The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-19 00:00:00

No. 1,451.] [No. 17, EXHIBITION EXPRESS.]

THE

EXHIBITION
EXPRESS,

FOR ME WROL &NM°
SATURDAY, APRIL 19.

PROGRESS OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

Yesterday hung Good Eriday.rt partial susension
of work took place at tae building in Ilvife-park.
Taking into eonsider!e:ton the brief period which
has vet to elapse prev TIAN to the final opening on the
Ist of Nlav, it is extremelv desirable that all em-
ployers rd labourers should endeavour to impress
upon them the absolute necessity which exists fur
their renouncing the holidays usually enjoyed at
Easter.
(ho of the most important events of the week has
been the ;pram meat of the jurors who QM to &-
el& up at the relative merits of the articles exhi-
bited in the thirty classes into which all the eontri-
bairn's to the Exhibition have been divided. In
additinn to the juries; themmtives, and the eoun-
cil of their chairman, to whom a directive
supervision is confided, it has been determined to
constitute a committee of ladies for the purpose of
obtaining their opinions respecting the various pieces
of ornamental needlework. embroidery, lee., which
arc to be exhibited. In the course of the week the
temporary hoarding,' which were erected between
the different classes on the foreign side of the Exhi-
bition were taken down, and the work of unpacking
has since been carried on with great activity. In
the German compartment a collection of stuffed birds
and animals presents peculiarly attractive features.
The attitudes and general expression of the various
animals represented are strikingly true to nature,
and the whole collection. which is from Stuttgard,
will excite amusement and admiration. The col-
lection of cutlery and small articles of hardware in
the same metion is now nearly complete, and will
prove no mean rival to the display in the same
department on the British side of the building. In
the Austrian compartment large additions have been
made to the furniture of the nsims, which are being
tithed up by NI. Leimtler, of Vienna. Some very
beautifully-exeented mosaics front Rome have also
been titipteked ; and in the French division a
colleetion of bronzes, which are in the course of
being arranged. challenge admiration fur the spirit
mid taste of the desipois and the delicacy of execu-
tMu by which they are characterised. In the nave
several pieces of sculpture have been added to those
which we enumerated last week. A group repnt-
Kitting Nlazeppa about to he 1/01111(1 On a wild horse
will elicit much admiration, and copies in plaster of
the Murii horses have been completed during the
week. In the transept, a considerable number of
group; and figures have been erected. ft Satan
tempting Eve," and " Michael and Satan," by Ste-
phens, " Jacob and Rueltel," "Dr. Joiner, "Au
Amazon rescuing a sister from rot Argonaut,
who has taken her captive," a statue of Puck, and a
tvltzemal full length of te Duke of Rutland, are
amongst them. (hi the foreign side, the countries
which at present have made the greatest progress
are France. Russia, llolland, Belgium, the Zollve-
rein, and Rome. Thy articles sent from Sardinia
have been opened fluting the week, and are being
displayed. 'Guy include samples of theinieal pro-
ductions, wool, rice, and silk, in the raw state. In
the section of manufactures there are sonic very
beautiful speeitunis of embroidery, velvets, and
silks of exquisite texture and design. The collec-
tion also contains some articles of furni-
ture, most elabonitely and tastefully ornamented.
On the British side of the building the progress
made in all depertments is equally striking; and in
the scrtinns of machinery and itgriculturul imple-
ments, where failure from the tardiness of exhibitors
was itpprehended a couple of months since, the ar-
rangements are now all hut complete. At he west
end, near the great mong a collection of stained
glass, and gold and silver church plate, is being ar-
ranged. Mr. O'Co 11111 l r, of Beruers-street, also con-
tributes a quantity of stained glass, the principal
pine being a window intended for the transept of
Salisbury Cathedral, and constructed by order of the
edifiers of the 6.2 nil Regiment, in memory of those
belonging to the corps who fell during the Sikh
campaign.
Ai-minds of many provincial displays of loeal con-
tributions to the great shim have readied Lon-
don its the course of this week -the most important hav-
ing been floss. id Novo jilt and Birmingham. INltet her
or not these local exhibitions are in Ia y with
the intentions ~t the Royal Commissioners, is a point
which appears to have been lost sight of; and it is
more than prolsibli• that consiavrahlv delav has in
this way ken caused in the arrangements within the
building.
Suggestors and complainants have nut yet ceased
to publish. Nlechanist " eomplains that the
150 inventions weeded within the current year
have not had a donee of finding ratan in the great
building; how far this is remediable is a question
parley fur the consideration of the exhibition audio-
nties. _ .

