would consist of calico ap proaching as nearly ai possible the atmospheric colour, the effect of which could not at all be injurious or detrimental to any article, no matter what colour, sent into the exhibi : firm. The evening's pruceedin:p terminated at about ten o'clock. THE ADMISSION OF FOREIGNERS. TO THE EfolToß OF TIIE Exitinttins ESPRTs4. Sir,—\lc• oltjeet in writing in to sug , :rest, through! you, to the C'mumisauners of the Exhibition of the Industry of all Nations (or to you the propriety of advocating) that a free admission be given to all foreigners (not being British subjects) visiting the Crystal l'alaee, during the Exhibition. They have readily responded to the invitation to contribute to it, at no small expense to themselves ; added to this, the cost of the journey over will be heavy. An act of xvc ncrosity would be appreciated, and would raise us in their estimation. T. L. lbainster, Feb. 18, 18.51 MALL THE BUILDING BE REMOVED? TO THY, TIMOR or THE IXHIIIITtON EXPIIESS, TRAVELS INTO THE INTERIOR OF TILE CRYSTAL PALACE. (►rsmt Amok.) " A gentleman with a wooden leg" writes to us, complaining of the vast extent of the Crystal Palace. Ile dreads having to go through it. lle Bats it will be nothing less than an immense expedition, the fatigues of which he is little prepared to encounter. He doubts if many people, unless they are blessed with the legs and constitution of Captain Barclay, will be able to do it. Ile, for one, is not going to walk twenty or thirty miles a day, navigating the narrow channel. in whielithe counters are to lie at anchor. Bow ladies will manage, he is fairly at a loss to imagine. Why, the walk from one end of the Exhibition to the other will be quite enough of itself to knock them up!—and to expect them, after that, to promenade down half-a-dozen miles of counters, crowded with steam-engines and monster lumps of coal, is to expect what no lady, unless she is a far mer's daughter, or an Acrobat, ran accomplish, lle suggests that a cab-stand might be established in the Centre Promenade, or that omnibuses should be allowed to run, taking passengers, which they might easily do, for 6d. "all the way ;" "or, if that was all," inquires our grumbling correspondent, " why couldn't a miniature rail- way be laid down Two lines of rails—for an up and down train—would be all that would be in eessary, and a train might start every quarter of au hour. Otherwise, without some such expeditious means, one will never be able to get over the ground. Our wooden-legged contributor runs on in the above strain for several pages; and at last he thinks he has dis covered a simple remedy fur the above difficult state of things. This remedy is nothing more nor less than— Ile proposes, fur the convenience of persons who aro not fond of walking, or who have not the spore time, or the strength to walk through twenty miles of counters, that all the objects exhibited on those counters should be pre sented in twenty miles of Calll'AM. or, perhaps, ten miles would he quite sufficient. The visitors ore to sit down in comfortable chairs, whilst the collection of wonders is being slowly unrolled before them. That the room in which the panorama is to he exhibited should be fitted in glass, as much like the Crystal Palace itself as possible, so as to assist the imagination. That u protessor of all the arts and sciences should deliver a rapid lecture, explanatory of the history and rise of the various products of the earth as they respectively appear upon the canvas. That appropriate music should be played during the Exhibition, introducing all the national melodies, from the Hebrew melodies down to those of Ethiopia. That the panorama might terminate with a grand allegory (say) of Peace and Industry, with all the nations of the world shaking hands, and tbrming u sort of manual shield, on which l'rinec Albert is being lifted up to the skies. A MOVING I'ANUMAMA OF lilt CaVNTNI. I'ALACM. That the prier of the panorama do noeezeeed one shilling. Our wooden-legged contributors xiiresuce, the fervent hope that something like the above notion will he curried out, by which means a person will be enabled to go through the Crystal Palace tsouthrtahly in les, than two hours, and with , out being in the least fatigued. ILLUSTRATIONS TO TUE OFFICIAL CATATAIDTE.— In consequence of the great magnitude of the catalogue, and of the rapidity with which it must is, executed, the Execu tive Committee have to request those exhibitors who may intend to avail themselves of the privilege of inserting engruvings of their orticlo; in the Official Catalogue, imme diately to transmit the requisite drawings mind to signify theirinstructions to Messrs. Spicer anti nowt., the con tractors for printing the Official Catalogue, at the Exhibi tion Building, Hyde-park.