The Express. — London, England, 1851-01-18 00:00:00

f // ~. ,-•r .1., -. J" -ifs - -►- l Lt, ~' .1 Tbt 47fprt5i 4 No. 1,373.1 [No. 4, EXHIBITION EXPRESS.) THE EXHIBITION EXPRESS, FOR THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JANUARY 18. • THE EXIIIBITION "NEWS OF THE WEEK." The building in Hyde-park is now rapidly approach ing cr enpletion, and, unless some neforeseen chances should occur, within three weeks the contractors will doubtless witness the successful accomplishment of the extraordinary task undertaken by teem The most striking feature of progress in the interior of the building during the past week is the completion of the flooring of the galleries, which now etnetitute an extensive and attractive promenade. The ground floor of the south compartments is laid dean, end :hit of the north division of the building I. being steadily pushed forward. The subordinate details of the iron work will be speedily finished. The fi x ;ng of the ornamental capitils of the pillars was commenced in the latter part of the week, and the additional columns at the corners of the transept are in c curse of erection- The progress of the roof gluinghas beenimpeded by the difficulty of procuring a sufficient supply of glass of the required dimensions; nevertheless, about two-thirds of the transept is now cove red io, and the east and west extremities of the building, which were lett open until the middle of the week, are beginning to present a finished appearance. The decorative painting of the interior, as designed by Mr. Owen Jones, was commenced during the week, but it does not yet extend beyond a small portion of the framework of the transept. In the galleries there remains little work to be accomplished, beyond fixing the railings by which they are to be surrounded. These galleries present peculiar attrac tions to persons who intend to exhibit articles of manufacture which, from minuteness of decoration, delicacy of construction, or extreme fineness of fabric, will require mach light for their efficient display. Ti'; are admirably adapted for the exhibition of silks, ve.vets, lace, embroidery, and productions of a similar nature. Previous to the completion of this part of the bendier, the struggle for the occupancy of spaces or stadocs was confined chiefly to the ground floor. Those persona, however, who have had an opportunity of traversing the galleries, and of witness lag the ethet of the unbroken light which pours in on them, will not be surprised to learn that the Execu tive Committee have now to deal with a keen corn- Wino* for allotments in this portion of the building. It sheuld also be borne in mind that from these gal leries and the platform bridges by which they are linked together, the most extensive and interesting view of the building and its contents will be obtained. Tt err, in all probability, visitors will make their most prolonged s ey, and devote a large amount of time t 3 the inspection of the various re/ticks displayed close by. The simple machinery by which ventilation I secured has been arranged throughout the whole of the building, and it will be com pleted when the cranks are attached by which the opening and closing of the moveable iron plates is to be *fleeted. Up to the present period the building has remained perfectly free from 0 drip." When the exhalations from the ground reach toe glue of the roof, the moisture becomes condensed on assuming the liqu d shape, trickks into groove., by which the fluid is conducte d into the gutters, and ultimately preci pitates itse If into the sewers through the hollows in the centre of the supporting columns. e point in the present arrangements requires mon comment. The provision made for the entrance nod departure of visitor., would at first sight seem to be ample enough, yet there is, on closer considera tion, cause for anticipating that much inconvenience awaits those who may visit the Exhibition in carriages, If the present plans be adhered to for having only one place where caeriages may set down and take up their occupants. Two carrisge.dcors, at least, are wanted. A double carriage-way, and an ample entrance in Rotten-row, should be established to prevent the oc currence of the annoyances which most otherwise accrue; and as there is an abundance of sward between the present gallopiog-ground and the Serpentine, which might be used for the purpose of widening the road, there would seem to be little difficulty in the way of the accomplishment of so eltirable an improve meat. The fear seems to be that " Rotten-row" and its denizens mast not be interfered with, but the pa trons of that aristocratic drive will be the first to sutler if all carriages are to be mixed in one tangle outside only one entrance. The Electric Telegraph Company have, with the approval of the Executive Committee, t aken mea sures fur laying down wires within the building. These eirtll radiate from the offices of the Executive Committee, who will thus be enabled to give instan taneous directions, and so exercise instantaneous c0n .... trot over all parts of the building. It is at present intendtd to use the electric agency for "police" purposes only, but its application or eststsi in to other uses in the building will doubt !los be suggested before the commencement of the Exhibition s : - The Ex.. cutive Committee have been occupied a:reoet unintermittiogly throughout the week with , the allotment of space to the local committees. A I diagram of the portion of the floor usigned to each i locality is forwarded to the committee deputed to act for it, and upon them devolves the sub-division of the l surface indicated in the drawing. The allot- I sent' for machinery will occupy more than half the spec- assigred to the productions of British mariutactures, and much of the busineee of this de partment bal been got through already. In the agar merit of places for manufactures, considerable progress has been also made, and in meting out the ; arcs with which they have to deal, the Executive j Committee have experienced no little embarrassment from the great "pressure from without" for more. If the present capabilities of the buiiding for the ac- ' commodation of exhibitors should be deemed insuffi- COT.', an accession of available space, amounting to tear:y ore hundred thousand square feet, might be gamed by the erection of a second tier over the gsieries which flank the great central avenue. firariy all the necessary-iron.woik, including girders ard braces is complete, and ready for the reception of the flowing timbers, but there is a great, if not an insuperable objection to the adoption of the suggestion, in the unsightly appearance which the additional gaiety would present when viewed from the central parmge. Much light would be also excluded, and the view of the lateral portions of the building would be greatly impeded. Surely nothing should be done lately to damage the aspect of this Great Giles Palace of Industry. One of the elm trees within the building was oat down on Wedcesday, notwithstanding all that Colonel S.btboep said in its favour. The Executive should not venture to remove any more, or they and the Woods and Foveae will surely get into a quarrel with the parliament sad the public. On the Contiqgst the 'object of the Exhibition still attracts oonsideffible attention, and even in Germany, Rhea it would seem likely to be ov erlooked, on ac count of