The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-14 00:00:00

EXPRESS, SATURDAY immimm JUNE lA, 1851.

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1 1111 FOliglll/1,11 SILKS which compose ton "Trophy"
n woods, defiles, and mountain gorges, where 1 bourhood. This magniticeut maw entree 24 f • mineszatraag, is not se handunis as others on GNI
little time to load, has , and adapted for eighty lights. It IS
fa s
piss stand. • I aevelty of colour aPpeansto be its' petecipal ;
' • iumil I fTKeith and Co., taken as a whole, are seems of the richest
..._.. (of
exhibited ill this country. The des: are mostly
a man 'has bat
oatlti
lis
se--7nom= on. T bee purchased by tar. I new, and many of them very costly, those manu
taught them the value of such weapons. The prin.! feature in the ells! Min, lig Sean
below, and reflecting the 's riga (saline des 14ridt j Riau& - The Mann Ridgway have also introduced , faet;red fee ha Highness the Viceroy of Egypt.
ciple of Mr. Cult's revolvers (321, United States) I
-s,„ of s revolving cylinder, containing six extraordinary brilliancy. There aft (abet' chandeliers inl some -striking novelties in the application of pee- , Cuss 17,1 No. s.—Mutual bearing blocks for building
• trbution of pressure - invented by Louis
char
mn't
ex and ono barrel, anti hating been found to ' coloured glue in what the manufacturer is pleased to call ! cemin, in the shape of staircases and fountains. Ito consa, n
t-street. The invention n consists of blocks
succeed perfectly. only one failure occurring out d the alaalthasia style, bat the taste of these ia questionable, :A. specimen of the former in pure white, ornamented I
of
yarZtoran,
we. has a fine palatial upcct, and is likely !
two thousand and eighty, tested in 1860, by order of et isms is eat ',Mimi, sod lather mars the effect of the I with --,a,
with
each
other,
and which royal' be 'used separately or combined
be nude of stone, iron, wood, or
Ito become a favourite in aristocratic, mansions. Porte- from any other material, for the construction ef bridges,
the United Staretarvernment, and that arose remedefiess, : seiddi are emserweled solely with a view to
from imperfect Their committee on midi- . prima* WINN. The rewsisise if the collection consists i rale staircases, with doors of malachite, would be quite a reecho, tunnels, breakwaters, foundations, &e., or for any
nary sffaire strongly recommend the adoption of Eamon vases, Ontanneld with fine and delicate I prime* combination. Prince Albert has seen, and been other architectural purposes. From the
.simplicity of the
of them in the service, and they were an- . esigravieg, some served iasnotstims, sod numerous articles ; gush paused with, this staircase, and the Ouches.' of Glouces- ' forms of these blocks, and the mutual bearing of them, the
I weight of the bulk, or any superincumbent pressure, is die-
cordiugly given to the Ranger C in I efleeelle breormase, bat all sikedlog mirk reward for a I ter has already given it her patronage. The fountains tributed over and shared by the whole mass. The ambit's-
Mexico, and afterwards to the Mounted fttBemen.l IllaralwathraPottion. Bacchus (Birmilagbsm) appropriately are exosselingle handsome, and, until lately, have played i tion effected by this principle of construction introduces a
In l;urwpean warfare, however, such weapons would 1 aspiele bastalf is the fabrications( wiaoorPt, glasses, and fee ths amassment of the visitors, but some enthusiast in ! security and improvementusofpetnarient wasp, bridges,
not be of the some utility, for we prefer a rauge ci gamiatem, In coloured and caul glass. The collection la art having stolen the jet', their occupation is, for the ! tunnels, foundations,
erg of setsa,wwahic,h, fortifications,
interlocking,& i by
ruler: form an 1
a bullet through sot large, hat well designed and emended. A fiowcrstand, present, gone. There are also to be seen here sue
fifteen hundred yards to sending sepa hollow bricks with which Prim. lambi:lase
estrissruct,ure, and the novel feature of building
seven-inch boards at sixteen yards ; and the distri- 1 with vase and cornucopia, has a very pretty effect. TM eimens of the &c., without a keystone, every block act.
