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

RULES FOR FITTING UP COUNTERS.

The following rules for fitting op counters have
been officially iuusd :
1. Tne boundaries of each class a►e fined, and counters,
&c., of one elms must not extend into the limits of rise
clams adjacent.
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2. Colinters projecting into the greet central gulags mast
not be built up higher than four tu-t at summit. Ii desired
they may rise in •!epa Irons the ground.
3. Every passage leading out of the great central passage
to the nook or to the south must be *lot feet wide, and la
the centre of every 24 feet space.
4. No communication horn east to west between any pas-
sages shall be established without special leave of the elect' •
tire committee to writing.
5. Passages taken out of exhibiting epace by exhibitor..
for their own eostretih.nce, most be on the ground, not less
thou 6 feet wide, sod in the gahery not less than 3 teat wide.
6. Counters helm a gallery may be built up to soy height
under, say 19 feet, if required.
7 Vertical, wall, or parti.ion space must not project it t
the great antra/ passage.
8. There mast be always a clear gunge of 5 feet next the
railings in the galleries, and no passage less than 3 feet.
9. Cases, counters, 6te , may be placed in any direction,
mirth to south °yeast to west, provided they do not extend
bey boundaries of the space allotted to their 6110 or
in.o the general pietas, a ; but it is ri quested that counters
and earls should be multiples of 4 feet.
10. No vertical or °onager space in the galleries must rise
above 7 feet,

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF APPEAL.

A meetirg of the Connell of Appeal of the Metro-
politan Commissioners was held on Treaday, at the rooms of
the Society of Arta. The gentlemen pretest were Mr. Tits
( 'he vice-chairman), Aguitral Sir Charles Adam, Sir Moses
M•ntefr:re, Captain W. H. Smyth, R N.. Protestor Plaetair
(of the executive committee), the 11ev. Mr. Cattle, sad Mr.
D. W. Wire (the honorary seen Wire). Professor Derr n,
Professor Anted, Sir Henry Bishop, Mr. H. Mandelay, Mr.
W. Bird, Mr. Fowler, Dr. Pereira, Mr. S. Morley, Mr 0.
H. Boon, Mr. Barb.r, Professor C.iwprr, Mr. Croce, Mr.
Mann, Mr. Routledue, Mr. Suet!, Mr. Simpson, Mr.
Greenleaf, and Mr. J. gulag,.
Soma preliminary discussion took place as to certain points
of arrangement of the objects in tt,e Exhibition, turning
upon the proper application of :he Terms "wall" end
.• counter" space, and upon the cmatruction and dimension,
of counter,, and it visa aurefil that a letter should be
addressed by the honorary secretaries to the tx:eutise
committee, requesting a more (11,' defklit'.in of the phrases
I to be given with Official authority, to rectify errors, at.a
pri.vent any future misapprehension of their technical
meaning.
Tnc question of the continued office and functions of the
council of chairmen and of the metropolitan commiseionen
generally having been mooted,
Professor Playfeir availed himself of the opportunity,
en the part of has lto)al Highness the Prince Albert,
with whom he had bad the most recent communiervian,
for r xpressiog the bigh opinion and grateful censiekration
entertained by his Reuel Highness personally, and by the
Royal Commissioners,, as to the spirit with which the sec.
[tonal committees had entrag.d in their very laborious and
responsible duties, and for the satisfactory manner in which
they had discharged them, nut on:y to the commission, hut,
from all that appeared, to the gencr body of the exhibitors
themselves. And it was explained that the continued
nizetion and services of these committees were desired to be
retained for purposes which would from time to time be
developed in the progress of the great " work."
The appeals which had been addressed to the honorary
secretaries of the council since the last session were then one
by one cor sidr red, and some of them immediately adjudicated
upon, whilst a greater number were referred to the /O-
W laiderrion of the respective sectional committees, to be
reported upon at the text meeting of the council, which
cos fise.. by adjournment to Tuesday, the 28tn instant.

