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enriched, and what with its architecture, its sculpture, its
mosaics, and its cameos, is now one of the most attractive
courts in the Crystal Palace. It is curious to observe in
this section the gradual development of the wondering
faculty in the uninitiated spectator as he stands gazing at

THE ROYAL AND FOREIGN COMMIS-
SIONERS AL LIVERPOOL.

One of the most meaning of the many festivities
in connexion with the Great Exhibition took place in this
town on Saturday. Mr. William Brown, of the great firm
of Brown, Shipley, and Co., and M.P. for the southern
division of Lancashire, had invited the more distinguished
of the foreign visitors, official and non-official, to the Crystal
Palace, to an entertainment at Liverpool, the object being
Ito furnish them with an opportunity of surveying the com-
mercial wonders visible on both aides of the Mercy , and
he very appropriately requested also the Royal Commis-
I sinners, the Executive Committee, and many eminent
Englishmen, to meet them. The idea, it appears,
was sudden, and the arrangements were very rapidly
' made ; but it is gratifying to state that the
whole affair has been attended with the most perfect sue-
oess, and has resulted in as large an amount of satisfaction
to the town of Liverpool as to Mr. Brown's guests. The
reccation has been magnificent, and the response has been
unreserved in its heartiness. In the true sense of the terms,
we have had a festival of peace ; and, as the speeches deli-
vered at the banquet will suggest, the consequences of this
complete commingling of the representatives of nations are
likely to be of lasting importance, in especial, on the other
side of the Atlantic.
There was a peculiar fitness in Mr. Brown, on account of
his character and his career, for the position which he has
assumed on this occasion, as host, in Liverpool, to the royal
and foreign commissioners, at a fete in celebration of
the triumphs of the Great Exhibition. The greatest and the
wealthiest of the Mersey merchants he is also the merchant
who more than any other in Liverpool is directly concerned
in the vast trade with the United States. Mr. Brown
passed twenty years of his life in America : has several bro-
thers and other relatives high in mercantile reputation resi-
dent in America; and may be said therefore to stand on
LEATHER AND SADDLERY. neutral ground between England and the United states.
Thera is very little doubt that the entertainment on Saturday,
Next to boots and shoes, the most extensive and nominally in honour of all our foreign visitors, was offered
varied display of manufactures in leather, in the Exhibition more particularly to the delegates to the Exhibition of the
' United State., and had for its principal, though latent and
may be seen in the cases devoted to horse trappings of
highly commendable object, the softening down of any ill-
varous kinds in the adjoining section. The superiority of feeling which may have arisen from the comments and criti-
English saddlery has long been admitted, so that the very cisme on the rather meagre display in that part of the Crys-
handsome display of saddle., harness, whips, &c., which is tal Palace which is marked by the stars and stripes as the
collected in the Crystal Palace only confirms the public rortdarolf thfe trtlmijlictant.ranl.uh:tana thee baottnneetr, wasthe g.ivrer“nrio,.c!
judgment previously formed. Swaine and Adeney's splen- shipotthe United States mail line, the line for which limed,
did case of whips, which stands immediately fronting the Shipley, and Co., act as agents and consignees in England,
nave, forms a prominent and attractive feature. They and in which that celebrated house is supposed to hove ex-
am elaborately ornamented in gold, silver, and amber, tensive pecuniary interest. Had Mr. Brown alone, as an
and in some erases have chased ornaments of a individual, moved, on this occasion, the demonstration
would have been significant. But, fortunately, gracefully,
high order of art. Of course, decoration was the and in good taste, the Mayor of Liverpool determined on
prominent idea in preparing articles for the Great Ex- seconding Mr. Brown'. wishes ; and in addition to the
hibition, but still, if we might hint a fault, there arc some party private re-union there has been a public festivity, the
town-hall being thrown open, and the foreign guess being
of the handles much better fitted to be looked at in a glass
welcomed :titled. by
tahlot thee p riyn ci pill,
rr
linhabitantsos o
ootf the clitoiretsitoon
mu, than to bo used in the park or on the race-course. A
dying stag, in course of being devoured by half a dozen lardy prominent either in her taut or other contributions
hounds, in solid silver, would not be the most comfortable to the Crystal Pithier; but the causes of this apathy have
handle for practical purposes. Utility should be the great been explained, and her effort, on this occasion, evidences
sufficiently the full participation of her public men in the
leading idea in the construction of all articles intended fur spirit to which the idea of the great exhibition had its
tee; and ornament, however graceful as an accessory, origin. The order of the visit hat been excellent. The
should never be made the be-all and end-all of mechanical greater number of the gentlemen invited, about one
art. As razors should be made to shave, so whips should hundred and fifty having accepted the invitation,
be made to strike and to be handled, and the greatest beauty tr. ustivtott-squareTto7 Pri 2y the lexpand tellee a itignitrliiia e it., ran
sr-
in appearance will not supply the want of practical fitness. quence was of unusual length, and unusually delayed. They
For these reasons we prefer some of the plainer dispersed themselves over the hotels of the town, and in con-
specimens in Messrs. Swaine and Adeney's beautiful furmity with acircular which eir.Browu had sent to such, they
collection, but all are worth inspection, as showing the high cullected together in the morning on the St. George's l'ier
landing stage, where fast river steamers were awaiting
perfection these manufacturers have attained in design and
