New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-01

n. ,,lei 10 one side the p,et mssses of fsll'ns
Grain. VAS An exciting spectacle 10 ell who saw
h, and emo not soon 20 be fMsotten. AZ Tho
ena Of tho performance he was loudly eheoroJ,
and the crowd, following Princo Napoleon, tA'
Arsbs. and the Jurymcn, and regardless Of tho
,o,d;e,s who threatened to use their bayonots
hut did not rushed TO the middle Of the field to
examine the conqaering machine. The Pnncc,
the Arabs, the JurymsD, and the Americans
crowded arouLd the modest Mckenzie aud COM
plimeut. him warmly for the great fest which
he had ju.t performed, and the conductor plac-
ing French and American f-gs On the machine,
il MAS escorted from the field 10 the midst of
desse crowd of sdmiripg people.
These seven resoDg machines were then a =
iusted for grass and pat into field OF lazerne-
q kind of erass which resembles clover 10 ap-
pearances and is very valuable for feeding par
poses. Here again the three American machines
came out first, Mckenzie in the lead. The per-
formapce in grass, however, was not 80 perfect
AZ could have been desired, from the fact ID It
the machines tor scattering and gathering were
allowed to start in immediately after the
mowers, and thus created confusion and imper-
fectien Of WORK, by throwing the cut on TO the
uncut grass. The mowers were thus checked and
made TO skip In the CATERERS aud scitt9rers
the English machines held the superiority.
Thus terminated day which has added great
luster to American inventive genius, ard 1t is
gratifying to know that the cham pon.hip on the
occasion was frankly and cordially acknowl-
edged. There were other inventions for reap
ing at the Exhibition, and great Boosting had
beer made about the vast superiority over all
others Of recent French Invention, but after
the American machines were first seen in mo-
tiop, only four inventors of all those repre-
sented az the Exhibition were found bold enough
to enter into competition, and these are now so
completely vsnquished that their patents will
possess no value.
A decision which has just been made in favor
of one Of the two American pianos in the Exhibi-
ton will, no doubt, astonsh the French people
more thsn the performances of the machines of
which we have ost been speaking. Tne French
pecple, with their limited knowledge of the
half civilized people Of Americs, pretend to
comprehend bow it is possible for them to excel
n the invention of such labor. saving machines
IL a sparse population and scarcity of hands
compel them to invent; but that America
should ftno over here piano which could
take a premium over the three hundred fine
French pianos in The Exhibition is problem
which they cannot understand. They imagined
that they furnished the United States with
nearly al the pianos they required, and that in
consequence it was 3D. Industry not yet de-
yelo2ed there and that the people were not
capable OF excellence In that branch. No
award of the jures therefore will be received
with more surprise than this. take this occi-
sion to repeat what l have stated on former
occasion, that at the end, when the juries come
10 make their awards, the United States will,
as ct London, come of with honors of which
they nay well be proud.
Mr.. Fillmore, with nineteen other Americans,
was presented yesterday TO the Emperor at
TIE Tuileries, Mr.. Mason having left his sea-
bathing at Ilavre, at the request of Mr. FIJI
more, to perform this duty. Mr.. Fillmore was
to have been favored with private Presenfa-
tiCp, and in consequence went In black coat,
but by some unexplained accident was thrown
among bis cOuntiymen who were IN uaiiorm'
and he thus presented, in some respects, the
tsst notice able figure of the company.
The Grand Annual Fete passed off yesterday
in a very mild way, the authorities having ap'
propIiated but very small sun for that plc-
pose. The only features Of not, were the Grand
Reception at the Tuileries, the free representa-
tiOns at the Theaters the open thea.er, the
mats dc .coc0gne, the balloon ascension on the
esplapsde of the Invalides, the illumination at
night of the public buildings and the fire at the
Imperial Club. The public were disglsted with
the authorities, and voted the whole affair
nltsgnae.
The preparations, however, for the Queens
visi. are on the grsndest scale, and the tetes
which are to be given are promised to surpass
in msgnfcence ard costliness anything which
the present generation has seen. The triumPhal
arches which are TO be erected along the BJu'e-
wards are TO be deliberately flushed; and already
the one which is to stand before our door bids
fair to be beautiful structure. The demand
for windows is unlimited, aud in some houses on
the Bouevsrds large prices have been asked aud
given for seats. The reception Of Queen Nic.o-
ria in Paris Will be much more brilliant shan
was that Of the Emperor and Empress Of France
in London.
THE GLOOMY PROSPECT AT SEVASTOP0L.
FroR The LordoH TINES AEg H.
Who has forgotten the calamtes OI the past Win
ter In canied on over Two seas and on two
cOItiLeI events succeed quickly aud impressions
easily fac ed bat there passages Ia tbs his