OFFICIAL CATALOGUE OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

New Zealander, Volume 7, Issue 574, 15 October 1851, Page 3

OFFICIAL CATALOGUE OF THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

(Fioni (lie "Sjdney Morning Hei.ild," Scptembci 13.) Ne noili.i, lsl.i f|iMs iiivwiiiinis.iliMiisliiiita Mint nobis omnium .utimii miiiiii.i, Al.ii;i'-ter(|iic. t\, ouulto IJcus. I'iodm.il ingrni.i. S,iy not ilic (lihcovciics we make nu oin own — The crinii ol ovuy .ut an- niiol inlc.! wiilun us, And (Jod om liistnieloi, i>nt of ihai which is Lonce.ilod, I)«vt lopti tin; f.»eutlii.s of Itivuulum.

Thfhi: aio tlio nppropiiato mottoi which liavp boon selected hy Ins Royal Highness Piince Albert, for the titlo-pntfi"} of the illustrated, iloscnplivp, and officiui catalogues of the Gieat Exhibition; a few copies of the latter of which, forwfitflod by Messrs. VV.itson, Young, and Co., weie received hy the ship Marquis nj Bute, on Thursday last. The official catalogue is a condensed abstract of the descriptive and ilhiHtnilcd one ; but it consists of essentially the same niatouals, and has the advantage of tlio care bestowed upon the largor volume. Throe or four hneq on theavetage, hcing, ioi economy of space the necessity limits ot thedesciiptions vi this catalosjtie, its contents are confined, in the c ise of a majority of exhibitors, merely to a bnof indication of tlio nnme and residence of the- contribute, the nature of tlio article, and its position m the building; but, evon in this condensed form, ample notion* aie given of the oxtraordinaiy extent ot this great and comprehensive design; and tlio desciipttons of the principal contents of tho Exhibition, brief though they be, aro of the highest interest. First in tho list appear the articles exhibited by the ,Queen, Pnnco Albert, and tln> Puocf of Wales. Her Majesty's contributions include the following: i. A jewel case in the cinque cunto style, designed by L Gmtior, I'<f>(|., awl oxccuunl at the nhwnfoclory ofßlr. 11. Klkmgutn, at Hirininghnm. The mutoiial is bronze, gilt and silveied l>y electio-typo process; upon this case arf> poitraifs on china of Her Majesty, Pnnco Albert, and the Pi nice of Wales, copied Irom imm.Uures by ll.'lboibuin, Ks(]., A.R.A. The Rrnall medallions, re-presenting profiles of the young Prince and PriticesI bos, were motlellcil from life i>y Leounrd VVyon, Estj. °2. A table of gold and silver electio-plato, manufactured by Messrs. Kllungton. The top of the table is nn elfitro-typi' repioduution of a pliili; of fine workmnnsh ,■, obtained and copied for J\lr. 11. Klkington under :i,c .l.icction of Chevalier doSchlick. The eight suDjrcfs,, ja baa lohef, loprcenting Minorva, Abtio-

llinn.ini gnni-iii pi o^ii'tMis, Excomiiiinii oinniiitii lalioir oitu% Uniu«cii|iis(|(ic iiidiistiij* dibit vac finis Hop ,id|iiv,iiido, Dei opt: in.ix : voluut item c\sei|mm.ir. Tlte pioRM »i ol the Human Uacr, llctnllint; Itoiu lli< (oininon ),ili«ui of .ill men, Oiiklil lo l)i l tin fin.il ol)|cct of the pvoition ol each imliviiln.il [u })ioinotin<; (Ins end, We .uc en lying out the Will ol the Gre.it and Elessed God.

