The Express.
London, England, 1851-04-12 00:00:00

SWISS CONTRIBUTIONS.

Alphabetical List of SWI- Contributors and of the Goois
they are to
Auliert, L. A., Late.ainte. A watch-cise, in gold. short
lever escapement, for a seale-halanee einapen,ation,
cranked spiral, independent poeontl-hatlA, compowii of
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single wheel put into motion by the watch itself,
without having a barrel, and striking the seconds from
the centre.
Alioth, T. S., Bale. Spun silk
Alder and Meyer, Ammon, Embroidered muslin, &c.
Alther, J. C., Appenzell. Tull, with muslin application.
Ain't:rem:, T., St. Gall. Gingham.. shawls, &e.
Baron-Uhlmann, Mr., Geneva. Cylinder watches.
Bolster, J., Argovie. A machine tic cutting bread.
Braendliu, Brothers, and Hurlimann, J., St. Gallen. Cot-
tons.
Baumann, A., Berne. A four-cornered box, in white wood;
the carving on the cover, which is made out of a single
Piece of wood, represent. the Alpine rose. A box mole
of yew-tree wood, of an oblong farm ; the earring on the
cover is an imitation of the garden rose, and a garland of
flowers. A small fourcurnered Ito:, made of yew-tern
wood, inlaid with white wood ; au imitation of the garden
ruse is carved out on the cner.
Boesch:mous, St. Gall. Gingham., shawls, &c.
Bantle, Geneva. A prg-ae plater in gala enamelled
Beck and Sons, Berne. Linens
Bishoff, Buxturf, Basle. Ribbons.
Wane Freres, Basle. Ribbon..
Bischoff, Sitter, Bade. Ribbons.
Burekhardt, Basle.
Marsden Basic. Witham.
Butelehnrdt, J. 11., anti Son, Basle. Ribbons.
Brviswerk, 1)., anti Co., Basic. Ribbons.
Banziger, J. J., and Co., St. Gall. Muslim, shawls, &c.
Banziger,Kolp, and Co., St. Gall. Madras nanelkerehicfs.
Bruderer, J., Appenzell. Robs sof plain white muslin, &c.
Breitensteim, J. and Co., Argovie. Cottons for ladiew'
dresses.
Runner and Tenny, Schwanden. 'Printed handkerchiefs.
Banton% C., Geneva. Dyed black silk for sewing, ex-
tracted from the clitatnut-tree.
Baatanl, .1. A., Lau, s Work-box plated with maho-
gany wood, and steps in the inside.
Bolger, M., Bale. Spun silk.
Bally and Co., Soleure. Reads-made braces.
Bischoff, C. and J., Basle. Satin.
Brunner, 'milted, Zurich. Cotton yarn.
Brunner, inthool, and Co., Zurich. Mousseline.
Buller and Sons, Zurich. Cotton yarn.
Blum, T. G., Zurich. Parcel of cotton yarn.
Beuggcr, J., Zurich. Ropes of cotton and bobbins..
Baenzigcr, J., Thal, St. Gaul. Needlework, embroidery
on lace, tambour needlework, plain muslin, and plain
jaconets.
Bumf, IL, Vaud. Meat and fish preserved in its natural
state, without any extraneous substances.
Cadet, It.. Barges. Diapered skins.
Chenevanl, 1.., Geneva. An en ouelled map of the islands
of Great Britain; application of etuamelled-painting to the
improvements of tnaps.
Chollet, Moutlon. Iron tools
Cuendet, Adeline, Genera. A scarf.
Clara,,, A., Fribourg. A box containing flowers, plumes,
and wreaths made of straw, to trim bonnets.
Custer and Sehaehtler, St. Gall. Orleans cloth.
Baguet, T., Solcure. A rectangular prism, cut of flint-
glass, and a disc, unpolished, made of Clint-glass. A disc,
unpolished, made of crown-;;loss.
