(El)c 3cffcrsoninn. Thnrclay, April 1851. WHIG STATE TICKET. FOR GOVERNOR. Jits. Pollock, of Norlhuuibcrlsuid FOR CANAL COMMISSIONER. ftcorgc IhirsiP, of Allegheny. row judge or the si theme court. Daniel M. Smysor, of Montgomery. jae-Thc pupils of the StroudsWrg Academy intend holding an exhibition in the court house on Friday evening, May 5th. The exercises will consist of singing and declamation, of serious and humorous nieces, several of which have never be fore been spoken in this place. lhe if troucburg Cornet Band have also kind Jv consented to play on the occasiou. Admittance I'H cents. All the pro ceeds will be applied towards purchasing books for their library, and they hope they will receive enough to make a large addition. ' . .Cj Re-Opening of the Crystal Palace: We invite the attention of our readers to the Message and Circular of P. T. Bar- nuiu, the President of the Crysial Palace Association, which will be found in to days 'Jcffersouiau." The re-opcuing will take place on Thursday, the 4th of May next. The enterprise is certainly dceerv iug of the attention and patronage of all classes, aud we trust it may be eminently successful. A great many uew and attractive fea tures will be added to the exhibition. jj'J Wo are indebted to the Hon. .Tames Cooper, of the U. S. Senate, for a valuublo public document. Sad Accident. Tiro Irishmen, iu the employ of Messrs. Noyes, Phelps & Co. contractors of section 17, south end of the line of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western .Railroad, were drowned iu Broadhend's Creek, on Satur day last, a short distance above Bell's Mill. Another. Two of the hands working in the cut on Mr. Warner's job, ut Para dise, were badly burned on Friday last It appears they were engaged in pouring powder iu a hole drilled in the rock, and while thus engaged the powder took Ore amd burned them very seriously. We arc unable to-day, to give the names of these unfortunate men. jg Our town friends need not the in formation, but those who reside in the country, we are sure, will thank us for the informing them thatllirain II . Gorss, -it Mark Miller's old stand, on Walnut Street, in the Borough of Stroudsburg, is i he place decidedly to buy Boot3 and Shoes xt a reasonable rate. Mr. G. i prepared to offer inducements fully equal t o those of any other establishment In the Borough of Stroudaburg. Crir SIiixim:uy. S. A. &, 3M. Pod more, viliwse caruVmay be found in another column i: to-dny's paper, offer great inducements to rustottiers. They have a fine lot of Fancy iooite, which have been selected with rea care. We advise the ladies to give them a ell. The bill regulating the salaries of As-t-nciate Judges has passed both branches l the Legislature and is now in the bauds of the Governor. Those Assocsate Jud ges whose attendance at Court does not exeoed six weeks iu the year are to receive $120 per annum; those not over twelve, $151; those not over twenty, S1S5; those not over thirty, 250. City Mortulity.-riiQdcn.lUsm N. York his) ue'k numbered 429. Consumption carried off OS; apoplexy 8; influmation of the lung? 28; bronchitis 6 ; congestion of the brain 14 dropsy in the head 24; fevers of different type.' 2G ; old age 9 ; measles 11 ; croup 13; smul pox IU ; convulsions 33; and marasmus 20. Of the entire number of deaths, 252 were n- uioiig children under 10 years of age. Snow in Aroostook county, Me., a few days since, was Gvo feet in depth, covering all fences, and small fruit trees. jEaf- The Democratic party of North Carolina, held their State Convention at Raleigh, on tho 30th inst., and nomina ted Thomas Bragg, of Northampton, as their candidate for Governor. Parson Brownlow of the Knoxville (Tenn.) Whig, recently advertised him self thus : " The editor of this paper proposes to deliver a discourse to-morrow at Temperance Hall, at 11 o'clock, upon the subject of human depravity, proving his position by the Bible first, aud next by Knoxville." Baltic Failarc. The Cochituate Bank is reported to have failed. Its bills arc refused by the Suffolk Bank of Bostou, where they had been redeemed. The a mount in circulation is reported to be large. Will Shivery go into Nebraska, We had a talk, a few days ago, with two large slave owners from the central part ofMissouri. They were both intel ligent men, and evidently possess much influence at home. To our questioning as to the Nebraska feeling up in their neighborhood, aud if they were going to take their slaves into the new territory, and iustautly the reply was, "of course we