New Orleans daily crescent., 1866-09-26

10 subscribe largely to this collection Of antique
| works Of arts. The Patriarch of Jerusalem pro
misses to send some curious contributions. Persia
also, viii contribute many interesting specimen
| Of her ancient art The Viceroy OF Egypt VIII,
takes deep interest in the coming exhibition, ha
it s said, ordered the whole of the contents of th
museum of sBoulak, including the ancient jewel
Il discovered at Serapiums and large collection o
specimens OF ancient art, arms, trinkets and an
uquites of all kinds, to be semitic Paris.
Il IS 0zs9 ETHNoLoGY.
| The chronological and, d,ethnelographieai sections
and those relating to the inproy yement of the ply
steal and moral Conditions of nations and to thei
domestic economy, are expected to be well filed
I Nearly every country is said to be preparing
4 series Of costumes, ancient as well as modern. II
he set up on figures, as was seen, to small ex
tent in the Norwegian and other courts of the ex
4 hibition of 1862. Russia, Sweden, Norway, Persia
Greece and Egypt, all promise contributions Il
14AGRTCULTURE, tsssq@
4 large traet ofwaste land near the exhibition
building has been taken an agricultural annexe
anda very considerable portion of this will be de-
fsy otN to the contributions froIsG Great BEains In
Hast, the programme OF the exhibitioIwith respect
Etc this class is SO vast fhatit will he difficult to
| meet the food Of demands made to the various
commissions NJ t,83a sst55.s a s;a1s iG I'd Il
MODEL, or new YORK. u u 4, t
Amongst the curiosities spo oxen Of is a specimen
at once OF topo ography and typography to be sent
| from New York namely, a plan Of that cily,
fensy.iye tsetong 6y eght broad ,t
/ house, will be distinctly Indicated ss 4aAo5 !
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That portion of the programme which relates to
the illustration of the DRAMATIC musical and other
telegant arts and to the amusement of the visitors
10 the bition, seems likely to be carried out
as Intended Engagements have been entered
INTO between the imperial commission and three
operatic and theatFleal managers for 1.-THE Con
sfuction Of az international theater in the exhibi-
non PARK; Ihe direction Of the concerts to be
gwen IN this theater is TO be in the hands of NJ
Gargaiho. the director of the Theater Lyridue
and husband of the charming cantatrice. a dozen
otHer different meansi oflamusement are talked of
but We are not aware thatany of them have vet
proposals. E-SS
BOATS.
i, One Of the recent additions to The programme
~ the formation Of special committee for the
aaiilsslon OF pleasure boats and yachts, for the
accommodation of. which a piece of ground close
to the exhibition, and with frontage towards the
river, has been devoted. Series Of fefes andI
5regattas will be arranged by the committee, to
winch the vessels and boats of all nations will be
admitted Yachting and boating, like racing and,
IN q less degree, cricketng, are becoming accli |
natlzed IN France. Twenty years ago no such I
thing was knoWnsexcept at certain ports, where
probably the English, were chief promoters; and
now we are told, on the authority Of the minister
OF marine, that there existed in France, in |
November 1866, nearly five thousand pleasure |
boafsand yachts Of all dimensions, giving aTausel
ment q occupation to nearly six thousand anna /
teqrs and regular sailors.af b sl8 sf f4a @aE
Ut. @ ms JURIEs. sai l5 bla 4 55s5sa s3s.
The question Of medals and other prizes, and
the many considerations which attach to their in
hgenee, and the modes of their distribution is |
stlla yexed one !: and every great exhibition as 1
yeg has mad distinct plan ofits own. The impe- I
nal commission has Just issued the regulations
which have been adopted on that head The SUM 1
@ be devoted to the purpose is 1000 francs, or
e32 900 The jury is to5consist of six hundred
aefq oefs, ot Az nations. With some Exceptions
ls TOR instance the eassessof driving ma elinery
ood, animals horticultural products, and the tools
md products Of hand labor, which can only be
udged OF after longer experience and trials-the /
are to be- madeHbythe middle ofa1day, X
nd announeedzon the LIST July 1867, when the
lstfibption will take place id the old exhibition
uldlng in the Champs Elysees. The plans for
hls pubic eeremonE have already been sketched
" and considerable importance will be given tol
ne efoWnlng Of the lapresteR Of industry and the
R4 II THE PRIZES + e4s sf q Il
lnthe fine art group the rewards are to be: II
rand prizes of 1000 francs each, SO ffrst prizes
1syg francs ~ SECOND prizes of 500 francs, and
thrd3 prizes Of 400 francs each. In the indus !
'la and agricultural groups the prizes are as fol-
'Ws: 100 gold medals of the value of 1000 .franes
aeh; 1000 silver and 1000 bronze medals; and z
ny honorable MENTIONS All the medals are to -s
new class Of rewards is added to the above.
1e grand prize of 100 600 francs, and ten other =
lzsss amounting in the WhoIe to the same sum 4
2 % be awarded to any persons, establishments :
places that have By special organization, orr
tntions developed good harmony amongst those
gagged IN industrial pursuits, and thereby insured
the Werk7 eople material, moral and intellect.
i advantages. The grand prize in this class :
Y, OF course only be given should any indiyid-l I
l or society of persons have performed remark
their fellow-men. 3