The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-20 00:00:00

THE EXHIBITION OF 1851.

The difficulty which we anticipated appears to have
arisen iu doing justice to the merit. of applicants for space.
We mentioned the anxiety which prevailed as to the steps
the committee of specialties would take to form a 'mond
opinion on the eligibility of each article offered for exhibition.
With the determination to do the utmost in their power to
give general satisfaction, we are informed that dot of the
metropolitan committees have been very busily occupied for
these tee days post, in visiting Ito establishments of Wend-
log exhibitors, and in taking other means of aseerteining the
merit of these several contributioue. It will or necessary
that their labours should be continued toe some
days longer in thorn special'in where the exhibitors
are 1111111r01119, each as in the different branches of
machinery, phOesephiesl instruments, materials of food,
sad manufeetures, Inc arts, and some others ; but the r In.
laded of the Royal Commissioners nquire that all thus
oommittees should make their repthts by Coristmas Pay.
We have authority for centradieting the statements which
have appeared in various papers to the effect that a drew,
refreehment booths, and other entertainments will be allowed
in Hyds.park while the exhibition is open ; ni idea existing
in official quarters of changing the rules already laid dowa
In regard to Hyde Park.
The following technical directions have been issued by
the executive committee to the cffloers of the lending depart.
ment for the reception of exhibition consignments:
I. All packages imported fot the Great Exhibition are to
be entered separately from any other packager, by a ware-
housing bill of sight, with the words "Goods IR the Great
Exhibition only" plainly written thereon; and as such
packages re expected to contain specimens only, the
necessity of specially reporting silks, gloves, cambric,
to be oisperaed with.
2. When orders to lard packages so entered are applied
for, the bill of lading, with the certifEate from the central
authority of the country from whence they are forwarded
that they are intended for the Great Exhibition (or in the
abeeni• of the latter, the bill of lading countenigned by a
party autherised by the executive committee), is to be
exhibited to the registrar, who will thereupon issue an order
for landing, and a separate landing book with directions to
the landing waiter at the station for stowing the packages to
be forwareed to Hyde-park.
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3. As the consigns sir ass will, it is presumed, bare
been informed it the nation of which the goods are the
manufacture, it is particularly desirable that upon landing,
and before being placed in the van for removal, each
package sh sld have the nose of the nation written legibly
thereon, so that upon its arrival at the Great Exhibition it
say at mice receive a rotation number, and be conveyed to
its berth.

'4. That all packages intended for the Great Exhibition,
upon being landed, be messier. d or weighed, and the par-
ticulars recorded in the lan,'.ing book, and that they be
then forwarded to Hyde Park in lock-up vans, or with the
sanction of the lacidirg surveyor for the station at which
they are landed, In the waggons or carts of licensed carmen
in cairns of an officer.
6. That duplicate cart notes, properly filled up, and hay.
icier also the weight or dimensions of each package thereon,
be forwarded t•y each Tin; one of which, on their due
arrival, will be receipted and returned under cover to the
registrar.
6. That upon the receipt for the packages &livered at
the Gnat Exhibition being is the hands of the registrar, he
to compare the marks and numbers thereon with the
marks and numbers on the warehousing bill of eight, and
it found c nee', tlut latter document is to be torwoded
under cover to the comptroller of warehousing accounts,
Hyde park, and the receipt attached to the landing book in
discharge thereof; and it is directed that the documents be
tranimitted daily.
A correspondent suggests that the enormous block of coal
which is to be inhibited should be placed under a shed, and
net allowed to occupy open which might be added to the
deficient allowance meted to Manchester.