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

TRAVELLING CLUBS.

News of the formation of additional travelling clubs is
continually flowing in. Been at Madrid, according to
Go/lianas, a travelling club ti.s been formed, the members
of which are to pass tureta,th France, say three dill. in
Londan, sari thou return direct to their capital.
Mr. P,ckvance, the author of the B Awn Prize E.say on
the Exhibition, bet forwarded es an amount of the state of
public opitdon amongst the workmen of his town, with
regard to the Exhibition and Travelling Clubs to visit
it. He declares that the people of Bolton ere
generally indifferent about the local club, or the prutpect of
being enabled to visit the greet show. They are nearly all
following the end direction, " Shut your eyes and open your
month, and see what Cod will seed you." The local com-
mittee have tried almost every means to get them to form
club., but to little purpose; for I only &ad one lornuil at
present, and that le at Mean. Bridson and SOUS' bleach
works. Up to the 31et of December, in this club, 33 mem
ben had paid 11 10s. each, end one bad sub.cribed 21.
Messrs. Brawn, I should add, intend to make a gift to each
subscriber. 'here are a few workshops that intend shortly
to open clubs. One objection that a number of working
men have to travelling clubs is, that they are formed under
the eyes of the muter,, and all working men do not like to
• save their money under sack circumstances. There are hun•
duffs, nay, thousands of working men in Bolton who have
every wish to visit the Exhibition, but who could not afford one
quarter of the necessary subscription. Great complaints
are made against the commi sionsrs for only contrac'ing for
club members to be taken at the cheep fare, ae not one half
of the working clues, who will visit the Exhibition will hr
member, of a Bios club. It is the opinion of many
persons here that the rues must be still hardier reduced.
The railway competition will be greet. For instance—the
Lauceshire and Yorkshire Company will be taking people to
different places for much less per mile than is fixed upon as
the rate for Ealtibition visitors; they have several times taken
passenger. more than 200 miles for be. 4d., and more than
be tense for la. 3d."

At Chard • travelling club has been formed in spite of a
eery relit mint protectiouist demoestration trom local orators,
who called the Exhibition " the child of free trade," and
assailed it accoroingly.
The authorities of the Bridgwater travelling club have
latelj issued their second address. This club also calls the
situation of its members to Mr. lierriuon's Mecimaics'
Home, at Vauxhall; and it is well to caution them at once
against relying for accommodation upon the capacities of
this establishment, which has already been made the point
of concentration by many large clubs. The thuthamptcn
club will probably fill it for five or six weeks; howsver,
oth r arrangements on a large scale are in progress for the
accommodation of the members of trevelling clubs, to which
we shall call public attention in due time. The cos.
mitt,. of the Bridgwater club appear to have been
actively engaged, as may be gathered from the
tollowiag ex.rects from their second eddies' The com-
mittee :ye ascertained from the arrangements made by the
railway companies, that the fare from Bridgwater to London
and back for members of the association will not exceed
Ils. Bd., and that • special-train for the whole journey will
be provided for not lee than 250 palliator's, if required, the
hour of arrival in London being made as convenient as pos-
sible tor the excursionist.% and the time of departure for the
return journey Whig previously amazed according to cir-
cams:antes, but in no case to exceed six days from that of
arrival. The railway companies have also evangel that
they shall not be required to bring up any subscription
chaise bens the first of July nut, nor Until the admittance
so the imbibition shall have been reduceo to Is., and then
only at each time as may bo specially flied according to the
/easter conveuiecce of each company. Due notice will,
however, be given ,o the members of this association of the,
future deeisious of the railway company. The progress of
the emaciation is very satisfactory. Since its formation in
October last, 369 members have enrolled their names : the
ernotiot received by the treasurer from the weekly deposits
exceeds 1001., which has been invested at 4S per cent. The
interest of the deposits will he applied to the payment of the
expenses incurred in printing and other incidental disburse
menta, which it is hoped it will meet ; it not, the deficien
oleo will be met by private subscriptions."
Toe Liverpool travelling club is programing rapidly. The
committee of this club have instrted the following sugges-
tion in their edictal announcement: "It is recimmended
that each person should provide himself with a stock of pro
visions, in order not only to cave expense, bat to put money I
into the pockets of the shopkeepers of this town, which would
othirwise benefit the metropolis to the injury of those et
home."

The *Moen of the Harrogate travails. slab, after Imola,
held two local meetings, hay,' issued their proerctes, making
the minima= weekly sn'uoription Is. Yesterday a meeting
was held at Kaarseborough, to form • local travelliag club.
Trardling clubs hare also been lately foamed at Di a, Ply-
mouth, Poole, aad Tram.

MS. PAXTON'S LETTER.—The Norwich committee
hare forwarded a formal nodes ti the Eternity. CJormatee,
exprasive of their condemnation of Mr. Paron's enema
doe, *muttered in his late letter to Lord John Rouell. Tate
C.! ice wee agreed to at a meeting of the Norwich commithse
held ca &Wedgy Um.

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Tax CATALOOl7ll.—Every Exhibitor should 811 up
the description of every article, err mho of articles be
exhibits, oix printed forms, whiok nay be had of all local
committees, &o. The 'bests or tam inset be written on
one side only. the description extend beyond one
page, each «musts sheet or fora mint be 'narked with tie
exhibitor's name, sat cambered sampatively. To prevent
errors in sonipilatinn sad priming, it la desirable the
handwriting &mid Mwy 'lean nimbi eel* Wag takaa
with all name aslltsshalrl Intentear&Ondispensable that
sash =Maim should ileraiik the gartimiars, and
thee linene Misr gresselted:—Fald Chris-
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la Milk the Azhibitor aggesuu as Pro-
thro, neassfostarer, Ivelfaftir. or pre-
pri•ter; she us* and d inegi Wide
spottiness or slam el ankles