The Express. — London, England, 1851-04-19 00:00:00

... I. 1 - t. • • 1 ' 7 7- 4, X? /.- ,/ ".I'.#' rt No. 1,451.] [No. 17, EXHIBITION EXPRESS.] THE EXHIBITION EXPRESS, FOR ME WROL &NM° SATURDAY, APRIL 19. PROGRESS OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Yesterday hung Good Eriday.rt partial susension of work took place at tae building in Ilvi fe-park. Taking into eonsider!e:ton the brief period which has vet to elapse prev TIAN to the final opening on the Ist of Nlav, it is extremelv desirable that all em ployers rd labourers should endeavour to impress upon them the absolute necessity which exists fur their renouncing the holidays usually enjoyed at Easter. (ho of the most important events of the week has been the ;pram meat of the jurors who QM to &- el& up at the relative merits of the articles exhi bited in the thirty classes into which all the eontri bairn's to the Exhibition have been divided. In additinn to the juries; themmtives, and the eoun cil of their chairman, to whom a directive supervision is confided, it has been determined to constitute a committee of ladies for the purpose of obtaining their opinions respecting the various pieces of ornamental needlework. embroidery, lee., which arc to be exhibited. In the course of the week the temporary hoarding,' which were erected between the different classes on the foreign side of the Exhi bition were taken down, and the work of unpacking has since been carried on with great activity. In the German compartment a collection of stuffed birds and animals presents peculiarly attractive features. The attitudes and general expression of the various animals represented are strikingly true to nature, and the whole collection. which is from Stuttgard, will excite amusement and admiration. The col lection of cutlery and small articles of hardware in the same metion is now nearly complete, and will prove no mean rival to the display in the same department on the British side of the building. In the Austrian compartment large additions have been made to the furniture of the nsims, which are being tithed up by NI. Leimtler, of Vienna. Some very beautifully-exeented mosaics front Rome have also been titipteked ; and in the French division a colleetion of bronzes, which are in the course of being arranged. challenge admiration fur the spirit mid taste of the desipois and the delicacy of execu tMu by which they are characterised. In the nave several pieces of sculpture have been added to those which we enumerated last week. A group repnt- Kitting Nlazeppa about to he 1/01111(1 On a wild horse will elicit much admiration, and copies in plaster of the Murii horses have been completed during the week. In the transept, a considerable number of group; and figures have been erected. ft Satan tempting Eve," and " Michael and Satan," by Ste phens, " Jacob and Rueltel," "Dr. Joiner, "Au Amazon rescuing a sister from rot Argonaut, who has taken her captive," a statue of Puck, and a tvltzemal full length of te Duke of Rutland, are amongst them. (hi the foreign side, the countries which at present have made the greatest progress are France. Russia, llolland, Belgium, the Zollve rein, and Rome. Thy articles sent from Sardinia have been opened fluting the week, and are being displayed. 'Guy include samples of theinieal pro ductions, wool, rice, and silk, in the raw state. In the section of manufactures there are sonic very beautiful speeitunis of embroidery, velvets, and silks of exquisite texture and design. The collec tion also contains some articles of furni ture, most elabonitely and tastefully ornamented. On the British side of the building the progress made in all depertments is equally striking; and in the scrtinns of machinery and itgriculturul imple ments, where failure from the tardiness of exhibitors was itpprehended a couple of months since, the ar rangements are now all hut complete. At he west end, near the great mong a collection of stained glass, and gold and silver church plate, is being ar ranged. Mr. O'Co 11111 l r, of Beruers-street, also con tributes a quantity of stained glass, the principal pine being a window intended for the transept of Salisbury Cathedral, and constructed by order of the edifiers of the 6 . 2 nil Regiment, in memory of those belonging to the corps who fell during the Sikh campaign. Ai-minds of many provincial displays of loeal con tributions to the great shim have readied Lon don its the course of this week -the most important hav ing been floss. id Novo jilt and Birmingham. INltet her or not these local exhibitions are in Ia y with the intentions ~t the Royal Commissioners, is a point which appears to have been lost sight of; and it is more than prolsibli• that consiavrahlv delav has in this way ken caused in the arrangements within the building. Suggestors and complainants have nut yet ceased to publish. Nlechanist " eomplains that the 150 inventions weeded within the current year have not had a donee of finding ratan in the great building; how far this is remediable is a question parley fur the consideration of the exhibition audio nties. _ . Tlw dreams or lodging-house keepers are begin ' g t.. be made public. Of these it notable speri -111111 N Mittii . v. A gentleman in Edinburgh is reported to have applied, a few days since. to a I...nybot lodging-house keeper to learn the terms for a residence of fourteen days for himself and wife. in reply 1w was informed, that for a bed-r.son and sitting-team for a fortnight from the Ist of May. the charge would he 31/. 104., bonus to he paid dow n to secure the bargain, 5!. ss. ; ern ; total. 3s/. 15s. The ...4 , ./sman. in which this instance of metropolitan rapacity is recorded, pro ceeds to characterise the demand us monstrous and extortionate. The official list of funetionaries appointed to ac company the Turkish contributions to the Great Exhibition. on board the strain-frigate Fazy-Ttahri, has just been published, and is as follows : Reouf Bey. Mull of Itifiat Pasha, member of the office of tlw Amedji Bey. member of the some office: Ismail Ike. equerry of the imiwrial household ; Emir Hey. member of the Divans correspondence office ; Buy, number of the same office; Hussein Effendi. advocate of the Tidjaro: jjasoiait Hey, number of the council of Nutu ; ltifaat Effendi, secretare of accounts at the depot of pro visions; Lan i Effendi, member of the correspondence office of the minister of commerce: Sahib Effendi, merehnnt: Djevdet Effendi, secretary ;it the ministry of Tye: Cadlsum, merrhant. The Fazy-Bahri was appointed to sail on the moth inst., but she would probably be detaintvl beyond that date for the cm barkati.in of the lust paikages arrived from the pro vinces. Several other subjects of the Porte have received permission to aecompany the official dele gates, and to make the tour of Europe afterwards. 'IIIE W 11.4 Lute. ANI) THE EXIIIBITION.—The • flarbailu..a has itraisteil la to be appropriated to the transmission of numerous manufactured articles and raw materials to the London Exhibition. The fruit. of Barba doe., moulded in wax, are among the apocinsens to be for warded to the ('costal Palace. Cos 11.1 i Tr.‘ F.thate FOR Tilt GREAT Extit aertos.