The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-15 00:00:00

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central reinintittee nest interested them...hes to procure
free 1.. r goods acmes the ocean. The firlt id, a was
to obtain the l'citiallvania, hut that wan (nit to involve
Oro II1W.:1 VIIM•11.1.. The Fred was then as-igned to
the m, but subs quently the St. Lawrence a... sub-tituted.
The revenue cutters were also ordered to aid in concentrat-
ing the go $ll. at the port of shipment. The committee have
been fur none mouths occupied in issuing certificates for
Wick, submitb el to them by the states committees for ap-
proval. When the goods began to arrive at New York,
lir. V. F. St-inttoue7, retronling *century of the National
wa. :spiranteal to attend to their receipt and de-
livery. and accordingly came from Washington for the
purpose. The it re ice." of the committer have Mira 'Wait-
me, —nut a dollar hat bet n appropriated to pay their sx-
peine•—anel they have, now that the government has, at
the last mnment, refuted them a paltry sum to carry out
the plan in a manner ereditahle to the country, put their
hand, into their own pocket. and advanced the means. The
object is purely national, involving the honour and reputa-
tion of the United States, and it is unjust that the cum-
mate es should incur any he..."
Mr. Cheeks F. Stonsbury (recnnling secretary of the
National In.titutt at Wathingbin) ie 00 limed the St. Law-
True, He is charged by the central committee with the
care of the whole of the packages, and will superintend
tie ,r tran-ntimion to London, and arrange for the fittings
necessary tier their prop r r shileition. The cargo is con-
*igen el to the American annul here (Mr. J. It. Clo.lkcy)
lOW the privilege, of having it ennveyeel Irma
the ,hip to London fret of dock dues or railuay corr.:we.
BOW of the paeltag.s are very large, consisting of nusidii-
ne ry, meskls, sculpture, lee. One curious item is an im-
mense block of one um, weighing 16,4001 h. (eight ton.),
and i. probably th.• largest single blink of that ore ever ob-
tain. el. It i.' ut by the NI w Jerwy F.sploring and Mining
f owl mot that .wociation many hundred dollar.
to trAll%ptrt it over the nbeillitnal road, tram the minim to
its place of shipment.
The St. Lawrence arrived in the Thames yesterday morn-
ing.
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ALLOTMENTS OF.SI6..‘CF. TO FOREIGN

COUNTHIP.S.

111 the plans ',hawing the distribution of space, gi
allotted to foreign couutries, the horde of distimmishing
One Irmo another ir by numbers, from 1 to 19 inclusire ;
and ,dua by 4101; rtnt ..1u01441, postured by parallel straiglit
eithi r serf iral or horizontal w ith T....wet to the
, of ti, plait, sir at different angles thereto • *Oat
of the shot., treiug made up of strong lines, and others of
dolt d hive% kr.
1,, hiysn4 out the building, with regard to the appropria-
tints id natir.., it ia to bo observed that the great central
72 wiil.• fora centre to centre of columns, is 't—
rim, .1 to an avenue of in feet wide, in order to gain su
ass* additimud span,