Tlw dreams or lodging-house keepers are begin-
' g t.. be made public. Of these it notable speri-
-111111 N Mittii.v. A gentleman in Edinburgh
is reported to have applied, a few days since.
to a I...nybot lodging-house keeper to learn
the terms for a residence of fourteen days
for himself and wife. in reply 1w was informed,
that for a bed-r.son and sitting-team for a fortnight
from the Ist of May. the charge would he 31/. 104.,
bonus to he paid dow n to secure the bargain, 5!. ss. ;
ern ; total. 3s/. 15s. The ...4,./sman. in which
this instance of metropolitan rapacity is recorded, pro-
ceeds to characterise the demand us monstrous and
extortionate.
The official list of funetionaries appointed to ac-
company the Turkish contributions to the Great
Exhibition. on board the strain-frigate Fazy-Ttahri,
has just been published, and is as follows : Reouf Bey.
Mull of Itifiat Pasha, member of the office of tlw
Amedji Bey. member of the some office:
Ismail Ike. equerry of the imiwrial household ;
Emir Hey. member of the Divans correspondence-
office ; Buy, number of the same office;
Hussein Effendi. advocate of the Tidjaro:
jjasoiait Hey, number of the council of Nutu ; ltifaat
Effendi, secretare of accounts at the depot of pro-
visions; Lan i Effendi, member of the correspondence-
office of the minister of commerce: Sahib Effendi,
merehnnt: Djevdet Effendi, secretary ;it the ministry
of Tye: Cadlsum, merrhant. The Fazy-Bahri
was appointed to sail on the moth inst., but she would
probably be detaintvl beyond that date for the cm-
barkati.in of the lust paikages arrived from the pro-
vinces. Several other subjects of the Porte have
received permission to aecompany the official dele-
gates, and to make the tour of Europe afterwards.

'IIIE W 11.4 Lute. ANI) THE EXIIIBITION.—The
• flarbailu..a has itraisteil la to be appropriated to
the transmission of numerous manufactured articles and raw
materials to the London Exhibition. The fruit. of Barba-
doe., moulded in wax, are among the apocinsens to be for-
warded to the ('costal Palace.
Cos 11.1 i Tr.‘ F.thate FOR Tilt GREAT Extit-
aertos.— corrymoadvnt states that he has seen a piece of
lace net matiofietured at Nottingham. for the exhildtion
of industry, hum cotton spun at Manchester, of extraordi-
nary fineness. The cotton Ira. picked Sea Islands, worth
about 3s. lid. the lb. The yam pun from this cotton was
COO hanks to the lb., each hank about $4O yards long, and
the cost %ben loin would 1w about 27/. Ins. per lb. Al.
the yam would have to be doubled before use this would
cost an additional 10.., making a total of 28,. per lb. weight
for the yarn for the fabric before it wan used.
Pihrrtmtt.timv.—Among other applications made
of the photiazraphic procemac.. some very satisfactory at-
tempts have been made in this country to impreks designs
upon suod for the purposes of the engraver. lly this means
the object will be copied at mire on the block, and the
labour of drawing avoided, as the wood-engravei can at
sec, Firmed with his work.—Art Jarred.

THE lONIAN PORTION OF THE GREAT
EXHIBITION.

