The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-17 00:00:00

:M JOSIAH HARRIS moved, as an amendment, that
capabilities of this instrument, which, however, is not yet I
completed.
cessary to guard against abuse," he omitted from the reaOs
The nest in size (of the English organs) is a church 1 the words " under such restrictions only as might le: nos
lution. They hail no right to have any restrictioem what-
rogan, by Messrs. Gray and Davison, in a solid ease of ever imposed upon them; and, as to their !shag rcfased
carved oak, with decorated (or diapered) front pipes. It liasf admittance, why it was most monstrous mit' titti:etu.
should
three rows of keys, 11 stops, and two octaves and et third
'npurenan`=tantl they
of pedals. This instrument stands in the centre of the
st=ncort'::ren allowed: to wait the
upon their guests. ("!(cars'
gallery of the north-west transept. Messrs. Gray and ustialtustortsLees..,it.,l7t tbhuct.foiuun I._ f
Davison, we believe, intend to exhibit two other instru- The amendment having been seconded,
and laughter.)
meats, to be placed iu the building hereafter. One A GENTLEMAN, whose name we did not ascertain, oh-
will be a specimen of a small church or chapel organ, with
rs-rfaeend Iri.*. .1.,s t'c'unbevinced.
one row of keys and pedals ; the other, a barrel-organ, fur a th(.motel.
r 1
would have be, It a larger installer lo re to attest this
scrvesithesth,theextlu,i'tii.t.orLhartiLl pe t
country church, in which the cylinders (three in number)
are so placed as to require no changing, an index poiuting was abaut to take place. He had, however, this niorsitng,
I fact hod the minority of them been aware that the meeting
been engaged with a great body of the exhibitors, and his
always to the name of the tune about to be played.
Mr. Hill, the well-known builder of the great York and Bir-
frond that
mingham organs, and of many other first-class instruments, i,,inc.mte:esid. (Hear, hear.)
out of ten knew that ally such meeting
After a desultory conversation the amendment was
has a specimen of a church organ, containing 15 stops, carried,
with two rows of keys awl pedals. This instrument is Mr. WISIIAW offered a few words respecting the info.
nical improvement*. The whole is enclosed in a swell, and Ile did toe, zitsideed ltal:atZie:y e
Y Ac.ifrlt3et articles' :l.,n) (wing
without any case, and is exhibited chiefly for some mecha. cure coudition of a great portion of the girt e,xiibiteili
inside is a second enclosure, containing the pipes which ap-
scotched by the police at their own particulor suggestion,.
pertain to the uppermost row of keys; so that a This was one of the strongest reasons why the exhibitor'
tine effect of crescendo may be obtained by uniting both had a right to claim admission into the building..illie did not
sets of keys, then gradually opening the shutters of the "wrhtlati:°.,°,2:!:
c"lrt fart7inmit'iltte'li:gi' rltln'inhg7ltaXtr"hvel sus
sought
inner swell, and afterwards of tile outer. A great saving of t
that they should carry out the principle which they sought
room in the internal mcchoui ,nt is olustitted by converting to „,,,bibai. (11„„) lie was one or 0,,, fleas ~,m,,,i„ioi„.ra
the frame-work on which tins organ rests into trunks or appointed by his Royal Highness l'rincc Albert, and
conductors for the conveyance of the wind to the sound- amongst the arguments he had used as an inisutive to
exhibit zir,,,,ttt:tedi sti.ouldibele. Ili,r, issanrt autc.re
boards, thus using the framework fur a double purpose, and parties to,;
keeping the interior free from the encumbrauce of wind-
trunks. Mr. 11111 has also a contrivance for rendering the to
:nPlinllii:•'`arguecrstill—that every in?. who had cow' iblited to
this magnate...tit collection of the works of indostry should
touch light and easy, which he considers Ll 4 effectual as Mr. have the right of entrtr. It was not the esecuti i e co:omits
Barker's pneumatic valve, awl less costly. It consists in
.e
.. who wereScilt,itlien?,:i... thiswlteisutitt:u.btlntl the exhibitors
opening the pallet (which admits the wind to the pipes) by ° ,
tgre.at l'n't*::res,-st and maignTugdeXut what undoubtedly
la'eTe"ts..l
a side-action, instead of, as usual, a straight pull-down. By without the furniture supplied hy the exhil.itor.? ()tear.
