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The Paris Universal And Permanent Exhibition.

THE PARIS UNIVERSAL AND PERMANENT EXHIBITION .

( Translated from " LE C OSSTITUTIOXXEL , " 2 Stft August , 1 SG 2 . ) Within the precints of New- Paris , in the flourishing district of Awtev . il , where Boileau gave poetic counsel to lv . s gardener , where Moliore composed his chefs d ' osnvres in tho company of Racine , De la Fontaine , and De la Bruyere , industry , the queen of our epoch , is rising at this moment , a palace to modern

genius . Its aim is to place upon a new footing exhibitions , the utility of which is incontestable . They began by being exclusively national and temporary . From being national they became universal . Henceforth the products of science , the arts , industry , agricultural , and commerce , will find a place in a universal and permanent exhibition . The splendid palace now

building at Auteuil proves that the idea is leaving the realms of theory , ami approaching realisation . Let us first examine the practical advantages of the scheme ; we will then describe the building and its workmanship . Persons are fond of repeating that distance is annihilated

that frontiers are disappearing , and that modes of international communication are being multiplied . It is true . They delight in exalting the marvels wrought by the union of science and labour , the grand modern discoveries , the admirable inventions of industry—aud with good reason . But it is of the utmost importance to develope all the branches of human activity , ancl to expedite commercial transactions . The Universal and

Permanent Exhibition offers these advantages , for its object is to bring together the producer and the consumer . It will save the one numberless researches—often unproductive . To the other it will offer a continual stimulus , and place at his disposal objects from all quarters of which he has need . In periodical exhibitions one often sees exceptional works ,

true exponents of ability , but executed at great cost , and addressing themselves more to the curiosity of sightseers than the approval of practical men . These productions , which aim at effect , and are not meant for ordinary use , ought not to enter into competition with the samples of industrial labour . The Universal and Permanent Exhibition , on the contrary , will give satisfaction to industrial and commercial interests . It will tend

to improve the welfare of the labouring classes , by leading the producer to unceasingly improve his work , until he at length attains a point combining excellence with economy . We aro able to add that the scene of this , pacific tournament will bo worthy of the city which Europe truly considers the capital , not only of France , but of tho whole world . The idea once conceived , its realisation was imperative . This

is often the most difficult part . Happily for the project of universal and permanent exhibitions , it has found powerful support among large capitalists , who have undertaken to defray the cost of construction .. When the building is finished it will bo placed at the disposal of exhibitors , a very long list of whom is already published . Tho programme is headed by those

memorable words which were uttered by an august personage on a solemn occasion : — " Approach , all you who think that the progress of agriculture , the industry , and the commerce of a nation contributed to its general welfare , and that tho more reciprocal intercourse is multiplied , the more national prejudices will be effaced . " Also when this project was submitted to the

Emperor , his Majesty -was pleased to express to its authors his approbation of it , and the pleasure with which he should regard its realisation . Their Excellencies the Ministers of Finance , Agriculture , and Commerce have accorded , by two official despatches , various permissions which show the sympathy of the Imperial Government with the idea of" establishing in Paris an exhibition universal and permanent . For a project of this nature the choice of site was of the

The Paris Universal And Permanent Exhibition.

greatest importance . Of course the founders would have greatly preferred to establish themselves in the centre of Paris . But they encountered insurmountable obstacles . How could they find in the heart of a great city an area sufficiently extensive ( 130 , 000 square metres ) ? Ancl even if they had overcome this first difficulty , the excessive value of the around would have

alarmed the greater number of exhibitors . At tne same time it w-as necessary that this site should not be too distant from business quarters , and that it should be united with tho capital by rapid and economical means of communication . A large piece of land , situated on the verge ofthe Bois do Boulogne , between the gate of St . Cloud and the station at Auteuil , united all these advantages . It- is now the property of a company , and the workmen are progressing with such rapidity , that already

the plan of a monumental palace intended to receive the artistic and industrial products of the whole world is clearly defined . When an edifice of this kind is required , its proportions must be colossal . The palace at Auteuil will present a coup-d ' ceil 500 metres in length , that is to say , an elevation double that of the Palace of Industry in the Champs Ely-sees . The facade will extend along the new Boulevard granted by the city of Paris , commencing at the banks of the Seine , and terminating at the

main street of Auteuil and the other ways of approach , which will complete the Parisian network . The effect will be magnificent . Imagine one of these constructions invented by modern architecture , light hut solid , where iron and glass rest upon stone foundations . An entrance portal , in keeping with the grandiose character of tho edifice , will give access to tho centre of the building , which will be crowned by a dome more lofty than that of l'Hotel des Invalides . At each end of the structure , elegant

pavilions will complete the palatial effect , and will be accompanied on the right by a Machinery Annexe , on the left by a vast rotunda , intended for concerts and charitable fetes . Such is the tout ensemble of the building in course of construction by an army of workmen , under the direction of skilful engineers . In the interior , the height of the building will be divided into two stories ; but by a happy arrangement , this division will not show externally , and one range of windows , extending the whole

