The Express.
London, England, 1851-03-29 00:00:00

LONDON, SATURDAY EVENING, MARCH 29, 1851.

earth, feiltg to and combining with the fruits for the
goo t; of man. The interior is an endless cable, in which
is enclosed the hop and vine, which form the inner com-
partment, at the bottom of which arc represented the
materials of construction and the female attainments. The
frieze, upheld by Science and Wisslom, represents ths.
grandeur,' glory, and hospitality of the nation, in which
the Queen and Prince Albert appear at the head of Com-
merce and Industry, represented by basso relit. ro
each side of the centre, which is a mass of foliage repre-
senting the national emblems of the rose, shamrock, and
thistle intertwined, in which is embedded ar.
date of the year (which is composed thus-- Time shower-
ing garlands upon the year filly-one, and Vortune turn-
ing out her cornucopia in return), and, extending itm If
right and left, forms the canopy and framework to the
whole, which is surmountedby an enriched .pelf. The
dimensions are Git. gin. wide, aft. Gin. high, and lit. Bin.

deep.
Gordon, W. L.. Sunderland. Models of life limits: oue
worked with wheels in the middle.
Hughes, John, Sunderland. Heisting shears. Those shears
are capable of lifting a boiler of 20 tons weight, and shears
on this principle mar be constructed to raise any weight
that may he requirA. They are al.° inlaptcd to put masts l
into ships. The model is made on a half-inch wale. The
machinery is under cover to unmet it from corrosion, and
to keep it in proper order. The middle storey is intended
as a warehouse or loft for fitting up the rigging of larger
vessels.—Steering apparatus. This consists of two east
iron standards, with two traverse boxes at the top, which
boxes arc screwed on to a toothed rack, which has a pinion
on the upright shaft to which the steering wheel is
affixed, so that when the steering wheel is turned either
way, motion is given to the rack, and thence communi-
cated
to the rudder by means of two connecting rods
leading to the tiller, which is placed on the head of the
rudder. The apparataa or doming machine is detached
altogether, and is placed on the under side of the deck
beams of the ship, and is free front any obstruction ; when
the sea strikes the rudder it runs amidships, the great
leverage that the helmsman has, gives him a proper cola-

