required as much attention. The Chairman had referred to the patent law, and to the difference of opinion which the present and pas state of that law had excited both in the House of Commons and out of it. A patent was undoubtedly a monopoly, and it was quite clear, in this age of free trade, that a monopoly should only be granted when there was some great public good to be achieved by the person demanding it. To grant a patent for any great invention-to give a man a proper reward for his genius, was fair and right, but he contended that patents ought not to be allowed for small improvements upon a known principle, as this tended very greatly to impede the progress of improvements which led to practical benefit to the community. The chairman had referred to the views of The Secretary announced that on Wednesday evening next, the 27th inst., a paper by Mr. Blanchard Jerrold, entitled "Comparison of the Year 1851 with the Year 1861," would be read. THE BRITISH COLONIES AND THE INTER- Br P. L. SIMMONDS. No. X.-THE EASTERN COLONIES. The Eastern Colonies of Great Britain which will take part in the International Exhibition next year, are Mauritius and its dependencies the Seychelles, Ceylon, and Hong Kong. MAURITIUS. the late Mr. Brunel on this subject. That gentleman had stated that he never thought of taking a patent out for anything, because the moment a patent was applied for other persons came forward with so-called improvements and modifications of the same thing, and although these alleged im- This fine island has always taken a very active part in provements might never have been brought into prac- contributing its aid to all competitive displays, whether tice, they were obliged to buy them off with large local or European. In 1851 it made a very creditable subsidies. He (Mr. Hawes) would say, if the present show in London. The resources of the island have vastly patent law was to remain, let it be made so cheap that increased since then. It has increased its population by there might be a patent for almost anything, and about one-third, the number being now over 300,000. then patents would be practically valueless. The chair- In 1850 it only exported 55,000 tons of sugar; it now man had also referred to the very beautiful discovery ships 140,000 tons. But Mauritius produces many other in photography, for which the Medal of the Society had products, such as spirits and liqueurs, eau de Cologne, been awarded to M. Joubert. It was for such things arrowroot, and maize, cotton, coffee, fibrous plants, oils, that the Medal of this Society ought to be exclusively vanilla, timber, &c. At Paris, in 1855, Mauritius regiven. When a gentleman brought forward something ceived several medals for its sugar and other products. that was original and beautiful-such as the transference of Before noticing the efforts making by this colony to take photographic pictures, which were as it were views of na-part in the International Exhibition of 1862, it may not ture brought out of nothing-when those pictures were be inappropriate to take a retrospective view of the several transferred permanently to glass and vitrified into that public exhibitions that have been held at Mauritius. On material, so as to remain imperishable, and when, the 15th October, 1846, the Royal Society of Arts and moreover, they could be produced at a cost which Sciences of Mauritius, urged by its desire to patronize probrought these beautiful objects within the reach of most gress in everything in a colony remote from the centre of people that man deserved to be held up as one whom learning and civilisation, and to hasten the improvements the public should honour, and as one of the promoters of that might be introduced into its principal agricultural and the Fine Arts in this country. With these observations manufacturing industry, and which were required by the he had much pleasure in seconding the vote of thanks to backward state of the cultivation of vegetables, fruits, and Sir Thomas Phillips, not only for the able address he had flowers, held its first exhibition, with the resolution of renread, but also for the great interest and zeal he had dis-dering it annual. Upon the whole, these exhibitions have played in the management of the Society during the period in which he had held the office of chairman, The vote of thanks was carried by acclamation. Sir THOMAS PHILLIPS begged to exprese his gratitude to the members for their kindness on this and all other occasions, and to assure them that whatever powers he had to render them service should always be at their disposal. Mr. NELSON, in reference to the papers announced to be read at the two next meetings, begged to