Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-05-20

any atld all 0t ttpm, anu III Falio"S o'"'' Wv
scriptons of manufactures il we da not excel,
we shall at least be enabled to compare very
respectfully with them, considering that ou'
country is as yet but in its infancy, although
that Infancy is herclcan one. On my first
visit to the exhibition. naturally looked for
those particular objects, which | knew had
been sent from our own City and State, and
conspicuous among the number, were the Cy-
press Canoe, and the little Pony Phpton, which
had obtained the premium at the Fair last au-
tulnn in Charleston; and in lot of bags of Cot
ton from the South, the name of "W. liamp.
ton" and w. Seabrook," were conspicuous.
1t will ill largc volume merely to cnumerate
the names of the various articles which will he
on cx' iLition, and any AT emit, therefore, to
d,sciihe thcm in letter, would be useless
The coll .ction OF turrlay, in the depart.
ment of the arts, will be very large, and the
number there are many more beautiful than
have ever seen, with some few rare exceptions
But the number of Bronze figures will exceed
beyond all comparison, any which have hrlc-
toiorc been collected together 'or pnblIc cxhi
tion-two or three are particularly good and
mposiny-onc, Il collnssal Lion, moulded in
brass; another Bronzc Amazon, mounted up.
ON Il powerful horse, and attacked by frro.
c;,us ii.,,r which has fastened itself upon the
Ln.,,. I'D ,.ck NJ tho polIa animal whilst tle
.r,,,,r ;s i, fine act of ,,luugiur a iuvpliu in
,,,, I,J of tLo ,;oor. tI,es, ,re admitted on ,ll
I =. h. o,,,o,r,, ,Lo ,,s. ;,,,os;ur and
,"'.:ei ' ,,I,;an,s i, tI,o whnlo nxL;Ii,;,u2
former is from Munich, the latter from Berlin;
there are likewise, IT, the same group, two stays
~ i,ur, sc III, which ,re coualIv the oLicrIs
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E,'.o;,,,,.rs admitted bv p,ivcre ,irlets to
,,;,n.ss Nv. J.v.l,nmcnt and ,rranuemeut or
tho v..;,,s objects to he exhibited nj the EaIr,
.,,vc h;thcrtn been cxcIuded from that norton
,rt,o h,;Iliuu ,ssipued To the subjects OF Great
R.;,.;r h,d tn.L,v WAS per,uillyd TO taIr :,
,r,u ,,,r,,,.,I, = ,s ~; ,i,t ),r rxnoct,l tln
,.x,,;',;,,m. in this division ar. i, urratpr stut,.
~ E,ry,rJ ,.ss t;,rt. display t.,a, other nations
mauv of whose articles have but very recently
reached Enul,nd, and they are indeed upon IA
very l,r,c a I'd imposing SEAL The most dis
ti,ruislrod manufacturing conrcrn, throughout
hcthrcc Kingdoms have f,,rdmpthc most snowy
stalls aud subdivisions il! the slaccall"tcd them,
and decorated thcmin the lan'somcst manncr,in
which To display thcir various fabrics, and the
effect will br t" give them IL decided advant-
age The display of coIches and carriages
is most exlrnsi.e, embracing every description
of carriage, whether useful o. or'lam 'ntal, that
has ever been seen, and the various makers
throngout the king 'lom seem to have Spared II"
labor or expense il produ lag them ut subStan-
ta as well rs the most g:ludy vehicles that cln
well be conceived. The consequence Is, tllat
this depa; tncnt will xc'cd il nunb'rs al Least
all that will be o!lrreI for inspection by all TIC
other nations represented at the Fair. Their
specimens. also. oflocomntiyc engines aud pas
s,ngcr cars, will BE- enabled TO walk over the
course, as see none present from any other
country - those on exhibition Of British fabrics
are indeed beautiful specimens of the manul;,c.
turin" art. The immense Telescope Of Lord
Ross will also adorn this division Of the palace.
1t has been thought, considering the i'm.
mcnse number emp ployed in the erection of this
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