The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-22 00:00:00

THE WEEK'S PROGRESS IX THE GLASS

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Every week is now a limey one with the officials in
the Glass Palace. They have but little more than!
two months left fur the reception and arrangement
of all the goods to be displayed, and they seem by
their activity to be quite alive to the necessity for
full exertion. More than a thousand packages have
been reteived during the last six days, of which more
than three-fourths are from abread. The foreigners
are Ant in the field : those at home must at once be-
stir themselves, for he who is late sins not only
against his own interests, but adds to the labours of
those who have worked so long and heartily to se-
cure the punctunl completion of the great show.
During the past week considerable progress has been
made in the erection of counters and fittings in the
spaces marked out for the goods of foreign countries.
'The counters already completed are of a plain and sub-
stantial character, but it will of course be com-
petent to the various foreign commissions to con-
sult their peculiar tastes in cases where fittings of
an ornamental nature may be required for the dis-
play of goods exhibited. Large arrivaLs have already
taken place of the produetious of France, the
ZollYerem, Mexico, Prussia, Canada, Italy, and other
places. Amongst the Canadian products are some
very beautiful specimens of the Ain, of wild
animal. -an elaborately ornamented canoe, and
samples of the most durable and beautiful kinds of
timber furnished by the extensive forests of that
country. Nu arrangement of the goods thus for-
wardea has been yet attempted, nor can any such be
commenced fur sonic days. to come. As each
van-load of eases arrives in the building, it is
immediately eonsigned to the surveillance of
the custom house authorities on the spot.
The pile of (11.04 having been transferred
to the Hour of the building they are roughly exa-
mined, numbered, and registered by the officers, and
conveyed to their appropriate hoardings. The park-
ing-canes are subsequently broken open, and, when
time serves, an examination of their contents is made.
Packages, however, emitaining glass, and other
fragile materials, are exempted from this latter pro-
ems, and they will not be disturbed until the fittings
for the reception of their contents are completed.
The murking out of the spaces for the various classes
of British and colonial products is proceeding in the
most satisfactory and systematic. manner. The particu-
lar spot, which mete. be occupied byeatton machinery
in motion, are all indicated, and include stations for
every kind of machine used in the preparation and
manufacture of cotton. The compartments in which
are to he arrmiged flax, linen, and woollen nninufac-
tares are also defined. Progress is also making in
the mapping of the MIAMI for furniture contributed
by the lino ineial towns, and in various ports of the
galleries the places chosen by wane of the most emi-
nent linos in the kingdom, tor the exhibition of the
articles produced in their factories, are exactly deli-
neated. Maps have also been prepared of the various
sections, on which the spare assigned to each exhibitor
is indicated with the utnnot exactness, and a power of
direction for the proper disposal of the goods is thus
obtained, which will doubtless greatly facilitate their
arrangement when the fittings are completed for
their reception. 'lime town to which the honour is
due of being the tint to complete its fittings is the
compurativelv insignificant one of Dunfermline, and
there s little doubt that as time advances strenuous
efforts will be made in all quarters to escape the
unenviable notoriety a hich will inevitably attach to
the locality which may happen to be latest in making
its arrangements. A considerable portion of the de-
corative 'stinting in the south-west generic% is
finished. and the flooring of the centmlavenue is laid
down at different points, where it will not interfere
with the transit of the goods through the building.
Nu hem,- machinery has been yet forwarded, and
may prolonged
cles belonging to this clam will necessarily be re-
garded with much anxiety.
Our Paris emresemulent writes rue follows:
"Some 4.f tlw trench exhibitors have at length
Ken the necessity of coining to an understanding.and
coalescing to prepare fur their expedition to London.
The shawl manufacturers have had made a glass
ease, in three compartments, to contain their pro-
duct.. 'this case is about 36 feet long, and is so
arranged that the products of each manufacturer is
kept distinct from those of any other. This system,
if generally adopted, would have the double advan-
tage of increasing the general effect of the exhibition
of French articles, and of economising the lace
allotted to them. Associations arc also forming
between the lee, wealthy manufacturers, with the
view of creating a common fund for the expenses of
the journey. and for the preservation of the articles
exposed. They form an association of three
or four house*, by whom one clerk will be ap-
pointed to take charge of the things exhibited,
and to attend to their business in London. For
these purposes a society, called the Union
I'464i:rine, has been formed, which has many sub-
scribers. The jewellers and goldsmiths, on Saturday,
made a representation to the Minister of Commerce,
which will no doubt meet with instant attention.
Gold and silver, when manufactured, cannot be ex-
ported without a host of formalities in the customs
and control, by which much time would be lost. The
manufacturers have demanded the being exempt
from them so far as
i respects goods for the Exhibi-
tion. This exemption s regarded as indispensable
to enable such goods to be forwarded, for the time
necessary fur their fabrication would not leave suffi-
cient time to go through the usual formalities.
Universal complaints arc made on the extravagance
of the tariff fixed by the English Commis-
sion fur admission to the Exhibition. The English
themsele es are very dissatisfied (say the French) with
these prices, and strung remonstrances have been
made to the commission. It is suggested that after
the tint fortnight one day a week should be set
apart, on which the price of admission should not be
more than fivepence or sixpence.
The French Moister of Commerce received M.
Ballandrouxe de Lamornaix and the members of the
French commissariat for the London Exhibition,
previous to the departure of the latter from Paris for
their destination. The principal agents of the admi-
nistrative service are MM. Perime,bead of the finan-
cial department ; Clement, redacteur; Davis, secre-
tary. Those of the active service are MM. Hauss,
mann, principal inspector of the Exhibition ; Rouvin,
inspector of raw produce ; Rogues, in for of manu-
factures; Gromort, inspector of the fine arts. The
two last were inspectors of the French Exhibition in
1149. The bead-quarters of the commissariat are
established at 12. t, George-street, Hanover-square.

Par tCE ALBERT spent a couple of hours at the
Building on Thursday; Colonel Reid, Mr. Colo, Mr. Dilke,
and Mr. Owen Jones were in attendance to give explanations.
T►:.\DER FOR SUPPLYING TURKEY RED CALICO
UNGLAZTP.—Parties disposed to tender for supplying the
Exhibition with Turkey red calico unglazed arc riquested
to send the following particulars, with samples, addressed
to Mr. H. Digby Wyatt, secretary to the Executive Com-
mittee, Hyde-park, London,on or before Monday, Feb. 24.
The price per piece of 28 yards to the piece, 7-13ths or 24 to
25 inches wide. The price per piece of 24 yards to the
pier, 8-Bths or 32 to 33 inches wide. The quantity that
the party tendering will he prepared to supply, if required,
On or before the sth April. The calico must be of stout,
sound quality, suitable for covering counters, and equal in
seam and every other respect to the samples sent.