Albert has constructed his model cottages. Their lug as a key stone.
bution of such arms to whisk regiments would be delicate twisted stems of the champagne glasses are novel
accompanied with strong doubts as to the use which and chaste, but we fear for their continuity after the third advantages are represented to be absence of damp, greater CLASS XXlX.—Bees and Beehives.—ln the north-east
would be made of them, for, although their import- o arc.- Harris and Son, of Birmingham, exhibit a largo strength and economy, inasmuch that, being glued in the gallery, directly under tho transept, Messrs. Neighbour
and Son, of High Holborn, have arranged several descrip-
tion' cannot be denied when employed by select trails collection of coloured ream, adapted to the various uses of inside, they do not require plastering or papering. The in-
such as rifle companies, he.. yet nithe hands of igloo' tbe table. Fine effects of colour are here produced, and venter attaches great importance to this article, and expects improved
rrorraders to examine, which
ait s will
ti b?)ri tate; sot -f
teas
insoofintahnyro p
The articles that it will create a complete revolution in the mode of con- rural economy now claims such universd and deserved at-
rant or carelem men they might be snore detrimental , many of the shapes possess novelty and grace.
than otherwise. There la nn reason, however, why: exhibited by these and other manufacturers in coloured structing houses. Meigh and Son confine themselves to the tention throughout the country. The novelty in the con-
s few should not he tried in the present ('afire war, i glass would seem to intimate that the Bohemians are fabrication of the more homely article—earthenware ; but struction of these hives consists in the facilities that are
afforded of taking at any time of tit :gathering season the
where the nature oldie warfare is so similar to that
,! not long to enjoy their monopoly. Specimens of the eertaailv the perfection to which they have brought it leaves
purest honey in larger or smaller quantities without de-
af the Florida Indiana. I beautiful silvered glass lately become so fashionable, and little to choose between it and porcelain. Their vases , stroying or even injuring the bees, thus humanely super-
Considering the celebrity of the Sweden iron, we . which has formed so ornamental a feature at various pub- are particularly good, the coarser material seemisS coding the barbarous and hateful system of murdering these
should have liked to have seen something better an a tic banquets, arc exhibited by Messrs. Varnish, of Berner's- to adapt itself best to the massive character of the interesting insects to obtain the produce of their industry.
specimen of a national weapon than the breach- I street. The silvered globes are already familiar to the vessel. Their cheapness, too, is surprising. Thirty- Immediately adjoining this group of untenanted beehives
loading musket. The weight is by no means COM.' public, but there are various other articles, such as chess- five guineas would purchase one of quite as diatingue an rt:iloya:le o abet e"weodrk.livitTgh hives,
se i ;ell' lihttelebcecrse:::".il'ih7
peasated fur by the mechanism, which oune6te of a table, gubleta, eurtaisrpoles, &c., which show the great appearance as a hundred and fifty guinea porcelain. In been Yhighly honoured by the eat; executives creatures
,
levee shout three inches long, which opens a part of adaptability of the material to ornamental purposes. Perry some of the dinner service. also the painting and ornament tee, for of all the animal workers that contribute
the barrel about the same length, into which the and Co. (New Bond-street) have an immense chandelier for areof a beauty which we have seldom seen surpassed even to the interest of the Exhibition they alone are
cartridge sput. The cup is also then put on, the 1 144 candles, of most elaborate workmanship. The design, in the highest priced porcelain. We have now given our allowed therein to display their matchless ingenuity
and skill._ By a simple contrivance the bees are allowed
cap head being underneath. The lowlife, appears ; however, is rather coafused, and the quality of the glue readers a glimpse, and only a glimpse, at same of the tree- egress_ and ingress through the building, without in the
to he a slow business, but for a wall pierce the ides I does not appear so pure as is the MSS with some of the North Gallery, but shall on a future day least degree molesting the visitors; thus enabling the ad-
descrys a attention. Mr. Pellet's chandeliers. Perhaps it wants cleaning, endeavour to do sonic justice to the remaining collections, mirers of the works of Nature to view the whale process of
hi sword blade, we noticed those of MM. Healer as the intricacy of the pattern affords innumerable which arc quite as worthy of notice as those we have eau- forming the cells and depositing the honey therein.
