, 1866-10-23
THE PARIS EXHIBITION.

I
CLUB Eouse-The Egyptian Contrabu-
ltons.
The Pnris correspondents Of the English
,arcrs give full accouuts Of tue progress Of
lc work on the Exhibition p6rk and bufll-
ngs. We copy come interesting passages:
TnE IMPERIAL PAVILION. Il
As to buildings In progress or planning, l |
san euunerate but few OF them. 4 tout
st;1"exr tout honne.sr. and SO must first be |
named the edifice designed for the founder
companion at first took 1t for the hea6qnar-
keEs of The subjects of the Celestial Empire,
on account Of the pagoda-llkc aspect ofits |
summit, but VIC soon found that when the /
tnp, was completed and surrounded by I
eagles, 1t would very fairly represent an i'm
pcTial crown-
Not far of from the Chief Of the State, the
Church puts IN Its claim. A Bishop, the |
name OF whose diocese escapes my memory. |
desire. to show ut what small expense suit |
able and even handsome place Of worship |
structinE this editice, Of which the shell, at
least, is yell advanced towards completion,
and the cost Of which, I was told, would be
considerably under s., coo. There Is also to
be Protestant church or chapel, SO that the
spiritual wants Of the Christian portion Of
the visitors to the Exhibition may be held
sufficiently provided for.
cLrp HoUFE~
Au important and very useful feature Of
this huge cosmopolitan fair will be the In
ternational Club, now rapidly rising, aud
guaranteed to be ready Ia good time By q
very Intelligent architcct and eEgineer-al-
though any one not belonging to either Of
those professions might we'll despair Of THAT
when he sees the buil1ing Dow in it's rough
imperfect state, and knows what a complete
and elegant place it Is Intended to make Of
it. II is to be place Of meeting Tor eyhibi-
tors and their friends, where appoiat1nents
1nay be made, business transacted, letters
written, received aud posted, hundreds OF
newspapers read. and cxcelleEt dinners eaten.
The whole Of the srourd hcor will be left
undiyifed, forming: great hsli, one hun
drtd ard seventy seven feet long By one huu-
dred broad. Of which the chasseter will be
that ofa boursc or exchange. At the siIes
desks at which letters can be written, con-
trac.e signed, memoranda made. Also 1heri:
will be lettcr.boSes a1i round the walls, let
at Il trining charge to the mcmbc.s of the
club for the reception Of their letter., cards,
&c. Upstairs the creature comforts. will be
attended to. lntbe principal diEic+@ room
four hundred persons will be able to sit
down; there will nc smaller rooms fo- par
ties OF fifty, twenty, and even ten. With par
titions removable Il. WILL as IN the saloons Of
lNe Ffrf4 j'T1ffffHHf-
The administrators Of the club promise
moderate chArgcs, tirxt-1ate cookery aud the
best Of wines, sud they will need to Keep
their word if they wisE 20 keep their kitehea
busy aud content the members, for there
will be no lack of astronomical compcti-
tien at his greatest of af1 exhibitions. i
ba}cohS will run completely aronnd the first
floor Of tic clnb house, whence and from the
terraces on the 1onC, admirable views will be
obtained Of the exhibition park {ft,r into 4
park and 7cry pretty one is the arid old
Mars field 10 bc convcsted). Of the river, the
ing umphitLeatre into whch the steep heights
OF the Troca3ero have hecn converted by the
removal Of eight hundred thousand cubic
metres OF Garth, and on which new avenues
and bouleyardl md spacious lawns are TO be
laid out. The balcony and Platforms will
al.o afford an admirable etation for seeing
ceremonies and professions, the entrance aud
! reception Of distinguished l'ersouaycs, and
! all the stir that vii! 20 On at tLe main en-.
trance to tlse par X, close to which the club.
house is situated.
On the ground foor along the trcrt Of the
| house, nnd on each side Of two lAtcrnl cxtcr.
| nal galleries, fnrmire. wings to the hasemcn.
and covered with E1ass rnofs like the Parish.
| an passages, there are forsF -four good sized
shops, which will be let. These two CALLER
/ les and the broad verandai1 in front Of tho
/ building will serve rs shelter and loIngina Z
| nlHEE6 III H t. hEAtuGE- tllkNf5NtAC4 LIE 4AEb
| of this club Is all excellent one, and 1t seems
likely to be carried out with NIL the taste
and spirit By which our French ncighbors and
4 friends nre generally distinguished in suct
l matters. Long before the exhibition ts over thu
| feeling will probably be that it WoRla have
an establishment as this, which may itself be
looked upon As an article eyhibitcd-a speci
.mcn of one Of our greatest modern social in
stitutinns. lu exhibitors vill have right
| to belong to the club on payment Of the sub
scriptfon, fixed at loot. for lie seven month:
the exhibition is intended IL. last. Non.ex
hihitors desiring to bcccMc 'actnbers mus1
be proposed .hy two exhlbir >, or by the 0i
plonistic consult" agents III their respective
| countries.
