The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-01 00:00:00

THE EXCLUDED EXHIBITORS.

The exhibitors having received no reply to their
petition to the Queen, re-assembled in great numbers yes-
terday afternoon, in the large noun at the Trevor Arms,
oppostte the Crystal Palace. Adeptatation froni their body went
over to the building, to seek a reply from the commissioners.
Here they were shown a note, said to have been penned by
l'rince Albert, which stated that the Queen would visit the
Exhibition some Saturday, during the hours before the pub-
lic are admitted, when all exhibitors would be invited to be
present iu their places, to answer any inquiries which her
Majesty might desire to make respecting the articles exhi-
bited. . . . .

They returned to the meeting, where the chairman re-
counted what had passed, under a rising tumult of disap-
probation, which by temperate words and nmainer he suc-
ceeded in subduing. lie, however, said that he considered
the conduct of the commission was very unworthy of them,
but he hoped the meeting would be content with passing
vote of eeniure. . .

After one or two other members had expressed their

opinions,
Mr. 3IINTON said that the country exhibitors would
return home with damped spirits. Ile trusted, however,
that the meeting would behave as loyal subjects, and not
show feeling against her who could do no wrong, and ex-
pressed his conviction that the Prince himself was blinded
by those around him. When the Exhibition was first
projected the travelling commissioners through the
country were most bland in their deportment,
and succeeded in inducing them to open their
cheque-books, put on their workmen, and get up the steam,
and all to be insulted by exclusion from the building. Ile
would heartily second a vote of censure.
Captain CHILDERS, as representative of the Jersey
exhibitors, said they expected free admission, and it was
represented to them that they would have it, by the COM-
=slimier% who invited them.
Mr. STOCKER said the commissioners stultified them-
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selves when they pretended it was physically impossible to
find room for the exhibitors to-morrow, for this ditticulty
was to be got over if they paid an entrance money.
Mr. WIIITCOCK reminded the meeting that Arkwright
and Watt were poor and humble men, and might they nut
be excluding other such men to-morrow? Row many were
there present who had struggled beyond their means to fit
up what they had sent into the exhibition, and it was
bitter irony to tell them they may buy tickets of admission.
The commissioners were men who dish nut know the value
of a week's wages.
Mr. PORTER, of Dublin, said he was one of the first
persons waited upon by the cominii4iner sent to Ireland,
Mr Cole. We promised, said he, nldo our best, but what
we have done is ill requited.
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The CIIAIRMAN then proposed the following resolu-
don, which was adopted :
That this meeting view with deep regret the de-
cision the Royal Commissioners have come to of ex-
cluding the exhibitors from tho building which their in-
dustry and money have furnished, so as to attract the atten-
tion and admiration of the whole world, and they regard
this decision as impolitic, unjust, ungenerous, and moat dis-
heartening to the exhibitors, and as tending to tarnish one
of the must glorious events of the reign of her Most
Gracious Majesty.

We understand that the Queen hue signified her
intention to visit the Exhibition some Saturday during the
hours before the public are admitted, when all exhibitors
will be invited to attend and ha in their places to answer
any inquiries which her Majesty may desire to make re-
specting articles exhibited by them. No doubt notice will
be gives to the exhibitors of the day which the QtLeta may
be pleased to appoint.

SPECIAL TRAINS TO AND PROM PARIS.—In addition
to the present regular night mail service between London
and Paris, performed in 121 hours by the train leaving the
London-bridge terminus at 8.30 p.m. and arriving in Paris
at 9 a.m., and by the train leaving Paris at 7. 30 p.m. and
arriving in London at 7.60 a.m., the directors of the South
Eastern Railway have, it appears, made arrangements with
the directors of the Northern of France, and Boulogne and
Amiens Railways for a special express day service each way
between London and Paris, changing the hours of depar-
tre from Loudon and Paris to suit the tide at Folkestone
and Dover and Boulogne and Calais. This service is to
commence to-day. By these trains the entire journey from
Loudon to Paris is to be performed In 11 hours by way of
Boulogne, and in 12 hews by way of Calais, the pang*
being made in two henry by the steam ships of the South
Eastern Company. This ia to be performed alternately oil
Foikesbae and Boulogne and Doter and Calais.