logia, Geometric.), Arilhmelicii, ■Mii'-icn, Ilheloiu'.'i. Tin' conlie li»iui» lepie-ents 1 fmjXM 'inc <», simoiinded hv the (our elements. Al the bottom ot (In- 1 pl.itn is an inscnption pointing to tliu aitist. 'I In 1 tal>le is dosmnod by Guoigo btanton, a young artist in the otuploy of Mr. II- Klknigton, and a student in Ihe Bmninnhain School of Design. .>. Poiti.ut oi Her Majesty on Sevres china, sixe of life, hit] t* length, by A. Ducluzeau, after a put li, 'tit by ]•'. Wmtei halter. 1. Poiliait oi Prince Albert, companion of the above, painted by A. Bczanyet, after a portiait by F. Winterh.illcr. f>. A cradle, carved m Turkey boxwood, by W. G. Hogeix.and designed by his. son, symbolising (be union of the llovnl House of Knirlnnd will) t hat of Saxe Cohuig and Golba. One end exhibits in tho centie tlie nrinoml bearings of Ilei Majesty, sunounded by nris<-cs of foliage, naluial ilmvort, and birds; on tho rocker henealli is seen the head of " Nox," represented by n beautiful sleeping fcmtilo crowned with a garland of poppies, supported upon bats' wings, and Minounded^ by the seven planets. The oilier end, or the back of (he head of the cradlo, is devoted to the arms of Prince Albert;— the shield occupies tho centro, and round if, among the aiabeoqutt foliage, thc-ix cie.stsof tho Prince, are scattered, with the motto, 'Vine mid fc-t. Below, on (he rocker, is discovered a head of "Somiius" with clo.sed oyes, and over the chin a wimple, which, on each sule, terminate in poppies. In the interior of the head of the cradle, guardian nngels aie introduced; above, the royal ciown is found embedded in foliage. The ft ww\ forming the most important part of the sides of the body of the cradle, are composed of roses, poppies, conventional foliage, butterflies, and biids; while beneath them use a vauety of pinlvs, studied Horn nature. The <>dges and tin* in sides of the rockers arc Bunched with the insignia of ioj.il ty and emblems of repose. 0. Axminster carpet, de&igned bv L, Gruner, Esq., and nianuinctured by Messrs. Ulackman, Brothers, at Wilton, for Messrs. Watscn, Bell, and Co. 7. Aximnster carpet, designed bv L. Gruner, Esq., and manufactured at Glasgow, for Mr. Dowbiggen. 8. A iicilin wool carpet, executed by one hundred and fifty ladies of Gieat Britain. The dimensions ot' tins carpet aie thirty feet in tho length, and twenty in breadth. '1 he carpet baa been pi oduced in the following manner: — 'I be pattern, originally designed and painted by the artist, lias been subdivided into detached squares, which have been worked by different ladies; and on their completion the squares have hocn le-umted flo as to complete the design. In the pattern, which consists partly of geometrical, and paitly of floral forms, heialdic emblems are also introduced. The initials of the executants are ornamentally arranged, so as to form the external border. The whole design is connected by wreaths or b.iuds of leaves and foh,i»e, the centre group representing the store from whence they have been distributed. The carpet has been pioducwl under the management of a committee. The design by Mr. J. W. Papwordi; the patterns were painted, and the work executed under the superintendence of Mr. W. 13. Simpson. The contributions of Prince Albert consisted of samples of gram giown on the royal farm at Windsor; two slabs for tables, executed in Derbyshire stone, m imitation of the Floi entitle mosaic; a block: of P.iiret coal from West Wemyss colliery, Kirkaldy, ITifeshiro, pailly polished ; a garden-seat executed in the same material ; a candelabrum in the cinque cento style, executed in Kcagliola, in imitation of giallo autico ; and a group in maihle, " The--eus and Amazons." Tho contribution piosentod by Prince Albert on behalf of (he Prince of Wale, uas the magnificent shield, denominated tho " Buckler of Faith," which was piesentcd by tho King of Prussia, in commemoration of tho bapti-m of the infant Prince, for whom his Mnjeity acted as sponsor. It would exceed our present limits to quote tho description which tho catalogue gives of the pictorial embellishments of this work ot art (the general pi in of which utus given by tho King of Prussia himself), or of the goldsmith and lapidary work, the enamelling, tho modelling, and the chasing. Wo must leave these attractive subjects, and proceed to those sections in. which the colonists of tho Australasian group 'arcmoio immediately and materially concerned. We must first, however, observe, that in hastily looking through the thirty chides of the United Kingdom section we perceived, at 101, class 3, •' Substances used ns jood," the following articles: — u Fresh preserved meats, from the Campeidown Establishment, Sydney, Now South Wales, having undorgono a vojage ot 16,000 miles, and remaining in a peifeclly ficsl) state;" and, secondly," Fiei >c sample of Australnn whear, weighing 6-llbn. per bushel, the produce of Adelaide, South Australia." Wo do not object to Australian meats and w beats being in the very excellent company they met with in cldßs 3 of the United Kingdom's department ; but we should have preferred to have found thorn in avenues R and S, where Australian products were Exhibited. As soon should we like to hoar of the hun-dred-weight of New South Wales gold (which will shortly be added to the treasures of the Exhibition) being placed side by side with tho hundred-weight block of silver, dug from tho Duke of Buccleugh's mines in Dumfriesshire, and which formed one of the most attractive features of class J . The Auatialasian group is classified in the following order: — 1. South Australia; 2. Western Australia; 3. New Zealand; 4. New South Wales; 6. Van Diojnen's Land. Our nister, Victoria, has no place at all ; nor have we been able to find that she has secured a nook under the sanction of the name of any of the elders of her family. Taking these colonies in the order in ' which they are so placed, we commence with South Australia. Avenue It. Area 30. Specimens of the oxides, carbonates, ftnd malachite? oftbeßmra Burra mines; specimens of aticam gold and gold in the matrix ; opal and other rocks allied to precious stones, polished stones, wheat, barley, flour, hard soap, olive oil, and a dried bouquet of native plants, are included in this department ; to the description of which the official catalogue devotes far more than its average space. WrsicnN AusinAiiA. Avenues Q, R, and S. Areas 30, 31, 32. Notwithstanding the very liberal space afforded to Kail Giey'3 pet colony, wo grieve, but are by no means surprised io find that, in consequence of the pressure of her arrangements for receiving the convicts whom &he hud requested the noble Secretary to forward to her shores, tho catalogue exhibits, in place of a list of conUtbutioii3, tho ominous notification of " No lluukn." Nrw Zealand. Avenues Q. R. S. Areas 30, 31, 32. A highly creditable collection appears in tbia department :— Specimens of copper ore, iron und iron sand, coal, Bulphtir, granite, limestone, Roman cement; .specimens of New Zealand flax (I'lwrmium ienux) mats and other native-man ufactered flax articles. Maori grown wheat, maize, and fiour. Model of New Zealand w«r pah, by Lieutenant Balneavis, 58th Regiment. Specimens of cloth made by a native lad, aged 17 years, from wool grown, cleaned, carded, spun, and woven (it St. John's College, and dyed with native wood. Specimens of leather and skins, and of tanning and blnclcdveing barks. Model of White Island, in a native suphur, on a scale of 10 inchet. to a mile, with a drawing of tho place by C. Hoapliy. Ni.w Sou iii Wai.is. Avenue S. Area 30. This department, we are constrained to own, is by no means illustrative of the resources of the colony. Wo aie aware that very many of our contributions had not been received at the opening of tho Exhibition; and, by tho tune that our specimens of gold have been received in London, we doubt not that this department will have exhibited a much more brilliant list than that which appears in the catalogue before us, and winch we copy as it stands : — . BiDwitr., J. G., Government Commissioner of Lands', Zmana, Wide Bay, Australia. A log of wood from tho interior of Wide l<ay district, north-oast coast of Australia, tho llriggalo of the sqatters (Bricklow of Leichhardt's Journey), a species of Acacia, probably undescrihed. Bor.un, A.; manufactured and forwarded by Messrs. J. and W. Day, boat-builders and oar-makers, Now South Wales.— Specimens of colonial timber. Pair of ash oars and a pair of paddles, manufactured of colonial wood.— Two beof hams spiced and cured by Mr. J. JJriears, Sjdney. Btntniiu, J. R. I'j. Edmonton Cres. Edmonton. — A desk and a cbess-bonid of polished woods. Caiiagiian, — Attorney-General.— Two volumes of statutes, printed from types made in Sydney, and the books bound tn Sydney. Clinch, J. 31 , Abchurch Lane, Imp. A sot of bagpipes, made by George Sheiiei, Sydney. Dunham O. Liniehouse. — Samples of wheat flour fiom Port Phillip, Now South W;vlpn. DANf.Art.' — Pieserved meats from Sydney. Dnviir and Moore, 1), Bilhtet-stieet. — A coach wiench, made nt Sydney. Ouikjiov and Co. 1, New Bank' Buildings, — Ores and specimens of wood Irotn Sydney. Cured hams, vaiioui samples ol colten giown near Maitland.

Li AimoNin, T. 50 Royal cres. Nottmg Hill. — l'\iiir simples of Australian sheep's wool from New South Wales. IMACAunnm, K. Liout,-Col, —Cise, containing 1.T2 specimens of Merino wool. MiiCAKiiriiit, Col. —Four views in New South Wale 1!, one being of C.mulen, tho 01 iginul sent of Australian sheep husbandry, and now becoming celebrated for iH vineyards. ]Mo»is, Soy, AN'D Davis, Hand 11, Aldgate, Jlighstrppt.—O.xsk of Australian mutton tallow, and another of beef tallow, fiom the boiling establishment o( Mcssm Benjamin and Moses, Sydney. Waisov, You no, and Co., 2, Ahchuieh-lane, City. —Orchille maioon roans ; rod ditto ; untune]led bides ; ennmelled kangaroo skins; patent Ling.iroo skins: prepnu-d by Thomas Hall and Co., Castloreagh-street, Sydney. I3r.AND, Dr. Sydney.—Model of lni invention for extinguishing fuo arising fiom spontaneous combustion in wool ships.

V\N DmilN's fjAND. Avenue S. Aieas .30, Ctl t 32. We must give oui sister Tasmania the /km, whether M regards the number of her contributions or the ability and cuo with which the. de?cnplivo part has been executed by her contnbutois. Sir Willinm DeniRon stands foremost in tho list. His Excellency's contributions include: I. Eighteen specimens of ilie choicest woods ol Tasmania, with elaborate descriptions of their qualities. S.imples of eight of the finest wheats maiVe, tobacco, ariowtoot, and c.iyeno pepper. Blood juice, ohtnmed from a tree in Not folk Island, which makes an mdeliblr marking-ink, and is said to be nsoil as a (lyp for ctlicoos. Limestone from Mann Jil.ind, nnd calcareous »iit fiom JYoifollc Maud: a dripstone from the latter pl.ice. A 1- o-table top, made ol dogwood (liefoulia sp.) The? dogwood, or Upfordia tree, is one of the ricliPHi-looking and most beautiful f.incy woods o{ Van Diemen's Land. It attains to a larger size on Maria Island than elsewhere. In the vicinity of Ilobart Town it is a mero shrub. Ilia Esoellenny aNo sent a pedosta! of the same; and tho topofasofntable, inlaid with i chess board in tho middle. A rng of various fur s', niride of skins of the brush kangaroo (Flalmutiirm llennelle), forest kanpraroo (Macropus Major), black possum (Phulattgestafutig'masa), tiger-cat (D. Macutaliif) well pipserved and amongst them somo specimens of gioat vanety and beauty. Six tanned skins of the oiiii)lhoryiiclnii parcuhnas; theßC, with specimens of Tasinaman tweeds and yarns, complcto Sir William Doinson's highly interostiiig list. Tlio total number of contributions fiom Van Diemen's Land is 316, and many of these consist of many different specimens, compiising —Tasmanian woods, in great Tanety; galena, oies of iron and manganese; ironatone, gianite, limestone, marbles, coal, sulphnto of magnesm, salt, potash, red and yellow ochre; wools nnd rawfleeces; piepaved liules and skins; tallow, soap and candles; various kinds of wheat, oats, and maize; flour and biscuits; milt amFhops! gums, rosin, glue, starch, pearl bailey; honey and beesw.ix ; dried and preserved fruits, pickles, cofiee, flax, animal and vegetable oils; fuinitmo in gieat variety, mado of Tasmanian woods; snddleiy, boots, whips and portmanteaus, fiom Tasmanian leather; gloves of oppossnm and other furs ; enrriage wheels ; tools ; hones ; organ pipes of fhion pine, borod in the solid, with stops, vVc, (very highly spoken of in London;; model of budge across tlio river Derwent, at Brid eg water; modda of native canoes; crockery ware ; cases of Tasmanuinbirds and insects; worsted woilc, representing some of Tasmania's bird trees and flowers, by Mrs. Davy, of Ifobart Town. And last but not least, valuable contribution of books, printed iiv Ifobart Town, amongst which aio tho "Transactions of the Royal Society of Van Diemon's Land," bound in colonial calf, and gilt and lettered with gold leaf, manufactured at IlobaitTown from California gold. This concludes the Australian Tortion of the Colonial department, as it wns catalogued on tho opening of tho Exhibition; nnd we have no doubt, that with the noxt edition winch reaches the colony, we shall find tho New South Wales portion greatly enlarged. Of tho getting up of the official catalogue wo cannot speak too highly, and of its unprecedented cheapness, tlio fact of a work of its elaboration and hulk (340 closuly printed pages), being sold for one shilling, speaks in sufficient terms.

