The Sun.
London, England, 1851-01-08 00:00:00

LON DON, WEDNESDAY EVENING, JAN ITARY 8, 1851.

THE EXHIBITION OF 1851.
ARRANGEMENT OF ARTICLES IN THE

BUILDING.

wneral prin6ple which will govern the at--
rangerAent of artie!ei in the building nre es follows:-
1. The productions of the United Kingdom and the
British colonies will be groui.ed westward of the cen-
tral transept.
The productions of the United Kingdom will be ar-
ranged into the following 30 classel,, as far us practi-
cable:—

RAW MATERIALS: -
1. Mining and quarrying, metallurgy, and mine-
al products.
2. Chemical and pharmaceutical processes and
produces generally.
3. Substances used as food.
4. Vegetable and animal substances used in ma-
nufactures, implements, or for ornament.
MACHINERY:-
5. Machines for direct use, including carriages,
railway, and naval mechanism.
6. Manufacturing machines and tools.
7. Mechanical, civil engineering, architectural,
and building contrivances.
8. Naval architecture, military engineering and
structure, ordnance, armour, and accoutre •
manta.
9. Agricultural and horticultural machines and
implements.
10. Philosophical instruments and miscellaneous
contrivances, including processes depend-
ing upon their use, musical, horological,
and acoustical instruments.
MANUFACTURES: -
11. Cotton.
12. Woollen and worsted stuff goods.
13. Silk and velvet.
14. Manufactures from flax and hemp.
15. Mixed fabrics, including shawls.
16. Leather, including saddlery and harness, skins,
fur, and Bair.
17. Paper, printing, and bookbinding.
18. Woven, spun, felted, and laid fabrics, when
shown for printing or dyeing.
19. Tapestry, carpets and floor cloths, also lace
and embroidery, fancy and industrial
works.
20. Articles of clothing for immediate, personal,
or domestic use.
21. Cutlery, edge and hand tools, and surgical
instruments.
22. General hardware, including locks and grates.
23. Working in precious metals, jewellery, and
all articles of luxury not included in the
ether juries.
24. Glass.
25. Ceramic manufactures, china, porcelain,
earthenware, &c.
26. Decoration, furniture, and upholstery, paper
hangings, papier mache, and japanned
goods.
27. Manu'actures in mineral substances, used for
building or decorations, as in marble, slate,
porphyries, cements, artificial stones, &c.
28. M4eutactures from animal and vegetable sub-
stances, not being woven or felted.
29. Miscellaneous manufactures and Small ware 3.
FINE ART:-
30. Sculpture, models, and plastic art, mosaics,
enamels, &c.
2. The productions of each colony will be placed to-
gether, and classified as far as practicable into the 30
classes aforesaid.

8. The productions of each foreign country will be
placed together eastward of the transept—except machi-
nery in motion, which, on account of the motive power
being at the north-west end of the building, must be
placed in that part of the building. The productions of
each country will be classified nation by nation, and as
far as practicable into the 30 classes already adopted for
the United Kingdom.
4. As a general rule machinery will be placed at the
north side, and raw materials and produce brought to
the south side of the building. The intermediate parts
will be occupied by the manufactures and fine arts.
5. There is hardly uny choice in respect of light,
which is nearly the same in all parts of the building.
The south side, as well as the roof of the building,
both in the north and south sides, will be covered with
canvass.
The sides of the upper and the gallery tier on "he
north will not be SG covered.
6. The following decisions of her Majesty's Commis-
sioners may be here repeated:—
"5. The building will be provided to the exhibitors

