Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-05-24
INCIDENTS OF THE WORLDS EXHIBITION.

INCIDENTS OF THE WORLDS EXHIBITION.
The effect produced by the brilliant opening Of the exhib
ton appears have been universal and tho daily receipts are
beyond previous ancpatos For days after the open
ing the price Of admission TO oil persons possess
ing season tickets YET about f5e8 taken each day.
and the first day. when the admission reduced $751;
| the receipts amounted TO upward Of 42,00
One OF the subordnse incidents connected win the OPEN
ing Of the Exhibition which attracted the most remark and
the singular recoec0ns that OF the Duke Of WEI
LrssToS and the Marquis 81 AssLEsET walking ara.n-sm
tho conrastsd epoch Of the bale Of Waterloo II also
the birthday Of the Duke who entered bis SD year. the
Marquis Of Anglesey being few months olde,
very much doubt if London saw such day or held
sach crowd of people in its Every available point
elevation commanding favorable view Of the Royal route,
literally swarmed with human bengs Of every s class, and
SEX The balconies windows and roofs Of the houses
put 10 equslon and tested to their utmost capacities OF
commodsoo and the slopng ground the strpentne
BRIDGE the trees scattered along the rcne the gasss lamp
posts and the tops OF fences held such and APP
parenty good assemblage dess all description.
AL along the avenues stationed the body guards Of
the Queen. Surrounding the platform were the Col ream
Guards 10 full uniform Lining the from the north
door stood in double rank the Tower Guards attracting much
attention by their antique armor and Dress On one eide of
the platform ranged the Royal Comm; sorers in full
Dress the other the Foreign Commissioners some forty
in number, each distinguished by the dress uniform his
country II about l04 o'clock that the appearance of
attention.
Duke Of Wellington was, usual, early in Es aed His
Grace appeared all at once looking WE'LL coversd with tho
decorations that almost every country 10 Europe h.s howered
upon him. and be passed to bis place greeted by the
cried out "Ths is the Dukes birthday! Hurrah fos eighty
two " and Immediately another and louder cheer ruDg up
from the hronged nav and caught and echcea down
the long vsas Of aisle and gallery.
At this juncture the police and engineer corps with
drawn, and in their place marched in the gentsmen at
arms, magncenty dressed in scarlet uniform and bazen
helmets each carrying an antique partisan and gtterng in
notabes became rapid Minister'S ambassadors peers com
officers Of the army and navy, judges barsiers bsh
ops, herad and keepers of the CROWN passed aong and
the effect Of the vast variety of uniforms, continually inter-
minging and ntechanging their hues and the quaint
tique, and peculiar costumes known American only
through prints and paintings, singular and almost be-
wilderng Then the officers Of State Cabinet uniform,
the Eas in yeomanry Dress the Lord Chancellor in his suit
of black velvet the Russian Minister in green and silver the
Austrian in blue the Pussan IN silver and he the fez
and urban Of the Mussuman and the real Chinese in his
blue and white silk aEpetticoa, all made up wondrous
and gorgeous scene, half Of folly and half of form.
The hour Of twelve had been announced the time for
the entrance Of the Queen and always puncua, as the
clock began strike the Queen entered leaning the arm
Of Prince Albert and holding the taraned little Prince Of
Wales by the hand She alfred in pink and white, the
bosom of her dress gstenng with pearl and diamond tiara
sparkling in her hair As she entered cheers greeted her
from every portion Of the building from which she could be
seen, and she slowly advanced returning with quiet and
smiling courtesy the honors she received uprOaons greet
ngs burst forth with more and more vehemence at every
step she took. 81
Arrived the PLATFORM the Ministers and great officers of
the household gathered around her, forming agroup OF sPen-
dor indescbabe The Queen standing erect with the Prince
and her children each side looked for moment with quiet
woman dignity the assembage when there pealed forth
trumpet blast from the choir, and as the vast multitude
moved by sudden impulse again waved hats and kerchef,
the sudden stir through all The aes and galleries. the sudden
u.er Of dapey, and flash Of light upon satin, silk, and
velvet showed like cleaning sunburst playing upon me
A. L~x1 L.. n lharfl hovs
and, advancing the head Of the Royal Commissioners read
aloud the report to which she returned gracious answer
The Archbishop Of Canterbury then read prayer the organ,
with its accompaniment Of than three hundred nsru-
ments and eight hundred voices pealed out lis haefah, the
crowd around the throne fell back and the procession began
again to form. AT this moment the Mandarin. mpeed BY
sudden impulse dashed through the halberdis and
nearly overunng Lord John Russell in his speed Frustrated
himself for the Queens feet, touching his FORE
head tho aaor Though this part Of the
not in the programme, and excited first little stir, her
Majesty received the saam with gracious cooness and the
procession again started After visiting every portion of the
nave, during which she constantly cheered the Queen
returned to the platform, and through tho Lord Cbsmbean
announced the Exhibition opened.
The extent which the had to traverse round the
building nearly mile, and throughout the whole dis
lance the cheering the Queen and Prince Albert passed.
was universal and triumphant.
Many pictures Of the various stages Of the ceremony may
be expected appear forthwith Of all degrees Of excellence
and from the best of these perfect idea of the whole scene
will be conveyed in instant since all the effects that were
witnessed were particularly adapted for the artist and the
time occupied sufficiently long to ensure precision
Poeca contributions also in connexion with the event have
already appeared from Thackeray Barry Cornwall and Mar
tin F. Topper, and may be expected in rather weasome
profuon As far regards description in that form, how
will perhaps be impossible to find any words more
precisely applicable than those Lord Byrons Werner with
two slight alteraon) which paint the thanksgiving
assembly at Prague after the conclusion of the thirty years
war:
--Never have dreamt
Ofaught so beautiful. The flowers, the boughs
The banners, and the mobiles, and the knights,