New-York daily tribune., 1858-09-30

+. Brstow.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE FAIR.-The exhibition at the
Crystal Palace has been open to the public for nearly
two weeks. We made tour of the various depart
ments yesterday, with view to take comparative
measure of the present and former exhibitions. The
results were sorry indeed There were some interest
ing novelties at the Palace but the great majority of
the articles common, and evidently placed in the
Fair as advertising cards for the business of their
owners. The Agricultural department has a large and
handsome display of implements and tools that will
afford the visiter fine field OF observation in this
direction. This department. with the Fruit, Floral
Cereal and Preserve sections occupies the south
west nave. The only novelty of much promise
in this department is the dried fruits and vegetables
prepared by machinery, by of which potatoes,
squashes pumpkins and all kinds of berries rap
idly deprived of moisture and their flavor retained
with the solids in powdered or in a natural form.
The show of stoves and kindred wares is large and
will compare favorably with some of the large stove
wareroOms on Water street in variety and interest.
This department occupies thenorth-west nave. The
department of general hardware occupies the south
east nave and contains many tasteful articles but is
destitute of special novelties. new coal-gas
burning stove, occupying the Judges room, is
spoken of as being ample, efficient and eco
nomical. The carriage department occupies the
northeast nave, and has large display o
vehicles and some fine specimens Of perfect timber
stock for carriages. The machine department occu-
pies the eastern part of the Palace, and las great
number of nicely made machines, steam engines and
pumps, attached TO the motive power. The arrange
ments for driving machinery are admirable and am
Pile The galleries well arranged, the southwest
room being devoted to sewing machines, Of which
useful articles there less than eight varieties
and distinct exhibitions. The southeast room is de-
voted TO pianos and musical instruments, there being
not less than twenty pianos exhibited. The glass
steam engine made by A. II. Ogden, is curious pro-
ducton, and gives perfect idea of the working Of
steam the boiler and cylinder being Of glass, and the
engine complete working one. Nothing could
he finer for the schooroom. In the depart
ment of silverware and ewelry the display is
exceedingly meager and unsatisfactory Messrs. How
ard & DAVIS exhibit nicely made Boston clocks
and few watches nicely finished for exhibition. The
Waltham Watch Company have much the most i'm
posing display of American watches and parts Of
watches made at their mandatory These watches
are made by machinery, and the various specimens
taken from their ordinary stock, perfect action, dura
bty and cheapness being the objects aimed at. These
watches occupy the southeast gallery. The depart
ment of House Furniture occupies the northern gale
ries, where will be found a dozen styles of spring
beds and some fine suites of furniture.
The exhibition is a failure could well be-
An attempt made to gslvanize it into life last
ming by the Chairman of the Board of Managers and
his aid Mr. Treadwell, who supplies the arier of the
dining department. These gentlemen attempted a
coup q etat in the shape of dinner to the press-at
which many reporters were invited, but very few a.
tended.