The Express.
London, England, 1851-08-30 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING,

honourable hoard, that the Exhibition THRS UDAY.
of 18 honourable
developed more fully the necessity
The number of visitms to the Crystal Palace on
kr. such means of instruction, and has also pro-
.ted ample mean, for accomplishing an object so close ly this day was 43,244.
allied to the original intent,on respecting the disposal of , Caah account, Aug. 28.
any surplus receipts from the Exhibition. For such reasons Season tickets
your memorialists would solicit that a great central college At the doors . 2,167 11 0
of art. and manufactures should be established in London, ,
and endowed with the whole of such surplus receipts which Total receipts
will probably exceed 200,000/. ; and that a museum of arts The following shows the temperature as recorded by
and manufactures shall be formed at the college, the
basis of which might be need advantageously Mr. lienaett's thermometer., being the moan result of
selected (rota the present Exhibition. That previa- 100 readings:-10 o'clock, 39 deg. ;12 o'clock, 62 deg.;
cial school., having the Name object in view (such 2 o'clock, Gi deg.; 4 o'clock. 66 deg.; 6 O'clock, 63 deg.;
as schools of design), should have coanectiou with the mean temperature, 63 deg.
great Central College, and he carried on under the same
system; and in order that the public may be satisfied with 1 FRIDAY.
the administration of these provincial establishments, and I The Crystal Palace was yesterday visited by
have a voice in the general system of education which is 15 ego persons.
of such vital importance to their own commercial prosperity, • ' . .
your memorialists would suggest that where such provincial: The Royal Commissioners yesterday announced their inten.
tamely may be founded in boroughs, the mayor. should be Lion to have upwards of 15,000 MSC, prepared for the pur-
er officio members of the general board of Metropolitan pose of holding the medals to be awarded by the commis-
, Direction. Your memorialists have thus endeavoured to act boners to the foreign and local commissioners., &c., and to
forth to your honourable board the sentiments which have so
the exhibitor, at large. The medals will be about two
strongly urged them to act. They are desirous to devote their ,
best energies in furtherance of an object which they feel is fur inches in aiameter, and one-eighth of an inch in thickness.
the honour and welfare of their country; and they have ' The executive committee are, therefore, desirous of receiving
the fullest confidence that your Royal Highness and the I specimens of appropriate cases, either ornamental or plain,
Royal Commission, who have carried out so successfully the ,
i'TOM undertaking which devolved on them, are the persons - horn, leather, papier mache, gotta ',ceche, or
pre-eminently qualified to undertake an object of such other suitable matenal, with the wholesale price ; to be
great national importance." delivered at the offices of the committee between this
It is intended to submit this plan, without delay, and the 9th of September.
to the public fir signature. A discovery was made in the early part et the day by
A memorial similar ia,character was also agreed one of the attendants in the Indian department, while em-
upon at a meeting of the local committee of exhi- ',toyed in cleaning some of the Indian weapons, which some.
Worm, which was yesterday held at the Council-hall, what terrified the operator. The weapon in question was a
Sheffield. The memorial, after referring to the Con- dagger, with gold hilt and hendle, and richly ornamented
servatoirc des Arts et Nletiers and L'Ecole Centrale, ease; and while pressing upon one part of the handle
at l'aris, states: somewhat heavily, he was seemished to see what appeared
Your memorialists recognise in such institutions a wise to be the single blade gradually expand and open out
intention on the part of foreign governments to develop
into four double-edged pointed blades, leaving a spear-
manufactures by applying increased science, skill, and in-
telligence to their cultivation. They feel that in the in- like
weapon in the centre of them, with four sharp edges.
creasing competition of the world it is name try to join This five.bladed weapon, with its twelve sharp edges—
education to practice ; and although they do not think that which, through the kindne*oand courteeyuf Mr.Downing,the
a practical estimation in industrial science can ever of itself active and intelligent superintendent of the department, we
make manufacturers, they are fully convinced that, when
had an opportunity of inspecting—is without exception one of
the scientific principles of manufactures are more thoroughly
understood by practical men, they will be better able to themost murderous-looking specimen, that we ever recollect
apply them with advantage in their respective industries., to have seen. In the collection of this class of weapons
and to promote economy and impruvements in manufacture there arc several ether instruments of a similar murderous
sag prOrt •Mll.
character, among which may be mentioned a three-bladed Your memorialist, aelmowledge that, in collecting speci-
mens from different exhibitors fur the purpose, as they sup- knife, manufactured ice the states of Ulwar, the construction
pose, of founding a MINIM] of arts anal /11.111UrICIMVI, you of which has sorely puzzled many of our most experienced
ere proceeding in the direction of education ; hut they are cutler.. The blades are not arranged in the ordinary manner,
fully convinced that such collections can only he made
hut two of them together, with their handles, arc concealed
efficiently useful when used as a baeis of instruction, and
that, as a mere collection, they cease to be of much impel'. in the blade and handle of the outer or larger one. They
tame in the advancement of industry. are nll of the finest Damascus steel, with exceedingly keen
The memorial concludes by expressing a full con- edges. There is a dagger with two blades, also mania-
viction that the judgment of the Commissioners will factored at Ulwar, of the same construction, and orscx.
brat mature the details necessary for carrying into ceedingly beautiful workmanship. As fine specimens of,
alfeet the moat efficient plan fur industrial Cdussation. ornamentation, we may also mention three daggers menu-
At the Stephenson Banquet, given at Bangor on facture(' in the states of his Ilighnesa the ltujah of
Wednesday, :kir. Paxton, in acknowledging the cum- Johdpore, one from Nepaul, one of dark steel inlaid with
pliment of health lacing drank, said : gold from the states of liajpootenah, two Burmese, sad
So much had been said by himself' and others about a stiletto 31.elacca dagger. There are also some weal ons
the Cry.tal Palace, that he felt totally inadequate to rind
of a similar character, one with a beautiful enamelled Rot,
any new subject to entertain them with. But per-
haps they would allow him an that occasion to men- manufactured of indigenous materials, from the ltajpoota-
lion a circumstance which he had mentioned b, fore, nail states. The large knife of the Burmese is also a most
with referehee to the distinguished individual to whore they formidable-lookirar weapon.
had that slay done honour; he WAS not only the author of Caah account, Aug. 29.
the Britennuebrielge, hut he considered that Mr. Stephenson Season tickets
gave him the meet efficient support in the origin of the At the dour, 1,559 17 6
Crystal l'alascv—(hear, hear,)—scud it was mainly due to
that gentleman's influence that his plan for the Exhibition
building was ultimately adopted. (Loud cheers.) "And,"
cont. .el Mr. Paxton, " where do you suppose I gained mast
of my MIMS ? I received them from the same source as our
distinguithed gusat himself. Fur many years I had
the felicity to have the acquaintance of his revered father—
(cheers) —and I ask any one who was ever with that gentle.
man for five minutes, whether he did not derive some ad

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The following shows the temperature during the day, as
recorded by Mr. Bennett's therminucterg, being the mean
result of 100 readings :-10 o'clock, 51; 12 o'clock, 56 ;
2 o'clock, 57 ; 4 o'clock, 69 ; 6 o'clock, 57 ; mom tem-
perature, 56.6.

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vantage from meeting with him ? There is one urtwback
to the proceedings of this day, and that is, that the elder
Mr. Stephenson has not been permitted to live to ace the
realisation of the seine which this aNserably presents.
(Hear, hear.) But, gentlemen, his spirit is here; and that
spent will survive so long us a locomotive engine shall run,
and as long as railways shall exist to advance civilisation
throughout the earth." (Hapttunus applause.)