The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-22 00:00:00

EXHIBITORS.

Bonner and Carfree, Castle-stmet, Edinburgh. Specimens
of decorative painting, including a frieze. in oils.
Cattanaeh, Cnion-street, Aberdeen. A machine for taking
the measurement of individual. for clothing. The instru-
ment conebts of a series of steel Knots in a frame, that are
with the greatest ease adapted to the human figure, and
screwed into a positiom that indicates its form and size to
a hair'a breadth and the measurement is no exact that a
misfit is impossible.
Dviu, Wm, London and South Coast Railway Company.
'Various i n ventions. —The Eclipse.:,or StandardLife-hosit. It
is formed of diagonal battens,laid similar to that of lattice
work, and its outer sheathing is formed of gotta pereha;
its louoyaney is 350 cubic feet of air, capable of sustaining
upwards of oil tons. It has in its bottom :IMO holes, half in
inch in diameter to allow all water shipped to pees orf ; it
ha. a convened bottom 30 feet long, 2 feet wide, and 18
inches deep, in which arc placed three perforated fins, for
the purpos..- ofst e all ving anol keeping the I oont in an upright
position, acting when the boat lurches from either beam
similar to a paddle-wheel, a re-action taking place
through the perforated parts, which wiltbe seen to mul-
tiply its weight of water to four times its amount. In this
convened part, and hetwecu the fins, is contained two tons
weight of wan r, which must be displaced therefrom be-
fore: the boat can turn over, but such will he almost im-
pel-elide, it being more than half the weight of the boat;
but, as a provision against such a lamentable disaster, elm
turns over on her quarter Meet. of water, which rights
her again. It may lie remarked that the two tons
Inewt. of water regirred to is not one ounce weight to
boat when in her upright position. At the stem
stern, and on each beam and quarter, is run a how, to
which is connected galvanised springs, which will not cor-
rode, and will be found of the greatest utility in the event
of collision, which act similar to that of railway buffers.—
A Gutta Perch,' Life-buoy, for the rescue of individuals
from drowning, or to enable a stranded vessel to commu-
nicate- with the shore. It is intended to be placed at the
stern of the- ship, so that on an alarm being green " A mnn
overhoard !" the person at the helm can dislodge it in-
stantly, and as it falls into the sea a fuzee becomes ignited,
which: burns with a brilliant light, guiding the sinking
man to it; should it occur at night, four uprights are
placed upon it, containing rockets, blue and other lights,
which ignite vin being drawn out, thus acting as a beacon
to the crew.—An Emigration Life-boat, intended for a
finis-ciao, Teasel, of the tbllowing dimensions: 20 feet
lung by 11 feet wide ; it is united by stmng holt., and is
very portable from the mode of its construction, which
allows it to be folded up iu the compass of 20 feet long by
2 feet 6 inches wide. On occasion of shipwreck it is ea•
made of supporting 100 persons, with provisions for seven
days, allowing to each individual two end a half pounds
of Geed and I pint of water per day, in addition to which
it may be mule available for a portion of the eamo, and
can be put in requisition in a few minutes.—A Life
Launch, rendered buoyant by inflate) cushions Owed
under the gunwale, which protects it front injury when
coming in contact with rocks or the sides of a ship in
being lowered for vise. A boat constructed on this prin-
ciple, from 2.1 to 30 feet in length, contains upwards of
a thousand gallons of air, and would support six hundred
persons, were it posaible for so many to attach themselves
to it. The boat no also furnished' with a tank of fresh
water, and the gunwales with lockers containing water-
proof hags of gotta pen-ha for the reception of provisions;
a water-proof awning of gutta percha Ices rolled up on the
goinwale,which can be rid/sells° as to form a complete protec-
tion from the inclemency of the weather, over which a lamp
other signal of distress is placed. The cushions may he
rent..., .1 when the vessel he in port, and may be used as a
common bent ; it will were OA a paddle-box boat on board
of a .tea Mer, the cushions acting as fenders in the event
of coneuesion.—The Gotta l'ercha Emigration. Life-beat
is cooostructssl with ribs moving on pivots, in a line with
the lee el,the gunwale. folding down inthe same direction;
it powseseee, therefore, this recommendation, that filly of
these boats can be mocked in the space usually occupied
by five ordinary ones.—A Coutta Pereha Life-vest, capa-
ble of being infiated at pleasure, which may lie worn
under or over the dress, forming a protection against the
weather when not required as a life pre-server ; this will
Ise shown on a man in connection with in hone equipped
with buoyant belts, showing how animal* may be made
useful iu the event of a wreck, by forming a commioniere-
non with the shore : this is an interesting niodel. There
are also patented various plans of life belts, which posses.
these recommendations over all others, that they require
no tying, but are fixed round the booly, and fastened by a
clasp or spring, monsrqueutly not a monwnt is lost in times
of einereeney. They also contain receptacles for money,
papers, and -
small valuable.. Also buoyant hose., eases,
belts, and cushion's for ditto, which can he sotto-hid to
props my of any description without adding to their Milk;
and buoyant camp stools for steamer, &e.—A " Stone
Life-limit and Buoy" will be shown floating on the sur-
face of the water, independent of any buoyant properties
loving added thereto ; also a newly-invented article, a
" Life Boat Comb," for the safety of boats when boarding
wrecked or distressed Teasels in heavy surfs.