this means, the gnat resistance formed by the pressure of hear.) Ile therefore considered that their eyelet-hot was
the wind is avoided, and the necessity for the counteracting most unjust and altogether unheard of. There wO5 no ht.
influence of the pneumatic valve superseded. Mr. Hill has, stance on record of people being elciode I (non the c'xilibis
stuitziticiftt:iatr
loi,wnw,7u.olarknso;t radychaesftroliteustisitsatisr:::adly:utittie,i„tthia
however, made use of the pneumatic valve to facilitate the
changing of the stops, which operation is here elfeete.l hy a exhibimr in the Crystal Palace was supplied with u Erre!
novel process. Ou each side of the performer are a few admission. (Hear, bear.)
keys (in double rows) similar to the white keys of the instru- The original resolution seas toured put and carded, with the
meat, each key answering to a particularstup. The slightest omission of the words in question.
Mr. It. ItETTIE, of Edinburgh, moved n series or ',so-
pressure of these keys, either separately or simultaneously,
lotions to the elf. et that " circumstance. may :et is during
suffices to make the desired change. Another noticeable lb, ~,,a,o, of the Exhibition which may render it ode iseldO
feature is n very powerful reed stop, called the tub.' copra- tbr exhibitors to have a system of intereomoteitticat:ou IS.
bilis, which is supplied by special bellow's, with au unusually tablished;" "tout Mr. Meelii, Mr. Wishaw, Mr. Winton,
heavy pressure of wind. With this stop added to the full and Mr. Alderman Copeland, being exhibitor., he appointed
organ, we think it probable that Mr. Ilill's intrinuent will .
tuct rt
:,nnt:titte:,...e:';.arttlttlelirnuirLmtisi);l'..taaraiii,igtitte,tile"rtuttti,
jr,,i..b.3)..
make itself loano equally with its larger rivols. The appointol to wait upon the royal commission. IN lit th- Ex-
remainder of the English organs consist of sntall iustru. lithition' with a view to urge the claims or exltitiit..n." Mr.
molts for the chamber, by Nlecos. Bishop, Walker, and Bettie oleserved that be 'WWI Osi.• Or thil.t. who 1.11111.1 not
Iliiiird to pay three guinea, for an admission, an I tie I It it
Hulditch ; the enharmonic organ, built by Messrs. Hobson,
fur the ingenious Colonel Thompson to exemplify the al's." aaunut.ba,d-hcii„) !hant he should 'libu:ti..n.ot h."' the rights
nog the vast 4,1-
hetitot of inventions and 111.1L:tlavtui, 4 to a hie's.
disisions of the scale in a perfect system of tuning; the
Autophon, by Dawson, to enable a nun-musical person to lie hail contributed. Unlbrtureitely, the poor were pep
perform mechanically, as on a barrel organ, but, by an often made the tools of the rich, and thtwe wit toiled for
ed of their couutry wee,- et ao,. tl t . llt by ingenious and inexpensive contrivance, superseding the
T..earowulit exert.i iimo,simply beeauSenli
they
had it ionpro in the
use of cylinders, by the stiltstitut:un of a perforated sheet
mosey as well! as 1:1101111r. (I1••.,,1. i1...0.)
of cardboard; and a shall model of a tratisming organ, wrr /cm:
to furnish
lie had contriletted the n suit of his (Irons t.. the I ieeat
by Messrs. Forster and Andrews, of hull and York, who Exhibition. and the public would find %toil t't • walls of the
also exhibit specimens of sixty varieties of organ-pipes. building 110 us' his inventions, a large newt.: or a hui..l%
deprived of the opportunity of gaining
were 111,41.11•41 Mr the salt ty of monkind ; :and y. t he was
There are only two foreign organs of any maguitude,
one from Germany, the other from France. The former is great temple where those hive atbms ev. r.• .1:-,,I4 sl.
the work of Herr Schulze, of Itudolstaelt. It has It stops, cheer, hear.) Ile felt quite sure that the si te.al and
two rows of keys and pedals awl is suitable bin a church Crime .tlhert had at heart the intense of 01 working
Vuoiaisxl,eaanrttliLhne.,ystr.lieilxiktnulitthr.,.j;:iic..,... t..?
t1,,,,...rt it t.',,i,t tow or chapel of moderate size. Some of the stops, particularly
the flutes and the labial metal stops, are of very good qua- e' .