mond.
Hartley, James, and Co., Sunderland. A complete Model
of a Glass House, containing an Spot furnace, the
" cone " being made of glass beautifully bent, an opera-
tion evidently, from the peculiar shape and altering
radius, requiring the utmost ingenuity and skill—enabling
the observer minutely to inspect the interior arrangement
of the furnace and " pots," or crucibles in which the
material is fused; and also the " ease " or tunnel by
which alone any air is admitted into the glasshouse when
the operation of melting the metal is going on, and which
passing, of necessity, through the furnace, forms a con-
stant blast, by which means a greater heat is obtained
than is required in any iron work+. The model
is to a scale of an inch and a half to the foot,
the diameter of the floor of the glasshouse (King ift. 2in.;
height of floor from basement, IR.; height of cone.
1211. Adjoining the furnace the process of glass making
is elucidated by specimens in the variona stages of the
manufacture. Some of the sheet glass exhibited is 62 in.
long by 41 in. wide, containing nearly 18 superficial feet.
A model of a green-house, 4 feet 2 inches actuary, on the
ridge and furrow, flat-roofed principle. Messrs. Hartley
and Co. erected severed of these on the repeal of the gloss
duties, with it view of showing how the materials of glass,
and iron, or wood could lest adapted for the economi-
cal construction of conservatories. A section of a ridge
and valley roof is exhibited, the span being ten feet, thus
giving in a building such as the Crystal Palace multiples
of tea in place of eight feet, as in that building. 'lwo
windows, manufactured of Messrs. liartley's patent rolled
glass.
Malley, George, Monkwearmouth. Model of a ship.
Kent, Richard, Saffron Walden.- -A pony park-chair. It
has a double set of springs and u C spring, rendering it
easy us a cradle, and an elegant bead in the end of the
shaft neared the carriage, facilitates the entrance ; its
construction alwo considerably lessens the danger suppos-
ing the horse to fall down. The hack rail is carved—
colour, claret ; the sides, back, and bottom are toned.
Lamb, Janie., Nile-street, Sunderland. Tubular gas
apparatus, fur heating baths. Thirty-two gallons of
water, 45 deg. heated to 100 deg. in 35 minutes, and
consuming 25 cubic list of gas.
Lindsay, George, Sunderland. Green vitriol or copperas of
commerce. A proto-sulphate of iron, manufactured did
exported front Sunderland, extensively used for dyeing
silks, woollens, and cottons, making writing inks, I ene-
tian red, &c. Made from iron pyrites proeured from the
coal mines exposed to air and moisture, the excess of aced
being saturated by digesting the lixiviuni with iron plates
and turnings.
Littlehules, P. A boot.
Loekerby mid Stephenson, Glasgow. A chandelier. It is
made of cast brass, highly burnished and lacquered. The
hills of the fusshia Hower, which form its principal orna-
ment, are east, and so fur minuteness and finish, are the
gritfen'a heads from which the burners arise.
Laing, James, Sunderland. Model of the ship Vindera,
1,020 Sunk. Proportien of length to beam, sto 1 ; noted
for the combination of large capacity with extraordinary
fast roiling. Principal dimensions—Lengtle, 163 feet;
breadth 33; depth, 23 ; length from head to tatf rail,
196 R. One side represents the ship iot the finished state,
and the fastenings applied in securing her ; the other
side shows the disposition of the framing, and the vari-
ous descriptions of keels used in connecting the beams to
the sides of the ship. 'lbis side is so arranged as to show
the internal structure. Model made by Thomas Hardy.
Nicoll, of 85. Princes-street, Edinburgh, specimens of im-
proved gold pens. By covering the part more liable to
corrosion by a stibstance called Rridium, which is said to
he positively indestructable by either fire or water.
Iteay, Robert, Monkweannuuth. Model of York Minster,
executed to a scale in composition, enclosed within a glass
case 4 feet 4 inches in length, and 2 feet 4 inches in
width.
Ritchie. Ilanolyside, Princes-street, Edinburgh. Two spe-
cimens of sculpture. The one is a colossal figure of a
&sottish chief; the other is a group of three figures,
" Orphans reading the Bible."
Ross, A. 11., Briolge•treet, Sunderland. Self-compensating
Barometer. This consists of a Corinthian column, sup-
porting a full length figure of Sir Robert l'eel. 'the
scale indicating the height of the mercurial column is at-
tached :o a Moat on the mercury in the cistern, and thus
Fhows (IttoWeser great the Satiation in either) the exact
distance between the two surfaces, that is, the correct
height of the barometrical column.
tuurt and Co., Buchanan-street, Glasgow. Specimens of
glass silvering. The vessels thus made are composed of
double glass, having au interstice between the two layers
or coats, into which the silver is inserted so as to furm a
lining. The intervening space being then hermetically
sealed, the silver is effectually protected from atmospheric
influence.