Dufaux, 0., Geneva. A full length portrait of the Queen
of Great Britain, painted in enamel.
Dietiker, J., Berne. Boots.
De Bary and Biseholf, Basle. Ribbons.
airier, IL, Gets;va. Watch lingers and key pipes.
1 hteommun, li., ( lemma. Musical-boxes.
Depierre' Brothers, Appenstell. Artistic embroidery.
Deatraz, L., llondun. A carbine, a barrel churn, &e.
Duterte, A., Geneva. A gold cigar case, a gold pocket-
book. &e.
Ernst, F., Zurich. Mixed coloured cassinet.
Elforth, D. IL, Geneva. Pen-holder, of the usual length
and thickness, showing the hour, the day of the week,
and the the day of the month. It is wound up and set to
time without it key by the small buttons on the outside,
and regulated by the finger at the end between the signs
of slow and fast. As the narrow space does not allow
many wheels, this has one les, titan the usual watches,
and no barrel ; it is set iu motion by a worm spring anti
chain in the holder, has a horizontal escapement and K
ruby holes ; it goes 32 hours, and does not vary more
titan a minute in the week.
Ehrenzeller, F., St. Gall. Curtains.
Eugster, Brothers, Appenzell. Curtain
Feho, J. C. St. Gall. Jatmets, mastitis, &c.
Forster, J. C. St. Gall. Muslin robes.
Fisch, J. U. and J., Brother. Muslin embroidered dresses.
Facesler, J. A., Appenzell. A milk-tub, in miniature. A
milk-coop, ditto.
Faccard, G., Lausanne. Convex, concave, cylindrical, and
magnifying glasses.
Faukhauser Sons, and Co., Berne. Linen.
Veer and Co., Arau. Ribbons.
Frey, Area. Ribbons.
Frey, Thuriteizen, and Christ, Basle. Ribbons.
Frey, J. G. A., Geneva. A pianoforte, with oblique
strings of pulliaander, with three strings, seven octaves,
with metallic summers. A pianoforte, with three
strings, with metallic bummers, of pallistinder, seven
octave+.
rn y, J. F. and T., Aargau, Aarau. Cotton and elastic
brace..
Freyvogel, Basle. Ribbons.
Fazy, Mrs. l'., Geneva. Watch spiral springs.
Fries,. IL, Zurich. Drinking cup.
Fleinmer, J.' Berne. Cotton canvas.
Fiacher, Schaulfhauaen. Plan of an iron founclai, and
specimens of wrought steel
Felchlin, C., Berne. Two clarinets and a flute.
Fogliardi, 0. 11., Melano, raw silk.
Flukk, J., Berne. A table of maple wood.
Flukk, E., Berne. A lady's work-basket, carved in maple-
wood.
Getz, F., Wegner, T. It., Hawser, M., Bale. Silks.
Gellinger, Brothers, Zurich. A box with address.
Greaser and Schweizer, Zurich. Metallic cloth.
Granter and Meter, Zurie. 'Turkey red printed calicoes.
()Lin, J., Bale. Plough.
Goetz and Ecklin, Basle. Itibliona.
flysi F., Argovie. A complete mathematical case, of finest
quality, made of German silver.
Gay and Luquin, Geneva. A complicated music-box, re-
presenting a military band, playing six of the most recent
tunes, awl from the best authors, upon a roll of 19 inches
in length by 34 lines in diameter.
()winner, J., Berne. Boxes containing cakes of water-
colours.
Gissiger, V., Lanfen, hides.
Goldachrnitl, Zurich. Planimetee, by Mr. Wehtli, for cal-
culating the urea of plains, whatever may be the form of
their outline.
Homel-Esser, F., Aargovie. A complete mathematical case,
of fine German silver and English steel; and a complete
pair of pocket-compasses, of tine German silver and Eng-
lish steel.
