The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-08 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

word as to how far he intended to go with that rsttorm—nor
with regard to the franchise for the ballot—now then was
the time for the people to speak out, and let Lord John
Russell know what were their real wants. (Cheers.) To
whom did the country owe all it possessed ? To the work-
ing men; those industrious and ingenious bees made the
honey, and to continue to deprive them of that right which
every man should enjoy was a monstrous injustice.
(Cheers.) The people distrusted sending petitions he
knew ; but they must now petition the House of Cmumons
from the town, the village, and the workshop. I. .:t them
act for themselves, and induce all they could to join them
in obtaining the franchise ; for without the middle classes
they could not gain it. Let them make some sacrifice then
tur this end, as they valued those rights which they were
struggling to transmit to their children. They asked
nothing but the constitution—that was aU ; the eoustitu-
lion in practice what it was in theory. (Loud cheers.)
They were called upon thus early for the purpose of IrAng
induced to enrol themselves members of that association,
and by that means aid the cause he then appeared Limo
them as an advocate of.
Mr. RUPERT KETTLE next addressed the meeting
at considerable length.
Mr. BEAMISH then moved—. That the cordial union
and energetic action of all reformers are now imperatively
necessary; that the principles advocated by the Natioami
Parliamentary and Financial Wham Association merit the
support of the great body of the people of this kingdom ;
and this meeting, consisting of reformers of every shade,
pledge themselves to sustain the wellsdireeted efforts of
that association by petitions to the House of Commons, and
by every other means M their power."
This was seconded by Mr. rituwAs hint., and, INS the
others, carried Hen,. eon.
Mr. Cl. THOMPSON, M.P., having addressed tl.c meet-
ing, a vote of thanks was given to the deputatiint !Or their
great exertion; in the cause of reform generally, :tad in
particular for their kindliest in atti oiling the melting un
the present occasion.—The mcetiug then separated.

" The cry is still, they eqme," at the Crystal
Palace. People have hardly recovered their surprise at
the vast numbers of Monday's gatherings, when they are
exceeded by the assemblage of the following day. The
rush began yesterday at the earliest possible hour. All the
entrances were beseiged, and it required all the practised
celerity of the money taker. to receive the 'silver shover
that poured in upon them without ceasing. By 11 o'clock
nearly 50,000 persons had obtained admission, and by
twelve the outward stream was nearly as incessant, as if
people considered the fact of passing through such a crowd
quite enough for one day's amusement. The only pre-
cautions taken to preserve regularity were the placing of
placards directing the visitors to the principal means of
exit, and the presence of one or two of the executive com-
mittee at the most crowded entrance, to regulate the ad.
missions. A rumour was spread that orders had been re-
ceived to limit the admission to 100,000, but there
was no evidence of its existence in the conduct of
the officials. All music was prohibited as tending. to
congestion, and the guardian of the Queen of Spaii.'s
diamonds thought it wiser to withdraw them from the
pressure, but in every other respect the internal arrange-
ments were unaltered. Nothing could exceed the good
conduct and good temper of the people. There was no
pushing, no striving, no ill humour. When the crowd be-
came too dense for transit, they stood still, and tranquilly
eat their saudwichea, and when passage was again attain-
able, they went on leisurely, taking time to pause with a
spontaneous and instinctive discipline before every object
worthy of observation. The result was that, although the
throng looked almost impervious about the crystal fountain,
where four streams of people were constantly 'netting,
there was facility of passage through every other part of the
building, and some places, such as the back settlements of
America, and the western gallery behind the great organ,
were almost empty. A large body, tired with their
struggling promenade, took posession of all the seats in the
various refreshment rooms, to the great interruption of
trade, and consequent chagrin of the proprietors. But the
sovereign people were there in all their might, and
remonstrance or removal was out of the question.
The only thing that tended materially to disturb
the general harmony. was the frequent disruption of domes-
tic tics by the sweeping away of children from their parents
by the billows of the great human torrent. The police
station was filled several times during the day with squalling
innocents; and a large detachment of the force might he
constantly seen doing the duty of cart ful nursemaids in car-
rying the little "strays" to the harbour of range. Tnc
cloak and umbrella stands were piled mountains high, and
great delay and inconvenience was experienced in identify-
ing and recovering the deposited articles. As in yesterday s
paper, we continue to give the numbers, showing the hourly
growth of the leviathan assemblage:
Ten o'clock
Eleven „
Twelve ~
One
Two „
Three „
Four „
It will be perceived that the numbers between 10 and 11
and between 11 and 12 were nearly equal, and that the
influx regularly descended to the last hour. The police
were of opinion that between one and two o clock
there were ninety thousand persons actually within the
building, and that there would have been another 10,040
but for the rain that fell in the early part of the day. There
wen several schools present, the most considerable of which

EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE ELECTION.
The election of a member for the Enat Riding
of Yorkshire, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of
Mr. Bit:whey, took place yesterday. The quiet town of
Beverley, the capital of the riding, exhibited but very little
more than its ordinary appearance. There had been some
talk among the liberals of the town and district of tha
appearance in the field of Lurd Mulgrave, the late member
for Scarborough, who was rejected for that place u Pon his
appointment to a post in the quesu'S househoid. Placards
issued upon the morning of the election sipp.elial to the
electors not to vote fur 0 Duncombe nod nervation," hint
to give their suffrages for "Mulgrave and low rents,"
Mulgrave the farmers' friend." A noisy betel pa-
raded the streets, followed by a few representatives of
"the liberal interest," with the radical colour, yellow.
l'romincut in the proceseiou was a flle:lbeariug a poi. Malta
large and a small loaf suspended thereon, and another bore a
dead rabbit ticketed " for sale," in allusiou, we suppose, to
the game lows. Ad this, however, was a niece pepu!ar
effusion; the leading liberals kept themselves aloof; the
election passed off very quietly, and no mention at all
being made of Lord Mulgrave, the lion. Capt. Dancoraby
was unanimously elected.
The proceedings took place in the Court-house, which
was not half filled. In the abwiteo of the hilt shit t tlf,
rayon Daunay, Esq., who was prevented from attending
by a domestic calamity, the under sheriff, Jaime Russell,
Esq., presided. The initial formalities having been gone
through, and the under sheriff having called upou any gen-
tleman who had a candidate to propose,
Sir TAT TON SYKES proposed his honourable fri nd
Captain Duncombe as a tit and proper person to represent
the East Riding of the county of York in parliament, feei-
ing confident that the interests of the electors could not
he in safer hands. Ile alluded to the honourable
gentleman's long public services in the navy, and after-
wards, during 10 years, us a member of parliament for the
hundred of Bassetlaw, during which long period hu had
never once been charged with having neglected his duty,
or with having been absent front his post when the interest
of his constituents required it. Further than that, Capt.
buncombe had nut, like too many others, swerved front
those principles which lie had professed at the period of
his election—conduct which, if every member of parha-
' ment had imitated, would not have placed the liritish
' farmer iu that depressed position in which he anted at pre-
' sent.
Mr. J. It. PEASE, in seconding the nomination, reverted
to the services of the lute member (Mr. Broadley), whom
he was accustomed to second, as being connected some-
what with the commerce of the port of Hull. Mr. Pease
remarked upon the consistent and zealous conduct of the
deceased member in defence of protection and of preteetant
institutions.
The UNDER, SHERIFF inquired whether there was
any other candidate to be proposed, and receiving no an-
swer, declared the lion. Captain Duncombe duly t trend us
the representative of the East (tiding.—The hon. gentleman
then returned thanks, anti the proceedings terminated.

was the Norwich DIL-coat School, and the most delicate-
looking was the female one of one or the City parishes. We
asked one of these poor little girls, who looked like so many
!;71zikes in petticoats, where their school was situated, and
hether they had any playground, and were answered that
the school was situated in the salubrious locality of St.
Mary Axe, and that their play-ground was the selio,l-room,
the atmosphere of which is, no doubt, admirably prepared
tar healthful recreation by the prc %ions consumption in 40
or 50 little girls during school hours. Among the orga-
nised parties were the whole of the workpeople of Mr.
Nicolay, the eminent furrier of Oxford.strect, that gentle-
man having liberally treated them to a holiday and a dinner
in the Exhibition room, paying all expenses. It appears
that the visit of the Duke of Wellington on the previous
evening was not the least hazardous exploit of his grace's
long and brilliant career. The anxiety of the crowd to see
and cheer the hero of a hundred fights was EU Free., that a
considerable smash took place amongst the I rench glass,
and all the exertions of the police were required to get his
grace safely out of the building. A con-table supported
him under each arm, and six men behind, under the direc-
tion of Mr. Pearce, kept the crowd back by main force until
at last exit was obtained at the south transept. Ms grace
was exceedingly discomposed by the tussle, and seemed to
think that even popularity and public gratitude might run
into excess.
Not the least singular fact connected with the Exhibition
isthat even now, in the eleventh hour, goods and curiosities

continue to poui in from various ipuir'ters. A gentleman
named White, of Montague-square, has been at the trouble
to pierce a duck's egg shell with 130 holes to bang up, wo
suppose, as a charm, in the Crystal Palace; and Mr.
Istixton, of Arundel-street, sends a double decanter,
calculated to contain port and sherry at the same time,
neither having "any connection with the house over the
way." In the way of exhibits of greater importance, splen-
did mosaics daily arrive in the Tuscan department,
and the metallurgical section has been enriched by
some very fine specimens of silver ore from the Silver
Valley and Wheal Brothers Mines, near Callington. Thee
arc exhibited in connection with some other Coraish
minerals, sent by Mr. Welllsorne' and numbered in the
catalogue. These are very remarkable specimens in every
way; they are exceedingly illustrative of the mode in
which the metal occurs, nod show in a peculiarly charac-
teristic manner the clectro-chemical action under the in