— corrymoadvnt states that he has seen a piece of lace net matiofietured at Nottingham. for the exhildtion of industry, hum cotton spun at Manchester, of extraordi nary fineness. The cotton Ira. picked Sea Islands, worth about 3s. lid. the lb. The yam pun from this cotton was COO hanks to the lb., each hank about $4O yards long, and the cost %ben loin would 1w about 27/. Ins. per lb. Al. the yam would have to be doubled before use this would cost an additional 10.., making a total of 28 , . per lb. weight for the yarn for the fabric before it wan used. Pihrrtmtt.timv.—Among other applications made of the photiazraphic procemac.. some very satisfactory at tempts have been made in this country to impreks designs upon suod for the purposes of the engraver. lly this means the object will be copied at mire on the block, and the labour of drawing avoided, as the wood-engravei can at sec , Firmed with his work.—Art Jarred. THE lONIAN PORTION OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION. Sir Henry Ward, the Lord High Commissioner of the lonian Islands, seems to have shown himself practically as well as politically deficient in his administration. He does not appear to have had much regard for the interests of the people committed to his charge so far as the Great Exhibition is con cerned, fur he left them either entirely without know ledge of it, or, certainly, without such adequate information on the subject as might enable them to appreciate the advantages which it held out for bringing their produce, manufactures, commodities, and works of industry and art, before the notice of I all the world at the "World's Great Fair." That the I lonians are present at the Exhibition in any manner, , however humble. is solely due to the patriotism of a I gentleman whose letters on behalf of his countrymen have from time to time appeared in our co lumns. Observing that the lonian papers were silent on the subject, as if they had never heard of it, and also that no mention was made of the islands in any of the lists of countries contributing, he adreeted a very interesting letter to the Royal Cmnmissioners, directing their attention to the valuable products of the islands, a few of which he detailed. Their reply informed him ilia Sir Ilienu Ward had writ ten " to decline any space for the loninns," and that, therefore, none could he given to them. Sometime after, however, when it is presumed his communica tion to the Commissioners had been brought under • the royal notice, and an influential perminage had perhaps pointed out how anomalous and invidious would appear this total omission of the name of the only country under British Protection flfr 35 years, --a letter was tiirwarded to " The lonian" by the exe cutive committee, who, in a subsequent interview, tendered any amount of space, offered any facility, volunteered with great courtesy all kinds of accom modation, and requested his en-operation in procuring =melts of lonian manufactures, arts, or industry, whatever quarter. It was, by this time, too late to communicate with the islands with any possi bility of a return, and "'flu lonian" was somewhat nonplused. It occurred to him, however, to make application to the several noblemen and gentlemen who hod served her Majesty in the islands, from every one of whom he received replies expressive of their sympathy with his countrymen, their agreeable remembrance of their sojourn in the islands, and their wish to do all in their power to serve lonian interests. The result is the collection which will appear in the Exhibition, and of which we give the subjoined catalogue. This, though far inferior to the richly ornamented jewellery, the fine fitbrics of muslin, the elaborate specimens of workmanship, the delicate needlework, the exquisite embroidery, and the fine taste which the lonian section would have dis played had Sir IL Ward done his duty in making the importance of the event known to the people, will serve nevertheless as an humble specimen of what these islands, rich in silk, eottoa. oil, and fruit and wine, might have produced as their offering. had the skill of their artisans and the industry of their peasantry been given full scope. LIST OF ARTICLES SENT BY LOUD SEATON'S FAMILY. A silver seal, on which is eugravad a ship without a rudder, the arms of Corfu. Ten silver bracelet., of various forms, unite of them min bitting the seven mistallions of the seven i.1311(I.. a 14v-florae device of lonian jewellery ; other. uniting in fanciful form devices of dead and polished silver. Two silver brooches. Three specimens of olive wood, one of them an olive-wood cup, cut out by a Greek peasant with a penknife. Font specimens of samplers worked by luuiun girls, each containing 3 scripture sciitenee, root: • II within u border of dowers, of exquisite colour and arrangement. A book-weight, made of a peculiar stone found in Cepha lonia. Fire %ante scarfs, made of silk. grown and dyed in the island, the patterns of the old Venetian taste. Two large pieces of raw silk, of a eery superior quality, as collected and spun by young ladies in the islands. Six small pieces of the same. A %diet bag, richly embroidered iu gold, from Santa -Maury (the ancient Leneadia). A cambric haukerchief, of Cephalonian manufacture, richly embroidered with gold, from Santa-Maura. Three bags embroidered in gold. A pocket. book, embroidered in gold. A gold bracelet, made after the pattern of an antique one, found in a tomb. A silver-gilt bracelet, of the same fashion. AUTICLES SENT BY MISS YONGE. A silver egir.rop, in silver tilagree-work. A silver lorooeh.romprising VV.% medallions, with the arms of the Seven Islands engraved thereon. A •ilrer thimble, enriched with serm small medallions, with the arms the Wands. Two hags for holies, of velvet, finely in gold, with raised work, iu coloured A round coke, or hoummife, of velvet, richly cm- broidrrr•d. Two crud-caw , , or puckct-books, for lathes, of %civet, richly • e . embroidered. A large brunch of silver, of fine worlimunship and design, combining in the centre the lion and crown of England, as a large medallion), w ith the seven medallions of the Seven Islands &i,-noting trot it. The centre medallion represents the arms anti emblem of the island of Corfu - The Flower of the Kea'"--u female figure, supposed to he Corvyra, the daughter of Aoopu., who was carried ooff by Neptune to the Islands. seated upon a rock, holding in the hand of her extended right ono an olive branch. On tlw one side of her is a cornucopia, denoting the fertility of the island. and an the other, ancient galley, em blematic of the com ttttt Trial spirit MO wealth of its Inhaloi. bitants. This ship, which is rudderless, someti 1111111111111 l :dome as the aerosol the island, and has lwen also supposol to take its origin in the ship of Ulysso., whieh was tab!. ol lore loss transformed into a rock, somewhat of the figure Of gin aneient Windt now Ut the entrance of the aiwient harbour. The letters K.p arc the abbre viation of Kspaups, the ancient Coreyea. The medallion on the right is marked by a tripod for Zarin., and the letters Zax. the abbreviation of Zaitorfor, Zaevnthns. The next to thi, on the right, is the medallion of Santa Nauru. The harp upon it symbolises its rime us the death. place of Sappho—the letters Asa icing the abbre viation of its ancient name, Asuitaa)a, Lcucadia. .Another emblem of this island is Bellerophon on a winged horse, attacking the Chimera,wbieh it derives from it:Corinthian colonisation. The lost on this side Ia Ithaca. norkeol with the head of its ling Ulysses, the letters Ida being the abbreviation of teams, Ithaca. On the right of the Corfu medallion is that of