political divergencies, gr eat interest s maul fatted. It seems Alit the Ber lin i committee intend to prepare and print catalogues of their own for the nap of the Prussians. Tic Siziatriinzeiger publishes a sommunicatioo, in which the Berlin committee an nounce that they are in treaty with the printers Becker end CO, for the publication, in German and Fa6l:st-, of a pi iced catalogue of objects sent from any Poi uf G. !many. The price is expected to be about oft shidin4. In order to promote re visit of Pros lilts to the Exhibition, the Mirieter of Trade has a:nouneed that he will secure the conveniences of (mil-ch.ss travelling on the state railroads at third tiara fare to all visitors to London during the sum r. A nrdtr, dated Lutuary 2i4, brings this 441i°11 to the knowledge of the r, e.tphuiaa, the Aix and Daraeldorf, and the Lower Silesian railroads. Though the French manufacturers are very active, none of them will, it items, be ready by the 20th of this month, the limit fixed for the delivery of goods. In fact, this became so evident, that steps were tam by M. 1/..mas, the French Minister of Commerce, to obtain an extension of time. Accordingly we find that M. &headroom de Lamornaix has succeeded in obtaining from the authorities in London an extension of time in favour of the Frencb exhibitors. The date of the 20th remake fixed, however, for all merchan dise except that which is lately to suffer from the destructive I ffects of air, dust, or damp. All deli cate articles—stuffs of a light colour, for in stance, which cannot be finished before the end of winter, will have every latitude in the shape of time. Other privileges have been extended to French exhibitors. The difficulties which had arisen on the subject of valuation by the custom-houre have been got Mr. The declarations of the exhibitors will be taken on arrival as the base of the caution-money to be furnished, without reference to the fixing of the duties to be paid in case of eel, in England at the con clusion of the Exhibition. When that moment comes, the merchandise that has not been re-exported or delivered for internal consumption, will be valued at the amount they are then worth, so se to give a margin in case of depreciation. The French products will not be brought with the rest of the foreign goods into the galleries of the Glass Palace, but will be placed immediately in that part of the building specially intended for French exhibitors, and they will not be unpacked till the latest possible moment, so that they will have every advaatsge of freshness and novelty. The governments of Belgium and Switzerland have delegated special employs, who are tocome toEogland at official expense, in order to ready the produce of 'other countries. This example the French govern ment has not as yet followed. It is said that the English watch-makers have proposed to buy of the Geneva manufacturers their whole stock of watches, "in order that they may appear in England with English prices and names." This statement we give with a desire that it may be contradicted. THINGS TO BE LOOKED FOR IN THE GLASS PALACE. We add the following to the list of articles promised for exhibition which epprared is our payer of the 11th Pl_ ON ABINGDON. Wins. Hyds and 6;,teiTilossitouractureo. Toinkins and Co., tumults manufactures. FROM rots stone, plurabego, lead, copper. PROM BALEtiIIUGAN. Mr. H. Appiegard, Case pain of stockings woven in cotton to rival, in nature, the finest silk. Messrs. Ward sad CO.tbosiery --- tiusa a 70 pap FROM ROLSOVIR. Shacklurk (an operative), an heraldic oaken chair, its reeving being a sculptured ►istory of die kings and queens of TROY BKINTWOOD DINTIUCT. J. Wilms, • piano; Juan Holmes, model cottages. TROY BRIGHTON. H. Constable, a m;a7loftheVitti;Of Trateiglu in wood. 11, , commenced the work in Mardi last by forming the hulls fire', and nest excel the bolts for the rattline. He then fixed the docks on and mounted the guns, which took him a long time. Next he made 14fi anchors, the figure heeds, and the rudders, the ornanteiaal work oa the cisme and cabin windows brine the most tedious Wk. The rigging is of thread, most skilfully arranged. The frame 7 feet long end 3 feet w.de. Each ship hos her anchor , dropped ; and there will be a buoy attached, which will ap pear to float ; and these buoys will be marked with womb. re corresponding with a c‘ril or book of rettrenee. The ships are to be in motion; acid the subject, Lord Nelson's mode of attack on the combined ft et off Cape Trafalgar. The number of ships required to complete the model is 73, and each ship will carry the proper number of pus, and her naval trophies.—Poillipe (a mechanic), a copper eagle, in sine and shape exactly resembling the golden eagle (Falco chryeoetoe), with the wings spread. The most remarkable part of the workmanship to the feathering of the bird. He has sadenveral thousands of eagles' feathers, copied from maws; se &Re v indeed, that they have astonished and even deemed several naturalists who have been to witness the work. Halstead* to forward it to the txhibition.—Fennell (workman), a watch smaller in circumference than a three penny piece; but it i. unorrain whether he will be able to complete it is time for the exhibition. Wiliam Laugher, 1,000 1eei11,1,4366 ;aver, sad 1,000 Won tear, the 3,000 net to weigh more than three grains. •wx CABLISLIL Peter Dixon and Lowthian and Parker, cotton fabrics. lie Alpin, Stead, and Co., block chines furniture print,. Pearson and Co., woollen and worsted checks, stripes, and miztures. Edward Mc Gibbon, fabrics, principally cotton. T. Martin, waterpro o f cloths. Jobe Kitson, substances used es food. Mary Wvrkscan, Hitt Motion of processes. John Scott, implement for plant ing potatoes. Thomas Perkins, fi.h-ho• k•, fles, and minnows. Jeremiah Rowell, fishing materials and tackle. ?ROY CAIWAIVION. Snowdon spar and cryi - tal;lionstonS, native kaolin, or china clay, roofing slates and slate ash', sand used for glass manufacture ; finery woolseys, slate, inkstands, &e , Welsh fisnael, bolt cutter for ship carpenters ; table, ship's wheel, block, enud•box, epg.cupe, candlesticks, painted and grained oak; a railway and care Mgt*, Carnarvon Castle, model ; specimen of the book of the anciint bard@ of the Isle of Britain, with the ode addressed by Lewis Glynn Cothi to Henry VII. FROM CRILMSFORD DISTRICT. Thomas Jordan, • newly breasted plough Elowas, farming hone karma; Frederick Ckertrellor, models of improved homiestalls, &a. • Mr. George Hush, Aneroid barometers, with dials ; Ric hard Coleman., agricul tural implements ; E. H. IV stall, ditto; =rats Christy, brick' ; Michael Fitch, patent oven ; Jams Church, model of lathe, with vice attached ; John Barleyman, a model ; Frederick C. Fitch, specimens of every variety of timber grown is England, and sample of fine dour ; Henry Payne, comb of wheat raised from a Engle ear ; James Grove, agricultural roots ; Joseph Warren, agricultural im plements. --- • ?