The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-06-24
Che Daily Creseeui
OFFICIAL JOURNAL
Of tie Council Of the Second MunScsp0aty.
Published Every Day-<Sundsy Exceptede
BY j. H. MADDOX
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The Worlds Fair.-The Charm Broken
OFFICIAL JOURNAL

The NewYork Courier and Enqurer's Gown
correspondent" in his letter of May 3O notices an
unexpected turn Of the tide in the affairs of the
Worlds Exhibition:
"The commencement of the reduced fee for ad.
mission to the Exhibition (reduced from five shii-
lings TO shilling) has marked quite epoch In
the history and condition of the London public.
:" The 'one shilling admission began on Mon
day last. Up to that time, the Crystal Palace had
engrossed the whole of the public attention. Tens
of thousands of persons thronged to it daily, and
the receipts at the door lat five shillings each
ticket varied from f25OO to f3OOO; and, on the
last day prior to the reduction, reached the enor-
nous amount Of nearly f8000-nearly $40 900 =
and showing total of 10000 visitors during the
day, beside season tickets.
"This enormous taking was, Of course, the
result of an endeavor the part cf certain class
of persons to the Exhibition before the lower
ing of the price should bring in such thronging
nultitudes of people land those people of the
lower orders to render visit to the place less
pleasant than before.
"The working of the thing has, however,
been somewhat singular. Every one confidently
anticipated an enormous crush on Monday last,
that not only those aristocratic persons who shun.
ned any contact with even a fraction of the mil
lon,' but the great majority of the million itself
thought it prudent to stay away, to avoid being
uncomlortaby jammed, and the result was, that
not only was much less money received at the
doors, but actually fewer people visited the Exhibi
ton, than on any previous DAY since It's opening
Only little more than f90O were taken in money,
showing total of about $4,000 visitors, and
scarcely season ticket showing itself; while,
Heretofore, the numbers, including season tickets
bad rarely fallen below $4,000 or $4,000; and, on
the last day Of the five shilling fee, had far ex
ceeded so O00-daiy and season tickets combined
You will thus perceive, that the least crowded
day was that which was expected to be the most
SO /; and, in truth, although four days have since
elapsed, and the fact has fully transpired, thai
there has been no disagreeabe crush,' no such
numbers of people have yet congregated at any
one time as even to fill tmuch less overcrowd) the
gigantic area enclosed by the fragile walls of the
Crystal Palace"
A very large number of the visitors who have
been thronging the Crystal Palace have been per.
sons intent on receiving true delight, we'll as
benefit, from the indescribably superb concentra.
ton Of works of art there exhibited but far
very far larger portion of them have been com
posed of classes and persons who must see every
thing that is fashionable, and could not live were
they 10 avoid showing thems elves where fashion
glitered under the immediate smiles of royalty
The admission of the unfortunate " one shilling
visitors was the signal for all Exclusives " ane
fashionables," and apes of fashion, and adven
turers and fortune.hunters, 10 send the Crysta
Palace to Coventry. The shilling visitors were no
numerous enough to pay. Fortune had turned
against the Great Sho,o and all the lesser show,
and theatres and menageries were beginning agar
TO do a hourshing business