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principal towns. It is intended also to paint the names of
the countries on boards fixed to the pillars which support the
galleries as guides to the unlearned. The scale on which the
earth's elarfave is represented isattna suiles:tait/Se ktickhoriZi
zontal;'' ifi the Vertical Seale, howeTers.the:propestjen ;one,
mile to' beeti•,adopted,,aa it would have beenlitn•
possible to have made the mountains' sufficigetly.visible had
the due proportions been observed. From ttre upper gallery,
the whole extent of thecAmerican continent atter Jae vlelted .
by looking down; but from no point can a henileliheire of the
earth be seen. . Ha' itcheen• so arranged,sa more elfebtive
coup d'ceil would Kaye been gaiiiiegtuttheptbibition would
have failed So he so. ihateftetiSte 'as sit:preiSiit, for the 'apeetelsoe
must in that case have been-placed so.-far from the surface
that he would not have been ahie..to distinguish,the contour
of the ,countriesswhich is minutely- pourtreareds-andli'neis:
distinctlrdiseetnible. Of the fidelity orthialtiapitipare's •
presentation• the:rear:Os siirf.s4 Igr.lyyhtk:reputsi,t4o64§ia I.lk,
a geOgrapliet gMtdrit4e,. anellioisenisasnunris ,PriarV
railed f!roYal,isiad" to the acqturetstentsafgengrapizieal(kneWs;
ledge,. By the aid of such a model, as is correctly of
the ietroducturrexpirrnations supplied-to --'4,41r:#4gLr,,,()
,
great facts of physical and political geograph their
rbouiand incidents, may be studied with facilities to lieroty,
tabled in no other-web; -and'may be faMillariked itfeelfil
to an extant far beyond :what any Other theini*sof itist
.can afford."
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• This. •inferelithig hate-received the Warni appeceslosf • •
• the' President of the Royal Geographical Society, Captaiia
.9'spyth, IlslF., who, in his prettideSitial address a few weeks
age, expressed Inniself, in reference to .111 r. Wyld's scheme,
the construction b asli
as follows
in tli t
A beta attamp
ae tite impart geographical knolrledge I.be:
another ofrof
theode
glaont li
glor. bej4l:
•
fitting up in ..eicesNrssaease, tee effort et once onerouss
toilsome, ingenious, aid expeesises Taiscolossal ligtteesel •
the earth is Juodelledatt A scale of ten', gessgraphiStat
to one degree horizontal, or six inched to' a'egree,'.and-ele
one mile to an inch vertical, while the, diameter is no leas
than sixty feet. _
tt Visitors will -pass into the iiateriorifthis large balk and
means of a gradual ascent of successive stageSotill' view
' every' part of the vast-Model from atysteesitl&feratii(Slistance,
Mr. Wylcl was gooff*nough to show and eXplaieto, Me the
' Whole 'of his undertaking, and though_lheasorksseastheo: _
enfficientlitiavanyted for oninutCerg-4 iIt
in, iicenfess'to being
both pleased and surprised uponthe,wholta:,: Itiaeroade up.of
' State thousands of ,raised, blocks•orseastingsise psaseims,;44,em
the Oristinalranottelss el motititein aftSl Walley, sex anal/tees-I'i s
day, the fitting ofwitich hal been one 'of thellinci:p•ai•
iculties which the' constructor has had to eticotintere
lecting that'only a limited portion of a sphere can.miet the
eye at once, it occursed to Mr. Wyldthat by flguringutbe„ ,
earth's surface--on. thesntetior'instearl of the extend rof ltre-4.,
gt6be, the observer would be entibledkciembratethe:distrlbsiy,
tiOn'of len'treed watet,-With ‘tbis,tc4l,l'o#teS roft.hp
glebe at one view; and in ;this.,l4:liasyy:§4co.VW,44;*liile'". •
from the great size, the examiner of -details is hardly aware
that het is gazing on a concavity. The attempt is well worthy
SI, the projector, and of the spirit of theage..
We have no doubt the model' of the' eatth-will-oontitouet f.S_ te. 21
dength 'of tiineS to constitute one of the most • attractive
hiwtions in London
' . great the Chronicle. : „ ,f,rl
Bits:. 1V YLD'S BIODEL OF' THE
guage ofthe 'President' of the:Royal Ge'Ographical SoCiety;islolinf
a bold attempt,to_tmeaFt,%knowledge of the glebe On Wlatch.,'l-i,41.
we stand to the millionati effort at once onerous tiailsopies
ingenious, and expensive.- , The model is coleasal., ;sit ismer se a..
the scale of ten geographical miles to the inch horizontals oesslsa
six inches to a degree, and one mile Sethi inch-Vertical;
.the ,
diameter tieing no less thars.fio feet There,
triS'.tt
view yesterday, et.whsieXthe feeling of adiniratiOnS•at the •
'sign and execution was . s Indeed it could notrba
otherwise, for here,*for the firsttime in the-history of inven--
tion, the observer is enabled to trace the distribistion,of land •
and water with the main-sphysiCal features' Of theS4tpe
one and the same views • • •
(From the Daily
,News.)