them to take them up and down the magnificent estuary
execution. Of saddles and harness there are many and of the Mersey, in this way to enable them to ascertain the
beautiful specimens. Moriarty, Berwick-etreet, exhibits a exact trade-greatness of Liverpool. The river was animated
splendid set of silver mounted phteton harness, the cut and with the bustle of the ferry steamers, the comings-in and
weitstit,,thme
stitching being unexceptionable, and the silver ornaments iiroollimoutot
sailing
fltrhsoho,
at once gorgeous and tasteful. Blackwell, 0 r iet usual countless Ntsc'eolerchsiolathu,
- a-a-"trect, with a yacht fnee of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, and
adopts the very judicious expedient of displaying his harness with the starting, at 12 o'clock, of the weekly transatkudic
on a wooden horse of the natural size, and thus the public mail steamer, which, on Saturday, was the America, one of
are enabled to judge of its merits in the best possible light. the handsomest and best of the Cunard line. lust the
The mountings, which are gilt, are of a twisted pattern, ovoisitors.
r‘virocrfeortahte: lzroMtrolitoniwwhnolotopolnooyk aototlicooAlirilir•rii,ciga,
which has a rich and novel effect, but the twist in that per- they got a courteous salute of many guns, which they re-
lion which fastens the trace to the collar gives an idea of in- turned b cheers and waving of hate, seal luud
security and liability to break which might as well be avoided. wishes of "boa voyage."t Soon afterwards they
The stitching of this set is also very conspicuous for neatness
Iwyereg in .Ilite tlaoyne (rodoorohoer
oikttl,Litentizeie eyl;ielL,,Toiss
and finish. The state saddle and trappings exhibited by onlyir just
got out of dock, where she has been staying far
Ur. Cuff, of Cockspur-street, is a splendid specimen of de- repairs ever since the late accident to her machinery. A
mestive horse furniture. It is of the ordinary shape, but comparison of the two steamers was unintentionally kneed
severed with purple velvet, and embroidered all over with upon the company ; but theh majority
le,mthiocioed themselves
1 rid in such a manner as fully to justify a comparison with tor ample
resources aeritftattl'i'rtiOamtiatettineg vastness,
eeesls the
'visit,atLexaapiotted,
tir Indian saddles, which have obtained so much public and therefore unprepared tar by the authorities, was also
' notice at the other end of the nave. There are various ape- paid to the new socks and town of Birkenhead—, a place
men, of hunting, road, and ladies' saddles, by different which liutttwo.
which
ago ersagiven up as a
again,
pal-
makers, London and provincial, all exhibiting great ele-
tray,orapio,obou
ofw,iri,gooznodwoogeserotroruritsol g
"athe supremacy pairing
gance and finish, and some presenting novelties in inven- Y
twin-town on the eastern side. From Birkenhead the
lion. Among these, Hick's " Otium " saddle for ladies is steamer, which at every stoppage was taking in
conspicuous. The peculiarity in this saddle is an ingeniously additional passengers, steamed across to the Albert
contrived support for the left leg of the rider, which must l)acks and Albert warehoustl, the model dock
greatly diminish the fatigue arising from the awkward seat and model warehouses, of Liverpool, and which, itmaybe remembered, Prince Albert opened with great pomp
to which female equestrians are restricted. This saddle and rejoicing three or four years since. Here the delay was
was much noticed and commended by her Majesty and along one; for there was a great deal curious in manage-
Prince Albert during one of their visits of inspection. An- meet, in machinery, and in stores, to inquire after and to
have explained. Front the Albert Ducks a large detach-
other application of leather akin to sodding is the construe- have
of the party went through the town on to the famed
tion of portmanteaus, travelling cases, and railway corn- St. George's Hall, which a quorum of local Barrys insist
panions of a great variety of forms. There are portmanteaus shall never be finished. Another section of gentlemen
from York, Manchester, Shrewsbury, and almost all the walked and drove to the Custom-house, where the coin-
great towns where the constant recourse of travellers has premed dome was greatly laughed at, and the long-room
stimulated the manufacture of these appendages. The goreerautiyoyatmveirerptl—
Orothste
rraollafiotht:ovpisritooni.
pllionrrtertots, other
art,
general feature in their construction is the adoption of the lounge through the principal shops, as Hausburg's Bazaar,
multuns in parse principle, which, although very which is a Liverpool lion, and one of the greatest establish-
ingenious, perhaps mars the simplicity, and render, ments in the kingdom fur jewellery, bijouterie, bronze., and
vert uof all sorts. Others again rennuned with the steamer ued
the loss of parts, of frequent occurrence in the hurry of were not satisfied until they had passed along the whole'
travelling. The despatch boxes of Smith and Son, of the line of docks, and examined every outward feature of the
Strand, are beautiful specimens of London workmanship, greatest of British ports. Mr. Brown was with his guests
and the travelling, dressing, and writing cases, by the same as much as possible at all points. But they were unavoid-
exhibitors, are all models of completeness and finish.
chiefly with Earl Granville and the mom distinguished
ably scattered in different directions, and Mr. Brown was
Last, of the Haymarket, exhibits an ingenious portmanteau hie
of in; foreigner..
in five compartments, suited to contain the innumerable ne- It was announced that the banquet would be held at five
cessaries of English travellers, and a knapsack for pedes- o'clock. From four to five, the steamer, plied assiduously
Wane, worthy of attention at the present moment, when all between
efei five, th/alanding-sta .eandwtil:oe
had been
ehroveiL.borindging,
who can possibly leave London are contemplating flight. iw_.
g The' gentlemengoaostotorywro
C received, as theyarrived long dress-
nthe
Cane, of Dublin, has a large collection of portmanteaus, quarter-deck, by Mr. Brown and Captain West, the com-