are wo must be great fools to make all this fuss with the North, if we didn't mean to make slave territory of it. No sir, we are not so green, as to get up tins fuss for nothing." But would their slaves be safe without any express laws to hold them! "We will take care of that, sir. If Congress will let us take our slaves there, it is bound to protect us, or let us protect ourselves.'' Such was the talk of the Missourians, and a great deal to the effect, that slave holders would take the lead in Nebraska, as they did in Missouri, and once settled with their slaves, they had no concern ah to keeping them there. They acknowl edged the mischief of slavery, and deplor ed it as an evil; nevertheless, they would do their utmost for its extension aud main tenance at every hazzard, their propor tionate balaucc in the Government of the United States. It's an easy matter to talk of the principles of 'non-intervention' aud the safety of Freedom with the people but it is sheer blindness or wickedness, that wont sec the danger of the extension of slavery, if permitted by Congress in the territory of Nebraska Sjnincfichl (Til.) Journal. Jljf3 The earnings of the Bclatvart Lackawanna and Vestcrn Railroad for March, 1S54, from passengers, freight and mails, were For same month last year, 17.042 57 10,13:3 20 Increase. $6,803 28 Total for the first 3 months in 1S54, S43.23G S3 Total for the same time last year, 21.97S 0-2 Increase 21,-.57 9I Being 100 per cent, beside which there has been a corresponding increase iu the sales of coal made this year, lhc great tunnel through the Tunkhannock Moun tain 2,500 feet in leugth has been so far completed that the trains now pass through it, thus saving a distance of two mile?, and the heavy grade of the zig zag switch by which the trains for merly passed over the mountain. Itrras from the South Baltmoke, April 24. The New Or leans mail came to hand this moring. The Charleston StandcudhvLS accounts from various sections of the State of the great damage to the crops by the frost. There was quite a severe frost at Mobile on Friday. Ex-PresidcutFilmore arrived at Savan nah on Friday. Gen Houston made a political speech at Brenham, Texas, on the 15th. .s. JKF The Treaty with Mexico, recently negotiated by Mr. Gadsden on the part oi the United States, was rejected in the Sen ate on Monday. Twcnt--six Senators voted for its confirmation aud eighteen a nainst it. Hence, as the Treaty was not sustained by a two third vote, it fell to the ground, aud with it fell the hopes oi a gang of scoundrels w ho hoped, through instrumentality, to transfer from the U S. Treasury to their own pockets several millions of dolilars. If the injunction oi -ecreey shall be thrown off, and the de bates in the Senate upon this Treaty be made public, we shall be able to discern more corruption than the whole brood o Galphius and Gardiner could ever eon- cevie. It is said by those who are wel informed iu relation to its provisions, that this Treaty is a mere partition of large sums of money, to be obtained from the United States, among Santa Anna and the host of speculating poiticians who are interested in the fe'oo and Garay grant5 Let us be thankful that we have escaped from the whole brood, and let us trust that (.leu. Gadsden will retire tolhc shades of private life satisfied with his short experi once in the diplomatic world. Sussex Rr miter. Hydrophobia lured by Vinegar. The American Ajiollo publishes the fol lowing extract of a letter from Venice, on the subject of this fearful disease: If you were here, you would be much pleased with a discovery made at Udiue, the capital of luuili, a small province be loniug to this republic. The discovery is this: A poor man, lying under the frightful tortures of the hydrophobia, was cured by some draughts of vinegar, given him by mistake,! nstead of another potion A physician of Padua, called Count Leo- nissa, got intelligence of this event at U dine, and tried the same remedy upon a patient that was brought to the Padua Hospital, administering to him a pound ol vinegar in the morning, another at noon, aud a third at sunset, and the man was speedily and perfectly cured. I have diffused through Italy this dis covery, by means of a periodical paper that 1 am writing; and I hope that you will make it known in Lngland by means of your public papers, and lam sure this astonishing remedy will have as happy an effect there as it had here. So I should be glad to bo apprized of it, that I may relate it in my said paper. As you have orcm rambling dogs in London than wje have here, it isprobablc that the experi ment will aoon be tried, and, please God, with good success. Your humanity assures mo that you will not delay a moment to acquaint your countrymen with. I hi?, ? I have done mine." Terrible! Sliipwrcolcs. 