Shoo—. ''''''''''''''''''' and Shoulbred. A variety of useful
and ornamental articles. Among them is a shower bath,
its drapery waterproof, and the "shower" worked with
uncommon ease. A sponge bath and a hip bath, iu japan
ware ; " Youth at the prow and Pleasure at the helm"
is the allegory chosen for adornment by the artist. A
tray inlaid with mother-o'-pearl.
Taylor, It. Coronation-street, Sunderland. A model of
Sunderland bridge, in brass. This model will also an-
swer the purpose of a clock, the hours from 1 to 12 Is big
marked along the arch of the bridge ; two human figures
will act as hands to the cloek, m .ving across the bridge in
exact time.
Townley, William, Holborn-hill. Specimens of machinery,
&c., accompanied by a large model of the surface or super-
structure of London-bridge. Also working models, illus-
trative of a system of washing and watering the streets,
courts, alleles, &c., of towns.
Uphill, Mary Ann, Salisbury, A cushion for the toilet,
composed of thread and flue gold twist of different tex-
tures. In the centre are introduced the profiles of her
Majesty, l'rince Albert, and all the Royal Family, with
their initials. A loyal motto encircles the whole, and
the Crown of England, the and l'histle, Bible and
Sceptre, and other regal and national emblems, are intro-
duced.
Wade, Wm., Sunderhuid, Lady's Saddle, with stirrup
bridge to superwde the old stirrup bar, and prevent the
saddle from altering its position. A solid leather plum-
ber's tool bag, and a solid leather house carpenter's tool
bag, blocked without scams.
Wyatt, jun., London. Equestrian statues of the Queen and
l'rinee Albert.
Watkins. W. and 1., Bradford. A case of guides, used in
the different preparations of silk, cotton, worsted, &c.
Walton, F. and Co., Wolverhampton. Specimens of ja-
panned papier macho, comprising six series of trays, em-
bellished with landscapes, views, scenes from Goethe's
Faust, &c.: about half-a-dozen wine trays, decorated
with appropriate foliage and other ornaments : and be-
tween twenty and thirty other trays, two of which present
views, one of (Ramis castle, and the other of the interior
of Penshurst Hall, the residence of the Sidney-. on the
occasion of bringing iu the " yule " log, on the celebra-
tion of Christina, '1 rte centre piece of a third of these
trays is the representation of a heathen sacrifice. Two
large tazzi of papier maehi, 3 feet 6 inches in diameter,
adorned with ornaments from classical designs. A vase 4
feet 6 inches high, and 3 feet 3 inches in diameter across
the lip; is ornamented with foliage, and flowers and clus-
ters of grains around the swelling portion of its circum-
ference, which is euntrasted with the lining and orna-
ments of its other portions. A cabinent containing a
writing desk, and a aeries of shallow drawers.

arts. This Rplendid work has been s xi:tiled for the
Emperor Nicholas, and, with some slight variations, for
Lord Kilmorev, and may be considered, both on account
of the rare minutem ps of its finish, and the exquisite
taste of its composition, as one of the finest productions
that ever left the chevalier's studio' which is allowed to
be the first establishment of the kind in Rome, and, in
many respects, even superior to the Vatican mosaic
laboratory. .
BoPchetti. Two circular mosaic tables, one of the Byzan-
tine school, inlaid with gold, and the other Cupid, as
de..critstal by Tetrarch, with an allegorical burster.
Renew. Various specimens of silk.
Wanconcini Count. Various Mattis of wood, polished and
rough; lkoluginse hemp ; citrauction of siliceous earth
by a eh, mical pr cca, tar bottles.
Binia, Count. Various specimens of sulphur, raw and

refined, front
Della Cl,ela, I. A yaw of oriental alnliaster, with handles,
all wrought from one "mass, with pede,dal and basement ;

dirinteter-3 feet .5! in.
Ferrara Chamber ut Commerce. Hemp sail cloths and
ropes of font different qualities.
Livizzani, Advocate. Specimens of papirography, cut with
scissors.
Moglia. CavaHere Luigi. Mosaics representing the Temples
of P:estum.—A circular table, with several views.—A
picture of St. George.
Moulin, D. Mosaics representing the Roman Forum, the
Temple of nestum, and the Colosseum.
Macdonald. A marble statue.
Miughetti. Specimens of raw and manufactured hemp.
Manfred y. Various specimens of raw and woven silk.
Ow.li, Marquis Alesunder and Joseph. Marbled mosaic
bricks for pavements, manufactured of clay found in the
neighbourhood of Home.
Paaquali, Domenico Rinaldi. Sophaltum, raw and manu-
factored, extracted from the mines of Filettino.
Rocelieggiani, A. A mosaic picture of the Temples of
Pa-stum.
Ranuzzi, Count. Thirteen pieces of gauze of various
colours. _ . .

Saulini. Shell and pietm dura cameos.
'fadeline. A marble statue, size of life, representing a fe-
male figure fishing.