suggest that it would be very desirable that the Members should have the opportunity of access to the plans and papers connected with the Exhibition of 1851, and also those in connection with the building now in course of erection for the Exhibition of 1862, previous to the meeting at which a paper on the latter subject would be read by Captain Phillpotts. If the Society was in possession of those records, he thought it extremely desirable that Members wishing to see them should have the opportunity of doing The CHAIRMAN said the plans he referred to were in the possession of the Commissioners. He believed that the object of Capt. Phillpotts' paper would be to furnish the members with a clear description of the building; and for the better understanding of the subject, tickets for examining the building itself, on the 30th inst., had been forwarded to all the members. A specimen of wood-carving by Mr. Perry, and some specimens of coloured Photographs burnt in on glass by Mr. Joubert, were on the table. from year to year grown more and more important. The products of the great sugar industry of Mauritius are, to say the least, on a par with the most renowned of the kind, and have proved their superiority at the London and Paris Exhibitions. The fruits and vegetables which abundantly supply the market of a town of 50,000 inhabitants, and the crews of upwards of 1,000 vessels, which yearly visit the harbour of Port Louis, bear witness to the remarkable progress made in those useful branches of cultivation. The productions of the different colonial industries, mechanical, artistic, &c., though as yet insufficient to meet the wants of all the world, would do honour to similar industries in the most civilised countries. In a word, the public every year evince a more and more lively interest in these exhibitions. to such a degree as that they have become a real necessity to the colonial community. At the end of 1858, an invitation from Baron Darricau, the Governor of Reunion (transmitted to the Government of Mauritius, by Mr. Imhans, Deputy of that Colony for France), requested the Society of Arts and Sciences, the Society of Agriculture, and the colonists generally, to contribute to an intercolonial exhibition of the two islands at Reunion. Although taken unawares, many of the Mauritius planters and industrials made it a point to enter the lists in friendly competition, and a goodly harvest of medals, prizes, and honourable mentions, rewarded them for their praiseworthy efforts. In 1859 it was the turn of Mauritius to convene her friends and neighbours to one of these peaceful gatherings and competitions of human industry. Being a British Colony, however, the Mauritians considered it their duty to open a wider field of competition, and to invite the other colonies in those seas to join them on the occasion. The colonists of the Cape and Ceylon received an invitation to forward specimens of their produce, from a comparison of which mutual advantage might be derived. Although small in number, and arriving too late, particularly those from the Cape, to compete with the others, the specimens forwarded served to convince competent judges of the superiority of several of their articles, especially wheat, flour, beer, and alcohols. The annual Exhibition had usually been held in the splendid bazaar of Port Louis, but the preparations for an intercolonial Exhibition required to be made on a larger scale, and to be kept open for a longer period. In the absence of any suitable building the Governor most liberally gave up the whole of Government House, its courts, gardens, and rooms, thus depriving himself, for a length of time, of his official and private residence. An area of more than 15,000 square feet of rooms, adorned with taste and elegance, was then obtained, besides two or three acres of courts and gardens. The expenses of this Exhibition amounted to £1,368, of which £833 were receipts, £398 contributed by the Government, and £83 by the Society of Arts. The medals distributed cost £398, and the money prizes distributed were £183. Mauritius obtained 51 medals and 10 honourable mentions; Reunion 20 medals and 10 honourable mentions. Of the 250 money prizes, Mauritius obtained 210, of the value of £129, and Reunion 40, of the value of £44. There were 567 Mauritius exhibitors, by whom 1,931 articles were shown, and 55 Reunion exhibitors who sent 350 articles. To these must be added the coffee, vanilla, &c., of Ceylon, and the corn, flour, spirit, beer, &c., of the Cape Colony, forming an aggregate of 2,500 articles exhibited. There were separate classes for sugar, products of the distillery, fine arts, live stock, poultry, vegetables, fruits, roots, corn, grains, and