travelling cases, and officers' camp furniture, adapted mender of the ship, who, according to the report of all hie
to the exigencies of military life. Amongst his air- passengers, is a perfect gentleman and a perfect sea-
ticks, although not strictly belonging to the class of man
to
a.
fault,T .%.:1 was in trim for the day, scoured
. ingeniousflags of all nations flying from
articles in leather, is a very portable travelling every rope, and her officers in full uniform. Soon after five
cabinet, which, although only 3 feet 10 inches long by the gong was sounded, and the company, numbering about
3 feet .5 in height and 2 feet sin width, contains the com- 150, got down into the saloon, which was laid out with
tables in such a manner as to supply full accomteudation,
pieta
furniture of a drawing-room or officer's tent. The
while occasioning no crowding or confusion. the tables
articles are spread out in position fur use, and it is hardly were elegantly decorated with flowers plate, and Thomson's
passible to conceive that they could all be stowed away in beautiful new gloss. The dinner was furnished by Mr.
'OS neat mahogany case which forms their hiding-place Lynn, of the Waterloo Hotel, the great Liverpool caterer,
While on the road. There is a large round table, a side , and was very excellent. The novelty of the locale, the
friendly closeness which it occasioned (continued friendly
leble, sofa table and sofa, six drawing-room chairs and .by perfect ventilation), and the happy manner of Mr.
I Suitable bed and window curtains, and even a carpet and Brown, who dispensed with every ceremony which was not
Werth rug. Everything is jointed and screwed to be taken necessary to system, soon put all, foreigners and Englieh-
,to glum the sore delicate to pack inside, and the wooden men, into good humour anadogoor vim.. introducedI, wuaplessant,
1 purism% hes a case for the mahogany cabinet when tra- , to:: uso
oddi n
rrn e r , h
h weveerryeat one eard awgureeable and facetious
things yelling. The whole would leave an officer little to desire in tbir:gs in two or three different languages.
the way of furniture when on service. This article was care- I The following is as perfect a list as could be obtained of
fully inspected by her Majesty and Prince Albert, who ex- e_ _Pa 1
thMeramWesatenhobv, Dr. Be yffsrth, Dr. Weinig Professor
pressed much approbation of its ingenuity of construction. I
Helm, Chevalier.Perigg', Signor Cini, Dr. Fi:iedlander,
The same manufacturer exhibits' useful railwayportmenteau M. Wolowski M. Bendel,' M. de Beyne, Mr. Dodge, Pro-
and travelling bag in me, and a hat case, which is con- lessor Covidi 'Marquis Lluazonii, Captain flamed, Mr. Las-
trived adouble debt to pay, being not only a liatease but a sari, M. Vitt:maces, M. Schricdmayer, M. Von Viibuhn,
dressing-case. Peel, 151, Strand, exhibits the improved
M. tuschek, t'M.
Professor 'lTeUnDneurfauje'olo'trursor,
,Herm ,
y Countaaa
Cleveland and East India hunting-saddles, the latter Caffarelli, M. Trellet, Chevalier Leucisa,eir 'Alphonse,
models of lightness and adaptation to the exigencies of a M. Tsui, Mr. Peligot, Dr. Schaffhaautl, Baron Clasen,
tropical climate. These specimens are of excellent work- Baron Von Parte, M. Bauernschmillt, M. D. Ellissen, Mr.
manship and very tasteful in design. The various menu- torbactok,oPpfeser
B.
air,aor.,Kmamo :rnsolitibl. Balard,i C.oorunotf
facturers of leather in Bermondsey have sent in specimens Manchester, Mayor of Warrington, MayoraoeitEton,lillayor
of leather in various states of preparation from the rough of Salford, George Peabody, M. B. Sampson, F.
hide to the finished article. The more finished specimens A. Hamilton, Thomas Potter, Joseph Locke, M.P.,
exhibit a fine grain and great softness, and show what jJ
..
Holland,llo.l e !field ' De
Captainn'l°
c r, ,
progress tanning and leatber-dressing have
made Town-clern, fur Maxwell, Mr. Duncan, Captain Bevis, Dr
since the vexatious fiscal regulations have ceased Steinbcis, Geo. Puneelet, Henry Forbes, Chevalier Peruszi,
to interfere with the development of trade. A very curious Mr. Barclay, Mr. Rathbone, Mr. Mansfield, Colonel Crit-
specimen of leather dreaming comes from Canada, being the tender, Washington Jackson, son, andlir Bairn-ea:lz,
Gran-
stout skin of a whale, dressed and cut into boot legs. It forms a jtha:kal'irMrßa"dh7.. raaiiPliet_
~rEra. A. Brown, 4' in: Nicol,
stout strong leather, and as each hide would be rather Alex.
ion,
ce Ripley, T. B. Ilersfall, Count L. Lervistoo, Mr.
capacious, might adapt itself to various purposes fur which Wilhelm, Dr. Zinimermann, Mr. Ouseleth, Mr. (1018111011, Ed.
the bides of oxen or sheep would not be large enough. ward Zahrsb. Herr Von Viebaha, J. It. Lavachy, Don. It
T. Holmes, of Anlaby-road, Hull, exhibits the bide of the . de la Sagra, Earl Granville, Thomas Bayley, Henry Cole, P.
walrus, or sea-horse, dressed in a similar manner, and coo ‘.lltliti.Satir jaileabitaehr;a:realialli,r.Cramliteartel?' hi. ; Dufour,
i
applications of the material as coverings for polishing .1.
Rue," M. Nay um, Henry Tucker, E. H. Baldock, Wm.
wheels. The same exhibitor has some heads of the animal,
Bird, J. E. Grey, Peter Gramarn, C. E. Rawlins, jun., Mr.
well prepared, which were brought home by Captain Been, Rev, Mr. Hall, John Aiken, Mr. Itathbone, jun.,
(anvil from the Davis Straits fisheries. The entire col- I president of the American chamber of commerce,_ Chas.
lection of articles in leather is one of the most visited ; Cuylits, Major Oxford, Captain Owcn, Colonel B. P. John-
sections in the Britith nave, and the foreigners pay party-
son, Gee, Goliath, John Boum.
The dessert hailing been placed on the tables, the toast-
cuter attention to its varied contents, giving many orders •
tug and speaking commenced.
for the articles in saddlery and harness work. Mr. BROWN gave, as the first toast, " The Queen,
the Duchess of Lancaster." It was drunk with great en-
thusiasm by both foreigners and Englishmen. Mr. Brown
proposed neat " Prince Albert," an individual who had de-
voted his intellect and bib influence to the promotion of the
arta and sciences, and the increase of the happiness of the
whole human race. (Much cheerios.)

