The Express.
London, England, 1862-09-04 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

The Great Western and Midland Railways con-
tinue to send up large contingents to the Exhi-
bition, not less than 10,000 having come up by
those trains yesterday. Probably we shall noon
also have our friends from the north, as Preston
Guild will be over this week, and the well-known
Mr. Marcus has put forth his annual procla-
mation. The schools continue to send in,
although in smaller numbers, none of them which
' visited the Exhibition yesterday numbering more
than a hundred in a party. A very large party
came up from Birmingham, consisting of no less
than 680 workpeople from the factory of Messrs.
Chance Brothers, with their wives and families,
all of whom had been provided with free excursion
tickets by the firm. Visitors to the Exhibition
will remember that specimens of Messrs. Chance's
glass manufacture are amongst the most conspi-
cuous ornaments of the nave. Another firm which
gave their workpeople the opportunity of visiting
the Exhibition was that of Glass, Elliot, and Co.,
of Greenwich, the eminent manufacturers of sub-
marine cables. Miners. Glass and Co. paid for con-
veyance, admission, and refreshment for 90 of their
Ipeople. Such excellent examples will, we trust, be
speedily followed by other large employers of
labour.

The highest temperature yesterday, as shown
by Negretti and Zambra's patent tbermometers,
waa :—ln the nave, 63.2 deg. ; in the galleries, 64.1
deg.; in the western annex, n deg. The read-
ing was taken at 4 o'clock p.m. A fall in the
temperature yesterday.
The following were the total numbers admitted
yesterday, compared with the corresponding day
in 1861:

Wednesday, Sept. 3
1 Payment and day tickets 45,470
Total 49,145

Wednesday, Sept. 3
1 Payment
012
Taal 41,917

PLOWZR SHOW AT TER CRYSTAL PALACE.

Notwithstanding the threatening state of the
thermometer in the early part of the day, the weather re-
mined particularly favourable to the autumnal exhibition
of flowers and fruit, which took place yesterday at the
Crystal Palace, Sydenham. The directors claim the ad-
vantage of this establishment using especially adapted to
floricultural exhibitions, from the fact that the most
elegantly attired ladies can gain SWIM to the building
without the slightest danger to their costume. This ad-
vantage, however, was scarcely appreciable on this occasion,
for the sun shone so genially upon the beautiful grounds that
it was almost to be regretted that the greensward
bad not been chosen for the exhibition rather than the
floor of the transept. But in whatever light the building
or the flower show may be regarded, it can hardly be
doubted that, amongst the many agreeable purposes to
which the Crystal Palace may be devoted, there is none
which more fully displays its beauties and advantages than
an exhibition of flowers and fruit. All the arrangements
yesterday were carried out with that good taste and judg-
ment which generally characterise the special attrac-
tions of this institution; and the result was that
a very large assemblage of visitors were enabled
to enjoy one of the most agreeable promenades
which have been presented by the directors during the
present season. As regards the "show" itself, it would
seem invidious to make comparisons ; but yesterday's ex-
perience certainly justifies the remark that, in testing the
relative merits of the flowers and fruit, the latter might
fairly claim the ascendancy. The judges appeared to be
unanimous in their opinion that the present was one of the
most satisfactory displays of the kind which has been seen
in this building since it first opened its resources to such
attractive object. The collection of fruit was con-
spicuous both for variety and quality, and whether
the standard of merit was taken to he "flavour"
or " weight.," it appeared that the moat stringent
requirements enjoined by the rules were amply fulfilled.
There were two pines—one weighing min., the other 6ilbs.
—ezhibiteil by Mr. Solomons, of Covent-garden—which were
sufficiently tantalizing to call forth expressions of the most
wishful admiration ; and there were some tempting peaches-
sent by Mr. Moore, of Barnet, which, though not stnpen.
dous in size, were of a complexion so delicately marked, that
those who regarded them allowed the appeal to the eye
to overcome any desire to gratify the sense of taste. The
grapes and plums also presented many exaggerated specimens
of these fruits, the dimensions of the former being, in
some instances, so tremendous, that one might almost ima-
gine they sought to vie, in point of magnitude, with the
larger proportions of the latter. Amongst the exhibitors
many names might be honourably mentioned, but it would
be invidious to individualise where so much excellence—or

