The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-19 00:00:00

CLOSE 07 TRILLAT TREASURES' EXHIBITION.

The Exhibition of Art Tresaures at Manchester
was finally closed to the public on Saturday. It wee not, as
had been originally intended, made a maenad day kw season-
ticket holder., nor we. it marked by any ceremony worthy of
the oomaiss. The state of the exchequer, it may be pre-
sumed, modern* ft issizable that as much money should be
liken as poselhis, wkOst all intention of a grand ceremonial
INN &bandeau'/ es ime• se it was asoertained that her hf &piety
VIM indigent la roes the proceedings with her prwenee.
The ad uldeme wen ism" than might hare been expected,
bowver, seirthe siretuastances. Alyint 8,600 persons had
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lodated it four o'clack, on payment of half-a:crow; each, and
nearly ea many name entered with 1111•8011 tickets, making • total
arbiters= 16,000 end 17,000 . There werefeweradniis-
*ma on thedoeing day, by 10,000, than eneach of the
two fiat day. in the wash. A trophy of flags had been erected
la fecal of the omen, and the orchestra had been strength-
ened-6e bands if the Mb Thelma Guards and of the 34th
having been enp for the occedon. The music
selections trees Randal, Verdi, Venyme, Meyer-
beer_ Meseadents, Donleetti, Gomel, Weber, Lindpaintrier,
Beeftweven, ftprintial, Auber, Spolir, and Wagner. When
the united bends struck up " God rye the Queen," sa the
finale, there was as .!tempt among the audience to get up a
voice accompaniment, but it was only partial, and conse-
quendy failed in effect. At the conclusion the executive
committee took up a position in the transept, and
Mr. Tutor AN FA I kNAIIIN, the chairman, spoke so follows:
Ladies and gentlemen,—lt is my duty now to prononsee
the last few word. of farewell, and to inform you that whim
loou have left this building the Exhibition of Art-Treaseren
closed. I hope • that you will never forget the liberality
which has enabled that Exhibition to be formed, end that
hereafter ell of you will be enabled to reels!, in reflecting
upon this building and its contents, the truth of the poet's

" A thing of beauty is a joy for ever."
Loud chewy followed this address, and the proceeding"
closed. One little incident only occurred to mar the har-
mony and appropriatenem of this closing scene, and )t was
mimed by some one, immediately after the cheering had sub-
sided, in • spirit of vindictive feeling towards • fay waiters
in the rtheehment rooms who had created • diens:bum on
the Thruiday, proposing tires groans for that establishment,
and in an instant all thought of art trews's., and their
elev tendencies to have vanished, and that gay
and faahbtoabk amemblage seemed for the moment to ham
been transformed into a Chartist meeting.
Great numbers of people continued to linger about U.
building after the bell had sounded the =cud warning to
depart.e:d the building waa not entirely cleared until a later
hour usual.
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It stated by the Tines that, after all oxpenses have been
defrayed, a handsome balance will still remain in hand.
The total number of visitors since the opening has been
1,335,000, and the number of visitors who have paid at the
doors in all day. amounts to 1,060,000. The sale xf seam=
tickets hail realised the respectable awn of 23,0001. When to
these items are added the profits on the sale of catalogues (of
which upwards of 150,000 have been mild), on the umbrella
and walking stick departments, and other sources, we believe
the total sum standing to the credit of the executive com-
mittee will amount to • few pounds over • hundred thou-
sand. The gross outlay, including every possible limn and
the cod of the ea& return of the most minute article contri-
buted, we believe will amount to 104,0001. To meet this
4,0001. more thou is at present in hand there remains the
building, with the whole of its handsome ftxturra. This is
by some expected to realise 18,0001., by others 15,0001.; but,
even 'apposing it only to bring the last-named sum, iere is
little doubt that 10.0001. will remain after all expeemes to the
credit of the executive committee."

Daring the proceedings of the day Mr. Seymour, on
behalf of the orchestra, preeented • handsome silver cup and
an edibles to Mr. Charles Halle, the conductor, as a token of
their high appreeletion of his services and conduct.

CnoutiA.—A special meeting of the Association
of Medical 01firers of Health was held on Saturday, to re-
ceive • report from • committee of their own body on the
subject of an outbreak at cholera user Stratford. Mr. Simon,
president, was in the chair. The report—signed by Dr.
Angell (chairman), Dr. Challioe, Dr. Dundee Thomson,
Dr. Hillier, and Mr. Ellisen—stated that the committee had,
on Thursday last, visited the spot whin the dismal Is
believed to have broken out. They found that there bad
been 16 cans, of which 7 had proved fetal The wheat cese
occurred on the 29th September ; the inn death on the
night of the 2nd of October. The place in which all the
oases occurred was Abbey-row, West Ham. There an le
hour in the row, tolerably well built, consisting of
bee or Ire rooms each, and tenanted by persons
by on maw dirty or very poor, generally 006
gamily in each bowie. The occupants for the most port
work at the dour mills, or silk printing factory adjoiaing.
Five of the houses hers separate cesspools, and the remaining
eleven drain into one larger ono behind the metre house ;
opposite to this, at a distance of 70 feet from the osespool, Is
a pump. From this source the inhabitants draw all their
water for drinking and washing. The soil is entirely renal,
and then is no doubt that 'tannins might occur from the
carpool to the well. Ths waler WY undergoing chemical
examination by Dr. Tlicaneca. Abbey-row Is aunvonntled by
marsh lend, much Impressated with sewage, and le only •
few feet above the name In part of It le • tidal dream
celled Channel Sea River, which conveys much of the
mirage of the town of Stratford into the Rim Lea. By the
Amin of the Medial emcee of Health, Dr. Elliot, the handle
was removed from the pump on the 12th Inataat. Since that
date there has been otly ow case, which proved fetal in sin
home sad • belt One other fatal can mound in the pae-
ICS Of • WOMEN who was eappbed with water from • well in
bus own home. Bat this well, too, was liable to oontimillts-
i this by MIAs flee the soil