New-York tribune., 1867-07-26
THE PARIS EXPOSITION.
THE AMERICAN DEPARTMENT.

The great eAIl1DlilO0 may Dc lttt'iN'NN -'''
whole and as a whole it may be pronounced IU'li
success The more it is explored the more thiS pe-
comes tho general view. There are here from every
part of the world eminent geologsts, arhaeologsts'
architects antquarians mechanics they are seen
daily porng over the specimens relating to theh
several speciates and the verdict OF all OF them
that thoy have never before had any opportunities
OF examining Sc fully into their respective sciences
1t may be truly said that it IS particularly III 'u'0
substantial regards that the exhibition Is soooeSt'
It Is far moro sohdly valuable than IL Is o0"U',AI
The park is indeed full of pretty cAaieVs' anu 'V
forth but very little sthere outside oil the great
building to attract the eye-cxcept indeed the
cas of All nations which very valuable to those
who have n taste for ethnomaphy. Here are Par
tbiaps and Elamitos and dwCllers in Mosopotamll'
One may 60 the rounds and for tlihe taste all the
wines, all the cofTees and teas and beers OF the
universe. served by the people among whom they
grow. Ono may see things mdde-earthen, glass;
iron, or what-nOt-things that have hitherto been
mysteries The Minister of Public Instruction mere
the other dov took the children round to sec; and
yesterday the Prince Imperial's instructor took him
around to soc and learn. could not help regrettmg
that the Massachusetts, school did not, as the En-
peror desired come over for the sake Of the children
Although the Sultan has not openly visited the
Exposition, It is believed that he has donc so
secretly considerable number OF new decorations
about the Cafe TuTc one morning gives nse To the
rumOr Yesterday the Niccroy of Egypt was at the
Exhibition, and somebody reported that he was the
Sultan whereupon such a crowd got after nm 'haV
he had to leave. The Lord Mayor OF London the
two Sheris and the Aldermen are also mere sun puu
hardly excite the attention they do among the young
Dick Whittingtons Of London They went toprcsent
on address to the Emperor, with the exception of
Alderman Lycctt who, being Methodist, refused
TO 90 because it was 'Sund9y-that being the only
day on which the Emperor could receive Them One
of the Sheriffs is named Waterlow, which comes so
near Waterloo that it is said he has been advised to
assume an alias while he is in France. There is
always crowd the lookout Tor royal lions about
the Imperial gate Sometimes they see very differ
ent animals yesterday grand coach came IN view
with Hveries and so on, and the people almost
trampled on one another to get a good view Of its
occupant, Improved to be a-ladys poodle, sitting
all alone on the front scat The chief occupation Of
visitors has naturally been the seeing of those
works which have gained the chief prizes. vast
number particularly have been TO see the model for
worlzmens cottages, which has gained the Emperor
grand prize II is curious to watch the expression OF
the faces of the visitors to this house. which Is built
up in actual brick and wood in the park. All come
expecting to see something peculiar all enter the
house and ask the man at the table where 1t IS C'-
curpspice is his motto Looking around simple square
like thousands on thousands which eist everywhere
There is nothing new whatovor-nOt closet nor
stairway absolutely nothing. In the Austrian park
ia real new andyaluabe model sent by Liebeg, but
the giving of prize and the making Of fuss over
this of the EmperoIs is the climax OF humbug. One
mast also attribute it to favoritisn that the great
naked women whom Cabanel has painted should gain
him the foremost of all the prizes while here are the
exquisite quiet scenes Of EdOUaTd Erere utterly un-
Il. 3 do
Hors Concours,n sienifying that they are
tributed by people who, being juTymen, determined
not to compete for prizes. But Cabanel, Gerome and
Messonier were all art jurymcn all competed, and
without embarrassment all voted for their own PIC
lures! The English exhibitors are many Of them
very indignant and indeed they have some reason to
be- No porcelain works Of the character III the
Exhibition compare W. IA those Of NedgWood
who has only the inferior award Of a silver medal
The entire absence Of the decorative awards among
the English exhibitors is due TO the fact that in Great
Britain there is a regulation forbiddng British
subject from wearing any foreign badge Of honor.
The Imperial Commission applied TO the English
Foreign Ofice to know if that rule would be en-
forced in the of the awards Of the badges of the
Legion of Honor and IL Is ALLEGED that they were in
formed that the rule would remain in force. The
same rule applies to Switzerland. There is also
siderable jealousy, l fear among some Of our
American contributors; and shall be happy if
we do not find a great deal of ill-blOOd follow
ing the Exhibition. A vast deal has been
,aid about the incompetence OF those to whom
was intrusted the general management of the AmeT-
can department. Yesterday when a number Of per-
sons came to see the CoTlS engine which has received
gold medal, and were surprised to find ordinary
French engine turning all the machinery OF the
American department, and by its side that superb
American turning nothing at all On inquiry l found
that Mr., Bigelow and Dir. Bockwith had made
this contract, without consultation, with q
French engineer and refused to try even
to have it changed. Mr.. Bigelow Is said to have
remarked: 1t is,better TO have our machinery well
moved by French engine than i'll moved by an
American One,' to which Mr.. Pickering Of New
York who was demonstrating replied that he thought
that French engines had best exhibit their superior
ity. il they had any in their own department. They
hayo also set to attend to all the groups Of American
articles set Of French people Of the lower class who
are utterly ignorant Of the things they exhibiting
and know only a rude kind of French
language. If it were not for some Of our
exhibitors themselves, 10 information would
ever he got about anything in the American
Department. But although there has been slovenli-
ness and stupidity in the there has
been great deal lost by the careessness or peryer
sityof some exhibitors themselves. Some people in
America to think that they had only to box mp
a new machine and direct it to the Paris Exhibition
without providing at all that any one should be on
hand explain what the superiority orpeculiartyof
their machine is Here are two cotton-gns from
Bridgewater one of which is as beautiful machine
as over saw, and apparently variation from the
ordinary gin but there is nobody in the Exhibition
who can give any account Of it, and the jury, Of
cOurse could only pass it by. a Mr. Harding has
sent handsome little carding machine all the way