The Lancaster gazette. (Lancaster, Ohio) 1846-1852, 1851-05-29
TUE WORLn,s FAIn.

Persons.
The ftllowing letter is from the special
correspondent of the Philadelphia Bul.
leliu:
LoNDoN, MAJ /. 1851.
The Queen has just opened, 10 day. with
appropriate State ceremonies the Great
industrial Exhibition. and it has been
one Of the greatest paeesuis Of the age
fortunately y the day VISA fre one, tho
the Queen, so the common saying goes
always has beautiful weather fh her pub
lie purposes. A slight sprinklin came
up just as the Royal coriege was passing
Hyde Park to the Crystal Palace, but il
amounted to nothing aud Iasted but few
moments.
The streets in the vicinity Of Hyde Park
were alive with people shortly after day
light. and. as for the Park itself, by break
fast time it was impossible. 1t really
seemed as ifevery house in London rad
vomited forth its contents into this qIar.
ter, and the jam was, as you may imag
inc, immense. There was III such thing
as passing along Piccadily at al; aud
houses aud trees, from which the most
distant gIimps of the Palas de Crystal
could be obtained, were overlad with a
human multitude. To see the Queen,
was something but to see her whole
Court -to see all the Nobility, all the Min
istry. all the Lords and Ladies in Wait
ing, all The Ambassadors. all the Royal
Family, the Royal Troops, the ConIinen.
tai Princes and Princesses here on Wis
it, in short 20 see, in actual curt cos.
tunes, all the living appendages Of regal
ity, was too much to be resisted by an or.
dinary bit Of human curiusity, and so ev.
cry body turned out for The nccasion.
We knew there would be sume glnri
Gus music, for the band of the Scot Fu
siliers and Of the Cold stream Guards
were to be there. and they are dislin
guishea; the whole Of the band and chn
rus of the Sacred Harmonic Society. witt
most of the members Of the choir Of ST
Paul's. of Westminster Abbey, Of tn,
Queen's own Chapel. St. Georges a
Windsor. of tho Chapel Royal. were Ell
gaged.-"God save the Queen" was 10 b.
sung by 62O voices. as, we'll as the Hal
lelujah chorus; all the organs were TO b
payed by the most celebrated professor
in the United Kingdoms. Some ofIh
greatest vocal talent was secured, and II
it were Miss Birch, Caradori Allan. Mis-
Williams. aud host of other celebrities
This was inducement enough for US, a
well as for the million. without mention
ing the august ceremonies in addition
that three guineas Qhough sum worlI
looking ar) would purchase glance a
cheaply, ifonIy for future remembrance
So we went, aud we went early The
! Queen aud her suite were to enter the
Crystal Palace at twelve The doors tt
all others closed at eleven We were OF
the spot at nine, aud got position of in
disputabIe excellence, partly by pass
partly by "lin." and partly by our Amer
lean pohttness. Mem: Americans are al
ways known here Dy their saying "yes
SIR" aud "no. SIR" (Englishmen don
sir" every boly,) and by their suavity /,
the women. In that excellent" plac,
we stood three mortal hours, looking a
the glass building in all its rrs-won
dering how much muslin t"caIco" the,
call it here) il took III cover the roof /,
keep the sun out wondering how mucl
pei cent, each exhibitor would find hi
articles detull jrated when he got lher
home again wondering how much tn
Mountain of Light" the great damon
displayed down boluw, was really wort
AN wondering who canopied the thron
for The Queen with such taste, the blu
and white silk, the golden stars, the o.
lrich plumes, &c, mingliug SO exauisitel
with this crimson dfapery that gleamc
over all.
At length the huzzas of the mulliiud
in HYDE Park, the bustjng ofthe officer,
the entry of the Guards, announced III
Qleea aud her relinue, She reache
the doors and then came the booming {
the artillery, the shouting Of the peopI,
the hats and caps and haukcrchjeis in mi
air, the organ's loud peal the sonoloC
outporings of the bands aud the chor'
of62O in the National Anthem. PheN
We began to feel excited ourselves, bl
we Tried to keep c"ol, though everyhod
else was evidently gone completely ma
The Queen aud her husband were a
compauied by their children, and by ce
tain lords aud ladies of the Royal hous
hold The Qneeu was one mass of jew
elry. Her bust was covered with pear