The Express.
London, England, 1850-11-30 00:00:00

EXHIBITION OF IBbl.

AGRICULTURAL IMPLZUENVIL—TheEzeentive Com-
mittee yesterday tented the follow*" letter to those ►ocal
committees that include in their returns for open proposed
exhii,iters of sgricul ural machinery and implements •
" 1, Old Panos-yard, Nov. 29.-84,-1 am instructed by
the Enemies Committee to forward to you the accompany-
log forms, in order that they may be delivered immediately
to the parties who have proposed to exhibit agricultural
machinery and implements, and I have to request that you
will impress upon them the necessity of filling up the nine
and returning them to me without fail before the 9th of
Member. It is necessary for the exhinton of agricultural
machinery and implements to bear in mind, that se the Ex
hibition of 1861 embraces the display of mschiaery and
manufactures of all kinds and of .11 nations, the proportion
of pee which can be applied exclusively to British agri-
cultural machinery and implements must bear its fair rel..
don to the space assigned to all other departftents of the
Exhibition, and must necessarily be far leas thus is usually
obtained in exhibitions devoted wholly to spicultural sub-
jects. The space already demanded is very tar beyond the
accommodation which the building can afford. Exhibitors
are therefore requested to limit the demand for space only for
those objects which present features of very great novelty
and excellence, and they will have the kindness to enumerate
them on the accompanying forms in what they consider to
be the order of their vslue and importance.—l have, &c.,
K. DIOBT WyArr, Sec."
According to the form which secompasise the above
letter, the descriptions must state the name of the implement
Of article; its uses; any r, cent improvement ; it patented;
and any other requisite particulars, in as few words as poa
sibla. Every article must be entered to a separate number,
and the lowest selling price is to be given.

THE TRANSATLANTIC PACKET-STATION
COhiMiRSION.

A series of interrogatories on this important aub'ect
has just been addressed by the Transatlantic Packet-Station
o.rninissioners, through Lord Robert, leseretary of the com-
mission, to merchants, shipowness, and various other parties
ira Ragland and Ireland likely to have the best information
as the matter. Their lordships are likewise in °Demonic.-
Um with the Admiralty, the Pat-office, the principal railway
mompania, and the various naval officers who have served on
south sad west oasts of Ireland. The interrogatories,
which are as follows, require that the commissioners should
be favoured with opinions and reasons upon all or any of the
question@ :
I. What would be the effect of establishing the mail
trsnatlantic station at some port on the west or south coast
of Ireland as regards the gain of time for mails, passengers,
goods, and latest intelligence ; the espense to the several
parties and interests concerned?
"2. In what degree would the contract pries with govern-
meat for conveyance of the mails probably be increased or
reduced, and what would be the probable reduction in the
rates for passage and freights ?
" 3. How far would the facilities and advantages to pas-
sengers and transport of goods in general be increased or
reduced by such a measure ? Or if it is thought that the
measure would not be generally advantageous, what class of
passengers and merchants repectively would avail themselves
of the new routs, and to what extent or proportion of the
general talk
" 4. If it shonkl not be considered &iambi* to establish
entirely a packet station in any port is Inland, how far
would it be advantageous to adopt one as a port at which
every packet should touch, either outward or inward bound,
where it could coal, from whence, when outward bound, it
would take its final departure with the mails, &a, and on
'stern land them t
" 6. If any port in Ireland were to be adopted, either for
the packet station or for a point to touch at, for final depar-
ture, which is the most eligible ?
"6. Are there grounds for supposing that the adoption of
a port in Ireland as the terminus of the voyages of the mail
packets would divert passengers and goods to the competing
lines of steamers, running from New Yolk to Liverpool and
to Havre as as materially to effect the ineome of the contract
mail line, or that it would all into existence any additional
competition ?
7. What may be emsidered a remunerating amount of
receipts per ropy oat and home for mob packets ?"

MUSIC.
SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.
The performances in Exeter-hall commenced last
evening with " The Messiah." We sone time ago gave an
account of the extensive alterations which were making in
the interior of the building, bat were sourly prepared for
the magnitude of the remit. The kali. indeed, has assumed
quits a new upset, which mined to strike every one on en-
tering it with surprise. The removal of the heavy square
pillars in the front of the gallery, the gnat elevation of the
reef, and the addition to the depth of the retinue, have
produird a lofty, spacious, well proportioned building, the
very reverse In every respect of what it was. In a musical
point et view the rum have been equally happy. The
wpm now prejeots so little from the back wall of the archer
WOW the chorus is no longer, is 'rowdy, divided into
gra imprimis unable to see or hear each other ; and the is-
annasil sonority of the hail war shown by the remarkable
hninevement which seemed to have taken plan in the Wee
lid MIT voice and every instrument.
Partly, no doubt, from these ruses, and portly has lb
great excellence, Handel's muter pier wee given in ell its
sublime grandeur. The cherries were never, in our bear-
fag, so magnificently performed. The power of the great
masses of harmony was increased by the delicacy
_of ths
oast pewee% sad by the great cars taken to subdue the
mishishal samsarnintents. It Is plain that Costa is or.
is ashler greater and greater discipline in Ish
rMtp heat, eat we Irk forward to a still higher degree
di 4011111 We elm they have yet reached.
The solo performen were eminently sucessaful. Mr.
Leshey's votes never seemed so rich and beau-
aad he sane with much force and energy,
r well as with the purity and intelligence which
nave always distinguished his style. All that remains
fer him to acquire is • little more of that wonderful fervour
whir baleen and to throw into his siagiag, and which,
in "ita. ash in particular, ia Ruh proves as " The
ROM et ems Ia the wildersem," or, "Thou shalt
&eh aim r " made an impassion never to be for-
' germ lb. gave her pianos' sin with a brilliancy
Obd ref \ENO frailly beard surpained ; sad kiss Dolby's
PHs heis despleed sad rejected" was breathed with the
Emu* feelion. lb. Whitworth added greatly to the
aillist of the whole by the masterly manner In whir
he rag the two great sire, " But who may
Wk." sod "Why do the nations." New the best
ileie it Map, we have never heard than given with
Om* elbet—st* etr.at produced b the 111,4 fish
=aslif Mr. Whitworth's voice, 1* whisk and
arse happily blended, the 701 dear:
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exoellently„ posttests* in the dna sad
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