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

THE OPENING OF THE EXHIBITION.

It is of the greatest importance that no misunder-
standing should arise between the Royal Commissioners
and exhibitors as regards the limit of time for sending its
go:eds to the building. The precedent which the extension
of Ms time of application for space, the delay in the returns
of sectional committees, end other delays impossible to be
avoided in SO new aid Van a scheme as that which the
exhibitioners are carrying out, have it is feared led exhi-
bitors and others to believe that it is not gaits imperative
that their gooi.s should be on the ground within the
time specified; and that they could with impunity trespass
beyond the boundary assigned as far as they might think
convenient. The commissioners, impreteed with the im•
prima of dispelling any such lax idea, have kilned the
following conclusivo documents, by which exhibitors will
learn how important it is for their own interest so well as
ter that of all parting in any way connected with the exhi-
bition, to adhere strictly to the rules laid down by the
authorities in every particular :
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&me misapprehension having atisen both in the
British and foreign newspapers, tending to lead exhibitors to
seppoee that the period for opening tuts Exhibition will be
postponed; the executive committee deem it right to
announce that the Eshibitien will quo on the let of May.
It is poesible that the following statement on extension of
time for receiviog cenain classes of goods, may have led to
the miaappreh‘nsion. This statement, however, refers
only to &rutin likely to be injured by exposure to light,
moisture of the atmosphere, &a—By order of the Executive
Committee. Signed, M. DIGIT WYATT, SeefelafT.—
Extlihition Building, llyde park, Jen. 20."
The building for the Exhibition of 1861, Kensington-
med.—Numerous suggestions have been made to the elven
tire committee, isolating out that it would be a serious
detriment to Certain ClaiSell of goods, if they were to be ex-
posed to light, moisture of the atmosphere, &a, at an earlier
period than is absolutely necessary, and requesting permission
to deposit such particular geode in the bitil stag, at • later
period than the 25th of February. The executive committee
do not feel they would be jusufied in submitting to her
Majesty's commissioners the advisability of altering their
decision as to the tune of receiving the goods; but they ere
prepared to undertake the responsibility on themselves of
considering a limited extension of time awarding to circum-
stances. These exhibitors who shall have caused the space
allotted to them in the building to be completely fitted up
with the necessary shelves, cases, an. before Thursday, the
20th of February, so that nothing remains to be done, but
simply to bites in the goods and deposit theta in their proper
places and receptacles, will thereby acquire a title to have
requests for extensiin of time examined. Exhibitors who,
having obtained • certificate from an appointed officer that
their spaces and stalls are quite completed by the 20th of
February, will then be mewed to give some satisfactory
guarantee to the executive committee, that they are prepared
to bring in their goods at the order of the executive com-
mittee, and such requests for of time will then be
duly coneid. red, sod dealt with on their merits—By order
of the Erect:live Committee, Itt. DIGIT Wrarr, Seen.

SOICIDI OF s CHILD.—John Wiloos, aged twelve
years, of Skelton, near Carlisle, •fur being Unitised for
ilia, together the Ws of two cows 'tending opposite tech
other, eumissed snftide by 'upending tumult with his
weal's 0061/00M, from • beam Ia Oho hayloft of hie
wasia.—Dorwosike Ossetic