The New York herald., 1873-05-01
VIENNA.
Herald Special Report from
the Austrian Capital.
The Prince Of Wales and Prince Arthur
Visit the Prater.
INSPECTING The EXHIBITION BUILDING.
ADistinguished Company Accompa-
ny Their Royal Highnesses.
Herald Correspondents Presented and Ad-
dressed by the British Heir Apparent.
Cold and Squally Weather on
the Danube.
THE EVE OF JUBILEE.
Aspect Of the City Before the Open
ing Of the Exhibition.
Royal Mightiness and Serene TranSparencies
Waiting for Daybreak.
THE IMPERIAL BALL.
A Glorious May Day Looked for
in the Hapsburg Annals.
Reflections on the ExpOsitions of
London and Paris.
ROYAL CONTRASTS.
ROYAL CONTRASTS.
Queen Victoria and Prince Albert Open
the Hyde Park Fair in 81.
Napoleon and Eugene Unlock the Champ
de Mars Edifce in 1867.
The Austrian Ausstellung Still in an Un.
finished Condition.
TELEsRAm TO TINE NEW YORK HERALD.


The following special despatch to the HERALD
has been received from Mr.. Edmund Yates,
one OF our correspondents at Vienna:-
VIENNA, April 80, 1873
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales
visited the Prater and subsequently the Inter-
national Exhibition building this afternoon.
He was accompanied by Prince Arthur and at
tended by the British Ambassador at Vienna,
Sir Anthony Rothschild, Sir Richard Wallace,
Lord Cowper and Mr. Brassey, NJ. p, and was
shown through the vast edifice by Mr.. Cum
life Owen, Secretary to the British Commits
sion.
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS PRESENTED TO THE
PRINCE.
The HERALD correspondents were presented
to His Royal Hghness previous to his departure
from the grounds, and courteously addressed
by him.
THE WEATHER.
The weather to-day has been squally and
PROGRESS WITH THE BUILDINGS.
Immense progress has been made on the
great Industrial Palace building during the
past week. For several days past there have
been at least ten thousand workpeople en-
ployed on it during the day, while four thou
sand others have been kept steadily at work on
it throughout the night thus keeping up
perfect pandemonium of noise and rattle
from morning till night and from sunset to
sunrise.
HINTS TO VISITORS.
1t will be the end of June before the Exhi-
bition can be seen in full blast and as the au-
thorities intend to make it appear.
SEVEN THOUSAND CAR LOADS OF GOODS UN-
To show the immense quantity of goods as
yet packed in the exhibitors cases will state
there are now 1000 laden baggage trucks be-
tween Vienna and the frontier, which, at the
utmost, can only be unloaded at the rate of
200 cars day. From this the visitor can
better Judge how soon to visit the Exhibition.
CIVILIAN CHARACTER OF THE OPENING.
/ am informed by Baron Schwarz-Seuborn
Chat there will be no troops present to give
<clat to the opening ceremony, which is to be
purely of civilian and International char
acter.
AUSTRIAN HOSPITALITY AND COURTESY.
The principal towns Of Austria have offered
Invitations to numerous distinguished stran-
gers to be present when the Emperor shall
formally open the building tomorrow.
We are rapidly running through the few
remaining preliminary hours, and ere the
hands have made once more their circle of the
dial shall be flashing to you the news that
the great fact is accomplished, and that the
Vienna Exhibition, intended to be the great
estever known, and, Notwithstanding certain
shortcomings capable of rectifcation, fulfil
ling its promise, has been proclaimed open to
the world.
THE EVE OF JUBILEE
Just OF this momspt all those con-