St, ClG:lmTlONß.—Exhibiton at the grand Intern
C,ni:ett of 1b.51 will be glad to learn that her Majesty's
government intend to bring in a bill for the purpose of pro
testing from piracy inventions, &c., not protected alreaay by
the Design' Act of last year. T. the list of suggestions offered
by us last week to the parties most concerned by way of
preparing for the reception of the nation's guests in the coming
summer, we may add a few others that occur to recollection.
Not the least interesting feature of our metropolis—urban
end suturban—to cur visitors will be the public parks. Nut
only are they filled with historical reeol:ections,—they are
also in a great measure features peculiar to our own island.
The Americans have what are called parks in their chief
cities; but they are rather bits of Nears trim ground, like
the centre of Bel/nave or of Grosvenor square, than parke in
the Enp,lish senor. The Lust-garten of Vienna, the Thier.
gaten of Berlin, are gardens,—but not parks. The turf is
our English charm. rant to be remembered, last to be for-
gotten by the foreigner will be the ramble shout Richmond
or Windsor. The soft green turf is to England what sun-
shine is to Italy and pure air to Greece. Our parks, then,
should be exhibited to the best advintage. Hired carriages
might, we think, be allowed to pats through Hyde-park and
St. James's, with little harm and lees cffenee. Waiving for
this time of hospitality, the aristocratic distinction—we are
not aware that a hired carriage is more destructive in Its
effects than one with a wig on the b^x or a coronet on the
penmen. As we have been called "the proud islander',"
we should like, now that all the world is coming to see us at
home, that they should find our pride maintaining itself on
something better than formal affectations and systematic
excltsiona The beadles of liensington-gardens should
receive a few hints as to an enlarged view of deciding what
is respectable enough in the way of broadcloth and tailoring
to be deemed fit to passthe well guarded gates. We hope to
see some thonsaads of blouses in the strata of London, the
elide of continental workrooms, most of whom will be anxious
to alloy • eight of the Sunday promenade in those gardens.
We think the gentility of the place might be suspended in
their behalf. • yet greater change is needed at Richmond r.
the removal of the absurd—and for the most part disregarded
—restriction of visitors to the gravel walks. Strangers, not
knowing our habits' will scarcely like to be told that if they
step on the turf at all it will be at the peril of their lives,—
that they may be shot down like so many deer. If posstile,
as we have said before, all the London parks should be lighted
up at night, and at least the West-end ones kept open.
Every arrangement which saves time will be a good and a
gain; and the straight way from Bayswater to Belgravia is
not half the distance of the way round by liensing•an or by
Parklane. In the streets of London a very dateable change
is needed with respect to toll•ban. We should be pled to see ,
the meats devised for throwing open our fine brutes during
this summer;
streets should be curried into the suburbs at once. A bar
will be •
and the toll gates actually standing in the
blocking up the road in front of the Exhibition
strange anachronism, if suffered to remain as it now Vend,.
The bars at Seawater, Islington, and Morniegton.crescenr,
are equally ohjettionable. The circulation in the streets will
he sutfiriently impeded by the additional number of vehicles,
even after every removable impediment is cleared away,
Barricades in the eaten are with our coming guests only
exceptional matters. With regard to the more regular lions
of Louden: we find it stated in the Builder of last week,
that all the arrangements required by the dean and chapter
of St. Pail's from the City authorities, as the enditione of
their consenting to open the aatienal cathedral to the public,
have been completed. This being s, we trust there will be
no delay in carrying the first proposal into effect —Eight it
not serve the purposes of the Zoological Society to extend,
from one to these or four days in the week this wormer, the
rightof admission to their gardenia the lower rate of sixpenee ?
There is no greater attraction in London: and, at sapenoe,
a large portion of our foreign and provincial visitors would
be glad to pay them a visit. The treasury would thus obtain
a considerable accasion of funds. The direeton might pro-
bahly extend the period in which they allow the public free
sdnitssion to the East India House: its museum would be a
greet attraction to foreigners, as the representation of oar
Bittern empire. We learn, with satisfaction that the
Bridgewater Gallery is to be completed, and the pictures
Slung beim the day en which the Great Exhibition will
open, so es to be ready for the admission of our guests. The
example of Lord Ellesmere might suggest the at least tem-
pointy opening of other private collections of art in and near
the asstropolis.—AMersavm.