one of the beautiful mosaics. First he wonders at the truth
and brilliancy of the colouring, and the beauty of
the subject, but when the intelligent cicerone comes
round and tells him that all this is made of little
pieces of glass he wonders at the ingenuity which, with
such materials, could produce such results. Lastly, when
he is told that one of these little pictures takes four or five
years to complete, his wonder takes a commercial turn, and
he wonders how it can pay a man to lose so much time over
a picture, while a month or two would be sufficient to make
a power-loom or a locomotive. The last addition to this
collection is a beautiful copy of the Warwick vase in marble,
beautifully executed, and now holding a conspicuous posi-
tion in the front of the court. The only public school that
visited the Exhibition on Friday was the Caledonian. The
pupils were all in Highland costume, and were accompanied
by their band. They sought permission to play in the
transept, but were refused, the committee being of opinion
that this practice of volunteer music is gradually growing
into a nuisance. The police numbers were 3.5,338.
Cub account, July 18.
- -

Season tickets
At the doors 3,762 7 6

Total rceeipta £3,780 4 6

The Lords of the Treasury have directed the deli-
very, duty free, to Mr. Scott RusecU, of a package, contain-
ing a die and a medal, which hare been ordered by the
oommissionen for the Exhibition from s French artist.

Mr. BROWN then rose and mid—My lords and gentle-
age, the nest I have to propose is the health of the go-
yaw of • moot enterprising and intelligent people—a peo-
ple whoa energies menifcat themselves in every toner of
Vie earth—whin.r marchl and prosperous industry is to he
eeigeontered under the burning sun of the cast, and again
is the has irdom enterprise of the whale fisheries of the
Arctic reties'', (('heers.) It may be truthfully said, in
the language of Burke, that there is no sea which does not
witness their toils, and that there is no lend which dues sot
liesiellt by their presence. (Loud cheers.) You us aware,
ratlemen, that the magnificent vessel we are now on baud
of is a mail steam packet, under the patronage and sustained ,
#Lhe contributions of the government of the United States, i
n we hod the people of the United States able to
mad out such a ship as this, we may say again with Burke,
what will they alp no the bine when they do so much in the , ;
Ertl? (Cheint.) The toast I have to give, gentlemen, ' i
he President of the United States." With the toast
I beg to associate the name of Mr. Davis, the Americas
Charge d'Affaires ia this country, whom I have the honour •
to somber among the guests on this occasion. (Cheers.) I
The toast 1144 drunk with hearty applause.
Mr. DAVIS responded. He should not have presumed •
M answer to the toast had his name not been so emphati- ,
ally connected with it ; and he begged it to be understood
that he did nut stand in so high a position in the diplomatic •
awoke as Mr. Brown had placed him. He could not sue. '
Meetly say how delighted would be the illustrious person!
who was the subject of the tout with this international !!
fete of men of all countries gathered together under the shade
oldie American flag. (Cheers.) He wensure, also, that ,
the President and all Americans would hail with pleasure
the restoration to service of this noble ship, the accident to !
which, tut winter, carried agony into so many homes sad
fear into so many hearts, in the land on the other side of! I !
the Atlantic. They (the Americans) had been described 1.
as • people indulging in an overweening national pride. That . •
'sight he quite true; hut, for himself, be would say that he
bad felt that day a pride in his country which he had never
fully felt before. It hail been said that the Americium had
made but • meagre show at the Exhibition. That might
be so; and were this the proper occasion it might easily be
captained why it was so. But if any one inmoined, from
that circumstance, that the invention of America wen not
fertile, that her taste was barren, or that her wealth was
fabulous, he would say, "Come to Liverpool." (Loud
cheers.) He would point to this ship, and he would ask all
such sceptic. CO study her model, to look at her machinery,
lad to examine her decorations. (Cheers.) Let them go
POUII.I the docks and see the amount of tonnage floating
grandly under the American flag. (Cheers.) Let them
educe at the warehouses and observe the enormous quan-
tity of the products of America which were there housed for
sale. (Cheers.) Let them look at the statistics of the
exports of England and ascertain the vast value of the
gaerehanilise which was bought up by America. (Cheers.)