and Schinolz, of Solingen, and Mr. Wilkinson, of
I receptacles for dust, but, whatever may be the cause, it =rated, - Within these few days Messrs. Neighbour have added to
Pall-mall, but the German sword bind's; have not looks rather dull beside its more brilliant neighbours. There the " apiary " a beehive constructed entirely of glass, pro-
tectcd by a cover neatly made of straw, but so contrived
the finishing of ours. M. le Due de Luynee (No. arc various smaller collections of glass (for Class 24 is re- THE RUSSIAN CONTRIBUTIONS. that oil application to the attendant it can be removed in-
-1,364 Prams.) sends sowns beautiful specimens of markably well filled), among which good taste and good. illustrating
waclrtanortrehktelodnYiknpstlidhiituphstreotwfilrihtese . u .
imare i n
mpaertticuliairelry
I,tiliaje, curious
sty tthe
The Russian section was the great rendezvous
damask steel blades, with magnificently 'ma' workmanship arc generally dieeernible. There isnot, how- on Saturday for all the visitors at the Crystal Palace, it
waantde h
puting
Melded handle*, that of the dagger being elaborate ~.. . variety .
thewe
rt en etsimbeefLo.nregagteheiminn,
ever, +liniment to require particular notice. The being then-open for the first time to pub.te inspection. The
in its design. The Toledo blades are, however, un-
Proper Pon- I many questions relative to the habits nod economy of the
~_..., spectator who visits this corner of the north gallery will various articles in malachite, now arranged in
rivalled, particularly one hating a
- 'illr'c licab`'''' find ample amusement and much instruction if, afterand being well t d • hthe honey
shaped like a coiled-up soake, to show the
having inspected the beautiful specimens of the manufac- floes and good lights,
dark crimson drapery of the chamber, shine out with a mare SAFETY IN MINING OPERATION,— IGG. Mr. Taylor,
elastic qualities of the steel, the head forming
tercel article we have enumerated, be should conclude his nificence truly regal. Several new specimens have made of Fleet-street, Dublin, exhibits a pneumatic battery for
the handle of the blade. The manufactory of Toledo . . . . . _
day by going over and examining minutely the prepare-
this invention into secure effectually the mines from those
ie the only one in Spain, where blades of such good it. their appearance, among others a chair of line design, and igniting gunpowder in mining operations. The object of
as of the raw material in its various stage., which art
qualities cllll be manufactured, owing to a chemical a splendid table with several minor applications of the destructive and distressing accidents which are so frequent
h ere appropriately ranged by more than one of the cx- material. The custom house value of the malachite is
property in the waters of the Tagu4' which slow hibitors. in practical operations. The pneumatic battery is extremely
thnsigh that town ; fur in the war of independence 20,000/. The plate was the object of universal admire.- simple in its construction, and most effsetual in its opera-
tion • and the model groups of wild horses in tinny. It possesses all the advantages of the galvanirbattere
the government attempted to form one at Cadiz, em- :',.I.INUFACTURES IN PORCELAIN Velt ' without its disad •andmay be employed • '
' ' gilt bronze, by Baron Klett, made one regret . v entage,
ploying the %WIG workmen and steel, but were unable
PARIAN. at great distances from the mine to be exploded. We shall
to obtain blades equally tempered, The Spanish that anything should have delayed the arrival suppose that the miner has prepared his charge of gun-
exhibit both of steel iltepolla and tire arms, That portion of the north gallery which stands of the full sized originals. The artist is the most distin- powder or mine in the usual way. lie then makes secure,
scent to have used their best endeavours in sending immediately over the transept, and which is devoted to the guishA in St. Petersburg, and cast them expressly for the within a toot of the charge, a cell made of gutta percha, not
specimens of the skill of their worktnen ill 0111 - specimens of British porcelain and its equally beautiful but Exhibition; but the great distance, nod the difficulty of exceeding
ati,iczoeinaboms,ut.d,ta.worheeest=4 tfutlea/t. 11 of
mental design for the stocks of their piateds ore I younger
sister Varian, is laden a ith such an w/mo ertis de transit, have hitherto delayed their arrival. We may y_
or any n
su'hstance wihich will resist the action of acid! .
