The Express.
London, England, 1851-02-01 00:00:00

RAILWA'

TO TIT

SIR,—I beg to your .
which may be offered foe ties transit of penes, amiss took
the salt and north of Lemke to Agit the Eshiblieo. A rail-
way, called the West Loam, leaving he seating at ILloalso-
tea and fottlevisiU, and within eaorestot of as boar's
walk of the exhibition, Lae tosalshorainterisolw 1
trifle only, sad I as of opinion, if it were im
passeagere, that it maid be fogad of great advantage to all
ponces rowing to the Exhibition from Germany, the sorties(
Europe, iteealasa,:the north of England, and the mantles of
Kent and Booz, as penmen ma now be brought hem
Blackwell to Camden Town by the new line, which I believe
is sow open, thence en to Willesden and Notting .121, and
Konsingted, which I think might be doss is half on hew
fronxillackwall, and would afford the peapsistom amyl/ wed
dividend for their cutley, while it would be of great unite
to the inhabitants of Shepherds' Bush, Konsiegtos, dts. I
beg to submit that a deputation of the Keraingtso Legal
Exhibition Committee Amid be formed, jointly with the
Directors of the West London Railway anti influent's'
whitionen of Kensington, to wait upon the directors of the
North Western Railway, and also the Great Western,
nip, sting thrm to send their pureagen for the Exhibition
direct to Nottieg-hill and Kensington, indeed of tsklas
them out of their way to Buston.rqsar• or Paddinston, and
stop their country trains at Willesden for Kensington, and
at the same place to attach the West London up.train, to
theirs, in order to the public being forwarded from Keating-
ton to Bleekwall by the Beat and West India Docks and'
Birmingham Junction Railway.
I thick if this should be aeoompliehed, It would save
foreigners and country people a greet deal of trouble,
engem., and inconvenience. I heard something said upon
the nbjeet about six mooths ago at the Kensington L3cal
Committee, but although Kensington is so does to the
Eakibitics, move apathy seems to prevail here (as far as
regards accommodating the public) than at any other lecal
sommittee. I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
C. W. DUNFORD.

