The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-10-23
Our Baltimore Correspondence.

bALrimoRk, oct. ~, 1901.
Mechanics Institute FairThe Maryland 9,rictlt,ral Far
Commerce &c.
The Mechanics Institute Fair opens this evening and
the Maryland Agricultural Fair commences to morrow
morning and city already throngsd with strangers
The year exceed any heretofore present
ed the Mechanics Fair having opened in their new hall
of thrice the dimensions Of the old one and the Agrcu
tura Fair has fitted up their and finely situated
twenty lot whilst heretofore their whole space
closed did not exceed eight The ground for the
ploughng match is also within the enclosure The build
ings within the enclosure about twelve in number
besides the committee tents The refreshment booths
calculated to seat LOCO persons The prnc buid
ing 100 feet square whilst the others Of proportion
ate dimensions including feed house, cattle, Sc
These grounds are fitted up for the permanent
pancy of the society for the next ten years having been
purchased by citizens the joint stock system,
who give the use Of to the society At the end of ten
building lots and will command an enormous price,
when It to be sod in lots ground for the society
purchased out Of the proceeds and the balance to be
dividend to the stockholders Quite neat little fuan-
cisl arrangement.
The number of vessels in the port of Baltimore on S.
turday exclusive of bay craft, IA ships II bsrks
ly brgs, and "a schooners amounting in all to 81 OF
which numser there were from the West Indies g. Rio
Jsneiro, 3; Liverpool Rotterdam q and one each to
St Thomas, Valparaiso Bremen Trieste South America
CsTthagena Halifsx. Pernambuco, Bermuda Ms,agorda
Bay, 81 Johns and Havana
BALTIMORE, O,t. 2I, 1851.
Opming of The Mechanics Institute TIE Agricu,
nriSts-Mr Wooster Mrs. Moratt- III. H1
haa Opoo, &c.
The great exhibition Of the Mechanics Institute
was thrown open to the public last night, and the
spacious hall was soon crowded to its utmost capa-
city, the interior of the new hall itself being an
traction well verify Of visit. The number
articles on deposit exceeds 1000, whilst the whole
rumber last year was but 300 The Hon. John p
kennedy will deliver the opening address before the
society to- night.
will far exceed, in extent of display, any previous
exhibition. The cattle stalls, 700 in number, are
nearly all filed, and something worthy Of examina-
tion is displayed in every part Of the immense en-
| closures OF the 20 ,iety Our hotels already
| completely overrun with strangers. although not
half Of those that will be present have yet ar.
| rived.
A tract Of 100000 acres Of land, in Warren coun-
ty, Tenn believed to be free from taxes, was, yes
| terday, sold at the Exchange to Mr.. Valentine
Dover, at five cents per acre. AT such prices the
"vote yourself farm" society must loose ground.
| Although no announcement of the fact has yet
been made here, II is pretty generally understood
that Mr.. Webster has declined to deliver the ad-
dress before tho Maryland Agricultural Society on
Friday The disappointment will be great, as the re
are hundre Dis here who have come to the city OK.
| pressly to hear him.
Notwithstanding the variety Of attractions now
exhibition in the city, Mrs Mo watt was greeted,
last night, by brilliant and fashionable audience
on her first appearance here since her return from
| Europe.
The Italian Opera, at the Front Street Theatre,
is filed to excess and to increase in populari-
ty nightly. -Four operas have been given and three
| more are announced. The Front Street Theatre
| holds nearly as many people rs the broadway, In
your city, and has been filed to its utmost capacity
every night