Sir Henry Ward, the Lord High Commissioner of
the lonian Islands, seems to have shown himself
practically as well as politically deficient in his
administration. He does not appear to have had
much regard for the interests of the people committed
to his charge so far as the Great Exhibition is con-
cerned, fur he left them either entirely without know-
ledge of it, or, certainly, without such adequate
information on the subject as might enable them to
appreciate the advantages which it held out for
bringing their produce, manufactures, commodities,
and works of industry and art, before the notice of
I all the world at the "World's Great Fair." That the
I lonians are present at the Exhibition in any manner,
, however humble. is solely due to the patriotism of a
I gentleman whose letters on behalf of his countrymen
have from time to time appeared in our co-
lumns. Observing that the lonian papers were
silent on the subject, as if they had never heard of it,
and also that no mention was made of the islands in
any of the lists of countries contributing, he adreeted
a very interesting letter to the Royal Cmnmissioners,
directing their attention to the valuable products
of the islands, a few of which he detailed. Their
reply informed him ilia Sir Ilienu Ward had writ-
ten " to decline any space for the loninns," and that,
therefore, none could he given to them. Sometime
after, however, when it is presumed his communica-
tion to the Commissioners had been brought under
•

the royal notice, and an influential perminage had
perhaps pointed out how anomalous and invidious
would appear this total omission of the name of
the only country under British Protection flfr 35 years,
--a letter was tiirwarded to " The lonian" by the exe-
cutive committee, who, in a subsequent interview,
tendered any amount of space, offered any facility,
volunteered with great courtesy all kinds of accom-
modation, and requested his en-operation in procuring
=melts of lonian manufactures, arts, or industry,
whatever quarter. It was, by this time, too
late to communicate with the islands with any possi-
bility of a return, and "'flu lonian" was somewhat
nonplused. It occurred to him, however, to make
application to the several noblemen and gentlemen
who hod served her Majesty in the islands, from
every one of whom he received replies expressive of
their sympathy with his countrymen, their agreeable
remembrance of their sojourn in the islands, and
their wish to do all in their power to serve lonian
interests. The result is the collection which will
appear in the Exhibition, and of which we give the
subjoined catalogue. This, though far inferior to the
richly ornamented jewellery, the fine fitbrics of
muslin, the elaborate specimens of workmanship, the
delicate needlework, the exquisite embroidery, and
the fine taste which the lonian section would have dis-
played had Sir IL Ward done his duty in making
the importance of the event known to the people, will
serve nevertheless as an humble specimen of what these
islands, rich in silk, eottoa. oil, and fruit and wine,
might have produced as their offering. had the skill
of their artisans and the industry of their peasantry
been given full scope.
LIST OF ARTICLES SENT BY LOUD SEATON'S
FAMILY.

A silver seal, on which is eugravad a ship without a rudder,
the arms of Corfu.
Ten silver bracelet., of various forms, unite of them min-
bitting the seven mistallions of the seven i.1311(I.. a
14v-florae device of lonian jewellery ; other. uniting in
fanciful form devices of dead and polished silver.
Two silver brooches.
Three specimens of olive wood, one of them an olive-wood
cup, cut out by a Greek peasant with a penknife.
Font specimens of samplers worked by luuiun girls, each
containing 3 scripture sciitenee, root: • II within u border

of dowers, of exquisite colour and arrangement.
A book-weight, made of a peculiar stone found in Cepha-
lonia.
Fire %ante scarfs, made of silk. grown and dyed in the
island, the patterns of the old Venetian taste.
Two large pieces of raw silk, of a eery superior quality, as
collected and spun by young ladies in the islands.
Six small pieces of the same.
A %diet bag, richly embroidered iu gold, from Santa-Maury
(the ancient Leneadia).
A cambric haukerchief, of Cephalonian manufacture, richly
embroidered with gold, from Santa-Maura.
Three bags embroidered in gold.
A pocket. book, embroidered in gold.
A gold bracelet, made after the pattern of an antique one,
found in a tomb.
A silver-gilt bracelet, of the same fashion.