And when they had looked at all thinu things they would
say—it might he vanity for him to suggest it—" See what
the descend ants of Englishmen have accomplished." (Loud
sheen.) And he thought also that they would then respond
to the cordial wish of every American, that the good rela-
tess now established between the two great branches of
the AngloiSoxiiii-race, England and the United States,
may long continue to increase and be strengthened. (Much
sheering.)
Mr. IIItOWN proposed the health of the Royal Commis-
sneers —gentlemen to whom the world was indebted (or
having dune os much, and worked so well, to assemble at
the (tried Exhibition all the cations of the earth. (Cheers.)
That they huh not been unsucceuful in producing inter-
ns:timid amity he thought would be shuwie that day. With
the toast gave the name of Earl Granville, whose
eervieee throughout had been inestimably valuable.
(Chisisel
The Karl (iIIANVILLE begged to return sincere
thanks for the honour dune to the royal commissioners and
to himself ; there was, at that moment, in the Crystal
Palen! 14 elder and ingenious model of the dock of Liver-
pool, the popularity of which hail been even greeter than
was anticiptiel, and which was being surrounded by won.
define crowds act those who had never had an opportunity
Or arrilig Liverpool itself. Ile and the royal commissioners
wore grateful to Mr. Brown that that gentleman had not
been cogibut with permitting our foreign visitors to
obtain only that imperfect conception which was
to be derived from a mere model, but that
he was one of those merchant princes, in the true sense of
the word, who had made Liverpool what it was—(cheers)—
who hod enriched it by their iliterproe -who bad adorned
it by superb public buildings—who had illustrated it by
their attention bi the liberal science., and, it be might an.
the term, hail ...matted it by megninient charitable insti-
tutions -(eles•to —should have, iu eu 'wide a spirit, offered
our distinguished guests so graceful an opportunity of visit-
sag that town, cal whirls Mr. Brown mid his fellow-citizens
might ...justly he proud. (Cheers.) If there wall a ter-
innetauce who li could add satisfaction on such an occasion
it was ittAt tliu mogiiiiieent reception should take
Lir• on Iceird a 'I falesidldlitiC steamer. (Cheers )
njesoled it as peculiarly gratifyiug that our
foreign visitors, who had come far and near to
me the (.rest Ealobiteun, the ulqect of which was to pro-
misee art mad se armee, rail to apply science, in the most
eatenove forms, fur the purpose of enhancing the comforts
and adding to the luippinem should meet in •
mewl like this, which fursiehed veldt:mg how rash it was,
ewes bra the mot kayoed men anal on the highest grounds,
to prophesy that anything was unpuemble with retard to
pairtind science us this day. (Cheers.) There was another
point, which had alrawly hare alluded to, the fact that they
were dieing under the ocean flag ; and it was with the
111111.4 pleamire that he aelumerledged the &ppm-
priatimese that so the middle of Liverpool their
meeting should be on what might lie termed Am,
emu ground, thereby twilit otiog the reality of the
loolimge of fro wlship which eubsuitiel between the
Baited Strom and onnelvee. (Loud choirs.) If there
Ind hero nu other mums for rejeoiim he should have re-
joiced that the occasion hail been uttered to Mr. Davis, in a
mom r suithle speech, marked by enusemt good taste, of giv-
ing espresnion to whet ought to be, said he (Lord Ursaville)
limpid were, the feelsoes of two nations so nearly connected
by memos enemas, by friendship, and by blood. (Cheers.)
(i.e of the advantages which lie (Lord Oramille) experi-
eared iron pmeuon at the Itoard of Trade, was, that be
W frequently brought before him commercial matters par-
tisularly relating to Liverpool ; and the more such ars
were so brought seder his notice, the more did he become
emsvineeil of the prosperity—and of the true basis of the pro-
sperity of that rest tows. (Cheers.) He bad lately been
employed as ineeshor of seennmimion which bad been ap
pointed to inquire into ttor ale imhility of removing the line of
pastime sow in fremolly competities with that line of which
the nisei the y were sow on board of was one, from Liver-
pool to the western mast of Ireland. The report which the
ensintions had made was, that et would not be prudent to
gentians such • chute. (Hear, hear.) He did nut [nem-
atodes as at all ineriong any Hassles from the ammo( Liver-
pool. hook ha colleagues and himself had been must ant-
hems that veep advantage should be gives to Ireland which
ineld enontrun leer commeretal enterprise ; and being
satinied that Liverpool was strong and able enough to take
ewe of herself, the coninaimiumin would willingly have

