The Irish republic., 1867-05-11


You will desire to have some information as
Of persons who visit the Exhibition On this head you will
seek in vain for information in the Paris papers Either they
don't know, they not allowed to tell have aseer.
aned that Sunday the number of visitors who passed the
turnsts about 0OO This the last and the most
successful of the days which the eanceee was five francs
At our Exhibition of 1851 the 6veshilngs days lasted Tor
three weeks aud during that period the average number OF
visitors each day about 000 But this included the
holders of season ckec and the number of who passed
the urnstes of the French Exhibition Sunday last is ex
elusive OF this class of visitors Moreover pushing this
comparison several things mist be taken into account be-
yond the dscred which may be due the French show for
its unfinished state. The weather is still ncement; and
though it brighter than usual Sunday still the arac
ton of the Champ de Mars had contend against those of
Longchamp All Paris went forth with the Emperor Sun
dv, to the Bo de Boogne to the that the
only fvefranc day which the Exhibition had chance it
had to compete against most formidable rival But there is
sadder tale to tell Monday the day of admission
franc and the NUMBERS who passed the ournquet less
thousand than those of the day before The reason OF
this that nothing be miserable than the weather.
day Of soaking an Certainly who could help it
likely go the Champ de Mars foot and wet day
it easy find other of conveyance ththe The
carriage service is indeed at all times very dehcent Inc
omnbuses much and they drop the too
far from the building The cabs also few enough the rail-
way is farce and the steamboats, nothing Let add
that if be doubtful whether in fair weather in FOUL to
reach the building it is still more difficult to get away from It,
There tremendous scramble for cabs Foreigners yell and
Frenchmen cry s inaccessible mpertubabe charoteers
but all to effect. who is single, and has little pa
thence, may get pretty we'll Woe to the poor fellow who
has wife and daughter to look after cab and he
wife in, somebody active has opened the opposite door
and is seated in the vehicle Then there altercaton
policeman decide and the mdes spoken has to
yield Every cab that comes unless it specially ordered
produces similar battle IF does choose join in
this fight then the plan to order of the men in blue
bouses who hang about the fetch cab he flies down
the Avenue Rapp into infinite space and scarcely
poets see him again. He returns however, in ten minutes,
and in the interval has time indulge in touching
mnscence of the London cabmen IF the London cabs
uncomfortable least there is lack of hem and they
may be said fairly to accomplish their purpose of saving
time
Of the of the Exhibition may be well not
speak for day two yet general terms The pic
galleries at the most completely arranged
ton of the Exhibition they vie with the machinery de-
pamen in the crowds of visitors they But the
be yet affixed the pictures that would not be
easy for reader follow the criticism which might be be-
slowed them, and to find the precise picture referred
The public fit the Exhibition point point
and have not had time to fix their attention special SUBJ
cts No the whole be said that they much
by the important objects In the French de-
parment may be of the wonderful enames
ptoduced-the enames of NJ Charles Lepec-m
pieces of For who looks hem and appreciate
their extraordinary excellence hundreds will turn into the
neghborng Court the last invention in the of
cravat pn The toy is amusing enough. Everybody has
how bells rung in all the hotels in Paris London
and New York Instead of pulling the bell and making ring
by exeon of mechanical force press small button in
the wall this is connected by eectrc wire with little
alarm the clapper of which keeps ngng long the
button pressed Lift the hand from the button and the
alarm This principle French eweer has adopted
pins The knob of the pin of various devices 1t is
hare with tabor, drummer with his drum, deaths
head with loose under jaw dog Whoever chooses to
such pin has connected with it by wire small elec
rca battery in of his pockets He puts his hand into
his pocket touches button there and off goes the PIN The
hare begins to patte the tabor the drummer to beat
his drum the deaths head chatter and roll its horrd
eyes, the dog bark and snap. When the hand is lifted
from the button, instantly all is quiet.
In the British department another toy that draws great
crowds and must be somewhat of burden to its ossesor
wish to nothing in dsparagement of Mr. Harry Emanuel
show, of costly and of the cheapest
ewcy is indeed worthy of mark But perhaps he has dis
covered by this time that his do him good but
from his real merits which great
People rush and crush this swan, as in 1852 they
crushed hear the piping buGnch When approach the
bird him floating, were in water and resting his
head behind his wings He wound up and he begins
his head with all the proper motions of the he his
neck in pride. he epies some fish in the water before him.
he lowers his head he holds in his beak for an
instant he then swallows it, and last of ALL gracefully
aclinn calls