New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-12

ates ut home Of the number and character OF he eA
its Most Of the labor Of organization mas peeh uone III
London under the nominal direction OF lie D"he VI
Richmond-the actual work being III inc hihs W iio''
Archer and Col Sanford Pref ArcheI has III "
city and assumed control of the department HIS Grace -
charged nv the gossip Of exhibition circles IN both "hoh
and PHILADELPHIA with crowding Mr. CuhIine owen
off the Commission for the purpose oil enjoying "'iEo
share OF the honOrs at home. and OF ADVANCING ohe W
bs osociaes TO the post Chief OF the Resident Com
mission nre. Mr.. owens sudden resignation AMER MS
return home In the Fall, was mysterious affair." ana
quite naxpcablc his friends in this country TO whom
he Ind expressed an enthusiastic interest in TIE LXh
btion. ana had spoken OF his plans for arranging lnc
British department. Whether the Dake l. Responsible
for his unexpected withdrawal OF not IS, however an III
fair with which we Americans need not concern "n'-
selves cxoep. to regret hlt the Exhibition is TO he de-
prvcG of the presence of gentleman whose experience
al the Paris and Vienna falrs made his counsel hishiy
valued by the Centennial authorities
The British Catalogue viii be printed III London All"
will be Il OF much topographic beauty. IL Is 10
be hoped that the Centennial Commission VIII ho' pr
si> in prohibiting the sale Of this ard other special
CATALOGUES on the grounds. The company which borg"
for 900 the exclusive right TO publish and sell the
general catalogue aSSumcs that IFS monopoly enables u
TO interfere with the sale by foreign commissioners oi the
doscriuto Their several national cXhh'' p'clarh
m most instances a great expense, aud gi'in; much
valuable information. This assumption the Director
General has. informed, sustained 'lun I"i
Not lon AGO The Gd:cfo the official organ OF th' LII
cl,h Government published list OF British exhibitors
in al DEPARTMENTS except those of Fine Arts ana lio!ti
culturr II would III abOlt SIX columns NJ fnr tNpc III
TnE TRlrrNF. and the articles enumerated embrace
prett much the whole range OF EnSliSh manufactures
Ainony tn pnv in.l exhibits Steii rgin = loconc
tivcs road-Tocrs and wagons Hcrcu tnrli Ill
chinery, carrases prn RiNseS, hIeAS ca,nI
furni tiles, Chandeliers, porcelain SiFer"'' Cho
uOIaclCrs and icwclr!.
The formation o. TIC group Of no arts has been placed
in charge Of eminent AZ ISIS and collectors H~Plcsn
is SIR Francis Grant and among lis members are 'c ~"
Nv Miiais. Mr. Caldcron. Nr. Leighton. SIR. EcdT4ve
Of British His: Sir John Colbert j. csdr OF tlc
Elder Branch OF Painters in water C""rs the so,icty
and Mr. Louis Hlge Pr Sacit OF inc Juho' ,mr ri
tItc Mr. Holman hunt. NJ. Val PnnSep. MI FREDERICK
W. Eton, Director of the Naionn GllIy' nrr 9,o ."
tine committee and H. Calder MarSi'. iiI , .,
VINO j. said to take warm interest IN the cNhniu"
VII cGnribe I'VE rciut EXIT Ts ns' Norri ,c
Young ~ nCo~>, ~ Nor moore, nnu t' 'IY ,
OF tne Prince Of Wales by Firth. both ron EuckS
a I r"i1Gc hT ZamT, ind The rcra Of Her
Majesty in Coronation Rohcs. hy Sir GcoTyr iIaNtcr
fron Windsor Castle and from Hampton Court Palace
" The D,ath OF Wolfe" II, BENJAMIN West. The Royal
Academy VIII send paintings by thr following "r'r'-'u
%S c Ecv E aG E" yan S Tarncr hilton
Richard wilson; sir David Wilde, ,riamin Wei, Jrn
kcyuoll. Ovo works., Cic."lr1 Marlis ana III J. WA
L1gdser; also tWo nHsi-; nag on tI1A%n ~ h,,I
all living ir.h artists % niSh reputation VIII =" 'ci'
progress Of art industry viii br sent 10y tHc Sofh heh
sn-to MUSICIAN.
All m ALL II cl id"nt that Great Br.'1u Is going -
maze tn best exhibit she hl3 ever maze on ht own
soil This odu.1t De account al Tor ai"ir ny COM
N rcil consideration ~" I'D f"cn; now preiaiinE
u H. clan toward tnc United Sat'. Ia d" win
H. There is another motive too. sht N meet mere ga
In re hOu.r of friend hey children FROM al rv tie
world nada the West In lies. Australia. Nc" Iraand
India the Cape of Cool Hop: they viii all D. icp't
scufed in FaiIm0unt Pars much mote fully than ihc}
U,r, at either OF ire great F1ropcau ar- rue W"in"i
country naturally desires t. mtkc srol Impression
avon these mcllhcrs Of her fml wei g, ufon lie
gioWnlp daughter that got OH ~ cadin srinrs cen
fttpt.