New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-06-18


| length Of the building, enables Us 20 zen -
| glance in what part Of the world we aye. mus
| to our night uhe eastern wing beng appropr'a'''
| to Foreign exhbItors,) we nave before us A.
! bra. Persia, Egypt, Turkey Gfeece Spain fo'-
tural Italv France. Belgium, Holland, Austria
the Zollvereiu, with Prussia AZ ~ head. North
em Germany, Russia, and the United States 81,
the eastern cytrer ity, lOcrupy.-c hnin SIDES OF
the aisle. the wide-sp read wings OF tneif cage
showing .nd.stlnctly ~ the clStaacel' oeA.n' US
We have China, Tunls, brZll, >"A1"nfnl' a''
a repetition Of the great countries over the way
several of their territories embracing me eh'ie
width Of the Wig, on both SIDES OF t4t 81 .f
The western wing Is filled exclusively ny
Great B~it.i0 and her Colonies On our ief, 'ln:'-
fore. we have the Est AMI 81 est lnhcs. Cey.o1.
Malta and Canale. beyond these, The oA.'rc space
is occupied bv the various tn'i1c' rang '-i-
tiers and geological. districts u the n.-eo Aii5-
dom and so foil Is the representation Oh every
branch Of British Industry, 80 extensive the hM-
eraogical and other collections brought from eV
ery corner Of the island, that notwltn~tanolls
the considerable additional width gwen to TINS
portion Of the building, every nook and corner j.
filed to OVERLOOKING
But we must noun, TO the gallery and ger
view Of the whole scene for here below We are
lost IN the multiplicity OF detail, that throws eV-
cry sense into hopeless bewildcment. Turning
q few wards to the night, we ascend one Of the am
pie stairways that lead TO the gallery, and look
ing down through the long brilliant ystas thll
stretch away on either hand, we begin TO disii1-
puish something OF order and method IN what. ~
first seemed only am enormous mass of glitter
ing many-hued confusion. Immediately below
us hangs the magnificent canopy OF blue and gold,
under which, on the raised dais below, was
placed the the throne occupied by Her Majesty
at the ceremony Of the Inauguration over the
Southern end of the ,ransept magnificent or
gan: smaller one over the Northern end
gancing down the foreign wing We see, IN the
middle of the central aisle. fine portrait Of the
Queen and Prince Albert, painted on Seyres
China, present from Louis Philippe colossal
groups in bronze. statues models of liie-pOais,
and cities Oaken screens of delicate OpcnWOrH,
iestooned with rarands and game.pieces OF won
dehu beauty and finish specimens Of paneIlngs
IN every variety Of style drapcnes of velvet, SILK
and embroidery tables of mosaic, ln wood anu
stone fountains an immense lump Of zinc ore
from Ncw-Jersev reposng IN dlgnlhed state ON
pedestal covered with crimson cloth the Whlto
oblcc: next 10 L. round which so many groups OF
admirers are standing is Powers adorable statue
of the GREEK SLAVE the dark mass beyond the
model OF a Railway bridge both sides OF the
great aisle the minor aisleS that run parallel to
the central one and the galleries, beng hled
with specimens Of every branch of useful and or
nanCnial art
Looking TO the left We perceive the same plan
OF arrangement magnificent objects IN crystal
fountains and candeiabra. statuary, bronzes,
temples of stained glass, and payions formed
of luxurious Silken fabrics models Of light
houses, cities and ships; carving and gliding,
vases, unS and organs; the case that CON
tainS the Koh-i-nOor diamond, occupy the
middle of the grand aisle while furniture, mu-
steal Instruments, cutlery crates and stoves, fab
rics Of every description, and all the articles That
| human ingenuity has been able to devise. ma
H. Tom
CAL and geological specimens, fill the collateral
asles and the galleries.
ANY attempt TO enumerate the treasures which
meet us at every tuIn, would serve the purpose
merely as a catalogue, having taken this gene
raj view OF the aspect and arrangement OF the
Palace and its contents, we shall proceed on lu-
ture occasions TO visit each country IN turn, eX-
aiming IN detail the various objects contained
IN every department the gold, and silver, and
Jewels the precious woods and polished metals;
the superb furniture the bowers and green
houses or artificial flowers that you Obstlnatoly
persist I'm declaring 10 be living ones the South
ea-lsland hutS, Austrian parorS, Mexican mar
kctS, and Indian haZaars chemical preparations,
surgical and pmlOSOphical instruments cOlcc-
lions of natural productions attesting the bounty
and universally of Nature the admirable ma
! chney prophecymg OF the coming era when
all that is now rcpulsvc, degrading, and difficult
I'M labor shall be- redeemed through the mediation
OF the Human VIII, thus taking form IN Matter,
and by It's and, Transforming, per1ectlng, ideehz-
ing the material sphere and bringing the external
universe into harmony with the higher, spiritual
life
In tins manner we shall obtain a toerably cor
rect idea OF the nature and relative value OF the
contributions furnished by the various countries
here congregated IN friendly emulation and be
enabled more adequately To appreciate the I'M
port and bearing Of thus encouraging fact in the
worlds history
For the present we shall feel as do an who en-
ter the building tina, We can only wander through
IFS innumemble asies and avenues, endeavonng
to get a general view of the whole, and rcscrylug
all inspection Of particular objects for future
visits, We walk through the labrynth until
fatigue ccmpcls Us TO seek for unoccupicl seats
ou the crimson covered benches that abound
throughout the huildine. and enter the spacious
Tc'rc>hWcnt rooms go partakc OF an zee or cup
of coffee. finding abundant subject OF interest
and amusement M the motley eycrsal'ung
crowds around Us QUANTUM