New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-10-19
The Great Fair.

honor for the industrious inspiration Tor the ingen
ou. guidance for the inventive, and instruction for
al The honest worker for a livelihood no matter
in what capacity, who leaves the Fair without
realizing sense Of the dignity of Labor and burn
ing shame that he ever wished himself able to live
on the products of other men toll be dun and
benighted indeed-We Will speak OF few more
articles that have arrested our attention among the
wilderness of good things exhibited
4 THOmpsons Iife Bout is constructed on the prln'
ciple of having false or additional bow ana stern
each Independent Of The ordinary boat hut resniy AZ
sched 10 IT, and each possessing great ouoy"hoy v"
this principle any boat may be made lie boat anu ''e
smashed rhs of a long boat will suffice with these i'm
pronn,n s,,schuents 10 bring sinking ships passen'
gers and crew safely 10 shore Beside 'neso 'nero are
Lockers Al.o buoysnt well So safe deposories OF
pr,v,,,ops and water. when not needed "a lite boat
this nsy be used like any other boat It's heartily sp
proved by sea sring and must win general iAV"r
Nockintosics and other India Rubber iabrics are
in sres, variety and OF very convenient size They arc
from the msnufac,ory OF Hodgmsn Msiden lane
For the aatiguorD. there is pair of military top.
boots a century old, oddly enough placed In company
with case of boots Of modern fashion and elegant FIN
.h from the establishment Of Lorin Brooks
. Opposite thls. UfNlN mas sIlcnutu case Ol inc
most yeclScl, Hat. and Caps of all styles and OF course
OF elessn, finish. Alderman has again shown bis pc
cuisr excellence in painting Mr. GeOins cupboard
H. no less than the articles within attracts much AT
tenton.
-Throughout the Garden. there are Signs that
the art Of Painting ard adjoining has arrived at high
state Of perfection Alderman contributes literally and
tsstefully, as usual
On The stage there are. side by side mosaic
and an extension table The latter ia to all appearance
& convenient and neO, psrlor ornament-bu' 1t IL OF
.ufi Client capacity when drawn out 10 accommodate
dining party Of magnitude. The idea is no, new
though the finish Of hi. piece OF workmsnshipis besu
full The mosaic liable Is IN elegant little sfair We
could not discover the Manufacturer name. There
is variety of raistd r0rs on rich velvet ground very
beautiful / he Embr0iG0y 10 which We have before
sluded embraces among ito subjects portrait of HENRY
CLAY. The Last SaPpr, by Mics Redding IL very good
the couuterAnces and attitudes are we'll crsN H.
Moses IN The Bllrushes by Dickinson 10 very prey
done q. The Madonna and CHILD ia equally so,-but go
and see them. Description would be too voluminous
The rival FRferers-Jennisons and Lewis s.
are posted sentinel ike st the entrance to the Garden
This contrss.ed display Of muddy sediment and clear
water Is very striking.
At the foot of the stage is Victor GU0udS
Cloek a choice and elegant thing 1t combines vas,
amount Of mos, beautiful con,rvsnces Beside the ordi
nary hour minute and second hands, there disls
showing the dsys of the week aud OF the month the
months Of the year two iheTmOmeiers-R eaumufs
and F-hrsnheits ara added 10 these the Equation Of
Time is exhibited From this great combination result
much ben, 1T and pleasure while inspecting
it's merits ttod plsuly words the time o'clock
day Of week and month ana degree OF heat Tho ma
for IL may be 80 called Ia CREST curiosity MS
capital Chrouometer. will run three months With
winding and during that time the motive power remains
absolutely constant The balance wheel receives lie i'm
pulse from small weight seen behind the large dial,
and the weight is wound up every hee minutes -Ihe
three smaller dsls ref rred 20 above form perpetual
Calendar IL sdsps iseli TO the inequalities Of the
months and introduces the iuiercssry day Of Leap
Year This is e-cied all other motions Of the inven-
lion by means extremely simple
Mrs Strangman OF Brooklyn contributes a case
Of nes, and beautiful Shetrork executed by herself
sud pupils The specimens comprise great variety of
subjects yrsmids flower vases pneushions separate
flowers eic all of shells Thls Is the gallery and
Immediately back Of il underneath are the more sub
stsuisl sad sody useful articles driven by machinery
Among ,htm.