height , will give light to the treasures exposed in the galleries . We hope ( and the activity which presides over the work authorises us to entertain this hope ) , that the inauguration of the universal and permanent exhibition will take place early in the ensuing year . Meanwhile , the enterprise is organised on a solid basis . The most influential representatives of universal industry have already sent in their adhesion , and head the list of exhibitors . This adhesion , however , does not at present

imply any pecuniary contribution . The founders are liable for all expenses up to the time when the exhibitors take possession . AVe may add , that during live days of the week admission will be gratuitous , and that the detailed internal regulations will he settled by committees from the different nationalities . Such has been the rapid advance of an idea conceived in a liberal and straightforward manner . It deserved to be conceived and carried out in an epoch which has already accomplished such grand undertakings , ancl iu a kingdom where industrial progress advances in concert with tho national grandeur .

Cases Of Emergency.

CASES OF EMERGENCY .

Extract from Grand Master Ensign ' s Address , delivered before the Grand Lodge of Connecticut , May 14-, 1862 : — " Tbis brings me to another point connected with the same subject , which is that no balloting for candidates should take place except at tiic regular communications of the lodge . I know that some object- to this inionthat oftentimes there

op , happen cases of emergency , which require immediate attention , or the opportunity v .-iii bo lost of admitting men of acknowledged worth to a participation in the benefits of our institution . That in such cases delay would be almost injustice , appears at first sight- plausible ; but a slight examination of tbe subject will cause the objection to fall of itself . Whence does such arise ? In ninety cases out of a hundred they are

emergency men who have lived all their days in our midst , knowing there was a Masonic Lodga within a stone ' s throw of their home , passing almost daily before tho very door , at which they never had a thought of knocking , until when about to engage in some hazardous enterprise , or perhaps to visit foreign lauds or distant cities , they happen to think , all of a

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MOTHER KILWINNING.—No. I. Article 1
A ROMAN CATHOLIC'S NOTION OF FREEMASONRY. Article 2
BRITISH ARCHITECTS. Article 5
THE PATH OF LIFE. —AN ALLEGORY. Article 6
MASONIC NOTES AND QUERIES. Article 9
THE PARIS UNIVERSAL AND PERMANENT EXHIBITION. Article 12
CASES OF EMERGENCY. Article 12
CORRESPONDENCE. Article 13
THE MOUNT CALVARY ENCAMPMENT. Article 13
THE MASONIC MIRROR. Article 14
PROVINCIAL. Article 14
AUSTRALIA. Article 14
CANADA. Article 15
AMERICA. Article 16
ROYAL ARCH. Article 16
MARK MASONRY. Article 17
Poetry. Article 17
TO A YOUNG MASON WHO DECLARED HE SAW NO BEAUTY IN NATURE. Article 17
Obituary. Article 17
FREEMASONS AT LAW. Article 18
THE WEEK. Article 19
TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 20
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The Paris Universal And Permanent Exhibition.

THE PARIS UNIVERSAL AND PERMANENT EXHIBITION .

( Translated from " LE C OSSTITUTIOXXEL , " 2 Stft August , 1 SG 2 . ) Within the precints of New- Paris , in the flourishing district of Awtev . il , where Boileau gave poetic counsel to lv . s gardener , where Moliore composed his chefs d ' osnvres in tho company of Racine , De la Fontaine , and De la Bruyere , industry , the queen of our epoch , is rising at this moment , a palace to modern

genius . Its aim is to place upon a new footing exhibitions , the utility of which is incontestable . They began by being exclusively national and temporary . From being national they became universal . Henceforth the products of science , the arts , industry , agricultural , and commerce , will find a place in a universal and permanent exhibition . The splendid palace now

building at Auteuil proves that the idea is leaving the realms of theory , ami approaching realisation . Let us first examine the practical advantages of the scheme ; we will then describe the building and its workmanship . Persons are fond of repeating that distance is annihilated

that frontiers are disappearing , and that modes of international communication are being multiplied . It is true . They delight in exalting the marvels wrought by the union of science and labour , the grand modern discoveries , the admirable inventions of industry—aud with good reason . But it is of the utmost importance to develope all the branches of human activity , ancl to expedite commercial transactions . The Universal and

