The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1862-05-19


the trcnt International ,Nt,hitiop
On Thursday, MAY /. the Great Int,rn,tiora,
Exhibition at London wa, ,,,nci Viii
ceremonies. 1hi, building i nJmirnIlv ni,,,a1
for the purpose Intended II cover. M ,rca -,
20 acres, and the total area root.d in IA go mil.
Hons "f cubic feet.
The building is situated in ,h, p,ri., -,
Broinpton, about a milo from IIyJc farL co,'
ncr The priucipal front Il, ,,os ;L.. r..'.ii
Road, and has south ASPECT, IL extends nco,,,,
l,2o0 feet. The height to tho pitch Of roo, i,
nave and transcpt is 100 feet. AMI the wi,,,h hc'
tween the columns 50 feet The great dom,s
have diameter of loo feet and rise TO An in
terror height ot 200 feet.
Parallel with the nave, and on either siJ, oT
II, are the glass courts; those on the soutb aida
being 200 feet wide, those on the north NJ fcct
On the north side of this area Is large range of
huihling, forming the rcirrshmcnt ruoms.
through these under a triple archway nearly
opposite the main entrance from the Cromwell
road. is an entrance TO tho Horticultural I:.r-
dens, Of which n most pca sing view il here seen
This 10 "A short description of tho main area or
the building: but at both extrcmities xtend twn
very important additions, namely tho eastern
and western anncxc-, tho latter nearly OoO
feet long, and the former 77j feet. There AR, a,
least seven entrances for the puhlic. vi,hou, IN.
clulng the anncxc entrances; the doors n, oarh
Of the end towers. at the east and wcs, J,mss
and at the central entrance in tho Cromwell road,
MAy-pAY.
May-day dawnei brightly and brilliantly hut
nj o'clock Intending visitors looked ont upon "A
suilen sky AMI rain falling IN torrents Pre-
sentiy the rain ceased and the clouds cleared
away. Dotachmonts Of police began to IN AXE
their appearance in the streets near the Exhibi-
ton about o'clock, but before that hour-in
fact, before = o'clock files Of carriages lined
both sides Of the building
between III and IL o'clock the great mass of
distinguished visitors began to reacl. South Ken
| smgton. OF the earlier arrivals tho majority
hal been persons not In official position, and the
ladies' having by some universal instinct selected
white dresses, tho cortege presented IN, "A
pcct Of long-drawn out marriage procession.
But the character Of the scene was changed
when bright AMI snowy uniforms and liveries
hardly less gandy, came glittcring down tho line.
The Haitian Embassy and the Japanese Amhas-
sailors were the objects Of greatest interest TO the
spectators. AT the western door entered the
civic procession, headed by the Lord Mayor.
Shortly after half-past II o'clock their Royni
liighncsses the Duchess oi Cambridge, the Grand
Duchess OF Nlecklenhurg-Strclitz,a and the Prn-
cess Mary arri'ei and were received with royal
salute AZ o'clock precisely the carriages con-
| vcying 'hc h"yai commissioners deputcd by
Her Majesty to open the Exhibition reached the
| same entrance, having proceeded In Procession
| from buckingham Palace.
the INSIDE SCENE.
| The ceremonial within ,lo IuiI,;,,, ,.,;L
shall now atiempt Ia des,riI,o ,.ns ,,, a. ~,
| ,Lc ,,r.ud,st Ln., ,nor.,,aJ ~, ~ '''''"''y
nuhlIc na,eant whi,I, has I,a, % ,';a n; 'inPosing
inr v.,rs Thc ',nr,,,a,,a ,,'ti n'.n III Ehgianh
,cy;Iors tho s.n,,ro., ;..;';,d ' t.'e. vi .he
ofthe volunteers ,hc dart ,j,oL 80 VI t'.en
Judge. nnd the whit, sill rol' "S ,ha no, y, VI.
Nnsic we,e aII mi, oJ no. ,.,.,.,, ~ '.v '"' VI
,h"nsnrJ AZ" h"c, ar ,io ~ .Ise.her WIN the ten
formed n rich mass of colorin',H on ~ ,.ni .hl ,hn
ravs of tho sun ,Ia,,oJ u,;,h n, pn N,'l'' W, We
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otiicc ,hspnvcJ hy .amr oc io f"ni J',"'is .l
contrbut,I ycry mntrrinliv n ths s,lanhs "Inso's
the scene. ''''''''''' VI
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and Pcrsans ali moro or less c,ni J,,,J ",,1
enriched UInu,arinns and iIi,,II,nJars s.'i "n'
and Oricntals-.,reat men Of nImos, ,,,o,,' iin,,
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,bc j,n.o crn,I and ,,,,,i, -" It'" u,,"u9n
u,,,c,n, ,nn,'od aln"', ,,;s ~ .',o 'l'' we
,hc western dome Sbnr, here H. ",,,' WY "marus
,ho coro,nnn;ai ,,ns ,aI a ,I oP''""b part oi
VIZ ,Ln az ~ 'aMu l'.aoe.
roisoJ AL ~ ~, Ill ,h, "'' snpuie' niouhn ule
were n,ceJ ,ho snor,aca as OUm,',iis,oneri
| mo, ,,pinccnt Will ,ha n,,Ia - r'Tioa"E anu
nnd tho other cnmmiss;on,rs G HJ Inn ola'tinge ,;
scnt- Earl Granville aJvancoJ lin in fr""i ~ '"In ,n
dais, made u short Introductory speech of wei.
come TO the distinguished yijtors. and "f corJn-
lence to her Majesty ON the death Of Prince Al.
bert. and then handel the Duke Of Camhri1,,c
nm address to her Majesty. of which his sne.eb
was "A summary.
At this point a slight contretenus occurred.
Just as Lord Granville commenced his Short
speech the orchestra at the other end began To
sing "God Saw. the Queen" and his Iordshin
finished his address to the Commissioner with
that accompaniment in the distance Tho Duke
of Cambrilge, however. waited patiently until
the music had ceased, and when The lasi notes
died away read u brief and appronriat. rcnlv
Her Maiesty's commissioners then took thcir
seats In the chairs of state nrovided cr thcm an
VI. oele',U'ai n n'usic co,l'nehceu; Inc national
1 ' r. n, " " -, 80 -, n,m ,,s' "a1 sung ~