The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-30 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

The interior of the building presented yesterday
the most crowded and animated appearance we have
observed since the opening. Still, although between
two and three o'clock there were upwards of 60,000
persons present, there were large spaces very thinly
tilled, and every indication that 50,000 more might
have found both standing and walking room.
The old "lions" seemed positively to have
increased their attractions. The Koh-i-noor
was closely invested, the Italian sculpture
court quite impassable, and Benson's clock and case
were continuously surrounded by is dense crowd.
Those who got near examined the unique col-
lection of antique watches which Mr. Benson
has collected, and the outsiders contented them-
selves with watching the mysterious and apparently
desultory movements of the "Ramonteur" by
means of which the great clock is regulated.
The Prince Napoleon and Princess Clotilde again
visited the building yesterday. The Dowager
Duchess of Sutherland and Lady Constance Gros-
venor were also amongst the visitors.
The following schools and parties attended the
Exhibition yesterday : Carshalton National School,
94, expenses paid by subscription ; Streatham,
Surrey, Royal St. Ann's School, 12, committee •
Perry-hill House, Sydenham, private school, 14,
Mrs. Todd ; Dlarylebone National School, 47, Rev.
C. J. Eyre ; Tufuell-park West, St. John's Col-
legiate
School, 16, Dr. Sherrin ; Rickmansworth,
private school, 10, Rev. F. Henson ; London ware-
housemen employed by the Aire and Calder Glass
Bottle Company, King William-street and Rat-
cliffe, 34, Messrs. E. &edit and Co.; workmen
from Messrs. Clarke and Co.'s Patent Shutter
Works, Gate-street, Lincoln's-inn-fields, 63, firm ;
Builders' workmen from Messrs. Skinner Brothers,
Lower Clapton, 25, firm ; agricultural labourers,
women, and boys, from Sawbridgeworth, Herta, 54,
Mr. Prout ; workmen from the Metropolitan Alum
Works, Bow-common-lane, Loudon, 50, A. Angus
Croll, Esq.
The highest temperature attained in the building
yesterday up to 3 o'clock p.m., at which time the
readings wore taken, by Negretti and Zambra's
patent thermometers, was; the nave,54.2 deg. ;
in the galleries, 55.1; in the western annex, 59.6.
The temperature of the dew point, 41.
The number of visitors at the Exhibition yester-
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DREADFUL AvvIDENT IN TOOLET-STREEL —LILA '
evening the inhabitants of Tooley-street were thrown into
• state of the greatest excitement in consequence of a loud
rumbling wise like thunder proceeding from the remises
in course of erection on the site of the great fire m June,
1+461. In the course of a few millets' ninny of the inhabi-
tant', with a body of the M division of pollee, under Mr.
Inspector Beckersou, hastened to the spot, and upon enter-
ing what is termed Cotton's depot (Soovell's wharf) they
found that three of the arches just completed, or nearly
so, each 417 feet long, and shutting upon the water side,
had one after the other given way. Three men who were at
work upon them were completely buried amidst some tons
of ,bricks and mortar. Mr. Oliver, who was superintending
the erection of the works, at once summoned all hands to
his asaishusee, and 004 n.an was taken nut alive, but so much
injured that he win removed to Guy's Hospital. Ilia name
was James %all. Owing, however, to the prompt surgical
assistance he received in that admirable institution he was
able to be removed to his residence during the evening.
Two other men, named Robert Haerten and Thomas
Howard, were found to be completely embedded
in the ruins, and a considerable time elapsed be-
fore they could be got out, and then both
were fouosl to be dead. The appearance of the bodies
clearly indicates that death must have been inatantaneoua.
The bodies were at once removed to the dead house, in
Weaver's lane, Tooleylitreet. The arches abutted upon
Chamberlain's wharf, which has only just been rebuilt.
The cause of the accident is not precisely known, but from
the examination made by the district surveyor he ascer-
tained that men had been engaged driving piles into the
river during the day, and the inference was that the vibra-
tion caused upon the shore of the river had so shaken the
foundations of the arches as to make them give way, mud in
consequence he gave orders that no more piles were to be
driven in last night. We are happy to state that neither of
themes who have so prematurely been hurried into eternity
have haft families to deplore the sad occuremee.