pulse, flowers, medicinal plants, ladies' work, and miscellaneous products. A very valuable report was drawn up subsequently by the Hon. G. C. Fropier, the gentleman who represented Mauritius as delegate at the International Statistical Congress in London last year. The report contained detailed notes on some of the most important articles of colonial produce, and to it and the observations of the committee upon products in general, I am indebted for many of the facts mentioned. Several officials and colonists from Bourbon were present at this intercolonial gathering, among others Commandant Desnozelles, of the Imperial Artillery, chief of the staff of the Governor, selected to accompany the deputation to be present at the inauguration of the statue of the founder of the colony, Mahé De Labourdonnais, which took place, with great pomp, the day before the Exhibition. At this Exhibition, Governor Stevenson admits that Mauritius was forced to yield the palm to Bourbon in many of the minor objects of cultivation and manufacture, to which no attention whatever had been paid in this colony, but the spirit of the Mauritian planter could boast no conquest in the staple manufacture of sugar, on which so much care and money are expended, and in the superior excellence of which so much pride is justly felt by the manufacturer. Similar exhibitions are to take place annually at Mauritius and Reunion, alternately, and it is hoped that they will have the effect of improving their mutual manufactures, and of introducing a friendly rivalry in the production and exhibition of fresh objects of utility and importance, while, at the same time, the good feeling which prevails between the two neighbouring islands will be strengthened. Reports were duly made by the "juries" of the exhibition, which were composed of the mixed representatives of Mauritius and Bourbon, and they appear to have been considered fair and equitable as between the two rivals, in their friendly competition for local superiority. To pass on now to the preparations making for the forthcoming Exhibition in London, I may state that, on the 31st May, Governor Stevenson laid before the Legislative Council circular despatches from His Grace the Duke of Newcastle of the 1st February and 20th April, respecting the International Exhibition, when a vote of £250 was taken to meet any expenses which might fall upon the Treasury in forwarding objects from Mauritius to the Exhibition. Every publicity has been given in the island to the notices of Her Majesty's Commissioners respecting the Exhibition, by insertion in the Government. Gazette and in the local press. A Central Committee has been appointed, consisting of the most active and influential persons in the colony, and they have appointed subcommittees in each of the districts to assist them in their labours. The Central Committee has appointed Mr. James Morris to act as agent in London on behalf of the Exhibitors from Mauritius and the Seychelles, and the Governor has approved of the appointment,. M. Louis Bouton, Secretary to the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences, Port Louis, acts as Secretary to the Central Committee. The space allotted to, and occupied by, Mauritius in 1851, was about 200 superficial feet, exclusive of passages, and in the French Exhibition of 1855 only 100 square feet could be obtained, and from the large demand for space it is doubtful whether Mauritius will get much more in 1862. CEYLON. From no British Colony probably could a more varied and interesting collection of products and manufactures of different kinds be sent than from Ceylon. Its animal and vegetable products are most numerous, and the industry and manufactures of a population of 2,000,000 will be studied with curiosity and advantage. A very good collection of Ceylon products was shown in 1851. A committee was also appointed by the Governor, Sir George Anderson, under the instructions of the Secretary of State for the Colonies, for the purpose of securing a due representation of the industry and resources of the island at the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1855. A collection of its natural and manufactured products, formed partly from private contributions, and partly paid for with the funds voted by the Legislature, and as complete as the limited time allowed for its preparation would permit, was forwarded to England in December, 1854, and exhibited at Paris. It comprised an interesting collection of the principal timbers of the island from Mr. Layard, among which was one tamarind plank, of extraordinary szie, and three planks, and wood from the root, of the scarce and beautiful