The Express.
London, England, 1862-03-28 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

VEIT OF THI NUNCIOS OF PRITHHA AND

PRINCESS ALICE.

Yeekorday afternoon her Royal Highness the
Galas ?ribose§ d Prussia, assompaaid by the Pinar
Altos and Prince Alfred, paid a loos visit of inspection to
the exhibition buildings at South Ronsiegton. This visit
was in the striated some of the term a private one, and
none except the royal oosamisskesen themselves were aware
that it was to be paid. Wad, so little wadi known of the
matter that even Ices after the royal party bad entered
they pond unadieed sad unknown through all the many
1 groups d workmen, sad the few among the visitors and
suparirroodests who did recognise them had the good
taste to abstain from in any way intruding upon the
illustaioas visitors. The royal party arrived at the
building a little before 3 o'elook tad wore received ►t the
entrance I. the lararawall-reed by Lord Glanville and Mr.

Sandford, the maretery to the eoPmbelos. As a matter of
Parse both the Primaries sad Prince Alfred wore the
deepest mourning. Closdocted by Lurd Granville, the
party passed at 0009 into the British section, where there
was seek a soap of bustle, confusion, and active industry
going on on all sides, as would be difficult to parallel is
the largest maactfeceary in the kingdom. Through the half
nntunied ground al Major Moffat's class, devoted to naval
sod military wespens, and naval and military architecture,
the nan was pined, where their royal highnemes remained
for some time surveying the building from this point, olr
gasbag specially the decoration of the roof and side
colones. From this they proceeded to the niters dome,
from beam* which the scaffolding is now almost com-
pletely removed, so as to allow the full effect of its interior
colouring to be clearly seen. Some time was spent in ex.
aminiog this begs work ; after which the Russian, Prussia,
French, Austrian, sad the other foreign courts were in tore
visited, and the party peeped into the licetioultaral gar-
dens, where Mr Woodworth Mks met them. Only • Port
stay was mode here, as the walks of the palm are just
now exceedingly wet and • good deal of work remains to be
dose in excavating for the French fonntaim and gettieg
ready the site for Msrocltetti's plural state, of O'harles
Albset, which b to be erected at the southern end.
From the gardens the royal party returned along
the galleries into the English pi tore gallery.
Here • longer stay was made than in any
other part of the buildings for during the last
few days Mr. Redgrave and Mr. Crawl& have worked
with such assiduity that newly half the pictures are now
hung, and the collection grandly foreshadow, what the
effect at the whole will be when finished. Before two
pictures • very keg pause was made. They were Patrige's
three-parte, length portraits of her Majesty in her coro-
nation robes, and the late Prince Consort in his uniform as
colonel of the 11th Humus. A long survey was made of
them prinks, especially the latter, and the feeling of
modems *yokel among the party wee unmistakeable.

Sons d the picturca which were not hang were also
examined, and their royal highnesses quitted the
building with the same privacy with which they had
errived, shortly before 5 o'clock. Mr. Superintendent
Durkin preceded the party by a few yards during all their
inspection, to keep the way clear, end to check, if it should
be necesesay, say attempt at crowding or intrusion ; but
the duty was a sinecure, as the secret had been so well
kept that it was only the lent of ladies being in the WW-
I ing at all that induced even cursory observation.