but'
beautifully inlaid, and a bronze: and *old hilted • rilleene that it would be quite impossible to elo anything yet hope, however, to see them in the course of the the inventor prefers cells of gutta percha, as they are not
dailirer is well worthy of the Great Exhibition. It like justice to its contents in a single article. We must liable to breakage, as well as possessing other advantages
is to Ise hoped, however, that a sts•orel blade curved therefore select a few of the more prominent features, re., over any other substance that might be employed, parti-
throughout its length with a barbed head is merely serving the remainder for a future day. It would be well cularly the ease with which it eau be moulded into the
shape required by. the application of heat, and rendered by
meant for show, as the use a such a weapon would for the visitor who wishes fully to appreciate the excellence i the same means airtight. The cell is two-thirds filled with
nut be excuaable in IL New 'Zealander. The Swedish ' rend beauty of our British ware to refresh his memory a sulphuric acid. A pima percha tube. a quarter of an inch
sum els apt ak well for the quality of their steel, and' little out the subject-matter, and remember how very few iu diameter, and of a syphon form, is prepared, the longer
a small unprovement given to one of them in the years, comparatively, it is since the fire Entrecolles arm of which is about ono foot in length, the shorter about
handle should not be Ic.st by oar manufacturers. It scut over specimens of the Pc-tun-tse, and Kao-liu, four inches, and is inserted through the top of the
cell, descending to within a quarter of an inch of the bottom,
consists of a small ring in the handle to pass the the two main ingredient, of porcelain, from China and is consequently inunersed in the acid. The exterior
fon :huger through, which in heavy cavalry swords to Europe, and how many fewer years it is since the dna end is placed over and in contact with the charge of gun-
would give much greater solidity to the grasp. china cup was made in England. The porcelain manufem
older.powr The next important part of the apparatus consists
In the smaller departments of eaps,eartridges, oze., ture wa.. established in Derby just a century ago by a /Ir. of lng gutta percha tube thtre-eight hii of an ineh in
the !solidify of our work again shows Itoelf. especially Intesbury, and thirteen years after, the celebrated Jowl* diameter, mad made to extend from any paint of safety to
the cell at the charge such into the "ie. on upper portions
if we compare (Pruaaia WM), nnd these of Mr. Joyce. i Wedirwuoil made Staffordshire the home of the puttees art. of which the end of the tube is inserted' and made air-tight.
Although high finish and solidity in such matters But it was long subsequent to that time before the kaow- The miner havingsecureel all as described, next places a few
may appear immaterial, tiny are of the greatest im ledge of chemistry and of the colouring properties of metal- grains of the chlorate of potass and loaf auger, which has
porianie, for though a copper cap is a small Or- tic oxides cuabhAl our Stalford.vbire and Worcestershits been previously well ground and intimately mixed, on the
tielc, what would our uns be without them ? g ' surface of the charge mid also in contact with the gunpow-
The rontinental Dues are of tea thin a metal, , der. All the necessary arramsements are then completed,
and the miner may on removing to the point of safety where
apt to eplinter when fired, the charge of . the external end of the long tube terminates, cause the
fulminating powder being sometime% too strong, and ~
ignition and explosion of the mice by simply blowing
thereby causing danger to the eyesight i.r wounding' into the tube, which has the effect of forcing a
the hand, uud tew woo lIIIS are MOM painful than those , small portion of the sulphuric wit out of the cell
[stun jagged pies. sof copper. But why should ; through the syphon tulles thence coming in contact with
fm h
, the chlorate of 'muss and causing an instant explosion.
copper be need in the manuffieturing of taps? 'Die . 1 The great sulvantages of the new mode are self-evident ;
mere expense of the metal is a matter of consitlira- ' the miner, in all ordinary cases, has to run fur his life on
tion. 1 firing the match paper or fusee, but by thismode he may
In military accoutrements we have tonic soldierly- I remove at pleasure, and without fear, knowing that no
looking Prureinti helmets', lust we would wish to action can take place until all is in resdiness. The above
Is the simplest form of the pneumatic battery ; but ler
caution our foreign friends front accepting sundry general purpose, a greater numbsr of cells would be re-
wax figures, dressed like mountebanks., as topics Tined. Wheu a number of explosions ore required to
of our English regiments. Many military out- take place spontaneously a corresponding number of cells
fitters send their ideas of a uew head-dress, are employed, one to each charge, and arranged as the
- above described, by cone, all with a long tube.
