Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-06-05

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DESCRIPTION OF THE NATIONAL CoNrRIBU-
| IloNs.-We subloin also the following extracts
IRON the London papers, principally the Europe
an Times, as to the display made by the different
Perhaps your readers at distance will nro.
| ceed with me IN rapid tour throughout the va
rioas departments of the Exhibition. The first
| oolec's which strike the visitor upon entrance.
! either at the north or south end of the TRANSIENT
are two magnificent gates stretching across.
Whch, having passed. he finds himself in the CEN
ire OF the building, amidst statuarv, fountains.
| paim-trees, and rare tropical shrubs the eoues-
TRAN statues of the Queen and Prince Albert
forming the most prominent features amidst an
inhhite multitude of objects. each of which is dis
| Piayed TO the best advantage. Along the nave,
poth towards the east and the west, there is a
! succession OF Slganuc statuary in marble, iron
bronze and zinc, the latter Of a very remarkable
| character
| Almost the first object which arrests your at
tehtion Is the koh-i-noor diamond, secured in a
! strong cage of iron, richly eilded and, by a con-
trivance, this precious jewel. which is placed on
a small pedestal, sinks at night down into the
! strong IRON chest upon which the cage rests, so
that 1t is safe and secure night and dav Crowds
Hooked around this jewel. to admire its size and
brllllancy. Along the whole length Of the build
ing, in the centre of the nave. is placed success
slon OF most striking objects, relieved by the
sta'aary. There are models of bridges and
/ towns, all OF elaborate execution. and amongst
| them the model of Liverpool holds the foremost
! rank. There are. besides. enormous telescopes.
4 exquisite models of machinery, small chaDels to
/ exhibit specimens of stained glass. the Acis and
/ Galatea fountains, the American statues Of the
Wounded Indian and the Greek Slave. the statue
/ OF Shakespeare. and the crystal fountain in the
/ centre of the traOSppt praSpntipr ,oe,1
/ and striking appearance. Perhaps the whole
/ world has never furnished such remarkable Sc
ries OF attractive objects are contained in the
! nave alone.
was prepared to find that the articles from the
United States would fall short of the other parts
of the exhibition, from the statements put forth
that they had demanded more room than they
| could adequatele h Through the exertions of
| Mr. Riddle. the vacant space has been filled up,
and although this division is not so crowded as
the British side, it contains national collection
highly interesting. Their cereal and raw mate
rla!s are very striking. The carriages Were not
the least honorable part Of their collection. A
series OF maps prepared for certain lectures at the
i missionary meetings were admirably and greatly
! surpassed those OF similar character in our ma
honal and public schools. The exhibition of da-
! guerreotvpes is excellent
Leaving the division devoted to the United
States, you enter the great department of the Zol-
veriein, on the north and south sides The COL
j lection of machinery and manufactures. of the
4 most varied description. presents thousand OBJ
! lects of the highest interest. Russia occupies
small department on the scath. and this is scarce
j ly complete; but. to compensate for this, Austria
! also on the north and south sides, exhibits vari-
/ ETY. Of products which place her in very honor
| able position in the exhibition.
All the Austrian exhibitors are dressed in a
! simple Austrian green uniform. with coats fas-
/ tened at the breast with a long clasp, inscribed
it.-tr ., 7
Hurrying through Holland and Belgium, you en-
| ter the extensive reg ion of France, which, when
complete, viii be very beautiful, aud worthy OF
! the taste and skill Of that great country. Swift
zeriand and Brazil with Italy and Spain on the
/ north succeed. and are followed by Greece. Per-
| sa, Egypt and Turkey. The unfortunate DELAY
4 III the arrival Of the Turkish steamer with their
objects, render their division incomplete; but the
/ space abuttng upon the transept having been ap-
/ proprlated to the Foreign Ambassadors. and la
/ dies of rank who had the entren, the deficiency
was admirably concealed. Crossing the transepf
you enter tie British East Indies, which presents
| very beautiful scene. On the south Won then
/ arrive at square devoted to Canada. the West
/ Indies and the Australian colonies. The articles
from these interesting spots in the British empire
are all admirably illustrative of their rich produc-
| tons. The minerals, the materials, afford
/ abundant scope for study both to the merchant
and philosopher.
A beautiful little square of medeval treasure
| next attracts vast crowds, who pass on 10 the
sculpture room. You are now on both sides the
| nave, fairly in the British domestic Iatt,ides-
Whilst agricultural implements occupy the whole
remaining length of the extreme south, paper and
printing. and machinery in motion fill up the ex-
treme north; the front OF the foutn side being de-
voted to Birmingham goods, furniture, Sheffield
| goods, woollen and mixed fabrics. flax from Ire
land, and printed fabrics of Manchester. London
| and Glasgow. The front of the north cores
pondlng side presents succession of departments
with carriages, some Of them OF the most eXaui-
! site construction, mineral manufactures and ma
rlne engines, fanked the front with paper
| goods, furniture furs, leather and cotton. We
I have now arrived at the west end, where crowds
are seen surrounding the model of Liverpool
which is at this spot in the nave. On the outside
4 of the building are statues columns. specimens OF
coal, obelisks, and vast variety of archtect ctura
| and building processes, with detached building
whence the steam motive power is derived
| have only passed through the ground floor
| not having said single word respecting the CON
! tents of the gallery. This shall defer until next
4 week. may state that there is but one gallery.
which runs the Whole circuit Of the building and
spacious quadrangalar courts are cut ont OF the
| gallery, down into which the spectator NAV look
and the objects are arranged as to produce the
most picturesque effect Imaginable | suffered
great fatigue in going through the whole exhibit
| ton on Monday last; indeed such task is almost
i
one day, and to observe the uncomfortable variety
of objects which meets you at every turn
/ Upon the whole, the exhibition is successful to
! the highest point of any conception which NAV
have been formed of it. Everything is well cho-
sen, SO perfect of its kind that whether it is the
most refined and fastidous lady in the land or the
rudest yet most intelligent mechanic, the attrac-
| tons are so numerous, so various so surprising
and so useful that a visitor may spend weeks
within the building and educate himself in the
critical examination of all the diversified objects
brought thus at one view before his eyes from
| all parts of the world.
1t is computed that ESQ 900 We're received by
| the sale OF season tickets, which added to the
sums subscribed, win make about $4,000. The
cost Of the executive will be, il is said, about
| f2o0,000, at the least. There is scarcely doubt
but that sufficient funds will be raised to make it
entirely self-supporting.
| A telegraphic despatch to Liverpool. on the
second day of the exhibition. remarks:
! The attendance to-day, although not so great
as yesterday, was very large, including a great
number of foreign and provincial visitors At
Hyde Park corner, and all the roads leading to
| the building, a vast concourse of people assem-
| hled. The weather was cold, but fine and the
scene most animating. Several packages ar
rived from France and other countries this morn
| ing. During the day at least 80 900 visitors went
to the exhibition and upwards of 100000 persons
visited the Park.
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