orrovaisiodhafdio popes* teneoval if it had beenitossible
• eiweider that awl • sew would be consistent with the
gem rat commoralid Min* al the country. (Hear, hear.)
He remarked •• thie ps the ware because the evidence
aliened skewed the llostaindal reinsamo which the immense
%miners earned on bottoms die Milted State. and England
was eonceutrated is Liverpool. (Hear, hear.) At this im-
mune there was • bill before the House of Lords, relating
ho the mooed of the gunpowder starve from the immediate
soighbourkeed of Liverpool. He would nut be roe e
to say whether It wee reasonable or unreememblert
l
lawn of Liverpool to object to the laibility of being Mews
np. (Laughter.) He thought it would perhaps be better
set to dwell too much on the topic lest be should alarm
ante of their guests who might not lie in the habit of so-
parning is so excitable a neighbourhood. (Laughter.)
He wished, however, to refer to circumstances in connec-
tion with that bill. Most gentlemen ;invest had read that
remarkable chapter in the history of that great historian
Kr. klaeaulay, where he eempared the propane of England
its the reign of James the Second, and the progress at the
percent day. Ile (Lord Granville) believed that a compa-
rison as remarkable might be made, if they took data from
• much later period than the reign of James 11. The bill
to which he had referred was • bill to repeal a portion of
am act passed in the reign of George III.; and he would
maw call attention to the evidence given by the officers who
were appointed by the government to inquire into the state
of
these gunpowder magazines. From this evidence
it appeared that in the reign of there. lii., the
Ditch* of Liverpool extended over a few hustlr,l
. . _ _

'ands; that the ps;pulation of the place was only 10,000
WIFI4II. ; th it in 1,430, an increase having taken place, the
locks catended UV!s two miles; that at this moment those

doets vitriol once four miles, the expectation being that
1i
they will soon extend over tine miles; and that the popula- '
tisa had grown to 400,000. The last figure, he found, wax
a mistake, for by the census, published that monfing, it
would be seen that the population of Liverpool numbered
half a million. (Cheer.) When he adverted to these
Guts. he did not do so with any wish of self-glorification aa
to the material progms of any portion of the British flomi
aeons There was, as well as the model, another contribu-
tion in the Exhibition interesting to Liverpool—a collection
made by Mr. Archer, most useful for the purpose of in-
structing merchants, and particularly as showing the enor-
mous variety and number of the raw materials sent yearly
lots' this port from every country of the habitable globe.
That collection world be hereafter the more attractise to
those who bad that day bad the satisfaction of seeing those
wonderful ships which curried all this produce, and the mag-
silken* warehouses in which it was stored. (llcar.) What;
he desired to impress on attention c.f.'s', and especially
ea
the attention of the distils/ebbed guests meeting there,
we the proof those things afforded of the extent to which
the prosperity of this tows and the prosperity of this coup
try depend on the welfare of those nations of whom the
foreign gentlemen present were the represeutatives. (Loud
sheers.) When they considered this. he thought they'
would perceive that it was no empty wish when we English-
men
said that we did desire most sincerely their future
prosperity, and that they will enjoy all the blessings of
order, of liberty, and of commercial IitIeCVSS. (Loud
sheers) And lie hoped that they would also see,
when we pronounce that wish, that although it was
founded on considerations of perfect self-interest, it
was combined with higher feelings ; and those higher
and nobler feelings had received, he thought, a very great
impulse from the cordial manner and goodwill displayed by
all foreigners in co-operating with WI for the good and
great object of the Exhibition, and from the singular tor.
duality of their demeanour while staying among us. (Loud
sheers.)
Mr. BROWN again rose. He was sure that the noble
sari had spoken the sentiments of every Englishman pre-

sent. (Cheers.) The foreigners now on
us with a degree of kindness that was
WI--(cheer4)—aud he hoped that this ,
last occasion in which, fur the purpose of
tion, Englishmen would meet and entertain
(Cheers.) He had now to propose the "
a,oners," and in wane:ion witn that