Permanent Exhibition offers these advantages , for its object is to bring together the producer and the consumer . It will save the one numberless researches—often unproductive . To the other it will offer a continual stimulus , and place at his disposal objects from all quarters of which he has need . In periodical exhibitions one often sees exceptional works ,

true exponents of ability , but executed at great cost , and addressing themselves more to the curiosity of sightseers than the approval of practical men . These productions , which aim at effect , and are not meant for ordinary use , ought not to enter into competition with the samples of industrial labour . The Universal and Permanent Exhibition , on the contrary , will give satisfaction to industrial and commercial interests . It will tend

to improve the welfare of the labouring classes , by leading the producer to unceasingly improve his work , until he at length attains a point combining excellence with economy . We aro able to add that the scene of this , pacific tournament will bo worthy of the city which Europe truly considers the capital , not only of France , but of tho whole world . The idea once conceived , its realisation was imperative . This

is often the most difficult part . Happily for the project of universal and permanent exhibitions , it has found powerful support among large capitalists , who have undertaken to defray the cost of construction .. When the building is finished it will bo placed at the disposal of exhibitors , a very long list of whom is already published . Tho programme is headed by those

memorable words which were uttered by an august personage on a solemn occasion : — " Approach , all you who think that the progress of agriculture , the industry , and the commerce of a nation contributed to its general welfare , and that tho more reciprocal intercourse is multiplied , the more national prejudices will be effaced . " Also when this project was submitted to the

Emperor , his Majesty -was pleased to express to its authors his approbation of it , and the pleasure with which he should regard its realisation . Their Excellencies the Ministers of Finance , Agriculture , and Commerce have accorded , by two official despatches , various permissions which show the sympathy of the Imperial Government with the idea of" establishing in Paris an exhibition universal and permanent . For a project of this nature the choice of site was of the

The Paris Universal And Permanent Exhibition.

greatest importance . Of course the founders would have greatly preferred to establish themselves in the centre of Paris . But they encountered insurmountable obstacles . How could they find in the heart of a great city an area sufficiently extensive ( 130 , 000 square metres ) ? Ancl even if they had overcome this first difficulty , the excessive value of the around would have

alarmed the greater number of exhibitors . At tne same time it w-as necessary that this site should not be too distant from business quarters , and that it should be united with tho capital by rapid and economical means of communication . A large piece of land , situated on the verge ofthe Bois do Boulogne , between the gate of St . Cloud and the station at Auteuil , united all these advantages . It- is now the property of a company , and the workmen are progressing with such rapidity , that already

the plan of a monumental palace intended to receive the artistic and industrial products of the whole world is clearly defined . When an edifice of this kind is required , its proportions must be colossal . The palace at Auteuil will present a coup-d ' ceil 500 metres in length , that is to say , an elevation double that of the Palace of Industry in the Champs Ely-sees . The facade will extend along the new Boulevard granted by the city of Paris , commencing at the banks of the Seine , and terminating at the

main street of Auteuil and the other ways of approach , which will complete the Parisian network . The effect will be magnificent . Imagine one of these constructions invented by modern architecture , light hut solid , where iron and glass rest upon stone foundations . An entrance portal , in keeping with the grandiose character of tho edifice , will give access to tho centre of the building , which will be crowned by a dome more lofty than that of l'Hotel des Invalides . At each end of the structure , elegant

pavilions will complete the palatial effect , and will be accompanied on the right by a Machinery Annexe , on the left by a vast rotunda , intended for concerts and charitable fetes . Such is the tout ensemble of the building in course of construction by an army of workmen , under the direction of skilful engineers . In the interior , the height of the building will be divided into two stories ; but by a happy arrangement , this division will not show externally , and one range of windows , extending the whole

height , will give light to the treasures exposed in the galleries . We hope ( and the activity which presides over the work authorises us to entertain this hope ) , that the inauguration of the universal and permanent exhibition will take place early in the ensuing year . Meanwhile , the enterprise is organised on a solid basis . The most influential representatives of universal industry have already sent in their adhesion , and head the list of exhibitors . This adhesion , however , does not at present

imply any pecuniary contribution . The founders are liable for all expenses up to the time when the exhibitors take possession . AVe may add , that during live days of the week admission will be gratuitous , and that the detailed internal regulations will he settled by committees from the different nationalities . Such has been the rapid advance of an idea conceived in a liberal and straightforward manner . It deserved to be conceived and carried out in an epoch which has already accomplished such grand undertakings , ancl iu a kingdom where industrial progress advances in concert with tho national grandeur .

Cases Of Emergency.

CASES OF EMERGENCY .

Extract from Grand Master Ensign ' s Address , delivered before the Grand Lodge of Connecticut , May 14-, 1862 : — " Tbis brings me to another point connected with the same subject , which is that no balloting for candidates should take place except at tiic regular communications of the lodge . I know that some object- to this inionthat oftentimes there

op , happen cases of emergency , which require immediate attention , or the opportunity v .-iii bo lost of admitting men of acknowledged worth to a participation in the benefits of our institution . That in such cases delay would be almost injustice , appears at first sight- plausible ; but a slight examination of tbe subject will cause the objection to fall of itself . Whence does such arise ? In ninety cases out of a hundred they are

emergency men who have lived all their days in our midst , knowing there was a Masonic Lodga within a stone ' s throw of their home , passing almost daily before tho very door , at which they never had a thought of knocking , until when about to engage in some hazardous enterprise , or perhaps to visit foreign lauds or distant cities , they happen to think , all of a

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