The Express.
London, England, 1851-09-05 00:00:00

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BAIMORAL, WEDNESDAY, BErt. 3.
Her .Majesty and his Royal Highness went out
riding yesterday.
The Prints of Wales and the Princesses also went ont
riding.
There was no addition to the royal dinner party yester-
day.

Lord John Russell hm gone on a visit to the Right Hon.
For Mettle, at Dumnoor, near Dunkeld.
Despatchei were received yesterday at the Colonial-office
from the Governor of Gibraltar.

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

The Crystal Palo= continues to bo visited by tho
class of persons who thronged its avenues and its courts in
the first days of the week—namely, the well-to-lo portion
of society in the provinces, and foreigners from all quarters,
but more especially from France and Germany. In the ex-
citement of the early days of the Exhibition those who were
nearest the busy scene were of course the first to participate
in the enjoyment of its varied wonders ; and most of these
having by this time deported to their several localities, we
may well believe that it is the widening circle of its fame,
thus extending more and more, which keeps up the daily
flow of tens of thousands towards Hyde Park Corner.
The daily course of hurrying to and fro was a little
varied yesterday by the appearance, in the afternoon,
of eighty artisans in a body, from the kingdom of Sardinia,
who have been sent over to make observations, end to take
note of the most recent improvement. in the several arts
tied callings with which they are connected. Such a step
might naturally be expected from a liberal government like
that of Sardinia, and ou the part of a people who are every '
year making advances in spirit and intelligence. This body
is composed of the most experienced craftsmen in the king-
dom, and they come chiefly from Turin and Genoa. It
would certainly be difficult for any country to select a more
intelligent-looking or a more respectable body of artisans.
They manifested the utmost astonishment and admiration
at the Crystal Palace, and soon dispersed themselves over
the Italian courts. There was a contribution of 250 per-
sons, of all ages, from the workhouse of St. George-the-
Martyr, Southwark.
The number of visitors was 41,209.
Season
tickets
Sept.
isaccount, Sep4.
I Cash
£0 0 0
At the doors 2,117 18 0

Total receipts
The following shows tho temperature during the day,
u recorded by Mr. Benuett's thermometers, being the
mean result of 100 readings :-10 o'clock, 63 ; 12 o'clock,
66 ; 2 o'clock, 70 ; 4 o'clock, 71 ; 6 o'clock, 68 ; mean
temperature, 67.6.
REPORT OP THE ARBITRATORS TO WHOM THE Bn,tMAu
LOCK CONTROVERSY WAS staynuntur.-." Whereas for
. . . .

manears past a padlock has been exhibited in the win-
dow tithe Messrs. Brantah's shop in Piccadilly, to which
was appended a label with these words, 'The artist who
can make an instrument that will pick or open this lock
will receive 200 guineas the moment it is produced ;' and
Mr. Hobbs, of America, having obtained permission from
the Meson. Bramah to make a trial of his skill in opening
the said lock, Messrs. Bramah and Mr. Hobbs severally
agreed that Mr. George Rennie, 1.R.5., Loudon, and Pro-
fessor Cowper, of King's College, London, and Dr. Black,
of Kentucky, should le the arbitrators between the aaidl
parties; that the trial should be conducted according to '
the rules laid down by the arbitrators, and the award of
1200 guineas decided by them on undertaking that they'
should see fair play between the parties. On the 23rd of
July it was agreed that the lock should be enclosed in a
block of wood and screwed to a door, and the screws sealed,
the keyhole and hasp only being accessible to Mr. Hobbs
sad when he `was not operating, the keyhole to be co-
vered with a band of iron and sealed by Mr. Hobbs ; that
no other person should have access to the keyhole. The
key was also sealed up, and not to be used till Mr. Hobbs
had finished his operations. If Mr. Robin succeeded in
picking or opening the lock the key was to be tried, and if
It locked and unlocked the padlock, it should be considered
• proof that Mr. Hobbs had not injured the lock, but
picked and opened it, and was entitled to the 200 guineas.
On the same day, July 23, Messrs. Bramah gave notice to
Mr. Hobbs that the lock was ready for his operations. On
July 24 Mr. Hobbs commenced his operations, and on
August 23 Mr. Hobbs exhibited the lock open to Dr. Black
and Professor Cowper. Mr. Rennie being out of town, Dr.
Black and Professor Cowper then called in Mr. Edward
Bramah and Mr. Dualgette, and showed theirs the lock
open. They then withdrew, and Mr. Hobbs locked and un-
locked the padlock in the presence of Dr. Black and Pro-
fessor Cowper. Between July 24 and August 23 Mr. Hobbs's
operations were for a time suspended, so that the number
et days occupied by him were 16, and the number of hours
spent by him en the room with the lock was 61. On Friday,
August 'AI, Mr. Hobbs again locked and unlocked the pad-
lock in the presence of Mr. George Rennie, Professor Cow-
per, Dr. Black, Mr. Edward Bramah, Mr. Basalgette, and
Mr. Abrahart. On Saturday, August 30, the key was tried,
and the padlock was locked and unlocked with the key by
Professor Cowper, Mr. Rennie, and Mr. Gilbertson, thus
proving that Mr. Hobbs had fairly opened the lock without
injuring it. Mr. Hobbs then formally produced the instru-
ments with which he had opened the lock. We are, there-
fore, unanimously of opinion that Messrs. Bramah have
given Mr. Hobbs a fair opportunity of trying his skill, and
that Mr. Hobbs has fairly picked or opened the lock, and
we award that Messrs. Bramah and Co. do now pay to Mr.
Hobbs the 200 r • -- --GEORGE Ire s' Chairman,
Bow. Cower '• "-^a-street, Black-