The Express.
London, England, 1851-05-24 00:00:00

lend ASHBURTON briefly returned thanks. After
which

WEDDING proposed, with a warm culogium, the
health of Mr. Paxton, the contriver of the Crystal Palace
and " one of the great captains of the world's industry."
The toast was loudly cheered.
Mr. PAXTON, in returning thanks, expressed him-
self highly gratified in having been instrumental in
bringing the produce of the world's industry, and, what
was better, the world's children, together. (Cheers.)
Ile had, he confessed, put the country to eIOITIV unnecessary
expense in inventing sweeping machinery of a hundred
housemaid power, fint lie now found that the Crystal Pa-
lace was swept thoroughly clean every day by the silks
and satins of the fair visitors. (Laughter.) lie had a main
interest in the undertaking, and therefore he rejoiced in its
present success. (Hear, hear.)
The other toasts on the Chairman's list were then dis-
posed of, and the company separated.

THE "TIMES" AND THE EXHIBITION.

TO TUE EDITOR or Till EXPRESS.

Sta,-11beg to send you a few extracts from the
leading articles of the Times last year, and if you can find
apace for their insertion they may tend to recall the memory
of your contemporary• to the mischief which it then attempted
and failed to accomplish. Of course the Exhibition being
successful has now and will continue to hate the unquali
Bed support of the Times lung as it is successful.
Yours, &e., ANTI-lIUMBUO.

May 22, 1&a. June 25, l&50.
As far as we are concerned, It is really no light matter
we can only say that from to abandon the use of the
the first moment the project park—and to erect the booths
was mentioned we gave it on the proposed site amounts
our unqualified approbation. to nothing less—for a whole
We had no objection to the year. It is mere trifling to
thing or the place till we assert that the mere section
were astonished one morning of the park on which the
to hear that instead of the booths will be erected will be
lighter sort of fahrie, &c., it the only locality affected by
was intended to found an the proposed scheme. The
eternal edifice "of brick and whole of Hyde-park and the
mortar. When r.yaxton whole of Kensington-gardens

had hit on the splendid idea will be turned into the bi-
of a colossal conservatory, vouac of all the vagabonds
we withdrew our objections of London so long as the
to the site. Exhibition shall continue.
Who can,forget the spectacle
Ilyde-park presented during and immediately after the fair
at the coronation ? The grass was trodden down, the whole
place was converted into a hear garden, reeking with pollu-
tions of all kinds, and offending every sense in turn. The
difference now will be that this disreputable spectacle will
endure for months instead of for days, and that the park
will be disfigured in a manner that it may require years to
remedy.

June 27, 1850.
The case against the appropriation of Hyde park as the
site, &c., becomes stronger. We are not to have a " booth,"
nor a mere timber shed, but a solid substantial edifice of
brick. The project looks so like insanity that even with
the evidence before us we can scarcely bring ourselves to
believe that the advisers of the Prince have dared to connect
his name with such an outrage to the feelings and wishes of
the inhabitants of the nictr?polie.

July 1.
The Prince and adri4ers mutt be prepared to confront
a perfect storm of unpopular.i.ltshould.they Asersist in their