New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-06-15
FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE.

rpo,, AZ 0Cc1sIoyAIC CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRlSuNhI
LoNpoN. May4.-An international ENn'orVion
4, become an animal London feature now anu = 49,,
ferth 10 be calculated upon as one OF u.o e'e" y -
metropolis Last year the first was menu ""u ." -,
,to and brilliant affair in it's way 1t proved VI
course there was a congregation Vi son'-
80, "a ort,ons Of the edince bore the signs Of
-, ,,,rt and every part was too crowded FEWER
thngs nv onehalf would have been more eueeuVe inc
English have small talent for spectacular dspay Ano
French excel in this art and have beaten the Engsn IN
everv exhibition which has hitherto been held Inc
aggregate value Of the Gallo products exhibited might
No hardly tenth part Of those exhibited by the English
but the eject produced by the French articles was zen
times greater The cOntine ntal exhibitors understands
the ecry OF space II is Of the great chais VI "'
They know now 20 vacuity into show ana lnaAe
enhance the merit Of all they display ms year 'no
Exhibition presents far more evidence OF Ine graz VI
space than has been shown before Inc oploo's
exbb ted are fewer in number but better in quality ana
tbe artistic taste OF the visitor will be grahed by
daptuess and an excellence for which the eye ongeu III
the former year, almost reeoneing the Vlsor 10 an
International Exhibition.
The building in which the display OF WORKS OF art
and manufacture takes place is of brick, and little
ucubrous: but in the end when it is completed, IT viii
constitute a township of art. The glass palace OF er
Joseph Paxton swept away, which stood IN hyue
Park when these International Exhibitions began ana
was succeeded by brick structure used for the scono
dgCCnulal EXnbltlOn I'll years. lnuocus
tween them) which was also removed, excepting the
annexed and great refreshment corridors These FORM
the structure the present building, when VIII event
ually be hanked by suitable and commensurate
trcctons Ike those which have made the South KEN
incton Museum one Of the most refreshing buildings
round the metropolis which museum, however,ls not
yet completed The buildings which now hold the Inter
national Exhibition constitute vast quadrangle. The
southern side is in the Cromwell road The old repuD-
tan Protector had house this spot The road 10 II
same 10 bear the name of Cromwel-lane. IL Is now
new streetwde prolonged, spacious, and one OF the
auest I'm the Of London. The north side OF the
Exhibition extends TO Hyde Park. West and east IL
Is aanked by two other thoroughfares re-
spectivclv called the Albert and Exhibition roads
The north end which fronts the great golden monu-
men. Of Prince Albert, is occupied by the Albert
Hall a sort Of London Coliseum, Of magnificent
proportions. Here grand reception took place at the
opening Of the han this day week, when the largest
evening party il is estimated given, held. The
Albert Hall will seat 5000 persons and yet great
we're the crush and discomfort not much from want
# space as from lack Of organization The mayors OF
towns were in great force members OF Parliament
peers prncesses and oriental pOtenates and princes
almost abounded. The Duke Of Edinburgh brought IN
the Princess Louise, who appeared in the same hall as
bride some u months ago. The Duke, who is swarthy
m hue prettly contrasted with his sister Louise fire
Of glasses rained down the interesting par
Had they been Dacian gladiaors male and female, OF
Adam and Eve, they might not have excited more curl
Osity The Duke Of Cambridge and Lord Lorne were
other members OF the ROYAL Exhibition. The English
and foreign picture galleries were, after the reception
in which nobody was really received-the great points
Of attraction, and a grand jam occurred The stairs
were blocked and ladies' massed against the pictures
and kept there a wearsome while.
To-day the Duke of Edinburgh again to the pic
ture galleries to get quiet stroll through He had the
King Of the Belgians with him, who took the Duke by
III o1on as a mi oh
LADY, Next week King Mob takes possession and quiet
stros in the vast corridors and amid forests of glass
cases and galleries Of pictures that recall or suggest
Paradise will be longer possible The shilling days
will produce their thousands and tens OF thousands OF
visitors Greatly in all respects will they find the place
and its contents improved last years display Last
wear the great Albert Hall part Of the exhibition.
In its mysterious and untraceabe corridors were stored
countless attractive things but those who arrived at
them lost themselves The stairs passages, corridors,
were so many nameess streets. 1t would have been an
advantage had they all borne street Names for Albert
Hall was in fact an Albert Town. This year the HALLS
neutral quantity The visitors merely pass along one
Of its suburbs into the corridors The center OF
the quadrangle is occupied by the Royal Horti-
cultural Gardens, which, In the Summer time,
present a tropical and luxuriant aspect. Marques
are erected under which ladies and their attendants may
congregate to hear the divine strains Of music Each
anuexe containing the works Of and manufactures
"a Aauked by an inner corridor looking toward the
gardens forming terraces Of two elevations from which
visitors could obtain splendid view of the gardensi
and one weary Of the sight Of so many objects within
can turn gardenwards. and enjoy tho splendOr OF
view which carries the Imagination far away from the
sights sounds, and associations Of London. Here art
and nature are brought closely together as they can
be in this overwhelming metropolis. Within ear-shot
almost Of the roar Of business around st. Paus, here
silence the repOse Of art and sylvan scenery rgae the
Imagination If working -class were Mohammedans,
rTd fala Tvlf for
certainly the beauties promised TO the faithful are not
wanting.
The special aim of these annual exhibitions is to give
equal prominence TO all branches Of manufacture, and
thus 10 difuse closer acquaintance with them seriam
than the vast assetnbiage Of all the worlds products
could thoroughly effect during the comparatively short
space Of time they were exhibited collectively Last
year the branches Of manufacture shown were pottery
and wooden fabrics; this year they are paper musical
instruments jewery and cotton For 1873, the classes
for the industrial and manufacturer division are
sk and velvet, steel, cutlery, carriages substances
used as food wines, cooking, and science II
Is intended that, at each OF the annual exhibit
TONS the Fine Arts shall be thoroughly represented.
Belgium following the example OF France, has built
herself an annexe wherein may display the varieties
OF her fine art productions extensively than the
space allotted her in the main building alone would
permit new has also been erected by some OF
our colonies Thus there will be this year four import
tant annexes to the Exhbionthe French, the Belgian,
the Indian ana the Colonial The French annexe is
usual behind and unfinished. Indeed, the doors are
locked but in due course, the public will be rewarded
by the skulness and beauty Of the display. In the
English Gallery pictures which have travelled about the
world will be found-such for instance the famous
"Ralway Station" by Firth. Close 10 this is hung
portrait by SAINT at the Royal Academy two years
ago Nearly opposite the Railway Station is design
by Leighton for the decoration Of Of the ends Of the