calamander tree, so valuable for furniture and ornamental purposes, a numerous collection of fibrous substances and barks, gums and resins, oils and indigo, grains and pulse, and staple articles of export, besides manufactured articles. The tamarind wood furniture, the calamander and ebony cabinets, couches, &c., the flowered satin wood, and the inlaid woods were most elegant. Articles from the animal and vegetable kingdom, models of boats, implements, native fruits, figures illustrating the native castes, and mineral substances, completed the list. A great number of the vegetable products shown were transferred, by gift or purchase, to the museum of the Royal Gardens, Kew. In May last, with the view to giving the utmost publicity to the intentions of the promoters of the Exhibition, the Governor caused to be published the despatch from the Secretary for the Colonies, and its inclosures, in the Ceylon Government Gazette. His Excellency also appointed a Committee of 18 gentlemen, representing every section of the community, for the purpose of furthering the objects contemplated, and also gave instructions to the government agents of the several provinces to render every assistance in their power to the Committee. On the application of the Committee, Sir Charles Macarthy sanctioned the advance of £1,000 from the Colonial Treasury, to enable them to procure articles illustrative of the industry and produce of the island. At their suggestion, he also approved of the appointment of sub-committees at different out-stations, where they might be required to cooperate with the General Committee in furthering the objects contemplated. Mr. Edward Rawdon Power, late of the Ceylon Civil Service, is appointed commissioner to act for the colony in London, and Messrs. John Capper and at the lectures and classes. Among the alterations P. Grimblot, are the secretaries of the Committee in Cey-determined upon, was the giving a life membership to lon. An area of 500 square feet net space has been allotted the first member who should obtain a first-class prize by Dr. Lindley, the Colonial Superintendent, to Ceylon. from the Society of Arts, the annual gift of a life memberThe Governor was very anxious to send home, for ship to the successful prize essayist on some subject to be erection in the transept or other lofty prominent place, a selected by the committee; and the establishment of Talipot palm (Corypha umbraculifera) in flower, which is a classes for ladies. Altogether the meeting was a cheering rare and beautiful object, and has perhaps never been seen one, and all present seemed satisfied that the only further in Europe. The tree would probably stand 60 feet high, effort necessary to again place this old established and and was to have been sent home in lengths of about useful institution on a sound basis, was that each member 12 feet, the top and flowers being packed separately. and friend should forthwith obtain one new member, and Difficulties, however, stood in the way of this being thus constitute a body sufficiently numerous to represent admitted, as, however curious and ornamental, it did not the intelligence of so important and wealthy a locality as represent any industry. that of Marylebone and its suburbs. Hong-KoNG. MEETINGS FOR THE ENSUING WEEK. MoN....Geographical, 83. In June last, Sir Hercules Robinson, the Governor, appointed the following gentlemen a Local Committee to consider the representation of the colony at the International Exhibition :-Mr. Mercer, Colonial Secretary, Chairman; Mr. J. J. Mackenzie, of Messrs. Dent and Co.; Mr. J. D. Gibb, of Messrs. Gibb, Livingstone, and Co.; TUES. Mr. Walkinshaw, of Messrs. Turner and Co.; and Dr. Kane. His Excellency has also nominated Mr. Patrick Campbell, of the Oriental Bank Corporation, as agent for the Colony in London. The Official Gazette of the 27th July, published a document issued by the Local Committee, which stated that all articles must be forwarded through them, as the central authority; and that Admiral Sir James Hope had expressed his readiness to let such things as might be ready in time to go by the long sea route be carried in any of the ships proceeding to England at suitable dates. The remainder of the goods the Committee purpose sending by overland passage. As a rough suggestion of what may be contributed, the Committee have put forward the following list : Medical, 8. Dr. F. W. Mackenzie, Lecture 2. "Physio- R. Medical and Chirurgical, 8. WED....Society of Arts, 8. Mr. Blanchard Jerrold, Comparison of the Year 1851 with the Year 1861." THURS...Philological, 8. PATENT LAW AMENDMENT ACT. APPLICATIONS FOR PATENTS AND PROTECTION ALLOWED. [From Gazette, November 15th, 1861.] means of treating barley, corn, and other cereals, for brewing construction of engines to be worked by steam, air, or gases. 