Hess, Leonard, Geneva. Enamels. A frame, containing a
crew-fishmonger; a portrait, alter Nctscher ; a frame,
containing a young heimir, after ; the earil-player,
after Julius David; Jane of Aragon, after Raphael ; the
Bride of Lammermoor, after luny Johannot ; a fancy
head; the Guardian Angel, after IkAmisue ; portrait,
after Vl* ; Venus and Cupid, after Titian.
Hauser, 1. de T., Zurich. A chest containing an ox
hide, tanned for sole leather, weighing 74115, net
Swiss weight. This hide is tanned with oak tau, and
is remarkable for its compactness and solidity.
liotfahui, Battle. Ribbons.
Hartmann, L., and Co. Stints of wheat, prepared into
straw for plaiting.
Haag, Messrs., Father and sou, Berne. Linen.
Hubscher, C. Shatrbauwa. A bugle trumpet, with cylinder
ashes. A trumpet in C.
Muni and Hubert, Zurich. A harpsichord.
Hunzeiker' linen,
11., Argovie. Coutils, and cotton.
Hermann, F., Dissseuhufen, Thurgovie. Catpetstuffa.
Hanselmann, J., Thurgovie. A morning jacket of fine
Thurgovie linen.
'fugue., D., Geneva. Crutch-press, for cutting out and
stamping, &c.
Holderogger, C., St. Gall. Curtains embroidered on mous-
seline, &e.
Hurlimann, J., Zurich. Cotton.
Hater, A., and Ituliolzer, Luzern, double tress threads.
Islcr and Otto, Argovie. Articles for ladiea' bonnets.
Ith, Hug, Schaffhausen. of scarlet cloth. This cloth

and brass.
Knitting, C., Berne. A grand pianoforte.
Kessler. N.. Fribourg. A statue representing Father
Gizarffs (Franciscan friar) likeness,designed by the artist,
and carved in chestnut wool.
Kappeler, F., Tamer, Thurgovie. Cow-hide sole-leather.
Kalttiwyer Appenseller, A., St. Gall. Chimney-screen.
The Bandar tire is a correct representation of a view of
Mecringtn, in th.., OberLand of Berne. The composition
combines the plastic art with that of the maker of arti-
ficial flowers. The glacier in the hark ground has been
painted in oil, to give completion to the picture.
Mawr, J. A., Appeasell. An ornament or jewel r,se, of
nut-tree wood.
Leumanu, Brothers, Islathweil. Turkey red-dyed cotton
cants.
Lt:doul, A.. Geneva. A frame of a lithographic press, with
double effect; that is to say raising indistinctly either on
the AO or left. thus eluding the coming back of the
chr,r:ot after the drawing of the first copy.
Lenin:tn., Brothert, Vaud. A mu,ieasts, playing font
overtures, with two key-hoards (clavier) ditto, pianos
forte; platAl box, with inlaid work and glass.
Leeoultre, A. A pocket-chronometer.
Lane, F. A new apparatus for Artesian wells, patented is
in England, France, and Austria. The proper invention
consisting in the munagentent of boring tuber; supplied
with a salve-auger, by which, during the boring, the
bore-mire is reintived by penetrating into the tubs'. By
this means the auger which i. not stopped by the boring
slime, can keep working till its growing dull without tho
cleaning of the bore-hole being necessary. This tube
apparatus can he made use of with all kiaa,, of poles and
with the robe, and atlinda a great saving of time and
work ; anti the difficulty of boring is by it greatly
diminished.
Lendeumatin, J. C., Appensell, St. Gall. Gelatine
drawn from bones, fur stiffening silkstuffs, and for clear-
ing wines.
Leemann, J., Berne. A model representing the beautiful
fountain erected in the market-place at Nuremburg, in
Bavaria. Seale I foot in 30.
Lecoultre, A., Vaud. A band-box, containing watches and
chronometers.
Letitia, IL., sen., Bale. Two travellinft cloaks.
