The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-21 00:00:00

THE EXHIBITION OF 1851.

THE CATSLOOns.—The preparations for printing
the catalogs. are now progressing rapidly. The commis
simian have issurd very mined. instructions as to the mode
in which exhibitors are to dearth* their articles for insertion
in th. catalogue. Those Intended to contain tbe descriptions
of "raw materials end produce" Sr. printed in black;
manufactures in red; machinery is blue ; and the floe arts
is yellow. These instructions, in company with the followiog
circular, hem been also sent to foreign countries:
"Otto. for the Bseentive Committee, 1, Old Palace-
yard, Westminster, Dec. 7,1850
" bebalt of the Executive Committee, I have
the honour to enclose to you, for the information of the
exhibitors of your country, °optes of the rules for regulattg
the revptien of articles to h. exhibited; and I have to
request that you will have the kind.. MI to make them known
to the exhibitors, and use your influence to ems* them to
be followed. I oval myself of this opportunity to wend
hkewis• copies of the forms for making out the catalogue
which have been moored for the use of British exhibitors.
Alter making any modifleanons which may be asosseary in
the ease of the exhibitors of your country, I have to my
that it is most desirable these forms should be adopted for
the compilation of the cataloguo by the exhibitors of all
nations, and to express a hope that you will see region to
cense similar forms to be prepared, filled up, collected
together, and transmitted altogether by your commission to
the Executive Committee. on or before the 31st of January,
1861. Accept the assurance. of my high coninderation, and
allow me to have the honour to subscribe toyed:, sir,
'' Year most obedient servant R 1111)

Chairman of the Eaeinnive Committee.

These forms direct every exhibitor shall, in distinct
writing, give his samaine, Christian name, country, address
stating the nearest post town, capacity is which the exhibitor
appears, 'Molter as producer, importer, manufacturer,
designer, inventor, or proprietor ; the name end description
of every allele of importance or class of articles exhibited
the commereial name of each article In Saglish, and, if
known, in French and German; the actientille some; the
plies where obtained ; the place when exported and
imported ; the eonstumption ; the principal noes ; whether
patented; when price is the element of competition; the
price at which Me exhibitor can sell wholesale; in invention
the Boesky ; superiority of 11114011d011; new use of known
materials ; new combinations of materials. The following
reguletkut in important:

" Her Meiesty's commissionen have consented to snow
inspirations of the articles exhibited to be !mitred in the
lugs catalogue, at the ri quest and at the expense of the ex-
hibitors, after approval by the executive committee. Eshit
tiitsce desirous so avail themeless of this privil.ge must
001111Mingelt• their wishes Immediately. Communications
are to be addressed to K. Digby Wyatt, Esq., secretary of
the executive committee, at the building fur the exhibition,
Hyde park, Ltsisdon, marked au the outside ' Catalogue.' "
This clause huegiven rise to warm disputes, and, coupled
with the declaration which the catalogue contractors hsve
just issued, is likely to lead to a controversy. The declxra-
;ion in question is to this effect:—" That drawings of articles
to be exhibited given to others than the oontsuctors, will not
appear la the official illustrated catal teas. Announcements
of various illustrated and other catalogues of the exhibition of
1861 having been made, the contractors who are entrusted by
her idhilsnies occentiosionen with the preparation eau
printing of the official catalogues hereby give notice that
other works than these lamed by them, professing to be
cotalogues' mast be unofficial and unauthorised."
Oa this point the .Eapsositor of yestirday has this comment:
" We are left, thenfors, to War that the advertisement is i
istended as a threat that, if drawings are given to others
than the contactors, the articles will be omitted from the
ofLial Illustrated catalogue. We are not inclined to believe
that the commiedonen would tend their sanction to any
each atniasorment ; they surely mold have founded
that the contract to Masan. Spicier and Clones to sell the
°Saba catalogue at the doors of the Behibition should
include a prohibition of the entire public press trout giving
illustrated or unillustrated lists of the ends exhioite&
The sommierionere could never have oontemtlated an order
against drawing or writing In the Paste et Indwatry, ow the
passibility of the elettfetOri essumiag the power to pat into
the eatitlogne or leave out whatever may salt their purpeee.
The manufacturers have a right to do lust In they Penn
with the goods intended for exhibition • they any first
exhibit them in the los lily, may give drawings to the press,
or have them lithogrsphied for private or publie distributims,
out as they think will beet atm their own interest: the
of the sontractoire is simply to print la the catalogue
every Betide of exhibition."

GERMANY.
" &spay will be represented at the Exhibition by about
240 .shibitors. and the eentributioes from there will oseuPY
rather ISOM than 6,000 square feet el Sur pees, end about
9,000 square fast of wall space. The coatributions are sub.
divides thus Raw Materials: Flex prepared in the
Foppish sinner, and probably lose pip fine wool.-2. Ma-
chinery ; It was exported that this diSsion would be very
toll, but all the annonneenenta of larger articles from
Cassnite have been palled, and then will only be loss
smaller ones, mug them 8 oluse's electric Miegraph.—
3. Muniaceured Articles Tub division will be of the
greatest importune, as everything saaufactured ie Saucy
will he represented in it, except perhaps piensfortee, of whiel
none have is yet been aanonseed. As the details of this
division are too interesting to be sorely glanced at, and we
have net epees to eater into unread ire to-day,
we will refer to it at more lee mb on • future
on setae.— 4. Art :In this division Pressor Reimehers
splendid growls,' Maria on the Coepse of Chris,' and a large
model of the Golesehthal bridge-works, are particularly note.
worthy Saxony being a inannisotarieg assetry, as we bore
before &Wady had osessinn to remark. the third division
will be the most Papists and elaborate, sad preparatioos
is it have bees going on for use time already, and, es
Saxony is now the lest agitated of the larger German stets,
the ersahufeeturess have been able to Slow their peaceful
ocenpadoes more uninterruptedly. We ore obliged to the
kimonos of Mr. Straus of Planets, tied of Professor Weinlig
is Dresden, the heed of the flexon commission f r the Exhi-
bition, sad director of the lest Industrial Exhibique of
LAW", foe the minstrel part of this valuable istlorsaation."
—Ezpoeitor.
Hauovia.—The Hanover R.:present has commiesloned
Direeter Esnnanh, and Professors KS slam sad Henn,
on visit our ladastrial Basibition in 111 next, and after-
wards to travel in such parts of England, Scotland, and Ire-
lead, as are distinguished for mss facturiog industry.