The Sun. — London, England, 1851-05-02 00:00:00

A !, o CLOCA IA y were estima te. nd Maranham remainder Ame —Railway Shares Is week, and the.: int icipation cf lower. Rice o °' ted. The 'indigo id the Wool sales a ke, otripaDY m t hi s year, -- A a have Prod.une,,.., le outlay. n o an extension 01 )ual meeting h 0 tisfaetorily. Th s the gratifying ea rly 250,00 0 1b 5t j s. u pon the Ifr d ne e t we esti ma . 9 then renlein l ?_ 6 lb. for 895 bests, average net price 9 has been 1 0 . whilst the g r 7. is Js. 8 3 4 ,1 iii the first Y,r" o f ' at cf the 'labs r (1850) m ay ed 7e been obtaln.. Kpen diture of LI Assam has 111'0 preceding lesrlhoi increase _ • an y would nc_fit and a cons•q uw t h es e results' _ til l cult i v atetipM ;,rearing the h a ve pal I. 1 off which for so i r o in 7 ind by comp yon ne last Ye , tot ly 12, 00 " e sti- P , 1850, we er , 1850." 1 531, ,f October, hem n treaty, his thOUSe, p ilot b 0 g duties, sba )on the vebq p , place sill: h e like col onlo, shall 01 ;A )r any drasq rted y goods imPber - Is of the to srsewithheld frLi rted 06°1— o f Great — ft r Pi ll ' ease ls whic, se' l o a re to be deetiollt f this conVen .A 1837, be dear.- .ctively• „to y t he I, egisa;d leges in re_groeded ctively nu f i c , th and 13th of _..„ v of the Btll od in such7—to be at liber,v 0. to the other nd there is o _ ll l, xtensiVe sPe' nd 96 3 / 4 t 0976% r a s lk Stock isl i °, to . o 533. 10°31— ye per Cent/'th, ar e 33 to D'7 o [exican Stoct L Cents . are 59 P;i raffle is exPect ,ained up to all. 1850. £lO 2 574 0 5 • • 9 , 356 •• E,31! 22, 038 • • 0 / 69 • 4 / 2 2 1 6,168 ) TAti.l1 P 9 6# 961 97 E , rE cycLoOP• tlO 211 t c 96 96S 9 ofil 96704 9736% 1 6 7% 7 5 ' 7 1-16 !61 50 54 p 50 54 p 07 954 ,„sz 9C% 97 7°- ^ 24- A 11 3 .1 4. 50 hD N r 60 b 3 P E O'CLOCk 17% 35 353 / 4 %4 33 33 54 99% 3i 19V41 39 V st .ondcrt 90f. 62%e• 25f. 59% , 895Ws ) lisp Alf. ,j 'ah breeze' i"- er Nix, hence „ a stl. :duff, Nov. — . Do ' e ared cannot Sid. 1nv13211,d, Dos blarisli.— J 415131b ees l2 r, of the - n her ie report of am. Z.N. rir t in Oregon, S oo ty wn • Brae" - , %ro pi ~ er lore ; Brunow . .d. .um Newto ..- th e Ariel fr o '" ma. g o Ind from its a ft er beif 3 g, c h rsburgb, 0 /1 0 ' a on board, , of G111 2 0 ( ' the 28th ia d s h t i: 1 in last 'hi' from I C s P le°' rveyed. pe , Barrick, , ista stop ; —Arrd. Asg oo s of bovioPe" ck. DAT•) [DAY) f or oar WT., iilst those `ll4 'standing t li s s re to-day o , eat, ow iri r i of nse ve, at o . '"" of q B e l at ed aa k 8 tatioo4 to Po rc boB ar the fresh 1 . 1 10 11 r mos t tic s line to 13° ,,ed !erste, 1 100 10 Was ort yet fresh Oar a nd Fl ° • — roar' 1----'. SOY . I. 2 41 ,, 60 '-- BO 5, h i. 9S" ' c _ BO i 2, 4 4 0 " con' e t being wed breeds r r .fflcuity si! b w it good!, bag eteaui The ra tes. o f t he out o goo ich it viz. wig ht jedear us en a dull h e ir ;luding t d. ta . 0. 41 6 ,3 4 0 13 4 4 too 2 4 8 r 4 6 0 0 0 3 6 3 2 310 , 16 " 8 0 0 Pl6' 969 SCOTCH. %leen. I I ) getuts. FOREI.UIS 8(7 ?pi, I . f 160 Sneep, Calves. Pigs. 360 80 The VIZSIVG.IIII3 .11.N3D IMAM EN:BALM. „se market s are less active to-day, yet prices are we lt supported. Beasts, 4 Calves. 1 Pigs At per stone by the Carcase. Be er e• d. to 5 . d. , 9 • d. to 8. ' • .......,L11fer10r...... 2 4 2 6 , liutton.laferior .. 2 6 210 ~.2"lling .. •• 2 8 21 0 , us'ddling.. 3 0 3 4 , v iiTh " n 'olargo .. 3 0 3 2 pilule •... 5 6 310 141 y --e small .. 3 4 3 6 Vor k, targ0........ 210 6 4 ....,....•••.. 3 2 310 - Fry , 5.11........ 36 - 3 10 Lanab, 4s 10d to 53 10d. 530V1117CM B OTA ms.:tzisznr, ten t? all kinds of Hops, the show of which is tolerably ex barely we 1 441 have to repert a very inactive demand, at prices Y equal to those obtained last week -. —Mid. and East :eat Pock e t s, 84 i to 135 s ; Weald of Kent ditto, 74s to 84s ; 'asset ditto, 65s to 80s per cwt. SC G ~ . C07,02%TkA1f.. PI "'""'" A fair business has been transacted in British , antation, and the quotations l'ave been steady. Barbadoes 10,7 °Y tuctlon brought ;)3s 6d for fine brown, 37s 6d to 4i s for 4,.t0 good yellow. Refined has been firm at 48a to 51s for t,‘°.'good grocery kinds. '4,;,fakSt Innia . — Considerable- sales have been made in Man -4`l44,:ribout 12,000 bags having been uff,re,l by auction, and . 37 8 t l, R o ll sold, good to fine yellow 39s to 4is, ord to mid g 3 . 