Wert RIDING TINTILI PANIPICIL—A deputation
from Huddersfield, acesieting of Wm. Willies, E‘ q. (the
esmetable), Frederick ffighwann, Beg, and Joseph Norton,
leg has been in London dorieg the week, and in several
interviews have ascertained from the executive committee
the particulars of the reset locality and sous assigned to
the textile biotic* of the West Riding, and such other in-
fermation as will enable the several local committees to
meet and agree upon their respective appropriations. The
division of the space amongst themselves is left, by the
London executive, entirely in the hands of the local con
mitten of the riding. A meeting of deputations from Leeds,'
Bradford, Halifax, and other towns in the riding, ie to be
held this day (Saturday) in the Commissioner. Rooms,
Iluddenfitld ; the appropriation of specs preparatory to
fitting up requiring iu„iate attention.
We.ST RIDING AGENCY FOR VISITING CLUBS TO
TUN EXHIBITION.—Tbe Leeds executive have appointed the
fallowing gentlemen to act as a committee for the West
aiding, to sari/intend the Central Agency Office, for
belli,sting the visit of the working classes to the exhibition,
vie. :—Geo. Goodman, En. Mayor of Leeds ; Thomu
Cask, E q. (of the eminent firm of MOMS. Hague', Cork,
end Worinald), Dewsbury ; Thomas Wilson, Esq., president
of the Leeds Meebanim' Institution ; It. S. Church. EM.
and Ald. Richard Wilson, of Brantley ; Ald. Joseph Sate-
en, of Leeds, treasurer; and Mr. Cawood, and Mr. Henry
Plied, the secretaries—Office, No. 4, Beason's-buildings,
Park-row, Leeds. In conformity with the arrangements
previously made, the committee have put themselves in
llNtemunication with the several railway companies—the
proprieties of boarding and lodging houses—and are pre•
pared to furnish any information and instruction to the
various clubs. The committee ere also prepared to render
imp a.riatance for the organisation of clubs in the several
IPeaships comprised in the Leeds district.
A "LOST FRIENDS' DEPARTMENT" AT THE °RUT
alalSlTlON.—Considering the great number of persons
lens the provinces, totally unacquainted with London, that
will visit the Great Exhibition; considering that • great
peportioe will be meempanied by relative. or intimate
Meads; considering that many of these will be young per-
inea not quite capable of taking we of themselves; c
dieing the fregaelet liability of parties to get parted in the
=el eisitt-seen by momentary lingering, at attractive
; glesidsries that **pleasures of the day would, in
meat seek be Meeimeably interfered with; considering
die advisee. to scene from the "Lost Lagmge
Depart meme railways ; —would not • "Lost Friends'
Department" be a desideratum at the Great Exhibition;
sr. a conveniently *Muted spew, slightly elevated and railed
iso es to present the " lost ones" in a well-defined row or
one, uatil called for I"—Builder.
marrAwf.—The 22nd Company of Royal Sappers and
Miners, under the command of Captain Gibbs, have re.
*lived orders to praised to London, to be employed at
the Great Exhibition—lientigh Advertiser.
LONDON TVAillo.—(To the Editor of the Express.)
—Sir —I read la oar paper of to *ley, that in London, where
eedinirilyl,oooposensgen page per hour,l,6llowill pan during
the time of the ensuing exhibition hillyde-park ; ' end it may
be reasonably measeed that the number of vehicles will
Maws in • ratio onsiseensurate with the demand for them.
The scene which Piccadilly, the Strand, Fleet-street, and
Chloride will probably present, about 1 o'clock in the day,
can is this way be partly imagined." Now, air, allow me
to peas upon the minds of the gentlemen who have under.
taken the esnduct of affairs throughout the progress of the
great experiment which is at hand, that they ought not to
lees • moment in urging upon the corporation of London the
absolute necessity for the immediate :move of Templebar,
which will greatly facilitate the traffic between St. Peel's
Cathedral and Casing-crow, and tend to the ultimate
widenieg and improving of that part of Fleitatrciet.--A
CONSTANT RIADSIL—Jan. 21, 1851.
WHAM IS JIBING DONE IN IaIIAND.—A num-
geerily.attesded and highly influential meeting et the
shines of Dublin, who are desirous of having the
artistic and mannhatnring mina and skill of this
eeeetry creditably repressated at the Great Exhibition of
MI, was held on Saturday, in the Board-room of the Royal
Dahlia Society. Tao chair wee taken by the Right Hon.
the Lord Mayor. The attendance at the meeting comprised
a Imes amber of scientific and professional gentlemen, and
IiMMENOMS body of the leading manufacturers of Dahlia.
Ibe igen a the committee appointed to make arrange.
UMW kr the transmission and collection of specimens from
lib timothy at the forthcoming exhibition, was read by Dr.
Earrietoo (hon. see. of the committee). This report dr
Idled • variety of interesting information relative to the
=Meats sleeted by the committee in securing a epees
y extimaive for the advantageous display of the
lidos risme transmitted fromthis country. The
Mad MOM VAS stated to cover 10,480 feet,
gas thie Ile lml divided into compartments for the
assemmtekilles of the specimens of 217 exhibitors.
Ala edam Ina she read, calling on the @inure of Dub-
lin, natal Irish public generally, to co-operate with the
emainitteee in facilitating the transmission of Irish aril's=
@Ed exhibitors to this great scene of improvement, and to
awry out the proposed object of rendering the motion ann.
Woke the permanent improvement of arts and manures-
ls Ireland.; The meeting wee addressed be Dr. Barrio.
=km Reynolds, Esq., M.P., hie Grace the Archbishop of
, Mr. Fry, Sir E. Borough, Mr. Ferrier, Sir George
Meeen, Mr. James Haughton, and several other
The report and eddrees were adopted unanimou.ly, and after
several resolutions of • practical character were paned, the
meeting adjourned.

LOP" JON PLACES OF AMUSEMENT.

ILLLT

Greenwich Beanies', fns on Monday and Friday; Society
of Arts Mimeo Wedneslsy; British Museum, Great
Russell-street, hiciuday, Wednesday, and Friday ; Saab's
Mew= of Geology, Aldarsgate-strut, Thursday; But In-
dia Company's Museum Saturday; Mum= of Ewnicunic
Geology; Gres/11C6708, Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday; Hamptonham
Clourt, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, and Saturday; National Gallery, Monday, Tees.
day, Wednesday, and Tbaroday; Vanes Gallery, Marl.
borough Howe; Kew Gardena, daily; Ludas' Miselosm
Mueeura, Bloosafieldetreet, Finsbury; Pantheon, o:ford.
atnet; St. Katherine's Docks, London Docks, West India
Dock, and Castries Roue.

OZATBITOCI.
By tickets, to be obtained from respectable reamers, or lumbers of
the wad toutitaticets.
Antiquarian Musaum, Guildhall. daily; Ashburton Col-
lefties, Piecadlly. daily; Asiatic Museum, New Burlington.
street, Wedgy, Wednesday, end Friday; Botanie Gardens,
Chaim, daily • Sciatic Gardena, Regent's Park ; College et
Surgeens, lltisesa, Monday, Teseday, Wednesday, sad
Thursday; Dulwich ()slimy, Monday, Tuesday, Medals/sit
Thursday, aid Saturday; Ratentelogicel Museum,
street, Temstay ; Orcseenor Gallery, Upper Greareactretrest,
I daily; Rarticalteral Gardena, Chlsinck, dilly ; Huntsville
Mumma, College of Bargeoae, daily; Lime m Collations,
Boho-eqmw, dads ; Roy lamitution Musses, Alboaaulsr
swat, daily ; United Berrie, Museum, Scotiend-yard, daily;
Si, John Soane's lloseum, Tuesday and Friday ; Flazassa's
Hall and the Ilduessm. Caivenity College; Museum of
King's College ; Royal Veterinary College, Mamma; Anti-
gush= So •thty's Museum, Somerset How; Geological
83elety, Somerset Rouse.
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CRAW)! 1.01