*O CHILTINZAIt, A &Ukase %Ws by a lady from silk the produce of silk. worsts kept la ea open balding in Herefordstin. PION 0000111111 ALL Swish/rue and Co isinglass, gelatine, glue, sad kolas's@ in a rough sad twanufectiurd state; Mr. ItApb, tanaboured lace frill court dress; Hoerr Datibledsy, a square glass mad rosewood seas, containing a hive of homey is its orightil state. - - - - FILM COLCHIITIR. douthdown wool; sax vatieties of wheat, barley, unary seed, and cutaway, with the net wit'ght of each per bushel, its. • epecimens of cloy, ornamental bucks; gothic chimney ; tiles% pipes ; a see hat ; a nautical life pruerver ; an improve ment in the piano; two pairs of strong shoes; &miniature boat; cabinet work; inlaid table; cut or premed glue picture frames ; vegetable hair oil ; model of the after section of • ship, sad guest rudder; improved signal for *teem ear -1 riages and ships; wheaten flour; British grapes. Working model of Intpro;istesni engine. Improved powerloos for navy sailcloth, and pinnicg machine. Model of improved ocean steamship. Models of a newly-invented double water-furrow roller plough. A newly.inveoted month•bag for horse,. A rawly•invented boot and slum worsting pan. Linen and ►eapan manutactures. A newly-invented stove ; cereals and wood Ind' anon. to Scotland; new kind of uileake; starch and arrow root; Wailes ; item of bnckfaced wool; specimens of fine sand foe glue nuking ; cloy for pottery; chloroform ; specimens of coil mama; cod, ling, and skate liver oil ; chemical manu factures; sections of Scotch coal field, &c ; regulating pins for musical instruments; silver locomotive and circular rail ; pit apparatus; beam condensing engine; self-reversing beam engine; new steam boat; hydraulic locumotivs and railway ; spirit fools; steelyards; air-tight vessels, to support persons in the water to ease of shipwreck; land cultivator or dig s", montane' ; Sas mill ; insproveniews in cocks and valves ; • beam and bits ; safety cage for mining shafts; railway signal; summer Jonathan locomotive funnel; • lock ; turnip drill; two horse grubber; spinning -wheel; models of lights, lighthouses, &e, ; model of a steam plough; letter copying press; paper cutting machine; paper folding ditto ; mains for routing tuffee ; gar meters and other apparatus conhectod with consumption of gar; model of Bell Rock light-bouu; model of Bkerryvoro do. ; model of balance aline ; rev,,hing dropteic apparatus ; fixed do. ; intermittent estoprie do. diagonal land:tern ; mechanical lamp ; kolophotal apparatus ; model Et high reuttre steam boiler for preparing hoe • manure and steaming food for cattle; alveolar tce aonhage compress; motel of a steam ship; rifled guns and pistols; thirty inch globe of physical ge ography; model of safety Brougham ; specimens of read ing and writing by the Iliac; light-house apparatus; nfiectur with parabolic slips; reflector and refractor of glass ; electric tel. graph ; fire escape ; machines for sowing and dressing corn; railway signal lamps; an omnibus; a musio iparument ; a tea machine and tray; a door lock; a firs escape; two-home swimming plough, for isa sad 'mail parrots; two horse plough for form ing LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, JANUARY 18, 1851. drills; • ems row bean barrow; model of a haus• ill•etratiag a simple mods by which ordinary rid, water may be rendered available in cases of fire; tom el of • envelope constructed so as to p horses from runniog away; a portable shower hilt; model of an in valid bed ; a set of misce.lanews acting level oroasiog gates for railways; an improved iron corn rick stand; a locomotive end eo sonic sheep dipping armoire.; morhl of a patent slip for hauling op vessels for repair; sheep wathing sptaratus; a distiller's recording close sole; a one-inch gas metre; iron lithographic priiting pees.; • copper-plate pesos; portable theticentidore, or furnace for cio:iog apartments in hot elim•.tss; • new weighing balance; a model in oak of a Roman 9e•drfeme pulley; model of a timber bridge; portable lifeboat; improved ship wirdlass ; drain tile and pipe machine; a writhing model of a new prineine mechirs ; feeding &rpm's. tor steam-boilers; drill machine for wheat, bath y, and oats; iron grubber; Wel plug for bats; an improved steed-yard; map for the blind, lined with teagiblee ink; two piciures for do. ; music cushion ; machine for plaiting gimp ; steam eogine model; case of double riffs gun ae•l pistols; a graduator for land surveyerg ; a cotton culiesur ; • pro spective drawing machine ; mops, diagrams for the blind ; manusriit music for do. ; a turnip cutter; =geed of SUS pension bridge; knitted shawl, bandkerehief, and table cover ; carted bock tray; lapidary wmk ; tartan plaids; woollen yarn; watertight ahootiel boots; specimens of bell hanging; improved Venetian, bads; artifiriel teeth; gold pens; furniture; a Highland puree; heir brushes; pair of curling stems, table and seats of Scotch timber; dentist work, exhibiting different kinds or teeth; woollea articles knitted in Shetland ; specimens or bookbinding; stabil g wax and eaten; antique lake; jewellery, sliver plate, &c ; ki•.chen range and jack ; a set of accoutrements for the Highland dress; ape. Clinalle of fire clay matufacture for architecture' per- poses; gingham; tartan ; lozenges; Sine we►ving on the spolinoe or loop principle; silk .mask; types; model of bedstead ; carpels, rugs, et..; new Priam. ntat system of weaving; gas 'wires, aid plumber.' braes w•-tk; • grate; kithhen lamp ; improved gravy dish ; epecimon of woollen boriery ; patent culinary and bath heating appa ratus; needlework Berlin wool; ventilating windows; bow, arrows; model of modern Jetuoalem; sculpture in free stone and plaster of Paris; imitation of Mamie told c; model of John Knix's house; design of Free Cnurcb Cu; lege ; stained glass; plaster of Paris models of Arthur's Best, Salisbury Crags, et.,.; specimen of Scotch pebile Mosaic work ; group of sculpture ; specimens of silver chasing; ornamental designs hv wells; decorations in paint rag for walls; models of cottages; taleetype, Of Mg picturee. 1110 Y 0 SILT DUNDIOW. A flitch of bacon. 71011 orsansnY. A series of Guernsey grannie; raw silk voluted on the used. Richard Ellis, Jun., • =saloon, case, French polished, divided into commit mewl to hold vases (containing the c, lehratsd local waters), elaborately e,rved, and siamounted with a representation of the " Royal Pump Ro TIM este is to be lined with crimson milk velvet, and the back to be formed of silvered plata glue. Dimenoione : G fest high, 41, feet wide. FROM MA67131011. Agriculture) patent carriage ; an improved omnibus ; • machine for registering votes at t lections ; model ot • navigable balloon ; specimens of 14cal minerals ; hope. . . /ROM 111.WICI[. Specimens of woollen It, si.ry, tartan shawls, &c. PIOM 11411011111180 RT., C. Poen, dua;erel;b7, with ;;;rid beerier, crests, C. TROM MARGATE, Marys. Bentley, improved spring cornrows for the ose of weeeenke; Antfry Pagion Prier, =proud filter for oils sod 'rigors; needlework. PION NIRPORT (Nortwourx). Specimens of the South Wales coal &.Id; improved rail. way joust; specimens of iron in the diff,rent stares of menu foe, ; architectural models; a group of figures in marble. PION NOITIWORAY. A level workman, a pair 01 lady's stays without a went; all the Main for which Nottingham is ealtbraed will be lully repreernted. P kOM OXFORD. Rickard Harol3, a seirac w t; - g — drt . ector feeder for hear machines; T. Gillen, a aced cleaner and separator; spe cimen* of decorated papier cloak ; Spier' and Son, models of public buildings; T. Early and Co., blankets, and specimen,. ot Whitney manufacture; H. Cooke, a n , er composing apparatus for compositors; Hart, • grinding mill for artri. ultoral purposes; Gill end Ward, a copper steam