1. Articles for use.-Paper, matting, minerals, such as granite, coal, steatite, jade-stone, gypsum, lapis lazuli, &c., 2407. J. Tessier, 48, Rue St. Nicholas d'Antin, Paris-Improved vegetable and insect wax. 2. Food.-Dried fish, tobacco, native opium, tea, sugar, samshu or Chinese wines, grain and pulse of all kinds, soy, and ginger. 3. Ornament.- 2455. J. Davis, and T. Evans, Ulverston, Lancashire-Imp. in the Silk screens (embroidered), fans, gold-work, silver-work, ivory-work, bamboo carved-work, peachstone-work, pottery and porcelain, bronzes, enamels, crystals, lacquered ware. 2488. J. Edwards, 77, Aldermanbury-imp. in the manufacture of 4. Dress.-Silk, raw and manufactured; Chinese hats of different grades or distinction, mat-cloaks, manufactured 2496. T. Hughes, Birmingham-An improved high pressure tap for cotton, wools, grass-cloth and crapes, 5. Medicines.Chinese herbal, and others. 6. Musical instruments and gongs. buttons. regulating and controlling the flow of steam, water, and other fluids. Dated 9th October, 1861. 2516. W. Smith, 21, King-street, West Smithfield-Imp. in apparatus Mr. Medhurst has also issued a circular, at the request of the Chairman of the Hong-Kong Committee, notifying to the foreign community, that in the event of no local committee being established for representing the port of Shanghai, the Hong-Kong Commission will be glad to 2536. render every assistance to intending exhibitors, as the contributions from Hong-Kong will consist mainly of Chinese material. 2574. T. Forster, Sparrow-hall, Streatham, Surrey-Imp. in reworking waste vulcanised india-rubber. Dated 17th October, 1861. There are no advices from the small settlement of Labuan indicating any intention to contribute specimens of 2585. R. Smith, 24, Higher Chatham-street, Chorlton-upon-Medlock, its coal or other articles of Eastern produce for the Exhibition. Proceedings of Institutions. and J. B. Rowcliffe, Manchester-Imp. in apparatus for winding yarn or threads on the pin-bobbins or spools used in smallware and ribbon looms. Dated 18th October, 1861. 2602. B. Taylor, Birmingham-An imp. or imps. in the manufacture of certain descriptions of brace webs, known as india-rubber webs. Dated 17th October, 1861. 2608. W. G. C. Hudson, 25, Milk-street, Cheapside-An improved MARYLEBONE LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION -The half-yearly meeting of members was held on Tuesday, November 12th, when a most satisfactory report was presented by the committee. During the preceding half-year, although a period least favourable to Institutions generally, the liabilities have been considerably reduced, and the balance is more than covered by the property of the Society. The best signs of improved vitality were, however, the speedy influx of members 2668. W. Wharton, Birmingham-Imp. in the manufacture or conduring the past two months, and the increased attendance 2670. C. N. May, Devizes-Imp. in garden pots. struction of springs for railway or other vehicles. 2672. S. Oppenheim, 4, South-street, Finsbury-Imp. in the manufacture of printed shirt fronts. 2755. T. Walker, 18, Robert-terrace, King's-road, Chelsea-Certain imp. in the construction of cables or chains for telegraphic and other purposes, and for machinery connected therewith. apparatus for doubling or twisting yarns of worsted or other fibrous substances. 2674. E. Alexandre, 4, South-street, Finsbury-An improved pedal box to be applied to filutinas, or small organs, and other similar 2757. J. French, Manchester-road, Bradford-Imp. in machinery or musical instruments. 2678. H. Gilson, Festiniog, North Wales-Imp. in slate dressing machines for cutting and trimming the edges of slates." 2680. B. J. LaMothe, New York-Imp in the construction of metallic railroad cars and other vehicles. Dated 26th October, 1861. 2684. W. Robertson and J. M. Hetherington, Manchester-Certain imp. in mules for spinning and doubling. 2687. F. Wrigley, Manchester-Imp. in the construction of railway wheels and wheel tyres. 2688. S. H. Parkes, Birmingham-Imp. in watch keys. 2690. R. B. Greenwood. 5, Durham-place-east, Hackney-road-An improved billiard rest. 2692. C. Stevens, 31, Charing-cross-Improved apparatuses for indicating escapes of lighting gas from the conveying pipes, and determining the precise leaking places of the said pipes. (A com.) Dated 28th October, 1861. 2696. B. Predavalle, 143, Fleet-street-A new mode of and apparatus for producing and obtaining an hydro-pneumatic motive 2698. W. Ryder and T. Ryder, Bolton-le-Moors-Imp. in machinery for fluting rollers. power. 