W,thtonsthe *flirt+, .t.tirra•et, entrances,
earesbnieut l'.turt., and the Tarim's avenues and passages,
including the trail, vt, iY f.s.t wide, the I.IIIOIP of the
grovund tsoor and g may he said to be available Twee
foe British and foreign ethibitors; observing that all the
Faseigii eountri.., including the United States of Ame-
tire, are oil the ran, of the transept, both on the
few and 114 the vlipric.; when-g. the United King.
dun, the Eat and the British colonies, an an the
w•••• 0,1.• th, nod, with the eireotion of the United King-
dom, viler.- 11411.1i11i.111 i extemi.,l into parts sit the, north
mot th cairn., on the nun aide of the trwropt.
In (Akin,/ o .11.1, AM foreign countries in the order as
,1 no the porn., a.- hod tout the spec,: 'marked
N.., I, top,. o'uttog .trahiA and Per.ia, is situ ,te on, the
north sod, ot the t. utr.d 11.1114, hating ~ froutAttt• thereto
,of 11 fed t. ruitioutt kirk on the r.tst Of the transept
fin feet ; lo timer, tueret.ire, an are:i 01 1,4111 superlieMl feet
an the grienid door. with an additional spae.• of feet iii
the ry maw. ly 4111•1%.• 4,1116
bet. Thr., as w.ll as all the 1011ovilug, is independent of
" hanigint spice,..
:5... 4, I 'hum, on the smith side of the rentral 111,1%111.,
hese a frinit.cge tie n of Is eel, running southward, and
nest to tie triii.ept 41 1.4-t, having a cpare on the druund
Sew of :4:11 stsperttes4 be.illes47lifeet in the galkry ;
total. 4 1111 feet.
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No 3, brawls and Mellen, on the wroth side of the ern- ;
oral at. emitigolool• to 1 tuna, all irregular spare, with
• Inontagi of 21 to, t wl the central are and another
frontage on trawria, also of 21 b of, at 111, north ono' of the 1
oftio es of the s aeratisio, having 7,188 •uperfilial feet un
ground 8 oc, with I,:trAl feet in the gallery above ; total,
V, NS fret.
NO. 4. Turkey, as the 'worth vie of the central avenue,
moth • frontage the.tn of 24 fret, UlOl rate noting back to
the nolre•how ut wart at the moth o•oulliftransept ; having
▪ env of 1.1401 Soil, with 1,341 fit in the gallery above ;
14,wi2 fret.
a, tineee, ou th.. east silk of Arabia and l'ersia,
Rasing • frontage of 21 feet in. the central avenue, and •
depth of frt.( giving an area of 1,1.12 feet, with an ad-
ditional space in the gallery above of 676 fret; total,
1,1,21 frt.
Ne. 0. Farypts no the east side of Turkey. 1.9211 imperil-
Wall fret, ono 476 feet in the gallery above: total. 2,4%!t.
Nos 2, Italy, an irnmular spare, with • frontage of 48
ferr•l .o eb, mirth side of co sitrid W1413114', and running hark
lw war the north o menace W the hupkling, having an area
se the ground iloor of 11,712 superlitond fret, and 960 feet
in addition in the gallery Ashore; total, 12,672 feet.
N... 8. Slriu and Portiimil, with a f tag., of 48 fret on
the worth sole of the central avenue hating an area .41
2,1040 superfirial het is the ground:door, and 768 feet in
the gallery armor ; total, 3,tittf.
No. 9, switoorland, has on frontage of 48 feet on the south
aide of the central auk, running quite back to the south I
front oil the budding, clowo to the Mikes of the tolerative
connuaittee ; hating mi an.. of 10,912 fret, with VW feet in
the gallery rhos.: ; total. 7.872 feet.
N... 111, lo ranee, h. a irontage of 168 feet nn the north
side of the central avenue, and 216 bet frontage on the
meth side of the ante; in the fourth case running hark to
Use north sole id the building, and in the latter Can. to the
mouth nob: thyroid.; rout.. 11111 l tc on the ground-lloor 78,912
sup. ruelal fist; added to which in the gallery inuriethately
north of the ventral aisle there i• all allilltitlollll it mote
el 3,810 kit. and an the gill. re immediately south of din
Central aisle 4,181 feet ; total. /4%936 het.
No. 11, Belgium, has a 'nonage of 18 feet on the moth
side of the central anontoo, and a similar frontage on the
south solo of the sait, and run, Islets ill the former ea, to
the north .air of the builditlg, and in the latter on the south
Wok of the hulloing; the total area om the ground-Sour being
72.114 fret, with 1,311 list in each of the galleries above ;
total, 21.928 feet.
No. 12. Holland, has a frontage of 21 feet on the north
aide of lbw centrist annue, not runs back 116 fret ; haring
tut area oil 2,781 fret on the ground-their, and 3)N feet super-
&Ml is the gallery above ; total. 3,168 feet.
No. hi, Au•tria, has a frontage if 96 feet on the north
aid, of the central avenue, rooming loaek to the north front
lit the Imildiont. Slid a 11.01Ittge or Ito) Get on the south side
of the ventral atenue, running back to the >oath Input of
the budding, and annt.. 44 on the ground-floor 31,272
itilteTtiel.ll let I, :001 111 :1•1111t11111 1,9.-41 feet in the gallery
north of the neutral aisle, &not 2,112 feet in the gallery south
uf ttn, noutnil Ask ; total, 28,394.
No. 11, the %Mho rein, bus a frontage of 96 feet on the
north Ode oot the centnd avenue, and extends hark to the
north trout of the building, and a similar trontage on the
south aide of the 141111 r :OeUtte ; boning an anoti on the
groutul door ..f 12,1118 superficial feet, and in the north
galleries over tin. 4,031 feet. and in the south
gallery next central aisle 4,61$ fret, making a total of Ml.lBB
Inna'ffitial het.
N. 15, North Germany, has a fmntage of 14 fort on
north side of central avenue, with a depth of 60 feet, and
on the south side of central avenue a frontage of 24 ft et,
running bark llkf feet, and having an area of ground-dwor
of 6,336 lest, and in the gallery north of central aisle
1,311 feel, and on the mouth of same aisle 1,142 feet;
total, 8,832 fret.
Nu. 16, Denmark, has a frontage of 24 feet on n'ntral
aisle, by depth of IS feet, containing an area of 672 feet

