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spite of every care, articles are lost or stolen. Thence 

 the discontent of Exhibitors, and probably the annual 

 decrease of articles exhibited. 



Some of the Judges say that they hare hardly time 

 to form an opinion after a hurried ex->mination of mo- 

 dels relating to which certain explanations are want- 

 ting from the Exhibitors. At the same tirrie when 

 there is a great show of specimens, the public itself, in 

 the limited space of 2 or o hours allotted for the pur- 

 pose, cannot have time properly to examine and appre- 

 ciate the articles exhibited. 



Our Exhibitions should therefore, in order to pro- 

 duce the fruits we are entitled to expect, to last two or 

 three consecutive days. 



To attain this object, another building than the Ba- 

 zar would of course be necessary. One of our Mem- 

 bers most competent to solve the diiiiculty, Mr. de 

 Closets has suggested the somewhat grandiose idea of 

 erecting in the Champ-de-Mars, for instance, a Isuild- 

 ing in iron and glass, covering an area of about an 

 acre, which could be used not only for the Exhibitions, 

 but also as a stand during the races, and for balls, con- 

 certs and other meetings. 



Mr de Closets would make such arrangements and 

 dispositions as would render such a builJiag, a public 

 Edific" both gracpful, elegant and useful. The Exhi- 

 bition Palace at Manchester, covering we think an area 

 of 3 acres, cost £ 21,000 ; the one we allude to, cover- 

 ing as we said, an acre and measuring 380 feet long 

 and 90 feet broad, Avould cost in the opinion of Mr de 

 Closets from about £8,000 or £10,000 or less, of 

 course, if the dimension of the building was reduced. 



The idea may be received with favor, and we do not 

 see why it should not, at a later period be carried out. 

 It might prove a profitable investment, and at the same 

 time urge Mauritius in the path of progress iu which 

 she seems to have entered. 



At all events, 2 or 3 hours cannot be sufficient to se- 

 cure to our Exhibitions the df'gree of usefulness they 

 ehould attain, or to make them a protitablc lesson by 

 exciting emulation amongst the working part of the po- 