100 and Thirty Lives Lost. The severity of the late gale on Sat urday and Sunday proved tho most de structive one experienced along the New Jersey coast for a number of years. We learn from Long Beach that the ship Powhattan, of Baltimore, from Hav re, bound, to N. York, went ashore, in the he'iht of the gale, about 3 o'clock on Sunday morning. The point where she struck was about seven miles north of Egg Harbor Light. She went entirely to pieces, and out of the whole number of the passengers and crew on board, not one is known to have been saved. She i supposed to have had about 200 emigrants on board. About forty bodies were picked up on Monday at Long Beach, drifted ashore from the wreck. The Powhattan sailed from Havre in the he ginning of March for New York. She was an old ship, and woith about 18,000. It is thought she had not much cargo. The schooner Manhattan went ashore on Sunday evening about two miles south of the Powhattan, and all on board were lost except ouc man who was picked up insensible and, up to the last accounts, could give no particulars of the disaster. She was a collier, and bound to Bangor. LOSS OF THE Sllir STAFFORD. Accounts from Absecom Beach stat that on Tuesday a number of dead bodies were washed ashore on Absecom Beach, as well as on Brigantine Beach, which lies between it and Long Beach. Up to Wednesday evening the whole number was fifty-eight, consisting of men, women and children. There were no portions of a wreck seen in the vicinity, but yester day a piece of bedding, marked "packet ship Stafford," drifted ashore, aud is thought to furnish the name of the lost ship from which the bodies were washed. By telegraph, we have tho following particulars of the disasters at Absecom : Ausecom, N. J., April 20. We reach ed this place at half-past one o'clock this morning, and leave at five o clock lor Ab secom Beach, which is seven miles distant We have examined the clothing of one of the drowned persons washed ashore at tho Beach. 'I he stockings, apparently o Holland manufacture, seem to have be longed to a boy of 11 or 12 3'cars old. His linen was marked in bold, red letters "G. J.'' Judging from the clothing of the victims, they were either Scotch or Ger man, and they appear to have belonged to the more respectable class ot emigrants Between oOandOO bodies havo been wash ed ashore. The impression is that they are from the ship "Stafford," from Liver- ' pool, bound to New lork ! . a 1 Mr. Collins, of Leeds Toiut, which is on Little Egg Harbor Bay, west ot luck er's Beach and Long Beach, says that a German floated ashore at that place last evening, alive but insensible. Hopes were entertained, however, of his recov cry. He is supposed to have been from the Powhattan From the best information that we can gather from persons on tho Beach, about 30 dead bodies have been washed ashore on Absecom, fifty or sixty Brigantine, and forty on Long Beach in all about one hundred and tlurtu. hour were washed ashore this morning on Brigantine Beach All the bodies appear to be those o the better class of German emigrants. The younger persons were in their night clothes. Benjamin Turner, a resident of Brig antine Beach, generously attended to the renmrements of the dead bodies. Uue man was found, who, from his dress, it is supposed was a captain. About fifty bodies have bcefl taken to Smithvillc for interments. Miss bass o Absecom, prepared a number of bodie; for burial. The people generally were afraid to touch them A mattrass washed ashore bears the following inscription " Amcrilcanischc Line four Packet S':hijfahrt Valentine, Norrensc, Meyer, Hamburg 2 Stein ho ft; Levcr.ponl Regent Road, facing Bramleymoor Dock; Acic York, 00 11 est street It is reported that several bodies have been robbed by some villi ans on the beach. the Oovernment have no provision here to prevent such depredations. There are no other important items worth tele graphing. THE SHIP HUMBOLDT. By a telegraphic despatch received from New York, we learn that the report of the loss of the Bremen ship Humboldt. with several hundred emigrants, as pub lished in some of the papers, is entirely unfounded, as she is now auchored.'at the Quarantine in safety. THE WRECK OE THE UNDERWRITER. By the last accounts from this vessel. we learn