generator; D. Coombs, • waggon convertible into two one horse carts; one bores macbine for diobling corn; manual dibbling timeline ; T. Weatherstone. dibbling ma nure meehine for miring soil sad coin; F. Bates, a flower reacher ; CJUBiEI and Son, • light driving cattiest ; Chant hi rlaino,eriae p erpe ndicular dibbling machine ; improved Fagri cultural ebourer's cottage ; patent brick and tile ma. chine; T. Orimsley, specimens of encaustic tiles, terra cotes IMAM &o.; John Shrimpton.spectimens of bo kbinding ; W. Herbert, speck:nese of furniture ; R. Castle and San, medieval sculptured font; W. BIM, fancy woollens; James Lamb, ekeleton clock to go 4t/0 days without winding op Mark pitting, • rustle table inlaid with 1,851 please of wood ' Obi maker states that he la. worked at chi , table only between the hour of four and air in the morning) ; Joseph Plowman, portable copying letter cast of original invention. FROM PERTH. Specimens of de laide;;;lxedcottoa and worsted fabrics. A sorep's head, as a "mull," si.nr mounted. A native workarsa—A model churn. Thomas Yates, patent dalf-seconds dead beat clock and watch. John Whitehead, and brick waoeinea. H. Booth and Co., aperient's, of spindles, &a. Edward Hayes, a balanced fly. Jonathan Hsr Carter, au artn.itectural model. Me-era Bwaineon, Brothers, mined fabrics of worsted, cotton, and silk. 'MOM BLIFIMOM WALDEN. A child's kaitt.d dress; t bony cabinet, inlaid with ivory ; designs for fountain, panels for ti , tors or ceilings; OreCialt no of less/toted pavement; saffron of native growth; nom' violin ; new pony chair. FRO/4 RETTLL Fleece. Mineral products. FROM SOUTHAMPTON. James Blimp, a gas eoJking apparatus. PROM STIRLING. Chemical products. Macbinery. Woollen manufactures. Coach building. Models of bridges, &c. Rustic work House decorations. FROM STRATFORD., Buts with leg•guarde; lenPrjrstoentin a ship ; model of hydraulic pump, ts.at will act as lire engine, &c.; model of church lightning conductor; model of self-acting ventilator. PROM SUNDIRLAND.. Derwent Iron Company, iron rails, plates, keels for yes eel., tte.; malleable Iron pipes roll,d without a weld ; G. It. Taylor, model of Sunderland Bridge, model of lite boat, bird's-eye view of a coalpit ; the Wearroouth Papa Mill Company, pined brawn paper ; Thomn Oliver, model of the new application of the syphon verrileor ; B. N. Fourdriaier, safety apparatus for descending and mending mines; Moses Hodge di, pilot able; It ibert Reay, model of York Minster; A. J. Boss, self c aripenasting barometer. John Hughes, 'wring apparatus. rowing shears; Clark, model of • coal drop. J. Dsonett, patent man gle, • life boat. Yak, model of a tidal guns. H. Scott, bottles, &r.; Scott Brothers, pottery ware; J. Hartley, illustratiou of the manufacture of crown, sheet, and other glen; Joseph Dunn, model of • railway for revers ing locomotive enginn instead of turn.tables ; J.mes Models of shipbuilding ; John Stokes, a geographical clock and a new glob) for the use of schools. This *timers two purposes, a terrestrial globe, and by some additional appen dages it presents the annual and diurnal motions of the earth. FROM TAUNTON. &evens, caved chiffanaiicre:;;menterl by Miss Kings bury; Perry, vase of carved boxwood; Kent, specimens of imitation woods; Preddy, improved watch-key, end a new apparatus to prevent railway accides.ts; Mr. Davis, some cclesiastical carvings; Messrs. Webber, a sculptured model of a cathedral, executed by a country carpenter; Mr. Tucker, an improved door-lock, warranted not to be picket ; Lieut. Tilley, R N groupings illustrating the anatomy of the leaf; Rev C. Smith, a scu:ptured specimen of hard stone for building purposes and sculpture, of e red colour; a pock.t umbrella, capote, and paletot cumbintd, improved watch key, and revolving boot-heel. Yr. 111111:1, a twos of coal, wtightnit from 6 to 6 tone, frcm Twadale FROM TRENTHAM John Powell, a model of Sbllkspart's home. PROP WALTMAX ABBOT DIOTRICT. 0. Vernons, an improved steam engine; John Hopi, a novel beehive. TROY WEXFORD.. F. A►mstrong, malt and barley ; LI Hunts, winter oats, wheat, granite tont ; Earl ot Cour town, gorey, porphyry ; Arms•rong, porpbyritic granite, pebbles ; Le Ilunte, minerals, table, and pebbles ; Mater, straw plant; Surgeon Munn, pump for medical purposes, door porter ; Lewis, gig ; James Pierce, motive power ; Farrell, bridge. YBOH WHITBY. Alum, end its attendant sehs;Cement stone, jet, Iron stone; eandstone, from the Vale of Ebk. Models of life boats end other neva architecture. A local mechanic: en im proved achromatic telescope. An instrument for the prognoa• !Jutting of terupests. FROM WITII AM DISTRICT. Mears. Smith ii;ifloiti,l,los ilTorit;ei, to exhibit drill; Robert Harriastoo, raw kind of Hoek ease; C. Watford, ma., incurred birds; Mr. Ponder, new babies of glass and wood ; Wahl, model of Tiptree Hall Farm. FROX WOWLINOTON. Pattinson, a workman : a lull•length figure of Queen Victoria in her Marriage attire, carved in Chepstow oak. TIOM TA HY CIV7 H. ♦ meebanic : model of a condensing beam engine upon a scale 'AMU an inch to a foot. THE LIVERPOOL CONTRIBUTIONS. The Liverpool Albion of Monday says : "We have, from time to time, noted the progress made by the Liverpool committee with regard to their contributions to the great Exhibition of 1851. The model of the port will perhaps prove the most interesting, as an illustration of our maritime greatness, the extent of our docks. and the unparalleled enterprise of our mer chants. Nor will the cans of imports prove unattractive, or be without their useful lessons to those unacquainted with the varied branches of commerce and the multifarious nature of the products by the interchange of which England has become a nation of merchant princes. When we call tomind the vast number of ships which fill our docks and daily spread their Pails in our noble river, and reflect that they come from all quark n of the glob., we can form bat an imperfect idea of the variety of the imports which will be presented. Already between 1,600 and 2,000 different articles have been contri buted, and these are all in the raw or unmanafactured state. They will be classified, and their commerci►l and scientific names indicated, also the country wheaca they are derived, and the quantity imported. The article cotton will be so arranged ea to illustrate the circumstances under which it is grown and the course of preparation for the markt t, and other materials will, where practicable, be displayed in like manner. We append a list of those articles which the committee require to complete their collection; and we may state that the quantity required of each is merely a sample sufficiently large to show the quality of the article : —Whalebone, alabaster, aloe fibre, botanic aeid, pozzolsno, American w►ite beans, Spanish moss, myrtle wax, black or spruce b. or, Archangel bast mat, bone size, fish glue, bris tles, codillaof hemp, Dutch crystals, cork wood, caravaaces, palmetto thatch, natron, china earth, guinea corn, otto of roux felspar, gypsum, gum dammar, opium, hominy, cow horns, horn shavings, musk, manna croup, pickled mangoes, millet (bur, smiths ; hickory, wean, pistachio, coker, Suranwe, or Suwarow, and Cashew nuts; olives, porcupine quills, nee paper, Turkey stone, earthman, seed, si.k kaubs, silkworm gut, sassafras nuts, sweepwasbers' mid, American spermaceti, maple sugar, ben oats, tidings, Australian