2700. G. M. Gilbert, 1, Albany-terrace, Britannia-square, Worcester -Imp. in preparing blue colour, and in apparatus for applying such colour to water. Dated 29th October, 1861. 2704. J. Martin, Liverpool-Imp. in granaries, and the apparatus connected therewith. 2706. J. Bibbington, Rochdale-Imp. in machinery for breaking and crushing limestone and other hard substances. 2708. W. H. Furlonge, Mark-lane-Imp. in the condensation of steam by surface contact. 2712. J. S. Jackson, Pendleton, Lancashire-Imp. in the treatment of woven fabrics known as cords. 2716. J. M. Johnson, 47, Lincoln's inn-fields-Imp. in the preparation or treatment of skins and hides. (A com.) Dated 30th October, 1861. 2718. M. A. F. Mennons, 39, Rue de l'Echiquier, Paris-An improved composition for igniting lucifer matches. (A com.) 2720. E. Leigh, Manchester-Imp. in the construction of sailing ships and other vessels. 2722. W. Cowper, Oldham, Lancaster-Imp. in machinery for cutting or dividing wood into scantling or laths. 2723. R. W. Winfield, Birmingham-An imp. or imps. in the manufacture of pulley rods for curtains, commonly called "French pulley rods." 2724. R. W. Winfield, Birmingham-An imp. or imps. in ornamenting metallic bedsteads, and other articles of metallic furniture. 2728. A. Topham, J. Topham, and J. Topham, St. Pierre les Calais, France-Imp. the manufacture of lace. 2730. E. Watson, King-street-An improved fastening for buttons, studs, solitaires, brooches, civil and military decorations, and other like articles. Dated 1st November, 1861. 2738. W. J. Williams, Warnford-court-An improved process for correctly transmitting the effect of the main levers in platform scales to the steelyard or weighing beam of platform scales. 2739. W. J. Clark, 53, Chancery-lane-Imp. in photograph albums. (A com.) 2741. T. B. Whitehead, Collyhurst-road, Manchester-Imp. in steam boilers, applicable also to other vessels or chambers containing steam. 2742. J. Higgins and T. S. Whitworth. Salford-Imp. in machinery or apparatus for preparing cotton and other fibrous materials for spinning. 2744. R. Mushet, Coleford, Gloucestershire-An imp. or imps. in the manufacture of cast steel or of homogeneous iron. 2745. M. Myers, M. Myers, and W. Hill, Birmingham-Certain imp. in metallic clips or points for holding, connecting, and adjusting crinolines and other like purposes. 2747. R. R. Priestly, Glasgow-Imp. in the production of cotton, worsted, or composite yarns. 2748. A. Smith, Mauchline, Ayr, N.B.-An improved combined book marker and paper cutter. 2749. M. Henry, 84, Fleet-street-Imp. in steam engines and boilers. 2758. B. Brown and R. Hacking, Bury-Imp. in machinery for preparing cotton to be spun, known as openers, scutchers, and carding engines. 2759. S. Osborne, Bayswater-Imp. in hooped skirts. 2760. T. Lockie, Glasgow-Imp. in the manufacture of wroughtiron wheels. 2761. G. Evans, 69, Gloucester-terrace, Portman-square-Imp. in treating peat to render it useful as fuel and for illuminating and metallurgical purposes. 2762. S. W. Worssam, King's-road, Chelsea-Imp. in machinery for cutting wood. Dated 4th November, 1861. 2764. J. Bowden, Salford-Certain imp. in dyeing and in apparatus employed in dyeing. 2766. J. Archer, Birmingham-Imp. in certain kinds of weighing machines, balances and scale beams. 2768. A. G. Horton, Sheffield-An improved construction of skate. INVENTIONS WITH COMPLETE SPECIFICATION FILED. 2808. J. H. Johnson, 27, Lincoln's-Inn-fields-Imp. in the treatmen 2817. J. Fisher, Carrington, near Nottingham-Imp. in apparatus of carpets. (A com.)-8th November, 1861. for indicating or regulating the passing of railway trains.9th November, 1861. PATENTS SEALED. [From Gazette, November 15th, 1861.] November 15th. 1275. J. Hughes. 1271. S. L. Sotheby. 1277. R. King and K. Robson. [From Gazette, 1283. J. Jobin and J. Weber. November 19th. 1291. M. A. F. Mennons. 1295. T. Aveling and H. Raw linson. 1298. J. Bleasdale. 1301. H. B. De Beaumont. 1302. G. E. Donisthorpe. 1303. G. B. Naglost. 1305. L. Lumb and W. H. Butterworth. 1306. C. Nuttall. 1308. W. Tebbutt. 1311. R. A. Brooman. 1312. E. Partridge. 1313. H. M. F. J. Vicomte de la Tour-du-Brueil and A. M. A. de la Tour-duBreuil. 1319. J. Paterson. 1320. R. Pierce. 1326. W. Smith, J. Lord, and H. Barlow. 1329. C. S. Duncan. 1331. J. Lee and B. D. Taplin. 1434. S. C. Lister and J. Warburton. 1502. W. E. Gedge. 1726. A. Noble. PATENTS ON WHICH THE STAMP DUTY OF £50 HAS BEEN PAID, AND DATES OF THEIR PRODUCTION FOR CERTIFICATE. [From Gazette, November 15th, 1861.] 2606. J. M. Miller and J. Fear. 2630. T. S. Cressey. 