The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-01-17

From the LONDON Chronicle, Dec. col
The subject Of the classhcation OF the articles
In the building of the exhibition, one which has
occupied a considerable degree Of attention on the
part of the commissioners. The principle which |
will we believe, guide the commissionersin thsvery
important branch OF their duties, viii be that OF |
arranging the productions OF each country Ia dis.
tinct nations; as II has been found that anything
like perfect system of classification, according TO
the nature OF the ARTICLES themselves, would be I'M
practicable IN the short period within witch II
would nece ssarily have TO be completed One halfof
the building will be occupied with the productions
Of the United Kingdom and Its colonies and Deepen
denotes, andlhe other by the productions OF ioreiga
countries The principle OF exhibiting the articles IN
snations' will not apply 10 machinery IN motion, u
having been considered advisable TO exhibit the
whole of the articles requiring either steam or
water pswer together.
The commissioners have already announced
that they viii be prepared to receive all articles IN
tended for the exhibition, that may be sent on OF
after the lst OF February next, and that they VIII
continue 10 receive the same until the let OF March
inclusive, after which date it has been decided
that no further goods can be received. Rules and
regulations have Just been issued Tor the intormi-
noR OF foreign commissioners ana coionlai com
mttees, with respect to the reception OF articles at
the building in Hyde Park Among these regula-
hons the following
An articles and packages must be delivered at the
building with the freight, carriage portersge and ell
charges ard dues whatever. paid upon them.
q All articles end packages must be delivered at the
entrances at the south side OF the building appointed
g. Every article sent separstely aud every package
must be legbly marked With the name OF the foreign
country colony Of which they the produce or
manufacture and as far practicable With the name
o. the exhibitor or xhibitors.
4 The followipgis the form Of address. &c, which
the executive committee suggest should be adopted
when practicable -
NN-s-ss.ksssss*N.
10 ne Ereeutire Committee for ne Exhibition Of 1851
R,1iprNG, HYuE PARE, LoSDoS
From state Country ana Exa.eiiors nameJ
o. Itisreauested that every foreign commission and
colonial committee will cause 70 De prepared and Tor
wsrded TO the executive committee two copies Of
list or invoice giving such desert ptou in the English
lsngusge OF every artcls as th- exhibitor wishes TO
spp+sr in the catalogue FERNS in which it is sug-
gsed that the information for the catalogue shall be
made out, are herewith transmitted.
Officers Of the commission will assist in unloading
the articles and packages at the building and taking
the to certain places appointed in the building
In the first instance the productions OF each country
nust be brought into spot TO enable the ocsrs OF
her Msjesty's customs to examine them and the Off
GERS OF the commission TO ascertain the nature,
bulk etc
when the articles of each country thus deposit
ed in the place assigned TO them, the commissioners
and agents foreign commissioners or colo
NAL committees the exhibitors, mus. themselves
unpaek put together and arrange all articles In the
Of foreign and colonial productions as they must
be necessarily unpacked for considerable time before
they finally arranged for exhibition the Executive
Committee suegest that the consignees or SCENTS
should be authorised to provide proper temporary
coverings 10 protect the articles from dust etc aud
in the Of machinery and polished goods make the
requisite arrangements Tor keeping tue articles Tree
8 All packing cases, etc, must lie removed by the
sgents exhibitors etc as soon they receive orders
from the executive 70 do so. Packing cases not re-
moved within six days after notice has bsen given
will be sold by the Executive Csnm tee and the pro-
ceeds applied to the funds Of the exhibition
9. To prevent loss, miscarriage misaylng, IL Is
requested that articles or packing cases containing
be sent separately but that packages under such
size containing tar possible, the same classes Of
articles shall be transmitted in combination.
10 Every exhibitor mis- agent servant, viii be
provided with ticket to enable him to pass into the
suans 70 gaea ana aIanss 'ns saSh
sable, which ticket he viii be called upon to produce
By order other Majesty Commissioners,
(signedO IA. DIGBY WYATT,
Dec s. Secretary to the Executive Committee.
IL is also highly important for foreign and colo
NAL exhibitors 10 be fully acquainted with the fol-
lowing decisions OF the. commissioners, with re-
spect TO the admission of their productions
20 No articles of foreign manufacture. to whomso-
can be admitted for exhibition unless they with
the sanction Of the central authority Of the country
Of which they are the produce. Her Majestys Com
nssioners win communicate such central authority
the amount OF spac. which be allowed 70 the pro-
auctions OF the country for which acts and viii aso
state The onditions and Limitations which may from
time TO time be decided on with respect to the admis
sson q articlee All articles by such ceatra
authority will then be admitted provided tn y do not
require greater aggregate amount OF space than that
assigned TO the productions Of the country from which
they come and provided also that they do MT violate
the general conditions and limitations IL will
with the central authority in each country to decide
exhibition and TO take care that these which
such sssy represent the industry OF their feoS
III Hsr Msje,ty's Commissioners will consider tina.
to be the authority in each which Is stated
TO be so BY the government q ne country. Having
Iity any country they must decline, absolutely and
entirely, any communication With private and IN
authorized individuals and should any sush be adj
dressed TO them they only refer II TO the central
body This decision is essentially necessary in order
n The Com pensioners DO not insist upon srticles
being in all actually forwarded by the central
authority though they consider that this would gene
rally be the mor sati,actory ansement but in
dspensabe that the sanction Of such authority should
in all Gases ., expressly gwen, ana ina. o. heia re-
and fer not authori-ng the exhibition o. a greater
quantity than can b. aceommodatsdin the space as
signed 20 the productions OF the country In question
IS Colonial and for ign productions will be admitted
without paying duty tor tn. purposes OF exhibition,
but not tor internal consumption Her MsJsstys Com
missionsrs OF Customs will consider all such articles
which may be found subject to duty as bonded goods
1851 will make suitable arrangements for their re
ception.
DECORATIONS or THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
Alta recent meeting OF the Royal Institute OF
British Architects, Mr.. Owen Jones read paper
on a. The Decorations proposed for the Exhibition
Building in HYDE Park His observations were
on the mode of painting the interior OF the great
exhibition building. he said, as the specimen
already exhibited there has excited some attention
from professional brethren, and IN some quarters,
met with very severe censure, will lay before
you the motives which guided me IN the selection
Of the mode Of coloring proposed, and explain the
principles in carrying out that system IN detail.
No one can, in this world, hope 10 obtain the uni
versa acceptance Of he views on any ssbject,
more especially on one 30 unsettled amongst us as
decoration. What pleases ne person, will be dis
tasteful TO another. We are only now beginning
10 shake oil the irammels IN which the last age OF
universal whitewashing has left US. Everything
bu pure white was considered universally, and
still is considered by many, as waning Ia good
taste. The evidences OF color the monuments
of Greece were, as We all know, al iirst stou'ly
denied and then supposed 70 be the works Of after
baTbarous eges. Men were reluctant 70 give up
their long cherished idea Of the white marble Of
the PaTths non and the simplicity Of its forms, and
refused to regard II as a building coored In every
part and covered with a most elaborate system OF
ornam NATION.
ID ~ not necessary for me 20 describe the build
ing, the painting Of which We are now abou, 70 dis
cues. The very nature Of the material Of which