New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-09-02
American Contributions TO the Great EXhi-
bitiOn.

Prom the London News
IN interesting piece OF scu ptuTe has. MItidn the
last fhToe four dayS. been ADDED to the American
compartment az The Crystal Palace The artst mas
selected for his SUBJECT the hero OF one OF Mr. charles
Dickens mos. popular tales, and, As some say. ms
happlt>t IIOducuou-OtYer Twist The helpless,
frtrdiesS boy, j. represented In stating. and parity
rCcumoent posture, ms arm bandaged. and looking
worn ana wan with pam ana fatigue. Inc hgufe Is,
upOn The whole, "a mcutOuOUs work OF Art, anu We
hIk that The idea OF the author has been curae.y
comprcACHded and succc SStuliy embodied M VslDe
form by the StataIy. l. belongs not to ldtdiled or
poeuc sculpture, bat Is faithful preSentlnenl oI one
q, these chill dnt stern realities 50 often seen IN com
mon life We adv Sc discriminating visitors 20 pause
al this spot awhile, and spare nom the gorgeous AIDS
10 luxury that surround them, glance upon lht
etey OF poverty and pTyatlOn IN the person oil the
torloTu and neglected Oliver. The sight would recall
10 them Rot ONLY tht dark scenes described OS DICK
oNs .A The HE -. the dIlsA boy but Is not uhlAey
thai Tie emblem would conJure up IA the minds OF
some recollection OF the Iie-hke oui pHnilu pc
lures Of tEatDe. The statue from the chl>tI OF
NJ. Hughes. of Boston, United states.
Tie carriages OF American manufacture are well
worthy attentive examination. The hrsl character
iSt!c Inch would snIke an un,rayol6d Eng.ishnIn
With surprise, ia viewing these vehicles, j. lheI eA-
IRENE hshiness ana the apparent lncomic'thtS 81
The slender aSles and tie thin Spohes ana Mario"
tires OF The wheels T. encounter tue rough WORK OF
Transatlantic roads. We were assured, however,
thai they uaycrSed ther course with lmpuniy, sur
mounting AL Obstacles, even some ie@r.i h'st
enough 20 touch the aNae>- oy the combination OF
thai very hghtnes> with toughnesS OF TIMBER anu
non, and soAcuy Of workmanship. Our attention
Was particularly attracted by one carriage, "alch'
to all outward appearance. was "a phaton on tour
wheels and with hood bul.t for the accOmmOdt-
uon OF TWO persons only, but with stand project
INC behind level With the base OF the bO1y, as II
for tae tiger n Attendance. By N ingenious contrl-
vance, however the body Of the vehicle i, slid BACK
10 The hinder extremity OF the aforesaid stand. AMI
from beneath the seat another seat IS drawn for
ward towards the Spl4sh-oo4Td. and, by tals simple
acton, not occupying more than TWO minutes the
vehicle becomes capable Of accommodating four
persons With ample room iOr sitting. Tlls carnage
called by ihe American builders slldc-top 0ussy,
although, - We have sad, i bears much more r.
StmbaA 20 the English idea Of phTton than ~
that numbering. Jogging vehicle. hooded and two
wheeled, 50 many Of which, IN years agOue. rum
bltG along LOudOnst., and bore Tie eupho-lOus ce-
signauon of buggy They were often the property
OF apO,aeC ares IN moderately good practice, untL
superseded by that pattern OF one-hOrse chariot
long popu!arsy known and described as the " IN,
box +" and they formed The model for Tie build OF
the first hackneycab that Piled for pubic hire, TO
the great honor and dismay OF the Jarv!es, an an
clent race, which became extinct probably ABOUT the
same era as the Charles.
Among the recent arrivals from the United States.
Is a species Of moss large quantities OF which are
found Mid parts OF the Mississippi, hanging 70 ne
trees II masses, reaching sometimes the size OF
man. When subjected 10 a baking pro- cess aud 9th
operations, II presents The appearance OF horse
har. and, beng equally elastic Is offered cheap
eE substitute FOX that aierl a. stuhng for mattress
e. cushions and similar purposes. the price a, which
u could oe maze up beng estimated a. about one
third the cost OF horse-hair.
In the United States division IS also exhibited
compass. on new principle, by Mr.. J. T. ST. John,
protesting 10 remedy the deficiency OF the old com
pass n not showing the variations Of the needle
and 10 mark those variations at all times, under all
circumstances and whether arising from local or ar
unclal causes. The means ne uses 20 accomplish
that object NAV be brlehy stated two asteroids one
beng electrically charged positively and the other
egaIiy saTklDg the variations upon the seq ents
o. circles beneath them. The instrument. We hear.
Las teen submitted 20 the Admiralty. and will no
CCuU. receive fne attention Of sc enillc men out II