Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1851-05-16


minute examination. from elaborate oil paintings,
Three of these will attract great attention. Two
represent evening and morning view OF an ancient
temple and the third is the head of St John after
one of the ancient masters.
OF the French exhibition the only portion which
yet makes prominent display is the collection of
bronzes which are executed with surprising spirit
and taste. The ELLINGTON process OF eleetropatlng
has been used in this department with the most bril-
liant results Never were knights seen splen-
didly armed mounted upon more high-mettled
chargers. The Duke of Wellington has passed not
only without njury. but even with visible desire
to improve his personnel through the hands of
French artist He is no longer the Iron Duke,n
but hero of nober metal and & Copenhagen" pran-
ces On the verge of rock of shining silver.
Napoleon receives greater honor or distinction
from the artists hands, and equestrian statue of
him which figures opposite the Duke is executed in
precisely the same style. The Duke examined the
representation of himself day or two ago, when he
was making the round of the building and express
ed himself much pleased with it.
But besides the warriors of the present age, those
of times past are also remembered. Bucking cham,
Bayard and other knights of chivalric renown, fur
nish subjects and when the authentic characters of
medieval warfare exhausted, the imaginary
heroes of troubadour lore and poetic tale are intro
duced. Knights with gorgeous helmets and armour,
elaboratclv chseed, recne in the most graceful at
ttudes upon clocks which are marvels of gliding and
ornament damsels splendidly attred, ride forth up
on nimble palfreys. The martial spirit and the
snowy equipments of generations that have long
passed away are reproduced in miniature for the
decoration of our apartments, and we, the wearers
of broadcloth, who cothe ourselves in garments of
sombre hue and hats of unsightly proportions, are
ia ught to wonder at the changes which time and
fashion create in the habiliments and pursuits of
man. The Austrian display of furniture will be re-
garded by all with feelings of unalloyed satisfaction
The admiration which it excites increases every day.
although the arrangement of the suite of rooms is
not more than half completed.
But q new attraction has arisen in the sculpture
room of the collection The works of art exhibited
therein come almost entirely from Milen, and the
credit of them belongs therefor to Italy rather than
Austria 1t does affect the mind with some painful
emotions, and some regret for a country to which
Europe owes so much, to see her genius in art
which is her chief glory thus appropriated with her
territory by conquest. No one can enter the sculp
ture room and see the extraordinary merit of some
of the works which it contains without sorrowful
feeling and some of in Justice There is in the
collection figure of Ishmael in marble, which will,
we are confident be pronounced masterpiece of
art The expression of exhaustion on the face of
the boy-the attenuation of his frame, and the Ian
guild, powerless character impaired to his limbs by
the manner in which they are disposed, all speak
their own story. There several other works of
great merit, especially which represents Ital
ian matron teaching her child for the first time to
walk
The German display begins now, like those of
other countries to disclose peculiar and attractive
features. Of these, the most remarkable is collec
ton of stuffed animals and BIRDS grouped to
represent from nature, to reproduce in actual
form of Sneyders most celebrated pictures, and
to bring out the humorous fables OF the Rheineke
Fuchs a very old work. and one of the first books
printed in English by the Caxtons. The whole of
this collection, which comes from Stuttgart, will
be examined by the public with extreme interest and
amusement. There is group Of owls protecting
their young against two weazels. There is also
battue of dminutive hares rabbits by large par
4Io.,4
of the Fox who inveigled poor little timid puss to
90 home with him, and is seen leading her half re-
luctantly and half confdingly along. The next
presentation shows Master Reynard reclining on his
couch alone, enjoying with most comic dignity and
comfort the sacred postprandial hour of rest so
cessary for sound digestion These and many other
scenes in which animals made to play human
parts with infinite humOr and yet retain throughout
their distinctive Characteristics, will we predict
tickle the fancies of old and young and draw crowds
of visitors. The German exhibition of cutlery is in
rapid process of arrangement, and promises to be
effective and neatly disposed collection.
| AS to our cousins from across the Atlantic they
are busily at work getting their EMOTIONS in order
| These include large collection of duguerreotype
portraits which may enable the visitors of the Ex
] hibition to form some idea of what the leading
in the U. States are like Some misgivings
tertained as to the effectiveness Of the American
show founded on variety OF causes. In the first
place, the want of general supervision and control
before their contributions were sent over, made 1t
impossible to high class and select charac
ter for the whole collection. Then again the Amer-
cans are not so much manufacturing agri-
cultural community; and lastly, their greatness lies
in their expansive energies and in the scale upon
which they do every thing. If for instance, they
could have brought over one of their MISSISSIPPI
pi steamers and exhibited her in the Crystal Palace
she would have astonished the inhabitants of the
Old World, who are rather accustomed to rely on
perfect Or tasteful execution within small space than
on light, rapid and hasty construction extensively
carried out. We shall watch with interest the fur
Their development of their portion of the Exhibition,
and in the meantime, this article has already run
to sufficient length we reserve for another occa-
sion our account of the main attractions now yisi-
BILE on the British side of the Exhibition.
| Waterloo at Noon.
! BATTLE.