Yesterday a private view took, place of the•great'brodel,
Globe, preparatory to its opening the Pee
The 'structure in • Whieli it is pliced been`erected
. on the lately desolate inclosure of Leicester-square, and now
really forms an ,ornament for that district*,.. he main enw-,r; :
trance is on the north side of the 'square, aria
.the,vestibule:
comes out to the footway, and, leads TO,, a cirplar, I)flildipgv,_ • ,
crowned With hemisphtrical• metal ildintsef 'o6.l4'7P..oStstSs
in diameter, much in the style ofsshe 00102.801111. There ta
no pretensioniin the architecture, but its form 'gives it effect.
Arqund theonclosaire a new railing has been placed; the gar- • -
den has been laid out, afresh,- and the broad walks of the
square, leaelifg the'gurroitnding space open-. The vestibule s -
is large. On passing this, the visitor . enters a circular,
corridor, of 250 feet_ in circumfereiace, running around
the bottom of the globe, among the supporting timbers,
mid which is now being decorated in- the Moorish style,-
under the Siirectien of Mr. G. A. jerinyn -architect, who
has Very ingeniously. availed himself of the tinnbering sq ;
as to produce a_ ,pieturesque effect. Theenly part as.yet
completed. is the Moorish gate, forming the approach to the.
globe. The remaining portions are only as yet picked out.
with blue ill arabesque ; but the globe lamps' are hungit,
which, at night, gives the corridor a picturesque effect. The
design, of a great model globe is nothing new. One
under the name of the Georama was long on view at Paris,
until closed by the late. revolntioki. alait is a globe.with,, .1
a plain painted surface, seen from' the interini, areliabolatJ, •
forty feet in diameter. A like design has often teen;
projected here • but it was left for Mr. ;,,Wyld, M.P.,
to realise the cherished desire of men of science to have on
a large scale a delineation of the physicals featuressof-ithe-
earth. In: the first instance,- Mr., Wyld- proposed a largo .
globe to be exhibited, at the Crystal Palace, -and
viewso from tire•:exterior ; it-was-not enough' to- send
there such a globe,lOr it would have been necessary to erect'
very large galleries occupying a considerable space in
the building to afford access to the model. It is one of the
inconveniences attendant on the natural or external re-
presentation of the-earth- that aslargt3 space .mustsbstras,
versed in order -to view,each; portion. -Thus for .the portion •
now constructed a dome as,, valet .as St. Peter's -Would .
have been required for its•exhibilion, While 'no • satisfactiny.::. .
examination of the surface can be made. To ronedy this,,
to afford a better view, and economise the time and exertion
of the spectator, Mr. Wyld considered it advisable to adopt
an artificial or internal representation of the earth, in which •
the spectator views the whole and each portion from the in-
side, and by an ascent of forty feet -only is enabled to get
within ten feet of the surface, a condition essential where the
work is so minute and elaborate. As for the -
it is found most convenient to abandan the natural method,
and adopt a representation of the heavens from the exterior,
so is it with the Great Model Globe to adopt a contrary pro-
cess, and the spectator,' in a work on so large a scale, be-
comes readily familiarised with, the view presented to
The globe within which we enter is placed vertically north
and south, the unknown regions of the South stele -making-
way for a staircase and galleries, and those of the arctic
for the illumination and ventilation of the interior. The
diameter is called sixty feet, and the circumference about
a 'hundred and ninety feet,- affording a surface of above.
ten thousand square feet. Within the structure are four
galleries, affording near views of several zones of the earth's
surface; but it is most desirable in,,,the riot
.instance to as-
cend to the upper gallery or platform, `teen a rematlabT
sight presents itself. Modelled on a colossal scale are Europe,'
North America and North Asia in their •fatniliars featuress
with the expanse. of the _oceans., The rivets are seen ini.!
nutely depicted, the mountain chains, represented in their
various peaks and branches, their snowy heights and hollow
volcanoes. Above us the ice-bound realms of the north
gleam under a blueish light. While we are struck with the
greatness of the picture in contemplating
.those lands less
known to us, when we turn away from the' great continent;
of North America, with the proud feeling that such 'Nisi .