at least meritorious endeavour to attain excellence—was per-
ceptible in every direction. Of the flowers the mast con-
spicuous were the large collection of the gladiolus, in which
class the prize was won by Mr. Youett, of Great Yar-
mouth, whose share in the exhibition of this flower
was such as almost to convey the impression that
that distinguished floriculturist had devoted all his
energies to the exclusive culture of this particular
plant. There was also a very good assortment of the Name
flower from Paris, but as these bad evidently suffered from
the effects of a sea-voyage, and as they were made to show
their delicate heads from the necks of beer-bottles, it cannot
be said that they were in a " fair way " to compete for the
honours of the day with the more healthy-looking pro-
duct. of our own land. The asters, German and French
(quite as distinct from each other in form as the German and
French language are in sound) were conspicuous for their
manifold beauties of colour and texture, whilst the dahlias,
hollyhocks, and verbenas (to say little of the roses which may
now be said to have " seen their best days"), presented such
• combination of beauties that it was impossible for the
most casual observer to wander from one stand to another
without regretting the necessity which existed for constantly
changing the direction of the eye. Considering that this
waxen autumnal show, and that the weather has not been
quite so genial throughout the season as horticulturist.
could desire, this exhibition was, in every respect, most
satisfactory, and those who are now lingering in the metro-
polis whilst their more favoured brethren are basking at the
sea-aids will be glad to learn that the collection will con-
Untie on view for the whole of this day.

COUNTY COURT Commirms.—From a parlia-
mentary return issueJ this morning, it appears that in the
six months ending the 30th of April last, 4,575 persons
were taken to prison for not having satisfied the judgment
and costa in county court cases, laving had sufficient means
and ability to do so. The highest number of days for which
any person was emit was forty, and the lowest three. The
highest amount for which a person was sent to prison was
631. 19s. Bd., and the lowest 2.5. The latter cue occurred
at Tiverton, where a person was committed for 28 clays for
the ram of 2s. In 316 cases persons bad been taken to
prison once before, in 92 cues twice before, in 25 cases
thrice before, in 12 four times before, in 3 five times, and
in 1 seven times—for the same debt or demand. _

-
Goon EX MdPLES. —The work-people, salesmen,
and clerks in the employ of Messrs. Heal and San, 196:
Tottenham-court-road, have just opened a weekly subscrip-
tion list in aid of the distressed operatives of the north.
The subscriptions, it is expected, will amount to the sum of
51. or 62. a week, and the lists will remain open until April
next, if the distress continues as long. Employers and
employed have alike joined in the scheme, and the
subscriptions vary in amount from a penny upwards. A
meeting has beeu also held by the assistants in the
employ of Messrs. Shoolbred and Co., Tottenham-court-
road, for the puose of providing means to assist in
educating the children of the operatives in the cotton dis-
tricts. After pledging themselves to use their best endea-
vours to carry out the proposed object, the meeting recom-
mended that a weekly subscription of 2d. (or more) should
be contributed by each assistant in the establishment. The
next morning upwards of 100 assistants came forward with
their subscriptions. An order of the day was yesterday
issued at Chatham, by Maps-Genera Eyre, commanding
the forces in that district, announcing that a subscription
will at once be opened among the officers arid
troops of the garrison and district towards the re-
lief of the distress now existing in the cotton manufactur-
ing districts, " from which so many thousands are now
suffering with such exemplary patience and fortitude."
The order announces that the subscription lOW will remain
'open during the current month, the subscriptions of the
racers sod troops being entirely voluntary, and under no
circumstance* is an individual to be asked to contribute.
The contributions of the private soldiers are not to exceed
3d. per day, thise of corporals 6d., sod sergeants,
which amounts might be paid out of the " clearance"
money at the end of the month. The subscription of
officers ere not to exceed half a day's pay. The officers
commanding the various corps, together with the heads of
departments, are invited to form themselves into a general
working committee for the purpose of carrying out the
necessary arrangements.