Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-10-15
Ma. LAWRENCE IN ENGLAND AND IRE
LAND~THE CRYSTAL PALACE-MoCOR'
MICK'S MACHINE.
Correspondence of the National Intelligeroer.
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LAND~THE CRYSTAL PALACE--MoCOR'
MICKS MACHINE.
Correspondence of the National Intelligeroer.
LONDON Sept 25, 1851.
Our Minister, Mr.. Abbot, Lawrence is making
triumphant progress through Ireland, and winning
"goden opinions" from ailpartles AT GALWAY ana
Limerick and elsewhere he has been very warmly
greeted and his speeches have been extremely appro-
pirate and well received. Mr.. Lawrence is very pop
uar in England and fully sustans the reputation OF the
United States, both in public and private, which was
acquired by Mr.. Everett and Mr.. Bancroft. The
American character is beginning TO be understood by
the English peoples they have had the means OF Judg-
ing Tor themselves, afforded by the thousands OF Anne
rlcan citizens who have attended the Great Exhibition;
and if the monster gathering had produced no other
good result than this, it wouldshave amplyTeimbursed
its projectors and managers for all their care and Fou
bic.
The Crystal Palace has been well attended this
week. The number OF visiters was 7lTO0; the
amount amount received at the doors, 1l4,9Sl Is
The total receipts and subscriptions to the 23d nclu'
sve amount to f439 1857. The Exhibition will close
| on the llh October, without any ceremony. The
following notice appears in the papers OF this morn
| ing: ~, .-.. r.
| McCormick's reaping machine has challenged the
ow nefs OF all other machines to meet him at Martini
Mddesbrough, near Stockton upon Tees, on the 18th
of September, Tor trial OF the comparative capabilities
of the inventions As the challenge has been accepted
very great interest has been excited and an immense
attendance OF continental visitors, as well as OF per
country is expected and provided for in the surround
| ing neghborhood."
Some specimens of Australian gold have been exhib
tied in the colonial department of the building they
! present nothing except in their locality. Some
| further development has been made respecting the
| distribution of the prize medals Prince Albert will
have for his conception and patronage of the Elk
| hbi lion, MIR Paxton for his design of the Crystal
Palace and Messrs Fox and Henderson one for its ex-
| ecutou Messrs Hilbert and Plat get great medal
for their beautiful display OF the whole process OF
| ton manufacture, and Messrs. Gray and Davidson and
| Nj. Ducroquet each tor their organs. The EN-
peror of Russia and the Sultan OF Turkey have be
| content with silver medal each. The British exhibit
have obtained seventy nine great medals the French
| thirty FIVE the Americans very full proportion, but
| the number has not been stated and the remainder
well scattered among the other foreign exhibitors
1t has leaked that the French Minister of War has
obtained great medal tor his exhibition OF Algerian
products and the Minister OF Commerce for Gobtlins
| and Aubusson tapestry and Sevres porcelain. French
| artists have also obtained prizes for Jewellery, gold
| smiths work, artificial flowers, and lass The
| Swedish candles said to be the finest which have
been produced 1t is truly gratifying ramble through
| the manufacturing and machinery departments on the
shilling days and observe the intense interest with which
| their contents regarded by the crowds of workmen
and artisans who assemble there The knowledge thus
acquired is dispersed all parts of the kingdom every
day by tens of thousande OF intelligent men, who, but
for this Exhibition, would not have had opportunity
of obtaining it, There is perfect rush every day in
| the department of American agricultural implements.
McCormick's reaping machine really shares the first
honers of the Exhibition with the Queen OF Spa in s
Jewels, and completely eclipses the koh -i.noor.