that all her passengers were landed in safety and sent to New York. The Underwriter was a first class vessel of 1200 tons, and had upwards of five hundred passengers on board. At the time she went ashore, she was under reefed sail, moving at eight knots an hour; and. it being very dark, the first warning of danger was the shock of the vessel striking upon tho bar. The con sternation among the passegcra was be yond description, and the efforts of the of- ficers were unavailing to quiet their ap prehensions that the vessel would imme diately go to pieces. The hand of the steamboat Delaware, from this city, whom we aunounced in yesterday's News, by telegraph, as having been drowned while attempting to get a line on board the Underwriter, was named Barney Leland, and resides in Broom street, New York. His body has been recovered. Daily JScws. Burning Fluid, or spirit gas, is a mix ture of camphenc and distilled turpentine, with as much alcohol as it will take up. This article will not really explode, tho' it will burn fiercely, and if a quanlity in a lamp becomes fired the lamp or vessel may be exploded by the heat. Pho3gene is made by re-distilling tho burning fluid, which produces a very clear volatile fluid A Falsehood Nailed. In looking over the columns of the Democratic Union, wo saw an article, commenting on the merits of Judge Pol lock, our candidate for Governor, in which the editor of tho Union charges Mr. Pollock with baviug voted against the bill to increase the pay of soldiers, then in the Mexican war. Believing the statement to be false, we determined to ex amine the records, and see how far the Union was correct. Through the polite ness of Hon. Jos. Casey, we were fur nished with a copy of the Congressional Globe and Appendix, containing the proceedings of the 2d Session, of the 29th Congress held during 184G and '47. On page 272 and 273, of the Globe, we find the proceedings of the House, on the bill to grant Bounty Land to the army in which Mr. Pollock took an active part, and offered two additional sections to the bill, granting bounty lands to tho officers and soldiers who served in the war against the Indians. On motion of Mr. Phelps, a new bill was substituted, in place of the one reported by the select committee, the Grst section ot which is as follows : Be it. enacted t)-c, That from and after the first day of May last, and until the termination of the war with Mexico, the monthly pay of tho non-commissioned officers, musicians and privates, of the army of the United States, and Militia and volunteers in the service of the same shall be increased 83 per month. This bill was agreed to by a vote of 171 veas to 13 nays. Mr. Pollock voting with tho YEAS. Will the Union be honest enough to correct '. On page 130, of the Appendix we find Jlr. Pollock's speech on Bounty Lands and the Mexican war from which we make the following extracts. A bill now under consideration pro poses an increase of three dollars per month to the pay of the regulars and volunteers. J he pay at present re ceived is seven dollars per month. Thi: is but a small compensation for men who leave home and comfort behind, and go to endure the toil and privation of a camp expose their health and lives in a tore ijin clime, and encounter the pestilential vapors and noxious exhalations of the swamps and marshes ot lMexico, a land where "the pestilence walkcth in dark ness, and destruction wastcth at noonday.' The proposed increase, under these cir cumstances, will not be deemed extrava nance. At home but few would be wil ling to give a month's labor for that piti ful sum. I will therefore, vote to in crease their pay, and give to the toilworn soldier, deprived of the ordinary comforts of life, something that may relieve his wants, and cheer him in his onward course of duty and of danger. And again, in concluding his speech he said : I hope, sir, the provisions of the bil now under consideration, aud the amend ments I have proposed, may receivo the favorable action of the House; and thus some proof be given that republics are not ungrateful. e owe it to ourselves, and to the private soldier who fiehts the bat tics of our country. Fame the highest aspiration of the soldier, tells not the story of his daring. It gathers its rich clusters around, and encircles the brow of the victorious General. Not so with the private soldier. She has reserved no niche in her proud temple for him. Hi name is found upon tho muster roll, and perhaps in the list of the wounded and the dead. He is thrown carelessly into