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London, England, 1862-03-20 00:00:00

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Lithougle it. is understood that many s6tels have
art:iVed at the. ontports, or are warehoused in dif-
Lrent parts of London. nutil the courts aue a little
more ready to receive them. About 20 cases have
come is from France, half the Prussian goods, and
the contributions of several minor states, but hardly
anything yet has been seen from Austria. The three
greatest coverers of space will be France, Prussia,
and Austria, and France Ilits got about a third if
the whole foreign division: The boarded French
Court, which we have just alluded to, is being
rcphlly filled tith fittings for Lyons siiiieeartd other
specialities, and it is understood that the centre
will be devoted to- a great trophy formed of the
Ville de Paris table plate. The Americans have at
last decided not to exhibit rationally, and what
goods are sent will be individual coretributions.
In Class I.—the elepartrnent for mining, quarry-
ing., metallurgy, and mineral products, vehich is
under the management of Mr. Robert Hunt, F. It,S.
—we shall have a very large and important collec-
tion, although the commercial motive to exhibit is
weaker than in any other cases. The transport of
the specimens has been costly, and few of the exhi-
bitors can expect any reward except the thanks for
having contributed to an instructive and interesting
collection.
The National Committee for this class drew up a
scheme, with the view of suggesting, to some ex-
tent, the nature-of the object which it was thought
desirable should be exhibited in this department of
the Exhibition.

The committee suggested the desirability of
keeping the size of mineral specimens within mode-
rate limits, as being more convenient
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thanbet unterawdaiey masses.
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This did not of course
apply no any remarkable examples, such as sections
of lodes, or peculiar and illustrative phenomena.
They also recommended that where building stones
were exhibited in the form of cubes, the uniform
size of eight inches should be preserved, and it was
deemed esr,ential that two surfaces of the cube
should be left in the natural state—undressed-
These and all mineral specimens are to have labels
attached, carefully giving the locality from which
they were obtained, and, if possible, the geological
formation to which they belong.
This large and complete collection is to be chiefly
placed in the eastern annexe, as a companion to
the show of agricultural implements. The court is
to be largely fitted up with ornamental marbles.
The specimens of gold from Devonshire and
Wales will probably be general objects of interest
The local subscription to pay for widening. the
Brompton road seems to have taken a ready-noney
form, for labourers are now heartily working on this
very necessary task. The Boulevard is condemned ;
the axe is laid to the root of the rotten trees ; the
forecourts are being torn up; the local tradespeople
look hopeful and cheerful, and in about another
fortnight or three weeks the thoroughfares will be
widened from the Horse Repository to the Museum
bend at least one-half.

Nothing definite or official can be -stated about
the programme for the opening on the Ist of May,
beyond the fact that the band and chorus will be
on a gigantic scale, under the direction of Mr.
Costa. Mr. Bowley, the general manager of the
Crystal Palace, has a share in the direction of the
musical arrangements. Mr. Cole, C. 8., we believe,
has been put in office to do his best to seat thi'..-ty-
thousand people within view of the ceremony, and
if he falters Mr. Bowley will, no doubt, 1)4 able to
help him.—Daily News.

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