North Carolina standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1850-1852, 1851-05-07
THE woRLD,s FAIR

Wezcopy the following interesting ar,i.,0
ton to The London Fair from the last Boston 'ea
Blade: w" Iankes
THE WoRLD's FA1R-Hmrs TO Tn. r.
AS every one knows, this Fair will be tbroIH lous
to the inqusitve people of the Old Wo,I Jwh open
New In May, and will probably continue n, quo the
ton through the months of June, JuIv vi xhlbi
perhaps September. 1t will be rare shom-st and
worm seeing. by every man of good taste "e well
means 10 CRAFTY that taste in the civilized ns,io Of
The earth. hd'lons Of
;, 1t IS ascertained that nearly every State :.
productions, or of the skill and Industry of s Gdun
ltants, to LONDONDERRY York taking the lead tnhab
number OF its contributions, and Massacbuse,,u The
Ing next. '"S CON-
1t Is said that some of the plantation STATE.
sent out specimens of cotton little superio nave
Inihg lhat mas yet been seen by the manufacurs,a
Europe and that our youngest sister Californ; O
ne represented by masses of gold ore and som VIII
KINDS OF rich minerals, such as have rarely Nef
In the British metropolis. New Jersey, smopnseep
contributions, has sent block of zinc. 9e
lo,ooo pounds; 1t took Seven men to move tE.
markaoie curiosity into the crystal palace. Cn~.E
ticut has sent some excellent specimens of be1
work, and other products, some of which. ala"'S'
often laughed at at home, will we doubt not b e.
to possess much interest by the congregated min; lung
at the Fair. 1t is understood, ALSO thatan iOns
number of ingenious articles of needIewo,L 'uenSs
forward, and will be followed, in due time sVIe
beautiful women who wrought them into form Il ns
who are not ashamed to have their works r., ou
| the whole world "n@
! But we must proceed to business We bo,,.,
married gentlemen who intend to visit the WO.S n'
Fair, also intend to take their wives with Them c
of all places under the canopy of heaven, LonJ,'
generally conceded to be the worst, as she cer,;
is the greatest of which we have any authentic -'y
counts. And unless male friends have had ,h,
''eye-teeth cut in some of the large America ;"
les, In which all kinds of vice prevail to consiSa,
able extent, it would be dangerous for them IN v"a
ture abroad, to The ELEPHANT without their bo.
and more vigilant halves They may have their ,,uI
filled with guide books, and other valuable nnh;"
tons, to instruct them in their pereginatons in ~
British metropolis, and yet, without the aid Of baN
last, and approved balance-wheels, and sawar,
watchfulness at all TINES, many of them, is IN 10
feared. will be turned topsy-turvy, and essentaIv
done to. Let that be remembered.
These remarks will apply to all Americans Win
intend to visit London during the continuance Of the
Fair, which will doubtless call together hundreds of
thousands of visitors from countries other than Great
Britain account estimates the probable numbp,
of strangers who will be in London during the Slim
mer, at two millions! That there will be a numer
Gus gathering of pickpockets, thieves, and other a.
complished rogues-the of-scourings of the larre
cities the continent, well those of the Unsj
States-in a crowd of the kind, intelligent man
D
fore intimaed, for every honest visiter keep bright
look out.
The population Of London is considerably overtp,
millions. The vicious classes a1ne outnumber The
entire population of every American city, New Yok
alone excepted! II has been officially stiied that
there are between thirty and forty thousand theys
there, some fifteen thousand children under regnli
training To crime, six seven thousand receivers Of
stolen goods, over hundred and fifty thousand Of
both sexes, leading abandoned life, fifty thousand
tppers, or habitua gin-drinkers, &C., &c. About
twenty-five thousand persons are picked up in Stale
of drunkenness annually, which is fraction short of
i've hundred week. This goes leetle ahead Of New
York, while Boston, with all its roguish accomplish
ments, its fugitive slave exctemenls lis official as
cality and fan. dwindIes into utter insignifcance
when compared with the monster city of the Oh
World.
The Fair is a subject, about which all classes
the community are conversing, and will continue L
converse, for months TO come. Yes, think thu
the American people, to say nothing of those Of 9th
er nations, are fairly in for years interesting
versation upon this leading topic, which will swalO
up all others. We shall not cease to think and
talk about it. until it is removed to New York, ne
fall, when the public give it another sWent, al
when the presidential question will probably be beo
the public in shape other, and divide the ho
with the Fair.
The rush from this country towards London,
May and June, and during the whole summer, wi
be immense. We have heard OF hundreds, with
our own circle of friends, who intend to CO. let tn
expense be what it may. twill cost prudent maI
from four to five hundred dollars, TO get out and hOm
with honor. The Fair will be of serious disadvaR
tage to the numerous fashiona BILE watering places il
this country-to Saratoga, Hull, Newport, Nahanl
&c. We have heard of many who intend te dispens
with their customary summer visits to those places
and make flying trip to London and Paris, whc
can be accomplished in two months, and at about tn
same cost as LOufnr and 1Hneuning living at Sara
toga Newport is to cost in the same time
But We consider it virtue for any gentleman of for
tune, or of fair pecuniary means, to expend few
hundred dollars in gratifying laudable curiosity
rather than in the light of extravaganza, vicious
indulgence.
The Worlds Fair will certainly be the lion Of th
travelling public during the summer. The German
and French exhibitions will doubtless exceed thos
from the United States tenfold and the articles the
will exhibit, will be eminently deserving OF attention
1t is surely worth trip London, to The 1oord
q nutshell, or in glass palace"