31r. ZOlsrah. (Cheers.)
Mr. ZOHRAB (who addressed the company in English),
responded. Is the name of the foreign isommissioners he
returned thanks for the courtesy and honour of the toast
He could add nothing to what had been already so elo
gamily said in reference to the Great Esltibition. One
impression, however, would remain en the minds of
foreigners iu this country—an impression of admiration for
the illustrious Prince who had conceived the week— work
not of to-day, but fur all ages—a work which would have
its results hereafter, and by which future generations would
benefit; and an impression of wonder at the great nation
which bad undertaken and so well accomplished the mar-
vellous teak. (Great cheering.)
Mr. BROWN proposed the " Executive Committee."
The Executive Committee was composed of gentlemen to
whom they were all indebted for the systematic and satis-
factoq manner in which they had arranged everything con- '
netted with the Crystal Palace. With the toast he asso-
ciated the name done of the most zealous and able mem-
bees of the committee, Mr. Cole. (Cheers.)
Mr. COLE said he should have deeply regretted the
absence from this entertainment of the chairman of the
committee, who, had he been present, would have returned
thanks for this toast, if it were not that he (Mr. Cole) had
caner the opportunity of revealing a secret which he
the host on this occasion would not be willing to make
hNwn. The secret was that to the gentleman to whom
Ihop were indebted for thin agreeable festivity, was doe, in
his (Mr. Cole's) mind, some considerable portion of credit for
the origin of the Great Exhibition. He (Mr. Cole) believed that
in the moral, as in the political and physical world, we might
trace events to a great number of antecedents working toge-
ther ; and if he might venture to point out any one antecedent ,
which would be admitted to be legitimately connected with
the Exhibition, he would point to that great measure in re-
lation to letter-postage which his friend on his right hand,
Mr. Rowland Hill, had introduced, and the principle of
which he was glad to say, all civilised nations had now
adopted. That measure, which had so substantially pro-
duced freedom of commercial communication, had among
it: warmest supporters and advocates Mr. William Brown.
(Cheers.) There was a little fact in connexion with this
subject worthy of notice, as afil wiling an example and a lesson,
which we, as Englishmen, might perhaps gain from. Gen-
tlemen who had been accustomed to wander in the Crystal
Palace would have observed in the transept an iron post which
the executive committee had round, on examination, to be a '
Belgian Post.ottice. This was sent from Belgium for exhi-
bition ; and he th night it right to be looked at for instrae-
tion. When penny-postage was first adopted, Mr. Hill
suggested that it would be extremely convenient, if instead
of leaving iron posts in towns serving no purpose we cons
verted such poste into letter boxes fur all the various streets.
He (Mr. Cole) was sorry to say that for reasons which he
could not fathom that suggestion with others had never
been realised. The Belgians, however, had now shown us
what useful things these iron posts might become, and he
that the lesson would not be lost. (Hear.) We had as
in this country that one good turn deserves another ;
sad as he thought we owed the Exhibition in a groat
measure to penny postage, and as penny postage had still a
good many points to realise, he would state what the Exhi-
bition would return in favour of penny postage. lie had
to announce, as he considered legitimately proceeding from
the Exhibition, that an association had been formed to
carry out the spirit of international communication and
concord by introducing a cheap universal rate of postage.
(Cheers.) The representative of France, Baron Bum;
the represwitative of Russia, M. de licajue; and the repre-
sentative of Austria, M.Wolowski; and Lord Ashburton, Mr.
W. Brown, and others, had engaged, each in their own coun.
try, to promote this most desirahle object, and to impress on
their own government., and on all governments, the advan-
tiro that would arise from perfect freedom of international
communication by means of letters. (Cheers.) Each of the
gentlemen who were here the representatiees of foreign coun
tries, and who had engaged in this matter, would carry back
to their own nation an earnest desire to forward the good
work or friendship already begun, by means of a sure oud
facile mode of letter communication. (Cheers.) Mr. Cole
concluded by returning Blanks.
Mr. BROWN next proposed "The Mayors of the
Southern Division of Lancashire. "
Mr. BENT, the Mayor of Liverpool, acknowledged the
compliment. He iutimsted that he would be delighted to
receive the company later in the evening at the Town-hall.
Mr. BROWN gave the health. of Mr. Paxton and of Mr.
Fox. These gentlemen were entitled to thanks—the one
for designing a new order of architecture, and the other for
having executed it. (Cheers.) Were there nothing in
connexion with the Great Exhibition but the building
which contained it, the Crystal Palace would still he a
place of wonder. (Cheers.) He trusted that the beautiful
fabric would never be pulled down. (Cheers.) It ought
to remain as a monument to the honour of the projectors of
the Exhibition, and to the commemoration of the event.
(Cheers.) With the toast, neither Mr. l'axton nor Mr. Fox
being present, he would connect the name of Mr. Locke, a
gentleman engaged in the game profession as Mr. Fox.
Mr. LOCKS, M.P.. said that having witnessed the de-
velopment of immense engineering works, he felt qualified
to give the opinion that for purity and taste the Crystal
Pal.we was perfect, and that for the speed and excellence
of the execution the building stood unrivalled and un-
paralleled. (Cheers.)
Mr. BROWN —The next tout which he hail to give was
" l'he jurors." The juror. bad a difficult task to perform
and he was satisfied that their only society was to be
mnetly just, and to give satisfaction. (Hear, hear.) The
obstacles which they had to encounter were almost Msgr.
mountable. Every man thought his own child the finest is
the world ; hut every man did not take into account t at
every other man was of the same opinion as himself.
(Laughter.) Let the best be looked for; and thanking the
jurors for their assiduous labours, let it be hoped that
eventually satisfaction would be given. (Hear, hear.)
Dr. HERMANN responded, speaking in German, and
apologising fur the language by suggesting that good Ger-
man was far better than bail English, even among English-
men, The jurors were anzious to do and would do their
duty. But they did not expect in every case to give meals-
faction, and the utmost they looked for was such a reference
to their labours as had been just made by Mr. Brown. In
the working of the juries he had seen the display of that
quality which had given England her greatnem —untiring
energy in the concentration of will and skill upon a particu-
ler point. (Cheers.) In this way she had extended .
her dominion into every corner of the earth, and
by the development of this her great principle
of ',Bon. she was now fulfilling her mission. (Cheers.)
What foreigners had seen in England they would not for-
get, and thus. he believed, the Exhibition would have pro-
duced practical moral benefit to all mankind. (Cheers.)
Mr. BROWN gave next, as a toast, " Success to the mes
dertakings of all men of letters and science, engineers gad
mechanics, whose heads and whose hands have added imp
measurably to the social comforts of mankind." The name
of M. Be Beyne was associated with the toast ; but that
gentleman had left the saloon, and the "sentiment" was
not responded to.
Mr. BROWN gave "Peaceful Commerce, may it ever
flourish, to carry religion and civilisation into the remotest
corners of the world."

