The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-05-20

rably c,oso view OF the ceremony All at once the
ladies and gentlemen who have snngly taken up
their stations are ruthlessy turned out, and an
sorts of strange go about TO the destiny
of the tsbooed structure sIt is for the corps d.
piomatlqns SIT is for the juries Of departments -
IL Is for the principal exhbitorsH aud at length
an outrageous notion into fashion that II has
been kept for the "Lord Mayors family" an in
,iiaat4on which is received with shout OF popular
disaprrobaticn, and with many cpithets by no
means lettering to the dignity Of the ansionh0use
al, however, is tolerably good hunor, aud the con-
treFefs.es carried on are pleasantly seasoned with
ohes oarlofs friends are part ,ularly iaeetous.
Nov, itihaps, little drummer or tifer, something
IN TIE juvenile military line, makes his way through
the crowd - join is comrades. Instantly as he
passes group Of long bearded black-eyed men,
ths,e rises shoa.-'' Ptacs yorv ls pitt tan,bo."
! " Onss forc Tl'H est gt'aH, pca irts H." I" oh,
n,rn Dta, poHh Z 2ai GUERRA, arsc Ia fyompsts."
Tho ASPECT Ct the gentlemen, principally from the
city, II co5ri dresses, also strikes continental Er-
rope in general with lively curiosity and interest.
One magnificent specimen, lin oserpowering
ccsAed ha, and ellcusly ght brooches evoked
I an invo'nnts-y exclamation from eparty Of Pa
rlssas q .ES ni }us ~. g's e, S,, &c sis
tho party Of saDrsrs and miners did their spriting
most gently. More good temper and reasonable
feeling were never displayed under similar crcum-
,he people ard their blue-coated rulers, ia which
the former proved to admiration why they should
be alowedse encroach upon the ceremonial space
and "a whie3 the iatt9r with smiling faces but
w.
On the contTesy, tina, the central square ought TO
be aid must be kept clear Ut all hazards. The
oticeis 10 command were also most courteous snd
especial mention must be made Of the perfectly
gentleman. sEd kindly demeanor of an officer o
the engineers 70 whom the writer i, indebted for
the excellent position which he at las, attained.
The Streets. che Vehicles, and she Passem-
FROM the London News, May
Early rises the May-day sun /; but he had no
Yp1n patra ,1ux-
before they presented an aspect which proved that
the May day Of 1851 was no ordinary anniversary.
At An hour when the tho,ougbfares are generally
occupied only by the purveyors Of new milk and
hot rolls. sprinking Of pleasure-seekers already
occupied the pavement, with minds and costumes
made up for day at the "W orlds Fair" or, ifnot
gnns ys ,s,iasn;y ja,; going to e. inaividu-
the pitiiess storm Of so many previous forenoons
lying heavily upon their memories, or, clustered
into sivacious groups, they exchanged mcteorologi
cal prsgnostcs, rectifed chronologies, and COM
pieted artang snents for the coInrnissariat. Pre-
scntly the cenrpetnl forces began to act upon the
separate atoms composing these street groups,
which began accordingly to move OF in . westerly
direction and thus, what tho author of the eyes
tiges' would call "mob-m mist" became q we'll
developed series OF currents Of humanity rapidly
hsgreSaiing into a nucleus around the Crystal
Palace. Any London sght-seer is a long suffering
and yigilan. animal. He gets up bet(unes, and
br1sss his energies to the toll Of pleasure, knowing
aw ie j. a,auI %sn, Is ana how
the same perseyering, taking time the forelock
spirit that he would set about n la I'd days work
Steadily therefore, and betmcs, did this great body
Of lscndoners commence its pilgrimage to Hyde
Park. The pilgrims, however, moved on leisurely,
not with the rush and scramble they are wont to
exhibit when crowdng into some theatre or other
place Of entertainment calculated to hold limited
quantity-they set of early, because, having deter
mined TO make day Of it, they thought it right to
make the day as long as possible; but, knowing
tina, in the park whittier they were bound there was
q rpai andy farf ha~ all hay -tAA
no violent hurry to get there.