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Botanical Cantata, ratan duly; c balsa Militay
Ammilsay, Friday • British leatitation, Pall Mall, daily;
Cholas Hospital, daily; Caamoraaa, Caimans, Dioramas,
gni facie l of An., Adelptil; Monday, Tasday, Thanday,
Ptigay and !Mayday ; Madam Tufted and Sons', Baker-
sliest; Burford's Panorama, Polytechnic Institution, Paso-
rear el the Nile, St. Pars Cathedral, sad Thames Teasel,
Mothabitke, daily ; the Tower, daily • Malatesta Abbey,
daily; Woolwich Arsenal, daily; Zciologioal Gardens, PA..
gest'. Pub, daily ; Basra Zoological Gardens, daily ; Banli
et Ragland; Guildhall Council liaoa.

FLAX CULTIVATION NZAI Laicism.—Mr. Bar-
row, of Husboratoso, has Wren r a swine& of flax
mod, the prodac• of flax of kis own growth at Batista°. He
°Maud els seed (two straw and three pecks) how Yr.
Boole Browne, of Hoops, near Awdovenford, Glower
tenkirs, which ho a owed on so aro sad threelnartero, en
the lit day of March, 1860. It yielded 47 maks (621bs. to
the strike) of good rod, rides *a straw, wsigrag two
rat and • half, whir so talabrat of this town has bought
to nee in his trade. The rapt is of excellent gratis
sad freer hog mhos that tie ordinary maples we have
sowa—lowrator Chrowair.

Goan a Gipsey's life—
ben to-day, and there tomorrow. The preparations
miner maker fee his own canfort are few : he
has neither the time on the inclination. Some few
have good tents, but the great majority content them-
selves with a good tree as a shelter, or, at most, by
erecting a small brush-house, or covering—a work of
ten mantes only—and this, in reality, is all that is
required, for little oe no dew falls from the com-
mencement of June, and the ground is without •
particle of moisture for several feet downwards. A
light tent, sufficient for 2 or 3 people, is certainly a
comfort, but is by no means necessary, and a very
great trouble to carry about.
The miner is up at the latest by the time the sun
has risen, very frequently earlier. Breakfast is soon
prepared, and he immediately goes to work, if in
summer as early as halipast 4, continuing until 10 or
11 o'clock. Diarer, simple and substantial, does not
occupy mach time, and a short siesta follows (for the
nights are short in June and two following months),
and he sgain commences at half-past 2 or 3 o'clock,
continuing until sundown, and as he has risen with
the sun he is glad enough to rest himself by the time
that luminary goes down. In September and October
work is continued the whole day, that is to say, the
miner works the same number of hours as the labourer
in England; the days being shorter, and the sun not
so powerful.
Sunday is the grand day for the miner. In the
morning he will wash and mend hie clothes, and his
person. If he possesses a mule, as numbers do, he
is certain to dress himself in his beet and make an
excursion, either to see his friends, or to " prospect"—
that is to say, to try other diggings; but I am sorry
to mike known to you that vast numbers also make
a practice of getting drank as regularly as God's
holy day comes round. Then may be seen scenes of
debauchery and quarrels, which render some of the
stores veritable hells. Men who srequietly disposed
and do not wish to be engaged in; • quarrel, avoid
such places, as I would do a London gin palace.
The dress of the miner is ridiculous : I enure yore
most positively that ninety-nine out of every hundred
have their inexpressible." patched in every direo-
tion. I myself have worn clothes so old and torn
that an English labourer would have been ashamed
to wear. As to stockings or socks they are quite un-
necessary, and no one ever thinks of putting on a
coat, waistcoat, or even neck handkerchief. Such is
the beauty of the climate that a single shirt is suffi-
cient, and this is generally left unbuttoned at the
neck, and possibly the sleeves turned up to the elbow.
I have occasionally been convulsed with laughter at
the droll costumes one sees.

The sailor, above all other parties, rejoices in the
mines ; he is here in his glory, and the life is exactly
to his taste. Accustomed to hard work, and possibly
to still harder usage, he does not find at; great diffi-
culty in handling the pick and shovel. Here he is
his own master,spending, with their usual generosity
as freely u they get; but few have any money,
though some turn steady and make first-rate work-
men. Their great delight is to scour the country on
mules, excite d to full galop by the repeated applica-
tion of the large Mexican spurs. Poor mule, I pity
you who are so unfortunate as to have a sailor for a
muter.

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