tanners' bark, South American ditto, American cider, Ame rican leather, Stockholm tar, American dl•to, bamboo cases, r ed ditto, Malacca dittoXhinese sugar, Louisiana ditto, eke or nicer. Italian chick pea; quicksilver, had, or galena, sliver, lad with silver, Barilla copper, zinc, and American iron ores; South American copper, gold dust, spelter,:seeel, and American scrap steel metals; more, yucaro, sapodilla, lignunivite, and box woods. " The model, to which we have frequently alluded, rapidly progresses towards completion, twenty four hands being en. gaged on it, including tome young semen, who are employed to execute the lighter work in connexion with the shipping. The size of the model has been extended some twenty square het, so as to take in more of the town, the principal parts of which will be depicted. Aithouph the model is by no means complete, we are now enabled to form some notion of the effect which will be produced ; and it is no small praise to say that, so far, it exceeds our most sanguine emanations. The credit of the design and general management is due to Mr. Grantham, the secretary, who has spared no 'rouble, as the local representative of the royal commissioners. Mr. RaMes Brown, as the architect and contractor, has also dis played considerable perseverance; ar should we omit to mention the name of Mr. David Graham, naval and archi teetural modeller, who had We saperiamdcace al the pair PROM Iit:DDEUSFIELD. Model of a factory ; specimens of broad and r arrow woollens, fancy wilocoatings, and articles manufactured of metes, silk, mohair, and alpaca, from 8.5 local firms. There i will Lao be several models of machinery. A step of the weriel - h;tore - ti; thed. rllOl4 TUE ISLE OF PURBECK. stoae, !nub's, sad siliceous sand. from dm local pia. rzOIS THI ISLZ OF marry. A carpet composed ul Berlin wool needlework, cmaisting of 30 reveres, 14 It. G in. by 11 ft. 3 in., worked by ladies, the ',Lads of the pr. j.ctrees ; 1 square is now In prugreu is the hands cf the local amatory. A model of a 20. gun co. eerie, fully rigged, &c , &c., the work of an ordinary ship wright is Ler Idejessy 'a dockyard, constructed and rigged in the intervals of ho labour ; 7 fr. long, 7 ft. bash, 2 fe. 0 in. wide, in a glass frame, on a stand. A specimen of copirru from the works at Quenborough, in a glass case 3 ft. 'tram The paternal and maternal armorial brining' of the local secretary, in needlework of Brrlin wiol, and silks worked by himself, lusted and glazed, l►rge a re. TROX LONDON. Chevalier Plaussen, mechanical inventi me. A. Apple girth, an improved printing manner, to ; rint the Lbw grated London N,tes, in the Exhibition building. Mr. Myers, Ordnance Wnarf, E. Ividere.road, specimens of terra cotta Messes. Mandalay ant Field, specimens of machinery. Mr. Collins. models of machinery. Mr. James, models et I machinery. James Kepner and Co., sp. damns of bandanna printing. T. E. Smith and C s., Lawrance-lane, Caseload*, specimen of ihe Wiltshire Moravian needlework. Lake, Borough-road, patent improved bedstead. Mew,. Williams, railway carriages with teak bodies. Mr. Wyld, M.P.. a monster globe. Mr. Milo, &rand, a smoked clay pip.. Mr. Brut Jones, a Welsh harp, elaborately carved, emblematical of the Cymry. A pair of bilious, by a me chanic, to play "God save the Queen." A glees tube full of earwigs, 'Wen, and o. ber loser's—a diminutive "happy family.' Toe Royal Y,cht Club. models of the latest improvements in yacht building. A working model of a new system of raiinay propulsion, which almegether dispenses with the locomotive engine; it is aeLpted for omnibus traffic. Specimens from the various pot teries and glass manufactories of Lambeth. Speci mens from the tanning and Currying work", of Southwark; rich specimens of Spitalfi-ld's silks • novel and Improved hats from Southwark; plumage, r ailway signal. Rolston, enharmonic organ, after the plan of Colonel Permian Thump son, M.P. John Beamed, model of her Majesty's pianoforte. Miss Milled' Prince, musical game of cards. John Her pa, suttee percha tubing for enabling deaf persons to hear at channel., corium, &c. C..pper from LA* Superior; iron ore fromliesoommon; Portland stone ; Irish black barley ,&: ., OTOWM from African .sod; E de C . ologue martufactsirUo in London; Ram Lodi' at.d Turkish carpets ; Shetland shawl.; a waterproof Irish poplin cloak; a book bound in glass silk; • loving cup ; • sugar model 01 one of the Lite Guards; a novel pillow; • lite preeervi•g dress for a fisherman; bride oak's; • bronseemboesure, subject, " The Battle of Arbil. ;" • vase and fountain in Caen atone; • book of inscriptions printed In the eu neitorm character from monuments discovered is Assyriu by Layard ; • model of St. Paul's Cathedral. FROM LANCASTIR. I. Brayshaw, a quilt of mosaic work, Is about 35 corn. pertinent., each compartment containing en imitation of some well•known picture worked with the needle in &wired cloth. 31/011 LEEDS, Flex, flax yarns, ie.;leitie; ; chemicals ; minerals ; sizing; silk; soils; seeds; oan of boats, washiog machine, threshing machine, printing machine; musical instrument; steam gauge; mathematical instrument; indicator; electric pump; galvanic machine; safe; wirework; machine for manu facturing horn shoes; sclf.acting clough ; *elf-acting tools ; chronometers; carriage; hackles and gills; ii - ner-dre sting 'machines b o ilers ; telscope ; measunng machine ; agri cultural carbine; life boat; walking stick; son dial; steam pump ; felted cloths ; stuff goods ; blanket; flak papers; boots; damask; linens; terracotta, iron, steel, and earthenware; saddle; paper banging.; earp•ts ; wood turning ; mineral waters ; tancv leather ; oil hair; furniture; gloves; woollens; wood bcbbies, files; iron pytites ; ropes; flex web; wonted netting; paper ; ' woven corsets ; fl Jingle ; bookbinding ; caps ; mohair, camels' hair; imitation stained glare; pleas; interior deeo rations; painted glue; woodcarving. Mir. Pegler—A com munion cloth, composed of linen weft and silk warp. The design contains the Saviour administering the Last Supper to his twelve apostles. The border running right and left is composed of Corinthian kvolls, with the passion S iwar and wheat sad crapes. The middle "'wait), the Bible and the mitre. The sides have a large crag, with 1.R.5.," with gloria. Another cloth, by the same exhibitor, is of the finest flax (made to order for the Royal Horse Chards), con taining the royal arms and the garter of the Order of the Bath, as centre pieces, the garter and stars at the sides, and the crown and initials "R.H.0." in the corner,. A model of 'he docks in wood, 40 feet in length, from 6 to 10 t.et wide, and on the scale of 8 tett to o mile, represents nitrate of five mills. The docks will be represented as filled with 1,600 tiny vowels fully rigged, and the model eltogetber will form a very besatiful object, and it is thought will impress strangers mach with the magnitude 01 Liverpool • a port.