Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-06-05
Opening OF the Worlds Fair.

opening OF the W Grid 5 Exhibition. 1t
went off 50 successfully that it was consid-
cred not merely the greatest, but the most
agreeable day in the annals of Merrie
| England" In fulflment of our promise
and to keep pace with the times, we give
the following interesting summary of the
proceedings, by the London correspondent
of the New York Commercial
/ LONDON, May. 2, 1851.
The great ceremony Of opening the ex-
hibition is passed Prince Albert. who
/ is the real head ard front of the whole
enterprise. determined that it should be
grand-if possible. the grandest thing Of
/ Her Majcsty's reign-aud be has not fail
ed Even the heavens favored him, for
the whole Spring has given US no such
] day Of bright sunshine and halmy air as
was v0uchsafed to US Yesterday
/ The day was a general jubilee To any
one who knows what holiday is. Of a
pleasant morning, in London. when shops
are shut, workmen freed from labor and
citizens appear in their gayest dresses, [
need not describe what London was vest
erday And yet London on an annivers-
: ' =
/ of the greatest Exhibition the world ever
saw with the success Of which too. every
! loyal subject feels that the reputation of
the crown is identified, are quite two diff
erent things [ suppose it is true that
during a time Of peace all Of the United
! Kingdom and all Of Europe too. for that
matter. was never SO intensely interested
( in the progress aud success of any ore
thing as il has been in that Of the Indus
trial Exhibition.
For many davs it has been next to i'm
possib to force ones way after noon thr'o
the crowd. which has beseieed the gates of
the Chrystal Palace. but yesterday. from
early light till after dark. every avenue
street. passage, lane and drive within a
mile Of Hyde Park. was filled with a iiy-
ing but almost unmoying mass Of peonle
/ Nothing bat the most admirable arrange
meats among the police and special cor
stabu'ary force could have effected what
was etfact-d--the safe and timely admis-
sion Of . 900 people within the bniIdiae.
At half raSt seven o'clock tie Whole lue
Of the DIVE from Buckingham Palace to
. the ucrth door Of the transcpt along which
the royal procession was to move four
hours after distance # at least one rile
nas eros dad Or b0ta les viia s.-ct8-
tors not less taan tel deep. aad ofteutjmes
exceeding that number when the position
was good. by at least ten fold At half
past eight O'Clock the 1--we of carriages ex-
tended from kuightsbridge Road Just OPP
losjte tie south SIDE Of the transept. to
j.eIf way down tbe Strand a distance but
little sort If rec miles Indeed. what
with tae closing Of the great warehouses
Of tie and the shops of the thorough
fares what with the 50 600 contributors
from England alone and the 100 600 Wis
tiers from the continent [ very much
doubt if onaau ever saw such day or
bella such a crowd of people in its streets
. Every available point OF elevation com
uardmg a favorable view of the Roval
route literally Swarmed with human be
mos Of every are. class aud sex The
balconies windows and roofs of the hous-
Is were put in reausition and tested to
their utmost capacities of accommodation,
and the slopng ground near the SerpenC-
me bridge the trees scattered along the
route the gates lamp posts and the tops
of fences held such a numerous and APP
pareutly good uaturcd assemblage as de
fies all description
Favored by pass from the Lord Cham
berlain, obtained an easy entrance with
in the gates at about nine o'clock and
most excellent position for hearing aud
seeing all that was going on. The whole
Of the immense building was at that hour
filled with spectators Along the aisle
beneath the tran>eptthrough the nave, and
in the galleries. nowhere was there
- iu.tv. f4ieze. or co;rne Of vantage
that had not boan oco,niod br noo,,Ia ana
even far mn in the roof wbore q haan, or
gir5or or raftcr shou.nJ sco,,ra nIaca fa,,
0hsory,tion favored fe,v ba5 f,nnd Iodr
ment Roneatb tLcarcb If of Tho transe[7t
Iarra nIatforr, Ia boen erectaJ apd
nnon tbis the oba;r @ Of state 9fli was rlacod -