the grave; the earth covers him; and not even a plain marbfc, sculptured with his name, marks the resting place of the gal lant dead. Pass this bill, and let the record of our proceedings be at once the record of a nation s gratitude, and the soldier's fame. The speech, from which the above ex tracts are taken, is one of the most elo quent and logical we have ever read. It is such a speech as would do honor to the head and heart of the greatest States man. If our Locofoco friends have any more false statements to make, in regard to Mr. Pollock's course, while in Congress, they can put them out, as we arc prepar ed for them. The attempt to injure Mr. Pollock, by criticising his acts while in Congress, will be of no avail. His whole course was pa triotic, manlv, and honorable. We want no better proof of the honor, integrity and patriotism of our candidate, than hi acts in Congress. He was always found, as the recorde will prove, defending the interests of his countty, and her honest, industrious yeomanry. Union Co. Star. .r. A Devil of a Woman. At St. Louis, in the afternoon of the 5th inst., a Mrs. Baker followed one Hoff man into a dry goods store, aud fired at him with a pistol. He retreated behind the counter, and stooped under it, whith er she pursued him, leaned over the coun ter, and, placing the pistol close to his back, fired again the ball eptering his back just below the point of the right shoulder blade. Whether the lungs or the liver had been touched in its course could not be definitely ascertained, The murderess was arrested and com- to prison. J he Democrat says: "lhc immediate causo of tho shooting is not known. It will be remembered that, a suit was brought against Mrs. Baker for assault with iutent to kill, on affidavit of Hoffman, the ca.e being based on the oc currences at the St. Charles Hotel. We heard yesterday that Hoffman has in his possession some letters ot Mrs. Ba ker's, which this trial will bring ont. It is surmised that tl.is may have had an in fluence to bring about she assault of yes terday evening. There are more rumors however, whiehmayormay notbe correct.' lue ball was subsequently discovered and extracted from about the middle of the abdomen, and it was thought that Hoffman would recover. The ball ap peared to have passed through his body, to the abdomen, without cutting tho lungs, ivcr, or a any other vital part. Hoffman was some time ago brutally cowhidedi 'py the husband of Mrs. Baker, licit. Edward Stanly. The other day, in a cause before an honorable Judge of Santa Clara county, California, a. very flattering compliment was paid by "the jury to the Hon. Edward Stanly, of North Carolina, who was en gaged in the suit. It nppeara that Mr. Stanly was under the impression that a conspiracy existed against the client's rights, who was none other than the cele brated pioneer, Capt. Graham, of San Diego, whose residence in the couulry dates from 1832. In the course of his argument, Mr. Stanly took occasion to allude to unfairness which seemed to characterise the proceedings, at the same time intimating what the court deemed a suspicion that it was not entirely unbias ed. Whereupon, the clerk was ordered to fine Mr. Stanly twenty-five dollars for contempt. That gentleman stopped in his argument, walked up to the clerk's desk and paid the fine, remarking at the same time that nothing gave him more pleasure than at all times to render cheer ful obedience to the constituted authori ties of his country, and continued his arg ument. Mr. Stanly afterwards took oc casion in his address to the jury to thank God he livad in a free republic where the truth might be told to 12 honest men and the teller not always punished for so doing. Mr. Stanly gained his case, and the jury, after having rendered their verdict, en closed a complimentary note to Mr. Stau ly with the amount of the fine that His Honor had imposed, which that gentle man returned with an assurance of his aDDreciation of the compliment, and ate- 4 L " nuest that thev would cive the money to some charitable institution, for the benefit of those who needed it more than himsejf or to some clergymen whose mission was to preach the Gospel of Truth! New Sron Company. A bill has just passed the Legislature of our State incorporating a new Company for the manufacture of iron under the title of the Thomas Iron Company, with a cap ital of 200,000. David Thomas, Esq., of the Crane Iron Works, is on the Lehigh Valley liailroad, one mile above Catasau qua, iu Lehigh co. Two stacks have been already