The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-18
WORLDS FAIR AT SYDNEY.
THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF NEW
SOUTH WALES AT IT'S ToILEr-GArHERING
THE WONDERS OF INDUSTRY AND ARr-BACK-
wAIDNEss OF THE AMERICAN DEPARTMENT.

SOUTH WALES AT IFS ToILET-GATHERING
THE WONDERS OF INDUSTRY AND ARr--BAcK-
wARDNEss OF THE AMERICAN DEPARTMENT..
SYDNEY N. s. W.. Sept. IL. 1879.
The international Exhibition and its formal open
ing next week tho topics of the hour, and will
undoubtedly mark the inauguration OF now era in
New South Wales The only mistake about the az
fair has been the very hurried manner in which it
was conceived and carried out, so far at expense
of 81. 250,000 An unprecedented pluvial visitation
of nearly weeks duration. in three days OF
which about ten inches of rain fell. has
vealed many defects and at ono time threatened
the destruction of many exhibits. 1t has been sug-
gested that tho opening should DO postponed until
the LIST OF October. but this tho authorities will not
hear of, and they adhere to their original date,
the 18th inst, very much to the disgust OF those
whose goods not landed yet. In form the
Exhibition building resembles the Latin cross.
having nave 500 feet long and transopt 500 feet
long which two avenues divide tho floor space into
tour great sections of equal sze Ono of the largest
of the sections is entirely occupied with exhibits
from Great Britain. which has q Frontage of
800 feet to tho nave and $50 feet to
tho transcpt. France Austria. Germany. Bel
GUM, Italy and Holland have boen grouped
together in another section. Opposite to them
are the courts the four colonies OF south Austria
liza, Tasmania Victoria and New South Wales.
Queensland. the fifty colony, and New Zealand are
in tho northern transept. In the nave. opposite
Great Britain is tho court of the United States, with
Japan the right and Ceylon ON the LETT. Though
we have arrived within u week OF the day fixed for
the opening everything is in very backward state.
Great Britain which always takes pains to be ready
in time, is. however, well advanced, and
eral of the colonies OF Australasia; but the Cont
mental courts still in chaotic state, aud
promise not to DO finished for month or six
weeks.
GENERAL DELAYS OF EXHIBITORS.
For their Disadvantages France, Germany and
Austria have no excuse, for their part the main
building was first completed and they have been in
longer than OF the others The French
and German exhibits were brought from Europe in
ships. whose crows have been employed. since the
goods were landed, in helping to unpack. At the
head of tho Berlin commission is Professor Rcu-
ieaux. who represented Germany at the Philadelphia
Exhibition in 1876 and who. 1t may DO remembered,
brought hornets nest about his cars on his return
to his native country by his well deserved ccnsure
Of the German manufacturers for sending ar
ticlcs of inferior quality to the Centennial.
Whether there IL anything remarkably good
in the portion Of the sydney collection
said, because the boxes are scarcely unpackcd and
visitors requested to keep outside the canvas
court Is very tar from being ready, and not
yet open to BIO judged. There is an extensive
gallery twenty-five feet wide running along each
Side of the and the transept IL was ut first
intended tor tho display OF pictures but owing to
the representations Professor culcaux others
the commissioners have decided erecting special
art hail aud allowing the galleries to be used for
general purposes. Trophies OF different characters
have been put up in the and transept; one, from
BELGIUM, consisting of two piles OF from and steel
rails, bars, Nc, IL very conspicuous. New Zealand
and Queensland have built tall gold trophies and
one OF the agricultural districts OF New South Wales
has supplied obelisk constructed entirely of yell
low ana white cobs OF lma'ze). II is prominent
but not very handsome. Where and transept
cross q magnificent has been erected. and 1t Is
the leading feature of tho design The dome is 100
feet in diameter, II springs from drum 90 feet
high aud the cupola attains the exalted height of
200 feet from the ground.
DESCRIPTION THE INTERIOR.
The inscription running round the drum consists
OF tho words The earth Is the Lord and the fuucss