The Portland daily press., 1865-10-30


+ Frspsn upiversal Expssftion for1se7
kThs great Worlds Fair II Paris, viii open
ph the 1ssas April, 1861 and close ON the. slst
oftAe octobes following. The Exhibition u
i#epded to AeeAge works Of Art and tne
prbdGets. Oetlis industry andagricaIture- OF an
nations. 1t will be held in a temporary D"uu-
ing in the Champs de Mars, and around t .lle
structure will be park, intended 10 receive
live animals and plants, and such op)ects as
cannot be placed in the main building. Elk
bibitors viii have no rent to pay for the space
ti,ev occupy in the exhibition, but must pay
all the expenses of fitting up and decorations
In the art department are admissible only the
works Of artists painted since January LIST, 1855,
and an copies, unframed pictures and works
of sculpture inunbaked clay. i
The official correspondence between our
Government and that of France; in relation
to this subject has been printed for the infor-
nation Of citizens of the United States, and
we are indebted to his ExceHency, Gov. Cony,
fora COPY. The correspondence opens with a
letter from Mr.. Bigelow, our minister at Paris,
to Mr. Seward, explaining that as all applica-
cations for admission must be made before
October 81, 1865, American exhibitors must
not wait for any Congressional action in the
matte, but must go onithemselses lay their
plans and meet theCclief expenses 90
As at this present. writing, the date here
specified is but q, few days off, a rigid adher-
ence to it would practically exclude all Amer
lean exhibitors, and there viii undoubtedly be
an extension, of time. Application to that eff
feet has been made to the French authorities,
and the following from tile Department OF
State will show the position of affairs.
.fapelg xsDEPAREAfENrx OF STATE
WASH, EGToN, October 9, 1865. s
8 f3Siri With reference TO the correspon-
dence which has taken place upon the subject
of the French UhiTefsal Exposition for 1857,
have to inform you that j. G. Derby, ESQ.,
the despatch agent of, the United States at
/ New York, has been selected, and has con-
.sented to act as the agent for the Exposition
in this country.
~ II will thank you TO request MIR. l{eckWItn
to enter into correspondence with him as to
the stops which it may be advisable for him to
take in that capacity Y z ~, 800
% 9With regard to the extension which you
were requested to ask for In Nos 1886 and 266
of the time for filling applications Of our citi-
zens ito become. exhibitors, n would suggest
chat il it should be found that the Imperial
Commissions are unable, formally ito aecede
to the proposed change, you will request Mr..
Becltwith5 when. he prepares the general plan
Organization of our branch Of the exhibition
required according to the programme on the
3lst OF the present month, to make such al
-leWance as his judgement may dictate, for adj
ditiOnal machinery and, articles for which ii
may be expected subsequent applications will
1a made. lam, sir, your ODE dent servant,
-,-4-~sr-,sss wv. HUNTER, Acting Secretary.
A@Toi Hon. John Bigelow, Minister, &c"
1t viii be seen from the above official notif-
cation that Mr.. JsC. Derby, paof New York, is
the person to be addressed by all who may de-
sire information iii relation TO this NATTER
Copies Of the official correspondence will be
furnished by him,
h The space ,allotted to the United States is
PISS square metres, of watch 2,605 are situat-
ed in the interior galleries, and 1873 in the cen
trail vestiBnle. In the exhibition of 1856 the
United States were allotted 1907 SQUARE me.
tres, of which scarcely 800 were occuDied. A
metre, it may be remarked, is SO S7-100 inch
es Mr.. Bigelow In his communication to the
Government, expresses the conviction that
though this spacesis more than eight times
that occupied by our people in 1856, yet if tht
opportunity be but fairly presented to them
the proportions which this exposition is destin
ed to take within the next twelve mouths, ii
tie ewes OF the world viii render IL ,n,,I more
difficult to limit our contributions to this in
creased space than TO Gil il creditably., The
events ofthe last five yeas have stimulated
invention and production among us to an
enormous degree, and it should be matter
~ofnatioAal as wen as individual pride to sec
this progress fairly represented abroad. There
is, however, no time to be lost; aud persons
wishing to become exhibitors should put
themselves, in communication with the agent
authorized by the Government, at the earlies
opportunity.