Less :he, G. Pocket chronometer, with repeater and ther-
mometer.
Lornbard-Janzwu, C. A., Geneva. A wooden leg.
Lombard, A. C., Geneva. Hee enamels.
Lam, Mrs. ilaw silk, and etoms of silk.
Lunterhurg, F., Berne. Impermeable mineral mass, exhi-
bited for particular consistency, general use, and cheap-
ness.
Linder, Basle. Ribbons.
Lumbard, Alexandre Charies. Spaimens of enamelling
Lceoultre, I , Vaud. Barnes.
Leeoultre, Brother+, Vaud. Razors.
Lutz, sen., 0.-nrya. Ilair springs.
Leresche,G., Geneva. Guld pocket-book, on one side of
which is adapted a small watch under.in enamelled paint-
ing, whose subject is the Wilful Little Boy. It urns to
slaw the time by moving upwards a small knob placed
under the painting. On the other side, under a land-
scape representing a lake of the high Alps, from an ori-
ginal of ('alone, is a place managed so as to receive a
Itortrait or hair; it opens in the Kahle way as the other.
Lauterburg, I'., and Co., Berne. Brill thread.
Lentlenmann, J. C., Appenzell. Rollers for printers,
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made of Swill caottielau.e imitation.
Muller and Cu., St. Gall. Handkerchiefs, &e.
Mettler. J. IL, and Sons, St. Gall. Ging mousselines,
handkerchiefs, &c.
Massel, Yverdun. Astronomical instruments
Mia.sv, J. F., Vaud. Precious ..tones.
Mertre, E., Lsat‘anne. 'lwo turned cups and n turned
watch-Amid, made of maple-wool, entirely the work of
Edward Mcv.tre, deaf and dumb front his birth, and
blind from hit seventh year, a pupil of the asylum for the
blind, at Lausanne.
Miesdicr and Cu., Berne. Sewing thread.
Muller, P., Argovie. Merinos, pure wool, &c.
Muller and Co. Calf—kilts.
Mczenar, J., Taun, near Meyring.m, Berne. A group of
10 chamois and huntsman in a hill.
Michel, (1., Berne. A peasant's farmhouse in the Bernell°
Oberland, with its dependencies.
Meyer and Ammann, Zurich. Calf-skins.
Melehoir, Imhof, and Sons, Bale. tildes, calf-dins and

_-tamed goat-sk illS.
Meted and Lamplorf, Geneva. Musical holes.
Meylan-Golav, 11., Geneva. A gold watch, striking the
hour and the quarters, repeating when wanted.
Mercier, Sig., Geneva. Chronometers.
Mercier, J. J., Lausanne. Skins.
Neuf, M., St. Gall. Manutlietured cottons, &c.
Nef, L 1., Appenzell. Plain Swiss muslin, white tam-
boured gauze balzarine, &r.
Oswald and Co., Basle. Ribbons.
PrtiSW(irK, Basle. Ribbons.
Piece, 11. L. Cieueva. A eaoutchouc knitted stocking, for
aninvalid.
Pauly, G. and A., St. Gall. Embroidered collar, tam-
bound, &e.
Pedolin, Peter, Chur. Tallowy stone, cart grease, &c.
Pagan, Francis, Geneva. A box of tools for the engraving
of landscapes on watch-cases and gold dials
Pupununt, F . 11.. Lausanne. A plain wooden ease and
violoncello.
Philippe, I'., and Co., Geneva. Chronometers and watehcs.
Peter, J., Geneva. Double carbine-shot, in one single
barrel ; ditto, with loads placed over one another, or
double-shot. Two platinas, working by means of a single
trigger, which liar the advantage of not letting off the
left platina before the right one, and, therefore, prevents
accidents, which may
.happen with the use of a double
trigaer. The carbine is very convenient for hunting,
having the same aim and the same trigger for tit:• double
shot, which is an essential point for hunters, the two shots
ing of the same precision.
