New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-01-27
THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
Arrangements for Visitors.


London, renowned neither for luxury, nor for
cheapness nor for hospitality, nor for amusements,
nor for elegance, nor for picture galleries. nor for
its salons nor for public ereeS and receptions nor
for anything particularly suited to the wants OF a
multitude, has asked the universe to spend next
season on the banks of the Thames. All classes
are invited and all will attend for as there will
be something of everything TO be seen, so there
will be some of every sort to behold There will
be the noble the learned, the scientific, the fas-
tdious the gay, the ignorant, the hungry, and tue
desperate. There will be men OF rank men oil
letters, men OF fashion, men OF pleasure, and men
of every school that exists in the civilized world
AS TO the audience, then, there can be no doubt.
London will be great theater, and there IS every
promise of an OVERLOOKING hOuse-plt, boxes, aud
galleries. all full. Unless something very untore-
seen should occur, we really do not expect that
ours will be the case OF the king who made great
supper and was disappointed OF his guests the
shotcomiDg if any, will be ON our part, and should
there be any failure it will be most conspicuous
and disgracefu-
Now there are many points in which 1t may be
said without presumption, that everything has
been done that could be DONE The building is
nearly finished, and is the largest ever reared by
human hands. The cORtents are promised, and
bid fair TO be worthy Of the occasion The ln-
ternal arrangements appear to be In the best pos
sible hands, and everything that transplres shows
vigilance and sagacity. SO lar as regards the
spectaele itself and all that can be accomplished
within the walls Of Hyde-park, we have every
pledge of success. Our fears, if we have any,
are on account of the vast multitude that will
probably be assembled in this metropolis, and
which will exist to many other purposes than an
industrial exhibition. Bat even with regard 10
them we feel but slight misgivngs as to their
general behavior. We do not expect that the
"World's Exhibition" will be made the pretense
Of worlds instruction, or worlds conspiracy,
or anything studiously and outrageously bad. Till
there are better grounds for apprehension than
the superstitOus alarms Of those who think the
building Babel and expect year OF confusion,
we would rather look on the approaching assem-
blage in its passive than in its active capacity
We will imagine few hundred thousan pro-
vincials and foreigners, and sheep without a
shepherd, lost in the endless streets and inextri
cable labyrnths OF this huge metropolis. We
will remember the wolves ready to prey this
vast flock, and all the other dangers to which they
will inevitably be exposed One or two of our
ootemporares appear TO think that contux OF
strangers must necessarily lead TO some monstr0us
and dangerous form Of organization. Union makes
strength, and It is the union OF the incongruous
host that they dread For our own part, it is the
utter want of union and the difficulty of orgauza-
tion that makes US fear, not for the public peace
and the security OF our own persons and institd-
tons, but for the health, the safety, the purses
and the morals of our visitors themselves
The greater part Of these strangers will find
themselves at once in 4 new world, and to their
understandings a very strange and inhospitabe
one. In the mere matter OF hotels, dinners break.
fasts coffee, wines, and such triaes, the French
man and the German, and much more all other
countries of Europe will find they have great
deal 70 learn Where is the foreigner to get his
table d h6fe. his dinner of dozen or two courses
for two francs and half his lunch breakfast, his
cup OF coffee. and his glass of eGu de re If he
orders breakfast or mutton-chop his teeth will
never pierce and bis stomach will never digest
these peculiarly English decaces Ii he orders
bottle cf wine be will soon discover tina, pint
of our sherry or port will be sufficient 20 in.
toxicste him for week II be enters decent
hotel end orders q dinner. simple enough as he
thinks IT, he will not be able 20 get II down. and
will be ruined BY the bill II he tries more eco
nomical places he will fall into very odd company.
Again, We do not possess in this metropolis at
useful though troublesome race that alternately
guides and exasperstes the traveller abroad -
There are scarcely any COMMISSIONERS, or pro.
tessonai guides, attached TO our hotels warranted
by the landlords, and ready al a moments notice
20 accompany tourist any umber OF hours for
any amount OF sightseeing. The few persons
now available Tor this Office are utterly unfit TO do
common justice TO the treasures and beauties OF
this metropolis Any one who knows the xfOrd
guides will probably DC able 70 form from them a
rather Hattering estimate as to the persons WAC
would be commissioned by any OF our hotel keep
efs 70 conduct a stranger through the metropolis
Again every continental city contains more places
OF snasement in which gentlemen aud ladies car