New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-09
The Great Exhibition.

The Great Exhibition is almost the sole object
Of public attention. The royal commission have
issued the following programme Of the manner in
which the state opening by her majesty, already
announced to the public, is TO be conducted
"ExHIBITIoN OF le5l.-Her majesty having
sgniied her royal pleasure that arrangements
should be made to enable her majesty to crafty a
wish very generally expressed on the part OF the
public to be present at ceremony by which her
majesty should open the exhibition of the works
Of industry of all nations on the LIST OF May, her
maesty's commissioners hereby give notice that
the programme Of this ceremony, and the regula.
tions under which the holders of season tickets
will be admitted, are as follow;
Exhibitor attendants who have been sane
toned by the executive committee will be admit
specified on their cards, and will Immediately take
their places by the counters or objects exhibited
by their employers.
"Holders OF season tickets will be admitted at
all doors the east, south and west of the build
ing, between the hours of and III o'clock, and
will be allowed to take their places subject to po-
lice regulations, in the lower part of the building
and in the galleries, except the parts rallied off in
the nave and transept.
"a platform will be raised to the north Of the
center Of the transept, on which chair OF state
will be placed
"Her Msjesty's commissioners will assemble at
III O'Clock in the traRsept, opposite the platform,
foreign acting commissioners, in full dress or in
plain evening dress.
His Grace, the Archbishop Of Canterbury, her
Msiestys Ministers, the great officers OF State,
and the foreign Ambassadors and Ministers, will
take their places on the platform TO the right and
left of the chair of state in fall dress, also at
III o'clock.
"Her Majesty, proceeding in state, with the
royal family, foreign guests, &c, and her and
their suites from Buckingham Palace, up Constl-
tuition Hl and down Rotten Row, will enter
the exhibition building by the north entrance
precisely at 10 o'clock. She will ascend the
platform and take her seat In the chair OF state.
"On her Maiesty's arrival choir will sing
God Save the Queen
"On the Queentakiug her seat his Royal High
ness Prince Albert will join the royal commission
ers, and when the music has ceased proceed at
their head to the platform, and read TO her
Majesty short report OF the proceedings Oh tne
commission up to that time. which he Will then
deliver to her Majesty, together with the catalogue
of the articles exhibited. Her Majesty will return
a gracious answer, handed to her by the Secretary
of State; after which his Royal Highness Prince
Albert will take his place again oy the SIDE OF
her Majesty. ill
resd an address to her Majesty on behalf oil the
foreign nations who have contributed to the eA-
bibition. TO which her Majesty will return a gra'
cious answer. -,
"His Grace the Archbishop OF Csnteroury Will
then saw prayer, invoking Gods blessing upon
the undertaking, followed by short anthem, sung
by the choir.
IA royaI procession will then be formed pre-
coded by the Commissioners, which will turn 10
the right move 10 the west end OF the nave oy
its north side return to the east end OF the nave
by its south side, including the south end OF the
transept, and come back to the center along the
north side of the nave; thus enabling all those
present who will be expected to keep the places
which have been assigned to them, to see her ma
iesty and the procession.
"Duripg the procession the organs appointed
will play marches, taking the music up at the
Queens approach. c
"On her Msjestys return to the platform the
Oueen will declare "the Exhibition opened; :"
which will be announced to the public by Hour
ish of trumpets and the firing OF roy al salute on
the north OF the Serpentne whereupon the bar
riers. which had kept the nave clear, Will be
thrown open, and the public will be allowed TO
circulate.
"Her Majesty will then return to Buckingham
Palace by the route by which she came.
IAN the doors, which will have been closed at
III O'Clock, will, upon her msjestys departure,
be opened again. Observation-Disclosures.
"Bv order Of her Msjestys Commissioner
"EDGAR A BOWRlNG, Acting Secy.
Exhibition Building, Hyde PARK April r.
Aswas to be expected, the announcement Of
her Maiesty's state visit has had wonderful ei'
feet upon the sale of season tickets In four days
thew had shot up from 1000 to between lIUVU
and 1900, and 90 overwhelming has oeen the
demand that It has been found necessary to check
it by raising the prices to three gulneas ior ad'es
and four guineas for gentlemen.