Ressegueire, C., Geneva. Curried skins and dressed teethe
fur gloves.
Raiehton, L., Geneva. Leather.
Roth, J., Wangen, Berne. Horse and bullock's hair.
Itetur, F., Geneva. Clinmoineter.
Rikli, A. F., Berne. Spun cotton, dyed red.
Rider, T. J., and Co., Zurich. Cotton yarn.
Ityhimm, Basle. Ililibons.
Ryhines and Sons, Bale. Spun silk.
Ituthlislierger and Sons, Walkringen. Bleached washing
towels, pocket handkerchiefs, &c.
Romaim jun , C.' Bale. Silks.
Ruschle and Co., St. Gall. Verona handkerchiefs, eke.
Sulzer, It., Thurgovie. Calicos.
Stern, A., Berne. Wood used for the manufacture of mu-
sical instruments.
Spengler, 11 , Vasil, Thurgovie. Cow-hide sole leather.
Sauerbrcy, V., Bale. Swiss rifle, cast steel barrel, patent
screw ornamented with the history of William ; shot
at 201, 400, iind 600 paces.
Sehilt, V., Soleure. A casting-up machine. This machine
ik.rves for adding up with promptitude and exactne..t,
without any trouble.
Stotzer, F., Berne. Files of various kinds, used for clock-
making, with an assortment of polishing instruments in
steel, too numerous to enumerate, the whole enclosed in
round frame, comprising in alt 227 pieces.
Stoetzuer, C. F., and Co., Shalthausen. Galvano-typic plate.
The advantages of the galvano-typie plates are-1. To
supply the wood-cuts. 2. They sell cheaper than the
wood-ruts. 3. Tlw artist can draw his composition upon
a plate prepared fur the purpose, which, by means of a
chemical process, can be fitted fir printing without the
least alteration. The manner of the production is u secret,
and not patented.
Spalinger, J., Shuffhausen.
cut plates.
SChilTic, A., Geneva. Paintings un alabaster (whitened
and hardened alabaster), for broaches and other bijoux,
cover, of chest.,, boxes, and paper weights.
Schalch, A., Schaffhausen, skins.
Soutter, G., Homes. A tooth-powder.
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r of reliefs, in which capacity- he Is
school of industry at St. Gall,
Ina a
relief of the canton, atcord-
:s'hwatt7,lP:usol.l.3.!.ina,nlmtaaod:einimnitteo,:skkemtues
ing to the trigonometrical survey. A certificate from
relief is made by hand.
It hwludes a surface in about 130 square miles on the
wok of 1-6,000, and represents Mount Santis, with its
dependencies, the most beautifal and interesting moun-
tains of Eastern Switzerland, forming from their partially
Isolated situation, with their celebrated views and polo-
giCia riches, a must remarkable part of the Sal.. Alps.
The relief is the fruit of much labour mid indefatigable
study.

Steinlie, F., Zurich. Paper.
Schmid, IL, Zurich. Cotton yarn.
Schwarz, 11., Zurich. Cotton yarn.
Schiesser, G., Zurich. Pocket handkerchiefs and shawls,
Silk Stuff Manufactory, Zurich. Silk stuffs and velvets.
Senn and lsatcr, Zotingue. Ribbons
Sarmin, 1113:1, Ribbon:.
Stachelin, Kole. Ribbons.
Stuckelburgcr, Vale. lti ,boas.
Colley and Co., Bale. Ribbon:.
Sara.in and Co. Balm Riblions.
Schlaepfer, Seth:atter, and Kurstcincr.
curtain, fie.
Sutter, T. F., lluhlcr, Appmzell. Store white,
Steheli Wild, C., S:. Gal!. Table or bed-elm:I, white,
embroidered, &c.
Schopfer, Samuel, Berne. Three cow-bells.
Schneider, livrat. 4 telivvoi rerxesoutilv yivw of

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Album, with soveral wood-