Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1851-04-19
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The Worlds Pair.
LoNpoN, Nfnrrh Dist. 1s5

painting Is very nearly accomplished; the
numerous leakages from the roof which the
violent storms of last week discovered. have
oeen mostly stopped, and the taking down
OF inferior scaffolding-the sure sign of ap.
proximate competeness-is nlrcady com.
menced. L watched the testing of the
strength of the galleries yesterday with rreni
interest. A frame work of iron, forty feet in
length by thirty feet in breadth, was set upon
one hundred and eighty cannon balls. eacl
one, nine inches in diameter as wheels, and
this was drawn through all the galleries o
the building by eighty-five of the corps ol
sappers and miners TO n heavy tramp, each
man giving his step the powerful fall of a
leap upon the floor. II was a nice and beau.
uful operation, and scientifically considered
on admirable and most conclusive test.
stood where ] could observe It's effect upou
the frame work of the galleries, but not the
slightest detection from the accurate hori-
Eontal line could be detected; nor, 30 feet
distant from the immense moving body, could
the least jar be felt am told that this test is
the most powerful that Dr. Playiair could sug-
gest, and that it is calculated to give n trial
of strength 10 the building, moro Than three
times us great as would he that of solid
column ffull grown men upon the same
surincc ofsquare feet.
The accumulation of business upon the
hands OF the executive committee of the Roy
nj Commission is now daily increasing, aud
with a staff of officers and clerks almost
countless and most effective, il is still nearly
Impossible to complete the duties of each day
within the days time. Col. VIM. Reid, the
chairman of the executive committee, most
amnbe and excellent man aud admirably
ftted for his place, the Hon. Nj. Digby Wy
att, who has charge Of all the regulations of
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secretary the Foreign Department, are all
busy at their posts from early morning till
late at night The workmen throughout the
building, carpenters, joiners painters, up.
holsterers, decorators, architects, and all
others OF whatever name and nature, MS also
the hundreds of the corps of sappers aud
miners and the numerous body of police, are
at work during extra hours, even to midnight,
and upon enhanced pay. The bustle
throughout the immense building cminenty
behts its title to the Palace of Industry. 1t
Is scene now, all unlike indeed what it is
10 he one month hence, and yet scarcely less
interesting, which one may congratulate one
eelt upon having looked upon. All over the
building the scene is one muze Of employ
ment.
Hundreds of carpenters stand toiling at
their benchcs-hundreds Of others are Div.
ing their work in different places-swIlng
beneath the roof countless painters are giv-
ing the finishing touch to the long lines of
sashes aud girders-covering the iail temp
orary stages are decorators fitting up aptIo- 1
prlate national emblcns for the various dv- /
slons-sented at long hllcs officers OF ,he /,
customs nre taking account of the fast accu- 1
mulating cases from the ports of curry
speedily hither and thiiler are the subordi. |
mates Of the different departments upon all
sorts oil mcssagcs-hoising al tlc giguniio
cranes are the common luborers with the ull-
inistokeable Irish pliytioguomy--hau ut
the pondorous carriages the red coated snp.
pers are marching with regularity MS IL 10
music-nnG rs one advances from place to
place the various languages of Europe and
Asia and South America indicate that the
nations of the world arc represented within
the enclosure. it is such u scene of life and
employment and enterprise and competition,
ns neither this age, nor any age, has seen be-
fore.
The general decoration Of the building is
10 be similar throughout. | mean 10y this, |
that the style of udornmcnis tho colors of
the hHngings, the shape aud size Of the flags, T.
the arrangements of the counters nnd tables,
and the general tout ensemble of each separate
division is TO be simlar. But in all minute
matters, the details are to be lult 10 iudiyi- /
dual or national taste. The French division,
occupying about $4,000 square feet, viii /
doubtless excel all the rest in splcndor of mp. |
pointinents, lift does not also in the rich
fabric and tastlul finish of its goods. 1t is .
we'll understood here that France means to
exceed England even upon her own ground. I
No expense is TO be spared by the French
Government, who have directed the whole
matter, TO accomplish this. In every minute
point, when the interest of foreign exhibitors
has been in The least degree concerned, the
French Commissioner NJ. dc Lamoinaix has
slrennously coniended has had the subject
discussed nightly AT his soirecs of tue foreign
commissioners, and has been generally sue
sessfnl in securing the right.
The United States stands nt unfair odds
among the other nations, since 10 appropria-
ton has been made 10y Congress TO meet tho ]
expenses of her general agent. At least
$1,000 will be required to put tie contribu- .
tons Of the United States upon decent
footlng with others rom tho rest of the
world. The Incidental expenses, the trans,
portation bills from the port of entry, the
labor OF carriage, unpRcking, storage Of bog
es, repacking, &c. &C., would of themselves
consume no small portion Of this sum. To
these arc TO be added the clerk hire absolute
Iy necessary TO do all the writing, md tho
very plainest and simplest decorations to
render our portion of The building no dispar-
agement TO the rest. For il must be renlem-
bered, that while England provides the build.
ing, and her government consents to bond
the goods, she does nothing more. At
meeting ofthose American exhibitors who
arc upon the ground il was unanimously re-
solved that the reputation of the United
States was concerned in this matter, and
that an outlay Of at least S5CO0 must he
made by the commissioner. Our hope is
that Congress will not iail to mike the prop
or appropriation at last.