Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1863-05-08
@Ottester Daily Spy.
THE DAILY SPY.
Letters from LondOn-No. 4.
From Our Special Correspondent.


cess OF construction for the "Paris Perma-
nent Universal Exhibition" The exhibitions
held during the past few years in London and
Paris having been found to contribute largely
to development and national trade, certain
capitalists have embarked in the enterprise
OF establishing permanent exhibition where
specimens of the products and manufactures
Of all countries may be collected; and Paris,
in consequence of its being every year
thronged 10y visitors from every part of the
world, has been selected as the site of this
grand exhibition. Emperor Napoleon Ill.
warmly approves of the project, and the min
listers of finance and commerce encourage it
by authorizing the admission to the building
OF all foreign products and manufactures free
OF duty, with liberty of re~expurtation with
out payment Of duties, or of sale on the spot
on payment of duties. Contrary to the Gus
tom Of former exhibitions, no charge is to be
made for admission during five DAYS of the
week, while the exclusive tastes of the arts.
tocracy require that some antidote should be
in operation during the remaining two DAYS.
The exhibition is simply grand bazaar,
where it is believed the advantages offered to
exhibitors will secure collection of the pro-
ducts of art, science, invention and manufac-
ture from all countries under the sun, and
whittier pilgrims from every quarter of the
globe are to migrate to witness this grand col
lection. The palace intended Tor the 1ecep-
ton of these samples of the worlds skill is
now rapidly rising at Auteuil, a suburb of
Paris, within the ramparts, yet few miles by
rail from the centre. You take the train at
the Care Of the "Chemn de fer de lOuest"
near by the Boulevard DIES Itaiens; you pass
by entertainments, through tunnels and cuts,
pass the stations (depots) of Butignolles,
Porte St. Mailot, L'Avenue de LImperatrice,
Ceurcelle, and Possy, believing that, after all
these stoppages, you have penetrated miles
into the interior After passing Passy how
ever, you soon find yourself at Auteuil, where
the piles of beautifully cut granite, the debris
caused by the constructive and destructive
handlcratt OF thousand workmen, and the
lofty walls of tile palace of Aut2ui, remind
you that you are still within the ramparts OF
Paris; the above stations all being within the
limits OF the great French metropolis. 1t
was the intention to open the exhibition in
May, but the delays incident to the completion
OF so great work have rendered it necessary
to postpone its inaugurati0n until Sept, swhen
it is expected the building will be completed
You will be enabled to judge of the extent of
the building from the following brief outline
ilS pm ipdl 70 III NC 11OO lGCG lOIlSj 1Ol
feet wide, and ITO feet in height to the crown
of the semi-circle cave roof. This will be i'll
tercepted by transept OF similar width and
height, and 525 feet in length; above which
the dome will rise to a total height Of 345
feet. On each side of the nave there will be
aisles 100 feet in width, over which galleries
will extend throughout the whole length Of the
nave. At one end will be pUlygonal music
hall, 2S5 feet in diameter, and lis feet in
height. This will be the largest circular
room in the world, and is calculated ID hold
more than 10000 persons. machinery an
nexe GOO feet long and 100 feet wide will oc-
cupy one corner OF the site; and near the mu-
sic saloon two edifces of iron and glass will
be used as winter gardens. The total length
of the building externally will he little more
than quarter of mile. This is the plan of
the building, which is intended to be the mar
ket place Of the world-where commercial
spectators of all chimes may obtain at mod
crate rental place to exhibit and dispose of
their merchandise of every description; and
where customers are sure to be found with
out the seeking. Here young houses with
limited capital are on an equal footing with
houses Of long standing and large capital,
who generally command all of the ordinary
outlets of trade, and thus block up avenues
of success to others not so fortunate in the
command of means. Spaces for the expo
siti0n and sale of articles are rented at the
rate of ten dollars per annum for square
metre, Give square metres are equal to six
square yards) and according to present ar
engagements engagements must be made for
six years. This requirement however, may
probably be made to submit to circumstances.
American exporters and dealers will bear in
mind the advantages offered by the per
manent Universal Exhibition of Paris"
approximations of war with America have
during the last two days, had an effect upon
the stock market. These apprehensions arse
of course from what are called the illegal
federal seizures" Parliament has been in a
state of turbulency during the past two nights
on the subject, and the government has re-
ceived from some of the members a sound
beratng for espOusing the federal cause, and
laying the commerce of Great Britain at the
feet Of foreign power. Parliament would
have the government assume at once that
the seizures already made are Illegal and
proceed at once to desperate measures with
the federal government; but Lord Russell
would await the result of trial in the prize
courts, trusting to the justice of the federal
government for reparation, if any wrong has
been committed. The owners of the line
from Liverpool to Matamoras, to which the
PeterhOtf belonged, have vainly endeayored
to obtain some government protection for
the Sea Queen, which has been waiting with
a cargo and mails for a considerable time.
Earl Russell has told them that sit is the
right Of belligerent to capture all vessels
reasonably suspected" and again, ''whenev-
err any such cause of capture is illegal, the
case cannot be withdrawn from the consid-
Grafton of the prize courts" Now it would
seem that the owners of the Sea Queen
would make good thing of it to let their
ship fall into the hands of the federal
cruizers, if she could pass with impunitv
through the examination of a prize court Re-
muneradve damages would certainly be
awarded. But the owners must have some
fear of a prize court, and consequently at
tempt to get some protection from govern
ment. Baflied by the reply OF Lord Russell,
they ask him to place mail agent on board
at their expense, intimating that as they carry
government mails they require such pro-
lection. Lord Russell thereupon relieves
them of the necessity of carrying mails, and
the postmaster general informs them that they
may return the mails already on board to the
post office. After these vain attempts to get
some sort of protection the owners seem de-
termined to ego on their own hook"
A telegram this morning announces that
the Sea Queen has sailed tor Matamoras with
the mails and eleven passengers Of course
federal cruisers will be on the watch for her,
and this the owners are aware of, so much
noise has been made about her departure.
They have had plenty of time to divest her of
everything that prize court might determine