Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-05-31

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Correspondents Of the New York Express.
PARIS, May n, 1885.
The opening Of the Great Exhibition, which took
olace % announced on the 18th instant. has al
most completely absorbed the public attention for
he week past The number Of strangers brought
by this event to Paris is comparatively small ana
in consequence those who had made great expec-
tations ON the beneficial effects likely to be pro-
duced ON the commerce and general business OF
the city, we're seriously disappointed. Ii Is true,
however, that In general the expectations Of the
Parisians had not been carried TO an exaggerated
point, thanks to the experience gathered at Lon
don and New York on similar occasions, and thus
the number and extent Of the losses sustained will
be SO Insignificant as TO be scarcely felt
The ceremonies at the opening Of the Exhibition
differed from those at London at New York, in the
fact that here the intellectual part of the ceremo-
oies were short purely formal and unmeaning,
while the display Of brilliant costumes, OF gold and
velvet, was truly magnificent. Everything In fact
was sacrificed to display. The Exhibition, which
was scarcely sufficiently advanced to merit atten-
ton from the yisitcrs, formed but small part Of
the interest Of the scene The arrangements for
the opening were well and carefully taken, and pass
ed Of without accident. stfTi
The throne and its canopy, which were of red
velvet and gold, were magnificent, and stood
upon the space in front OF the grand entrance
reserved for the United States. High up above
the throne, and attached to the ceiling OF the
transept, were four streamers, bearing the words
New York, Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore
lower down, and just above the arches Of the
gallery, waved Ave American flags, while still
lower down on the five arches beneath the gal
lery, and on each side of the throne, were seen
the words Etats Unis,n with the American coat
Of arms In the arch where the throne was
erected, the words United States were covered
up by the crown and top Of the canopy, while at
each side at the top of the columns Of the arch,
the American coat of arms was coveredup by a
cluster of French colors. The American Com
missioners had purposely left out the few objects
which have arrived for exhibition, 30 as TO leave
the space clear. 1t may here be mentioned that
the name of France occurs twenty two times IN
the grand building, England ten times, the UNI
ted States five, Belgium three, Austria four, and
Russia, Saxony, Hanover, Wurtenburg, and Baya-
| ria each o.ice. These ames are placed over the
arches, and being equal in extent, indicate the
amount of surface allotted to the respective ma
| tons mentioned.
| At ten o'clock the doors were thrown open, and
before the hour of twelve, at which time they were
all closed but the principal entrance, the building
waswell filed, with as gay and fashonaby dressed
an assembly as is often in Paris. All the grand
bodies OF State, the diplomatic corps, and the va
rious faculties, were In uniforms and formed bril-
and in front Of the throne At one o'clock their
Majesties approached in the most brilliant process
| sion which has yet been seen under the present
| EMPIRE to the grand entrance Of the exhibition,
where they we're received by the imperial commits
sion, headed by their president Prince Napoleon,
by the international jury, and the foreign commits
| sioners. The Prince Napoleon and the various
commissions just mentioned, being the managers
of an industrial exhibition, were not required to
wear uniform. The procession marched across the
transept to the throne, amidst loud cheers on all
sides, where their Majesties, standing erect the
steps, in advance of the chairs Of State, were adj
| dressed by the Prince Napoleon. After the read
| ing Of the Princes address, the Emperor made .
short extemporaneous reply, and then, descending
| from the throne, the imperial pair, preceded by
officers of their household, and followed by their
where saluted by cheers. Their Majesties, as
usual, were dressed in great taste, and looked
| well
| The scence at the throne at the moment OF
| opening, was remarkable In many respects. On
the throne stood their Majesties behind them, and
at their sides, the platform, stood the Princess
Mathilde, the Members of the Cabinet, the Popes
Cardinal Nuncio, and several of the Ladies of Honor
Of the Empress at the side, ranged like 80 many
statues against the wall of red velvet stood de-
tachment of His Majesty's body guard, tall, erect
motionless and half covered with bright steel; 10
| front were about two thousand persons In the
richest costume imaginable, and which at distance
appeared like mass Of gold, 80 completely were
the coats and chapeaux covered with that ma
| terial
| In this assemblage the United States was rcpre-
sented In the following persons:
Mr.. Mason, our Minister, and his family the
members Of the Legation, and their ladies'; Mr..
McLane, Minister to China.
I Col. Dels6eld, Captain McCleliand, and Major
Mor1cca, OF the United States Army on their way
to the Crimea, Gen. Thomas, U. s. Army.
| Mr.. Belmont, Minister at Hague, Ex-PreGdent
Van Buren,, Major Cass, Minister at Rome, Mr..
McRae, q. g. Consul at Paris and by the following
| Commissioners from the United States ft%
Maunsell B. Field, Charles L. Fleischmann, Alex
ander vattemare and 8. II. Wales, for the State of
New York James Swain, A. w. Little, and Mr..
Pepper, for Pennsylvania; DR.. w. E. johnson, for
Ohio; w. j. Valentine, for Massachusetts,; ID. G.
Gilman, for Connecticut; Marshall Woods and Ed
ward Williams, for Rhode Island Il. B. Buchanan,
Consul At La Rochelle, for Maryland r. K. Coke,
for Alabama; DR.. VIM. Rabe, for California II.
N. horft, Of Washington, for Illinois. and A. @.
Powers, for Louisiana Mr.. Fleischmann acts for
New York, Virginia, and South Carolina.
The number Of exhibitors in this exhibition Is
about 20, 600 ofwhich $500 French and 10, 800
foreign. The number of exhibitors from the United
States registered at this moment Is about 10. But
small proportion Of the articles have arrived, and
| some Of these are very seriously damaged. No
fair estimate can be yet made TO what extent the
American department win be filed, but hopes are
entertained that il win not be necessary to ccde
back any more of the space now placed At the dis
posal Of the American commissioners.
The American commissioners have been treated
with great deal Of courtesy by the Imperial Com
mission In all the transactions which have brought
them in contact In the distribution Of ladies' tick
cts for the opening, they were furnished with
twenty, which was a larger number than was grant
ed even TO England. The editors and principal
reporters Of the principal journals of France and
of all countries represented at the exhibition, have
at the instance of Prince Napoleon, been furnished
with free tickets. The American press has not
been neglected.
The Emperor made the following reply to long
address from Prince jerome;
THE yNrKRoRs SPEECH.
"In placing you, my cousin, at the head OF the
Commission, to whom was confded 80 difficult a
task, wished to give you proof Of my conf
dence, and am happy TO see that confidence has
been justified. Ibegthst you win convey my thanks