Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-05-24

cles exhibited was complete; minute examination
might have shown defects, but the general effect
i was highly perfect and satisfactory. An evening
paper, The EzpreS,' so well describes that
effect, that we feel we cannot portray the scene in
fewer and better words than il has done:
"The beholdsr felt himself in ghtsome airy spacious
world under an invisible cover, protecting him from oil
incement airs The brilliant and contrasting coors of
the holyday dresses of the hrongng vsantshe silvey
living play of the fountain in the sunthe gorgeous magn
Of the gay eastern wares and amshe breathing poe
y of the atuay-he fresh sting Of the leaves of the
rees-s were Of intensely pleasueabe feelings 10
themselves and auned the mind to the impressions it
subsequently to receive
This state of preparation carried TO higher pitch by
the music The God the Qusen' accorded with the
sentiments of the auditors, and the grand chorus of the
Haeuish sweled in harmony like the noise of many
heard apocaypc vson making the hearts Of
the hearers vbse like the glass of the ece that enclosed
them.
"Any thing trivial, commonplace, unsympahizing in
the human performers who to breathe living soul into
this aggregate of elementary charms, would have spoiled ALL
But the task had devoved upon performers worthy the
cason The reverend grace Of the Archbishop Of CAsTIR
BURr impaired charm the brief and unOstenaous of
devotion which haowed the whole. Her MAJESTY entered
into her part with hearness and vvacy that carried the
willing sympahies of all around her Every Of her
caught the genial conagoD and in the least
degree the hero Of Assaye, the Peninsula and Wa
teroo the statesman who catholic emancipation, and
whose esoue zeal brought the House OF Lords % their
The Duke Of WELLINGTON contemplated the with
much pleased vvacous interest if il had been mis-
| tie,h instssd of his eighty. y.second birthday"
| Viewing the scene in no other light tllan as
gay and glittering ovation of industrial triumph, it
was such spectacle as has scarcely e-er before
appeared upon earth. There certainly never before
was an industrial exposition to which so many re-
mote and varied lands and communities had sent
their contributions. We believe that every king
dom and almost every principality in Europe,
with the exception Of NAPLES, was represented in
the assembled stores of the building. There never
before was an exhibition in which so much of mere
material wealth, enhanced by the immense amount
OF inventive persevering skill and industry to which
it bore testimony, was accumulated.
On the platform, beneath the lofty transept of the
Crystal Palace was placed chair of state, in which
the Queen took her seat with her usual punctualiy,
at exactly 10 o'clock The platform soon became
studded with foreigners of every cline, in all sorts
Of picturesque dresses, not the least conspicuous Of
whom was Chinese Mandarin, who moved about
with dignity that showed him to be conscious
that on his sole shoulders rested the duty of re-
presenting three hundred millions of people.
France, Russia Austria Prussia, the Porte, Portu-
gal the United States, Mexico, several of the States
of South America, Egypt Tunis, &c. were all
represented. Naval and military British officers
of rank, the Ministers, the Royal Commissioners,
and the Commissioners from the foreign nations
who contributed to the exhibition, filled up the
PLATFORM and completed tableau not easy to excel
in splendor. Immediately on her MAJESTY taking
her seat, with Prince ALBERT and her two eldest
children by her side, and several foreign Princes in
her immediate neghborhood, the great organ struck
up the national anthem, which was sung by the
choirs Of her Majesty's Chapel Royal, ST. Paups
Cathedral, Westminster Abbey, and the Royal
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voice of LABLAcHE and deputaton from Her Majes-
ty's Theatre and Coven: Garden, and many other
performers, both foreign snd English. The effect
was overpowering; great part Of the audience
ceased their auditory functions during the chorus,
and swelled the tribute oi prayer and praise with
their voices. Prince ALBERT then, as chairman OF
the Royal Commissioners. read the report of their
proceedings, which was en brief as possible, so Is
to embrace the principal facts. Two of these
were that the funds subscribed for the erection OF
| the building amounted to g65,OOO this is indepen-
dent of the sale of season tickets, &c., probably
arising, at present. to nearly similar sum ; and
that the number OF exhibitors was about $4,000, of
whom nearly one-half are British. The building
covers more than eighteen acres of ground it is
1851 feet in length, and 456 feet in extreme width
and is capable of containing 10000 vsiters afford
ing frontage for the exhibition Of goods Of more
than ten miles. Her Majesty replied to this ad-
dress in the following words:
81 receive with the greatest satisfaction the address which
you have presented to the opening Of this Exhibition
have observed, with and increasing interest," the
progress Of your proceedings in the execution of the duties
entrusted you BY the Royal Commission; and it affords
sincere qualification to witness the successful result of
your judicous and unremng exertions in the splendid
spectacle by which am this day surrounded.
81 cordially with you in the prayer that, by Gods
blessing this undertaking may conduce to the welfare of my
people, and to the interests of the human by
encouraging the arts of peace and industry Strengthening
the bonds Of union among the nations of the eah and pro-
noting friendly and honorable rivalry in the useful exercise
Of those faculties which have been conferred by benefcen
Providence for the good and the happiness Of mankind
The clearness Of enunciation and propriety and
force of emphasis with which the Queen reads her
addresses are well known, and they were never
more strongly exemplfed than on the present oc-
caslon. The Archbishop Of CANTERBURY then de-
iivered aR appropriate prayer;' which was sue
ceeded by HANDEL's Hailel,yah Chorus sung by
a very powerful choir, and accompanied by the
peaing tones of the monster" organ. This fine
piece was sung with wonderful effect. Fears had
been previously expressed that music would not be
heard to advantage under a glass roof; but, con-
sidering the size of the building, the ncongruous
materials of which the choir was composed, and
the position of the performers at the side of the
transeps, the execution was very excellent 1t was
noticed by frequenters of the opera that both in
" God save the Queen" and the Haeluiah Cho-
rus the tones of Labache's voice were as easily
to be distinguished as in the smaller limits of her
Majesty's theatre. 1t is likewise worthy of remark
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