New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-11-11
The Great Exhibition in 1851.

from the LONDON Sunday Tines.
Notwithstanding the apathy and preiudces OF
those persons who would throw cold water upon
the great project of national exhibition, by which
this country challenges the combined skill, taste,
and capital OF the whole world to compete with
her mauutal turers there can be no doubt that the
English people generally are favorable to it
They understand that the true nature and pUr-
pose oil the exhibition is 10 increase the knoWl-
edge and improve the taste OF our own UorkInen,
and to demonstrate to the world the superiority ot
England in the Manufacture OF those articles Tor
which she has obtained universal celebrity Tins
is the strong ground upon which the project claim.
Ell support from the country, and, considering the
variety OF conflicting opinions that must exist
upon such novel and extensive subject tie re-
Spouse has been more generally satisfactory than
could have been anticipated when the proposition
was first made. We ind in every part oil the
kingdom that associations are being formed
among the industrial classes for the purpose Of
visiting the metropolis during the exhibition. Al
ready the funds OF these associations have sWe!led
TO considerable sums and every day brings fresh
applications from persons DESTROYS to become
members. The good that wiilresult to all classes
from TINS system OF economical travelling must be
evident to every enlightened mind.
In London, the note of preparation has com.
menced in earnest, and spectators in hotels,
lodsms-houseS, and places OF public entertainment
are preparing for the influx OF visitors which Will
take place from every quarter OF the world TO the
English capital, The stupendous building in
Hyde Park, destined 10 receive the products of
the worlds labor IS rapidly growing up beneath
the workmen's hands. 4 great number of men
have been employed III preparing the ground Tor
The reception o. the bases o.; columns The earth
Is dug out IN those places where the columns are
intended to be placed, to a depth VARYING from
two 10 three feet, and its place supplied by CON
crete which IS uled to wt!.in few inches OF the
surface. The base rests upon this bed of concrete
SO formed, and the columns placed on the bases
are secured 10 them by iron bolts a coDsilera-
bic number Of the columns on each side of the
central ayenQe, which, it viii be remembered. Will
be s4e teet IL length = in Width and 66 in hight.
have already, with the airdeys, been placed Ia
Their position, The hight OF the columns, to the
bottom OF the Orders, Is Is feet the iron orders
a "hich 81 Viii be required are two feet in
aeptn. ana though OF great strength have when
paced III taeir position, Z remarkably light and
artistic appearance; the columns are placed "A
!ee' &paEt Those portions OF the central avenue
u men the columns are already placed, are on
e"eh SIDE OF the .raasept and they viii have TO
carr! ne circular transept roof, which viii rise 70
'eet dooVe the other part OF the building and
cover foW OF SIX very large elm trees around
wien II is intended 20 provide q irst-class re.
IeshmeLt room The length Of the transept. in
eiudlnS the space to be set apart for refreshment
rooms VIII be lU5 feet, its width - feet and the
night from the-ioor to the center OF the circular
1901 VIII be los leet, The trunscpt will cross the
long llse al building very near in the center the
length nom one extremity 20 the center OF the
lransept beng e5s, aud irom the other 93p.
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