—By order of the Executive Committee, M. Muni' vxrr, Secretary. AT KNARESIIOROUGH, in accordance with the wishes expressed at a public meeting (held for the purpose of forming an association n,r enabling the working classes to visit the National Exhibition), a gratuitous exposition of the various articles mannfactunsi in that town and neighbourhood fife the Gnat Exhibition, was to be held in the Natitmal School, Castle-yant, this day. This local es hihitiou will consist it linen goods in wide shootings, bed ticking, shirting., diapers, huckabaeks, and a complete shirt and chemise woven in the loom, without stitch sir seam; many specimens of articles monufaettired front sheep find iamb skins, suitable for carriage and w :liking costume, and the drawing-room; some interesting architectural designs ; a work-table, of highly polished dropping wcll stone; a skeleton time-piece; wood-carving; and sundry specimens of stone, adapted for ornamental or plain buildings. THE ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY AND TILE GUEST Council of the Hopi' Agricul tural Society of England, feeling intli.liosed to agree to the , terms on which the Royal Commissioners propose to locate their cattle show in the vicinity of the gnat building, have rewdved to choose au independent site fur the display of their cattle. THE LADIES' CAItrET in now on private view at the Society of Arta, and is intended to show the occupation of the boudoir of our fair countrywomen, and to promote a new style of decoration, which, if encouraged, will find work for hundreds, perhaps thou.anda, of the poorer classes. The carpet is WO feet super/lend, ,Guided into WO squan , s, worked in Berlin wool by 140 ladies, each having worked 4 feet superficial. It may bo remembered that this carpet orfirinutest in it suggestion by Mr. Simpssm, and a design has lug been prepared by Mr. l'apwairth in August last, a sufficient portion of the centre was painted and exhibited to ee et - minims., and to the ladies who proposed to help in the work, who assembled in the Egyptian Hall at the Mansion house, lent tar that purpose by the late Lady Mayurem, who has taken the greatest interest in the matter. After several other meetings, the whole of the divisions were issued to the neverul contributors. The carpet, In big now made up under Mr. Simmon's cum, may he seen at the Society of Arta by any one producing a cant from ally of the committee. it is tons exhibited in the Mass Palace. PROPOSED CRYIITAI, PALM% IN iIEI.F.IaT. —A knotty idea, which, we are rejoiced to perceive, is in a fair way of being brought to a natinfactory realisation, has been conceived by some public-spirited gentlemen in Belfast, of 1 erecting on Queen's Island a crystal phiee, after the model 'of the Ilyde-pork structure. It is intended that the pro posed erection should doe a public place des fetes; that it should be rendered the most desirable tame for holding all bazaars, fancy fairs, fiord and pictorial exhibitions, &c., and that at jardis d 'hirer, after the plan of those Elation able and delightful ganlens established Oil a scale of such magnificence in I'aris and St. Petetsburgh, should be ori ginated MI a spot whme name is suggestive of so ninny cleasiug recollections vonneeted with the visit of her Ma jesty to the capital of the north.—Northera Whig. Sir, Although pledges were, I believe, exneted, when the plan of the pmposed Exhibition was first brought fit fore parliament, that the building should be remsmd within a given time after the close of the Exhibition, will you allow me, for one, to " express " a hope that such a senseless demolition may not be thought of. We have a British Museum of the works of nature—why not have a : British Museum of the works of art ? I ant aware that it ; has been proposed to preserve the building as a kind of I gigantic greenhouse; but though this in its way would be highly advantageous, vet I must own that I should be sorry to see the Exhibition-building diverted from what is the more legitimate, because original, intention. Another • similar building might, if thought necessary, be provided for the other object. I urn inclined to believe that the pm posal of the Exhibition bad some actual effect in preserving the peace in England, and possibly partially also in other countries at the time when all Europe seemed likely to be embroiled in war.--I T. 0. MORUIS. Nafferton Vicarage, Briffield, Yorkshire. Feb. 19, MI. LONDON ORPHAN ASYLUM, ClAPTON.—Yesterday the anniversary festival of this institution took place at the London Tavern, llisholi:gate-street, Henry Hoare, Esq., in the chair. 