The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-12 00:00:00

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PARIS EXHIBITION OF 1867.

Her Majesty's commissioners, with the associate
oomtuissioners, held meetings yesterday at the South
Kensington Museum.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales presided over
both meetings, and read the following memorandum on
the prospects of the Exhibition :

ller Majesty's commissioners thank the asanclate commis-
sioners for the suggestions they have made In recommending
jurors. They also clank the several committees of the associate
commissioners who have frequently met In order to insure a
proper representation of objects of ancient art modern pictures,
engravings, variona manufactures. printing, navigation, muni-
tions of war, Ac. Her Majesty's cieurniasioners thank the
trustees of the British Museum as well as those of Other teddies
Institutions for the readiness with which they have consented to
lend objects necessary for completing the exhibition at Parts.
It has not hes.ti foetid necessary to ask for the minims of
the associate cominlaaluuers in several classes because
the demands for space In those chums have greatly
exceeded the amount that could be granted, and in respect of
the claws for agricultural stock, action has been suspended by
the imperial CotUBOOSIOII la consequence of the cattle plague.
A statement of the representation which each clam appears
likely to make in the Exhileition will be laid before the associate
conitnimioners, anti bet Majesty's commissioners will be glad to
receive their assistance Is sum', log SOHO, few deficiencies. Her
Majesty's commissioners regret that the staple industry of
cutlery for which England is remarkable should at pre-cat ap-
pear to be most imperfectly represented: it may he l'opel that
hY• the co-operation of the associate commissioners and the
Master Cutler."( Sheffield an adequate nipresentstion of that Im-
portant branch of industry may he effected. Notwithstanding
this deficiency. her Masty's ormanissioncts have the etstitlca-
Bon of believing that In other respects the United Kingdom.
India, and the colonies, will be far noire completely represented
than puny precinct International Exhibition. A new and very im-
portant inquiry, namely, the effect on workmen of co-operation
and benevolent 1t.04.11ti0111 throughout Europe. has beat origi-
nated by the infer Of prizes by the imperial commission. T., CSCII as-
sociate commissioner has bees sebt Amoy of the aeries of questions
which it is desirable should be answered by pit roses or establish-
meats In this country. and the msociate c..itaufsst.sliern will touch
promote this Inquiry If they will assist In causing these tines-
' tions to be filled up ea extensively and as soon an 1101.1ible it Is
the caniest wish of her Majesty's isentultsioncra that the exam-
ple set by the French In loft, of assisting foremen of works and
artisans to study the Exhibition, should tie followed, and that the
utmost facilities should lie afforded to British workmen to visit
and study the Paris Exhibition. lifer Majesty's commissioners
express a hope that the associate commissioners will. In mama
with the Society of Arts, municipal authorities, and chambers of
commerce throughout the country, he able to assist materially In
promming such Mcßee The executive department of the British
section has provided ottkies for the transaction of business at it,
Avenue des Champs Elj siva, lan,. e here the as-'hole commis-
sioners will he able to obtain Information respecting the Exhibi-
tive', and facilities for visiting it.

A report on the approximate number of exhibitors, and
the articles not represented, or insufficiently represented
in each class, was also read, and copies were orderod to be
distributed.

Tile EVER DEFENVE FCNI) IN CZYLON.—We
read in the C'elonaho U6serrer of December :1:—" A very
injudicious and uncalled for move lies been made in Ceylon
in favour of the Eyre Defence Fund. Whoever drew up
the declaration which beads the subscription was guilty of
an impudent insult to the natives of this island in sup-
posing they would take part in a move the real object of
which is to secure impunity to a colonial governor for any
amount of illegal shootings, hangings, whippings and
burning', provided the objects of cruelty and lawlessness
are only black fellows—Niggers.' It is the more absurd
inasmuch as the home committee of the Defence Fund, in
advertising for subscriptions, called ouly upon ' English.
men.' The document, too, is untruthful. The prosecution
is not a vindictive one. There is no desire anywhere
to ace Eyre hung. What is sought for is the vindim-
lion of the principles of hum.mity and constitutional
law—from the violation of which it is quite possible that
some of the Ceylon subscribers may. suitor before their
career is closed. And the private individual' who have
taken up the prosecution because successive governments
refused to initiate it, are not overruling the calm and de-
liberate judgment of the royal commis. liners, but currying
that judgment to what would have been its inevitable con-
clusion, but for the political considerations involved. The
object is not to punish Eyre for doing his duty, but to
obtain a decision which shall be • warning to all future
rulers not to recklessly abuse the power entrusted to them
for purposes of impartial justice by using it in the interests
of mce, prejudice, or private revenge. Were any move-
ment in Ceylon called for it would he one the very reveres
of that which has been so injudiciously and unfortunately
initiated." _ _ _

w•IinARD or TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 10.—The
Bawd of Trade have received from the Secretary of State
for Foreign Affairs a copy of a despatch from her Ma-
jesty's minister at Rio de Janeiro, enclosing a translation
of :a decree of the Brazilian government, dated the ith
December, 1866, with respect to the opening of the rivers
Amazon, Tocantins, and San Francisco, to merchant ves-
sels of all nations.—Goxtte. _ _ _

BOARD OF TRADE, WHITEHALL, JAN. 10.—The
Board of Trade have received from the Secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs a oopy of a despatch from her
Majesty's minister at Hamburg, enclosing a translation at
a notification of the Hamburg government, with respect to
the removal of the prohibition of the importation. al
sheep's wool from Great Britain, which is published is
last night's Gazette.