The Sun. — London, England, 1851-05-01 00:00:00

to catch the first sound of the trumpet which would herald the Royal approach. SOUTHERN NAVE. (FROM ANOTHER REPORTER.) By a quarter-past nine every front seat in the nave was occupied by the fair sex, backed by their champions in close array. The scene opened beauti fully as each' and every arrival caught a hurried glacce of the coming glory. There was an eager expectancy in every eye, save and ex capt those vho found that time to be valaable must be caught before he roosts in ti e chamber of disappointment! There was no remedy --turn which way you will—you must now "make the best of it !" as Eliz i Cook beautifully expresses it in her lively Jou rna l. Ten o'clock came, and still the bu' of crowding vi antes added lustre and density to the se:ening scene. It Was now "looking up" magnificently, with here and there " a cheer," as some distinguishEd, " un known to himself," met the hearty welcome. of mistaken zeal, for in moments of excitement people are not over particular as to the object, so it be " a Somebody Coming an d crow di ng was now t h e order dof the morn i ng more than ever, and eyed seemed ire e t ed to the northern, or special entrance, that befog t h e passa ge by which the follo wed Queen was to come, by the royal train. Every now and then Some grandee strutted in with a mock flourish, While oth ers quietly slid along as modestly as their in meritualmerit was remarkable. It was indeed a school f ° l ' Patient a m bi t i on to look on and bide his time, re flecting on the v ar i ous h ues an d s h a pe s w hi c h n worl dly vanity oted assumes in the presence of un native m o d es ty. By eleven o'clo c k he "'le seemed to be overcrowded, so thickly t he re "th e people " stowed—we say the people, for •" e y n ow comp re h en d ed men an d women o f all nations 814.'1 br otherhood array, " an d tru l y h appy was the riffl e of co n t entment diffused over the blended coun tenance of all. Every one seemed happy 'en the " outsiders," for now and then 7 stole or b orrowed a glimpse from th eir "first c l ass " sitters, and then retired to rumi nate on " The various turns of fate below." 4:4:hem,rid the continual and oft-increasing buzz of hu etriati voices some laughable incidents took place in rather "mpartment of the Exhibition. But one of a Singular character occurred before our eyes. 40 is that," exclaimed a lady, " going across the s na ,, t it , l re gimentals? " Where ?" " There—there! me wears a Highland plaid, and looks so—bless haw brown -black he stares !" Every eye was w rec ted to the questionable visitor, and every mind 0 : 8 wondernaent. " He's a Highlander !" exclaims seib e e ' ! No! he's a Hottentot," cries another. " Non- B e 85 3 1 a third, " he's a Highland chieftain. no ° viaw mestically he moves !" " Yes," whi s p e r s p l oc t ! le r, "he moves like a man conscious of his own Z n " ef- 0 1 : " And well he may," r e j o i ns a f r i en d, tit "18 a Highland Hottentot—a wild beast chief -. 41; that' S CUM MING I—th e li on kill er. " " D ear me !" exel a • I ras a l a d y, h a lf f a i nt i ng, "i s that the :: rs°ll who killed the tigers—l wonder its alive !" ki ir h Y not, madam? Cumming has a royal licence for l ug everything wild, but himself," tittered olio . geetleman who was looking on with four yr on ege o s to have a c l oser i nspect i on o f t h e swarthy f th?e_ a Highlandhie Chieftain ; but what is that head Highlander ought to sport feathers, a o bet there's a helmet on his crown, which is ex actly in keeping, for Hi g hl an d ers never wor e h elmets." 4 ‘ Oh, then," exclaimed the lady, vos l , Bll PPose th a t' s t h e C ap o f G oo d H ope !" at heral dry. th e l augh was turned against the champion of t jhe Procession was rece i ve d b y t h e i mmense h r° 4 congregated in that magic scene with oft , ii*_ated cheers and welcome as her Majesty, the r:ic e, the Prince of Wales, and the Princess ;lel, pre ce d e d an d f o ll owe d by a spl en did cor te ge , raBs ed along, ea ch wondering and delighted with A Pt ore-gazing eyes. The Queen was at- NA Och er in plain pink, having Prince Albert left arm, dressed in Field-Marshal's unifor m , i °l4 ing the Princess Royal, attired in simple white, Lhis left hand, while her Majesty h e ld th e o r d of the Isles, h 6 ,4 the garb of old Gaul, an d th e fi re o f o ld R omp, " r right hand. The Royal party wa lk e d four ti;"nd, and looked emi nen tly i n t erest i ng to t h e ou send eyes that blessed their happy progress I : 49 nit the congregated conclave of all nations a lln g homa ge to one so tru l y wort h y ! Th e sun ill on e forth most resplendently over all, and ray ed the scene with his resplendent ,;1 1 4 : The Duke of Wellington, arm in-arm te :: t he Marq u i s o f A ng l esea , wa lk e d i n th e pro b4uae ) and attracted marked attention. It is the s birth-day ;h e i s 82 years of age. EASTERN NAVE. (raoa ANOTHER REPORTER.) kr.We wer e admitted i n t o th e f o r e ign department soon th' er ei ght o'clock. There were but few persons present wh l ; god vee had full lib er ty t o r oa m about the floor 4 D : 4 r we pl eased to go, but there was no admission at 7 i ra• The eastern doors were opened to t h e public Aloe o'clo c k, when the rush was terr ifi c , and L itd . ticalnPering about to obtain seats alarming• gentlemen rushed to and fro in a frantic 400 ``1,hut th e ma j ority of them found the i r way as y et ne s possibl e to the transept, where they pounced 1,, a he most available vacant places that came in their Qi n /. } low they fared there we had neither time nor in kellati°o to ascertain, but before the ceremonies corn the : ed many of them were driven back to sre -stern end of the building. Prior to the ote ly a i of her Majesty but little incident th oi ,, e 't to relieve the tedium of waiting, me in the early part of the morning a couple of to t e , ric ...!a B , who had stands in the space appropriated p ett -e united States, discovered some of their pro pped he missing, and a very pretty altercation en; rao : t weet' them and the - pike. No amount of for they declared, could compensate them ' O5B l and loud and bitter were their regrets at t he "g been tempted across the Atlantic to assist in t ritish ers ' show. " Ah, I guess I know'd how it Wethell4 be," said one ; " i t ' s no tarnal use a stoppin ' ; i are the shabbiest critturs lever saw, and the sooner 4 : return to New York the better, I calculate." t he e . e UPle o f police inspectors, however, said and did most to calm th e i r anguish, promising that if er title Property were i n existence it should be traced 1 5 ,_ 11 restored ; a nd we are glad to say that their e `a ( hshments o f speech so far succeeded that lit the , Transatlantic fri en d s consented to display 1 r handiwork, w hi c h, b y the (I t fir e•arm s , an d even t ua lly the o j way, consist e d y Mjea ra th e applause which greeted her i ned m os t h eart il y at along i n th e procession. Above the y as she gallery 4,the eastern extremity, a gigantic eagle, sur ted by the star-spangled banner, was suspended, b eneath it were placed the bands of the Cold kri!ate and Scotch Fusilier Guards, who played one h I t"' air, and only one, previous to the arriv a l of tO r 2 T a j e atY. It would be a waste of space and ti me `1 1 ,, e , any detailed account of this branch of the -44 en, because as yet the Austrian, French, and th e —h Portions are wretchedly incomplete, while Am erican end was in a great measure covered ci ß tl :te . itsite :i f s fi ure of the Greek slave facing the eastern de a l' i 8 however right to remark, attracted a vast attention, and deservedly so, for a more ex stud; Piece of chiselling was never sent from the the finite o ulpture. It i s unques tionably the gem of d States' part of the show. M oe ! Proceedi ngs went off most satisfactorily. Her tilit.'4l arrived exactly at twelve o ' clock, and a few after one she was on her way back to the thusieeuz tier return was signalized by the same en !streets that greeted her reception ; and though the triobb o lin d Parks were, if possible, more densely r 4 i nat _'; on withoutturn of the pageant, the whole ter n fusion. GE ERAL APPEARANCE OF THE METROPOLIS. FROM ANOTHER REPORTER.) Pen h , Bc1„-''' 1111 early hour this morning, indeed we may "orn daybreak, this great town in all quarters '1341 to show symptoms of unusual bustle and ketivitYl end by five o ' clock in the morning the streets Renerall ' 4 a Y. presented the appearance they usually wear 1011`,"° middle of the day the pedestrians, of course, 0, ,"ing attired in the " Sunday best." At seven 4:4lnk the outskirts of the metropolis wore a barren • P a ct) all persons by tit time Wending to In Pre Dudok van Hal Antonio Valdez. M. Gustavus roetet• mon de la Sagrs, sad 'ottie. hholzer. t and 31. Saila lians and Mr. N. S. Dodge mission, rd EL Northcote,Bs. s, -Colonel Lloyd. ROPIER& !pberd, Esq. I.se r ,' , Esq. L. zeci. litt, Esq. Bazley, Esq. Baring, Esq. Eastlake.Gladsto in W . E. ne. n