'flit company consisted of about 120 gentlemen, and amongst those who sat at the principal table were many distingiiished supporters of tharital de institutions. The usual formal toasts having been drunk, the children at present receiving their education in the school passed round the room, and their general appearance was the object of uni versal admiration. There were about 200 boys and 100 girls, and it appeared that the number of pupils who were considered too young to lw present un such an occasion was upwards of 100. The children being ranged in due order, the hove on one side and the girls on the other, the chair man proposed " Prosperity to the London Orphan Asylum," and espressed himself in most eulogistic terms upon the manner in which the institution was conducted. Amongst the numerous charitable asylums which rlVeli ',dale support of the benevolent in this metropolis there were none which more fully commanded the sympathies and attention of those who devoted their time and money to such objects than the London Orphan Asylum. He had taken many opportunities of visiting the asylum at Claptun, and he had been so much pleased with what he had seen there, that he would advise all those who might have a short time to spare to undertake the same mission. Ile was quite sure that the result would not only be satisfactory to themselves, but at the same time beneficial to the charity iu whose cause their sympathies were sought to be enlisted. The charity had been in existence for a period of forty years, and notwith standing numerous drawliacks which had interferid with Ha progress, it was now in a prosperous condition, hut there was still much assistance wanting to enable its promoters to pursue their endeavours with comfort and satisfaction. 'ln calling attention to the annual report, he observed that the entire number under the protection of the institution wa s 410, making the total number who have received the benefit of the charity 1,902. The general health of the establishment has been very good, and as the board were desirous of maintaining a condition so essential to the wel fare of the institution, they had been ever ready to carry out such sanitary improvements as circumstances might le quire ; for this purpose they had lately provided for the better ventilation of the girl's school-room and dormitories. It should be recollected that sixty children taken from vari ous parts of the kingdom, are usually elected in the course of the year to the benefits of this asylum, some of whom, born to higher prospects, having been unexpectedly reduced to destitution, have been sheltered from the bitterest privations through the medium of the fostering care and Parental vigilance of this excellent institution. A large expenditure is of course entailed in conducting its extensive operations, for which it should be fully understood, Hun its I funded property is quite inadequate ; indeed, it is requisite! to raise every year about 7,000!. to meet an outlay neves- fierily large, notwithstanding every practicable regard to' . economy which long experience and constant supervision may suggest, consequently, the zealous and unwearied efforts of its friends are indispensable for its support; in deed, at the close of the last year there would have been an actual deficiency, if a handsome legacy of 4001, had not been paid in time to meet the ordinary calls of annual expendi ture. The board were happy again to test the efficiency of the institution, by the readiness with which those who have been educated in it, are received into the most respectable . commercial houses. This, the toast of the evening, was I most enthusiastically responded to, and was followed by "the health of the chairman" (proposed by the Rev. Dr. Cruly), " the president and vice-presidents," "the clergy," " the visitors , " "the honorary secretaries," " the medical FIFTY NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND 7.11 EN, officers," and various other toast s h av i ng au i mme di a t e re ference to the objects and patrons of the institution were with two buglers of the Royal Suppers and Miners, under necessarily disposed of, and subscriptions were announced the command of Lieut. Anderson, Royal Engineers, le ft • amounting to nearly 1,6001. I.Voolwieh yesterday, and joined the party of Sappers and I Miners employed at the Crystal Pal ace . MURDER AT NEWPNEFT.—The proceedings of the coroner's inquest on the body of the old man, William POLICE ARRANGEMENTS.