—A collection of TilliOtti articles imported into Liverpool. A pound of cotton: length 238 miles and 1,120 yards. Ores and modes of dressing; alloys; metals adapted to manufactures; chemical substances employed in manufacturer; ditto, nos metallic; ditto, alkalies, earths, and their compound. ; ditto, metals proper and their compounds; ditto, mixed chemical manufactures; glass used for manufactures; porcelain and pottery, in architecture, and engineering ; gums ; prime movers, bonen; puts of mechanism and gearing ; gum, s ; carriages; naval and railway mechanism ; machines for weighing, mounting, and registrati..n ; mathematical and obilooophieal instruments; musical and acoustical instil'. meets; surgical instruments; locks; gins, pistois, ; agrieuLural machinery; machinery for forming, from the raw material, all hbrica of cotton, wool, flax, hemp, sik, caoutchoue, hair, acc.; marline tools f.r cutting and work. ing metals; mills; machines for working in wood; models of bridges, dock., harbours; fabrics, spun and woven, ;Lin and figured, from 68 firms; ateneacturis la metals; designs; manufnetui es from vegrable and animal substances; small wares and chemical ostapounds; sculpture in &timid sub stances; architectural decorations; models in architecture, topography, anatomy; materials and pr,:comis applicable to fine sits .mealy, [PRICE (DOUBLE SHEET) FOURPENCE. deal part of the work, and who has evieced a degree of seal and ability which entitles hint to the highest commendation. The model, for the make of convenience in construction, has bees removed from Mr. Brown's offices to ► large room over Messrs. Milner's establishment in Lord street; ►red i• is bu; just to say that these gentlemen have most liberally placed • large portion of their premises at the disposal of the com mittee ' without riquiraig any remunersto n. It would be premature to enter into minute details Wilk regard to the work itself, and we would not tempt public curiosity too far till the model has attained that awes of complete asses which will render it fit for g r iespectioo.. We may, however, satisfy our readers on one or two point.. Considerable trouhle has been gone to to produce the effect of water. The materiel to be used is glees, the manufacture of St. Helen's. It will be uagrouhel on the upper surface, to give it the appearance of waves, the under part to be polished aid silvered, so as to reffect the objects by which it will be overshadowed. No fewer than 1,500 " model vessels" are in course of construction, and several of these, intended for the river and the more proino went situations in the docks, will be flashed with great secu re cy and care, in order to illustrate the varied character of the ships and steamers. The characteristics of the American liners, both Cunard and Collins, will, of course, be laithfully represented ; ard, so far as is practicable, the difference the build of English and foreign vessels generally will be delineated. There will, we understand, be 120 steam nude, large gad small. Another feature in the model will be the figures in the streets, which will include cabs, omnibuses, and other vehicles. The men and bones are cut out of cardboard, and are eiceedingly perfect , when we take into aoconnt their minutenees, a 'man bring no larger than the extremity of • fine pen's point. The glau-case for the model, which hu been beautifully designed by Mr. Gran them, will be executed by Yuan. Samuel and James Rolm& Several additions and improvement' hey. been made to it tier* it was noticed in our columns. The tympanum of the pediment, 'trotted of beinu figures carved in relief, u was at first pet posed, will be tined with stained glass, having the royal arms depicted on the centre. The 'Met will be very rich. Beneath the arms will be the words, " The Port of Liverpool," and on scrolls round the case appropriate mottos will be introduced. DESTRUCTION OF SOME "ARTICLES FOR EXHIBITION." The late fire at Summer.hill, Dublin, destroyed " four eplecdid curiages " belonging to Mr. Thomas Hutton, intended for the Great Exhibition. This calamity has originated the following corrupmdence between Mr. Hutton and the Dublin committee, who have written also to the executive committee requesting that the time for admission may in Mr. Hutton's instance be extended to u late a period as possible. The following is the correspondence in question " Jan. 11, 1851. " Resolved—The Dublin executive committee for the Great Exhibition of 1S•i1 take the opportunity of this their first meeting since the serious •isitation in which their respected and esteemed fellow cilsen, Mr. Hutton, has been involved, to express their deep and sincere eynspathy on the occasion, and they hope that, notwithstanding the great destruction of prcipertioccasioned by this disastroes cot flag ration, he may yet be enabled to talc.: his place in the Great Exhibition of 18.51.—RoBEUTHAItHISON, JOHN LENTAIONI, Honorary Secretaries. Summer-hill, January 11, 1851. "Sirs, Your kind and valuable letter, together with the very greit3icg rceolwion that was passed by the executive committee, at their meeting this day. have been received by me with strong feelings of thankfulness, end I cannot ►flow the evening to pass over without assuring Tou how grateful 1 feel, and how anxious I shall be to fulfil their kind and patriotic wishes if it be possible. My son and I earnestly desire to do so, and we would be glad to know th• . latest period at which any works will be received. To Mr. Wallis, I beg through you and your kind committee. to offer my very reopeetful and heuttelt acknewledgments.—THOMAß HUTTON." . _ Among the many individual, who have offered premiums to tempt manufacturers to compete in various departments we may include Mr. Allen, el Dublin, who I:as off, red the following : "Being thoroughly convinced from t :patience of the capabilities to manufacture in this country (Ireland), I wish to do my part in promoting this deeply important object, and accordingly offer the following premiums, viz.: IC guineas for the two beet pieces of tweed for trouperings, made in Connaus,ht or Munster ; 10 guineas for the two best, handsomest, and newest style of tweed, mad• in Leinster ; 10 guineu for the two best pieces of Irish frieze--DCWPCI4 of colouring, make, and price, will be considered by the adjudicatore; 10 guineas for the three best wove designs in flax, applicable for Twinge ; five guineas for the three beet samples of new style tabinet vest tags ; five guineas for the three best designs for embroidered vests. It must be distinctly understood that these goods must be supplied at a marketable price, so as to compete with Engliso or Scotch goods ; that style, quali.y, and price, will be taken into consideration ; and that prtmiume will be withheld if there is not sufficient merit in any cost. Also, that before offering them far sale elsewhere the parties &rot° supply me with suck further quantities of each ss I may require. The samples should, if possible, be deli vered before the end of the present yea. The adjudication will be vested in competent pawing, who will be satiatietery to all parties." CITY OF LONDON COMMITTEE. THIS DAT. The City of London Committee have had abundant proof of the impossibility of impressing a large body of per sons with the necessity of restricting their applications within the terms laid down by the authorities. Eves now applicants for apace drop in at the office. of the committee ; and having stated that they believe they are a little lee, request that they may have a certain portion allotted to thee; end this in the lace of the positive announcement th at the application lin was closed on the :net of last October. Ni arly one hundred apt:tale yet remain to be considered by the Council of Chairmen, who have been summoned to meet in•roornat the house ol