Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1853-07-06

performances arc, for the most part, the great
est humbug we met with. We have seen bet
ter among s~trolling companies in the back
woods. The Ostrich races are intolerable.
the equestrian performances very indifferent.
and the chariot races only $3.50. The great
Floral Car was handsomely gotten, up, even
to goSgeousness-the Globe and Poll Feats
good, All She large cavalcade and groups Of
men and women quite i~mposing-but as a
whole, it is : magnifceN humbug.
The renowned ChfSstal Palace, in which
to hold the Worlds Fair, is rapidly Being
completed, and viii, we think, be ready 10 :.
receive visitors by the middle Of the present
month. vet we would advise those who can
do so, to delay their visits to as late in the
( month of August or September as possible
bv that time the articles on exhibition will
be in full blast. From the disparaging no
tees we had seen in some of the papers con-
corning this building, we were prepared to
see something upon which we would look
more with humiliation than pride-but our
disappointment was of the most agreeable
character. 1t is certainly not on as extern
sive n scale as VIC had expected, but for beau
ty of design and elegance of finish, none can
complaint is airy and graceful, covering
: some three acres Of ground, and constructed
chiefly of iron and glass, deliberately adorned
f with frescoed paintings. Its location, Il,
however, an unfortunate one, so far as the
display Of It's architectural beauty is con-
I cerned. 1t stands beside, and, as it were, ia
the shadow of the huge and massive CrotoR
Reservoir: and though its walls are as high,
or higher, vet being of light structure, tho
, Reservoir appears the largest, and is by far
t the most imposing. If the Palace had been
favorably located, uponsome slight eminence,
: entirely free from surrounding buildings, II
- I~.-l .--,n fDr 4hn a11a-k 1oCTuna
present n beautiful appearance, and would
be we'll worth looking at. As it is upon lev
!. ell ground surrounded by buildings of nearly
the same height, and more massive, it makes
comparatively a poor show. The City is al
q ready crowded with strangers, both foreign
p and native, who have gone there to deposite
s articles for exhibition and to witness the
!, grand array of industrial, scientific and nat
ural products there to be presented: and we
i0 presume the following three months will pre-
1y senta large accumulation event the immense
mass constantly moving in solid column IL
~ the great t~horoughfare Of this mighty com
mercial mart.
But we have spun out our observation,
tiilnccessity imperiouSly demands accusation
and we close. If four disjointed account sbal
afford our readers any qualification in th'
perusa!, our object in penning it will hay'
been accomplished. We left New York at
4. n. on Wednesday, and in 81 hours werei1
ut ''homr, sweet home" Kidding ourselves Q
the dust Of a 600 mile trip.
= p. S.-Wc have but one suggestion t
lrt make that We care to have observed, and
set is, that the Keeper of the Dining room in th
Oh Depot at Philadelphia import some clcanl
= negro from the South to brush off the file
from his guests as they partake Of their ha:
5e; ty dinner. 1t is too bad to give passenger
ley but half an hour to eat in, and yet sulje
rk- them to the labor both of eating and fgh
! ing the flies out of their mouths in that bri
> space Of time.