New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-10-24
AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
FAIR AT TILE CRYSTAL PALACE.


is now established beyonc all doubt. Yesterday the
principal attraction was the floral exhibition, which
was very fine for this season of the year. The flowers
were not numerous, but they made up in quality all
deficiency in quantity.
There was floral basket exhibited by james Park,
flee with oshliss roses, carnatious orangeblossoms,
ge al ums mgDionette fuschas &C., all arranged with
great taste aad without any fomality. IL WAS the
most beautiful object in the palace. 1t attracted great
attention and admiration. The orange blossoms were
noticed by the sdies with peculiar pleasure and many
happy thoughts of br6al festivities, past and in pros
pect were brought 70 mind by these simple but sig
pcart little flowers and there visitors there that
would add grace aud beauty to the bridal wreaths.
Tie first prize, a silver medal, was awarded for this
floral basket, snj it richly deservedit The basket of
VIM Fitzpatrick possessed the merit of abundance in
rCses-fowers which
"By any other name would smell as sweet"
1t would have made better appearance however, if
some variety, if it had only been green foliage, hal
been introduced. We wi not, however, find fault
with Mr. Fitzpatrick for loving the rose too we'll We
should suspect the honor If not the honesty OF man
who does rot love the rose; and the woman who dis
regards il we have never known, and trust we never
shall.
The following premiums have besn decided on TO-
dsy by the judges;
FOR BoUaUErs.
First premium TO Joha Cranston--s silver medal.
Second piemiDrn 10 VIM FitzpatiA-iour nnmeef'o nov
'Third premium to ii. A. Gr.ef-Boudoir Botany
Walter Park specie, PnLe tor formally arranged o0uqo'
FLORAL BASKETS
Frst prize to James Park-s silver medal
Second prize VIM. FinpAtdek-f1ur numbers OF HoTeys
laid prize to Thomas Cavansh-Boudoir Botany.
PARLoR BOUQUETS
First prize to Thom1 CaVansch-slver medal
Nr. Csyanach also had bouquet which con-
sidered worthy of the second prize but II wss con-
Tray 10 rule to award two premiums TO the same
hibtOr
The poultry show commences to day. Lat evening
We saw some of the birds. The which is likely to
attract the most attention is gray speckled fellow
with a crooked beak-a true American eagle, caught
81 years ego 10 ne-t being then quite young. He
was found near the banks OF The Hudson, and Is owned
by Mr.. X. c. Mccormack Of this city. Mr..
McC. has cent from his poultry yard at Woodha-
vep L. L. pair of white China geess one
Of which be imported from the celestial empire,
also pair of Hong Kong gees all Of which are fine,
handstm birds. His pair of B'emen geese are very
large. His white turkey and his large black gobler
will be viewed with much interest by those who, like
Mr. McC., are mot cured Of the henfsver His
Aylesbury ducks, which he says are mates of those
which took $50 prize at Birmingham, England, are
en- unusually fine pair. These are few OF yeeter-
days arrivals which were no. on exhibition, but
which will be In fine feather to-day.
Dodworth's band filed the palace with its usual har
meDy last evening; the calcium light shed its bril-
ispcy on the center of the dome; Honor to Genius"
and the Temple Of Light were Illuminated as they ap-
peared on the night of the Publishers Banquet The
ste am engines and machines were in rapid and almost
living motion, and the visitors appeared to appreciate
and greatly to enjoy the variety of sights and sounds
by which they were go sgreeably exercised