New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-27
land These recommendations were unahiH'ous'
adopted
ENGLAND.

over the corresponding quarter OF last year OF -OV'
Geo. The total revenue, exclusive OF miscellaneous
is fl3,22oCC0.
TIE number Of visitors ~ The Grea, Exhibition
on the 9Th inst, was l097CO and the receipts Is 2o'
Tho ,,hlic show Of the Crystal Palace closed on
the I'M after being open months and II days ne
following account Of the final scene We take from
The Times:
Ache 5av wore on, a remarkable concentration OF
neoule IN the nave began to be dlscernOle; nc
SIDE avenues and courts were ceserted, ana do on
end TO end OF the building nothing was 10 be seen
but GREAT sea Of human beings hlhng up the cenier'
and seitated by thousand different currents OF GU
rosliv which kept the mass ID motion without pro
oress Time passed. and the circulation IN the
TRANSIENT became rather Impeted The people
seemed TO he taking up Them position there and the
ga leres as far as the eye coulo reach. were ocCI
Siec nv sneciators no. as they gazed on the vast
aesemhlape beneath. evidently appeared 70 eNpect
that some public demonstration was about TO oe
made The organs, which had been played con
staptly during the early part OF the DAY, were
row silent. ana even that WONDERFUL man hcI'
SomIner with his still more wonderful instrument,
cent forth 10 longer those antOnishng volumes OF
SOUND which have rendered nm, par eIceHfHcf' lhe
trumpeieT of the Exhibition. Nothing was 10 W
he a but that strange and mysterious hum 81 voices
which n>lng from al large aSsemolageS. Is Imposing
but which. IN the Crystal Palace. swelling upward
from more than $4,000 people, leaves an IMPRESSION
uron the mind not soon TO be forgotten. IL was
drawing near five O'Clock, the whole nave, east ana
west. the area Of the transept. and the galleries
might be seen packed with dense mass OF Oldr ,
hats through which al intervals astrugglng temale
bonnet emerged here and there INTO light ne vast
multitude had now become stationary ana were
evidently awaltn IN silent but intense excite eht,
the last act OF great event immortal IN the Annals
of the OH century. Ii was most solemn ana al
fecting scene such as has rarely been witnessed,
and for hlch All opportunity cannot soon again
arise " OrCs cannot 90 It justice, and fdll utterly
10 convey the mystery and the grandeur thus EN-
bodied to the eye. Let the reader fancy what u
must have been TO comprehend within one glance
fit, thousand people assembled under one roof IN
a farry palace. with walls of iron and glass, the
strongest and the most fragile material happily and
spendIdy combined. Let him. II ne can, picture 20
himself that assemblage IN the center OF that edce
filled with specimens OF human industry and natural
wealth. from every civilized community and the re-
hottest corners Of the globe. Let him tax his mlP-
nation TO the uttermos and still beyond the mater
la maenlfcene of the spectacle presented to hun
let hlm remember that the stream of life on which
he looks down contains In II the intellect and the
heart of the greatest metropolis III the most power
mi empire In the world-ihat strong feelings. such
as rarely find utterance IN form so sublime, are
about to find expression from that multitude, and
that in heather times, even when liberty was Sill a
new power upon the earth, the voice of the people
was held 10 be the voice OF God Not Only the days,
but the minutes OF the Great Exhibition were num-
bered and the first sign OF It's dissolution was gwen
by 0sleI's crystal fountain Just before hve O'Clock
struck the eahery Jet Of water from It's summit sud
denly ceased and the silence of the vast assemolage
became deeper and more intense. Inc moment al
last came Mr. Belshaw appeared at the west corner
OF the lrdDsept gallery on the south side, bearing
LARGE rcd flag III his hand This he displayed the
clock struck. and instantly all the organs IN the
building were hurting into the cir the well-known
notes OF the National Anthem. AT the same momeLt
the assembled muitltudes uncovered and those VINO
witnessed this act OF LOYALTY from an advantageous
position Will long remember the effect which IL pro-
duced upon Their minds. Where Just before nothing
was visible but mass of black hats stretching away
until lost IN the distance immediately there appeared
great sea of up-turned animated faces and 10
the solemn silence Of expectancy succeeded vol
ume of sound IN which the voices OF the peo-
pie were heartily joined. The Crystal Palace
is not adapted for organ music, and not
outstanding the number OF them eNnl0ted,
they cannot from the size Of the building be played
III concert. The consequence that, rs mu-
seal perfomance-there being no proper Organl-
eaton In the matter-the singing of God save the
Queen" a very dlscordani demonstration OF 10y
atty. Her Sommer did everything In his power ana
IN that of his instrument to keep the people IN tune.
