Litchfield enquirer., 1851-05-29
fng n Great Britain, be sure =" eA'''s
considerable sensation
rs.n the EerOpean Times, May Sd.
The Worlds Fair.

InuTSubyS SuC u0y A@
of the Great Exhibition Of the Industry
Of all Nations, opened most ausspiclously;:
On the preceding day we had rain and
hail. with very cold weather, bat the glo-
r;ons lat of NAY was uninterrupted by
scarcely cloud and at midday when
the Queen assembled the throne, the eff
fuIgence of the sun left no other wish I'M
Grati6ed.
AS far az the mortal arrangements de-
pended upon man, they were perfect ana
{ rejoice to say that the day passed OH ,
wittout a single accident that l have
heard of. / found upon reaching Picca-
div. at nine in the morning, line ol
carriages which reached from this ExAi-
bition to the eastern end of Long Acre, a
good couple of miles-and the same thing
existed west, north and south. Ending |
this to be the case, I alighted and walk
ed into Hyde Park, entering the Commits
siopers' gate without the slightest lpcon-
yepience. The scene upon entering was
beautiful! in the extreme. Already every
seat was occupied but member Of Par
lament, who was exhibitor contrived to
make a little coterie in thesTunisian de-
oartment, to which was admitted, and
! saw the whole Inauguration scene un>
der the happiest point Of view.
The company kept pouring in until the
,ast moment; and at half past eleven
o'clock, gazed upon the wonders Of the
Grand TRANSIENT. and heard the mighty
organ from the west end, the tones watt.
ing their sounds through the maze of Bril-
,.i;sh manufacturers and productions; while
at the eastern extremity you saw the
American Eagle, proudly conspicuous
oyer the bold inscription which mar ked
The region Of the United States produce
tons,--long lines of bealtlfal women,
with officers apd gentlemdh, filling up
lie background, and in every way the
eve was turned some surprising natural
pr artificial object was to be seen; the
tout ensemble was altogether most beau
tiful. Principally at Twelve O'clock the |
queen arrived, her eptree being marked
by long and eliminating cheering, She
seated herself ON chair raised on a plat
= ira, sur1aoWnted by a spacious elegant
i:ue canopy adorned with feathers, with
Prince Albert on her left. They were
accompanied by the Prince of Wales and
the Princess Royal. The court circle
was now completely formed, making a
ta5leau never to be forgotten. The
Queen looked remarkably well. She
wore the Order of the Garter, and
pink brocade dress shot with gold, and
he Prince looked calmly and proudly
happy. =.
completed his eighty>second year, had
been there nearly two hours before, and
he Commissioners and all the officials
and ladies of the household surrounding
he throne presented a scene of extraor-
Iinary splendor. The National Anthem
was performed, and the music produced
0 most delightful effect in the glass build
Hg. Prince Albert with the Commits
,ioners, presented himself before the
Queen, and read the Report as describ.
ed in the official programme, could
not hear the tones of the Queen when
The read her reply, from The spot where
was placed, but the fact is any mortal
roiae is lost in the vast edi6ce. The
Archbishop of Canterbury then deliver
ed the prayer Of Inauguration, which was
followed by the Hallelujah Chorus of
taapdsl, undcr the direction Of Sir Henry
Il Bishop. The effect Of this was most
striking, and the voices Of the choristers
were here in the fullest perfection.
A procession was then formed of
tnost interesting character. The state
heralds preceding Messrs. Paxton, Fox.
and Henderson, led the way, Then came
Ijat the officials engaged in constructing
the building /; afterwards the foreign act
ing commissioners and most singular
was it to see all the varisEs costumes
worn by hard headed capable men from
eyery quarter of the world. Then fol>
lowed the Royal Commissioners, among
whom 1 noticed Mr.. Golden. dressed in
. plain black coat. Then followed the
venerable Duke Of Wellington, walking
side by side with the Marquis of Angles
sea; both were loudly cheered. The
foreign ambassadors. among whom Mr..
Lawrence appeared to considerable adj
vantage from his age and commanding
appeSfance. followed. and her Majesty's
Ministers. headed by Lord John Russell.
These were loudly applauded and lastly
she queen and Prince Albert. thu one
loading the Prince of Wales, and the 9TH
pr the Princess Royal. closing the process
sion, with the royal Prussian guests at
the palace, and the ladies Of the house,
Asld.
The procession FIRST marched along the
british or western nave, and then, re-
crossing the transept. passed on to the
eastern extremity. the United States end.
AZ every step new acclimations arose
pile music from the various organs salu-
led the procession rs ii passed, and thus
every person in the building was enabled
10 zee every individual IN the corteye.-
tghe Queen then declared |" the exhibi-
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