Russell. aley. ilesmere. Bueeleuch. Ceremonies. liukters. of ) 10 05 he Marques G O LG., Master P` Ordnance. Janterbury. rer of the liousehold Lord Chamb eriii° ns. The QUEEN, ' his Ro3 al gihtieo Prince of Waled r Royal Higheesa Duchess of eut. I: Royal Higlinela rioces s of Prussia. Royal Highness Mary of Cambidge. Royal Higb b n eee )uke of Ca mridge* y of the Bedcbgailber in Waiting. Maid of Honou r in Waiting. ly Superintendent, Caroline Barrbel3'. attendance f Kent. aster of the Juiv ert. Captain of Lb e , mtleman at An" — ord in Waiting :0 the Queen. >om in 'Waiting to the Queen• Equerry , to the Queen• in waiting• , bet• Gentleman uS Field Officer. ride W aitink,g r Royid /BOP' of Cambridg e ' J Prussia. I°l moved to tb ° !, returned to tbe de, including the )ack to the C 8 thus enabling the procession. the Queen's sr played. tform, the Queeo which via 3 0; of trumpets Ow north of the Ser 11.6 bad kept O. e public alloife4 ed the prooessioo on the arm of the was enthushistiet Palace, an d bo s. The WO when t~® Queetz O ng during be . t t ed on the rav up and down ive about elefea !hancellor of the were speed il y 'I Lord John the rest of °l C an terbO r i the Rev. gra he Lord Bishop n i n dispositi on, Lord Bishop of f the diocese' very iroposiot the royal choir Irro between the Prince Albert, in the reef, took u p their of Welling ton 8 greeted With he me t WB5 the id heroes Wen ether on sac° notion was Dv' I with belga ninissioner curiosity. g t on he roaa e id his o bei . fashion. Tl3° t attractions is me time, OW ly anxious as possible. I, particularly only Eoglial ress suit. .61 pair of herc e6 duced him t , ° both sides, , rat introdu c " ted for son e I first meeting and tbis disc of Inclustrit ing incidents on the tip' who had beer ushing about tele bu,bandOr about on th e seep clear the the unwon ted had to del l, bright pair of mud to snit IT was magi ial accorctoo lUS, Where all one spot--* ,krone wis ) preserve ;roes, every right place', I themselves proceedings. he clock op itual pane" so as to %nob, opera Who were mto a s ettled Dint Was of one forth A whic h nass below, sins, which 4 ere also the oiling forth les, and on an ticpatiOn THE SUN, I sent to view the procession and subsequent cere mony having either taken up their stand on the route of the pageant, or hurried to some neighbour ing coffee-ro om , w hi c h were, b y - t h e -b ye , open a ll night, there to refresh the inward man to prepare them for a long fast and a tight squeeze. The principal thoroughfares, and more especially the Strand and Holborn, presented a particularly gay spectacle, for the omnibuses, which had been ordered out two hours before their regular time, were all decked with the gayest flowers, the drivers and conductors also being very gaudily attired in gold lace and other orna ments. It was a remarkable fact that every omnibus which passed going east could not boast of a single fare towards that quarter of the compass, whereas all travelling to the west were crowd , d beyond imagina tion, some persons even hanging by the rails, their 'sole support being on the little iron steps which assist one in mounting the box. At eight o'cleck the bells of the metropolitan churches sent forth "a right merrie peal," the Union-jack fleg being at tie same time hoisted from all their steeples. The suburbs of London by nine o'clock gave one an idea that the great metropolis must have gone into the country for a short time, whilst all the roads leading to Hyde-perk were rendered almost im passable to pedestrians going east. It may be sigh', however, to remark that the greatest good humour prevailed, and that there was none of that unseemly conduct, pushi ng , quarrelling, and fighting, which generally characterises an English crowd of persons. Perhaps this may be accounted for from the fact that the mob on this occasion was composed of all classes, high and low, and certainly never did we remark so much fraternity in any previous throng we may have happened to have formed part. About this time the trains and steamers also brought in their Exhibition folks, and the scene which presented itself at all the ter mini and piers was, for a time, one of indescribable confusion, owing to all persons trying to get out from their places at the same time. After the first batch, however, had been disposed of the second lot were better managed, as the offiaiels had, in the meantime, made every accommodation to get them away out of their jurisdiction as soon as possible. It is scarcely necessary to mention that signs of a general holiday were every w here shown, by the closing of shops and the hanging out of flags, of all nations, from the windows, much to the annoyance of several unmistakeable John Bulls, who swore they would pull them down and demolish the windows, unless the " fig which bad braved a thousand years the battle and the breeze" was sa luted. We are informed that a "row" was very likely to have ensued in one of these instances, where a Frenchman had put out the tricolor flag and pe remptorily refused to take it in. The interference of the police, however, happily prevented any disturb ance, and we are happy to add that, with the excep tion of this trifling affair, nothing in the shape of an enzeute of any descriltioa has been heard of. St. James's Park has been tenanted by some por tion of the canaille of London during the whole night, but it was not until six o'clock this morning that there were any signs of a grand procession about to pass through its grounds. But from that time the flocks of persons who entered the parks from all sides were innumerable, and by half-past nine the space in front of Buckingham Palace was completely occupied, ren dering it futile for any person to attempt to pass either one way or the other. The Mall was also densely crowded, as indeed was every other part of the Park. The route from Buckingham Palace up Constitution hill to the Duke of Wellington's statue, was, up to this time, one mass of human beings, but shortly before ten a detachment of Horse Guards, followed by a body of police of the N division, cleared a space and kept it, though not without some difficulty, until the royal cortege had passed. The young boys who are to man the frigate now lying in the Serpentine, and who left the Admiralty for that purpose this morning about half-past ten, were loudly cheered by the crowd, and the cabs which they were in were followed by large numbers as far as the gates, when their impetuosity was very properly checked by the officials stationed there. What gave rise to the hurrahs and popular feel ing shown on behalf of the young sailors no one could explain. Precisely at eleven the royal carriages left the royal stables, at the back of the Palace, and went round in front to receive the Royal pair and their att , ndants. At a quarter after eleven, and a few mi nutes before her Majesty the Queen and her Prince Consort departed from the Palace, en route to Hyde park, the Roy al children were brought out under the care of their governesses, and placed in the balcony facing the Mall. On it being known that the Royal children were at the balcony, a long and loud shout for the long continued happiness and health of the Queen, her husband, and her children, rang through the air, which being caught up by all present, it was fairly and equally echoed at the Palace of Glass. Everything being ready, the Royal procession started, but scarcely bad the royal carriage got beyond the gates of Bucking ham Palace, when a smart shower descended much to the discomfiture of the throng congregated, but it tended in no way to lessen the manifestation of loyal feeling. God save the Queen was heard on all side, and, beyond a doubt, the words came from the hearts of all who gave utterance to the sentence. The mass of beings then began to disperse from the front of Buckingham Palace, but the greater portion seemed not yet content with what they had seen, so leaping over the railing enclosing the Green-park, they darted across there and distributed themselves at the end of Piccadilly with the hope of getting into Hyde-park. In that, however, the mrjority were disappointed for a strong body of police had blocked the palsage up some time before to all persons not having tickets of admission to the Crystal Palace. the least fear need be entertained of any serious damage to any of the property deposited in the Ex hibition. TLe whole force of twenty would remain throughout the entire day, to be relieved by a smaller number at night. . . THE TowEß.