The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-23 00:00:00

fled, consisting of fur and seal skins, rough and pre-
pared, penguin skins, fur articles, oils, wool, &c.

From the Australian colonies the collections are
not yet thoroughly arranged, owing to the short no-
tice they received and the great distance they had to
send. South Australia exhibits samples of her fine
wheats, for which she carried off so many prize
medals in London in 1862 ; also a series of water-
colour drawings of the city of Adelaide and the
mining districts. Queensland shows samples of silk,
cotton, woods, and fibres. There is an interesting
case in this department of colonial wools, in all their
stages, with the manufactured articles made from
them, exhibited by Joseph Craven and Co., of Brad-
ford. These thin, all-wool fabrics are interesting as
showing the success with which British manufac-
turers are now able to compete with the French in
this class of goods, for which hitherto they have had
the greatest run. There are some marvels of skill
in fine spinning in this case.
The French Court is the most conspicuous of all
from the centre position it occupies in the place
fronting the Sculpture-hall, and where a very large
apse has been assigned to the Exhibitors. The French
were entitled to the place of honour, not only be-
cause the Emperor himself is an exhibitor, and lent
his patronage in the most liberal spirit, but because
of the numberand value of the articles exhibited, and
the exceeding beauty and taste with which they are
displayed, which renders the French Court one
of 'the chief attractions of the Exhibition, even
to the lovers of the Fine Arts. Nothing need be
said about the well-known Gobelins tapestry, ex-
cept that the specimens here exhibited from the
Imperial factory excite universal admiration for
their wonderful beauty. In one of the pictures
Venus is seen emerging from the sea attended by a
number of cupids. At a distance it strikes the be-
holder as an admirable painting, so natural are the
forms, so soft the light, and so life-like the flesh
tints. The Beauvais flowers are not less beautiful
in their way as works of art. In Sevres china there
is a magnificent collection of vases, statues, &c.,
ornamented with the most exquisite art. The col-
lective exhibition of French articles, represented by
Carlhian and Corbiere, London, is contributed by
about GO exhibitors from Paris and a number of
provincial cities, and they include six of the most
eminent silk manufacturers in France.

The Austrian Court contains a great variety of
articles, whose leading characteristics are utility and
beauty, in combination with cheapness ; for ex-
ample, August Cleine, of Vienna, exhibits a great
variety of fancy goods in leather, gilt, bronze, and
wood, such as bags, albums, writing-table sets, &c.
His stand is one of the best in this court, and at-
tracted the particular attention of the Duke of Cam-
bridge. Moritz Fisher of Herbeust, Hungary, has a
large display of Dresden china, including vases,
figures, &c., so perfect an imitation that it is diffi-
cult to distinguish them from the real china, though
they are only about one-third of the price. Schon-
berger and Kreshpach, of Vienna, exhibit clocks in
a great variety of forms, remarkable for their beauty
and cheapness. Kitschel and Erben have a very ele-
gant set of iron-gilt furniture, at once light, grace-
ful, and strong ; also garden pavilions and seats of
the same material. C. G. Kerne, who exhibits wines
which obtained medals in 1862, has his stand orna-
mented with armour in stone paste, a capital imita-
tion of old rust-eaten metals, designed for the adorn-
ment of entrance halls in mansions, &c.
In the Zollverein department Gebers and Schmidt,
of Schmideberg, exhibit very fine Turkey carpets.
This department also contains a good collection of
lamps ; but the most attractive portion of it--indeed
one of the most curious and interesting things in
the way of furniture in the building—is the stand of
Rampendahl, from Hamburg, containing other arti-
cles of furniture, composed of the horns of wild ani-
mals, each covered with the skin of the animal to
whom the horns belong. Some of these are exceed-
ingly beautiful, so rare and admirable that they will
be likely to bring high prices. There are also chairs
with ivory arms of very large size. Austria and the
Zollverein occupy a portion of the gallery, as well
as the ground floor, and there we find a display of
coloured prints looking very like good paintings. S.
Gros and Son exhibit a great variety of vestments,
and other richly ornamented silk goods. Mr. Bunker,
of Dublin, appears here also as an Austrian, exhibit-
ing a variety of large bronze figures, timepieces, &c.
Brucker, from Saxony, exhibits a large variety of
fine paintings on porcelain, most of them copies of
the pictures in the Dresden Gallery. Brussels has
contributed rather largely to the Exhibition. In this
department are exhibited pianos, marbles, China,
enamelled bronze figures, ornamented firearms, agri-
cultural implements, apparatus for regulating the
electric light, woollen and cotton stuffs, diaper and
damask linens, Brussels lace, tambour embroidery,
telegraphic wire, bronze timepieces and vases, speci-
mens of engraving on platinum, stained glass, printed
crockery ware and porcelain, with a great variety of
articles in papier mach& From Baden we have fancy
clocks and musical instruments, including a trumpet
clock, a grand musical work performing different
tunes. From Bavaria philosophical instruments, a
husking machine to take off the outer skins of grains,
specimens of work in the precious metals, gold and
silver embroidery for ecclesiastical purposes, stained
glass, with Christ and the Madonna; colossal stags'
heads, deer, horses, dogs, tigers, and other animals
copied after nature, in papier mache. There is a statue
of artificial stone, representing Christ teaching, also
a richly gilt altar, carved in oak wood, representing
the coronation of the Virgin, and the adoration of
the Three Kings. Hesse Darmstadt is represented
by fancy articles made of bronzed iron, escritoires,
thermometers, copying presses, &c.. From Wurtem-
burg there is a newly invented cotton weaving
machine, polished leather for carriages, &c.