The Conservative. (M'connelsville, Ohio) 1866-1871, 1867-02-21
tFrom the New York Post.l
The Rush 10 the Paris ExhlbI-
ton.


The Rush 10 the Paris ExhibI-
tiOn.
As the spring approaches, we see
many signs of an unusual migration to
Europe. "All the world" seem to be
going to the great exhibition. State
rooms on the principal steamers have
been engaged months ahead. Before
New Years we wore told that oight
hundred passages had already been ta-
ken on the Cunard Line, extending
through tho spring into the summer.
The same is true Of the new French
line to Brest, which has become great
favorte with the public. In conse>
quence both have raised their rates Of
passage since the 1st Of January, tho
Cunarders charging 1855 in gold Cin-
stead ofSl35, as before to Liverpool,
and the French line s16O Gnstead Of
s12O) in gold TO Brest. Still both will
probably be crowded, Other lines, al
so, are about to increase their rates.
THIS general migration to Europe
might prove embarrassing were it not
that the Great Eastern comes TO the
relief of the travelling public. This
enormous ship, which was unfortunate
at the beginning Of her career, but
which nobly redeemed herself in lay
ing two Atlantic telegraph cables, is
now to be turned into passenger ship,
with the same popular commander,
Sir James Anderson. She has been
chartered by French company to run
dnring the summer between New York
and Brest, to carry passengers to the
great Exhibition. For this purpose
she is now preparing at Liverpool with
l 200 men at work upon her. The huge
tanks which held tho cable have been
removed, and six new boilers put in,
and the machinery has been removed
in every part.
As the Great Eastern is five times rs
large as any ship afoat, so she is i'm
mensely stronger. She is the only
ship in tho world that has two bot .
toms, both of iron, three feet@apart
making in fact'two ships, one inside OF
the other. This adds greatly to her
safety. Her interior has also been en-
tirely renovated From her enormous
size-being an eighth Of q mile long
her cabins and state rooms are much
more spacious than in ordinary ships.
Her saloons are really magnificent
drawing rooms, and have all been dec
GRATED and refurnished in the latest
French style. AS two Of them have
grand pianos, and may be turned into
ball rooms, the company thought itbut
fair to furnish another with one ofAl-
exanders great organs, as the saloon
is almost as large as church, and
might hold very respectable congre,
cation. The state-rooms extend thro'
out the ship, and are fitted up to carry
two thousand passengers. With this
number on board, the ship would not
be rs much crowded as an ordinary
steamer with three hundred. In fact,
it would be about as difficult to crowd
ths Great Eastern as to crowd st. Pc
teT's at Rome. ..,.o4 ..,-
We have heard many inquiries as TO
tho price Of passage, and are glad to
learn that it is fixed at the moderate
sum of s1OO in gold, with extra charg-
es for superior stRte-rooms, The COM
pany have adopted principle which
will satisfy the American public. Itls
the Same as that on the Hudson River
boats, viz; to have one uniform rate
for psssengers, with an, extra charge
for extra accommodation. There are
no second class passengers. All have
the same cabin and the same table, &c,
while those who must have the extra
luxury ofa stats-roem fitted up With
gorgeous upholstery, are very proper
| " charged extra for it. This IngnC
case exceeds, at the highest, $40, which
leaFssothe fare still s2Oin gold lower
than the French line to Brsst, and sl5
| in gold lower than the Cunard line to
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