tricts belong to us, we are 'struck with surprise to-find our
own island no bigger than the sheet of paper now, strewed. •
before our readers. Yet there it is with every well-kiateihatrekin
and hill, its cliffs, its bays, and its creeks, so well laid down that • •
as we look at it through a glass, we may faney ourselves
viewing the wide scene from the peak of Snowdon, Ben
Nevis, or other towering mountain. In the deslgnand ex. •
ecution of this great mulct takines 'Mr. Wyld, has displayed
great' ability and resources, and the has been Welt seconded by
those who have co-operated with him. Air- Isr'lqhuiaas scru-
l:.a44-
pulously guarded himself against anything but
anatsur_ace,.
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permanent types. There is no writing 011
of the pheno-
artificial lines; nor are there even indications smospheri, and
mena of isothermism, electromagnetisn.
k 'Of blue, the 'land ht
oceanic currents. The seas are ma
•st Lee, where hag's.
glittering tints, except in the frig'
mountains are ranged,
glittering icy covering; .
the
volcanoes shown with
according to their. height,
the
etual 'snow indicated by
hollow peaks, the line of pen)
, the rivers marked with '
the absence of colour, the
ots,
the sandy deserts:Of 'tlae
lines, the large tovensl ,P
d asxcept the towns. the, nly vie- •
Sahara by a glare of: r.eon
is. the line of the great wall of
tige of human occupstsswn.
By the arrangement of the
China, dimly dotttelel
as
by media stopping off . the light,
opaque colours,
f as
surface is produced. Altogether this is one.
great variety o
of the most rt' _
•
stihricable works of the year. ,The Crystal ,
Palace •
• remarkable for its variety, but as a single work
is
this model globe, stands unsurpassed, nor is it likely to' be
• in interest to.the public, for, while the idlest
wantingspec,
tator must be attracted by curiosity, there are few who havens.i
not some distant relative whose station they wish to.mark.si,
out, or whose lineof voyage they seek to know,. and,beferia-4,q,c-
-the great Model, globe of all other globes and modes of I'olt
gsagraphicallrepresentations' fade, into comparative ititsigni
ficance.

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The Ceylon question so long postponed, . was last. till
night decided in favour of Ministers, by a larger majority,;4.l,'
than was, we believe, anticipatedby either side. 'The neal=bno,
, ,
bars were—
. - -te to
For Mr.. Baillie's motion ... ~
... ... 202 • . 't •- '
Against it ... ... ... ... ... 282
Showing a majority of 80 votes.. This result is most 'lrs ,
portant, not Merely as it affects' the position' Of .6_
, ,PWiir
parties, or even as it records tbe opinion of Parlismentgi - -
point immediately in issue,hut also, and perhapsn_i_oraoLetynl,l7, '
phatically, as it adds materially to the power of her Ba .1 _c•
in, opthe Government tq carry oat the wishes and the' y.,„ ‘,..,,
nation in the matter of the Queen's prerogatiie ect:=Tp.
try's independence, now so discreditably ia114.!a4414.,.
as it has
disputed by a.party _inconsiderable in nametaiof'Tespotram.
prostitutes the name of liberty to the purpe
iv, differ from the
In this view of the question, widely
A„. 420 hey ate, to ex
often been ourldutY_MAPAdemnit,ize ..,
the House of Commons
general colonial policy of Lord Grey, aasnd severely
press our conviction that the vote n
thet
whole,
of the country.-,-Zo rnin
is best calm--
i.on this occasion is that -which, Pe
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Post. - _
lated to promote the real interesuts-

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POPULATION OP BRIGHTON AND PORTSMOUTH--6
At the late census;lhe population of Brighton amounted to
6.5.000; that of Portsmouth amounted to 68,000. Brighton
had increased in the last' ten years 21,000; Portsmouth, In
the same period, 15,000. Brighton collects about 30,00. 1,
per annum for poor-rites, and Portsmouth about the same
sum. Brighton pays about 2,0001. per annum county rate,
Portsmouth pays 3,000/. per annum borough rate, both be-
ing nearly for tho same purposes. Brighton makes about
three rates a year, 9d: in the pound ; Portsmouth will be nowr
about four a year, at Is. in the pound: The difference in
the poundage between Brighton and Portsmouth being
made up by the net rateable value of the formai, which is
more than double that of the latter. A cdnsiderable
tion of the increase in Brighton may be attributed to the'
facility of railway, travelling to that place. Cheap weekly
trips, like those to Brighton and Southampton, at .ss. and
3s. 6d. to and from these places, must cause attractions; ash. -
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