2838. W. Beardmore. November 13th. 2556. D. Frodsham. I PATENTS ON WHICH THE STAMP DUTY OF £100 HAS BEEN PAID, AND [From Gazette, November 15th, 1861.] November 13th. 2402. J. Armstrong. [From Gazette, November 19th, 1861.] 2481. S. A. Carpenter. the south-western transept, and the windows Journal of the Society of Arts. themselves are being put up in the correspond FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1861. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF 1862. The Council beg to announce that the Guarantee Deed is now lying at the Society's House for signature, and they will be much obliged if those gentlemen who have given in their names as Guarantors, as well as others interested in the Exhibition, will make it convenient to call there and attach their signatures to the Document. Signatures for sums amounting in the aggregate to £439,450, have been attached to the Deed. WEEKLY PROGRESS OF THE INTER. There is nothing in the way of novelty to be chronicled in the progress of the building this week. All those portions of the work which were in hand at the date of the last notice in the Journal are being pushed forward with great rapidity, and yet the advance does not appear, at first sight, to be so great as when there were only a few columns erected on the ground. ing transept on the west. The iron coping, which forms the gutter of the large picture gallery, has been fixed on the northern or inner front, and this side of the roof is being slated. The slating of the outer front has been completed throughout the length of the building, so that the gallery along the Cromwell-road may now be considered as nearly finished externally. Inside, both the long galleries are floored; the walls of the one on the east of the entrance In allotting space in the Exhibition, and fixing the position which different classes of manufactures shall occupy, it will be necessary to distinguish carefully between the necessities of each as regards light. The building is so The domes, of course, still form the most at- constructed that any medium may be obtained tractive feature of the works, so much so that between the broad glare of day in the glass numbers of spectators are always standing in the courts to comparative obscurity under the galPrince Albert's and Exhibition roads watching leries along the transepts. At the same time it with eager interest the hoisting and fixing of the is evident that while manufactures, such as ties and girders. The cross ribs, which are to pottery, glass, and goldsmith's work require all form the support of the eastern dome, are fixed the light they can obtain, carriages, building on three sides, namely, over the nave, over the materials, and similar objects, are seen to greater south-eastern transept, and over the eastern en-advantage in a more subdued light. trance. Those at the end of the north-eastern The great cry among exhibitors is still for transept are also in course of erection. The timber framework on the western side of this dome is in its place as high as the spring of the ribs. The columns of the western dome are rising fast, six being up to the required height, and the ribs over the western entrance in Prince Albert's-road have been begun. The galleries all round the courts are now roofed in, and the workmen are preparing to cover them with felt and to lay the gutters. The roof over the southern courts extends over the whole of the south-eastern and south-central courts, and a portion of it, which is over the former, is being glazed. The corresponding roof on the north side of the nave is also in course of erection. Since last week great progress has been made in roofing the northern transepts, eight ribs of the one on the west being erected, and seven of the one on the east. The glaziers are at work on the windows of the clerestory of more space. Letters are received continually, complaining of the small allowance, especially to the large manufacturing towns, and even threats are held out of a refusal to exhibit unless the demands are complied with. It is of the greatest importance that applicants should understand precisely the position of Her Majesty's Commissioners. The space available for exhibition is strictly limited, and every foot at their disposal has been allotted. It follows that any increase in allotment, either individually or in class, must be made at the expense of some other exhibitor or some other industry. Under these circumstances it is imperative that all claims for space should be rigorously investigated. The remedy in every case lies with the Committees; by allotting their space proportionally to the merits of the applicant, and not in proportion to his claim, they may hope to place our manufactures in the Exhibition on that foot |