the S cie'y of Arts on Tuesday next, at II o'clock, when it is anticipated that ail the appeals will receive final judgment. The willingnese with which the committees of a.ctions have attends I to the representa tions ol disappointed appl;cants, end the patience shown in the reconsideration of rejected claims, are worthy more thane passing word ol praise. We may state now that all the committees of sections for London have sent in their returns to the central office, with the exception of that section which has to deal with agricul tural implements. Many practical difficulties beat this com mine,. They have to deal is i b articles which occupy separately so much space that they have bound it almost impossible regarding strictly the justice due to applicants, to limit them tellies to the given area. It is new anticipated that teats will be provided for the reception or agrioultural implement,. We may reasonably hope that, by the end ci next week, the City of London Cmimitree will he enabled make their final report to the Royal Commishoters ; and it is believed that no industry of any importance carried on in the metro polis will want a worthy representative in the Ilya. Park Handbag. NEWS FROM THE PROVINCES. BIBMINCHIAW—A correepondeuee sae bren going on between the Executive and the committee in this town re specting an extension of the time when perishable article* (each as eleetro-plate article) may be sent in ; sad, at many of these articles will be shown in glass cases, it is anticipated that the e,mmitteli will make a coaerriion so far that the curs only shall be in teak places by the day already tiled upon. bnousounre.—William Laugher, a nail-maker, of this town, has received orders to make a thousand gold, a thou sand diver, and a thousand iron " tacks," for exhibition in the Crystal P.lacte, the whole three taou,and cot to weigh more than three grains! They will be the seediest nails ever produced by the hands of man.— Worcester Claron,cle. Devote.—A magnificent table top, coma:sing epechness of nearly eighty sweeties of marble found in this county, has just been completed by Mr. Bradley, of Fore-etre et lila, in this city. to he lent to the exhibition in Hyde Park.—Exeter Fi 4 ing Post. Ilneteroao —A correspondent says :--It is a singular fact that although a project was set on toot, under the sanction of the "local committee," to found a subscription club for workmen of this city, not one individual could be tuund to enrol his Mame. ! The attempt has been abandoned so im practicable. The preliminary expenses were borne by pri vate subscriptions of the promoters. It can be hardly said that the city were insensible to the advantages of the exhi. Olen, as upwards of 801. was sent up to the general fund. Mr. Sidney, one of the London committee, attended here last week to ascertain the state of the public feeling. It is thought by some that if a public meeting of the workmen had been held, the result would have been very different from the present state of apathy and indifference. LllllllB.—We ►ave already eated in the Express that Mr. C►wood, the secretary of the executive committee for the Leeds chatriet, and gentlemen from other towns In the West Riding, have been in London to make arrangements ' for the exhibition of the textile fabrics of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The deputation of cows' visited toe Crystal Paine, and in a report made on the subject they say;— " We inspected the around plan of the building and of the allotment of spice already made to foreign countries. The ectire eastern part of the building from the central trabsept will be devoted to the producdons of foreign countries, and we noticed the various amounts of allotments made. France appeared to take a large portion. The western part of the budding was unallotted— excepting that it was determined that the north-western portion is to be occupied by machinery in motion. This, we believe, has been selected for that portion of artistic skill, chi, fly because the boilers end ■team power will be supplied from the northwestern pert of the buildine. The entire western portion of the building will include the produca, machinery, manufacturer, and plastic art of Great Britain and her colonies. All the machinery in motion will be hexed off from the rest of the manufactures, &e. We went into the gslleries for the pur pose of judging whether the light in them w, uld be favour• able for the exhibition of woollen fabrics, and were unani mously of opinion that the ground flier was preferable. Having selected what we consi 'cud the best situation for the textile fabrics of the West Riding of Yorkshire, we proceeded to examine the building. An incident took place whilst we we re inspecting it which ■mused us. The bell rang for dinner, and the hammering and noise of about 2,000 work people were hushed in en instant. From the giddy heights of the building the men came sliding down the pillars and ladders, and in a moment the previous noise and bustle bad entirely et seed, and all ...wilfl' as the grave. We inspected the various modes of laying out the count. r fur the exhibi tion of goods, and also Mr. Owen Jonee's elan of painting the interior. The plans far laying out the counters are varied. Every bay or square, trim pillar to pillar, is 24 ft., and this may be fitted up as the respective committees desire, presided there are certain spaces left for the inspection of the goods. Iu answer to a question as to whether the district committees would be allowed to fit up in their own localities the space allotted to them, we wire Wormed that they might do so, and send a competent person along with it to the building to give directions there, but that the commis sioners would not allow any number of strange woremen to go with them, but only one head man. The average height of hanging or vertical space, we understood, would be from 8 to 10 feet. WAILEH•K AND PURBECIL.—In addition to various models and specimens, both of mineral productions and manufactures as well OA naval architecture, which have from time to time been mentioned in these columns, there will also be exhibited, through the local cot:collate, a model of Kingston Cowell, Corte Castle, which contains the family mace deum of the Earl of Eldon, wherein lie the remains of toe lint Earl (the late Chancellor.) This model will be made by a Swanage workman, of the different veins of stone found iu the We of Purbeck, rho mausoleum being repro tented by a slab of Purbeck marble, and will be tahlbited in the names of the merchant, of that place. The present Earl of Eldon, of Encombe Rouse, Corfu Cutlet, it is understood, at a considerable expense to himself, exhibits a work of art called The,Eldon and Stowell Group," bring a colossal group in marble, which has been spoken of in the highest terms by the best judges as a first rate production of genius. NEWS FROM ABROAD. TCRLIY. The Executive Committee have received the following letter on the subject of the c,ntributiona iGf tended to be sent from Turkey for the Exhibition : " Constantinople, Dec. 21, 1&50. " am requested by his Excellency, lame! Puha, Minister of Commerce, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter dated 12th of November, which he could not do sooner, having been lour months absent on a voyage to Eroeroum and Beyasit, and to state that the Ot•oman consul, now here, end about to return to London, will be instructed to communicate with the executive committee .