—At this place numerous visitors to the metropolis arrived early in the forenoon, where every attention was paid to them by the officials, and its objects of interest seemed to be duly appreciated by the visitors. The Monument was also well supported with extra dues in honour of the day, and, at its moderate price of 6d. some considerable sum will be realized. I PRESIDENTS OF THE JURIES APPOINTED BY HER MAJES Y'S COMMISSION. Class 1. Sir EL De La 13eche, C. 8., F.R.S., 28, Jerrnyn street—Director-General of the Geological Sury y of the United Kingdom. Class 2. Dumas, Paris—Formerly Minister of Agri culture and Commerce, Member of the Instigate, &c. Class 3. Russian—Norninatrun not yet made. Claas 4. Professor R. Owen, F.R S , College of Sur geons, Luniion—Curator to the College of Surgeons Class 5. Rev. E Moseley, M.A., F.R.S., Education Office, Privy Council—lespeetor of Schools, and formerly Priieseor of Mechanics at King's College. Chits 6. General Ponceiot, Paris—Member of the In stitute, formerly Director of the Polytechnic School, &e. Class 7. I. K. Brunel, Duke-street, Wes:minster— Civil Engineer. Class 8. Baron Charles Dupir', Paris—President of the French Cornrnissi.in, Member of the Institute, I're sid of the Central Jury. Class 9. P. Pusey, Pusey, near Far ringdon. Class 10. Sir David Brewster. 1, Dorset-street, Man chester-square—Principal of the University of St. Andrew's. Class 11. Sir James Anderson (Lord Provost of Glas gow), Glasgow—Cotton manufacturer. Class 12. Professor Hermann, Munich—Ministerial Councillor, &c. Class 13. George Tawke Kemp, 34, Spital-square.— Silk• manufacturer. Class 14. John Wilkinson, J. T., Leeds—Flax spinner. Class 15. Van Hoegaerden, Brussels—Manufacturer and Member of the Chamber of Commerce. Class 16. Hon. Colonel Anson, 25, Hill-street, Bet keley-square. Class 17. Van de Weyer, London—Envoy Extraer di-ary and Minister Plenipotentiary of his Majesty the King of the Belgians. Class 18. John Heargrsves, Accrington, Lancashire —C hco- printer. Class 19. Professor Bolley,.of Switzerland—Head of Commission of Switzerland, London. Class 20. William Felkin, Mayor of Nottingham The Park, Nottingham—Hosiery manufacturer. Class 21. Lord Wherneliffe, 28, Lower Brook-street, Class 22. American—Nomination not yet appointed. Class 23. Due de Suynes, Paris—Member of the In stitty e. Class 24. Count Van Harrack, Prague—Chamberlain of the Emperor of Austria, President of the Society of Arta and Manufactures at Prague. Class 25. Duke of Argyll, Stafford House, S'. James's. Class 26. Adam Chevalier de Brorg,Vienna—Director of the Imperial Polytechnic Institute, Vice-President of the Society of Arts and Manufactures. and Member of the Imperial Academy of Sciences at Vienna. Class 27. Pietro Pistruccia, Rome—Artist. Class 28. Senor Don Joacquim Alfonso, Madrid—Di rector of the Conservat ry of Arts at Madrid. Class 29. Lord Canning, 16, Grosvenor-square. Class 30. Herr Von Viebahn, Berlin—President of the Zollverein Commission fir the Exhibition of 1851. We learn from the official catalogue that the number of British Exhibitors, as far as it can be at present ascer tained, is 6,146. the amount of contributions reported by theslocal committees is 76,679/, and the amount actually paid to the Commissicners 64,5411. The following out line of contents of the building may be interesting to intending visitors: — The Building lies East and West, and is intersected by the Transept running North and South. The Transept being taken as a point of departure the building is divisible into two portions. 1. Toe western half is appropriated to the produc tions of the United Kingdom, India, and the Colonies. ' 2. The eastern half to Foreign Countries. CONTENTS OF TRANSEPT. Ornamental iron gates, various objects of sculpture, large glass fountain, other fountains, and ornamental gates. The retreshment court is at the ❑orth extremity. The offices of the R - iyal Commissioners and the Execu tive are at the southern entrance. WESTERN HALF-GROUND FLOOR. Proceeding towards the west along the nave, or cen tral avenue, are placed a statue of the Duke of Rutland, the Spitalfields trophy, the horse and dragon, Canadian timber, marble dog, specimens of stone carving, console table and glass, specimens of crystallisation, cross in Caen stone, &c., altar screen, Eldon and Stowell group, Honduras timber, church clock, Elizabethan fountains, models, patent light-house, filtering apparatus, sculpture, Coalbrook Dale glass-house, Equatorial telescope, Liver pool model, fountain, and lighthouse. (FROM ANOTHER REPORTER.) The fear of being reputed superstitious must not deter us from avowing that when, in crossing Black heath, yesterday, a thunder-cloud burst above us, the echoing salutation sounded to the fancy as an announcement that, on this, the coming day of auspice, the elements were prepared to favour our Gracious Queen with such a suspen sion of atmospheric hostilities as might become the inauguration of terrestrial peace, and accord with the well. omened aspect of the heavens on each day of her previous progresses in her metropolis, since the hour when a joyful nation hailed her as the Queen. The morning dawned with every mark of a change in the meteoric conditions, and gave promise of a commencing summer. Still masses of nimbo-stratus wrre stretched along the hori zon, and Alp-shaped cumuli, with snowy tops, gave a character of Salvatorian landscape to the lower firma ment, whilst the sun persevered to struggle through the intrusive mists, as if determined to see, and let be seen, the happy pageant of this grand May-day. Before seven o'clock the lines of carriages and equestrians, and pedestrian groups wending to wards towards the parks from every quarter, exceeded all that ever we witnessed in the thronging of London streets, as one example will show : from Hyde-park corner, through Piccadilly, one unbroken line of carriages extended, at nine o' clock, across Leicester-square as far as the Fr eemasons ' Ha ll , i n G rea t Queen-street ; we and heard fore w t e h r e e observationequipages ma d e brought to gether never bt in one spot, as were collected in and around th e park, when the Royal cortege halted at the north transept of the Crystal Palace. At that time the drizzling mg shower which had been descending for a feie mi • nutes before ceased to fall, and the sun shone forth most cheeringly. Well worthy, too, of the celebration were the extraordinary order, quiet, and good humour which prevailed throughout the congregated thousands in ' all directions around. There was not the slightest disorder, scarcely the i slightest obstruction to be complai ne d of n any part cf the park, or the adjacent thoroughfares, and the policemen, who put on their best tempers for the cc casion, had very little matter to put their forbearance to the test. It was indeed an extraordinary scene, of which the quietude was broken only by the enthu siastic cheering which greeted her Majesty all along her route. THE LONDON FIRE BRIGADE —At an early hour Mr. Braidwood, superintendent of the London Fire Brigade, with Mr. Colf, senior foreman, and twenty of the London pompiers, took up their several stations in the Cryktal Palace. They presented a very formidable appearance in their new uniform; and such are the Phu in cue of the slightest alarm of gm that not SOUTHERN HALF. The Avenues N, 0, nod part of P, proceeding from the west, contain suec-asively printed fabrics of Manchester, London, and Glasgow; flax manufactures of Itel4Y d; woollen and inixvd fabrics, the productions c;f Sh,lll,id ; furniture; the hardwares of Birmingham; the Mediaeval court; Australian, Canadian, end East In disn productions. The Avenues Q and R, from West to East, contain in succession, agr,cultural implemtnts, court tor sculpture, part* f south Australia. Canada, acrd the East Indies. Avenue S is principally occupied by Class I. NORTHERN HALF. The Avenue I, and part of th , Central Avenue, pro ce• ding east to west, cont..ins cotton, lath , r, furs, part of mineral manufactures, furniture, paper, fine arts. M,lta, Ceylon, and part of the East Indian articles. The avenues G and II captain carriages, mineral ma nufactures, marine and other engines, Guernsey and Jer,ey, fine arts, Maltese and East Indian contributions. Avenue F is appropriated to locomotive engines and railway mechanism. Avenues C, 1), and E contain, in a separate enclosure, cotton and other machinery in motion; beyond this the Western Refreshment Court, machines in motion, lathes and tools, mills, steam-engines, and a part of the East Indian articles. Avenues A, B, contain cotton machines, woollen ma chines, flax machinery, silk and lace machinery, paper and printicg machines in motion, models and naval ar chitecture. GALLERIES. The galleries; are named respectively Soutb, Central South, Central North, and North. The portions of the West (South) Galleries, near the Transept, South Entrance, are occupied by shawls. South Gallery, P.—Proceeding from east to west, con tains silks, chemical substances, substances used as food, vegetable and animal substances, naval architecture, guns, &e. The interval between the west termination of the South Gallery an that of the Central South is occupied by naval and other models. Central South Gallery. M.—Proceeding from west to east, contains phih suphieal instruments, precious metals, tapestry, and silks. The interval between the western terminstio❑ of the Central South Gallery, and that of the Central North, is occupied by philosophical and other contrivances, models, &c., and the great organ, which is in the centre. Central North Gallery, I.—From west to east contains philosophical, surgical, and musical instruments, glass, and pottery. The interval near the Transept, between these galle ries, is occupied by pottery. North Gallery, F.—From east to west contains pot tery, animal ano v( getable manufactures, cutlery, surgi cal instruments, anti models in civil engineering. The portions of the West (North) Galleries, near the Transept, North Entrance, are occupied by pottery. Immediately over the South Entrance, in the Gal lery, is the apparatus connected with the large electric clock. EASTERN HALL.-GROUND FLOOR. The Nave, or Central Avenue, contains the great dia mond, sculpture, wine-jars from Spain, artillery, sculp tures, statutes of Michael and Satan, Parisian organ, colossal statue of Godfrey do Bouillon, stained glass window, Anatlz , m, colossal lion, church bell, group of horses, block of zinc ore. The southern half of the ground-floor space is occu pied, proceeding from west to east, by the following countries:—China, Tunis, Brazil, Switzerland, France, Belgium, Austria, Russia (part of), Zollverein, United States, France (part of). The northern half by Persia, Arabia, Greece, Egypt, Turkey, Spain. Portugal, Italy, Franco, Belgium, Hol land, Austria, Zollverein, North Germany,Russia, United States, Belgium (part of), Z ilverein (part of). The north-east corner, including parts of Avenues C, D, E, are occupied by the Eastern Refreshment and open Courts. GALLERIES. The Galleries near south entrance of Transept in the Eastern Division are occupied by articles of clothing, hosiery, &c. South Gallery. P.—ls occupied partly by France and other states. Central South Gallery, M.—ls occupied by Switzer land, France, Austria, and the United States. Central North Gallery, I.—Contains the United States and other countries. Aorth Gallery, F.—Specimens of stained glass, &c. The galleries near the north entrance of the Tran sept are occupied by the Liverpool and Hull collections of artich s and miscellaneous objects. The following is a complete list of the articles exhi bited by her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness the Prince Albert, and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in the four sections of the building:— HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN. Jewel case in the cinque.cento style, designed by L. Gruner, Esq , and executed at the manufactory of Mr. Henry Elkington, at Birmingham. The material is bronze, gilt and silvered by electro-type process; upon' tt is s T s hor. the hcnatsesserperpionrcteraAitlsbeornt,china of her Majesty, his Royal Hig Prince of Wales, copied from and h m is in l ia ( t l u a re t miniatures Thor burn, EFq., A.R.A. The small medallions. represent ing profiles of their Royal Highnesses the Princes and Princesses, were modelled from life by Leonard Wyon, lit,q. Table of gold and silver electro plate, manufactured by t:po lltt r e e ss p r r s. od E u l e k t i io ng u t o o f ri . a T p i h a e t e t c o p e o t fi . t n h table ee workmanship, is an el ec tr o-ob tained and copied for Mr. H. Elkington under the direc tion of the Chevalier de behlick. The eight atilljeo rn - - LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, bas-relief represent Minerva, Astrologia, Geometries, At-Warn:Aka, Musica, Rheterica. The centre figure re presents Temperance surrounded by the four Elemertz. At the bottom of this plate is an inscription pointing to the arti-t. The table is designed by George Stanton, a yourg artist in the employ of Mr. H. Elkington, and a student in the Birmingham School of Design. Portrait of her Majesty on Sines china, size cf life, half length, by A. Ducluzeau, after a portrait by F. Win terhalter. Painted in 1846. Portrait of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, on Sevres china, size of life, half length, painted by A. Bezinget, after a portrait by F. Winterhalter. These portraits are exhibited jointly by her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert. A cradle, carved in Turkey boxwood by W. G. Ro gers, end designed by his son, S t mbolisiug the union of the Royal House of England with that of S:xe Coburg aid Gotha. One end exhibits in the centre the armorial bearings of her Majesty the Queen, surrounded by masses of foliage, natural flowers and birds; on the rocker be nea,h is seen the head of " Nox,"represented as a beau tiful sleeping female, crowned with a garland of poppi , s, supported upon bat's wings, and surrounded by the seven planets. The other end, en the back cf the head of the cradle, is devoted to the arms of his Royal Highness Prince Albert; the shield occupies the centre, and round it, among the arabesque foliege, the six crests of the Prince are scattered, with the motto " Tree and fest." Below, on the rocker, is di!cevered the head of Sornnus" with closed eyes, and over the chin a wimple, which, on each aide, terminates i❑ poppies. In the interior of the head of the cradle guardian angels are introduced; and above, the royal crown is found, embedded in toliege. The iriez s, forming the most important part of the sides of the body of the cradle are composed of roses, poppies, conventional foliege, butterfles, and birds; while beneath them rise a variety of pinks, studied from nature, The edges and the inside of the rockers are enriched with the insignia of royalty and emblems of repose Two cut-glass candelabras, manufactured by Messrs. Osier, of Birmingham. Axminster carpet, designed by L. Gruner, Esq., and manufactured by Messrs. Blackmore Brothers, at Wil ton, for Messrs. Watson, Ball, and Co. Axminster carpet, designed by L. Gruner, Esq., and manufactured at Glasgow, for Mr. Dowbiggen. A Berlin wool carpet, executed by 1501ediee. of Great Britain. The dimensions of this carpet are 30 feet in the length, and 20 in breadth. The carpet has been produced in the following manner :—The pattern, ori ginally designed and painted by the artist, has been subdivided into detached squares, which have been worked by different ladies, and on their completion the squares have been re-united, so as to complete the de sign. In the pattern, which consists partly of geome trical and partly of floral forms, heraldic emblems are also introduced. The initials of the executants are or namently arranged, so as to form the external border. The whole design is connected by wreaths or bands of leaves and foliage, the centre group representing the store from whence they have been distributed. The carpet has been produced under the manage• ment of a committee. The design,by Mr. J.W. Pap worth ; the patterns were painted and the work exe cuted under the superintendence of Mr. W. B. Simpson. 12. Woollen and Worsted.—Mr. G. Wallis and Mr. W. Hawkins. 13. Silk and Velvet. 14. Flax and Hemp.—Mr. Wallis. 15. Mixed Fabrics, including Shawls.—Mr.Wallis and Mr. Hawkins. 16. Leather, Saddlery, and Harness, Skins, Fur, and Nair.—Mr. Dodd. 17. Paper, Printing, and Bookbinding.—Mr. Owen Jones. 18. Woven, Felted, and Laid Fabrics, Dyed and Printed.—Mr. Wallis. 19 . Tapestry, Carpets, Floorclotbs, Lace, and Em broidery, &c.—Mr. Lowe. 20. Articles of Clothing, for Immediate, Personal, or Domestic Use.—Mr. Wallis and Mr. W. Hawkins. 21. Cutlery, Edge and Hand Tools.—Mr. R. A. Thompson. 22. General Hardware, including Locks and Grates. —Mr. R. A. Thompson. 23. Works in Precious Metals, Jewellery, &c.— Mr. Lowe. 24. Glass. 25. China, Porcelain, Earthenware, ut. Pasley. 26. Furniture, Upholstery, Paper Hangings. Pa pier MucLe, and JupannEd Goods.—Mr. C. T. Thompson. 27. Mattrfactures in Mineral Substances for Build ing or Decorations.—Professor Ansted. 28. Manufactures from Animal and Vegetable Substances, not being woven or felted.—Mr. C. T. Thompson. 29. Miscellaneous Manufactures and Small Warts, —Mr. 30. Sculpture, Mcdfls, and Plastic Art, Mosaics, Enamels, &o.—Mr. Owen Jones. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT. Three samples of grain grown on the Royal farms at Windsor, consisting of wheat, oats, and beans, ono bushel of each. Two slabs for tables, designed by L. Gruner, Esq., in the cirque-cento style, executed by Mr. Thomas Wood ruff at 13akewell, in Derbyshire stones, in imitation of the Florentine mosaic. A block of parret coal from West Wemyss Colliery, Kit kiddy, Fifeshire, partly polished. Garden seat, designed by L. Gruner, Esq., and exe cuted in Fifeshire by Thomas William Waun, of parret or cannel coal, from the estate of Rear-Admiral Wemyss. Candelabrum in the cinque-cento style, designed by L. Gruner, Esq., modelled by Ant. Trentanove. and executed in scagliola in imitation of giallo antico, by L. Romoli. Group in marble, " Theseus and Amazons," executed at Rome by Engel, Esq., from Hungary, pupil of the Royal Academy. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS PRINCE ALBERT ON BEHALF OF HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE PRINCE OF WALES. Shield presented by his Majesty the King of Prussia to his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, in comme moration of the baptism of the Infant Prince, for whom his Majesty acted as sponsor. The pictorial embellishments of the shield, the general plan for which was given by the King himself, were designed by Dr. Peter Von Cornelius, and the archi tectural ornaments by Councillor Staler. The execu tion of the remaining portions—goldsmiths' work, enamel, &c., was performed by M. G. Hossauer; the modelling by M. Fischer; the chasing by M. A. Mertons, and the lapidary work by M. Calandrelli. In the centre of the shield is a head of our Saviour. The middle compartment, surrounded by a double line of ornamental work, is divided by a cross into four smaller compartments, which contain emblematic re presentations of the two sacraments, Baptism, and the Lord's Supper, with their Old Testament types—the openirg of the fountain in the rock by Moses, and the fall of manna. At the extremities of the arms of the cross are represented the Evangelists, noting down what they have seen and heard in the Gospels, which tale to communicate to all futurity the plan of man's salvation, and prove inexhaustible sources of divine revelation and doctrine. Oa the extreme points of the arabesques that rise above the Evangelists are represented the Christian vir tues of Faith, Hope, and Charity, and of Christian Righteousness. Around the entire centre stands in a circle the twelve Apostles. Peter is seen under Faith, represented in the arabesque; on the tight and lett of him are Philip and Andrew; under Hope is James; on either side are Bartholomew and Simon ; John is placed beneath the tiguro of Charity; on either side are James the Younger and Thomas; under Righteousness is nail; on the right; and lef; are Matthew and Jud-is Thaddeus, going forth into the world to teach and to baptise, an d to propagate the kingdom of the Redeemer. The relitvo which runs round the Edge of the shield r' presents the betrayal, the redeeming atonement of Christ, and his resurrection. Another portion repre sents our Lord's triumphant entry into Jerusalem; a third portion the descent of the Holy Gbost, the preach. ing of the Go,pel, and the formation of the Church. The fourth and principal compartment contains an elle gorical representation of the birth of the Prince of Wales, and of the visit of the King of Prussia, accom panied by Baron Humboldt, General Von Natzaler, and the Count Von Stolberg, end welcomed by his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Duke of Weliingtoni a knight of St. George being represented on the beach standing upon a dragon. The shield has been denominated the Buckler of Faith. The inscription on the shield trans thus:— " Fredericus Gulielmus Rex Borussorum Alberto Eduardo Principi W a ni m In Memoriam Diei Bapt. XXV. Jan. a. MDCCCXLII." COUNT ERNEST COBURG GOTHA. Fruit tone of various s.izes, carved with a penknife. SUBJOINED IS A LIST OF THE VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS OF THE EXHIBITION. The Acting Members of the Executive Commlttnee Lioutenant-Colonel Reid and Mr. C. W. Mike (Control of Building and General Superintendence) ; Mr. N o . trl Cole o (Space and Arrangement of Articles), Juries—Professor Play fair and Lieutenant Ward. Preparation of Plans and Superintendence o f fßuildin Arrangements—Mr. M. D. Wyatt. le Works— Mr. Earle. Architectural Matters and Decoration of Building— Mr. Owen Jones. Engineering Superintendent—Me. C. H. Wild. Corresponding Secretary—Mr. F. buncombe. Regis trar of Letters—Mr. Wade. Finance—F. S. 'Carpenter, P.A.C.G., an d Mr. W. Kendall. Superintendent of British Side of Building —Captain Collinaon, R.E. Superintendent of Foreign Side of Building—c a pt a i n Owen, R.E. Assistants—Lieut. Ducane, R.E., and Mr. Harman. Receiver of Goods, British—Mr. Belshaw. Receiver of Goods, Foreign—Captain Rafter. Secretary to Foreign Commissioners—Mr. Wylde. Space and Admission of Articles—Captain Owen and Lieut. Crossman. British Colonies—Dr. Lindley, Lieut. Tyler, a n d Lieut. Brownlow. Indian Collection —Dr. Hoyle and Professor Sofly. Chinese and Persian Colleetion—Lieutenant-Colonel Lloyd and. Lieut. Tyler. Registration of Designs—Captain L. Boseawen lb betson. Arrangements for W orkin g Classes —Mr. A. Red grave. Catalogue—Superintendent on part of the Commisii —Lieut.-Colone l Lloyd. Contractors—Messrs. Spicer and Clowes. S cientific Editor—Mr. B. Ellis. Compiler —Mr. Yapp. Police—SuPerintendent of the Commissioners of Police—Mr. Pearce. Customs—Mr. Rolls and Mr. Fairman. Season Tickets —Mr. G. Gro ve . Supervision over the Sappers and Miners employed__ Captain Gibb, R.E., Lieut. Gordon, R.E., and Lieut. Stopford, R.E. Fire Arrangements—Mr. Braid wood, E.C. Ventilation—Lieutenant Crossman. Refreshments —Superintendent—Mr. J. Elderton. Contractors —Messrs. Schweppe. Electric Telegraph—Mr. Gamble. SUPERINTENDENTS OF CLASSES. Class 1. Mining and Mineral Products.—Professor Ansted, Mr. R. Hunt, and Mr. Watson. 2. Chemical and Pharmaceutical Products. —Dr, Lyon Play fair, Mr. A. Phillips, and Lieut. Ward. —3. Substances used es Food. 4. Vegetable and Animal Substances used in Manufactures.-- Dr. Lindley at.tl Mr. Match wick. 5. Machines for Direct Use:, including Carriages, Railway, and Marine Mechanism. --Mr. Hei.sno au and Mr. Biddle. —6. Manufacturing Machines and Tools. —Mr. Hensman i.nd Lieutenant Crafter, 7. Civil Engineering, Architec ture, an d Building a Contrivances.—Mr. Hensman and Lieutenant Walker. R E. 8. Ists.valArchittcture,Military Engineering, Guns, Weapons, &c.—Capt. Westmacott, RE., and Mr. Watts, 9. Agricultural and Horticultural Machines and implements.--Mr. Brandreth Gibbs and En sign Seedy. 10. Philosophical, Musical, Horological, and Sur gical Instruments.--Lieut.-Colonel Lloyd and Lieutenant Trevor. 11. Cotton.—Mr. George Wallis and Mr. W. Hawkins.. SONNETS. LONDON AND TLIE EXHIBITION OF 1851. The city of the world ! propitious thought! Like some proud queen arrayed for conquest, waits Expectant —oped are all her royal gates — Her palace chambers too of cr.) stal wrought. And now the arms of gathered nations see! Bear to her lap the fruits of golden hours! From Persian looms soft garbs, and woven flow'rs— Wools from Cashmere, and silks from Lombardy! From Greece her sculpture—from Japan rich wares! Lace from Bohemia—and from " Sister France" A thousand fabrics! while Ceylon prepares Her precious woods., the tide of wealth t' enhance! Arid in the midst see! Angenora* stand, To crown the triumphs of our native land! E. E. M. K. * The Goddess of Industry. SONNETS ON THE INAUGURATION OF THE WORLD'S EXHIBITION OF 1851 BY HER MA JESTY AND HER ROYAL CONSORT. AFIVOY 7L 70 tkEzavoEv TEXVOGO - UVEf EAV{S'EXCUY. Blow up the trumpets, let the organs peal, And choruss'd hallelujahs greet the skies; From loyal lips let England's Anthem rise, And pray'r and praise the Festival reveal. No Alexander's Feast, for kingdoms thrall'd— No gory circus brutalize the eyes— But triumphs, priceless to the good and wise, With earnest acclamations are install'd. Triumphs of genius, science, skill, and taste, Of regulated, yet stupendous, pow'r ; From ev'ry quarter of the globe embrac'd, Exalt the mark'd occasion of the hour. Trophies of peace, through whose transcendant worth The men who love their kind would'civilize the earth. Aloft, in Christian state, with brow serene, Sits our liege Lady, Britain's Empress-Queen. Domestic virtues adding to her Crown, Its never-perishable, best renown ! Her princely partner, fondly, by her side, (Their cherish'd offspring group'd around the throne), Partakes the grand ovation, and with pride Smiles on the scene whose thought was first his own. Behold, in rob'd procession, round the aisles, The Royal Patrons lead their dazzling files. To music's thrills, and murmurs of delight, The moving pageant glows upon the sight; Threads the vast bounds, and, when its course is done, Our British Queen proclaims the world's great fete begun. THE AUTHOR OF RURAL SONNETS. Inner Temple, April 28, 1851. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The concentration of the developed glories of a long peace in the progressive genius and industry of men are now brought within the Glass Palace in Hyde-park. The epoch is no less great to England as a nation than gratifying to her sons. But, Sir, the opening of the Exhibition is marked with that contemptible pounds, shillings, and pence crudity which will provoke the worst spirit and disposition of English, and the most sovereign disgust of foreign, exhibitors towards the whole design, if not towards its author. I cannot, in common with other exhibitors and early subscribers to the undertaking, resist the expression of my profound indignation at the exclusion of those who constitute the vitality of the whole project. What would Prince Albert's world wide proposal have amounted to it it had not been responded to by the inventive genius of the world—the talented men of the whole universe? And is it now possible that, as ch,iirrnan of a committee which governs the Exhibition, he has sanctioned the issuing+ f a mandate of + xclusion to these very men who, having so generously responded to his Royal Highness's invitation, are now in London to attend upon their pro perty, and to give their time to his support, us the author of the project; end is it not monstrous that they cannot attend to that property to-morrow without pay ing the same admission tee as those for whose gratifi cation they have laboured, and for which their goods are to be exhibited. A more meagre-minded emanation from man could not have been conceived; and I candidly confess that I shall not be sorry to see the expressed determination of several parties to pay their admission fee, for the pur pose only of covering over their property, carried into effect. The estimated number of exhibitors, as principals, now in London, does not exceed one-fourth of the whole; and, in the name of common honesty, leaving the courtesy due to them out of the question, I ask you, Sir, as a public journalist, to use your aid in denouncing this most unjustifilble conduct of this managing com mittee, whose present importance is afforded them by the very men they have so wantonly insulted.—l am, Sir, &c., ONE OF THE EXHIBITORS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SIL—Ou looking over the list of contributors to the Exhibition from day to day, in your paper, omission has been made therein of a beautiful specimen, in a glas3 case, of naval architecture, which came under my obser vation, with a great many others, before leaving Devon shire, to be placed in the Exhibition, on 21st April, by its inventor, Captain W. Cheselden Browne, R.N., the same being a model of the Princess Royal, 120 guns. The combined elegance and taste shows this officer to be master of his profession, in thus exhibiting his perfect miniature of an English man-of-war. Naval officers who have seen it remark it cannot be surpassed in sym metry and beauty of design, as a ship of the line lying on the water. Trusting you will allude to these parti culars in your valuable paper, from ingenuity and merit displayed, I am, Sir, &c., NEPTUNE. April 30, 1851. ARRIVAL OF VISITORS. During the whole of yesterday unusual bustle and ex citement prevailed at the metropolitan termini of the several railways, in consequence of the large influx of visitors, who arrived by hundreds in every train from the early morning mail until the last train at night, in addition to those who travelled by special trains. By the North-Western Railway the extra passengers ex ceeded 5,000; and those who arrived by the Great West ern are estimated at nearly 3,000 more than the ordinary number. Additional carriages had to be attached to all the up trains on the several lines of railway, and in many instances two engines were required to impel the monste: trains. The Great Northern, Eastern Counties, South-Western, and South-Eastern (London and Dover) railways had a large amount of passenger traffic. Those who arrived by the two lines last mentioned were prin cipally passengers by the Ostend, Calais, Boulogne, Havre, and Dieppe seam-boats. Large musters of the swell mob were in attendance at the various termini, but owing to the excellent precautionary arrangements of the railway and metropolitan police, their exploits were very limited. The steam-vessels from Rotterdam, Ham burgh, Antwerp, Hull, Edinburgh, &c., which arrived in the river, were unusually crowded with passengers, so that, on a moderate calculation, the number of persons who arrived yesterday by different conveyances could not have been less that 50,000. In the vicinity of the termini there is scarcely a bedroom unlet. It rarely happens that one artificial mind can suc ceed in forming another; we seldom imitate what we do not love.— Eliza Cook's Journal. CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE THAMES.—The great match for the championship of the Thames, between Robert Coombes and Thomas Mackinney, will take place on Wed nesday next, from Putney to Mortlake. The race, which creates considerable interest, is appointed for six in the evening, and from the well known equality of the men a first rate contest may be anticipated. Citizen J has been char tered by the Messrs. Serle for the accommodation of the elite, and will accompany the boats throughout. SUDDEN DEATH OF THE DUCHESS OF KENT'S GARDEmo..—On Tuesday an inquest was held at the Town Hall, Windsor, by Thomas Marlin, Esq., coroner for the borough, on the body of George Young, many years pr dener to her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent. It ap peared that deceased, whilst in the royal gardens, suddenly dropped down, and died instantaneously. Mr. Eton having made a post-mortem examination of the body, deposed that death was caused by the rupture of a vessel of the heart. Verdict accordingly. The Duke of Beaufort, according to inquiries lest evening in Arlington street, was convalescent. The Mar quis and Marchioness o f Worcester have lef t town for Mr. landed a nd Lady Rose Lovell's s eat in Hants. The Duke and Duchess of Montrose and f amily h av e arrived at Rome from Leghorn, where they from his Grace's yacht the Coral Queen. y LOCI( A SY LUM.—At a meetingesterday of the' aatboNvVeestabO-u'lt u n m e- , g h r e e l e d n, in it was the board o s f u supporters tinstitution e announ ced that the Rev. Hugh Stowell, M.A., and the friendsoi n Rev. Capel Molyneux bad consented to the charity on Sunday next f preach in behalf of , upl. rola the pulpit of the Lock - MAY 1, 1851. OFFICIAL CATALOGUE OF THE EX- .HIBITION. Associating their energies in the production of this remarkable catalogue, the Messrs. W. Clowes and Son, the printers, and the Messrs. Spicer, Brothers, the wholesale stationers, have contrived to issue, on May-day, the first instalment of this enormous com pletion. Among other things, it contains a very lucid introduction, comprising a succinct narrative of the rise and development or the entire enterprise. Subsequently, we have a complete and authentic Directory, including the names of every individual, whether native or foreign, connected officially with the undertaking—each particularized in his respective department. Thereupon follow details re lating to the construction of the building, w ith a chapter on the scientific revision and preparation of the catalogue. A classification of the subjects into which the thirty classes are divided, is prefixed to a most interesting list of the articles exhibited by her Majesty, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. Then comes the pith and marrow of the portion now published, namely, Classes One to Four. In the compilation of this, the first di v i s i on o f th e ca t a l og ue, the official contractors have evinced not only enterprise and activity, but an extraordinary amount of care and of conscientious application. Nothing scarcely could be more clear than the whole arrangement of the contents, more easy of reference, more complete even to minuteness, or more comprehensive in their en tirety. Those touching and majestic lines of Holy Writ are with a solemn significance inscribed upon the title page—" The earth is the Lord's, and all that therein is ; the compass of the world, and they that dwell therein." Several valuable and attractive illus trations accompany the letter-press, and tend to com plete this section of the catalogue. Altogether Part One appearsin the form of a handsome volume, and possesses the merit of being an invaluable companion to a con siderable branch of the Great Exhibition. NEWSPAPER PRESS DIRECTORY. By Charles Mitchell. Experience bas enabled the compiler of this exceed ingly useful compilation to render it as perfect as can possibly be found practicable under the circutn , stances. Being a third edition, and entirely revised throughout, it possesses obviously the advantage of being popular in its character, and cor rected with a scrupulous exactitude. As a guide to the newspaper press of the United Kingdom, it stands altogether as completely unrivalled as the Post-office Directory does as a guide to the metropolis. -PEERAGE AND PARLIAMENTARY Dl RECTORY for 1851. Published as this work is by the Messrs. W. Kelly and Company, and this, moreover, in imme diate connexion with the " London Directory," it must be obvious that it bears on its very title page the evidence of its authenticity, and in the name of its proprietors an effectual talisman of success. Being corrected up to the date of publication it con tains, of course, the very latest information as to the members of the peerage and the popular repre sentatives. The directory appended to this list of the Lords and Commons, giving the hours of delivery and the time of closing the boxes, will be found, we doubt not, of the greatest service to our numerous visitors, whether foreigners or fellow-countrymen. FRENCH PLAYS. ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. The performances of Monday were repeated last even ing, and nothing could be more perfect than the manner in which Scribe's delightful comedy Une Bataille de Dames was acted. Maxine. Judith as the Countess was the very perfection of high comedy, and the Henri of Lafont was perhaps one of the most artist-like render ings ever seen of a somewhat difficult character. The De Gregnor of Regnier was a perfect model of humour ous yet gentlemanly acting. Would that the humour ous actors of our own stage would study Regnier and strive to imitate him; in such a case imitation is not only allowable but much to be desired. The house was well and fashionably attended. COURT CIRCULAR. The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of Prussia, the Prince Frederick William, and the Princess Louisa of Prussia, visited the Exhibition building in Hyde Park yesterday morning. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness were attended by the Hon. Flora Macdonald, Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, and Lieutenant• Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge visited the Queen yesterday at Buckingham Palace. Her Roy al Highness the Duchess of Kent, accompanied by his Serene Highness Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Larigenburg, visited their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia yesterday ut Buckingham Palace. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Orleans visited the Princess of Prussia yesterday morning. His Royal Highness Prince Henry of the Netherlands visited the Prince and Princess of Prussia yesterday. The Duke of Wellington psid his repects to his Royal Highnrss the Prince of Prussia yesterday, at Bucking ham Palace. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia, accomparad by Prince Frederick William, and the Princess Louisa, paid visits yesterday afternoon to her Royal Highness the Duch, ss of Kant at Clarence !louse, St. James's, and to her Royal Highness the lk.chess of Glutice:-ler at Glouci-ster House. Their Royal Highnesses the frincesses Alice and Louisa took a drive in an open carriage yesterday morn ing. Their Royal flight:et:sea the Prince of Walet , , Pence Al:re3, the Princess Ro, al, and the younger members of the Roy al Family, took their accustomed airings yesterday. The Queen had a dinner party yestcrday at Bucking ham Palace. The company included her Royal High ness the Duchess of Kent, their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Prussia. his Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia, his Royal High ness Prince Henry of the Netherlands, his Serene High ness Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, his Serene High ness Prince Victor of Hohenlohe Langenbotarg, the Duchess of Sutherland, his Excellency the Chevalier Bunsen, his Excellency the Count Schimmelpenninek, Viscount Palmerston, Lady Fanny Howard, Countess Macke, Countess Oriolla, Baroness de Spetb, Lord Ed ward Howard, Count Puckler, Major von Boyen, Count Go ltz, Colonel Fischer, Lieutenant von Heinz, Chevalier Van Rappard, and Chevalier de Carsonbroot. The band of the Coldstream Guards was in attend ance during dinner, and performed the following : Prince of Wales's rerarch ... Costa. Overture, " Fest" Lindpaintner. Waltz, The " Mandolina " Karl Buller. Selection, " karitana " Wallace, Quadrille, " The Great Exhibition " Jullien. Ga/op, Militaire C. Mayer. The Queen and his Roy al Highness Prince Albert inspecteo, on Monday, at Windsor Castle, a model of that edifice by Mr. Bellamy. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness expressed their approbation of the ac curacy of the model. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent visited the Duchessof Gloucester yesterday;atGloucester-house. Lord James Stuart had an interview with Lord John Russell yesterday, at his official residence in Downing stret t. Mr. John Wood, Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue, had an interview yesterday with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. THE ARMY. - REMOVAL OF TROOPS.—WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY...". Least night another route arrived at the Sheet-street Barracks for two more companies of the Ist battalion of Grenadier Guards to march to the Tower, and at twelve o'clock this morning they proceeded by the South- Western Railway, en route to Waterloo station, under the command of Colonel Hopwood. The regiment of Royal Horse Guards quartered at Spittal Barracks will do duty at Windsor Casale until the arrival of the Rifle Brigade or some other regiment. Lieutenant• Colonel Blackburn, 69th Regiment, left Malta on the 22d April. This gallant officer, it is Said, will leave the service. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 30.—The Barrackpore hired freight ship arrived at Sp i t he a d this morning from Malta, with part of the 69th . R egiment on board. She w as towed into harbour this a fterno on . to land the troops. The Alipore freight ship sailed in the night for the Thames. Sir John Ommanney's servant, the accident to whom we noticed yesterday, expired . at ten o'clock last night from the injuries he received. The Talavera, for the Ceps and Calcutta, passed the Wight this morning POLITICAL BEQUEST.—The Bristol Mirror con tains the following announcement in respect to the Member for Bristol :—" By the recent decease of G. E. Sanders, Esq., Mr. H. Berkeley is entitled to a lekaoy of 1,0001., be queathed by Miss Sanders, and payable on the death of her brother, as a tribute of approbation of our Member's political tenets." The Edinburgh Town Council have appointed a deputation to proceed to London with the view of obtaining that the committee to be appointed by Parliament to inquire into the subject of Church -rates in England and their operation should also be instructed to make a similar inquiry with regard to the Annuity -tax in Edinburgh, Montroseand Canongate. OVERCROWDING LODGIN G-HOUSES .--- At the Liver" pool I'olice Court, last wee k, w jo a m nu em m . ber oftsloud4ixblooz, keepers, of the class wi were fined for keeping overcrowded houses.igran One, whose house is licensed to receive twenty-five lodgers, was fined or taking in sixty-eight; ano . ,ber, whose house is licensed to take in five, was lined for taking in fourteen ; and a third, whose house is licensed to receive eighteen, was fined for taking in fifty-four. A flee of ten shillings and costs was inflicted in each case. The universe is a book, and we have only read the first page if wo have not been out of our own country.—Eliza Cook's Journal. DISCOVERY OF MUSICAL GEMS OF PAGANINfs...... It was raid that just before the death of this great m us i c i an he burned nearly all bis MS. compositions. This is not the case; the greater part of them ware stolen from him, by, it is supposed, some enthusistic admirer, who, it is hoped, will one day give them to the world. The rest descended to his son. The son bas, we learn, just arranged with a music pub lisher of Paris to bring out nine of the latter. They con sist of fantasias and variations, full of that wild and inde scribable charm which the renowned violinist threw into all his original G9WpOtiiti9o.—Likrary SPORTING NOTEe; No. XLVL SCRAPS FROM CHESTER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN. SlR,—The great handicap of 1851, the celebrated cup of Chester, is now enrolled among the things that were; yesterday the hopes and fears of thousands were set at rest, although in very different manners. Rumour, this morning, announ c e s t h e s t ar tli ng intel ligence, that one of the greatest list houses in London, Masted in the parish of St. Martin's-in-the• Fields, has become, like the handicap, a thing of the past; and that a balance of 5,0001. would consequently be missing from the pockets attic , public. Several other houses and persons are reported to be in difficulties. The settling generally is expected to be very so-se. Nancy won the Cup very cleverly by a neck from the Black Doctor; Hesse Homburg being third, Rhesus fourth (somewhere about the posi tion I expected he would run home in), Backbiter fifth, and my cockboat, Duc-an-Durras, sixth. Russborough, as I predict, d, could not win; it was an impossibility; h . e was in difficulties soon alter going round the first The race was by no means the fastest on record, having been two seconds slower than Peep- o'-day Boy's, and three slowe r than last yesr; but still on the whole it was a fast run race. TUN', 4 min. 14 sec. One of my selected couple will win the Dee Stakes to-day; Light foot 7, 111 be beaten- .lifter the great r ace yesterday, The B an, on the .htrength of Besse Ilombure's running, sdvanced to 20 to 1 for the arby; and The Black D„ c tor , was support e d at 33, 30, and 9 8 to 1 for the s ame race a l to. I am, Sir, yours, 1 &c. THE SPIRIT OF RE TURF. May 1,1851. SPORTING IN C li ESTE E LATEST BETTING 01 CLIME 4 to 1 sgst Rhesus (t) 8 to 1 agst The Italian 9 to 1 agstßussborougb(t) 12 to 1 sgst Hesse Hom burg (t) 12 to 1 agstSauter•la•coupe 15 to 1 agst Backbiter (t) The room was crowded until after midnight, but very