THE CHARGE OF FRAUD AND CONSPIRACY

AT BRIGHTON.
Yesterday an application was made to the Lord
Chief Baron at the Judges' Chani,wrs, in Rolls-haiiiiings,
Chancery-lane, in the CIL.' of " Bignell v. ruddy," au ac-
tion which has arisen out of the proceedings connected
with the charge against Broome and others at Brighton.
Mr. Sill, of *Livestock-row, the solicitor for the prosecu-
tion in the ease referred to, said he appeared on b: half of
the defendant ruddy in the present action. lie then pro-
created to state that he had taken out a summon., calling
on the plaintiff 'a attorney, Mr. John Ramon, of 29, South-
ampton-street, Strand, to show cause why he should not
deliver to the defendant's attorney a statement in writing
of the particulars of the plaintiff 's profesrion, eccupatiou,
nr quality. and place of abode, pursuant to the 2nd Wm.
IV., cap. 39, sec. 17. Ile stated that he made this applica-
tion on an affidavit setting forth that the required demand
in writing had been made ou Mr. lion on the 2nd inst.
It was further stated that simultaneously with the writ of
summons in the action endorsed with the name of Mr. Rua-
son, a notice had been served on the defendant iu the Mem
required by the Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act, demand-
ing payment of the sum of 1501., to which he would pre-
sently refer. That notice purported to be signed by the
plaintiffin the action, and he was there described as Robert
Richard Bignel, of 4, St. Mary's Abbotts-terrace, Kensing-
ton, in the county of Middlesex, gentleman. The affidavit
further stated that t,.erc was reason to believe that the above
description was not a true one ; that, on the contrary, It
was incorrect ; and that it was material to the interests of
the plaintiff that a true description should be obtained.
Tho object of the action was to recover hack a sum of 1501.,
said to have been given by the plaintiff to the defendant in
order that he might go to Brighton and justify as buil by
swearing that he was worth a certain suns of money, the
bail being on the part of a person named Nottage, who had
been committed for trial un a serious charge, that of per-
jury, by the magistrates of dart town.
The clerk for the plaintiffs attorney, submitted that the
present proceeding was altogether unnecessary, as the de-
fend.urt had been furnished with the plaitniff 'a address
already, and he could nut see, therefore, why the press:at
demand should be made.

fluence of which it has been deposited. Three samples of
this ore have been assayed, and they give respectively the
following proportions of silver to the ton of 20 cwt.; the
first two are the results of the assay of Mr. Percival ohn-
son, the third of that of Mr. Jenkins, of Csßini:ton :-1,310
ounces, 2,780 ounces, 3,243 ounces. This is singularly rich
fur a British ore of silver.

The total police numbers yesterday were 109,915, and the
receipts 5,2311. 10s.
The following shows the temperature yesterday, as re-
corded by Mr. Bennett's thermometers, being the mean
result of 100 readings:—lo o'clock, s•i ; 12 o'clock, GI ; 2
o'clock, GI ; 4 o'clock, 69; 6 o'clock, G 6. Mean tempera-
ture, 63.2. Barometer 22.6 at 1 o'clock.

THE NATIONAL REFORM ASSOCIATION.

