New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-06-19
TIE MARITIME EXHIBITION At HAVRE

The Maritime Exhibition recently opened in Hayr'
aims to afford unique display, well worthy the at
tA lton and imitation of other cities Its four lead
| ing departments are devoted to-. Navigation
Mercfa disc and trade products 3, Fisheries and
! Fish en-, ture A fifth and supplementary department
will ncu de satHary paintings, works OF ART ana al
such other matters have usually formed the STAPLE
of the great exhibitions. In the Department oil NaVi
CATION will be received models and drawings OF every
variety and style OF vessel from the fast clipper ao
yacht to the Japanese junk, wooden iron, and IRON
mailed steamers and sailing vessels, war vessels aho
merchantmen, and of every article OF ugglng 8,
outfit, furniture. and life saving apparatus
The second department devoted 10 the products anu
merchandise which are objects of maratime trade
would seem to he practically unlimited. The de-
partment for fisheries will include exhibitions OF fish
and the various modes of taking them, in as full
operation is possible in land exhibition with the
various tackle boats nets, and weapons used In the
art. Among the rest, q miniature funny fishery.
showing the mode of catching funny IN the Medlter-
ranean. Bells fixed on the buoys to which the
lines are attached. are rung by the funny as
he approaches, and as the fish Is a strong
one, weighing from so to 100 pounds strong
tackle and great skill are required to take them
mOnstTOus aquarium, the best and largest ever built
forms leading feature of this department. Is IN
cludes every attainable gradatIOn of marine lie
vegetable and animal from pOypi, anemOnes, and
zo0phytes mp to sharks and dolphins. No whale has
yet been added, but the addition OF pair and few
sea serpents would leave nothing to be desired. sea
insects, animacul8, and marine plants, are intro
duced and aTtistcally distributed with great skill
and taste in marine menagerie built of basalt col
umns rising tier tier IN imitation OF the Giant
Causeway and the interior of which is model OF
Fingals Cave. The arrangement of the submarine
vegetation, sea weeds rocks. and caves is singuaTy
beautiful and brings out IN strange contrast the
hdeOus sea monsters which sport among them
Upon the borders of the aquara great seals seablrds
and amphibious quadrupeds of various kinds splash
and play ut Will.
department for killing and curing fish will ex-
hbt this savOry operation in all its details less IN
yting and artistic than important IN an economical
point of view Psciculture. the various modes OF
rearing fish. which has been found to depend mainly
on feeding the young and preventing infant mortality
among them, will be largely illustrated Fish cul-
turc has been pursued with great success IN France
especially In rearing salmon and oysters.
As a means apparently of attracting crowd, by
the permission of the Emperor. series OF Spanish
bu-fghts, the first ever permitted IN France, VIII
be given in an amphitheater said to be capable Of
holding 1900 persons. Some of the most skilled
ladtddOres and tOreddOres have been imported from
SPAN. and will there encounter the most vicious
bulls from whatever country enjoys prominence III
the depravy of this class of its beasts The entire
exhibition some 20 acres Of Government prop
ery near the head of the harbor and Is contained IN
o rectangular building resembling that IN which the
Paris Exposition was held.