Cephalonia. the next island in magni tude, represented by Cephalus, the NM of Mercury and Creusa, who, when condemned by the court of Areopagus to perpetual exile, for having unwittingly killed his wife, Procria. came to dwell upon this island. It. I. represented as reposing after the clone. a d let in his hand and his dog at Ins feet The letters KO are the abbreviation of Kresiarirsa. Colohallrmiti—the ancient designation of the w an d, verigo comes next. The letters Kidd, nut.' Kudaya, the ancient Cythera, represented on the nivel.l:li as 'coins. to whom the island was sacred. and who was fabled here to have had her birth-piss and her domicile. The goddess is standing on her shell, drying her hair with the one hand, and holding in the other the famous apple. Pail , . the smallest of the islands, conga la.t It s sacredness to Neptune is 4:noted be its trident. The letters fla are the abhreviethon of ligq. Row. This Island i s also represented by the helm ur ruilds.r of a .hip within :in olive garland ARTICLES CONTRIBUTED BY LADY WOODFORD. A tired& ilroo. iota,. in Corfu, unit worn by bet ladyship's ton. when yl , ,tra of age. A pair of 0111.. r Itt a. lett, ol•• in Corfu : the one with the ntotto.l*trrn A40.10N #I.IIAN--•• My prrii-nn , it that of frienibbiti, without guih, :** the other. O.4OEMN • - • - Re who fed+ alfeetinn " (otfer. it to you). A ~ i l,er brooch, of el. ;taut picreod work, [ .rued by a garland of gram. and sine leaves, autrouthlioz the ...nt hl.ht of the !4•r, n 141 old.. A brooch, in ailyertilligree work. with the 1‘...1 , 1 of Colwyn or the one side, for i.orfu: the winged how.: of 11,11e rophor. on the rtverse, for %ante. A Greek rap. mole at LefeMow). a rillageof Corfu , ann l in r ; rat of olv Woodford'. tircek A nteinori .l-etry, in gold, made at Corfu, and ..f worktitaiohip, the go:.1 filagree King on a plate of pulidlcd gold, which reflects it as from a mirror. ARTICLES CONTRIBUTED BY MADAME 3IAVROI.LX I. A gold bracrlet, nole;ifl,Triu,;.Willlgrre work, •usouul int the rml,lom of the ioiau•l•. Two 41k b.nolkorrhieb, of flue fabric. of Zante unouf,re- As apron of utnsliu, made in Corfu, with a lank r worked tul iin.•n with the neon,' ; .oluewhat siuniar to Inv.:den work, but of larger stitch, in a very cle4ant and classical pattern of grape., vine leaves, and buttekiv.. An apron of crotchet-work, remarkable tor the beauty of the patters and elewation; and as showing how, what has LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, APRIL 19, lB5l. but just appeared in England as an accomplishment, bas' been for ages the common needlework of the Greek pea sant girls. The border is of a deep Dresden work, of magnificent clfeet, with emblematical design. of lions, cupids, flowers, &e. These aprons are the ordinary work and every-day wear of the peasant girls of Corfu. The dress of the Greek women, in general, is of an extra ordinary richness, so that a peasant bride's dress is often her dowry, bring not unfrequently worth 1,000 dollars, and descends as an heir-loom from mother to daughter. SENT BY MR. MA VROIANNI. Samples of Cephalonian currants. The Island of Cepha lonia, though not so rich in currants as Zante,dws never theless supply a great part of the quantity consumed in Great Britain. PRINCE ALBERT AND THE FOREIGN COMMISSIONERS. At the reception by his Itgyra highness Prince Albert of the foreimt commis•ioncra at Buckingham-palace, on Monday, April 11th, Monsieur Sallandrouse de Minor nail, the Commissary General for France, was deputed by his coadjutors to express to his Royal Highness the sen timmts of tlw governments generally represented by those gentlemen; this he did in a terse and succinct address, thanking his Royal Highness on the part of the foreign fur his gracious reception of them; and for taking the lead in the formation of a grand exhibition of the product. of industry of the whole world. Ile said the assembling toirether the results of the inventive and exe cutive faculties of mankind in one spot, where nevertheless sufficient individuality would be preserved to exhibit the nationality of each, was a high phi losophic idea, demonstrating depth of thought, and a practical cohsideration for the welfare of the manufactur ing world worthy of a great mind. In a political point of view it was calculated to exercise the most beneficial ins fluestee, by increasing the intimate connexion between na tions and individuals, front whence the most important results might he anticipated ; whilst the manlier in which this idea had been carried into execution reflected equal honour on those engaged in it, and on the country po-ise s in;. the resources which had been called into action. For this the world was indebted to his Royal Highness the Prince, and to her Majesty, who had been pleased to accord her assent and assistance towards its execution. " All honour," said Mr. Sallandrouse, " to your Royal High ness for the conception of this grand idea, and equal honour to her Most Gracious Majesty, who has so nobly and be nignantly favoured its execution." Thanks to this illus trious influence, the era of barbarous wars might be con sidered as terminated: but new H.q. for combat were opened to the world, in the struggle of progress and to overturn by their overwhelming moral fore the remains of Sonnet antipathies and prejudices. In this struggle the emiquerors and the conquered would be equally bene fi ted, whilst demonstrating the advantages and bles.ingr , resulting (ruin a new order of things. Tliir the world would owe to hi. Royal Highness, and for this the Foreign Conunis, , ioners begged to oaf •r their grateful thanks. Prince Albert listened with attention to this expre•oion of respect, ;1111i replied that In, received with mach ple,oure this spontaneous exhibition of good feeling on the part of the Foreign Conunksioners ; he was much gratified to ol Herve the alacrity and seal of every country in contribut ing to the interest of this universal exhibition ; which from woat he had already seen would, he had uo doubt, prove fully worthy of the contributors and would enhanee the reputation ,it the countries contributing. The E ill Granville then preftstted the Foreign Commis sioners severally whim Royal Highness, who addreed a few nonarks to each on the nature of the contributions of the countries represented by them, and the deputation withdrew much gratified with their reception. VISIT OF THE NATIONAL GUARD. It is said, preparation• are twang made at the 1% est.end to receive 3,1300 of the National Guard, who are expected to arrive in a body from Pali, on the morning of the Queen's birthday, the 731st of next month. Application has been made to the Horse Guards to permit the Mate band of the Royal nurse Guards to escort them into the metropolis from the New Cross railway station. VARIOUS FACTS. PRICES OF• ADMISSION. ..... The rates of admission have bssm tiled by her Majesty's comini.sioners as follow,' . . . ...... ..... . Season tickets, U. 30. for gentleman's ticket, and 21. 2s. for lady's ticket, such tickets nut being transferable, hut entitling the owner to admission on all occasions oat which the Exhibition is open to the public. That on the first day of the Exhibition Reason tickets only adhattlal be available. That on the second and third days the prices of admission slimed he It. each. ...... That on the fourth illy the Exhibition should open at 54., owl that the charge should be reduced to Is. on the twenty second day of opening. That tram the twenty-second day the prices of admission should he a• follows: • On Months., Tuesdays, Wednr.day., and Thursday., 1.. ; on Frid4., 2... 