Worcester daily spy., 1851-06-23
Glimpses of the Great Exhibition.
EXTENT eF TIE GLASS PALACE.

EXTENT eF TIE GLASS PALACE
The Crr,s, Palace i lfbe gradest feautore Of the
ENh iiIan Not "a y its extei. and IN isl mach.tss
beauty of form mafsTal; but likewise ii the Tapots
Of is cosTnction, il r the marvellous edthce u The
wosa The Ahambra and the IuieEes would not III up
she eastern and naves anf the National 6aiery
would stand very well beneath the transeqt St PauTs
CahelTal Goes not cover hall the gfourd Inc rance o'
ersaes the largest 10 the world, would extend Tut lt-
lie way beyond The trslsepi dozen metropolitan church,
would sisd under its roof Of glass. Yet ITS ex
tent its least interesting feature. The OF ts mar
We ous beauty overcumes every other feeling since the
young ns gin alton fred with tales spirits and geni,
ued up visions Of EasieTn palaces adorned with the pe-
dors Of Arabian Felton, there has been nothing 10 compare
with II Tor shnes fancy and variety OF effects as
the crossed By moving clouds That this tdifce has
been raised and completed in ve monthsthat in Novem-
Der last pillar had been erected, and now the whole
structure Is finished the mnutest point Of decoration
is fact to impress the stranger with magnificent con
oeiieA q our industrial resouTces-LoHdoa Weekiy
Times.
The goH-I-NooR OR MOUNTAIN OF LIGHT.
This extraordinary diamond is placed the inersec
uon Of the nave and ransep is secured from injury by
gorgeous cage gilt iron designed By Cnubb resting upon
PEDESTAL ooafainng ingenious piece Of machinery by
Eca te treasure Is raised 70 be seen by the visitors
dGHg the day. and i lowered night into impeneta
be strong bex also within the pedestal. The Kohl moor
was formerly the treasury Of the Maharaah Dhuleep
singh. but forfeited by bis reachery The British
Ine hohnoor is 3ls weight and its value
ensieQ n the time Of sheh Jelan at 1'l5525 rupees
>hzh Jehsm applied adore the famous peacock throne
which taken by Nadir Shah Persia, whence the da
1ohd was brought back to Afghanisan by Ahmedshah
Doorsaee- Rwgeet Singh accustomed to this
saaond On his right 1t has been valued at twenty
nFe croEe Of rupees, twenty five million pounds ster-
| Ing-E5i1.
| THE TURKISH DEPARTMENT.
4a- llrElsn department always contains tirong Of vs
si tho0.A al the Ottoman goods have not YET arrived
Ae are enough here, however, 10 whel curiosity to the
1tmozt Saddles and saddle cloths glering with gold;
soes o. Damascus steel, whose handles heavy with
4ocss shss carpets ottomans, diyans pipes slippers,
silver sAeEbet Cups nDumeTabe, all rich beyond compare.
EFers thing here addressed the thing is all
splendid without regard TO usefulness or race 1t EN-.
I near nd And
as Ter Zonrab he s the personifeation Of what
husselnan should be Go and zee HIN seated melanchol
y-yse within his little apartment fu Of amber, musk,
AID carpets his eyes half closed and the attitude Of
gnaiion Doubtless be asks himself what earth has
brought him here amid the ndels among Christians Pro-
esanis Jews idoator renegadesihe new prophets aud
he Old prophets OF each nations Why should he
hls slIegin VITA Inventors and machinery, with wheels
a0 gears ana engines and steam and Icons and anys
when lah has left kim his son his wives his wine his
dreams, his coffee and his OPIUM And besides poor man.
MS occupation s gone. for lhe walls Of his
parient u Is written n three different languages on
june pas tet Non PeTn>sso df aBore No smoking al
tOUsd here! II is Gods will, poor Turk aud though the
nartyrdom be thine, still say God is God and Mahomet is
ms Prophet-C0rrespondenc Boston Post.
/ A CRYSTAL FOUNTAIN.