Cha>es Can't Sp,aner is in fall operation and is
very complete wiihs lie o,Ject is the covering of
ton thread with WOOL thereby much streDg theDing snd
improving it.
S'06oyd's Paiem Dryer is near neighbor Of the
above lts inventor Mr. Stafford is slmos, constantly
present; to explsn the working Of bis machine 1t is
Tor drying Sud cooling grain OF all descriptons flour
would b. nvsluAhe the ape steam could be- nsed 10
heat the Dryer snd the dust il falls might b.
ried the cylinder, dried ana siterwsrd consumed
The invention Is OF tqusl use Tor almost anj manuac
where dryness indisp usabe pre- requisite to
the manufacture.
Near the same spot is the SIX Hiading Nr-
ctint from the factory OF Bradley Brothers Paterson
1t. operation s extremely quick and yet the greatest
regularity sna order are preserved while the sik Is
turned out AL ready for use
Speaking Of SIX, We may mention the choice
assortment OF Cocoons Reesd and Unreeed silk-ard
the singular specimens Of the pfodUc. Of the wild silk
OF Brszl The latter both ia the cocoon end
r., led Of exhibited by Mr.. Van Epps, we'll known
for he interest in the silk manufacture The pecul
sriues Of this Wild worm and Of its manufactures
thus de.erbed 10 Ne by Mr. v The worm feeds
he willow and the potato very euiiOusy enclosing
Ia cocoon within HARD she somewhat larger than
Brazil nut Tie fik IL obtsned by boiling The
until the gum is all extrsciedsnd il then reeed of
from dish wherein the sOtened substances are laid
EihOtt Daunikc. 10 this respect also, the ordinary
process As yet there is fixed value sci upon IT, nor
is it Of any until farther improved lie chief merit
is strength and conse queu, durability
4 PiQHo improvement is exhibited by Mr. Har
rison Of Canasl The instrument Is encssed In rose
wood fashioned alter Il and tasty design, with
Grecian cOrnca which contains novel improvement
worth attention. Mr. Harrison hiss introduced into his
Pianos brace firmly uniting hc ,ssc aud he trebh So
that they must rise aud fall ogetaer and If fails the
other follows sut-hereby obyAtiDg by the perfect uni
sOn, the present ire quent ns eessty Tor returning.
The Eh-obeihan ,ary-manutactured at
cost OF 900. by James Miller. neutrality-suspicious.
much attention. The style ID sufficiently indicated by
the name and ibesasr throughout arranged in very
neat and convenient manner.
LeWeabergs Tdcscope attracts much attention.
II IL splendid sfair-the first and only made
ia America We learn 1t is but the precursor Of
another Telescope OF s greater size from the hands
OF the energetic and talented optcian. Mr. Low
enberg proposes the erection Of greGt Observatory on
the old Reservoir In West Thireeuthst where be- will
mosnt his Telescope 10 the building he would have
established Academy for Science and the Fine Arts
a Library and Reading Room Camera Obscura a
COsmorsms hmoying Panorama the largest Micro.
scope (of Mr. IL cons,rucon) in this country Lee
ture Room for Astronomy, with exhibitions of great
moving Plsnetsrlum and also Night Telegraph The
plan is grand and worthy Of metropolis and 1t 10
thought feasible There similar Institutions IN Pa
ris Munich, Vienna Lepsc, Dresden Wilma and ST. Pc.
tersburg All persons who wish t. become membe
for life Of the institution proposed BY Mr. L. should i'm
rnedihtely call him the Fair