nbao.y temple of iudit.try had ....mined th'e47b.fitt this
lily, having that peculiarly pltiutive tour which is scarcely gratuitous adati-sitot. (Ileac, hear.) Ile e hided by
ever met with but in the German organs. The chorus or proposing the r solutions, which were. seconded by
mixture stops, as in most (Jerome' instruments, are some. Mr. FREW EN. who stated that the exhibilors had
what shrill and harsh to English ears.
silent a vast amount of time in furnishing art Wits for tho
Exhibition, and they now only sou Ott a small lasm a. a
The French organ is well placed in the main avenue, and recoup, use bor their trouble. lire did not ask for pay
stands in an oak case, some 110 ii,t or more ilk height. It is. mew, bat her the 1,1111,..i tttt of an act of justice whi 'i they
the production of Monsieur Ducroquet, of Paris, and ram-
hail a right to dennutd. Wltot would he the itts.n.ssiart
rains 20 stops, two rows of keys, and two octive• of peeled,
pir;islit,tee i,l by the futurehistoryot tit,. great industrbd talus
b , fat should appt
arice the neon! tot the twining
had INVII d creed to the
Mr. Barker's pneumatic valves are also applied here, and ~,,,,,,,,,y, that „ triumphal „,,,.y
~The resolutions were then put and carried, web C ill, midi-
the mechanism generally appe irs lo be exceedingly gnu& The "witrrul," but that the army wer.• e xi-boleti ? ( t pplause.)
quality of the instrument is also worthy of praise—being
t.
mA
"tifut.3.lJ...!it;l:tisk.thlrtn:lCeeTt`..f"trltteh'elimrlll7!::' 'W.I. tit. r it
brilliant without harshness in its full power, :end delicate
but not feeble in its solo stops. The reels (for which the was true that the American exhibitors had lit: a supplied
French have long been celebrated) are of excellent quality. with Prea..ll tickets?
The CHAIRMAN riplitsl that they hail neeived tickets
for six days only, but he Iclieved there aver; I' rt .in ill.
stance, ill which commis.' rs, seeretari,, and ot:i.rs int-
lassliately connected with the general interests of tareignera
had been more smcially favounsl.
After some little disco,: nista in titers of minor int-
!portance, the meeting was adjourned till Thurs.! ey Te•st, iu
order that the committee and the depwatio.. taih
enabled to carry into effect the: duties eutrustcel to Owen

MEETING OF EXHIBITORS.

On Thuminy n puhlic meeting of exhibitors in the
Crystal Palace took place at tnisby-hall, Bishonsgate-street,
to consider their position with r,tereisee to the fireat
hibitiiin. Mr. 11. Wi N ciiN, uf Birmingham, in the chair.

j Mr. JOHN TEHAY moved the first resolution—" That
this meeting views with regret the stringent mune
of policy which the Royal Commissioners have punned, and
' are pursuing. toward, the exhibitors." Ile consider, d the
language of this resolution was per Wetly justifiable, both on
, ',untie grounds and for reasous which affected the particular
interests of exhibitors. The ;snit,. complained of wi basing
heels adopted by the Royal Commissioners was that ex-
hibitor bad been et:hided from the building except upon
1 such terms as few, if any, could submit to without compro-
. miring their dignity as men. Thu exclusion of the ex-
hibitors was contrary to what the co iiiiii issioners had led
them to expect, and was not only calculated to wound the
feelings of the products of this vast display of industry,
' but was injurious to that spirit of emulation which the Ex-
I hibition was intended to evoke. (hear, hear.) At the
various exhibitions at the Society of Arts exhibitors were
, admitted, and indeed it was impossible to conceive
a lIVITeet exhibition without the presence of those who
' had contributed to it. The strongest ground, however,
' why the exhibitors ill Coe prsent instance hail a right to
admission was that the commissioners hail promised in a do-
. cement published by then, on the Ist of January last that
there should be no restraint up:, them. Ile could not con-
ceive why this principle had not been carried out. It had
been urged by wow that un account of the commercial be-
nefits which were likely to result front the Exhibition, they
had no right to expect admission. Now, this he denied,
inasmuch a+ many of the exhibitors, from the nature of their
goods could not derive any advantage. He hoped the
wed would give them credit pier being actuated by higher
stud holier motives thou those of mere gain, and he wan
quite sure it would be admitted that exhibitors were in-
spired by the example of the highest subject in the realm
in his most worthy attempt to tiring nations together, and
to establish an universal brotherhood. (hear.) If enter) ' • g
hubs ideals wished to profit in a pecuniary sense by the great
Industrial Exhibition, they should endeavour to establish an
emporium in this great city which would be accessible to
the citizens of the world, and when their goods might
be seen and volt; but let not the splendour of this great
and glorious enterprise be sullied by mercenary practices.