M. WOLOWSKI responded, addressing the company in
haw& He said he echoed heartily this prayer for peace
eat Inr commerce ; and he considered that such a toast was
elms wed might he drunk with peculiar appropriateness in
some of the Chief emporiums of commerce. (Hear, hear.)
Commercial communications hare been the essential condi-
' tion of the universal Exposition. They bad made the world
1 acquainted with its own productions, and they had enabled
England to achieve the collection in London of the mar-
venous results of the works of every people. (Cheers.) By
commercial communications also, the material, moral and
political benefits of the Great Exhibition would be re
ileetrd from England on other lands. (Cheers.) Would it,
not suffice, to give a familiar illustration, to look round that
table at which the splendid hospitality of Mr. Brown had
seated them, to appreciate the consequence of commerce ? ,
hide by side with the generous wines of France, of Ger-
many. of Spain, and of Portugal, they saw the luxurious'
ise supplied to them by America; and further to gratify ,
their appetites, they gut condiments from Jamaica and 1
manger from Malta; while the Indies furnished them
with sugar and with cayenne to perfect the already exqui-
site dishes. (Cheers and laughter.) But commerce did
more than add to ease and multiply nearies—it fur 1
nished to the masses of nations the means of exist-
ence. (Cheers.) Commerce afforded all people the means
of profiting morally and materially by their natural riches i
or by those riches which their genius might have enabled '
them to conquer ; and universally it softened, ameliorated,
and elevated the condition of man. (Cheers.) He eon-'
reseed that he had experienced a double embarrassment in °,
replying to the toast. In the first place, he was speaking
a language comparatively strange to England, but at the •
same time it seemed to him that this mingling of tongues
an this occasion was an additional evidence of the good re-'
lotions which were being established among different coun-
tries. (Cheers.) Beyond this he was somewhat ember-
foomod, of a representative of France, inasmuch as in
PIMP thefe was not as vet that appreciation of a!
Wm coormorcial system which prevailed here. The 1
thameht, however, did not entirely discourage him.
lbw traneformations were not to be effected in
• algr. Each nation had need of an education I
se its own. (Cheers) France was progressini towards
thledmn of commercial communications. (Cheers. France
bad but to raven the maxims of one of the most illustrious
of her statesmen, the great Sully, who understood well the
true element of the prosperity of his country. Sully bad
said that God, ingiving to different lands different praducts,
and so compelling commerce, had commanded fraternity
among flagons. (Cheer-.) Sully was right. The moral
influence of commerce was at least as great as its material in-
fluence, (Hear. hear.)
To the toast of •• The armies and navies of the great na-
tions of the earth—may they ever meet as friends, not as
foes, to co-operate for some great public good," Col. JOHN.
sox (of the United States) responded. To the toast of
'' The world', com:nercial tleet —may it continue to navigate
the ocean, free from war's alarms, &c.," the Chevalier
Litectea (of Sardinia). responded. Next was proposed the
' health of Captain West, the commander of the Atlantic
aboamor, which was heartily honoured and briefly re-
tussiod to,
NM GRANVILLE then gave the health of Mr. Brown.
les. BROWN returned tbauks. He expressed the sato-
Imam with which he had received his guests, 41;4 his
rester that on account of the short notice which, eieeuni.
Nantes had rendered unavoidable, *We gitiats were not

;
give them a few figures illustrative of the impid_plegrele of
this remarkable town. In the reign of Charles IT. they had
but fifteen Teasels sailing from the Mersey, the total ton-
nage of these being only 2,560 tons. lathe time of Queen
Anne their vessels had increased only to the number of
170. The number of vessels they now could boast of every I
gentleman had an opportunity of ascertaining in the course
of that day. (Cheers.) In 1756 their dock clues only
amounted to 2,2001., in 1801 they had risen to 28,0001., and,
last year, they amounted to 230,0001. Their ducks
now covered between two and three huadred acres, and
had been built at a cost of 10,000,0001. (Cheers.)
In 1700, the population of the whole county was but
1170,000. Lancashire, now, bad a population above'.
2,000,000. The increase in Liverpool itself had been even
still more remarkable. In 1700 the population was only
6,000. In 1801 it was 78,000. In 1851 it was about half
a million. (Cheers.) In 1760 it took four days to go by
coach from Liverpool to London. In 1851 Liverpool was
only six hours distant from London; and not more than
10 days' distance from New York. (Cheers.) Commixes
had effected this, and all that had followed this. Ile be-
lieved that commerce was, in this country, suggesting new
international relations in the world ; and he hoped that
the new spirit would be daily strengthened. (Cheers )
At about half-past nine o'clock, Mr. Brown gave the
signal for departure; and the company hurriedly bid good
bye to Captain West and his splendid ship, got on board
the pigmy steamer lying alongside the Atlantic, and made
all haste to shore and to the Town-hall. The arrangements
of the Mayor had been even less matured than those of Mr.
Brown; but with all the speed used, there was nothing
wanting which could render the reception of the guests
emphauc, or enhance the proper dignity of his worship end
•

THE 1-. EXPRESS, SATURDAY.
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a our shores had et re nu ---
1.1. E I connec frith bra i •
41 most satisfac Shad ' to reo of u gled Ili
was by no me lid h " that the stal PAWN, or ra lir r. '
eof a si* law \Raid • P P (sheen)--lirould didn't
had
„,rtaia f a , s eth belch di nationlmseh other's Wortle—;l
1.. Foreign Commis- .(e ors)— ile they woe all see that international friend. ' I
toast, the health of ship was desirable from higher motives than those of self- ..1
interest. (Cheers.) In Liverpool they saw the triumphs ',l
mammy in English), 'of commerce ; and beforesentlemen If ft the table he would 1
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