New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-10-02
CITY ITEMS.
sAIr BUILDING -The conclusion Of our ship ar
ticle will be found on tho second page.

sHIr BUILDING -The conclusion Of our ship ar
ticle will be found on the second page.
The GREAT FAIR,-The II cir at Castle GARDEN
opened yesterday morning at the appointed time,
and was sllattended during the day and evening
The arrangement OF the articles exhibited has
been effected with remarkable CELEBRITY, though
many are yet TO come in Che Machine Room will
not probably be in operation until the latter part Of
the week. The floor of the Garden ID devoted TO
miscellaneous articles of every description; the
gallery is occupied by the Agricultural and Hort
cultural Departments, and the stage Ia ornamented
by handfcme uphostery.
We notice number Of articles from Pnadel
phia. The Chimes are situated in a conyeol ent
space at the efk of tn entrance 80 the Bridge ead
were RUG several times during the day end eye
ming yesterday, with excelen, effect
The Opening Address was delivered from the
stpgc q: u O'Clock last evening, by Hon. HENRY
MEIGs. q had the pleasure. on behalf Of the In
stitute, 10 open the Twenty.shird Annual Fair
The old world celebrated the sesson OF fruits, es.
pec!aly the haryest and the vintage with joyfa
spirits. We have here the rpened fruits not only
of rich gardens and fields but of our neverceasing
industry In manufactures and the arts. From our
first crude works 10 most perfect, we rejoice in
progrrsg The American Institute, true TO iss
title, has ever maintained one course 1t has no
sectional nor airy rarfow vleEs. lG haa on all tit
occasions encouraged Commerce. Manufactures and
the Arts, in all parts Of our couatry. 1t has re
ioiced to know OF late years that the Loom 10
brousht near the cotton held-thst all the Me
chanic Arts begin TO cluster around taat Loom
ntru fha ART
ing, Sculpture, Architecture, etc are all actively
employ ed Farmers Clubs, lnsttotes, Art MONS,
Mechanical neutrality-suspicious. at Agrical'
tural and Mechanical f airs are becoming greater
and greater. The speaker had for long time past
obaerved with grea. pleasure the making and orna
mensing of the Implements Of Industry. To this
grand spectacle Of the American work Of onlya
single year, (he continued we most heartily Did
you all welcome, hoping and believing that many
will profit by the great means afforded for the ae
ecton of valu able works fox Improvement, and the
exposition of the Industry Of the Nation In con.
cusion he sdyerted to the happy issue of the coun
try cut Of all its recent troubles, and predicted
constantly increasing prosperity and great progress
in every useful art.
We would call The particular attention Of those
visiting The air to that most singular and valuable
article, Blake's Patent Fsrc.Proof PANT Thls
Paint has now been in use about ak ysatD and
unlike all other paints time seems to indurase and
consolidate the coating, leaving perfect slate or
stone covering, bidding defiance to weather, water
or fra Purchasers should be particular and see
that they get the genuine article as Is said many
are grinding up stone, which is entirely worthless,
and selling 1t as fite.proof paint No one except
Mr. Blake or bis agents sell the genuine, with.
out aubiectng them to prosecution for Infringe
ment of bis patent We therefore would advise
all to go direct to the general depot, "a Peatkst.
whero they will Lot only get the original and gen.
une from the patensee, but would not subject them
selves 10 prosecution for an Infringement
The Fair will continue open from AN. ill
10 PM. until the close, three weeks hsnce. The
Hrst Regatta will take place on Saturday aher.
noon next.
MEETING AT ZION CHURcH.-We have oafsy
room to notice the fact OF great nesting Of COL
ored citizens at Zion Church lass nisbh ~
Powell. Chairman 81 Vcs-Pfesdent'' anu
Seer. ,sriss. The President made brief spse.n s
WIN q. Wilson read the Fugitive ssse Nv
hon ,or,c ppneen, resolutions which den0un'ou
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