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only.
N... 17. Norway awl Sweden together. have • frontage of
414 wet o* the ...ugh vide of tlw• eentrul Avenue. by • depth
of Cal feet. giving .n area of 2,StiO supertit i.l feet IM ground
4410 f, with an ,ulditioo of 1,311 feet iu tlw gallery above ;
total. 4.2'24 Wet.

No, in, Itte.ia, haa a frontage of 32 feet on the north'
side u( central avenue, and of .4 feet on the south side
thereof, barns% an area on the Itround-thior of 11, 424 super-
ticial feet, to titer with 1,72t4 feet in the gallery north of
central 'tale, and 7iis teat in the gallery mouth of central I
aide: total, 13.920 feet.

No. 10, the United States of America, has a frontage fax!
north side of c.•utral aisle of 136 ft-et, with a depth to thell
retrevOnaivit court near the north-east angle of budding of
136 feet, and ruunind on the north vide of the eastern
eatrawee to the end of the building, and a (rootage of 120.
Cm es ..1011 vide of n•ntral mole and running
ba,•i to the -.nth f t and east end of build-
ing, anal luting an arts un ground-door of 31.2611
Got. The United have the lamest amount of
gallery won of any of the foreign countries, extending into
each of the (our galleries. and tarot,' ing the a hole of the
n•tans gallery at the not end of the Insilding, amounting to
IY.S•tI feet, whirl,. with that on the ground dour, gives a
total fur the United States of 70.K15.
The whole aria. in.iuding pussages, allotted to the counvl
trios remained by the Nineteen number, is equal toff
341412 oupertirial feet. or 14,184 .uses, of which Franco'
takas this large-it +hare, the fatted Main tke next, whits.
tin Zollvervin stands third, and Austria fourth.—Blue-
tretegi Negro.

Pftortisen Niro, Cheinins tho
peoorat naoment, amid the elabsraSe preparations for the'
Great Exhibit .it may not be lusipgisirtause to bring fur-'
ward the in; important suggestions, ri:, : That a'
distinct nail independeut minibus route be formed of the
liar of road from Hyde-park-corner direct over Vauxhall-
bridge thruuali Ki unington. VansberwcU, Peckham, and
New-coon. to the point where the Dorecroad is intersected.
by that between Gri euwich and Lewisham. Any one, on
glan6wr at the map, will oes• the great utility of this,—not
merely fur visitors to the Exhibition (destined to be of
transient duration,. but so creating • permanent link be-
tween many populous districts, and numerous lines of eon.
vryance,—aasnobsiam, steam-boats, and railways. Nut less.
than three railway-atations would tw passed. Permit me to
add, by way of contrast and rumorsgement, that on the'
northern side of the Thames a deficiency, parallel with the
one I would have remedied on the apothem, has been at
lag supplied hp that pxotitable •• ompabus line," the East
and West India Docks Railway. Roping for a nook in
your inducatial journal, I am, W. ac, E114.441'.-14)°-
dna. Marsh 7, 1841.