little business was transacted. Rhesus, The Italian, Rues borough, and Sauter 14 Coupe, were backed for the most money. TELLIGENCE. t, RAcEs. NT TUESDAY NIGHT. :R CUP. 100 to 6 agst Black Doctor , 25 to 1 agst Nancy 25 to 1 agst Van?py ire I 25 to 1 agst Haric ot I 30 to 1 agst Kn ig h t of Avenel (t) WEDNESDAY'S RACES. Shortly aftee the termination of the races yeeterdaT the weather again changed to hail and rain , which co n the th u s co tours©, becamerse,vv which c h tr h tfl a u d hesvy, an tinued almost unceasingly until eight o'clock this morn ing;r d e o doubt that the prospect of a wet day deterred hundreds previouslyd there been living in distant parts of this and the adjoining ceuntiel, from taking their annual trip to the Roodee. Fortu nately, although the sky was occasionally overcast, the rain kept off, and the day so far has passed with brilliant success. If the Cup as a betting race was less interesting then " usual, it does not appear to have lost muck of its popu larity with the " million," for the excursion and ordi nary trains disembarked such immense freights from the manufacturing districts, in addition t o a considerable numbe r from London, that, had not the arrangemenbi at the station been well matured and efficiently carried out, the greatest possible confusion must have ensued. W e will not say that the assemblage now collected on the course is or is not larger than we have seen on some Cup days, but it is "prodigious." The Stand is crowded to suffocation, and there is a fair sprinkling of fashion. That it is not so good as usual is fairly attributed to the superior attraction of the Great Exhibition in Hyde-park. The great race was run about 4 o'clock. On this oc casion Mr. Hibbard prevailed upon the authorities to abandon the plan of drawing for places and ranks, and to allow him to adopt the usual mode of starting; and notwithstanding there were no less than 28 runners he got them off with little trouble, and with only two slight tailures. Time only permits us to append a brief return:— The Corinthian Handicap, of 5 sovs. each, with 20 added. 7 furlongs. Lord Cardrosa's filly by Arundel Camarilla, 3 yrs, 9s 31b .. (Owner) 1 Mr. Carew's Escape, 6 yrs, 1 lst 101 b ...(Mr. Bevil]) 2 Mr. Pedley's na Fifty-three, 3 yrs,9st 31b(Mr. Gaman) 3 Betting-5 to 4on Camarilla filly, and 6to 4 eget Escape. Won in a eanter. Run in 1 min. 39 sec. The third y ear of the Rhoodee Produce Stakes of 15 soya, each, 10 ft; for three years old. Mile and a half. Mr. Stebbings's Guardsman, Bst 51b (Bumby) 1 Mr. Dawson's Avia, 7st 131 b (Lye) 2 Mr. Copeland's Drill, Bst 51b . (Marlow) 3 Mr. Skerratt's Paddy Whack, Bst 51b (Arthur) 4 Betting— 6 to 4 agst Avis, 7 to 4 agst Guardsman, and 3to 1 agst each of the others. Won in a canter. Run in 3 min. 16 sec. The Tradesmen's Plate of 200 soya., added to a handi cap of 25 sovs. each, 15 ft, and only 5, &c. The second to receive 50 sovs. out of the stakes and the winner to pay 25 sovs. towards expenses. Winners to carry extra. About two miles end a quarter. (194 Subs., 111 of whom declared, &c.) Mr. Lister's Nancy, 3 yrs, 4st 121 b (Kendall) 1 Mr. Saxon's Black Dect.ea 3 yrs, sst 41b (Rickards) 2 Mr. Gratwie ke's Hesse-Homburg, 3 yrs, sst 61b (including 10Ib extra) (T. Smith) 3 The following were not placed:— Mr. Mangan's RuNsborough, 4 yrs, B,t 61b (Flatman) Colonel Anson's Backbiter, 6 yrs. ist 91b (Simpson) Major Vampyre, aged, 7st 7th (D cteeray) Lord Waterford's Duc an-Durr:is, 7st 511.(H. Robinson) Mr. 'Sauter-la• Coupe, 5 rs. 7 511) (Rodney) Mr. Wilkins' Langton. 5 yrs. 7st 5.b (Arn, in) Mr islatn's The Italian, 4 yrs, 7 t Sib (Lye) Lord Egliuton's The Knight of Avbne I, 4 yr,,, 7:t Lord Straihmort,'a M,:ntagn , , 5 yrs. 7st 21b (Crouch) Mr. Tr , .:en's Hhe;us, 5 y re, 7,,t (carried let lib) (Trees) Mr. Harrison's 6 , aman, 4 yrs, 7st (G. Harrison) Mr. J. Brown's Haricot, 4 yrs, 6:4 12lb (G. Oster) Mr. Glen's Damask, 4 yrt , , 6 t 10Ib (Chathon) Lord DuLkellin na Sir Robert, 4 yrs, Est 101 b (H. Roden) Mr. Foster% Mick, lton, 4 yrs, Est 10lb (Hammond) Mr. Carew'a Eva. 5 yrs, 6st 41b (Busbam) Mr. Langshante's York our • Wanted, 6,t 41b (Iliett) Lord Clittleu's Wallflow e r, 5 yrs, 6st (G. Mann) Mr. Kemp's f by Gladiator, out of Sprite, 4 ars, sst 101 b (Wells). Mr. W. Stebbings' Knook Knoll, 3 yrs, 4st Sib (carried 4st 131 b) (Sherwood) Mr. Lawson 's Caurire, 5 yrs, Est 61b (Metcalf e ) Mr. G. Hill na Rubins, 4 yrs, sst 1011) (Harrison) Duke of Richmond's Hurry Scurry, 4.. t 41b (Garvey) Mr. Dentith na Wilmont, 4) rs, fist (W. Goss) Mr. Pellitigs' Lady Eden, 4 yrs, bit 101 b (Osborne) Betting-4 to 1 tight Rhesus, 9to 1 each agst Italian and Black Doctor, 10 to 1 agst Hesse Homburg, 10 to 1 agst Russborough, 12 to 1 each Best Backbiter, Nang.. and Sauter-la-C ou p e , 25 to 1 each agst Knoo k Swan, Vampyre, and Haricot, and 33 to 1 agst any other. Knock Knoll went away with the lead at a strong pace, followed by M ontague an d H es se Homburf , % e and Lady Eden n ex t, an d a t the head of t h ei r, ther r uck_n yran rear Seamen, Duc en Durres, and Backbit er . They e took her in this way to the bridge turn, where N ancy change of any place next Montague, this being the only moment, until they reached the Stand the second time. Here Hesse Homburg and Mon t ag u° of the course, the u 0 headed Knook Knoll, and ran together to tlle back attended by Hesse lead being then taken by M o ntague Nancy the Black Do c t or Durres. Homburg, Duo an and Backbiter. At t he T.Y.C, post Hesse Homburg, and ran the Black Doctor, went in advance , Nancy, and almost head and head to the Castle pole, where N anc y o btained a slight lead, and this she mai n t a i ne d to th e end, a fine last - run race by a long neck; half winning a length b e tw een the second and third; Rh esus a good fourth, and Backbiter fifth. Run in 4 min. 14 sec. The City Members Plate, of 60 guineas, added to a sweepstakes of S soya. each. O nce roun d and . a dia l Lord Waterford's Roller, 3 yrs ................. (Doyl e ) 1 M r . Stabbings' Cutler, 3 yrs .................. (Basham) 2 Mr. Wilkins' Aristus, 3 yrs .(Arnold) 3 Mr. Eskett's bc by Melbourne t _dam • Bran(Wells) 4 Betting-7 to 4on Roller Won easy. Time 2 min. 10 sec. Her Majesty's Plato of 100 g ns .. f or three yrs old, 7st 21b; fuur, 9st 21b; five, lOst; six and aged, 10st 51b. Thrice round. Lord Waterford's Bick-up-the-Dust, 3 yrs (Robertson) I Mr. Holthorth's General Sale, 5 yrs (Arthur) 2 Mr. Dawson's Mark Tapley, 4 yrs (Cartwht ! Mr. Barber's Woolwich, 5 yrs Mr. Cunningham's Psyche, 4 yrs (si n3 pson3 ~ o 4 5 g 86 Betting -5 to 4 agst Kink-up•the-Dust, 6 t ._ , Woolwich, and 3to 1 agst Mark TapleY• won , ly, a neck, General Sale beating Mark Tapley by half (A. D ay ) o u length, This race was not timed. The Scrambl e Handicap of 5 soya. each, with 3 0 added. ernan d e d, S zo . The A inner to be sold for 80 sovs. It 0 Wells) 2 Three.quarters of a mile. io jb ...(Carroll) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Iresine, 2 yrs, Lord Strathmora's Scar, 3 yrs, a Capt. Cunningham's The Meaßse, g bat 61b (Johnson) 4 i s h Yr klirdcatcher, out of 54sstetd811; ''' ******* J ( .E valt s ) 3 A /1 Mr.r. J. DawsonTaylor'siThTlfuebi;vl.; (Denman) 5 00 The favourite made nearly all Buzz, 4 yrs, 7st 81b *** ... : . i. sine, 2 to 1 agst Scar, and m 4 essee.Bsy 4 t B o e l t t agsting by a length, and was claimed. the running, and won T 6 he to Run in 1 min. 1 _ LATEST BETTING. Das STAKES. lou gh (t) sto 1 agst Hippolytus 3 to 1 egst Ve ntain Deer 6to 1 agst Deceitful 4 to 1 agst (nominal) M, 10 to 1 ag s t Li g h t f oot DERBY. 4to 1 a gs t Teddington 125t0 1 agst Theseus 1 agstPrinie Minister I3oto 1 agst Black Doctor 6to i t nern an d t z 150 to 1 egg Bonnie Mind" 8 to 1 ag 20 to , I apt T he Ban • YORE SPRING MEETING. match be- The extraordinary interest excited by the induced ta een the Flying Dutchunin and Voitigeur t h o a s s noourtoo the directors of the Great Northern Itiiilwa s 3; day (Tue.- a special train Irene Kinres-cross on the first even i ng, day, May 13), at seven -cm., returning b samet o ption of return. at one fare, the passengers having " ' e we s or on the ing eitt - .er on the in cond day of th leave after' the races Tnurtrday. A special train will alsoto()dation will be On Wednesday, and similar seeara s on ~_ line . pro vided from all the principal t0w1_2......,..2_."4' INCENDIARY F IR E.--BRIDG EW ATER. On Thurs day night a mow, containing u pwards of 250 bushels of wheat, was burnt on Lydeard Farm, Broomfield, in the occu pation of Mr. Thomas Bacon. The fire wes first perceived by a lady on a visi7 at Mr. Crosse's, who immediately sent a apprise Di r. Bac on of it. The mow was in a messenger to rof a mile from Mr. Bacon's house, and a yard about a q uarte l a bourer lived in t h e house adjoining. Tahbelemtoowannowasuzienc: and muc h damage was done to an adjoining tirely consumed , reason to believe the fire was caused by on®. There is e ver y an incendiary. 11 e are happy in being that M. Duo Wourvie,Vorsct Aral& •