— Mr. Superintendent Wilkins, of whose murder, under circumstances of partint- Penne has been appointed chief of the police department lac daring and ferocity, some particulars have already of the Exhibition. lie is to be supported by 300 constables, appeared in the E.rpreu, were brought to a close on for whom a police station is now in course of erection in '1 hursday, when a verdict of wilful murder seas duly re the henaingtou-road, opposite the grand entrance. turned and signed, and the coroner's warrant issued. LONDON PLACES OF AMUSEMENT. lEEE TNCoNDITIONALLY. Greenwich Hospital. free on Monday and Friday ; Society of Arta Museum, Wedne‘day ; Ilritiah Museum, Great liuswll-wreet, Monday, \V iluemlay, and Friday; Saull'a Mu.eum of Geo . :ivy, Alderairate-atreet, Thur4ay; East India Company . * Mieonm, Saturday ; Museum of . Fenno rule Geology ; Greaham Lectures, Weilne.ilay. Thursday, and Friday ; Ilium - don ('ours, Monday. Tuvaday, Weduer, day, Thursday, and Saturday; National (ialleii., Monday, I Tiividay, Willin -day, and Thursday ; Vernon Gallery, I Marlbrrouuh Home; Kew Gardens, daily; London Nils -1 siunary .luacum, Bloomfield-street, Finsbury : Pantheon, Oxfordoitreet ; St. Katherine . % Docks, London Dock., W;'d India Dodo, and Custom House. I", It tTI" ITOnt. By Uekata, to be otsudned from respectable statics:mt.', or members of use issveroi inetitunems. Antiquarian Museum, Guildhall, daily Ashburton Col lection, daily; Asiatic 'Museum, New Burlington street, Monday, 'Wednesday, and Friday; Botanic Gardens, Chelsea, daily ; Botanic Gardens, Regent's-park ; College of Surgeon:, 'Museum, Monday, Tuesday Weelnescluv, and Thursalay ; Dulwich Gallery, Monday, tUesdav,Wedneolay, Thine:day. and Saturday ; - Entomological Museum, Bond street, Tuesday ; G rosvenor G alien - , Upper G rosvenor-strect, daily; llorticultuml Gardens, Chiswick, daily; Huntcrian Museum, College of Surgeons, daily; Linnaau Collections, Soho-square, daily : Royal institution Muss um, Albemarle street, daily ; United Service Museum, Scotland-yard, daily Sir John Ssaine's Museum, Tuesday and Friday; Flasman's Hall and the Museum. University College; Museum of King's College ; Royal Veterinary College, Museum • Anti quisrian Society's Museum , Somerset Hous e; Geological Society, Somerset House. 11,tROL YOU ADNITARTON. Botanical Gardens, Gravesend, daily; Chelsea Military Arademv. Friday; British Institution. Pall Mall, daily; Chelsea 'Hospital, daily; Cosmorama, Colosseum, Diorama, and Society of Arts, Adelphi ; Monday, Tuesday. Thursday, Friday and Satunlay ; Madame Tussaud and sons', Baker street; Burford's Panorama, Polytechnic Institution. Pano rama of the Nile, St. Paul's Cathedral, and Thames Tunnel, notherhithe, daily; the Tower. daily; Westminster Abbey, daily; Woolwich Arsenal. daily: 204ological Gardens, Re gent'..-park, daily ; Surrey Zoological Gardens, daily; Bank of England; Guildhall Council Room. ATTEMPT TO OVERTURN AN EXPRESS TRAIN. On Thursday, at the Aylesbury Court of Quarter Sessions, James . Prior and George Norm were indicted for malieiouily endangering human life by laying down ob structions upon the London and North Western Railway, at Cheddington. The indictment contained various counts. The London and North Western Railway Com pany were represented in their prosecution by Mr. Power and Mr. Mills, and the prisoners were definded by Mr. Browne. In reference to this ease, a paragraph has just gone the round of then •wspapers, esplainF:ig the destcrous manner in which the prisoners were appr , hendcd by a de tective officer. A reward of lOW. was offered for such in formation as would lead to the discovery of the offending parties. Mr. Power 'dated the circumstances connected with tho case, and called a large number of witnesses. On the 19th November lase, as the express train from Liverpool reached Cheddington, With a foil complement of passengers, the engine-driver was thrown from hi. feet by the iron gate-guard of the engine coming into violent collision with several substances tamed upon the rail, by way of obstruction. Ile stopped the engiac, as soon as possible. It was going at the rate of 38 miles an hour. Another train, the Aylesbury luggage cue, was inowdiately behind, and very nearly came into collision with the express. Cpon examination, it was discovered that a taint diabolical ',scheme had been forma-I to overthriev the carriages. A large phve of iron rail, weighing inure than 3001 b., had ' been placed upon the line and a imam heavy iron chairs, in such a position as almost inevitably to have created one of the most terrible railway accidents on record. The engine-driver attributed the safety of the passengers to the breaking of the iron safeguard, and the great rapidity of the engine. Ilad the Nee lawn slower, the carriages would have been overthrown. Many of the iron chairs were broken by the cullision, cad the detached piece of rail was wrenched into these pieces. With respect to the prisoners at the bar, a long rlaln of evidence showed that they were together all that