COVENTRY, Teas Dar.
A meeting, in furtherance of the views of parlia-
mentary and financial reform, was held in St. Mary'e-hall,
Coventry, last night, and was tolerably well attcuded. Sir
Joshua Walrusley, M.P., Mr. Thompson, M.P. and Mr.
Rupert Kettle, attended as a deputation from the National
Retornt Association, and the meeting was presided over by
the Mayor, Mr. JAMES SIBLEY IVIIITHAM.
The CHAIRMAN in a few words expressed his perfect
concurrence in the principles of the society, and hoped, as
the present movement was not the commencement of an
action, that Lord John Russell would cause parliamentary
reform to assume a practical shape during the next session
of parliament. It was the duty of the country advocating
parliamentary reform to make known their principles and
opinions in a cunstitutional and legitimate manner, so that
whatever might he the feelings of Lord John Russell and
government on the subject, some justice might be done them
in the Commons of England. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. IiItOWETT, a member of the corporation,then
moved the first resolution, which was : That the iead of
the government having intimated his intention to introduce
a measure of parliamentary reform during the next evasion,
the people should lose uo time in giving effective expression
to their wishes ; this meeting du, therefure, declare that
any measure that does nut re-arrange the electoral districts,
extend the franchise to every occupier of a teuement or part
of •tenement, protect the voter by the ballot, shorten the du-
ration of parliament, and abolish the property qualification
required by members, will fail to satisfy the ju-t expecta-
tions of the people, will be ineffectual in preventing the
corruption, intimidation, and oppression now prevailing at
elections, and in securing the full and free represeutation of
the people in the Commons House of Parliament."
This was seconded by Mr. H. CiAIIDNEIL.
Sir JOSHUA NV ALMSLEY, M.P., supported the reso-
lution. He said it was some time since he (Sir Joshua) bad
had the honour of addressing the men of Coventry—it was
some time since he stood upon that platform : but he well
remembered that it was a promising meeting, and great re-
mits came from it. The men of Coventry since that period
had done their duty nobly. (Cheers.) They had set an ex•
ample, which, if every borough in England hail followed,
they would not then be assembled for the purpose of agitat-
ing for parliamentary reform. (Hear, hear.) Let them,
send to the House of Commons men worthy of Coventry.
(Cheers.) In sending the man they had done to parliament
the men of Coventry had taught the ministers a Leeson—
they had rejected their nominee—(cheers)—and they had
done right. (Hear, heae.) That man sprang from the
people—he had advanced by his own industry—he woos one
of themselves end well knew and uudendoed whit the I
people wanted and required. (Hear.) They might do • .
more than that—they would do more—the freehold land I MANCHESTER AND LIVERPOOL AGRICULTURAL
allotments were telling tales, and he was persuaded the SOCIETY.—The fourth annual meeting of the amalgamated
meeting would make them to be felt much more. Let societies of Liverpool and Manchester took place en Nlon-
them go on with freehold land societies, awl scud fur the day and Tuesday. Or. Monday the usual trial or agneul-
counties as good men as they sent fur their own borough. tural implements took place iu a field at Stretford, near
(Cheers.) Such a man as they had scut for their borough ; Manchester, and there was a very large attendance. The
would well represent their county, and then be could be re- trial lasted more than five hours. *The result was, that for
placed by another good man for their city. This was nut I general work the judges were of opinion that the wheel
the only thing he had to congratulate the couutry upon. ploughs were inure successful than the swing ploughs,
Since the period to which he had first adverted great pro- which were peculiar to the district, although the swing
gross had been made by the people—they had been ion- ' ploughs were successful iu ploughing to the depth of five
proved, educated, had advanced in political knowledge, and , inches, for which they appeared to hove been especially
ho firmly believed that the working classes, as well as the constructed. A dynamometer, introduced by the suesiety,
middle claw, were as fit to represent this country in parlia- was used upon the ground, and a very striking result was
meat as any other portion of the population. (Cheers.) shown as to the amount of extra power required in plough-
The result of that ess was that now Lord Juhn Iles- . nog from the bad arrangement of the part of various
sell saw the for reform, and was prepared to give ploughs. The show took place yesterday morning in a
seem extension of the franchise—and the question seas plot aground in flulme. It was much more commodious
whether the tortes would not outbid the whigs than the previous site used by the society, and, although
Ore popular support. It mattered not to the the show was generally considered to be larger then any
meth* whether Whig or tory made the chauge—it was previously held in Manchester, an impression to the eon-
*, etsmsle they wanted ; and with regard to what uature teary seemed to be held by soma, in consequence of the
should be, it now rested with the people them- . extra room. The show of horned cattle waif considered very
salvos M Determine. (Cheers.) Then how was this to he excellent, and also that of cows and pigs. The horses wore
awe? Why, by union and by going topether hand in 1 numerous ; but, as a general rule, they were not AollA-
boot The whigs taught them that twenty years ago; the I dered first-rate, although there were some fine specimens,
Pll.llO fought and won their battle, but wan nothing for I especially among the stallions. The agricultural imple-
themwelvea He (Sir Joshua) now spoke as one of the merits were numerous, 11111 many or the more 'wee. s4til
pawls ; they must now tight fur themselves, and receive no novelties which have taken t exhibitions
reform which did not include the working classes of the I were shown. There wasa g I seeds and
country. (Cheers.) There was the qualification of mem- grass seeds, and a small sbow ce. The
bees, which had been hinted at by Lord John, but not one attendance was vary large. '
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The T.ord Chief Baron said it was true the defendant had
the address, but not the addres, in the actiou ; and the ob-
ject for asking fur it wa, bind the attorney in the event
of a possible necessity exiling.
After some more discussion,
The Lord Chief Baron said lie should make the order re-
quired, and which we, to the following effect: Upon
hearing the attorneys or agents on both sides, awl on read-
ing the affidavit, of Richard Sill and another, I do order
that the ptaintilrs attorney or agent shall terthwith deliver
to the defendant's attorney ur ust:nt an account in writing
of the particulars of the plaintiff's occupation or quality,
and place of abode, and that, in the mcwitirue, ail further
proceedings in this cause be stayed.—(signed)
l'ou.oca."