THE EGYPTIAN CONTRIBUTIONS.
Passing along tho park by the side Of TIL
enclosed space, over which dies the Turki>I
tlag.' This is the allotment in which tn
powerful ynssol OF the Sultan, the Ficeroy o
Egypt, is preparing his exhibition Of The
wonders Of thc time of the Ph1raohs, and 0
illustrations Of nods.n life on the banks 0
the Nile. The Preparations arc on gram
scale, and the Egyptian collection will b
remarkably interesting. The principa
building, which j. rapidly app1oacllin. com
p1etiop. is QnadraDgilar in form, more thai
eighty feet loug and sixty broad, including
| perlstyte with .wenty.six columns whtc'
surrounds the whole The builuinsis in fac
reproduction Of the famous temple dedica,
cd 10 uorhos. executed BY wcll-know
arctnolosist, Mariette Bey !; and it will b
filed and decorated within and without wit
statues, bas-rclicfs and paintings. either or
sina1s or faithfully copied from then
Amongst the most remarkable objects vii
be contemporary portrait Of the "Scrpen
of thc Old Nile" the famous, or Infamous
CLEOPATRA, which was fount last winter /
an undt rGrourd chamber ut Dendcrnu; bas
reliets representing one Of tile ptolcmie
making sacrifices 10 the gods; hurting, ayr
cultural, festive and other scenes Of aucie.
Egyptian life representations Of artists an
| artisans, sculptorF, jewellers, cabinet mnkeri
tanners. boatnaen, fishermen and others pul
suing thtir nsoc.tious; combat between
other illustrations Of the ancient arts, cert
| monies aud customs Of Egypt.
Amongst the original works of art to b
exhibited within the temple will be statl1
| Of Chcptren, which is believed to bc the oil
est work Of the Kind in the world, md r.
Gently discovered figure in basalt Of Hothu
, the sacred cow, TO whom the temple WAS de-,
icated, and collection Of the finest statue
| arms, jewels, Golfers. and other objects of q
j and curiosity from the Ficeroy's Museum
Bou1aq. Besides the temple there will
! two other buildings the hrst an elesa'
kiosk or summer house, containing rich
: furnished apartment for the Viceroy hiE
sulf, aud coffee house fitted up and fu
$ nished in exact accordance with the habi
: Of the country.
c Outside tic building native Egyptia:
8 will be engaged in some Of the industries
c which they are most famous, aud Ia d
i court Of the kiosk, under glass roof. viii
5 mn immense map ia relief Of the VIceroJ
; / dominions, the whole being planted wi
t palm trees and other productions Of t
: country, and decorated with lets Of wat
c falling into alabaster basins. The last a
Il | or In hysi1HSrnS viii
e resent the habitation Of q fel1ah, or pcasal
e Of Upper Egypt, and In and around it "
n be apparatus rs used ID the country for al
C t1cial hat ching. an cth1ographical collecti
It and stables tor dromedaries, with their "
C accbutrcments, and other animals
3 VARIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS.
q Amongst the works to be executed ia a
!. about the park arc-stablesa and sheds for I
q animals Of ell countries, model farm bul
:, iugs, rural aud other cottages, establishmel
: for making sugar and spirits from beet y
:; and other matters, landing wharf Tor vi
q ors coming by water, a station. with she
Il for yachts and other vessels, and scve
r places Of entertainment. OF the last, I
II only Que which can be spoken of as aetna
'r determined on Is large cafe chaEa1at>
l. which 2 tender has been accepted.
lltt AN ISLAND roR NAcHlNERT.
- The park, lnrce as it il, will not suffice
It half the outdoor operations of the E1h,
a. tion, and therefore an. annex Tor agric
= turnl purposes has been established tn
4 Island Of st. Germain, which Is distant nbt
= q mile and half from the Exhibition t
~ = annex will afford space for the compctit
~ trials Of machinery, and for many OIL
i. ! operations which c0uit not be carried on
n the park,
ID
II Not For Sale.
ii The Coppcrheads Of the Fifth District
Z in bad tx. They want soldier to b.
ie in their power to get one They have b,
u making overtures TO General Howe, Of t
'e county, offering him : lucrative office
Or case Of slaughter. The General is !
le for sale, and he 90 tells them,
= proposes remaining true TO- the great pl
Is Is cIples fer WHICH le gsri'led his life On