but he was only partially successful Some profess
siona singers also gave their and upon the occasion
and inspired the assemblage with courage to follow
On the whole. however. foreigners would have man
aged this matter better and though 1t is useless
now 10 express regrets, It does seem pity that
proper steps were not taken TO make the perform
ance of the National Anthem as effective As II might
have been. About the feeling which accompa-
MED II there could be no mistake, for soon
as II had been closed there arose such cheers as
Englishmen alone know how to give These were
continued for several minutes, and when the last of
them died away there passed over the entire build
ing. and with an effect truly sublime, Tremendous
rolling sound, like that OF thunder caused by thou
sands OF feet stamping their loyalty upon the boar
ded floors Under this demonstration every part Of
the edihce trembled, and as Il swept from west TO
east, many an eye was raised With anxiety To the
giTders and pillars which in long perspective were
stretched ont before them And now the time had
arrived for the death peal OF the Exhibition 10 be
rung out. Some one hung out from the gallery of
the nansept piece of calico, on which was IN
scrbed the well-known passage from Shakspeare's
Tempest, &c.
Our reves now ended these actors
As iOr,t0ld YOU, were all spnts, and
AIe melted mo air, INTO thnaT.
And, like the baseiess fabric Of ths vision.
me cleuo-caIptd lowers the Gorgeous palaces
Yea. az which j, inherit shall dssove,
And. like thus unsGletan,ia pageant faded,
Leave not rack hehmd'
minute or two was allowed to elapse before the
fatal signal Vas ven, and during this bret interval
the aS>cmblage renamed silent and motonleSS At
last It came. and perfect storm OF bell peals broke
over the binding. The executive seemed 10 have
collected all Their strength for last EFFORT IN THIS de
paIlmt NJ Of their dutIes, and do nope that 10 the
other statistics Of the great undertaking now closed
may at once be- added the number Of tympanums
broken on the hna day Ireland. with her character
iSlc love OF making "a much noise as possible win
the tongue has sent the most powerful bells 10 the
LNtlJilou. but these resources added 10 the OellS
Of ali nations, we're deemed insufficient, and China
hal 10 come TO the rescue with her gOngS, ana lnsla
10 sTlkt up some tine savage notes from her Tom
TONS, before The Signs of an intention 10 depuI we're
Enthusiastically manifested The con curse oil people
ioi 4 IoEg lme renamed massed together. a. II no
power could separate or fuse them but AZ last small
currents and nipples OF human beings might DC seen
>eitllg toward the ext-doorS, and these gradually
Increased IN volume and Tapldlty as the shades OF
evening ieil. One oy one The gas lamps were heAt
ca, and Tie building, divided between the empire OF
DAY al shi, assumed aspect curlouSly IN har-
mohv VIII rs cefunct character. The police am
ne sapltTS appeared on The scene, FIR, IN small
knots, AID then when they hal moved the people on
a huie. IN extended lire By gently pressing on mem
tLtN az last induced them 10 but It darn ana o.
o'clock. before the building VAS completely cleared,
ard toe bells finally ceased tollmg
III looking back over TIE career Of the vast enter
p'lst when has thus auspclOu>ly been terminated
Tie consideration which first and most strongly ina
presses Itself on the mlnd Is the unprecedented
oIulafiy when II mas aIasctef OF ,h.s We quote
some >trAlls facts n llluStrai f> In the month
OF May "a g. visits were PAID % tbs building N
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