Ilia opinion was that what they were now seeking would he
granted to them, if they made known their sentiments
' with due moderatiou, and, whilst urging their claims with
dignity and firmness, did not forget their character, as gen-
tlemen. (hear, hear.) If they succeeded in accomplishing
their object, let thou at once juin heart and hand with the
commissioners., and aid them in their endeavours to make
this great and glorious undertaking what in such case it
would undoubtedly bee • the mightiest effort to
humanise and ennoble mankind that Lul ever yet been re-
corded in the history of this country. (Cheers.)
Mr. RICHARIM seconded the resolution.
Mr. P. J. DODD objected to the terms of the motion, and
' suggested that it should be couched in more mod, rate and
respectful terms. (Cries of "No, no.") The royal
commisdoners occupied too high a position to rep-
der it possible fur them to act from any degraded
motives—(laughter)--and therefore he thought that '
their con Wet ought not to be called in question. In his
opinion the exhibitors were nut entitled to free admission
into the building. (Oh, oh.) By what motives were they ,
actuated in contributing to the grand display of goods in
j the Crystal Palace ? Ile confessed his own motives were
not those of ambition, but those of gain, his sole desire be-
ing to make I ' self popular in his business. (Oh, oh.)
lie had dune his part towards the Exhibition, but in all he
had done he had sought only popularity, and he was quite
J persuaded that many others —although they were not so
candid us he was—kul been influenced by similar feelings.
(Nu, no, and signs of impatience.) It did nut believe in
the "platonic " feelings disolayed by the gentleman who
proposed the resuluti iiiii fur he was quite sure that the great
body of exhibitors were impelled by motives of self interest,
and he thought that the executive committee ought not to
be embarrassed in the responsible duties entrusted to them.
They had throughout been actuated by the most honour-
I able motives, and he, therefore, felt that the exhibitors j
j ought to approach them with that respect which was due to •
I them. Ile had no amendment to suggest, but he eon-!
' sidered it his duty to oppose the resolution. (Cries of
" Waste of time t")
The resolution woo then put and carried.
Mr. HARRIS proposed the second resolution: " That
the free admission of all exhibitors, under such restrictions
lonly WI might be necessary to guard against abuse, would
i be just to the exhibitors, and highly conducive to the gene-
ral success of the undertaking." lie maintained that tho
I exhibitors had a perfect right of admi-.inn so long as their
propene was in the building, and he could not for a moment
doubt that out of the 11,10110 exhibitors there would have
been a larger number present upon this occasion if there
had not been some potent influence to prevent them. lie
could have wished that the resolution was worded in
stronger language, were it not for the fact that the royal
commissioners were entitled to the fullest respect from
sovereignhusbandiorefoutfiiis:tanroiccpe• .ropportunity
talt
itt
ya thetof theirerommuma
b d.head.ieor
in nli. lie hoped,
them, considering that they were a body of gentlemen with
tut
ihin(ed..,.r,aie
c%
wouldth d' ,sail
slum upon this subject, and that they would accord to the
I exhibitors as a favour tint which they might have de-
manded as a right. (Hear, hear)
Mr. NICHOLLS seconded the resolution, and remarked
that, unless they succeeded in their present endeavour, they
should not call the Great Exhibition the exhibition of in-
dustry, hot the ethibitiqp of injustice. (Ilear, hear.)

DINNER. TO FOREIGN ARTISTS.