63.; awl on Saturday. (after 1 o'clock, till which hour the public should be excluded), 5.. MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES ALREADY DIS PLAYED. The preparations in the galleries in the British side arc now in it state of great forwardness, and many of the goods have already been deposited in the eases. Class '29, devoted to miscellaneous articles—a class which always interferes so greatly with any tscrfeet system of elas.itication—contains a large uunther 01 articles, which, although nut capable of ebtodficat . under any particular system, will still he looked upon with interest by some parties. One of the first subjects which attracts notice in this class is an immense bride cake, ru feet in circumference, and about 2 li•et in height, richly decorated with the orange blossom stud other emblematic ornaments. A short distance front this, reposing on a rich velvet couch, is what is termed the " Sleeping Beauty," which consists of one of the ugliest specimens of the ape species that we ever witnessed. In close proximity to this is a glass case cuntaioing pins and needles in every stage of their manufacture, illustrating the various pro cesses which they undergo. We have then a curious swan like model, which allow* how any man May I..arn to swan like ay .wan. Next we come to a very beautiful collection of dolls' fur niture, consistMg of exquisitely gilt chairs, tables, sofa.; also rovking-hoorms, cricket-bats and balls, and sundry other articles of umusetnent. There are also gingerbread nuts and calf. s, warranted to keep hor twenty rear; " fancy biscuits, made by steam, and "the United tisoryiee from which " powder and shot ON obtained through the same lieA ; " "materials for gentlemen's boots and ladies* corsets ; " a collection of flow ITS cut from turnips, carrots, beetroot, mangold wurtzel, :and other vegetable roots, pre served in water chemically 'minima, and including sped memo of the Victoria Regis lily in its different stages of development. Near these is an interesting ease showing the various articles employed in the manufacture of lead pencils. " Patent acolytes, or safety lamps which " pre vent all waste or annoyance by guttering, take their place in this miscellaneous collection by the side of table orna ments in sugar, such as " the hippopotamus," " the giraffe," and " the locomotive ; " also an extensive assortment of " artificial hair and eyes," "jujubes and lozenges," with " onus," "elixirs," and perfumery of all kinds; while, deserving of the especial notice of the fair sex, on account of the delicate and exquisite style in which they are got up, are boxes each containing twelve or more oval-shaped tablets stamped with the building of the Exhibition, of all the varieties of Castile, honey, palm. and other varieties of scent, ol and fancy soaps, and which have been forwarded for exhibition by Messrs. Low and Co., of the Strand. GOOI)s niwKEN. My a letter from MT•TM'Cr:iil;n,Theagent for receiving the goods intended for the Eahibition front Malta, and which app.urs in one of the Malta papers, the following list is given of ankles found broken in the caws from Malta :—A C.lv containing a table by Darmaniu broken across, can easily be repaired; a ease (snit:Lining a vases, from Madame Dimech, broken in pieces, being very badly parked• —it to. In , repaired ; two caws containing was figuris in glass shades, all broken in a thousand pieces, and beyond repair. VIE CLUBS. Tho Junior United the Army and Navy Club intend following, it ix gated, the example of the Senior United Service in allowing foreign eflicers of di,- tinetion to heroine honorary members during the continu ance of the Exhibition. THE RAILWAY SECTION, ..... . . The railway section of the Exhibition—that which for years past hay absorbed so lame a portion of our mechanical and enzine.cing skill—will be examined with great interest be an inquiring pubic. Visitors will lltikTl to a s 10001110- tilt'. set in order like so mane prize oxen at a rattle show, with an iiinuen, heating dirfoce, huge driving wheels, and a power of steam pressure astoundingly great. The depart ment has oily within the lost few flays been opened, and we are WWI:. th, reesicre to judge what pasition it may oc cupy in OW getio - 41 display; but alr,ody the anticipations to which we has: alluded have been re:di/ell in the urris al of a monster eazine contributed by the North-Western Railway aol the largest and most powerful ever made to run on tl e narrow goilO. Thisovergrown mar' , ine has driving wheels 8 feet :n dimueter, and is, in point of fact, a moving moun tain of iron. Two other lotionotivisi had preciously taken up Cleir ;a : one, a small rot...horse, rlapte.l for short branch liner or light traffic, and hosing a tender combined with it, is exhibited by Mr. Euglaud ; the other, made by Stephenson, on Crompton's patent, is a very interesting contribution, from the important principle which that at, ut deve/opes. additimial axle, without wheels, is introduced to bow the strain of the machinery, and the axle of the driving wheels is thus lightened of a portion of ' the work which hitherto it has had to perform, and which has rendered it, so apt to give way THE EXHIBITION AND THE CITY OF LONDON. On Thursday a court of Common Council was held for the despatch of business, when Mr. BEN NOCH brought forward his motion—" That it be referred to a con 111 l ittee, cousisting of the chairman and six other members of cash committee, to ascertain whether any and what better attangemynts can he made to promote the comfort and enjoyment of persons visiting the City of London, especially as records their admission to places of public interest.' He tailed the attention of the court to the fact that while easy access was :added in the cities on the continent to all public place; in which works of art were exhibited, the (*iv of London formed an exception to the general rule of nations in that respect. lie stated that in s-vcral of the ancient halls in the city there were paintings which, although unknown to the public even by name, won't' bear com parison with those in the highest estimation, and he in , bumph the 'pictures which decorated the walls of Painter- Stainers' (lull, and of Barber-Surgeons' Hall, us a proof of the remarkable but unknown ausgalkneo of the treasures which Loudon abounded. llifader existing circum stomas he considered that an affort to rise out of our coin 'unitive obscurity would be most commendable, and he thought that an arrangement could be easily made through the intervent • of a committee, and with the assistance of the architect and the town clerk, by which MI the works of art within the walls could be seen by the visitors to the me tropolis. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Deputy HOLT seconded the motion, in the belief that the meessary arrangements would be better organised iu a committee than by any other course. Mr. ANDEUTON opposed the motion. lie was sur prised that amongst the admirable exhibition which the foreign visitors were to 144 - 4 . , no mention was made of Smith field market, which, in his opinion, formed one of the fittest sights in the world—(laughter)—but what a commit tee of the corporation could do to " promote the comfort and enjoyment of visitors" he could nut imagine, except that they were to be deputed to take the foreign ladies and geu &men round to the taverns and public houses, which would be all open enough without any assistance of the kiwi. (Laughter.) Ile supposed that Guildhall was one of the shows to which it was intended to give introductions. Why, the doors of that building were never closed. The visitors could look at everything there and in the contiguous apartments without being struck with ustimislunent or meeting with the least impediment, and a committee, with a chairman at its head, could not excite in their mind, any peculiar emotion. (laughter.) Indeed if the Chairman of the Navigation Committee w ould give the visitors a treat up and down the river in their barge to show them the shipping and the amazing facilities of commerce in the possession of the people of London, there would be something to talk of, but it was monstrous to talk of a committee liar the purposes stated by the mover. (Iloir, hear.) Mr. EI.LIO f wished to see all the doors and gates of the corporation thrown open without tolls of any kind. Ile, however, thought that the corporation would act wisely in saying as little as possible about their treasures of art. It they had not misapplied in dinners their enormous funds the noble hall in which they assembled would have been long, ago decorated with the finest specimens of statuary and painting instead of presenting blank vacuities. Mr. T. IL HALL said it was quite evident from the ceaseless opportunities which Mr. Elliot took of calumniat ing the corporation that he hail become a member fur the purpose of misrepresenting their character and conduct upon all occasions. (Cheers.) If' the corporation had bestowed upon the fine arts the money which they had ex pended in improvements and in increasing the trade of their fellow-citizeus, that gentleman would have accused them of misappropriation for not having done everything Mr the commercial advantage of those whom they repre sented. No matter what the ineuiliers of the corporation did, they were sure to come under the calumnious vitupera tion of their unreasonable antagonist. Ile (Mr. Hall) had been in the corporation 20 years, and the dinner expenses of the present tine did not amount to one-half of the ex penditure of the former period; and the only recompemm which gentlemen resaived fur a great part of their , most valuable time, spent in the closest attention to the interests of their ("Mow-citizens, was the retwupense of d' ' g together at the conclusion of their labours. (Hear.) Ile would nut vote fur a committee fur the purpose stated by the mover, as he believed there was more in the motion than appeared upwriper. . r. Deputy 1.0 'Cl' would not be prevented front sup porting a measure which he thought was likely to be leme. ficial, because the mover spoke in a deprecating tone of the body to which he belonged. Ile regretted that Mr. Anplerton had spoken in a tune of ridicule of the subject ; but, perhapP, it was the best way to adopt that tone on a subject beyond his comprehension. (Laughter) The ipanstion ought in his opinion to gu to a committee. At the west end of the town ethirts were being made to give facilities bearing some proportion to those rendered all over the continent; and although Guildhall 44114 open to all, it was possible to raise the character of the City of London higher than it stood in the quality of a courteous accommodation. (Hear, hear.) Mr. Deputy STEVENS said the foreigners would come into the metropolis nit to sec the statuary and pictures, but to see die glass palace with its wonders, and the whipping and the 'With:vs, UM' they would soon be satisfied that London was the first commercial city in the world. Mr. 'ILA K E supportisl tic 1111 l tion, against which he thought a prejudice had been raised by an unlucky refer ence to a subject with which it had no connexion. Mr. ILL. AVI.OIt said that in ad probability Mr. Hemlock expected to he made chairman of the committee which WA been 'imposed, hat there was just as much climax• of such an event as there was that so absurd a pre position would be entertained. Mr. Dinette and Mr. Putts:des also opposed the motion. re Mr. Deputy HARRISON said that he was at a 10...5 to know what would be the advantage tit referring the matter before thecourt to a committee. Every matter over which they, us members of that eorporatiun, had control, they held fur the hula:tit of their fellow eitixens, but the motion of the hot. meniter, Mr. Bennis:lu was so ill defines', that it %v. 14111000ible !O gather what it 'design" them to do. (Hear.) With other institutions they haul no power; and with re ganl to souse of thou the public now haul free access at stipulated :suaiouls. (hear. hear.) Four days in the week, he ludi e ved, the India Itous, , was era's to the public, and that without tiny fee or reward. And vet it was with several other plans where curiosities or works of art were privately exhibited. With reLrence to any other change of the cluiracter sugays - ed by the mover of the motion, the details must be left with the parties who had the mitred of such establishments. These parties, in their arrangements her the public convenience, would nut be influenced by the corporation of the City of London, and he (Mr. Deputy Harrison) hoped that the members of that court would not embark in that which would only bring down upon them the ridicule of their fellow-citizens. (Cheers.) Mr. BENNOCII stated in reply, that if the committee he had asked for was granted, lie was anxious to express his desire that he should not be named as the chairman. (Hear, hear.) His only wish in bringing forward the sub ject was to obtain a properly organised system, which would result ia promoting the comfort and enjoyment of persons visiting the City of London during the present Exhibition. (Hear, hear.) His object was further to get the magnificent crypt of Guildhall open to the foreigner, who might visit the City. That splendid work was covered with dust and dirt at the present moment. Ile (Mr. Ben ouch) had been informed by the City architect, Mr. Bun ning, that it was of the hrst style of architecture; the workmanship bring canal, if not superior, to that exhibited in any other European city. (Dear, hear.) It had been mid that it wan not necessary to provide these sights for the anticipated visitors, as they might show to strangers their bridges and their ducks. Certainly their bridges were magnificent structures, in-ins of them, but their ducks belonged to parties whose private enterprise had outstripped corporate action. (" Hear," and "No.") lle would leave the matter in the hands of the court, being sate-tied that if they rejectest his proposition, he had done his duty in bringing the subject forward. (Cheers.) t pots the motion being put, the proposition of Mr. Benumb was iagatived by an uverWhelming majority. THE SOCIELV OF ARTS AND THEIR ABANDONED CoNTRACT Full TiiE !WEAL BUILDING. On Thus ley, Mr. !When Steplierusm, M.P., tho sole ruin brain iu this ease, and the parties interested in it, held their first nivenme iu the conunissioners' room. in the Item, of Lords, to determine the amount of componoition to lit paid: to the Messrs. Monday. The meeting was att,wiled by Mr. W. Cubitt, one of the royal commissioners, Mr. E. 0. I3ow , ring, and Mr. bake: Mr. Tooke, the Ktlititut to the Sci ' ety of Arts, Mr. Maule, of the Treasury. with Mr. Welsby, as counsel; Mr. lhow, with Mr. Montague Smith, a. coun sel for Messra. Monday, and Mr. Merrick, as solicitor for the arbitrator. In November, 18-10, Mews. Munday to tend into a contract with the Society of Arts for the erec tion of the Exhibition building, and undertook to proside a large sum for prizes, &e., taking their chance of b. irtg remunerated from a share of the receipts, and in pursuance of this contract they' placed 20,1E10!. at the disposal of the society. by whom it was retained for nearly 18 month!, although the society had abandoned the contract, upon the understanding that the compensation to be paid to Messrs. Monday should be settled by arbitration. The matter has been pending shier February, ItSi4.l, and is now referred to Mr. Robert Stephenson as the sole arbitrator under a sub sequent agreement of reference, based upon the original contract. The proceedings not being concluded yesterday,, ' were adiolunsa till Wednesday neat. [PRICE (DOUBLE SHEET) FOURPENCE. OPENING THE GLASS PALACE. TO THE EDITOR OP THE EXPHE.S. STR,—Your leading article on the opening of the Exhibition of all Nations NO fully represents public opinion that I beg to inform you that this day the secretary of the committee for the borough of Marylyhone has received in , &tractions to summon them together immediately, to con sider the best tour, to he pursued under existing circum stances, as the announcement of the executive committee has been received by ill classes with a general feeling of regret, dismay, and disappointment—the proposed arrange ment inflictin4 (no doubt unintentionally) a wound on their loyalty quite undeserved, as the devoted attachment of the people to their beloved Queen at the present time is un equalled—she not only reigns hut lives in their hearts; ' they consider the exclusive nature of the plan propounded worthy of and in accordance with the reign of George IV., but nut suitaVe to the age we live in, or such as was ex pected from the advisers of their constitutional Queen.-1 am, CHAIRMAN OF ONE OF THE SECTIONS. April 18. NOVELTIES IN TILE BRITISH MUSEUM. A parliamentar,y 'taper just issued affords the following interestimt particulars about the past year's pro ettedings nt this nationul establishment : GENERAL .I,ProINT or ALL ItECEIPTN rafts CIIRINT MAS, 1849, TO Clitasrmvs, 1850 : Babinec in han! ('ht mss, 1819, 14,821/. 3s. 8.1. ; fourth instalment of parlia mentary grunt for 1)440-10, 10,7281. 11s. ; portion of patlis mentAry grant Mr 184041, 33.996/. los. ; one y.ar's dividends on 30.0001. Reduced Annuities, 91101.: our year's dividends on 2,872/. Go. 1911. Three per Cent. Quisol,, to que:gated by Charles Lord Farnborough, for purposes minted in his lordship's will, 86/. 3s. 4.1. ; one year s dividends on 12,992/. itl. Three par Cent. (7ousnls, bequeathed by Francis Henry Earl of Bridgewater. for purposes named in his lordship' s will, 389/. 11s. 8.1. ; natof a real egatet, also Ixspieathed by the said Earl of Bridgewater, for purposes named in his lortlsbili s will, 40/. Os. ail. ; cash receives by the sale of the synopsis, 454/. Os. sd. ; cash received by the stile of other Must um publications, Go/. 12s. 3, 1 ; cult evived by the sale of casts of madden and fur the es , l of I packages, &c., 20111. lls. 4.1. Total year's reete i tts, 141.686/.175. Id. The payments during the saute pr,:oa amounted to 47,403/. lls 3el. NVMHEIR Or I'IMSONS ADM MTN() TO VIMIT ruin Nlcsr.ux.-Froni oita.. 1811 hristinas 181 .. .. 095,044 ; front f'hristmus 1811 to Christmas 1816, 740,601 ; [rust Christ.- ..so. 1816 to t ti, S2 o .til ; from Chri.brl , s 181 ZID Christman 1848, 897,985; from Christmas 1848 to Christine. 1849, 9;0,073; from Christmas 1849 to Christimi, 1830, 1,00t1,1303. Number of visits made to the reading rooms, for the pea of study or research, about 1,950 in 1810; 4.301 in 1811 • 8,820 in 1820; 22,800 in 1821; 31,200 in 1530; 63,46.6 in 1834; 67,412 in 1810; 69.303 in 1441; 71.706 in 1842; 70,931 in 1843; 67,411 in 1811; 64,427 in 18.11; 66,781 in 1810; 67,52.1 is 1817 ; 61,867 in 1818; 70,:r71 in 1849 ; and 78,133 in 1810. Number of visits made by artists and students to the galleries of sculpture, for the purpose of study, about 4.938 in 1831; 0,081 in 1831; 6,311 in 1810; 5.655 in 1811; 4,627 in 1812; 4,907 in 1843: 1,136 in 1844; in 1815; 4,124 in 3,508 in 1817; 3,694 in 1848; 0,804 is 1819 ; and 6,611 in 1840. Number of vigils made to the print room, about 1.400 in 1832; 1,065 in 1834; 6,717 in Vs 94; 7,744 in 1411 ; 8,781 in 1812; 8,162 in 1843; 5,998 in 1844; 1,901 in 1815; 1,390 in 1816; 4,572 in 1817; .1.813 in 1818; 5,970 in 1519; awl 3,744 in 1840. Toe. AIOOTIONN MADE TO THE DEPARTMENT or Mt v ... miners during the twelvemonth, are as --To the general collection --inano.criptn (exelucirc of the Syriac ti•atuunt. recently acquired) FOs ; originnl ehariers and 100; to the I•)gerton collection, mumerrinte, 3:10. Among the volumes more worthy of notice may he men tioned : . ..... . A Psalter of the tenth century, formerly lain:wing to the monastery of Staxelot. in the iliiocesc of liege•. A remarkably tine lireek mann-urint containitx the Works aa•dlw•d to Dionvnins, the .'.r give. :old uu• llonglitni of t;re.:or of with scholia, un• ten in the rear li, ISO A. D. Nearly 100 ancient nu lint- on vellum, eontaioing theological, juridical, tintaphy.scal, and miseellancims tr.•ati.e., the greater part which formed a portioa of the library of the ilenviliutine .intery of Mount St. (George (Jorgenberg), near Sehwatz, in the ['VA. AlllOll4/ Vl.lll is a copy of (element's Recognitions and Epistle., of the Leath Century, and a copy of Bede's Eteksiastical of the same age. A Portolano or collection of Sea Charts on vellum. rye eabsl at Venice in 1163, by lk•nineasa of Ancona. The - WAS formerly in the l'inelli Collection. Table. of Universal Ciininology, from the Creation to the year MOS, written on vellum, in the Catalan tannage.. and illustrated with nmall miniatures. Two Ikaknof Room, one of French art, executed for a lady of rank in the hith century ; the other. of the •ante pied. remarkable (or the style of its miniature', hating been written and ornamented in Spain. A Lttionarv, written mill illuminated for the u4..0f PhiliPla•de Villiers Adam, Grand *inter of Matta, from Fell to Isl3l, emitaining the full-length protrait of thin illustrious man, executed at the thew. Twenty-three• volume- of Oriental Manuscripts, pn numel by the Son: of the late Major William Yule, it. au addition to the large collection dets.ited by them in the Moo um in 1817. An execedinals line copy of the Slish-Nanuilt of illustr.ttell with many large miniature., written .1. H. WI (Al).. 147 q. A conaiderable number of filament. of eery wiriest Syria. manuicripts. forming mirth's. of the vollertioita par chaseil in the years VW • 1817. A colleetiodof papers relating to the hirtory dial lan guage of Madagawar, pre anted by Sir Walter Minna •I'ownshend Fanpthar, Hart. Nineteen additional volumes of a series of Trait...alien from the Arabic, at the Hague, of document. n•lating is Engliah Ilidory, eatcuding from !MS to 1611, and Irma 1100 to 17(E inelu.ive, depodted in the Lfu•eutu by enter of Viwount yahoo -mon, Secretary of State. A copy of the ...tree volume entitled A Todinlonic of Antiquitic, .hewing the auncient thyth in the church of England touching the Saer; •d," printed by John Day in 1.167, in which are the autograph .ignaturew of the Arch hi.hop. and Ilidlops who attested the genuinen,,, of the truet. This is premimed to be the copy c.pecially rcrerred by Archbishop Parker. I'r:s•uted by the Rev. Willman Acolketion of valuable Spanish papers (chiefly origin:4l4), elating to the prorecilings of the inqui"itivil iu tbs. reigns of Philip 11., Philip 111., and Philip IV. An extrusive awl very curious collection of stsmnimicher or albums (3211 in number), commencing in the year 1..41, and (Miming gown to 175,, containing about 27.44:01 nano graphs of per,ons of rank, theologian•, jurists, phy..eams, artists. scbolar,, and 44ther., chiefly ,natives (it viumty. In mm of thew• albums is the signature of Milton, and to another the writing Ilf(innalini Ili Bologna (I iamento4). A large folio volmnr, in its original monastic binding. containing a comialete abstract of the gnat cartul.u•y of Fountains Abbey; it was written in LAI. by order of the Abbott Ilarneuluke Iluby. A collection of 7. original charter., with seals attaelwal (princivilly of the 12tri and 13th ceuturies), relating to Maud Abbey, in Yorkshire. The number of deliveries of manuscripts to the readers in the reading rooms during the List twelvemonth alll tttttt to 18,224; group to artists and others, in the rooms of the department, to 2,117, exclusive of 4,478 (halters, um! the numerous volumes examined by visitors. ltoom.—The number of books mtarne.; 311- ring the year to the shelves of the erotism' library thus the reading rooms is 119,093; to those of the meal lihrsry, 11,232 ; to those of the Grenville blowy :347 ; to the closets in which locks are kept from day to day tier the Ilse Oren` readers, 110,910; making a total of 211,682, or 830 per Adding the number of volumes 'stunt. ii to the shelves of the reading rooms, alosot 180,000, the whole an oasts to 421,682, or 1,419 per diem. The number of ,ender has been 78,231, on an ai enure 268 per diem, tho reading rooms having beeu kept open VI days; .114 reader has, therefore, consult e d on an average up wards of five volumes per diem. The nuinher of volumes added to the library amount& to 16,48 (including music, maps, and new9umera), of which 837 were presented, 11.793 purchased, and 3,476 were received by copyright. The number of part , of volume, is 9,170 (including music and map-), of which 146 were prevented, 3,918 purehr,ed, and 4,829 oht: • ql by copyright. Th, newsimpers obtained from the Stamp-other tttttt tto 199, soli have been bound in 272 %Vieille, Of this newspapers, 191 were published in London. The maps, charts, and plans amount to 19.5 ill 310 'hey is : the 01.1.03 to 11 complete, and '1 e turn, an.! still Pr" 0"" •need mime the last re and the parts and number" of to 311, i g o,„;f:e 21 of those emumenetal during and prior to the year 1830, mid yet complete. Of the maps, charts, and plans. 202 were presented, 111, as well as the 36 parts and numbers of atlioo4, were iyed by ',uteri:Oat! The nutnikr of volume,' of music • • • ..... atuounts to time, of which one, comprising one work, was presented, and two, comprising two works., Wrl,l aeipaired by purchase. Besides' three, 1,142 complete stork+, and 490 part/1 and panthers of works in progress, have been tie . e l aired by copyright. The bald uuuth rof article* re b. 27,342, including 23 broadsides, of which ankh., j 11 222 arc complete works. (If the roinplete works, 8,778 were purchased. 1,0.11 present. 0, and 4,39) were acquired .by copyright. Each Wide acquired has been stumped. The rumbler of stamps so impressed is 4'5,952. IDEVAUTAIZNT NATURAI. IttsTtlitY.—MlNlMALtoit • t At. BlLANl•ll.—(heat progress has been made during lust Tear in tile arrangement of the contents of Itoont VI. Its wall sees. have his•rt i•ntirely tilled with the giguatiis th , ...nts remains of lidentata and Paehyilermuta, •1* which latter those of the Probuscideous family, as toco.t name row. have limo partly arranged on supplementary shelve* alsoeu the wall caws on the month side what.' • an the n orth side the bone. of the Patent:An an displayed in im mediate proximity to the skeleton of the 3legatlitriuro. Preparation is making for placing the cast of the gigantie dayau tortoise (Culessoelielp Atlas) on tit upper lon•ling place of the north-east staircase. Considerable ad ; &abut" have been made to the exhibited portion of other olasses of Peemtdary fossils. The new table rases as It wuu VI. hire stfortli•il the 1111,111* of *111101!7- ' lug some groups, such as the Pahisisnie I.haelutis which tai lls e e clthser ofti t h P E• i n: ii h . . t .i s h : c in pe x cu r rf:ea nn i ll e l , y . of rob. ils acquired within the lost two or three y,...trs containing them • ,soil, or spochnens, ha.- required much tone for their ar raugement, to render that nrailnl•l • for the purposes of re ference and examination. 'fide work lute pres,edeil so tor, that but little remains to complete it. • The same may lie said of the rich collectiOn of frail 11.11,,,, t o which ncuiy addition' have been made (lariat the pAt p.m The ticketing of dig 'specimen. h atly 'trot:Anted with. rite arrangement of the minerali has undergone no changes, except such as were called for by the too crowded state of some of the table case* 1 fur instance, those contain- Ind the MetcoAki, is Rasa I. Mast of th e Wand pi)oci. THE APPROACHING FIRST OF MAY. Tel TO'S TOTTOU. OF TILE Exrurss. SlR,—Antidst all the grand preparation 'which is being made for the (treat Exhibition. and amid-t the al- most cradle-s suggestions winch hive Itcm put forward for the convenience, cmutbrt, and entertainment of the Mita. bitants and visitors of London during the approaching Sum mer, no proposition has been made as to Om way the day is to be (Amerced on which the Exhibition opens. The approaching tint of May will be a day sue'', perhaps, as never has boot witnessed before; in comparison of which the meeting of the ancient Greeks to celebrate the Olym pic games was searely a shadow. A day, moreover, which has ever more or less in England liven observed us a holiday. A day too, which has the honour of being the birthday of her illustrious soldier, the Duke of Wel lington, and also of his Royal Maness Prince Arthur. Such a day should not be pressed over without a celebration of some kind, and the most appropriate way would he, by proclaiming a general and public holiday throughout the country, or at all everts in the metropolis—a f, te-day. somewhat similar to those so common amongst our neigh bours the French. _ . Trusting that my feeble voice may, through your power ful columns, meet with some attention from my countrymen.l have the honour to be, E. AN APPLICANT FOIL SPACE. TO THE EDITOR OF THE Stn, I waa au original applicant for a small portion of space in the Exhibition for some mutual inventions. Space was duly allotted to me for the counter. Subse quently, perceiving that the committee were likely to he confined for roost on the counter, 1 wrote to them, whin , tinily, to offer to resign the space on the counter. saying that the like space on the wall would answer my purptn•• as well. I received no answer to this part of the letter. The hegi 111 l ing of March 1 received a letter from the secretary, saying that the local secretary had not duly returned the forms, which had beet. sent through hint to he tilled up, and asking me to return the letter nith the blanks filled in (I had, however, filled them up in t:te first instance, and it appears that the hoed secretary did, so he informs me, return them duly to the sectretary. and so he alum informed I ' ,it. answer to a note of inquiry, rent alto, it UMW , . to hint). 1, however, immediately, on the 14th March, sent back the second form, with the blanks filled in, as the es cretary said that they should have the information by a certain day, and a few days •Rees:mis. On the ISth. to "make assurance doubly sum," I sent in a new manusstript description of the articles I had contemplated exhibiting, and 1 also inquired what was the time by which the things should he sent, as I had uo certain information from the newspapers. I received no answer to this inquiry. I there fore wrote again on the Ist of April, but received no answer to this inquiry either. 1 am anxious to know whether I can now obtain admit tance for the;trtieles in question, which, as 1 observed in my letter to the secretary, would take up little or nu no o n: alum, whether, if admitted. the y could now obtain a medal if deemed worthy of one; and, thinlly, whether they could subsequently, it there was room, he admitted, with or with out entering into competition for a medal. I enclose yogi my saute, :UPI if tau think proper you may give it to many one whom you think likely to answer my in quiries Your insertion of this note of interrogation •• in Saturday's Exhibition Express will much oblige. Sir, Your obedient servant, A CLEIWYMAN. OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION OF 1851. tr . n.la! to;-fi(1r.) The following resolution has been put forth by the commissioners of the Great Exhibition : " Her Majesty having been pleased to signify her inten tion of visiting the Exhibition on the occasion of its open ing, on the Ist of May, the doto, of the building will not he opened to the public on that day till one o'clork, at which hour the holders of scason ticked will he admitted.— We shall not exactly emulate the tone of those of our morning contemporaric, who call attention to-day to the. resolution. lint canvassed and COMMentlit on as it cannot fail to be wherever the great topic of the hour is dLxv..xd, we owe to our reader. some expression of our opinion. The state-opening, as it seems to no, thus expurseated, will be no state-opening ; it will be simply a private view. Tile case would he diffident if the exhilator• mare ad mitted. The royal " visit " would then be to them. And. in according such an honour to those contributor., without whom there would he no Exhibition, we trust we may say, with the must unfeigned resp.s.•l fur the highest pensmains in the realm, that we think there would be a very . pmultar propriety. As matters stand, nobody seems to th ink to: a moment of the exhibitors. It is the play of .• Hamlet." with the part of ihnotet left out by particular de-ire. If the contents of the vast edifice came togethee by a for tuitous concourse of atoms, this might be more intel ligible. But we confess that neither the public, nor the ticket•holth•rs, appear to us to have the prior claim iu this matter. The first acknowhslament, on the part of the august patrons and promoters of this industrial render vous of all nations, appears to us to be due to those eitiz,ns of all nations, who have so spiritedly answered the stirring appeal. It was complained air old that-- . Woes some 1101761/OUs pde we rater, Von never hear the 111:1,101 praise Who mixt, the Mac use Wel the scenes, But all give praise to IniwoJorte.." The sympathy with the unpraised men of stone and lime may perhaps seem a little misplaced, shire all that distin guished a barn from a banqueting house was in truth due to the master mind. lint in this instance, the exhibitors have made the Exhibition, and if they have owed (and indeed have gracefully paid through their tiweign n-pre sentativoq their respectful homage to the Prince Consort, air the leading part he hin taken in carrying out the grand idea which is henceforth associated with his name, Royalty itself may be thought to owe some acknowledgment to the voluntary contributors to the colossal alrzregate, without whose efforts, and, in many instances, we may adds:it:rakes, that aggregate itself Geoid hare had no existence. Our foregoing oteiervations have in some degree been suggested by the IliPowing communication, which we have recently received from one of the parties •• ignored" in this matter by the Commissi.oiers, and even by the public " Sir,—As a matter of course his Itoyal nightie.. Prime Albert will conduct her Majesty the Queen over the build ing of the Great Exhibition, previously to the intreduction of the public, when all is comp:east. The exhibitors have been at very heavy expenses, and devoted mutt time and ingenuity, sow vontnbuting their thousands, titian, their hundred: of pound., and not a few eunqueratively more, having been lid on to enormous expenses, which du y never intended to incur; and, besides all this, they are not even • allowed the gratification of free eterr . C. It would be •Oltle acknowledgment, however, if the exhibitors were invited ' to be present on tile above occasion, to receive the ackeow ledgment, on the part of the Prime, to wh0...• invitation they all have 1•0 cheerfully responded iron every quarter uf the globe. •• As Exit; "Oth April." We arc aware of the objection which my fairly be urged against the admission of the whole number of exhibitor, on any one occasion of her Maj,ty • • presence. We ene.III the objection derived from the unmanageable numbers j of the parties in question which perhaps might not he over estimated at fifteen or sixteen thou:anal. Coonected with . this, we cannot but indicate, in the plain-spoken spirit in which we have commenced these remarks, one very pros Inside source of aversion un the pert of her Majesty to tn. ! counter on this ‘a•easiou any hale and 111'1,1 con , oure of her loyal subjects within a linait.d space. We allude to the excessive want of tset and meal test, they hove ' exhibited in CrOW:lilltr round the Sovereign, as they weal l round any object of vulgar curiosity. This i s a f au lt not sr. all peculiarly chargeoisle on the humbler classes of society; and if we gave any distinctive epithet to it we oboula he apt, perhaps, to term it provincial. In this re. sped we have much to learn from foreigner.. aml if a wild Englishman, on any occasion of royal reception, could be . placed, alter the'monner of n-.w-aught elephants. between . two tame foreigner*, *here might be some clam, of making • a civilised animal of him. TUIIKEY.—The .I,rte rued de Conduit I;Hoer. :Ages that on the 22nd ult. the Sultan went to the hotel of the Minister of Commerce to inspect ull the articles which were to be forwarded to the grand exhibition in London. Ms liigghue•scommtneed t voniaation by the grand gallery of Tidgaret, and orti..ularly noticed the rich slit:, spun be steam, brought from the Libaatt, as well as floc, from Oa, manufteMries of Brousta. lie then proceeded to the grand council clettalmr, w:t..:re the ric4c.t productions of his eat- I ?ire were laid out. lie was particularly struck with ilia magnificent carpet, the saka, the embroidered drctsca, par ticularly a superb selsat cloak, embroidered in gold, the picturesque costumes of Albania, eke. The Sultan also ex amined with much attention the varied collection of natural productions, particularly the minerals. The Sultana Validti announced her intention of inspecting the different wale&