• operation% ;'

summer. There are also iu the collection Fome characteristic
Russian figures in gilt bronze, a curious globular clock, and
not the least interesting features, • collection of Circassian
anus, highly damascened, inlaid with precious stones, and
mounted in gold. In front the gigantic candelabra may
now be criticised in all their full proportions. On the op-
posite side of the nave the Russian silks enter
into bold competition with the Lyons brocades, and
there are various cases of embroidered leather,
goat's hair cloth (made by the Cossack women)
and other articles peculiar to the country, and doing great
credit to its skilled labour. In a glass case above is arranged
• collection of furs such as no country but Russia could
product, among which is the Emperor's own pelisse, which
his Imperial Majesty has condescendingly lent to grace the
Exhibition. This costly article is composed of an immense
number of the skins of the black fox, u suuill piece at the
buck of the neck of each being all that is used fur the pur-
pose. These arc so nicely joined that the outer side hos the
appearance of one beautiful skis, and is the perfection
of warmth and luxurious softness. The value of this costly
article is 3e300/. There are also some fine specimens of
silver fox and other furs of nearly equal rarity, and many
of them quite new to this country.
But the great attraction, especially for the fair visitors,
was the display of di.unouils, opened for the first time
on Saturday. They are nut very great iu quantity or 1
remarkable for the size of particular stones, but they arc
all of the purest water, and tho mode of setting surpasses
in skill, beauty, and originally of design, anything we
have hitherto seen, even at the Great Exhibition. They
created quite &furore on Saturday, the quiet little Sclavons
who had charge of the precious caskets being fairly
hustled by beautiful girls and comely matrons. We must
do them the justice to say that they bore the pressure with
a demure equanimity that was quite edifying. In one case is
a gorgeous diadem in diamonds, rubies, 1114 opal, containing
in all 3,400 stones, and valued at 6,000/. The design
of this is exquisite, and the workmanship so delicate that
the silver setting is nowhere visible except at the back. A
fine bracelet in turquoise, a gem the Russians pride them-
selves in setting gracefully, and a brooch containing a
pearl perfectly round, and so pure in quality as to be equally
beautiful which ever way itis turned, are arranged beside the
diadem. There is also a gold snake armlet of very superior
workmanship, the sinuoeitiea of the animal being admirably
represented in links so closely set as to appear, on first in-
spection, of one continuous substance. In the second case
is n necklace of diamonds and rubies, set ait bunches of grapes.
The taste of this article is perfect, and the workmanship so
exquisitely fine as to be perceptible only in its results. The
radiant bunches are there, but no one can see the delicate
metallic frame that holds them together. There is also in
this case a splendid diadem of diamonds and costly eme-
ralds—the latter gems being set in a very peculiar manner,':
merely fastened by a wire inserted in the smaller end, so as
to resemble acorns. Besides this ornament, there are some
bracelets and brooches of great beauty; the whole being set
with a delicacy of manipulation, and purity of design,
' which is surprising as coming from the cold north, and
which may well cause the Parisian jewellers to look to
their laurels. Among the distinguished judges who have
warmly praised this collection were the Duchess of Orleans,
the Duchess of Gloucester, and Prince Henry of the Me-
' therlands ; by all of whom they have been minutely
examined.

manufacturers to produce those beautiful sets in burnishes
gold, and painted in many tulours, which now,
ranged as they arc in bright array along the
shelves of their location, hid proud defiance to all
comma, whether from Dresden, Settee, or Nankin. The
fact is, that the groat stride has been made within the
last 20 years, as any careful housekeeper who retains the
d, b, of n set of china of that age can readily testily.
About that time a herce competition arose between Worces-
tershire aud Staffordshire, which has lasted ever since, the
mash sif which is that both have come out winners, all the
loss and disgrace of defeat having fallen on tho foreign corn-
petitoes. Within the laid firs years the manufacturers have
added .1 uew and beautitel branch to their art, by the con-
struction of a rapidly extending circle of articles in parian,
which is a mixture of Swedish felspar with the ordinary
china clay, and which is admirably adapted far sta-
tuette, and other ornaments of a sculptural character
from its close resemblance to parian marble. The art of
working this beautiful compound is as yet only in its in-
r fancy. It is yet brittle and unmanageable, and its tendency
' to contract after " firing" renders the moulding of statuette.