On Monday' the first a* the series of holipitatlitied
•spected to tali., jams, in (slam:ion Agit toe (i- -at Lichibi-
tuna Caine °N at M illis's Menus, liing-sf Asst, ed. .I.ll:kes% no
artist, have been fare t in the field to a, amin • their
brethren the foreign sculptors—who have c onailoutell so
largly to the embellishment of the Crystal Palms! Thu
chair was taken by Sir Charles Eastlike and the le r of
'remises:li assembled would be about liffs', A ft..c aa es ell, ut
dinner provided by the proprietor, of the Thatched Mouse
Tavern, the proposing, the drinking, and the iwknow-
halgment of toasts, were carried forward with great
spirit and energy. The lewd tributes of loyalty were
paid to the royal family, Prima! .tIII. rt's Aar! en the Ex-
hibition being made by the president and the comp Any a
special subject of remembrance. Then cam', a* a senti-
ment, "The Foreign Gov, rtiments who has: tontributed
to the praiseful union of nations, by sending works to
the Exhibition." To this toast Herr Lefrvw, the Prus-
sian eofmnissioner, responded in Freneh, expressing, in
ahimated terms' his admiration of the manner in which
Englani had dedicated herself to promote the glory of
the peaceful arts. When the applan,e which hi, Meer-
Cations drew forth had subsided, the President gave
"The health of the foreign artists who had contributed to
the Exhibition, especially those who had then h, ttttt urea
them with their company. This, of mourns°, was, ill public,
wanes parlairce, the toast of the evening, :nil the whole,
assemblage received it with genuine enthusiasm and
warmth. Herr Kiss rose first to aeknowl, dae the com-
pliment which hail been paid to the foreign sculptor His
great work, the Amax/II Group, will be well remenelwred
by all who have visited the Exhibition, mend the artid, in
personal appearance, is not unworthy of his production.
lle has a fine massive German :lona, and u cast of couute-
nonce eminently frank and inailly. His short address ho
delivered with straightforwanl energy, and lie was loudly
cheered by the company. M. du Seigneur, the sculptor of
St. Michael and Satan, representisl with unmet modesty of
manner the French, and Senior Monti spoke on leehalf of the
Italian artists. Senior Monti managed to 0w15.... hi., thanks
in English, anal hoped that hi, host, might have the-ir pre-
sent hospitalities aeknowleslged to them on the banks of the
Po and the Tiber. M. du Seigneur adhered to his native
language. Herr Kiss spoke in German, and in
compliment to the foreigners present, the l'residcnt pro-
posed the toast in French, as the most common medium of
cotnumnication among permns of different countries. This
gives some idea of the polyglot character of Ow entertain-
ment, which was further ether-hied by a spa wit its II than
from Signor Ileui, in acknowledgment of the toast `• Rome
as a School for Sculpture." Mr. Scott Russell, Se.retary
to the Royal Commission, ably responded to the following
sentiment, which was given by the Chairman:—•' The
Great Exhibition, may it contribute to the welfare
of each nation, while contributing to the friendly
union of all." Mr. Scott Russell warmly eulo-
gised Herr Kiss's merits as an artist, and his modesty
of character. He stated that his talents were little
!appreciates' even by his own countrymen, and haul
I
first been Ored in their true light byte Great Exhibi-
I tion. He concludes' by proposing the health of Sir Charles
Eastlake, their chairman, an President of the Royal Aca-
demy. Sir Charles !Eastlake, in acknowledging the compli-
, ment, said that it WUN a subject of great regret to the members
of the Royal Academy, that the works of sculptuse sent to
their annual exhibition were confined in so s mall and ill-
lighted a place. This was loudly cheered by the company,
and the chairman continued. The aisrulvantages he said
I were made apparent loth in the display at Westminster-hall
some time ago, and in the Crystal Palace at present. This
again drew forth loud cheep, and he concluded by saying
that the members of the Royal Academy " lived In hopes
that they would be able to enlarge the limits and immure
the light of the present sculpture room. "The British
i Artists who have contributed to tho Exhibition " was the
next toast proposed, and oft a general call from the COM.
I palsy it was responded to very briefly by Mr. sl•Douallt
The last toast of the evening was, ."The Society of Arts,' •
which Mr. Scott Russell acknowleslrol, and thus termi-
nated in a most agreeable manner the first of that long se-
ries of hospitable receptions to foreign visitors with which
in this eventful year we hope to see them welcomed during
their sojourn amongst us, The musical arrangements of
i the evening were excellent, and comprised. an Admirable
performance on the harp. There was also a toastmaster,
' who astonished the guests 114 much by lain professional
efforts ex ho amused the natives present by his blunders.

I At a meeting of the corporation of London, held
in the Guildhall, on Saturday, it was resolved that an en-
, tertainrueut or entertainments should be given to the dis-
tinguished foreigners who hava visited the metropolis upon
the occasion of the Great Exhibition of all Nations, and a
committee was appointed to consider and report upon the
most eligible means of accomplishing that object in the
Guildhall. We arc given to understand that the plae. will
be upon the most magnificent scale, and in every respect
worthy of the corporation and the remarkable occasion;
and that, in the arrangements, it will not be forgotten that
the first meeting to receive and carry out the magnificent
project of Prince Albert took place at the resicknee of the
chief magistrate.: