At a soiree of the Derby Mechanics Institution, last Tuesday,
Mr. Pax- ton explained, that since his statement of the quantity of glass to be used in his building for the Exposition of 1851, the Commission has decided to substitute wood round the lower tier. But should the building remain, " as he trusted it would," the wood might be easily replaced with glass.
" The exceeding cheapness of iron and glass would give an impetus to the erection of similar buildings, though perhaps on a smaller scale ; for there was hardly any purposes of ordinary covering to which the same plan might not be adapted with advantage. He had already been consulted by various parties—by Yorkshire manufacturers as well as other persons—with reference to the application of the principle in covering large spaces. Mr. Batty, the equestrian, of London, had wished him to design a circus to be erected near the Park during the Exhibition ; and a friend had suggested an excellent idea, namely, the covering over of Shakspere's birthplace at Stratford, to protect it from decay."
A meeting has been held at Auckland for sending samples of New Zea- land produce to the Show.
Last night's Gazette notifies "that the 31st day of October is the last day on which returns for space in the building] will be received from local committees in the United Kingdom, the Isle of Man, and the Chan- nel Islands; and that the allotments for space will be made on the re- turns received up to that time."
The first contribution to the Exposition from the Continent has arrived in this country. It consists of a consignment of eighty-nine packages by the Neptune steamer from St. Petersburg, addressed to Gabriel Kamen- sky, Esq., the agent of the Russian Government.
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