New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-16

9ntaYettiDe accOUb'N "
THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
.,r.nugura,ie" by the Qu~-E, Prince
-, Her mais-'y'- M'a'-ter-, the
.;gu Am basraGs,s, witt AN as-em-
.,.ge within the Ury-saI Palace OF
10000 persons
From The European Tines Mays
Ara, several days excitement, daring which
.,hs oublic curiosity bias been ~noad up TO tse
bisbest pitch, the morning OF Cng-stsy. the day
10 fo, the opening of tqe Great Exhibition Of
4bs Indussry OF all Nations, oOeoed most a1spi
~iou,ly On the preceding day we had rsin and
hail, With very colo wea'9er' oo' 'he s'ot'oa' lss
~ Nav vss uninterrupted by scarcely cOod;
80 AZ midday, when the Q1een sscended tbs
fhrope. the efogence f;be sun left no other wish
a, far as the mortal arrangements depended
upop man, they were perie a01 rej1ice to say
list the day passed off Vith14s angle accident
that have heard Of found Up1n reaching Pic
cadilly, at nine in the moroug. line Of carriages
which reached from the Exhibition 90 toe eastern
end of Long Acre GOOD couple OF mles-snd
she same thing existed VesE, north and south
Finding this 10 be the case, alighted and walked
into Hyde Park, entering the C1mnlsslOnerG
gate without the slightest inconvenience. Toe
scene upon entering was bes1,t'a IN the extreme
Already every seat was occupied; bat q msnber
Of Parliament, who was an exhibitor, contrivet 20
make little cOterie in the rdusiau department.,
10 which i was admitted, and saw the whole
inauguration scene under the haPPIess point OF
view. -
The company kept pouring ia until the last mo-
T,ent: and at IA o clock, gezPd upon the won
3e,. ~ the grand transept, and head tho mighty
organ from the west end, tie tones waiting their
.oord. through the maze Of British manufactures
80 nyoductiops; while at the eastern extremity
Won .sv the American Eagle proudly conspicu-
aus over the bold inscription Which marked the
-eson Of the United States prod 1cuonE lines
~ beautiful women with officers and gentlemen,
the bscksroun nd and IN every way the eye
rsa turned some surprising natural OF artiucial
obiect was to be seen the t0at ensemble was a.
soeether most beautiful Panos9slly a. II CLOCK
ebe Oueen arrived. her en'ret Nsing marked by
long snd animated cheering Che seated herself
on a chair raised on q pla' 0rm, surnounsed ~
spacious elegant blue canopy adorned With ieslA
ers with Prince Albert On her left They were
accompanied by the Prince o. Wales aud the
Princess Royal The court circle was Low CO a
pletey formed making to6.edH never 60 be Tor
gotten. TIE Queen locked remarkably well.
Che wore the Order Of the g ireer pink broctde
dress shot with gold, and the Prince looked caln-
~ and proudly happy.
The Duke of Wolliasl)n, who this day com
pleted bis eighty.secOnd year, had been there
nearly two hours before and the COnuisslo1srs !
and ell the officials Lnd ladies' Of the household !
surrounding the throne presented slene OF ex- /
trsOrdlnsry splendor. The National Anthem vas
performed, and the music produced most de-
hghtful effect in the glass building Prince Al |
bert with the Commissioners, presented himself !
before the Queen, and read the Report az de !
scribed in the official programme. cOuld not 1
hear the tones Of the Queen when she read her |
reply, from the spot where was placed, bat the !
fact any mortal voice is lost In the vast e9ifce.
The Archbishop Of Cante rbucy then delivered tho |
prayer of inauguration, hch was followed By |
abe Halelu jah Chorus of Handel, uuder the di !
rection Of Sir Henry K Bishop, The effect Of !
Ghis was most striking, aud the voices ofthe Choir |
listers were here 10 the fullest perfection
A procession was then formed Of most inter
esting character. The state herelds preceding I
Nessrs. Paxton, Fox and Henderson, led the way. /
Then came all the officials engaged in construct
ing the building; afterwards The foreign acting /
commissioners and most singular was il TO see
ali the various costumes worn by hard. headed
capable men from every quarter Of the world
Then followed the Royal Commissioners, among
whom | noticed Mr.. Golden, dressed in q Olain
black coat The followed then venerable Duke of
Wellington, walking side by side with tho Mar
9uis of ADg esea both were loudly cheered The .
foreign ambassadors, among " bonn Ms. Lawrence !
appeared TO considerable advantage from his age |
aud commanding appearance, folio wed, and her /
Majesty Ministers, headed by Lord John Rgs |
cell These were loudly spplsuded and lastly |
the Queen end Plnce Albert, the one leading the /
Prince Of w ales and the other the Princess Roy.
al, closing the procession, with the royal Prusstan
guests at the palace aud the ladies Of the house
hold
The procession first marched along the British
Or western nave, aud then, reosOssing the tran
sept pasred on to the eastern extremity, tue Unit
Ted Ststes end AZ every step Jew accamatIons
arose the music from the various organs saluted
abe ssieDs RG it passed aud thus every person
In the building was enabled 70 see every indlvld-
nal in the corttge The Queen then declared the
Exhibition opened ;" and the unmPets and srtil-
lery announced the fact to the countless multi
Eudes outside The whole Rudisory srose to give
parting cheer, or series OF deaiening acolans-
lions Of JOY, and the ceremony terminated oy tle
retirement Of the Q0een. who Woot back %
Buckingham Palace In she state 10 which the had
come.
The multitades in the park were countless.
looked through the glass window aud Sea o.
human beinas surrounded msO all sides Every
body was in good humor, Sad all the suPersttI1as
presentiments Of mis- rhlet which hGd o9eh io,uyu
10 the imagination Of some m'nes ~sfe "uoN!
talsihed Never was GO gtest fPeatac'o ihan
eurated with 60 much good order aad traa} a,i'y
In the presence OF perhaps hSi I m'I'oA u u~'
man beings,
Tbs Queen having lsf the building, the co nPA-
nv began 20 circulate. Perhsps yoGr readers a.
distance will proceed wi:a nae In rsp'1 tol'
throughout the various departments Of the LShI
bitjon' The frat objects which strike the visitor
upon entrance, either a. the north or soath end
OF thetansept are two mSguil'ent 6kVes t.te'ca,
ing across which having passed, be h'df hlh'eH
In she centre of the building amidst s'at1Ny'
fountains. palm trees, and rS-e tropical snrao''
The equestrian statues OF tne yucca aAo Il'u'o
Albert forming the mcst prom,nen, ieat1tcs
amidst An iudoite multitude - objects, es,o OF
which ia displayed TO the bee; sdv Sossge; Along
Abe nave, both towards toe esst ssd the wesI
ahere is succession OF gissntic s'a,aSry' IL nag
Die. iron bronze, and zic. t-c latter 81 aver! re-
variable character.
Almost the first object which arrests your at
sention is the Kohiu01V diamond, secaTed IN
strong cage OF iron, richly sddet AID by con
srisance, this precious jescl, ~Aca IS PA 90 ca
aman pedea,sl, sinks st piSa' down ldto 'ae
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