Gaines, Sanders, and Nicol, Birchin-lane, London. A model
representation of the process of manufacturing silk and
felt hats, The- model, which is divided into two parts—
one ti.r silk and the other for felt, is again subdivided into
the various apartments required for carrying on those two
brioches of hat-making. There am renumber ofmodel men
and women pursuing the different branches of their art,
the figures being 61 inches in height, and all the instru-
ments of their art on the same scale, including irons,
rounding machines, rules, brushes, bottles, scissors,
needles, and in one ease we observe a miniature pint of
porter, but of cour-e not in the women's department. In
addition to the illustration which the model wises of hat
manufacture, the object is to show the peculiarities in the
process of making the peculiar kind of hat, the: body of
whie 11 is made of linen and cork, cos reed with silk phish,
of unusual fineness, intended to .how the perfection to
which this branch of art has been brought. In the first
department, lilliputian hatters are seen in their different
shops diligently executing the different branches of their
trade, and working ft all the world as if they knew they
were working for the forthcoming Exhibition, and as if
they were determined to let the world see what English
men and women can do. The "body-makers" are
" proofing calico," " rubbing in stiffening." " stretching
second cover," " forming brim," "ironing brim to crown,"
" ironing up brim," and preparing cork bodies ; while,
in their own shop, the "finisher*" are "marking out
silk," "sticking silk on hotly," "finishing on blocks,"
"sticking the silk on the brim.," "varnishing," "shap-
ing." and "binding." Meanwhile, the pigmy felt-
makers are as busy in preparing for the "Jerry," of which
a specimen is given. To produce a felt hat, the workmen
are lousy "bowing wool," pressing halt," joining two
batts to form a cone," " basining cone," "scalding cone,"
" rolling cone," "blocking," and giving to the whole the
camp 11,- gortee. In this section also the materials arc sub-
mitted to view, being two kinds of wool, " cleared =Mite
and carded Saxony," which, by being rolled together,
become matted, or." felted," so as to form the material of
the felt hat. This part of the model is furnished with
its large hot-water tank, around the planks of which the
workmen are ,sanding, to carry on their scalding, felting,
and blocking operations.
Grundy, T. C., Exchange-street, Manchester. Frames for
Finis and drawing.. Although neither drawings nor
engravings arc admitted to the Exhibition, Mr. Grundy
has obtained special permission to fill his frames with one
or the other, without which the stele of frame could not
be duly illustrative, especially as it is made to take its
character from the pictorial subject which it surrounds.
But to avoid any unnecessary exhibition of prints, when
the object is really to display the frame., Mr. Grundy
has procured a number of unfinished etchings, proofs in
a very early .state, &c., which show that ho is complying
with the spirit, if not the letter of the rule to which we
have referred. In drawings he is obliged to transgress a
little• but only to the extent permitted. For instance,
one light frame- inclines a sheet of seven small studies of
the late Sir Augustus Cancan, which are. as it were,
inlaid or sunk in the matte or mounting, so ae to pre-
serve them from iojury, as the glace cannot touch
them. This frame has at the lower corners a perforated
ornamental inner border, extending over the glass itself,
consisting of the entwined foliage of the oak and ire, as
emblematical of the honour due to the deceased artist.
At the top corners, the ornamentation does not fall inwards
over the gloss, but outwards, and consists of the stems,
leaves, and flowers of the consolvulus and the anemone. A
somewhat plainer and heavier style, but still very light
when compared with contemporaneous frames elsewhere,
has been designed for such drawings as those of Catter-
mole, Nash, &c. or for prints from the old masters.
Lanolsecr's well,-known circular print of the Queen
nursing. which is spoiled by a square frame, is here in
one neither square nor octagon, but approaching the
latter, or what the former would be if the corners were
rounded off in a large radius. Another frame is adapted
to Sir C. E. Eastlake's picture of " Christ Weeping over
Jerusalem," which is elliptic in form, having an arched
top. The centre of the top and base of the frame have
appropriate emblems the dove at the top; at the base,
the cross, the seven seals, ea. Then a pair of frames for
Sir E. Landsece. Peace" and " War," arc alike in
general form and style, but different in embellishment ;
both being emblematic. " War" has at the top martial
trophies, spears, flags, swords, cannon, &c. surmounted
by an oaken wreath. At the sides are other trophies,
shields, helmets. breast plates, and other defensive armour.
The corners are filled with oak and ivy ; and
the centre base with the wreath-like palm branches.
" Peace " has at the centre-top the cornucopia filled
with fruit, wheat ears, &e.: and the banner, of war
are furled. At the sides are grouped agricultural instru-
ments, and the armour wreathed with flowers. At the
corners the convolvus and other flowers ; and at the base
palm branches. Then the circular engraving of Raffaelle's
" Madonna del Sego:dole, or Sedia,"has a light, chaste
frame, surmounted with the stem, leaves, and flowers of
the lily, emblem of purity; and other appropriate deco-
rations at the bane ; and ea both these project over the