commenced, and 2 large Engines of sufficient capacity to drive four stacks, havo been ordered. It is the intention ol the Company to complete the works as socm a3 possible, and put them in operation. Tho works will be under the charge of Mr. David Thomas, who is one of the most skillful and experienced Iron Masters in this country, aud one of his sons who is thoroughly acquainted with the business. We learn that the following gentlemen are Stockholders to the amount set opposite their names, with a few others, whose names we are not informed of. Bussell S. Chidsey, Easton, SI 0,000 Peter H. Michlcr. " 10,000 John Drake, " 10,000 Derrick Hulick, " 10,000 Dr. Detwiller, " 10,000 Carman llandolph, " 10,000 John T. Knight, " 5,000 Daniel Wcittscll, " 5,000 B. F. Clark, New York, 15,000 David Thomas, Crane Iron works, 15,000 E. A. Dougass, Mauch Chunk, 15,000 Judge Marsh, New Jersey, 10,000 Mr. Talcott, Engineer Mor. Canal, 10,000 John Brown & Co., White Haven, 10,000 J. Singmastcr, Stroudsburg, Pa. 10,000 C. A. Luchenbach, Bethlehem,Pa. 10,000 Augustus Wollc, " " 5,000 Mathew Krause, " " 5,000 A meeting of the Commissioners nam ed in the act, was held at Mrs. White's Hotel, in the Borough of Easton on Tues day evening, at which time C. A. Lucken bach, was chosen President Pro. Tern. C. A. Bandolph, Secretary Pro. Temt to of ficiate, until permanent officers are elected which will be in the course of a few weeks Sentinel. CSS" Cucumbers arc selling in Cincin nati at 25 cents a piece. Green corn, as paragus, tomatoes aud fresh peas are in the market, and sold at reasonable prices. JGSSThe Sheriff of Clarion County was waylaid by a man on the South road, last week, and badly beaten. jjj3 Amos Brown of Granville, N. Y., died lately of convulsions caused by eating cloves; he used them as a substitute for tobacco. JEST The Pennsylvania Senate, by two majority, has rejected a bill to prohibit tho banks from issuing notes under S10. There is a singular freak of nature on the farm of Mr. Harvey Willson, near this town. Two thrifty black oak trees standing several teet apart, are joined to gether about twelve feet from the ground by a limb, which like tho ligature of the Siamese twins, starts from each trunk with an equal thickness, and becomes smaller as it approaches the centre each way it is smooth, healthy, and appears to belong equally to both trees. Morris (Ar. J.) Banner, I'Siiladciphiu ITHarkct. Monday, April 24. The Flour market 13 very quiet to-day there is but little in quiry for shipment, and the only sales are 200 brls Brandywine at $8 75 per brl. and 100 brls scraped at $8; common ship ping brands arc offered at 3 50. There is more inquiry for city consumption from S8 50 up to 9 for common and extra brands, and fancy lots at higher rates. Iu Eye Flour and Corn Meal thero is noth ing doing. Gram Supplies of Wheat continues to come in very slowly, rnd there is but lit tle offering. Sales of 3000 bushels at S2 per bu for red, and 82 05 for white. Iiyo. is worth 96 cents. Corn is m steady de- mand, and 5a0000 bush yellow wer. dis posed of at 82 cents afloat, and. f oenls in store. Oats aro scarce end worth 53a 50 cents per bu. In Groceries there. 5s rather moro do ing, but prices are unchanged. Uloveraeed is more inquired after at S i 50 per bushel, but thero is very little of fering, and most holders refuse this figure. Whiskey, 27 cents. To the Directors of the Crystal Palace Association. Gentlemen : It gives me pleasure to inform you that, in regard to the sum proposed to bo raised by tho sale of Tickets in advance, the results are flattering. Some of our feUow citizens have come forward, in this crisis with a public spirit beyond mere culogium. Others have still tho matter under advisement, but will no doubt add a generous quota, in the end, to the contribution. Under these cir cumstances I may congratulate the As sociation upon the early realization of this initial movement towards tlie grand re organization of the Crystal Palace a3 a permanent institution. I have directed, therefore, that the Ex hibition, in view of its new character, bo temporarily closed on Saturday evening the 15th inst., to re-open with a Popular Re-inauguration and appropriate cere monies on the 4th of May next, tho de tails of which will be furnished' by the Committee of Arrangements, Messrs. Iloraco Greeley, Charles Butler, John II. White, Edward Haight and P. T. Bar nuin. The interval mentioned will afford a much needed opportunity for the recep tion and arrangement of a world of raro and beautiful