Before eight o'clock, the vehicles conveying the
season ticket bearers began to accumulate in the
main channel of communication, and swell rapidly
the hour Of opening drew nearer; and every
branch street and feeding" tributary added its
moving contents to the great tide. For nearly
three hours this tide never ebbcd Onward Il
rolled in one unbrokcn yehicular current, stagnat
ing at various narrow gorges, at cmbouchurcs Of
cross streets, into dark that resembled the
deep black pools in watcr-course. Multifarious
were the component atoms Of this vast current.
stylish carriages kept their panels barely clear
the poles Of cockney stuffed omnibuses; and those
again were impregnaby blockaded by hacks, cabs
citizens gigs, and economical broughams. Still,
with every miunte, the torrent grew broader and
deeper aud still the streams Of pedestrians each
side swelled over or beyond the roo'rs, until the
streets became literally chokefull; tho torrent
| changed into tdeway when nearly at the food,
and the pulsations Of stoppages or progress were
reflected back like the "borc" of the Severn from
Hyde Park corner TO Somerset House.
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came over the scene. The known punctuslity Of
| royal movements warned everybody that the mi
mute fixed ia the programme for closing the doors
would be observed rs accurately as the occultation
OF Jupier's sateAte, and all who had set out with
| the intention Of assisting at the Inauguration Of
the Industrial Exhibition were either already
within the building, had given up all thoughts
Of succeeding inthst attempt, and gone home in des
pair. These privileged classes beng subtracted, the
streets left altogether to the people aud their
vehicles, AID greatly did the people seem to enjoy
| Themselves upon tho occasion. All tho omuibuses
in London appeared to have been pressed into their
service for this particular route, and they all
i filed TO oyerfo wing Cabs dcbouched in hundreds
| upoa the line, driven desperately wherever there
was room, and stopping imea'iently when the
max during the ten minutes requisite for the royal
cortegs to from Constitution Hill into Hyde
| Park. when Piccadilly became blocked with car
| rsges, masscd together like icebcrgs during an
| Arctic winter, and taking comparatively as long to
dissolve; when the procession had passed by, the
dtgat commenced From the Bank TO kensington
| turnpike, the roadway during the whole day pro-
| rial drainage; and lis features might have been
studied. with advantage BY the commissioned nov
or lately sitting in Greek street, soho.
| North and south Of he great artery. London 4
desert. The silence ia Bioomsburiana, andt the soi-
| tudc in Bclgrays, are absolutely painful. shops
are shut pretty extensively, tho owners wisely fol-
| lowing where their customers have gone before
some lev cyincnK, by "a scribbled notice ataxed 10
their shutters that they intended 10 :" reopen ut
sour," faint hope that the day would not DC
utterly lost for business purposes. but passing on
wards into knigbtsbCdgc, the thcroughisrc V ab-
| Lre,iatcd into q fair. stall, line the roadway.
Inherent vendors Of odiblcs and potables--always
81 mild nimc, and sometimes 81 innocent proper.
ti.s-throug the pavement. On the north side Of
the road, every third house J. converted into a
tavern ~ rcstsura2, whore tie flags Of |" all
nations" depending from the fIet floor winto ",
invite tho traveller q all nations to and feast.
the significant banners being generally aided ~
ros giot ns ,rptions, such the 'CaBsedes Paris,
The : les aldant dc Isranols, which, IT not gam
matisally accurate. i may be hoped viii prove in
icligible III, rarics especially designed 70 hsse-
IL hy them.
Here we ted hat the crowd assumes a misccilsn
c0us end undecided character " has attained such
oNimity 70 the chief point Of attract IA ~ g. lcs.
ihc preI ondoratng influence which had prcyiousi,
-. st~s tk tud slt.a