The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-21 00:00:00

INTEANATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1562.

The following letter from the Commissioners for
the Exhibition of 1862 has been received by Sir Thome
Phillips, Cluirnati of the Council of the Society of Arta :
"To Sir Thomas Phillips, Cb.iirman of Council, Society
of Arts, JOlllv street, Adelpht, W.C.
" Council Office, Feb. 20, 1861.

" Sir. —I am directed to acknowledge the receipt of Mr.
Foster'. letter of the 16th of February, escloeing the charter
which him bees granted to the Earl Granville, K.G., the
Merquis of Cheedoa, Mr.Thomaa Baring, Mr. C. Went-
worth Wks, and Mr. Thome+ Fairbairn, incorporating them
aa the Commisionere for the ahrhitton of 1862.

" The commisr.oners, nn the 22nd of November but,
speed to act after a guarantee had been promised to such
an extent as to show a strong opinion in the public mind
that the time for holding a second international exhibition
in this country bad amved—after the guarantors had ex.
prowled an opinion that the absolute control of the under-
taking ought to be entrusted to five gentlemen named by
them—and after the Commissiouers of the Exhibition of
Pell had intimated their approval of the project, and their
confidence in the proposed mode of management, and had
premix.' their support and assistance ; the commissioners,
therefore, gladly accept a charter which conveys to them
her Majesty's gracious assurance that she is earnestly desi-
rous topromote the bolding of an International Exhibition of
Industry and Art in the year leed, and that she is pleased
to inaction the mixed arrangement.
"The were conveyed by the charter will, however, be
inoperative until the deed of guarantee has been
executed. When this has been done the Bank of England
has to advance the necessary lean of money, on
berme. The commimionen therefore desire me to
report that you will represent to the councilthe necessity of
haying the deed signed as Kim as possible. The eminnisawners
unwilling to lose valuable time, have, during the interval
required for the preparation of the requisite legal powers,
Wren such provisional steps as their position permitted.
The mat pressing point was the building required for the
Inhibition. In 1.150, notwithstandiug the possession of
ennekleruble funds, and the assistance of the most
eminent architects and engineers, seven months
duped before a design wail adopted. The commis-
amen, therefore felt that if they postponed the onnsidera.
don of this subject until they were a legally constituted
body, the cost of the building would he greatly increased,
and a serious risk incurred of its non completion by the
appointed time. The arrangements made by the Society of
Arts, when negotiating fora site on the estate of the COM-
MiIIiODOTI of Issl. and their announcement that the Exhi-
bition was to include pictures, a branch of art not exhi-
bited on the former octssioe, rendered it necessary to con.
template the erection of a building in some pert' of a more
substantial character than that of MM. A plan was sub-
mitted to the 9onsinimiamen hyf./imeitia Fowke, R.E., who

had beim onsploved lay bar Jia gov j's erninent the
British Department el ths Patet ibition of 1855. This
design was adapted to the proposed site, sad was intended
to meet the practical defects which expertise. had shown
*exist both in the buildings iu Hyde-park and in the
Champs Elvsees. It appeared well adapted he the required
pawns, lied its principal features wend a striking cha-
racter, and likely t-, form an attractive peat of the F-shibi-
tie°. The COTIIITIW4OOCII submitted the deism to the corn.

petition of anima nalesetors, four -or-mbem leek out
the quartithr. Three burins (one a joint on from two of
the osetzsebees invited) wen sent in on the day named in
the invitation. but all were greatly in excels of the amount
whMh the commissioners couLl prudently speed, with a
due :emirl to the interests of the gummier,. The corn-
minks/len bare, therefore, had ander their consi-
deration modifications of the plan, which, without destroy-
ing its merits, would materially reduce its cost.
" The commiesioriers having learnt that the French
Government had applied, on the 3rd of November last, to
the Foreip-office. to bow whether it was intended to hold
an International Exhibition in England in 1862, entered into
private communication with that goreramenr, from whom
they have received satisfactory assurances of support, ea
eampanied by a statement that it Lad Leen the intention of
the Emperor to hold an international exhibition in Paris is
liffi, bad the project not been entertained is Engbad. The
eameneuissen also requested the Duke of Newark, the
Renetny al bete for tie Colonies, to announces.* sip
earnaleri et he Exhibition, Exhibition, and the Mionlion
the IMINOISIO tit to the crown for a charter ; cad the
eosaniseiniers have informed that his grass bee sol.
droned a anueunicatioes to that effect to all the governs
of her lilebutee celestes.
"The eembelseen have had under their coesideration
the istoleke of the alas laid down le DM respectimr the
wood of prime, the nentlatisa .1 lodes, the affixing et
Pisilo the &AA/alba se slash the made of elasainention,
awl the organisnice of the eailNiwel department of

" 111Fissn.tberefure, the guarantee deed hes bsse executed,
semasineiosmin hope to h We to proceed et owe with
the senstrestion of the building,. and to announce the rase
end nephetions fee the arrangement 4 the Ezhibition.
"1 here the harm to he, sir, your obedient wernat,
" F. R. litennroao."

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west corner of the Isle at Wight, when bureau and forte
are la be erected.