Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-25
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New York, May 81, 1s52-The Directors

New York, May 81, 1S52-The Directors
OF the Association for the Exhibition of the Industry
OF all Naons give notice that the Exhibition will be
opened on the 10th of July.
In making this announcement the Directors avail
themselves of the opportunity state that the build
ing which they have erected, and the Exhibition
which they have prepared, will, they believe, fully
meet the just expectations OF the public.
Ii Is proper that il should he known that, in order
TO afford ample scope for the inventive talent and
skill ofour contrymen machinery and agricultural
implements, we have increased the size of the build
ing by adding ncoriy one fourth TO area, beyond
what was originally contemplated, SO that we have
now for the purposes of exhibition two hundred thou
sand square feet, or nearly five
Not limiting their plans display merely curious
or attractive, the Directors have organized depart
menf OF mneralogy and geology, in which some of
the best scientific talent of the country has been
employed; and the foundation is thus laid of a
valuable national collection of the mineral
OF the country.
The Directors had hoped to open the Exhibition at
an earlier PERIOD but the novelty aud nircacy of the
style OF construction aud the high standard OF archi
tectIral beauty which il has been the object of the
ASSOCIATION to attain, have produced delay, a.'d ii
mas been mpracticable for the Directors. nOtyvith
standing their utmost vigilance and their most
DESIRE to announce the opening at an earlier day.
In regard 10 the general character Ofthe Exhibition
the result promises TO be most gratifying, and
worthy of the confidence manifested towards it by
the Government of the United States, confidence
WHICH has elected u cordial response from the Gov
ernnsnts of foreign countries. Ii will, unIucston-
ably, be the attractive and interesting collection
OF the works of art the results of science and the
productions OfildtIstry that has yet been made
IN this country, and will tend increase the active
emulation OF tho age in every branch of intellectual
development.
The sole charge of the interior of the building It's
division, arrangements, classification, and police, has
been confidcd to two officers of tie Navy of the
United States, Captains = +. Dupont and G.. ii.
DAVIS; and the sanction of the Government given
the appointment of these gentlemen, who have SO
much distinguished themselves in the special service
LII which they have been employed affords proof of
the confidence reposcd and the interest felt bv the high
est authorities of the country, in the general objects
Oftlc enterprise.
These gentlemen have organized their department
as follows
j. NJ MISUNDERSTANDING Of the Superintendent;
Sanuel NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF Space and Cias
sificaton;
Prof Is. silliman, ir.-Mincraogy and Chemistry;
Il. r. JoilnsOn-AsriculiuraI Implements;
Joseph f. HOlmcs-AIachnerv;
Edward Vincent-Textile Fabrics;
Felix Piatti-Sculpture.
The Official Catalogues and the ILLUSTRATED Weekly
Record OF the Exhibition TO be published, in the
Building, by Messrs. G. p. Putnam & Co. under the
supervision of the Association.
The Directors haxe senSibly felt the confidence re-
posed in them by their fellow citizens i'm all parts of
the country, and they will continue to make every
effort to satisfy their just expectations.
DIRECTORS.
Mortimer Livingston, Philip Burrowes,
Alfred PeH, Johnston Livingston,
August Belmont, Charles w. Foster,
Alex. Hamilton, jr., Theodore Sedcwick
George l.. Schuyler, William w. Stone,
f.iberJ Anderson, William WhcttOn,
Henry r. Durham, John Durham,
W.. II. WaddeH William X mt
Jacob A. WcsierveIt, Watts Sherman
James A. Hamilton, F. w. EdmondS
Samuel Nicholson.
THEODORE SEDGWlCK. President
w. WHETTEN, Vice President, Treasurer, < Scc'y
l.. c. STUART, Assistant Secretary. jy5 tf