night; and were seen in the Immediate vicinity of the accident at the time the obstruct' must have been plac.sd upon the rail. Three night« previous Waits attempt Prior was seen cooking a few potatoes in a live-path, and eating them in a half-raw state. Ile stated to those who came upon him that he had had no food fur three dap., but he certainly would get soato in a dishonest way, and he confessed that all last night he had been watching in a ditch for 6: purpose of overthrow ing the express tram, that he might get plunder. He threatened before the week was over that he windd accom plish this purpose. The parties to Wheel he told this were young and took little notice of it until they heard of the stoppage of the expreas, and saw the hills off, ring a reward. of UM. Another witness deposed that Prior was in the habit of boasting, among other feats. that he could overturn engine,* and carriages, and, from his aost,re appearance at the bar, he must have made au un faroura hie impression upon the jury. When examintsl been... the magistrates the prisoners made statements about their A hereabouts on the eventing in question, and witnesses were eilled to contradict these decla rations. It 11a stated by nue of the witnesses that au acci dent occurred at the Chishlington station about two tears ago, when the villagers made their appearance in large numbers and made free with the spoils which were lying about. A 1111 l ng those fortunate pirates the prisoners • were seen in a state of intoxication. I•lie Marquis rate Chanel... a vin maTiStrate I* the Buck■ gaol, deposod to at rtat.•ment mad.• by at Prior, that on the night of the stomatae he raw two alien running hur riedly from the railway, anal prknicr thought he could final then. out if !ward. and •truer the reward of 1940. 'flit• Phainnan having carefully neapitailateal the whole CTillel!Ce, the jury found Newns Nut Guilty, stud Prior Guilty. The Chairman remarked upon the livinowaness of the offence proved against Prior, and sentenced hint to the highest penalty which the recent art of Victoria allows, via., 2 year.' ;inprisonment. 'tire coon, through the eltainnain, eapn•.xd an opinion that the low had not made suitable provision for the punishment of :such an offence. GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR THE EN- till.NG WELK (Proms the Varflenres (hrottiele.) 1 - I.OW):I44IAkDFN AND The propagating of half-hardy plaids fur bedding pur pose, should now be going on with activity. The following to the plan w hich we have adopted. Alsn!t this time the beds are prepared by filling up to within •t few inches of whir: the surface of the soil ought to by, with leaves and not dung, which have been previously well fermented. The sur face if the fermenting material sbould rousist of leaves alone, as they are less liable to give exhalations ; and, as an additional prcaution, an inch of salad or coal-ashes may he laid over them. On this we lay 3 inches of light soil, and ution it 1 inch of sand, into whielt the cutting:. are inserted. to assist iu sustaining it siring hottom-hott, we have a hot-water pipe passing hem nth the bed, which wo make use of when there are any syaiptoins of the heat de clining. The cuttings strike in this way very quickly; and atter being fairly rooted, are tak-n up with balls of earth, and transplanted into cooler quarters, in frame* of prepared soil. Much tints is saved by this means, as the labour attending the draining and li;ling of lots is all avoided. The soil should nut exceed -1 ur 5 inches in depth, mid should consist of one-third loam. one third decomposed leaf mould, and ontstbird sand, mid may rest on a lied of essil-ashes. The young stuff should be set in rows from 1 to G inches apart, according to the habit of the plant, ant the length of time will& will intervene tclore they are planted out. By passing a knife or sharp trowel down into the 'soil, betwetu and across the rows otu, or twice during this period, their routs will be pryvtatt.l front intruding upon each other, and, when required for planting out, they will lift with nice balls of fibrous roots. Their tops also mud be kept within hounds by timely and periodical stopping. It is true that one of these plants will occupy more space under glass than to it thumb pots ; lint it is is nu less certain that, when the turning-out season arrives, one of the plants grown as rtnommendedwill be Worth half a doyen of the miserable things which have been starved in pots; besides which, the labour of watering is materially lessened, au inipertnnt matter during the busy spring months. All kinds of plants int e nd e d for flower garden masses come earlier into flower, and make greater pnigress if treated on this plan than when turned met