New-York daily tribune., 1851-05-14
ENGLAND.
The Great Rxhiblrioz.


| Correspondence OF Fbs Tribune.
TEE BUILDING, HYDE PARK, FhurtdEy. Aorl q
In my last letter | told you Of the universal dis
satisfaction Rsthe obnoxious edict alga.ed by
the Royal Commissioners, excluding season
ticket holders and exhibitors from the opening
ceremonisls At the Crystal Palace.
The r0z Popll' has not been raised altogether
,nvain; the programme OF the ceremony is pub.
ished to-day, giving the time asd place Of aimiS-
sion on the occasion for holders Of season tickets
ard eTh'brtors' attendants. So FAR, 80 good bl.
before next have this pleasure it will doubtless
be decided by the sapient Managers that those TO
whose ingenuity and industry the Exhibition
owes its birth may have the right mot the privi
lege) Of being present at the christening OF their
child.
Each DAY devslopes new besuties il the display
vhice IS to crafty so many thousands The six
thousand busy individuals in the building are
bringing order out OF chaos. The United States
division will be very nearly if no. entirely
arranged by Monday night, and our Commissioner
has volunteered the services Of all the Yankee
force, assoou as we have completed our own dis.
play, TO assist the members OF our sister Republic
in their laborI Between 1000 and 900 packages
of French goods have been received, and last
night not more than 1000 OF them had undergone
the Custom House xaminetion-a process neces-
sarily very slow, as It is performed By only two
officials, with few assistants. Any one who has
ever anded in England from the Continent knows
the Jealous search which Is made for smuggled
laces &c, and you may depend that in this case
there is no relaxation Of the ordinary scrutiny.
The French Government have set noble exam
pie in their appropriations for this Exhibition
which it is 70 be hoped viii 70 some extent be
followed by our own. They have voted the large
sum of $4,000 francs to cover the expenses OF
conveyance from Paris 10 London, security 10
Custom Houses, Dock and Town Dles carriage
to Exhibition, unpscking storing empty packages,
repscking, and expenses Of Commissioner aud
staff. Such liberai1y should put the money'lovlng
Managers here 70 the blush, they invited the
world TO a feast, and then charge all VINO furnish
their quota ofthe entertainment good round sum
for admission.
The demand for sesson-ticketG is increasing, SO
at 10 o'clock this morning the price was raised
from three to four guineas 20 gentlemen, and from
two to three guineas to ladies'. After such q spe
cimen Of meanness, let them cease 70 talk ot
Pennsy lvsnis bonds repudiStion &c. Should We
have grand Worlds Fair IN loj2 or So, and
the latter year will be early enOugh) correct
record Of the ROYAL Commissioners proceedings
in this Exhibition will prove useful not only as
guide, but as a warning. The portion Of space
devoted to raw produce svery tastet1tiy arranged,
and will give the other nations Of the world good
idea of the real wealth OF the United States ice
vegetable and mineral productions are credlsably
represented, and our specimens OF rice, Hour, In
dian corn and cotton are not TO be matched from
any portion Of the world. In many other depart.
ments We can contend most credtaby gainst all
competitors take, for instance, our axes and
other tools, agricultural implements, power press
Is and dagueueotypes. In the display Of the
latter, Mr.. Msyall formerly or Philadelphia but
now doing an extensive business In the Strand,
has been Of great service, having volunteered the
aid of himself and FIVE assistants, not only in the
arrangement OF the pictures, but IN keeping them
in order during the Exhibition One Of the bright.
est points of attraction in the American division
will be the original statue OF the Greek Slave, by
Hiram Powers. the owner, J. Grant, ESQ, OF
London, who values it above all price, has most
kindly loaned il for the occasion; this, with the
exception of the Wounded Indian is the only
specime en- Of American Sculpture we shall show
but there will be few, il any, in the building, to
rival them in their peculiar beauties.
One week more, and that which for months has
occupied so many heads and hands, will become
fixed fact description OF the grand opening
pageant will be duly given by
Yours, truly, r o.