And u the midst upses 0sers crs sta fountain splen
od aIa teHt, seven feet height and consisting of four
tons Of cut glass SO exquisiey is arranged that
metal either OF joint pipe, be entire
ana perfect cr.solite' From its lofty summit showers
orth dome Of water which separates and falls in prs-
matte shower into spacious basin beneath There are
three other fountains bu the monarch of ALL On
either side Of this beautiful production of Birmingham
anufacturer equestrian statues Of Queen Veto
ria and Prince Albert wich the less that b said the
lbstIer-CdyresPoHdeRce Boston Journal
/ THE YELLED vEsrA.
Amongst the gems Of marble is one which hnied at
before as the production which would, with Hiram Pow
ers hreek Gap we dispute the palm OF preeminence
This lovely production is The Yelled yesta' IL repre-
sents young and exquistey formed g kneelng and Off
erng her Oblaon Of the sacred fire. Her face j. veed
but every feature distinctly visible were through
the iolds which cover her face 50 wonderfully is the
ve-lke appearance produced thai myself and otrs vre
pf
practised, and film OF gauze actually hung oyeI The a-
lures Il was not so, however; the hard MARBLE fine
eS name slisS M Of he vsga a taea g.
LARGE SHEET or GLASS
1he names Plate Glass Company exhibit the largest
Plate oi glass ~ the word its dimensions are eighteen ee
eight inches by ten feet there is blemish On its brill
such position reflect the whole length Of The mriI
avenue OF me Crystal Palace and the effect produced
super5.-Ibid.
MODEL OF LIVERPOOL
model Of the great and increasing town Of Iiverpoo
cannot but prove interesting to those Americans who arr
commercially connected with that great British e norium
This model which beautifully constructed 70 scale
must be the result of immense labor IL is TWENTY-FIVE fee
long and exhibits at a glance birJ's-eve view of;b town
the Mersey, and the adjacent places Hundreds of mina
ture vessels amongst them the Great Britain crowd In
docks Fleets of merchantmen on the Mersey
SAILING TO or from the por and in the busy streets so min
utely deneaed that any particular house NAV be on
guIshed numerous vehicles Hundreds too Of lii
lie men and women observed In short il is Liyerpoo
III glass case, and an exhibition of itsef-Ibid.
COSTLY CATHEDRAL ORNAMENT
But Spaln has something better still show-one of tn
grandest things in the Exhibition 1t is superb piece
WORK IN brassn silver in gold and precious stones cae
IN the catalogue the custddia Tor nnonstrace in whic
he Host exposed to Roman Catholic veneration durn
the rite OF Benedction made for the cathedral of Lima
and valued at t2e,006 II is at its massive bnse NOR
than TWO feet square, and is than five feet high
me pedestal presents several subjects in reer0
he iour projecting corners many angels choicely cast
chasei sivei kneel adOrnng. From the midst of tben
rises the pillar in polished brass, covered with beauu
decorations Then expands and figures il
chased silver, OF Moses of David ofSt Peter and 81
and OF the Virgin support beautiful entabatnre Neare
he top similar figures of the four evanges s. snppot m,
continuation OF the pillar which further until it rise.
INTO faaZng circle of divergent rays of glory
with gold and silver sparkling with stars of light radiant
WIN ruhes emerals, and diamonds and surmounted with
cross chleny composed of gems.L0nd0n WeekLV Times
A ToLEsu BLADE
but we must not pass the Toledo swor1-case So aucl
our warrior ancestors Of the middle ages would have
hought that little the best part of the Exhibtonn
n,es wnen men, expecting great trial Of arms would
SEND abroad for the tempered blades of Toledo and the
NOR oi Mian lady who spoke panish accosted the
Dor ana requested to Of celebrated blades
payed with 10 'the top OF its JenL With Spanish eal
lahtry ne Obliged herhe bent il -crcIe-nav 10
complete circle just if il piece of whalebone -
Ibid.
LETTER EEvELoP MACHINE.
Dhe vi the most interesting machines in the whole Ex.
hioon the envelop machine of Messrs De la Rue a.
20 oil London In its operations II more resembles the
erts OF human intelligence than anything have ever seen
occupies but small space, and is worked by
hcue Doy IN second, and if by magic, blank niece
oil paper is folded stamped and i'm fact converted nto
peect ehyeop As finished pair of steel fingers
pleAs Ups lays II aside, and pushes it of the way in
.he most orderly manner possible. These enveops so
ade are gwen to all who choose to accept of them
Correspondence Boston Journal.