New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-14
THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
Preparations for the Opening ms IL is.

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Correspondence OF The Tribune
The BUILDING. HYDE Park Wednesday March p.
It is raining in torrents, in fact the weather
since the commencement of this month has been
wet gloomy and miserable still the york at the
Palace progresses. Considerable Inconvenience
has been experienced from eakage' il parts of
the roof where the attempted water probing pro-
cess has not been perfected and many OF the
papers now openly state the opinion that tae
building, from the contraction and expansion Of
such an immense pile OF glass, iron, wood aud
putty. cannot be rendered impervious to the rain
or safe from injury and breakage by the heat Of
the Summer sun. 1t will doubtless be found ne
cessary to cover the entire roof with some water
proofed material.
A lew Jealous Americans (in the absence OF
any local authority have to-day urged and in
sisted upon packages in the Eastern division
being removed from under little cascades OF
water, which were penetrating the creyices, and
probably iniuring the contents. No one who has
not seen the building, can well form an estimate
of its immensity and beauty and it will truly be
a sad affair if it should not be found fully adequate
for the purpose for which it has been constructed
The American contributions are principally within
the walls, but as yet unopened, with the eXcep
ton of portion, whose owners or agents have
authorized Custom'house examination, or IA
cases where IL was evident broakage had
taken place one instance Of this last, is in what
Judging from the remains, was originally beaut
ful plaster model of the New York Exchange
Il, as well as The mirror placed at iss back, are
crushed into an iniinity OF pieces.
Rough skeleton counters have been placed Ia
The d~P~-.-~ot appropriated 70 al" United Sssteg.
but contributors must be at the expense OF such
counters as are requisite, and proper fixtures for
their own articles, beside the general items OF
expense mentioned in my last. The French, aud
other nations, are decorating their respective
portions of space handsomely and it is TO be re.
GREETED that ours is the only country which has
not placed at the disposal of its Commissioner q
suitable fund 70 enable him TO do IL Is in.
tended to lay down an Electric Telegraph round
the building with a dial plate at each entrance,
that due notice may be simultaneously cOmmunl.
Gated to every part of the edifce on the arrival Of
any known sWndler or pick pocket 50 that he may
be closely watched or to facilitate the recovery
Of anything which may be stolen in the crowds
that will constantly be passing and repasslng.
A grand fair or ftte will be held at Bayswater
some time during, and in honor Of the Exhb
ton, which will probably be a great attraction to
visitors.
Its now said that Her Majesty will distribute
.he prizes Of the Exhibition bat as they have
dwinded down from premiums of $4,000 and
less as first promised, 10 bronze medals il does
not 80 matchmaker who confers the honor on the
yiCt0rs.
Throughout London new windows, new fronts
and fresh paint, are giving bright appearance 70
the old and diDgy buildings Every one seems to
expect TO make fortune the coming season. The
publcans lodging house keepers, omnibus and
cab proprietors, are In happy frame OF mind
and there canno! be doubt that a very heavy
amount of money will be disseminated during this
great Worlds Peace Convention.
The shop windows Of London are always temp
ing bats for the stranger, from the general Gus
tom Of dealers in exposing so many Of their wares,
and tcketing them with prices which, il not really
low, at least purpOrt to be. 1t is amusing now -
see how the present mania is seized hold Of by
shop keepers and exhibition needles, exhibition
pork pies and sausages, in fact exhibition almost
every thing meet the eye Of the rambler in all
directions. There is no great influx Of strangers
here yet unless we except thousands Of the poor
Irish, who come over in the hope of getting a
living in place which cannot keep from starva-
ton all its own paupers. Yours truly, Z. q.