1 from it u work of great skill, delicacy, and jcidgment When
, some cohesive element shall have been discovered, there is
no calculating what revolutions the use of this material may
effect in the fine arts. With these preliminary observations
we shall proceed Moore to tho beautiful glass case in which
Messrs. Minton, of Stoke-upon-Trent, have deposited the
magnificent service of mixed parian and porcelain which
has been purchased by her Majesty for presentation to
the Emperor of Anstria. We should here observe that Mr.
Minton claims the honour of having first introduced parian
to public. notice, and that he also claims is second triumph
, in having, in the service under notice, combined it with
porcelain. The service is a full one, in white, turquois, and
gold, the plates and smaller portions being exclusively
porcelain, the large centre pieces, such as a!siettes moott.'es,
flower baskets and cream bowls, porcelain and parian corn-
' Lined. The wine cooler, which stands in the centre, is
exclusively parian, and is of a high order of art. Hound the
outside it has, in bas-relief, a bear-hunt represented, and
hunters with their dogs form a series of statuette groups
round the pedestal. A slight thread of gold runs in
I and out through the design, and the whole has a most
exquisite effect, the dead richness of the parian contrasting
admirably with the bright glaze of the porcelain pieces la
the neighbourhood. Oa the top an infant Bacchus is busy
pressing the grapes, for the juice of which a receptacle is
' presided underneath. The aigrettes nwotcea are moat
graceful combinations of the two materials, porcelain pre-
' dominating, and the jelly-stands are of origival design, the
I top being formed by a group of two Cupids-011C struggling
to get at the sweet things beneath, the other holding him
back with all the energy of an outrageously good child
1 The minor articles are all enriched with parian
statuary, and the whole has a richness of effect
which it would be in sails to look for in services com-
posed exclusively of one material. The plates are of an
entirely new pattern, especially selected by her Majesty,
the novelty consisting in the rims being perforated in a pat-
tern, and the difficulty in their having each to be separately
worked by lowed It should he remarked that this Senile
was not made originally to royal order, hut merely as a
specimen for the Exhibition. Mee Majesty, in passing
through the gallery, was, with her usual good taste, at ouce
struck with its beauty, and purchased it for a thousand
guineas for the purpose of presenting( it to the Emperor of
Austria. The same firm exhibit a series of graceftil state-
cites in parian, among others the well-lumen Dorothea,
and an AN111120,1 taming a wild horse, which we must my
has (although claiming to be an original design) a wooden,
fully close resemblance to Kiw's group. There is an alle-
gorical group, entitled l• Love taming Wrath," which is
original and good : end some excellent portrait statuette*,
among other, one of the late Sir R. reel. They arc all
well exca uted. when we cousider the tendency of the ma•
terial to contract after firing, and the fact that while
porcelain figures arc moulded in the clay, parian
must be poured into the moulds a. a fluid. We
must not forget a beautiful copy of the " Teuiperana"
from the Sutherland gallery, or a most exquisite and cha-
racteristic " Flora" from an original in the possession of the
Earl of Harrowhy. The face of this statuette is a perfect
type of the bright summer season. Two gigantic vases in
poectiaiu, with ormolu ornaments, are Wilting features in
this collective, anal have also been purchased by her Ma-
jesty; and there are numberless other articles in parian end
porcelain which will well repay inspeeticm, but which we
must leave oneuunterated, merely reminding the visitor not
to consider be has done with Mr. Minton until he has
examined his Galatea, in the nave, which is the
hugest statue in parian that has yet been produced.
I. Ridgway and Co., wham stand is doss to that of Mr.
Minton, do not aim at anything entlasively ornamental,
nor do they touch parian, but canine themselves delu-
sively to such articles in ponsigiia as cantbins sae and orna-
ment. Their dinner, tee, and dessert SeTTices possess
great variety of form and de oration, and are all carved.
ingly beautiful. In ono service they have added a new
colour to the potters' list, by producing a bright orange,
or, as they call it, coral To our Mahe this servile, although

but after the way in which ranch rut 41!
the Albert hat, we are astonished at the production'
sent by Mo,sra. Allen and Co., 12 I, New Itund-1
street. This hetereogeneous composition affords the
public a means of satisfying thetusclves at one view,
of the ugly points which our sludges, or pro aced
black It uthern helmets contain. and, as a parody, it
is nut bud. What is our army clothing board about,
that by dressing our suldiera as if they were in-
tended for anythingbut their profet-sion, they give
any one an opportunity of exhibiting such a head-
drefis

OM at by conneethig • .. ,c.
