The Express.
London, England, 1851-01-25 00:00:00

IRELAND.

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Among the many Individuals who have offered premiums
to tempt manufacturers to compete in various departments
we may include Mr. Ailen, of Dublin, who has offered the
following "Being thoroughly convinced from experience
of the capabiliti.s to 'manufacture in this country (Ireland),
I wish to do my part in promoting this deeply important
object, and accordingly offer the following premiums, viz.:
IC guineas for the two best pieces of tweed for trouterings,
made in Connareiht Mun.ter ; 10 guineas for the two
best, handsomest, and newest style of tweed, mad.
in Lethster ; 10 guineas for the two best pieces
of Irish frieze—newness of colouring, mike, and price, will
be considered by the adjudicators; 10 guineas for the three
best wove designs in flu, applicable for Testiest ; five
guineas for the three best samples of new style tabinet vest.
togs ; five guineas for the three best design' fur embroidered
vests. It must be distinctly understood that these goods
must be supplied at &marketable price, so as to compete
with English or Scotch goods ; that style, quali.y, and prim,
will be [atm into consideration ; and that premiums will b►
withheld if there is net sufficient merit in any
Also, that before off ricg them fcr sale elsewhere the
parties are to supply me with such further quantities of each
as I may require. The samples should, it possible, be deli-
vered before the end of the present year. The adjudication
will be vested in competent persons, who will be satisfactory
to all parties."

FOREIGN NEWS OF TIIE WEEK.

HAMUURG.

JAN'. 21 —Mr. Nobark, the delegate of our committee,
having returned from London the week before last, made
hie report to the committee last Wednesday, and it was
resolved there and then to convene a public meeting for
Monday (yesterday), to which all the exhibitors were peril
colarly invited. They attended, with a few exceptions, and
so did a good many other respee:able persons. Dr. Kramer,
the chairman of the committee, opened the business. claim-
ing the attention of the meeting to the report Mr. Noback
was going to give, and pointing out several parts as most
interestiug to our individual situation. Mr. Nobark then
related how he found mattes' when he arrived in Lon
don at the begienivg of December, and in what state
he left them. He bail drawn a sketch of what was
without reason called the Crystal Palace, and
explained by it the materials of which it consists,
I its dimensions, &o. On another plan he showed the space
which the objects sent from this city were going to occupy. Ile
ob.erved, speaking of Europe in general, that, com-
paring the interest taken by the several states of Germany
in that grand idea, Hamburg, though small in circumference,
is only third In rank. Leaving the Austrian dominions,
which are only partly Unman, out of the question, there are
now hut the Lingdonts of Prussia and Saxony who are
sending more articles than we do. The number of our
exhibitors is 100, wh the whole kingdom of B►varia
newer. only 104 ; other countries he was enumerating still
less in propur,ion ; MOO, like the city of Brk men, none at
ell. The Hanoverian government has neither appointed •
committee nor made any grant of money, se that the few
individuals who intend to participate will hive to ehitt fur
themselves, not bevies; answered to the call we made on
them to join us. Mecklenburg, who seemed inclined at one
time to do so, has not given any sign of life lately. In the
Grand Duch of Oldenourg there is but one exhibitor ; those
states beloeging to the Zallvereiu tee, of mine, sending
their particularsto Berlin.
The Chairman then requested the exhibitor, to address
sigh questions to Mr. Nubs& as they thought desirable
for their information, which several of them did, and got
proper answers, except on those on which Mr. Noback had
no knowledge. Fur instance, bow long the exhibition is
to last. Upon this, he said, the Queen's commissioners bad
not going to any decision. Some visitors wanted to know
how much the admission would be charged. That, he
rallied, was • point not Fettled at the time he left;
nay, it was not even determined whether the ex-
hibitors would be admitted without paying. lie though
however they would, because it would not be fair that those
without whom no exhibition could exist should be made to
pay for looking at it. Respecting the stabi.ity and the secu-
rity of the building, the answers returned were the same as
those to similar questions at meetings in England.
The Chairman said It had been suggested that the arti-
cles sent to London might be exhibited here the same as
was done at Vienna. If the exhibitors agreed to this, the
society fer promoting arts and useful trades would find them
room to do so in this case. The objects must, however, be
sent to them before the 19th pros. 01 course no person could
be compelled to send his articles, even if the majority was in
favour. A good many consented to have gush a free exhibition.
The Charism then spoke about a proper person to attend
to unpacking and repacking of the goods, and giving
Information at the Exhibition to such parties as might be
desirous of obtaining it.
Riepectiug the catelogee to be drawn up we have joined the
Berlin committee ; for this reason he requested exhibitors to
be very particular in filling up the blanks, which are now
printing for that purpose. He then alluded to the decora-
tion of the locality, for which the committee bad not funds,
and though it was not intended to have it very elegant, it
must be decent ►t least. He would therefore solicit oontri
betions, not only from the exhibitors, but from any private in-
dividual who felt interested in the cause. At present he
could not say how ranch was wanted.

000Da TROY EBI9Ia.—T.IIIIV iii packages containing
contributions towards the Great Exhibition from Russia,
wero forwarded from the Southampton custom-house to
London, on Touraday last. Some of these packsgss were of
ainanlar shape, of a very large size. sod appeared to contain
hardware of some description. They were landed at South-
ampton from one of the Constantinople steamers, and had
been shipped at Odessa. They were forwarded to London,
unopened, of course. The agent who has charge of the
Russian contribution' to the Great Exhibition has taken a
place in St. K atharine's -docks for their secure keeping.
EXHIBITION or NITHERLANDB CONTEIBUTIONS.—The
King or Holland will give the grand hall of the Royal
Palace at Amsterdam, formerly the Town Hall, for the
temporary exhibition of Nstherland's contributions to the
Great Exhibition in London.

TEL EXHIBITION AND ITS lITILDING.
readers will be glad to learn, if they have felt the force of
your well meant end kindl expressed remarks as to the
strength of the building in Hyde Park as strongly as I have,
that the contractors are strengthening the structure at the
junction of the nave and transept, by the introduction of a
woad column at each angle, firmly bolted at intervals to the
existing columns. This, as you pointed out some time ago,
is a very week part of the building, and could not safely
have been left as at ant constructed. A second girth r ought
to be put in on each side, over the wide span. I should not
have written tbie note, but I heard you very improperly
blamed and condemned for your remarks, a short time ago,
La the presence of some very distinguished persona connected
with the Exhibition, and I feel it to be my duty to point out
that the justice of your observations has been fully proved
by the additions made to the building, and to niter you my
earnest thanks.—A COMMISBIONEH.—BuiIder. . .

Tax Taxis IN SHE arras PALACS.—A correspondent
of the Globe says the public having expressed a wish that
some of the trees in Hyde•park should not be destroyed,
even for the lendable purpose of our noble " Exposition,"
end a few of them being unavoidably covered in by glass,
and as (from requisite dme and needful expense) none of
like growth have ever been placed under similar circum-
stances, I hold it desirable and valuable to science that they
should be allowed to remain, and their roots watered, to
nrmerve them, in order to learn how far vitality in old trees
grown in the open air is northern latitudes can be retained
when to enveloped, this being probably the first expert.
went on so gigantic a scale ever attempted. Bit J. Banks
his proved that trees of advanced growth bear transplanting,
but is to their thriving when covered in Is as experiment
well worthy of trial.