- for the arrangement of articles of this osuntry destined to the Exhibition, and which, agreeably to the wish expressed in said letter, will be accomtented by a qualified person trr the purpoios therein mentioned.-1 have the honour to be, &c., (Signed) " C. C. LA FONTAINE. " To Lieut.-Colonel W. Reid." 1 RAVELLING CLUBS. At the monthly meeting of the Southampton Working Men's Travelling Club, the lest quarter's balance sheet showed upwards of 1301. In the hands of the bankers. It was rewired at the meeting to Establish branches of the association in the neighbouring dbtricts. From Dowlais we have received a report of the travelling club. The Edin burgh Travelling Club is pmgressing rapidly. At the second wavily meeting held last week, it numbered 72 members. Travelling dab, have been established within the last few days at Wareham, (with branches at Swanage, Curie Castle, and Bere Regis) Woburn, (under the presidency of Lotd C. J, Russell) and Beverley. We understand that the Midland Railway Com. pang, with the sanction of the executive committee, are making the necessary arrangements, through their agent, not only for the conveyance of artisan visitors to the Exhibi tion, but also for their Fidging and accommodation during their sojourn in the metropolis. Other companies will no doubt see the necessity et imitating this praiseworthy example. The public have been already more than ones warned in these columns against placing any reliance what• soever upon sta•emews contained in documents referring to the business of the Exhibition, which may be published and cireulated without the express authority of the royal eom millstone». It is to be regretted that circumstances of daily occurrence render the repetition of this caution nem airy. Circular, have been recently brought under the notice of the executive committee, which emanate from speculative individuals, in whom they do not feel themselves justified in placing any confilence. In making their arrange ' meets, therefore, both the exhibitors and visitors will act with prudence by locking with distrust upon all documents am jagged by order et the raglan,' 695111Eittelei AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS. The followingc7rre4ondauce,raiiitivet;Maling South ampton the port of arrival for the Tinsel which is to briug the Anietivin contributions to the Grand Exhibition 01 Industry, has taken place between J. It. CrAiltiy, lyrq. , the: American consul et that port, and the lion. Abbott Law rence, the American ambeasador U.S. CJasulate, Southampton, Dee. 21.18.50. To his Ensltem Abbott Lawrence, American Minima, London. _ _ _ " Dear Sir,-1 beg leave to call your attention to an address to the President of the United States, which was adopted by the mayor and corporation of this town, and of which a copy appears in the last page of the Bump/Aire Independent of to-day, which I send you by this post. You will perceive by the address itself and the report of the proceeding. in reference thereto that it. abject is to induce the government of the United States to adopt the port of Southsmpton at the port of discharge (or the United States line-o(•battle ship Pennsylvania, in the event of that vessel Lein detailed to bring to this country the contribu tions of ours to the Exhibition of 1851, and that a depute , tion will wait upon you with a request that you forward thia address to the President of the Uuited States. The extraordinary hospitality with which this town re oelved the visit of the St. Lswrence in 1848, gins them a great claim upon the consideration of our government, which I trust will have its due weight with your Exc.llenzr, and induce you to facilitate the accomplishment of their present friendly wishes to the utmost of sour ability. Inde pendently of this claim, there breathes t►roughout the addraes a leaser of friendship and respect towards the people and the government of the United States, which at once arrests the liveliest attention of the subject matter thereof, and must elicit from the heart of every American the warmest acknowledgment and appreciation. "If the Pennsyliania should . v4it these waters, the design of ow government in fitting her out and detailing, at such cost, so large a vowel for the peaceful purpose of evincing their sympathy for the greater design intended by the con. caption of the Exhibition of 1851, will be fully illustrated sad shown to the world, by sending her to this port, where she will be received with acclamation, and form a most pro minent feature In the Exhibition itsel ,f. she will escape the perils of the navigation from the Isle of Wight to the Thames; she will avoid many of the inconveoiences attending the crowded navigation of that river ; her crew will be under • better discipline, and more removed from the loathsome temptations of • metropolitan port ; her officers will find their visits more rurresable • and the ship will become one of the lions of the day. But in London she will, large as she is, be lost in the maze of wonder which environs that atmosphere. Here she will stand solitary and alone—the sole attraction—amidst a population who have already evinced their friendship for our country, and who would regard her visit as • boron coiderred. If sent to London, there will be no portion of the community who will feel either complimented or benefited by her advent. " It would doubtteu be • disappointment to the deputation were they to wait upon you and find you bad left town, and although they have not instructed me to communicate with you on the subject, I take upon myself to ask of you that you inform ma at your earliest convenience whether you are likely to be in London during the course of the next week or ten daye, beyond which time I do not think they will de. far their visit. _ . ---- " I have the honour to be, dear sir, your moat obedient servant, "Joe. RODNEY CROMEY." " United States Legation, London, 23rd Dee., 1861. " Dear Sir.—l have the pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your latter of the 21st inst., together with the newspaper containing the printed copy of the address of the corporation of Southampton to the President of the United States. It is superfluous to say to you that I have, from the beginning, taken • great interest in the coming ezooeition, end have given it all the support in my power. For that reason alone, even were there no other, I shall find a sincere pleasure in receiving the gentlemen whom you say propose to honour me with a visit, and in forwarding their address to its high destination. But I cannot forget, in addition, that Southampton has peculiar claims upon Americans, arising loom the generous hospitality ins citizens have shown to our national vessels in this waters, and from the warm desire they have ever manifested to cherish and inertias the friendly, and I might almost say, kindly rela tions, now existing between the two countries. The views you have so well presented strike me with much force ; bat it seems to me that It is absolutely essential to the success of the project that arrangements should be made for the free transmission to and from London 01 all articles brought by the Pennsjlyanis, or whatever vessel may be mint. ' "1 have the honour to be, dear sir, your obedient servant, " ABBOTT LAVILINOB. " Jeleph Crootoy a BK., &F fm, tioutbateptim"