The Express.
London, England, 1856-06-24 00:00:00

EXHIBITION OP ART TREASURES AT
MANCHESTER, 1837.

A meeting of the general otwthail wen held at Maw"
cheater yesterday to decide on the site and plans of the
building, wedded Over by Mr. .1 AMU Wane, the mayor;
gad at which were present Sir J..isa Potter, Sir Elksash
Armitage. Mr. Thomas Bailey, Mr. Wm. Betwiele, Mr.
Edmund Potter. Mr. Edward Tootal, Mr. J. C. Baiter, and
moat of the boding miusben.
Mr. Twos. FaIaIAID.N read over a bug sad able report
from the ezeestive committee,by which it appeared that Mr.
I. C. Drat had bola appointed awing aevassivAmee to the
ezenttinteomenttee for procuring coutribetioes of the most
valuable sad remarkable worka of art in the Cared Kies-
dose, and for imager, and chenille, them is seek •
sareeras may brat erabiae eater:vs views of the progress
of art with the gratification which attends the rootempla-
' ties of their iadividual merits. The liberality of the Beak
of Begird bad plaited at their command ample fends, as
the writ of the guarantee fond, whisk had now reached
10,0001. In male conditional arragemeate as to the site
of the progood betiding (sow to be anbmitted for sporovel)
the dretgasetiow was that of giving every possible seeerity
to the possesears of works of art that their treasures eball
lot revive fairy, sad for this parrots several palate re-
quired Werra, iselediag an atmosphere pare from smoke
saddest, direct orrysece for all p okapi as as to wear
safe delivery at the building itself, sad rarity for rapid de-
livery sad early intimidation es delivery, so that
the hirsterdirg of them might be postponed until
a. short • time as ible before the operas. The
site shorn for the lug was teas on the wait or south-
west side of rte toes. The newt farther stated that the
committee bad, regarded the pea of the bend*, sea-
aistmaly probsweltbe deslipt of Mr. Toes!. sow eapaged
is the soesameties of the An Manua at Heasingtee den,
aad • presidia's& eastrast ha hem made with Mr. YOU,
(Of its 01111.101ka as do Ist Jasasry nest for 24,6001.
Mr. The.. Ilelrbetra, ehairmsn of the minutia* somnit-
tee, Mr. W. Zooids, sad Mr. B Potter, gar further
raplaaatiors as to the ohmmeter's ender whisk the
grand bed hese takes, sad as to the arraegemeate sea-
tomplated with the railway isompanies, he.
Mr. T. BAILIT then roved shot the report of the mem-
Hie 'moister, as to the dodo end site of the imbibition
betiding, be coadrear.
Mr. duv.n 1411TWOOD emeaded the isolless, whisk wee
sasalmossly spread to.
• resolatim was sabemantly "delved, empowering the
onamittoo to there the no' of 1001. in swab proportioss
they might deem fair, in cswpreat'on to the artists who
bad serrated di qua for ooloodantioo.
Tito poitoesilsge cosoludod with a vote of thanks to the
Miltri.mbibitbia trendies, as it is row 'royale 1 to ho
erestsd, will ewes a armed some of 16.200 square yards,
ge name titre peg these MU; red edditio,sl moat may
bleiCad bp in a. of interaal generic,. la de-
a seeldeseberal thereoter which It should
asseme.lllo omaltios bad edier eeeeideratien about thirty
ems ef Mews eabsitted by smarm TMbalding will he for
the meet pert oessereetal et seer end elegegusa Los, ems
Was employes! eel/ le esellee of eedi eseeportmeat of
the roof. The whole bileeler ea be Need Id* wood, sad
the toad of the bellOisrositiott hes hoes dimes for the (mad
eatrame. will he of eramesatel briskweelt. The •streme
Werth of the build's, will be 704 feet, and the 'strewn
tweeilth 200 1•O4.