The southern press. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-21

ais and raw materials are very striking. Their
mineral department is also very full The car
riages were not the least honorable part Of their
collection. A series of maps prepared for GER
tain lectures at the missionary meetings, were
admirable, and greatly surpassed those Of a sim
liar character in our national and public schools.
II is, perhaps, invdious to single out individual
exhibitors, but must say that the zeal and en-
ergy with which the representatives Of Messrs.
Lacey & Phillips, of Philadelphia, the sadders,
and of Messrs Cornelius Il Co.,, the lamp-ma-
kers, of the same city, came forward voluntarily
and pressed upon my notice their respective
manufactures, made me feel that our English ex-
hibtors must look well to their laureIs. or such
smartness will infallibly outryal them in almost
any branch of trade. The exhibition Of Daguer-
reotypes is excellent.
Leaving the division devoted to the United
States, you enter the great department Of the
Zollverein, on the north aud south side. The
collection OF machinery and manufactures, ofthe
most varied description, presents Thousand OBJ
jects Of the highest interest. Russia occupiesa
small department on the south, and this is
scarcely complete; but, to compensate for this.
Austria also, on the north and south sides, ex-
hbts variety of products which place her in
very honorable position inathe exhibition. An
the Austrian exhibitors are dressed in simple
Austrian green uniform, with coats fastened at
the breast with long clasp, inscribed Austria
so that the general effect is admirable. Hurry
ing through Holland and Belgium, you enter the
extensive region of France, which, when com
plete, will be very beautiful, and worthy of the
taste and skill of the great country. Switzer-
land and Brazil, with Italy and Spain on tho
north, succeed, and are followed by Greece, Per- !.
STA, Egypt, and Turkey. The unfortunate de-
lay in the arrival of the Turkish steamer, with
their objects, renders their division incomplete
but the space abutting upon The transept having
been appropriated to the foreign ambassadors,
and ladies of rank who had the entree, the def
cheney was admirably concealed. Crossing the
transept, you enter the British East Indies,
which presents a very beautiful scene On the
south you then arrive at square devoted to
Canada, the West Indies, and the Austrian colo
MES. The articles from these interesting spots
in the British empire are all admirably ustra-
tive of their rich productions. The minerals,
the raw materials, afford abundant scope for
study, both to the merchant and the philosopher.
A beautiful little square of mediayal treasures
next attracts vast crowds, who pass on to. Il Q
sculpture room. You are now, on b ,th sides
the nave fairly in the British domestic attitudes
What agricultural implements occupy the whole
length of the extreme south, paper
and printing, and machinery in motion, fiji up
the extreme north; the front of the south side
being devoted to Birmingham goods, furniture,
Sheffield goods, woolen and mixed fabrics fax
from Ireland, and printed fabrics of Manchester.
London, and Glasgow.
The front of the north corresponding side
presents succession of departments with car
riages, some Of them of the most exquisite con-
mineral manufactures, and marine en-
gines, flanked on the front with paper goods,
furniture, furs, leather and cotton. We have
now arrived at the west end, where crowds are
seen surrounding the model of Liverpool, which
is at this spot in the nave. On the outside Of
the building are statues, columns, specimens of
coal, obesks, and n vast variety of architectural
md building processes, with detached build
ing, whence the steam power is derived. have
only passed through the ground floor not hay-
Ing said single word respecting the contents
of the gallery. This | shall defer until next
week. ! may state that there is but one palle-
ry, which runs the whole circuit of the building,
and spacious quadrangnlar courts are cut out of
the gallery, down into which the spectator may
look, and the subjects are so arranged as to pro-
duce the most picturesque effect imaginable /
suffered great fatigue in going through the
whole exhibition, on Monday last indeed, such
a task is almost beyond the power of any man
to accomplish in one day. and to observe the in
conceivable variety Of objects which meet you
at every turn. / say that went through, but
actually missed the extensive division of ma
chinery, which / did not see till Thursday Upon
the whole, the exhibition is successful TO the
highest point Of any conception which may have
been formed Of it, Everything is well chosen,
80 perfect in its kind, that whether tits the most
refined and fastidious lady in the land or the
rudest, yet most intelligent, echanic, the at
fractions are so numerous, so various, so sur
prisng, and so useful, that a visiter may spend
weeks within the building, and educate himself
in the critical examination Of all the diversified
objects brought thus at one view, before his
eyes, from all parts of the world.
| cannot close this letter without expressing
my admiration of the excellent arrangements
made for the public, and for the press generally.
Captain Elderton, Of the royal engineers, con-
Quoted this part Of the executive with great
courtesy and attention The men composing
The corps of sappers and mixers, who have been
employed in arranging the articles, were almost
The only persons who could direct me where to
ind what wanted but their attention and civ
ty deserve notice. II is computed that ESQ.,
BOO were received by the sale of the season
tickets, which, added TO the sums subscribed,
will make about ElsO 600. The cost of the
executive will be, ii is said, about 100000, at
east. There is scarce doubt but that sufficient
Fur DIS will be raised to make it entirely selfsup-
porting.
MORE KIDSAPPERs IN BOsToN.--The Com
nonoealh says that since last Saturday week,
.hree warrants for fugitives have been issued,
md several Southern hounds, amongst whom,
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