articles that have recently como consigned to us from Europe, as well as some exceedingly interesting A merican and Foreign specimens inMa chinery, Manufacture and General Art, that have awaited our determination to place the Crystal Palace among the im perishable enterprises of the Age and tho Nation. The Dutch Government has just con tributed a large and choice variety of singularly unique articles of luxury and use from Japan. They number about one thousand and cannot but prove won derfully attractive, as tending to throw much light upon the peculiar habits of a reserved and extraordinary people. Our Foreign Agent, Mr. Charles Bus chek advises us that, in consequence of the unsettled state of the Europern Conti nent, the number of costly paintings and valuable chefs d'oeuv res in sculpture ready to be placed at our disposal, is unusually great, and will be forwarded without de lay, now that every apprehension that the Exhibition will be a transitory specula tion, has been disposed, of. His report in relation to the more novel and elegant manufactures of Europe is equally grati fying; and I may add that arrangements arc being perfected for the purchase of a collection of admirable copies of all the celebrated statues of the Antique a col lection that, in itself, will present the highest claim to the popular taste and at tention. A perfectly correct and handsome model of Ycnic, covering about one thous and square feet and exhibiting ever min ute detail of that beautiful city, in carved wood, from the reality itself, will also be added. Several eminent Horticulturists have manifested a desire to embellish the Crys tal Palace with a profuse variety of un common Plants and Flowers. A number of Musical Societies and Bands have also intimated a wish to add, in turn, their at tractions to the popularity of the Exhi bition. With all these suitable arranqe ments will bo affected. The Committee, (consisting of Messrs. Mortimer Livingston, Watts Sherman, William Whetten, William B. Dinsmorc, and Charles II. Haswell,) appointed to solicit our own citizens for Fine Art con- ; tributions, find that but one feeling per vades all classes of the people in reference to our undertaking. All seem to mani fest the most earnest in its succes?, and all are anxious for an opportunity to aid us in its popularization. We may confi dently depend, therefore, upon a very ex tensive selection of gems of Art from pri vate and domestic sources, worth in tho aggregate several hundred thousand dol lars, and in point of intransic merit ap proached by no similar exhibition upon this continent. The amplest facilities will be extended to Exhibitors, among which will be tho important right to affix the price to any article of which they may wish to dispose, to direct Visitors where duplicates may be obtained, and remove their contribu tions, at any time, by giving only ono week's notice in advance. The Machinery Department will bo much fuller and more effective than hith erto. There will be opcratiug specimens of nearly every great invention, and in some instances the entire proces of man ufacturing various fabrics will be exhib ited. As Steam Power and space will bo gratuitously furnished for the most inter esting processes in Art and Iudustry,and as Inventors and Exhibitors will be per mitted, under certain judicious regula tions, to run the machinery for their own benefit, this branch of the Exhibition is expected to become especially interesting. Allow me to reccommend, in this con nection, that tho Board of Directors an nounce, at an early day, its determina tion to award Medals and other marks of merit to those who may be, by competent Judges, pronounced worthy of the dis tinction. The Medals and Diplomas a warded for 1853, will be ready for deliv ery in the beginning of May. Under the new organization cvory ar ticle will bo classified to facilitate inspec tion. Those of the same Kind as ftr a single gV-c, Institute a jusi comparison bet'rec Uq different developments o Koto, and skm in uitterent countries. A novol and useful plan of rc-arrangemenfc. ha3 been decided upon that will nearly double tho space previously appropriated! to Exhibitors throughout the entire build ingk We need not hesitate to publish, therefore, our ability to find room for anything pleasing or useful that may bo entrusted to us, and to invite every man and woman in tho world to originate something for this concentration of tho "Industry of all Nations,'' that mnyrs m r It 14
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