The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-07-28
The Crystal Palace.

| Having visited the Crystal Palace, at o'cloek
Yesterday afternoon, report progress up thar
hour. OF the material Of The exhibition we have
little to say for nine-nine hundreths of The articles
arc as yet invisible 10 moral sight" If we pos
sesseG the faculty of seeing through solid bodes
ierred by te d,atte Bo5tiar upon Don CleoEs, We
might eNpatiate upon the beauty and value Of the won-
drous world Of concealed in the rough cases and
packages which encumber the floors OF the build
ing; but as no friendly demon has gfte'! with
"gImiet eyes" we compelled to pass them over
with the stereotyped plsude that '"they may be beta
ter imag ned than described" Nothing has vet been
unpacked except portion Of the satusry, cut
lery hom France few articles in the machinery and
mec hanicai departments, five or SIX Of stuffed
birds and beasts three four specimens Of highly
finished national iiays, half dozen carriages, a few
patent cannon, Two or three samples Of Aue icau
petins, case Of homeopathic medicines, and a few
other comparatively unlmportant Items. The staiu-
ary which has been placed in position, consists OF tbs
spirited equestrian group Of the Amazon and the LION
by Kiss, OF Berlin; Thorwalsden's casts Of Christ
and The CMeiss Apostles, which formerly stood in
The Cathedral at Copenhagen; colossal equestrian
statue OF w Washington, by Baron MarocEstti; bust
oi CConnel, bv Hogan. celebrated ltlsh scul, tor,
ong resident in Rome: buts and statues, by Kuk, OF
Dublin; a full eug'h, in maj bic, Of Daniel Webster,
by Carew; dae statue Of Columbus, b, Cnsar del
Medico, from Canara. OF all these y orks Of art,
We admire the equest,ian statue of Washington tho
least Horse and man lock il they urder The
influence Of opia,e. There no stmhance ot life
IN either, aud both heavy, clumsey, aud Common
place Moreover, the Iegs Of the efigy Of Washine-
ton are decidedly too large for the BODY. The cub
ject, and The scripture, entities this statue to tho
place Of honor which ii occupies. As immense
deal oi undeseved eui gy has heen h"aped upon this
work, We take the liberty of expressing opinion
piainly, and well sats6ed that it will be confirm
ed by discriminating connuseuis.
hen state nai All the exhibition cases are yet
the rOuofeIs and Genital m,
the plane, the boxes and ias of than se-sixths
o the exhibitors unopened, the roof still! in the rough,
and the whole ex,eri0r chaos OF confusion may
well be inas med ,ha, the combined lahore of Hercu-
les were mere Joke to the work which uuch be per-
formed in the Crystal Palace between this time end
Thursday morning next. Much, however can be
done in four duys I've include Sunday by hua-
dred intelligent mechanics, under proper supervison
and although the exh,luga will not ie all that could
e desired by the H.. Instant, il will at least be IRE.
scutalle.
The structure itself Is an architectural gc,n--Iight,
,et strong, aud exGui-i piopo,ioned. Those who
Expect TO find it VII be agreeaby disappoini-
I'd. The current, # alr passing in at the three
frances and along the ansepts, keep the central pop
lion of the ediHcc remarkably cool; and the panks
If the floors being quarter ot inch apart there
is also ventilation from below. The niersiices in The
ooriDg Will answer another purpose besides the ad-
mission OF air. As the ladies sweep the dust from
the boards with their long skirts, Will pas. through
he cracks into the celarage, and thus the fo viii
De kept constant, clean without any expense tho
mana cement.
One OF the most conspicuous objects yon enter
he Pa'ace from Fort, second street, as large
a mail paror, hch Is iscrg erected fr Mr. John
\. Gcnn, th- wei. knnsn lIa;ey and dealer IN child-
ren's clothing and fancy goods. Many o New
urk radesmcn, manufacturers and arizsns. put
ug up elegant and cosiiy show ior ,he display
pf their .oois aud wares. aud in the French E lg-h
Italian, AUSTRIA, Belgian and other ioreign part
aen-, the ornamental shells - Ill he worthy Of tho
beautiful kernsia they destined 10 contain
We are indebted - the Kindness of NJ. J, hn NJ.
BatcheIder The sklta civil engineer, who
e,intendeut OF the works. for full oppprtlD.y 10
examine the hoiiding and its contents. Had there
been more ct the batter visible, we shou'd have had
more 10 saw AS il l., must "await IN thsr de-
velope,nenfs" before can enter upon the subject
con amore.--tN. i. Times, Jolly 10.