New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-05-10
The Great Exhibition.


We find in the London Daily Ners the follow
ing account of the American department Of the
Great Exhibition which cannot fail to interest
our readers;
In that part of the building devoted to the pro.
duce of American industry, the most noticeable
feature is the largeness OF the space allotted az
compared with the very mesger show OF goods.
Whether this inequality will be removed by sab
seouept arrivals within the very few days which
vet remain for preparation we are not aware, but
II not it would be desirable 70 divide the surplus
room between those other foreign exhibitors who
in the neiehboring compartments are complaining
of undue limitation. Many OF the articles sent
from the States are still resting In their packing
cases, and of these, beyond the notification made
in the pUblished lists we can give no &C
count OF those which have been brought to
light, and are now being arranged round the
walls and upon the counters and hoor, utll-
ity rather than elegance OF desgn, elaborate
ornament or high finish, seems to be the
chief Characteristic. There are two compRrt-
ments of the building assigned to the States,
each opposite the other, al the eastern end
of the nave One of these appears to be in
tended for the exhibition OF heavy goods, aad here
we have various descriptions OF plougns, harrows,
VinnOws, and other agricultural machines. Some
few lathes, planning machine, and other articles
Of engineering mechanism, well finished, and in all
other respects adapted for their several uses lie
scattered about here and there. Grouping with
the agricultural implements, small steam boiler
and engine, few American house stoves and a
number of pots, pans, and other cooking utensils.
By the way, of these American house-stoves, q
a hint might well be taken by our own stove
makers They combine in very small space
- not larger than that occupied by an
ordinary paror CRATE or cottage range -
complete kitchen apparatus-oven, stewpans,
boilers-an in the most compact form and
=,
with which the whole 10 heated, it would seem
that economy of fuel had been q primary consd
GRAFTON in the original design. But the article
which attracts most attention in this compart-
ment is a grindstone for Woodworking, of a re.
markably fine grit and moving by the aid of an-
tfriction rollers. The curiosity Of the observer,
however is excited not because OF any extraor-
diaDary peculiarly in the machine, bat by an In.
scriptiOn which II bea rs, informing him that il is
present for Lord Stanley. from Massachusetts.
Whether the Massachusetts mechanists (Messrs.
Lombard and Hall consider the great wear and
tear which Lord 6tanleys keen edged sa-
tire undergoes while leader Of the opposition
in parliament require the application OF the
eriBds.one occasionally, or what other hidden
meaning attaches TO this strange present, must be
left to those who are clever in solving enigmes
10 discover. Turning 10 the space on the oppo.
site side OF the avenue we find several objects Of
interest. That which first strikes attention, both
nent, and the correctness of its Classification is
DR.. Feucbtwangers collection of American mine
rails, eznsDeous fossils and fresh.water shells.
Here we have specimens, arranged in their order,
of the mineral productions Of the 5tate-copper,
iron, lead gold, silver zinc, native cinnabar, and
almost every other known metal Some Of these
specimens are Of extraordinary richness. There
il among them block Of copper ore, brought from
AlgoquiD, on lake Superior, weighing 2,544 lbs
and OF 90 per cent pure metal; block OF native
cDnAbar, from California, weighing 81 lbs seve.
raj pieces Of Ggentlferous lead containing silver
in the proportion Of 100 o. TO the tun and IS per
cent Of lead-these are from = vein 10 New.
Hampshire, said 10 be very extensive, and which
it is proposed to work. Besides these there are
some cry stalls Of grey copper. a number of speci-
mems OF California gold generally adhering TO
quartz, but Of extraordinary richness, the quartz
in some being scarcely in the proportion Of one.
fourth 10 the pure gold.
There are also in this collection some very fine
specimens Of the Georgian diamond-the oeryl
and the topaz-every variety Of American coal,
and among the exEaneous fossils several very
perfect teeth, and other remains Of the Nastodon
from the Mammoth Caves IN kentucky. The
shells of which there are several varieties, from
the fresh water rivers and lakes are curious only
from their comparatively large size. At short
remove from this stand there 10 preparing what
promises TO be an interesting botanical display Of
dried flowers, the growth OF Ihe western district
Of New-York, preserved and framed, but retain.
irg their natural hues. Then we have a quantity
Of bar iron and steel, several huge blocks Of iron
and other ores, and little further on q large pyr.
amid OF curious shaped yellow canvas packages
meets the eye, which, from the inscription they
bear, inform uI that We have arrived at the coun.
terra where are to be shown mot tested, some Of
tie delcacies peculiar 10 the tables Of our trans
atlantic brethren. These yellow parcels, Of
which, At a distance, We had been specializing
whether they were the policemen's slaves, or
the gaudy and awkward war.clubs of some tribe
Of Aborigines, We now discover 70 be spiced
American hams, and turning round, we find we
have got into something like an Italian ware
house on the strike, with boxes Of American bis
cults, lnoisn corn and meal, dried meats OF va
riOus kinds, packages Of pearl starch, bottles Of
ink and blackiDg from New York, fancy soaps
and perfumes from Philadelphia, parcels Of Anne.
rican lustre, which we suppose means black lead.
rush brooms and brushes buckets, and q number
Of other articles Of a similar character from other
ststes, all lying about or heaped up one upon
the other in the most chaotic disorder. A printed
placard on the outside Of one OF the unopened
boxes composing this confused mass il worthy Of
notice, as showing the anxiety Of Brother iona.
than te drive forward the gRde IN Indian corr