The Gonzales inquirer. [volume] (Gonzales, Tex.) 1853-current, 1853-07-16
A Glance into the Crystal Palace.
Tho New York Trihunc nf IN, ICth inst

"A 0iuuSC lutV tuO SESbI6l xdlaCC.
The New York Tribune, of the 10th inst,
says.
From casual glance at the interior arrange.
mcn,s of the building, and of the claasiiica-
tion and entry Of articles intended for cNhihi.
tion, We arc satisfied TINT the public have no
adequate conception OF what will bc tho OK.
tent of the variety, the richness, and the in.
trinsic value OF this great display Of the In.
dustry Of all nations which is about to open
in New York. Every available square inch of
room in and about the Palace and the adoin-
ing building, has been long since appropriated,
and more thnn five hundred applications for
admission--m Of them of high mcrit-havc
been necessarily refused.
A glance ut tho list of articles entered for
exhibition will show that many of the most
valuable products and inventions, and some
OF the highest specimens of artistic labor and
ski! from almost every civilized nation will
bc collected together and brought in compari-
son with the products of American genius and
industry. England, Of course, will be u chief
competitor and particularly i'm her n,anuiac-
turing industry and the products of tho loom.
a glance at the entries, admirably classified
under tho supervision of the superintendent
of that department. Mr.. Wcbhcr shows that
tho United Kingdom sends to the exhibition
large and choice collection of manufactures of
cotton, wool, silk, flax and hemp. Tho silk
and velvet fabrics are entirely of English man
ufhcturc; the flax and hemp mainly Scotch
and Irish. The cotton and the woolcn arc in
differently from each of tho three kingdoms
the looms of Belfast vying with those Of Man
chester and Leeds, Glasgow and Dundee
OF agricultural and horticultural implc-
mcnts, though the English collection will not
be extensive, il will contain many of rare mt.
traction to those particularly interested in that
branch of industry; among them arc several
specimens of rcapng machines, patent mills,
cleaning machines, Nc, and n curiosity in the
way of an engine plow, consisting of five
plows propelled by steam engine of l0e
horse power.
In naval architecture and military engineer
ing England sends more models of ships, boats,
&c, and fcw guns and pistols, but in these
last mentioned articles, since the tliumph of
Colts rcvolvers at the London exhibition il il
presumed there will be no serious challenge
thrown down by British mechanics TO our
American inventors
In tho articles of tapestry work and car
pets, however, We shall doubtless have splen-
did display from the English looms. Some
specimens of Edinburg tapestry, and tapestry
velvet carpets arc entered; laccs, embroidc-
rics, pictures worked in Berlin wool, and what
is more elegant, portrait OF Queen Victoria
worked in wool by one of her faithful sub.
jccts, Mrs. Jane Williams, of Dublin.
Our space would fail to mention, or even
briefly to glance over the great variety af ar.
ticles comprising the valuable collection from
England alone. Her contributions, under tn,
| head of fine arts, sculpture paintings and On
cravings. would, Of themselves, furnish th,
materials for more extended notice than on,
! present limits will permit. We cannot refrai,
from mentioning in this competition, grou,
in marble representing Ganymcde and the Ea
! gle, and also tho Marble Temple and Slccpin,
Child which arc spoken Of as rare works o
art. The London sculptor, Carew, in addition
to his magnificent colossal statue Of Webster
which is to stand in one Of tho main aislcs
sends over beautiful carved altar-piccc
| The Tower of London brings out from IL
rcccsscs eight complete suits OF ancient mr.
NOR, manufactured by artisans centuries ago
and some of them going back to the times o
Richard Cour dc I.ion--ca each Of them, we un
derstand, is Of q different age. They will b
/ placed iii the galleries overlooking tho centc
of the building under the dome, where ia I,
stand Marochctti's celebrated equestrian statu
of Washington.
| To the lovers Of tho hcradic art, if any sucl
exist in this Republican country, il may b
also OF interest to know that in tho Englisl
collection arc some very curious hcrati
chas,ngs. Among other articles of rirtu from
/ England Is a beautiful Sbakspcrian shield will
designs In industrial art. Also n miniaiur,
silver toa and coffee service, made from sin
ge dime. weighing only forty.two grains.
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