The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-10-09
Fair of the American Institute at Niblo,s.


tlcles have now been laid out with order and regu-
larlty, and with the help of the catalogue, which is
for sale at the door, the vsiter may indulge in seve-
raj hours study of the many articles that are here
exhibited. We would now give some more partl-
cuars regarding the contents of the hardware room.
1t is repete with articles of beautiful work manship
and sterling worth Among them we noticed the
following =
Five new Paror Crates, from w. and M. Jack
son, Front street. The beautiful paintings in the
centre of these are well worthy of notice
A Gard of Herald Chasing from Jonathan Smith,
Reade street.
A case of Mineral Knobs.
Church Factory and Steamboat Bells
A Computing Scale, an ingenious arrangement
Case of Brushes from Provoor Bowery.
A Strap of Bells, from Hyatt, Plat street
Umbrella, Hat and Blower Stands from Moore,
Dutch street.
Machine for Racking Sand, from Crazy, Norfolk
street.
A Brass Clock from House, Futon street.
A case OF Arkansas OH Stone, from Smith, 2ls
Broadway.
A case of Stencil Engravings, from Pettis Pearl
street
A case Of Wooden Knobs, Risley, Fifth avenue.
| case Viewers Shuttles, from Mallory, Pine
| street.
Knife Sharpeners, from Walton, Nineteenth street.
! Two large Powder Horns, from Walton, Nine
| teenth street.
| Case of Coach Wrenches, Foster 81 Co.. Worces-
| ter, Mass.
Bureau Knobs, McBerth, Fifth street.
Our columns will not allow us to make more full
extracts.
The reading Of the catalogue by any person cannot
fail to bring to the mind several very important re-
Elections upon the peculiar features of the country
not only connected with this fair but extending into
the theory and practice of all our wants. habits. as
sociatlons, and CUSTOMS and on this subject much
might be written.
English travellers, on visiting the United States,
are often apt to indulge IN strain Of vrulent abuse
OF all its habits and manners of living forgetting
that this country is made up of completely distinct
class OF humanity from those seen in the cities of
England. They draw their conclusions from the
fact that English is the language spoken in the Uni
ted States; and that, therefore, Englishh habits
ought to prevail; Whereas the truth s that the habits
OF the continental Kingdoms of Europe are much
more prevalent throughout the land than English
ones, and as nation, we approximate much more
nearly to the gay inhabitants of France and the
southern portion Of the continent, than we do to the
staid, sober, and preudiced denizens of the fogoy
islands OF Great Britain. And New York bears a
much greater smilitude to Paris than it does to
London. In proof OF the community OF feeling that
exists between us and the French we NAV adduce
the great zest with which amusements of all kinds
are entered into by the people, and not only entered
into, but enjoyed, not IN the way English crowd
would ENJOY 1t, that Is in drunkenness rioting and
coarse exhibitions, such as are still prevalent in
many parts of Great Britain but with the JOYOUS and
spirifnelie zest with which Frenchman enters into
a hoyday. Witness the crowds upon crowds of
Sunday pleasure seekers that during the summer
months weekly pour out of the city, look at the hum
dreds OF cheap steamboat excursions that are also
got up during those months; see with what true plea
sure dancing, music and other refined amusements
| are appreciated. working man, though but an
humble mechanic during the week, on such DAYS
displays the innate of refinement which ls in.
herent IN the American people. Compare our coun-
Try villages, and their society, composed it gene
rally is OF the store keepers, mechanics and farmers
OF the vicinity, with the grade of people in an
English village, and how immensely superior are
the Americans In the refnements of social inter-
course.
But all this leading us from the subject which we
at present have in hand; still comparing New York
with Paris, we could not help feeling our compare
son strengthened by the exhibition that we behcld
| yesterday at Nblo's
The Cloth Room is place of surprising interest
TO all who take pride in the advancement of
American manufacture 1t appears that whilst poll
texans have been fighting about the probabilities of
.ne 'arlI oeng altered-while, according to the par
| ~ papers, our manufacturing interests have been
| plunged into the drest quagmire of distress the
people have taken the thing into their hands. and
me proof 49,, that we have now the tables Of the
american Institute, some splendid specimens Of
csths casslmeres, and other woollen articles which
we formerly were Obliged to import, but now thew
are here all ready for use Turning from the cloths
ana cotton goods, we are greeted with the sight OF
us to go through the whole catalogue of the things
here exhibited. From time to time during the
continuance OF this fair, shall give an account OF
| the different prominent points OF IT,
For to-day, let say, the band of music dis-
coursed sweet POUNDS. the people thronged through
every avenue, fresh arrivals KEEP, pouring in, exi-
itors OF various articles were enlarging upon the
merits OF thelr goods, yet, there no confusion,
no noise or dlsordery conduct; every one appeared
| to ENJOY this national exhibition in the spirit in
which 1t is intended.
There address delivered Yesterday at I2l
T. NJ, by Mr.. IA: c. Westerve AZ an Introductory
| speech to the visitors of the Fair, OF which was
much TO the point, and we regre, we have not room
! tor It's insertion.
To-day, at half past ten the Convention of Far
mers, Gardners and silk CuIturists, meet at the Ly-
ceom Of Natural History, nearly opposite Niblo's,
great many delegates reported themselves already
rom various quarters. In the evening" there will be
an ADDRESS AZ Dr Deweys church, at7t p. M The
oacIeo MUSIC Society l. We volunteered. Tickets
TO the address will be piven 10 All nurch.scrs nj Fair
,ncskets, and they can be procured at the door OF
IN our nouce yesterday, we credited some cut
glass TO WOram ~ Al