Tnc Vr.iuiCAi. Printing MACiiiNr..-— Mr. Applegath is thu gentleman to whom the public is indebted for tlio invention of tho admirable machine which will be seen in operation in tho Exhibition, and which belongs lo Mr. Ingwun, of the IHnslialed -\eioj. A lai go central drum is erected capable of being turned round its axis. Upon the sides of the drum are plaoed vertically the columns of type. These columns, strictly speaking, form the sides of tho polygon, tho contro of which coincides with Ihe axis of the drum, but tho breadth of the columns is so small compaied with tho diameter of the drum, that their surfaces depart very little from tho rpjjulnr cylindrical form. On another part of this drum is fixed the lnking-table. This drum is sui rounded by four cylinders, also placed with their axes veitical, upon which the papor is carried by tapes in the usual manner. Each of these cylinders is connected with the drum by toothed wheels in such a manner that their surfaces respectively must necessnrily move at exactly tho same velocity as the surface of tho drum. And if we imagine the drum thus in contact with these four cylinders to be put m motion, and to makfi a complete revolution, the type form will be pressed successively against each of the four cylinders, and if tho typo wore previously inked, and each of the lour cylinders supplied with paper, four sheets of paper would be printed in one revolution of the drum. Besides each of tho four paper cjlindors are placed four sets of inking rollers ; near these are placed two duotor rollers. These ductor rollers receive a coating of ink from reservoirs placed above them. As the inkingtahle attached to the revolving drum passes each ol' these ductor rollcis it lecoives from them a coating of ink. it next encounters tho inking rollers, to which it delivers over this coating. The types next, by tho continued revolution of tho drum, encounter these inking rollers, ami receive ii om thtiu a coating of ink, after which they meet the paper cylinders, upon which they are impressed, and the printing is completed. Thus m a single revolution of the great central drum thoinkingtnble receives a supply twice successively from the ductor rollers, nnd delivers over that supply four times successively to the inklng-rollers, which, in their turn, deliver it four times successively to the /aces of the type, from which it is convoyed finally to the four sheets of paper held upon the four cylinders by tho tapes. Let us now explain how the four cylinders are supplied with paper. Over each of thorn is erected a sloping debit, upon which a stock of unprintcd paper is deposited. Beside this desk stands an attendant, who pushes forwaidtho paper sheet by sheet towards the fingers of the machine. Those fingers, seizing upon it, first draw it down in a vertical direction between tapes until its vertical edges correspond with the position of the axis of tho printing cylinder. Arrived at this position, its vertical motion is stopped by n self-acting apparatus provided in tho machine, nnd it begins to move horizontally, mid it is thus earned towards the printing cylinder by the tapes. As it passes round this cylinder it is impressed upon the type, and printed. It is then carried hack horizontally by the same tapes on the other side of the frame, until it anives at another desk, whore an attendant awaits it. The fingers, of tdo machine aro there disengaged from it, and iho ntlMidant receives it, and disposes n upon the desk. The type foirn, fixed on tho central di urn, moves at the rate of five feet per second, and iho paper is moved in contact with it, of com so at exactly the same rate. Now, if by any error in the delivery or motion of a sheet of paper it arrive at the printing cylinder 1-GOth part of a a second too Boon or too late, tho relative position of the columns will vary by 1-GOlh part of five feet, thnt is to say, by one inch. In that case the edge of the printed matter on one Ride would he an inch nearer to the edge of tho paper than on the other side. It is found in practice, that by a machine with eight cylinders instead of four, between 10,000 and 11,000 per hour can bo printed ; but, with very expei t men to deliver the sheets, a still greater speed can bo attained, and it is not uncommon to work off 12,000 or 13,000 sheets per hour at the Tuna Office

A"Maumd Man."— An absconded oflemlpr from the service of Mr. Franklin, Oyster Cove, is "tattooed" with the following warlike and amatory symbols :— Man and woman, turn in aim ; " happy Jack :" " 1 lovo theft still," on n^lit iirm above elbow : feint blue mark and anchor ; " Mnrtha and Willum •," " fear God ;" crown ; " honor the Queen," below right aim: several bluo marks on back of right Jmnd : rinjr on bocoikl nng«r rißht hand : standard enclosed wuh wreaths cross svvo.ds; "hnppy -Tack," and star above elbow; man below elbow, left arm. Incidents of the Census.-Tlip following specimen of womanly assump ion w..s given m one ol Ilio ppnws returns not a hundred miles from Col lege-atrcet, Po,ts.'a;~"Janc ,wile, hed ol tha family, ,„,„,,. imßwomaii. John > husband, turns my inan'gle."--i ) o)ts»io«(/t Times.