free from rent.
"9. Any manufacturer exhibiting articles which can
properly be placed together according to the clas-
sification already announced, will be at liberty to
arrange such articles in his own way; and his ar-
rangements, if compatible with the convenience of
other exhibitors and of the public, will not be dis-
turbed. In like manner, if it is wished to exhibit
together the productions of a particular town or dis-
trict, all such productions, if they can fairly be said
to be of the same sort, will be admitted together.
The ultimate decision, whether they are so admis-
sible or not, must, of course, rest in each case with
the discretion of the Commissioners.
" 10. When it is desired to exhibit processes of ma-
nufacture a sufficient number of articles, however
dissimilar, will be admitted for the purpose of illus-
trating the process; but they must not exceed what
may be actually required.
" 11. In all cases where the productions of an indi-
vidual are exhibited together his wishes, with regard
to the treatment of them, will be complied with as
far as possible; but should they be of a nature to
involve expense the Commissioners cannot under-
take to meet that expense out of their funds, but
must call upon the exhibitor to defray it himself.
Glass cases, frames and stands of peculiar construc-
tion, and similar contrivances for the display or
protection of the goods exhibited, must in like man-
ner be provided by the person requiring them at his
own cost.
" 14. Should any exhibitor desire to employ a servant
of his own to preserve or keep in order the articles
he exhibits, or to explain them to visitors, he may
do so after obtaining permission from the Commis-
sioners. Such persons, however, will in all cases be
forbidden to invite visitors to purchase the goods of
their employers, the exhibition being intended for
the purpose of display only, and not for those of
sale. Any violation of this or any other rule must
lead to their exclusion from the building.
" 15a. Her Majesty's Commissioners being desirous
of affording every facility to those persons who may
wish to exhibit machines, or trains of machinery in
motion, have resolved to allow such machinery to be
managed and worked, as far as practicable, under
the superintendence of the owners, and by their
own men. The Commissioners will also find steam,
not exceeding 301bs. per inch, gratuitously to the
exhibitors, and convey it in clothed pipes to such
parts of the building as require steam-power. Par-
ties sending machines, or articles requiring to be
driven by steam, should send with the same si small
portable steam-engine, to which a steam-pipe can
be laid on. The above will apply to all engines
from one-horse power to six horses; beyond which
power, it is presumed, no single branch of manu-
facture or_ article will require steam-power. As re-
gards machines too small to require an independent
portable engine, arrangements will be made to place
thorn in groups to be xhibited in communication
with some steam-engine, also sent for exhibition, in
motion. Exhibitors proposing to exhibit portable
steim•engines should understand that their engines
may be employed for driving other machinery,
unless the owners of the steam-engines object to
such use.
" 15b. Her Majesty's Commissioners have made ar-
rangements to supply water at a high pressure
gratuitously to cxhibituts, who will have the pri-
vilege of :adapting it to the working of their ma-
chinery, &c."
7. The Commissioners accordingly, with confidence,
resign to the exhibitors themselves the proper exhibition
of their goods, and the responsibility of making the
necessary preparations for displaying them, subject only
to such general rules as shall be conducive to the in-
torests of all pitrtics. The executive committee are de-
sirous of pointing out that great mutual advantage will
arise from exhibitors of the same description of articles
acting as much as possible in combination in the fitting
up of the it spaces, and in arranging for the cleaning,
watching, and general superintendence of the respective
articles; and exhibitors on a small scale should bear in
mind that by such a system of combination they may be
able to secure, at a small expense to themselves, the ser-
vices of one person jointly to watch over and clean their
goods, and furnish explanations to the public.
8. It may bo convenient to exhibitors to know that
Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co., the contractors for the
building, are prepared, in accordance with the wishes of
exhibitors, to construct counters, shelves, frames, stands,
and every necessary fitting fur the proper display of the
articles to be exhibited. and to lend or sell glass cases
where required. A tariff of prices may be obtained of
Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co., at the building. At
the same time exhibitors are at liberty to make any other
arrangements more satisfactory to themselves; but is
exercising their own judgment and taste exhibitors will
obviously bear in mind that the effect of the exhibition
must materially depend upon the mode in which they
exercise this privilege thus confided to them.
9. Every exhil,itor who desires to attend himself, or
by his representative, during the exhibition, must ob-
tain permission to do so ,from the executive committee.
He must deduct the sitting or standing space for such
attendant from the superficial floor or counter space al-
lotted to him ; but he will be allowed to make up the
deduction by building up and arranging those goods
properly authenticated fur admission. on shelves one
above the other, within the boundary of his allotment, to
any height he pleases, under 19 feet from the fluor.
10. There will be a central passage, 48 feet wide, a
corridor at the north and at the south side. each 12
feet wide, and two intermediate passages of 8 feet, all
running from the east to the west ends of the building.
As a general rule, these w ill be intersected by passages
at right angles, running from north to south.
11. The building is divided laterally (i. e., from
north to south) by ranges of columns of 24 feet from
centre to centre. Spaces of 24 X 24 f et, 48 X 24 feet,
Or 48 X4B feet, and in some cases of 72 >< 24 feet, or
72 X 48 feet, or 72 X 72 feet, running from north to
south, may be arranged according to the wishes of this
exhibitors ; provided always that there shall be
at least one entrance and exit passage of 8 fee-t
running truth north to south, or else two entraLce on exit
passages of not less than 5 feet each for emery space of
24 feet; and that no co=mmunications from ells; to west
between any passages shall be estAblish el without spe-
cial leave of the executive c‘oninitt( e in writing.
12. The exhibitors of the United Kingdom, to whom
sp ice has bt en ahotted by &heir various local committees,
and whose names have been duly returned to the execu-
tive committee, will t,;e urraniztd into the 30 classes. As