The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-27 00:00:00

THE EXHIBITION OF 185

THE CRYSTAL PALACE IN HYDE-PARK.
During yesterday at least 50,000 persons visited
Hyde Park, to we the mat structure of iron and glass now
being raised there. The spectators were bewildered at
seeing the speedy progress of the works, and certainly, from
the rapid way in which the Glass Temple is being erected, it
might afford matter of amazement to persons more knowing
and scientific than the generality of holiday folks are. The
progress of the glass show. rooms in Hyde Park would almost
make one believe that the tales of the.' Arabian Nights" were
not fables, that Aladdin's Lamp had a magic influence. that
Cinderella did wear a glass slipper, that Michael Scott's fairies
wove sand ropes, and that all that Sir Walter Scott wrote of
and concerning witchcraft was only reporting in anticipation.
Bat a few weeks ago the spice of ground hoarded in for the
crystal mansion presented the appearance of a builder's yard.
Here and there were to be seen piles of timber and stacks
of iron, with little sheds, asking the ground like so many
dots and comets*. Yesterday the holiday curiosity seekers
saw an extensive building, supported on light and grateful
pillars, in a state of progress, with a glassy roof, rising
tier above tier to a considerable height, tad with a crow
building running through the middle, arched in an elegant
and tasteful form. Inside, the mechanics were busy at their
work—the engineer, the smith, the carpenter and painter,
laboured hard each at his respective trade ; whilst outside,
hundreds of men out of employment loitered about
1110ii71111 to enter the busy hive to obtain their winter's
store. The south side (the outer side of the buddies) is
almost finished, and presents a most elegant appearance.
Betwixt each iron pillar supporting the roof there are two
wooden ones, and they are so constructed that sac► rom•
partment betwixt the Ws pillars forms a separate and
independent structure, so that if any accident should wive
to injure or knock down any one, the adjoining ones should
not be sleeted. As the structure advances towards com-
pletion its graceful and elegant proportions become more
apparent, and the holidy visitors were enthusiastic in their
presses of the designer and the design. The contractors are
entitled to great credit for the energy with which they are
pushing forward the structure, and the care and neatness
with which they are executing t►e work.

THE ROMAN CATHOLIC LAITY.

Lord Camoys has published the following letter
-- TO THIII EDITOR OT TRII TIMIS.

Sir,—Your columns have this week eontatned an
address of congratulation and gratitude to his Eminence
Cardinal Wiseman, pulsatile( to come from the Boman
Catholic laity. I am anxious to state why I, though
one of that laity, refused to sign the address. Seeing
how the Boman Catholic church in Great Britain
was prospering, I may well doubt the wisdom of
petitioning for, as I may also question the policy of
establishing, the hierarchy. But, be that as it may,
when I contrast the quiescent state of the country, as it
was last September, with the criminatious and recrimina-
tions, not unaccompanied with danger to the public peace,
which have since prevailed, and still prevail—a state of irri-
tation unfortuaately aggravatedby other influences, yet all
the direct ixesequessee of the publiastion of the papal docu-
ment cad certain pastorals accompanying it—l cannot join
in an ezpressioa of thanks to the chief, though, I am sure,
unintentional promoter of this wide-spread and, to the Ra-
man catholic body, I fear, luting mischief.
I °online thirtiethsr to this one point, MIMSg to myself
when parliament 'bail meet the further expression of any
opinions that I may then deem it nee/sag to state.
I am, sir, your obedient servant,
Stoner, Beelepon•Thanies, Dee. 26. Ci.xoye.

A MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT haired oa Saturday
eight at the brewery of Marts. Bea r• sad Issaceoer, at
Brighton. Three not in du employ of Kern. Palmer and
Green, who had tow *staged 4 repairiug the pipes of a
well to the browny, had Just oonsploted their Job, mad the
last, =nod Church, bad mscoaded to within 8 fast of the top,
when he Wood hi Imam, and fell a dining* of nearly 80
feet, hie head, het, sad arms coming in coatut with o4tt
or ton projection is his fall to a platform within 20 fat of
the water. His lienew•wcsicoaa, who was beldam the top
ladder for his weak saw the poor fellow fall. Z4r. Charles
Pocock, who lines la the how attached to the brewery,
being Galled up, last so Was 4 yarding for a singeoa aad
same of the brewery ma. Half an hoar elad before he
ass got oat, end be gun presented a shocking apeettft.t.
His Jaw was nub sus, his bead was cot In two sr throe
Omen, and one of his eras was dreadful!, shattered. By
the tins be was taken oat of the well Mr. Pooo*, gamin,
'arrived, and directed his removal to the hospital, sad le was
taken away 4 a ay, master.