of pots, in which they have been growing any length of time. We recommend particular attention to this, as we have practised it extensively for some years, and have found it to answer extremely well. 11 - .IRUY FRUIT GARDEN. To guard against the effects of late spring frosts, we again urge the necessity of aftlinling artificial protection to the blossoms of our choke fruit trees, not on the walls only hut on those in the open ground also ; this will be particularly required in damp low situations, where the slightest frosts do considerable damag e . As a matter of course, gardeners will make use of canvass and netting sa far as it will go; but as few have sufficient of this to protect all their trees, they will find the .fait shaped branches of spruce or yew a tolerable substitute. By applying these covering materials early in the season, the slight shade they afford prevents the untimely excite ment which is the result of unseasonably warm weather during spring. The moderate-sized espalier pyramididpear trees, which have a sufficient quantity of Hower-buds to make it worth the trouble, may be protected by rearing a few small polesover them, tent fashion, and thinly covering them with branches of *Art-gm:nil, which thus form an ex cellent shelter. Our success in protecting pyramidal pears and other fruit trees on trellises minty* us to press the ne cessity of protecting as many of thew tender kinds of fruit trees as possible. It is satuffiwtory when our efforts aro crowned with success ; and should we fail after doing all in our power we arc at any rate better satisfied than if we had not taken any precaution. XITCHEN GATLIMNINO. As soon as the ground is suffieiently , dry to allow of the surface being pulverised, the main crop of onions shouhl bo sown. The piece of ground selected for this crop should be well drained, and sufficiently rich to prevent the bulbs being too small; but, ut the same time, the opposite ex treme must he avoided, ur the produce will be watery, thick-necked, and less likely to keep well during winter. Early sowing of this vegetable is essential, in order to get the bulbs matured and housed before the short sunless days of October. A second crop of early horn carrots may now be sown, but the main crop usually suffers Isis front the maggots when sown in April, or even in May, than those which are sown earlier ; and although the routs of late sown ones are somewhat smaller, their good linality generally makes them more profitable. An early crop of stone turnips should now be sown, suit asparagus seeds on the beds formerly prepared. Regular sowings of spring salads should be m••ale in frames and warm borders. In planting out cabbages, if you have more than enough fur the regular crops, the roes may be planted only half tho usual distance asunder, and the alternate rows driven and used as eoleworts when about half-grown. A sowing of one of the larger cabbages should now be madu in a frame, and also some cauliflowers fur the earliest spring sown crop, with some more under a warm wall to succeed them. A sowing of Celery should also he made ou a moderate hut-bed ; it should he sown very thinly, that the plants may not require pricking out so won; and that, when pricking out is necessary, they.may be moved with more soil to their roots. It ts especially necessary to grow the earliest crop with as few chck, as possible, to prevent its running to seed. A successional sowing of round spinach should be made this week. Oar , lies and shallots should now be planted on dry ground, if it were not dune in November, as already retommended ; they should be planted six inches asunder, ou the surface of the , soil, with merely sufficient fastening to keep the bulbs , steady. Autumn-sown Tripoli onions should now be trans r planted, six inches apart, in rich soil, for midsummer use; they should bu secured in their places by closing the soil about the roots, not about the bulbs, the bases of which ;. should always rest upon the surthee of the soil. The small button onions, which were saved last autumn, should also be transplanted in the same manner ; if the ground is good, without being over rich, these will make fine specimens by autumn. REPEAL OF THE WINDOW DUTIF.fL—The partial scheme proposed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the repeal of these duties has not mot with approbation in Bath. Vestry meetings have been held in the parishes of St. Peter and St. Paul, and St. James, where the schema was condemned, and petitions adopted unanimously for the unconditional repeal of the Um, without the substitution of a house duty. The petithras having been signed by the chairmen of the respeeti•c meetings, wore ordered to bo sent to Lord Duncan fob presentation.