The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-23 00:00:00

cconorn!cal threepenny rile to oce of the suburbs na,,
a !-n;ling summer's d fials hims.lf one of 1' I
il,sid,,r;.; several of wh 7;a are mothers with childrenci
which don't " count," cud 3et cannot be Equeez''
or sat upon ? There he is unable to sit up, because
his hat will be smashed by bumping against the root
held as in a vice by the two passengers placed on
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either side of him—his corns trocie upon by everyb
who comes in or goes out of the conveyance—et_
temper tried by everlasting stoppages, his knee P 5
almost torn off by the struggles and dangers of tbat
middle passage.' The omnibus now on view 10,
the Crystal Palace is, we suppose, intended to meet
that evil—we trust that it may. We cross t"
western end of the building, under the organ gallery,
and pass along the department of agricultural imple-
ments. ments. The merits of that department we shall tato,
an early opportunity of pointing out in detail, and
for the present we abstain from entering into tort!'
culars. The farmer, however, who vi4ts the Exb.ii
1-,:ition will find much to instruct him here. He wall
learn, in the iucreasirg energy of the implement
makers as a class, in the eager..ess with which the
have sought for accommodation within the Crysta
Palace, in the excellence of their contributions as Om;
pared with those of any other nation in the awe
ass, some useful lessons with reference to the f 1:
and some cheering hopes for the future. lie will s 8
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the deep anxiety founded on the sound basis of tod-A
which exists among a body of highly enterprising en;
intelligent manufacturers to extend to egricuittres
those mechanical aids which have raised other bran
of the national industry to their present colossal Pr°,;
portions. The public at urge, too, though they Oa!
not be able to estimate the value of grubbers, 8°1;1;
fiers, clod crushers, pulverisers, and harrows-411°11%e
able only to form a vague conception of what t,
vast and formidable array before them can accorol3,llsh
for the farmer, will yet gather enough to convince
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them of the influence which the implement niake"'„a
a body, exercise upon the cultivation of the soil, an
of the firm root which they have taken in the cotiet`:f
as a producing interest. From the manufacturere,eo
ploughshares and pruning hooks to those of ',al
peaceful weapons is but one step in the Crls`,l
Palace. The hardware and cutlery departments al,
goon;
just beginning to show signs of life and arran
and it would be premature yet to speak of their ®for
striking features. The stalls and hanging speee,,,d,
the exhibition of textile fabrics are also unfurnta
and will be so almost to the last moment. 2b b
departments of the Exhibition can be got ready roof
few hours now, and the production at present of
delicate gcois, susceptible of tarnish and inj
in a variety of ways, would only be to destroy tu're
freshness when the opening takes place. Furnituto
on the south, as well as on the north side, begins
come in fast now. Great mirrors are being erecter
carved oak chinineypieces put together, and Pa.P.ng
hangers and decorators are busily engaged cortiple,'ld;
specimens of ornamental side walls and celifill°oo
Everything, however, in these sections is still in „k
confused and imperfect a state that we cannot sPe'e,
of their leading features definitely. The trophy .g
lected to illustrate British furniture in the nave
handsome carved screen, which, however, will hard
stand comparison with the chef-dceuvres of Viejlie
and Florence. We hope for better things when,:ii
courts on either side of the nave have been corunle'dia
equipped ; and the more so as we hear of a sPlel3
bookcase, elaborately carved and ornamented, le„ '„d
highest style of art, with inlaid marbles, trel"t
brass doors and bronzes, and other sculptural decc";
Lions. This work is said to have cost an itnieen,
sum of money to its exhibitors, Messrs. 1-1011.4„fe"
Let us for one moment glance into the scull:""
court for British artists. That court was clam
rously demanded by them at the outset as a Pre
of refuge for their productions. But now theY!',
deserting it as fast as ever they can, and occueg:
spaces along the thoroughfares of the
Had they produced among them many sv,°,„ren
of merit the change of venue might have '7O
overlooked, but where there is so little shining tau
displayed the exposure becomes somewhat Pelee
The court assigned to them is a retired spot
mediocrity might have found a safe retreat. ce
Executive Committee, with an instinctive presei!?l,o
probably of what was coming, placed them behied
medimval reproductions of Pugin and his callo°ibe
teurs, no doubt thinking that these would break in
tide of curiosity and prevent its flowing further
that direction. Of the mediaeval court itself we bays
already spoken, and it is unnecessary now 10 :ht
more than that the preparations therein are rapidly
approaching a close, and promise to prove yell to
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tractive to the large class of persons whose tastes
strongly retrospective. Oar colonial exhibition, wbeel
we now pass through, is still not sufficiently adreAljthe
to be spoken of with any degree of certainty, aencb,
same may be said of the Indian collection, wPiiya
however, we hear, will possess many most attrtit,b
objects. Shawls from Cashmere inwrougbt :loge
silver and gold will be exhibited, and Rear to
weapons ornamented in the most costly and eleb°:"00
style of oriental art. Some interestin contributi°
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from Nepaul are included, and, strange to sag,
traps, door locks, and other articles of common -fr
mestic ironmongery, which we think it not irrlijj;
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bable (hough we have not seen them) origlee„—
emanated from Birmingham. Such is a rapid artd:;;;;
perfect sketch of the most prominent and inter
features which the British half of the Crystal roi
at present exhibits.