Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-08-02
New York, May 81, ls52.-The Director,

of the Association for the Exhibition of the Industry
of all Nations, give notice that the Exhibition will be
opened on the 18th OF July.
In making This announcement, the Directors avail
themselves of the opportunity to thai IN. bud-
ing which they have erected. and the Exhibition
which they have prepared, VIII, they believe, fully
meet the just expectations of the public.
III Is proper that il should he known that IN order
TO afford ample scope for the inventive talent and
skill of our countrymen IN machinery and agricultural
implements, we have increased the size of the build
ing by adding nearly one fourth 20 it, area. beyond
what was originally contemplated, that have
now for the purposes of eNhbfon two hundred thou
sand square feet. or nearly five acres.
Not limiting their plans to a display merely cunous
or attractive, the Directors have organized depart
ment of minerangy and geology. ia which some IT
the best scientific talent of the country has bcen
employed; and the foundation Is thus LAID of 4 most
valuable national collection Of the mineral resources
of the country
The Directors had hoped to open the Exhibition at
an earlier PERIOD but the novelty and uircacy of the
style Of construction, and the high standard Of archi
tectural beauty which has been the object of the
Association to attain, have produced DELAY. and u
has been impracticable for the Directors, notwIth.
standing their utmost vigilance and their
desire, TO announce the opening AZ an earlier day
I'm regard tO the general character of the ENhitn,
the result promises to be most gratifying, and moi
worthy of the confidence manifested towards II BY
the Government OF the United States. confidence
which has elected cordial RESPONSE tron the Gov
ernmcnts Of foreign countries. II WILL unique S,ion-
ably. be the most attractive and Interesting coPrtun
vi the works of art the results al science, and the
productions of industry that has over vet been made
IN this country. aud will tend increase the active
emulation of the age In every branch of intellectual
development.
The sole charge of the interior Of the building. its
division, arrangements, classification. and police. has
been conhded To two officers of the Navy Of the
United States. Captains :. r. Dupont aud G. n.
Davis; and the sanction of the Government gwen 10
the appointment of these gentlemen. who have N
much distinguished themselves the special
IN winch they have bccn employed, affords proof nj
the confidence reposed aud the interested, nv the high
est authorities of the country, the general objects
Ofthe enterprise.
These gentlemen have organized their department
az follows:
J. NJ. Bacheder-Secretaryo f the Superintendent,
samuel Webbcr-Auangemen OF Space and Clas
sifica,ion:
Prof. b. siIilman. jT.-NineraOgv and ChemistTyi
b. r. Johnson-A Agricultural Implements,
Joseph T.. Holmes-Ntachincv;
Edward NIncent-Textile Fabrics:
felIx Platn-Sculp.ure.
, The Official Catalogues and the illustrated Werliy
Record OF the Exhibition 10 he published. in the
building, by MessrS. q. Z. Putnam & Co. under the
supervision ofthe Association.
Inc Directors haxe sensbly felt the contidCncr
posed I'm them by their fellow all parts OF
the country, aud they viii continue 10 make every
effort to satisfy their just expectations.