AUTICLES SENT BY MISS YONGE.
A silver egir.rop, in silver tilagree-work.
A silver lorooeh.romprising VV.% medallions, with the arms
of the Seven Islands engraved thereon.
A •ilrer thimble, enriched with serm small medallions,
with the arms the Wands.
Two hags for holies, of velvet, finely

in gold,

with raised work, iu coloured
A round coke, or hoummife, of velvet, richly cm-

broidrrr•d.
Two crud-caw,, or puckct-books, for lathes, of %civet, richly

• e .
embroidered.
A large brunch of silver, of fine worlimunship and design,
combining in the centre the lion and crown of England,
as a large medallion), w ith the seven medallions of the
Seven Islands &i,-noting trot it. The centre medallion
represents the arms anti emblem of the island of Corfu-
- The Flower of the Kea'"--u female figure, supposed to
he Corvyra, the daughter of Aoopu., who was carried ooff
by Neptune to the Islands. seated upon a rock, holding in
the hand of her extended right ono an olive branch. On
tlw one side of her is a cornucopia, denoting the fertility
of the island. and an the other, ancient galley, em-
blematic of the com ttttt Trial spirit MO wealth of its Inhaloi.
bitants. This ship, which is rudderless, someti 1111111111111 l
:dome as the aerosol the island, and has lwen also supposol
to take its origin in the ship of Ulysso., whieh was tab!. ol
lore loss transformed into a rock, somewhat of the figure
Of gin aneient Windt now Ut the entrance
of the aiwient harbour. The letters K.p arc the abbre-
viation of Kspaups, the ancient Coreyea. The medallion
on the right is marked by a tripod for Zarin., and the
letters Zax. the abbreviation of Zaitorfor, Zaevnthns.
The next to thi, on the right, is the medallion of Santa
Nauru. The harp upon it symbolises its rime us the
death. place of Sappho—the letters Asa icing the abbre-
viation of its ancient name, Asuitaa)a, Lcucadia. .Another
emblem of this island is Bellerophon on a winged horse,
attacking the Chimera,wbieh it derives from it:Corinthian
colonisation. The lost on this side Ia Ithaca. norkeol with
the head of its ling Ulysses, the letters Ida being the
abbreviation of teams, Ithaca. On the right of the Corfu
medallion is that of Cephalonia. the next island in magni-
tude, represented by Cephalus, the NM of Mercury and
Creusa, who, when condemned by the court of Areopagus
to perpetual exile, for having unwittingly killed his wife,
Procria. came to dwell upon this island. It. I. represented
as reposing after the clone. a d let in his hand and his dog
at Ins feet The letters KO are the abbreviation of
Kresiarirsa. Colohallrmiti—the ancient designation of the
wand, verigo comes next. The letters Kidd, nut.' Kudaya,
the ancient Cythera, represented on the nivel.l:li as
'coins. to whom the island was sacred. and who was
fabled here to have had her birth-piss and her domicile.
The goddess is standing on her shell, drying her hair
with the one hand, and holding in the other the famous
apple. Pail,. the smallest of the islands, conga la.t Its
sacredness to Neptune is 4:noted be its trident. The
letters fla are the abhreviethon of ligq. Row. This
Island is also represented by the helm ur ruilds.r of a .hip
within :in olive garland

ARTICLES CONTRIBUTED BY LADY WOODFORD.
A tired& ilroo. iota,. in Corfu, unit worn by bet ladyship's
ton. when yl,,tra of age.
A pair of 0111.. r Itt a. lett, ol•• in Corfu : the one with the
ntotto.l*trrn A40.10N #I.IIAN--•• My prrii-nn, it that
of frienibbiti, without guih, :** the other. O.4OEMN

• - • -
Re who fed+ alfeetinn " (otfer. it to you).
A ~il,er brooch, of el. ;taut picreod work, [.rued by a
garland of gram. and sine leaves, autrouthlioz the ...nt-
hl.ht of the !4•r, n 141 old..
A brooch, in ailyertilligree work. with the 1‘...1,1 of Colwyn

or the one side, for i.orfu: the winged how.: of 11,11e-
rophor. on the rtverse, for %ante.
A Greek rap. mole at LefeMow). a rillageof Corfu, annlinr;
rat of olv Woodford'. tircek
A nteinori .l-etry, in gold, made at Corfu, and ..f
worktitaiohip, the go:.1 filagree King on a
plate of pulidlcd gold, which reflects it as from a mirror.