The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-17
More News by the Europa.

The GREAT ExHIBITIoN.-It is almost impos-
sibe to conceive the fine effect produced by the
alteration of the mode Of opening the great exhibit
ton. When it became known that the Queen had
abandoned the purpose of restricting the opening of
the exhibition to the diplomatic body, the members
of the Government and Royal household, and that
all were to be admitted who had tickets, the
demand for season tickets Immediately became
general.
The opening will be impressively simple
The Archbishop of Canterbury will then offer d
PRAYER, invoking the Divine blessing upon the
undertaking, and anthem by the choir will fol,
low. A Royal procession will then be formed,
which will pass through all the avenues of the
Palace so to be seen by all the spectators.
| Returning to the platform, the Queen will
declare " the exhibition opened" which will be
announced BY flourish of trumpets and the firing
| of royal salute the North of the Serpentine
whereupon the barriers which had kept che nave
| clear will be thrown down, and the public will be
| allowed to circulate )" and the Queen leaving, the
| doors will be thrown open.
The interior arrangements rapidly approach
ing completion. The compartment assigned t,
India is peculiarly rich in industrial products ano
Jewels. The arrivals from France are larger thar
up to the mark, and the Swiss have been laudably
distinguished by the promptness which has charac
| terized all their arrangements. Ii the Turks arr
most behind hand with respect to the reception O
goods, the Belgians and French most backwar,
| in their other arrangements.
| Thus, the United States, which at first ha
| asss ned to it only 10000 superficial feet spac
less than France, and which was ranked second il
!, consideration by the Royal Commission, has on
contributed S7S packages, while the States of tn
Zoverein send nearly 1000. Again, the consg n
ments of Holland and Spain are nearly equaed b
2 those of Tunis, and somewhat exceeded by China
, | Belgium strongly asserts her manufacturing an
productive energy by forwarding 1899 packages
| a quantity which places her above Austria and tn
United States, and on par with Prussia. Brazi
New CIR NADIA, Persia and the Society Island
each send solitary contribution Mexico and Per
e four, and Western Africa nine
, These figures cast a curious light upon the con
mercial enterprise of the world, and bring out i
remarkable relief the extent to which politics
power and industrial energy run in parallel lines
+ diverge from each other her With reference to o,
colonial possessions the data supplied are not les
, significant. Our young Australian possession
! send nearly three times as many contributions
2 the West Indies, and from the latter the name
{ Jamaica is altog ether omitted
From Canada we have promised us display
, | 3i5 articles, and from Nova Scotia 80. Ind
I sends 436 contribuons-a small quantity, pc
$ haps, compared with countries younger in tt
practice of the productive arts, but great whs
| contrasted with the contempOraneous offerings
other territories possessed OF old a standing
the worlds history. The total number of foreig
and colonial packages received up to the evening
the 10Th of April, was l0,OS2