In military ... :ions it might be uocessat7 to have
the long tube some miles in length; it would be neccuary
in thut case to employ a forciug-pump which would act
effectually at any distance.

MANUFACTURES IN ULASs.

lioweeer we may be inclined to yield the palm to
the foreigner for beauty of design and delicacy of workman.
ship in other branches of ornainental manufacture, it is
quite certain that in the variants applications of that most
beautiful of chemical combinations, etas., the British work- ;
man need fear no competitor. The gallery devoted to the'
work of his hands glitters like a fairy palace, and is each
day visited by increasing crowds, especially of strangs re,
who are unqualified in their admiration. In noticing the
articles in this class the place of honour belongs of right to
the Meese*. Oskr, whose far-remelt crystal fountain is the
gem of the transept, and bas now a European celebrity.
Of so well-known and generally-admired an object
any lengthened description would be superthuno. It I
will beleafficient to say that it contains four tons of pure 1
colourless glass, that it is 27 feet high, and that it might I
without difficulty be converted into a superb candelabrum,
for which purpose its elegant design is eminently calculated.
The same firm exhibit also a magnificent pair of candelabra,
in richly cut ear, each to hold fifteen lights, and standing
eight feet high. Her Majesty has become the purchaser of
these truly regal ornaments, and it is by her gracious per-
mission they are exhibited. The other contents of Messrs.
Oiler's ruse are a large crystal candelabrum, supported by'
three griffins in dead or fretted etas., the figures of which
struck us as being well executed, considering the
material, some richly monn•ed lustre., and several
portraits in frosted glass, including thew of her
Majeisty, Prince Albert, and some of the national
literary and political celebrities. The collection is hand•
tamely arranged in a large glass east, and affords every fit-
eddy for inspection. Nest in rotation, but second to none
in etccllence or beauty, come the beautiful specimens of
Mr. Arley Pellet. This gentleman, not contented with
carrying on his manufacture merely as a trade, has devoted
much time and atteution to vitreous chemistry, and to the'
history of glass from the time of its apocryphal origin on
the coast of Syria down to the palmy period of Venetian art.!
and the nee to the procomes and discoveries of the present
day. The results are the beautiful Anglo Venetian services
in gilt glass., which have all the fragile ilelkac7 of form 'I
so much prised by cownsiesents—whether they have the im-
puted quality of detecting poison is a question which it is
happily not necessary to discuss at the pea sent day. Mr.
Pellet has also made a bold attempt at restoring the lens I
Venetian art of frosting glass, and certainty the articles
ex-
hibited have a wonderful resemblance to ice, the thing iu• I
tended to be represented. .1 curious feature in this collec-
tion is what the manufacturer calls the Koli.i.nor," con-
sisting of several lumps of the purest Mint glass, cut die-
• mend wise, and quite rivalling in brilliancy the two million
original down stairs. We are certain that if the largest of
these specimens had becu placed on the velvet cushion, sur-
rounded by an iron railing, and attended by a reverential
policeman, it would have received .1 much larger
seed of public wonder and approbation than the
real eastern gem. As a specimen, however, of the
purest and most beautifully tut Sint glass, it
affords an eseellent opportunity As observing the difference
between that material and the tree diamond. It lese the
advantage of the gem in entire absence of colour, and
produces, the prismatic changes with nearly equal effect.
But its de&ient in specific gravity, and in that wondrous
power of radiating light which gives to the diamond its
yalue, mid is its unique peculiarity. The mode of cutting
these spaimens proves the workmen to be first-rate Lipid&
rim. The other prominent feature in this collection is a
magnificent centre chandelier in highly refractise cut glass,
which glitters like the valley of diamonds. It is of vactful
sad original design, and the purity of the glass may at once
be detected by contras with other specimens in the et*.