3 ra 6 d, mid to good brown P 33 to 355, and ord to fine R r e e ‘ik: s b to 41 a. These rates are about rid higher than last auction Bengal also has been in request at 6d advance. By . w i, ; ,_ a_ nearly 7,000 bags have been sold, mid to good wiTtee,Benares 418 to 428, up to . 42s cd and 43s 6d for fine 32, t o ~0 t yellow 38s bd to 40s 6d, and good and flue brown br s6l Madras sold readily at full prices, soft own 283 in al •. to 308. Privately a large business has been done for aniila at full quwations. Edl°X.-Yellow Havannah has been firm at 38s 6d to . h 3 e 9s . tti , , goof mid, and at 40s to 41s 6d for good and . fl an t A ile " 2 d soft brown has been sold a 34s to 36s 6d, and u 174 r, ?is to 378 6d; white Havannah has been taken in at been E l l Lo 30, 6(.1 for good and fine. Privately there have e n o 4rge purchases, and also in Bahia. ?FE E • , 81411 ."-This article has been extremely heavy . ; and with has er d emand, prices have receded. Plantation Ceylon 4 3 den la to 2s lower, mid realizing 53s to 555, low ml _ iott. ,iisat 6 o 4 6; 3: sos to 28, raid and good 533 6d to 625, fine 68s, low mid 57, ~5 2t e 6d. fine and fine fine ord 46s to 495, pea-berry and triage 43s to 48s. Good ord :Native Ce.y to ' - re alizeti 41s to 41s 6d. biocha bits been sold at . bBs Reid and good yellow, at 36s to 44s for triage, Z s let bas for pea-berry. Alalabar was taken in at 44s to fi ee ngood and fine ord pale. Costa Rica sold at 48s 6d for ord, 4 frioan good ord wa ' s taken in at 42a• antos was t ne _Y 41 bought in, over 2,500 bags being offered; good and e4 , ; ( 7 0 1 sold at 40s to 425. Gni 4.-- , Grenada, ord dark grey has been sold at 425. Cow Bengal /L a quil Was taken in at 355. tiid "Ijbe market has been rather firm, mid and good al at 9s to 108. Price d TT The market has been exceedingly heavy, and maintained. lion, C-barely has not been much doing, and the quota -13.4,31321"che ( Plan t' lG°.. e r a u:ed barely so high as previously. Privately there has been more demand. The 7 itY declared for the auctions on the 13th of this month T Per :.i,;tt.(3.W.-P.Y.C. has been in request at 39s to 39s 3d GRaUtli.--The demand has been very restricted. Preen dt?„ P lUnT.—Th e bad state of the weather has acted friiit-e`e'uY against the sale of Fruit. A cargo of Oranges If Qt. Michael's and one from Lisbon, sold by Keeling and "t 't P br dull of - a le sale, went at a reduction in price. Lemons ti it sale, warm weather being required for the consump tf,°e N uts are not sellin as briskly as was expected, and tdfae lli b a a r e t t bas not that fi g rm appearance that existed a short ip CRAN t.3 ck;ji: ; c --- (.__(TfilS DAY.) , 0 rcishpefore the LORD CHANCEL LO R.) ilecuon, was en gaged today with unopposed lunatic MOLLS' COURT.—(THIS DAY.) Th LiELE V. BINLEY ca. Ot tti e alltiMents in this part-heard use were renewed, and P gd the Court during a great part of the day. VICE - CHANCERY. —(THIS DAY.) (Before Vice- Chancellor KNIGHT BRUCE.) toti _ . l3 Honour to-day was engage d i n h ear i ng excep t ions , ° °f vrhich were of general interest. (Before Vice-Chancellor Lord CRANWORTH.) le i ! disp os i ng his of a number of opposed petitions, ev er, lniP proceeded to hesr motions by order. Nothing, how , occurred to interest the general reader. (Before Vice-Chancellor TURNER.) 1113 P ose lioriour d claims. was occupied all the morning w ith s hort and 411 4 UE iEN'S BENCH.—(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco.) `tY AND ANOTHER V. SUNDERLAND INSURANCE COMPANY. tlifr e 11 CAMPBELL delivered the judgment of the Court in tb case,• alarming that which had already been given for " e defendats. It TOBACCO PIPE MAKERS' COMPANY V. LOADER. C r • Justice PATTEsow also delivered the judgment of the Cj i 't in this case, pronouncing it to be the opinion of the Urt that the defendant's pleas were good, and therefore ~_*" Judgment of the Court below in his favour must be h. i f'D califs or motion came on this morning which wou ld - 74 y a detailed report. COMMON PLEA S.--(THIS DAY.) h Airing. the morning their Lordships were occupied in v tt, ling arguments on demu rrers . Th e cases only in aritn4 questions with regard t o t ec h n i ca l po i nts o f ` - ' 4 lng and practice. ,X XCHEQUER.—(T HIS DAY.) Court proceeded with the demurrer paper to-day, -43' . the arguments st in the different cases w ere d evoi d o f public re. BAIL COURT:-(THIS DAY.) (Sittings in Banco, before Mr. Justice COLERIDGE.) QUEEN V. HOLLOWAY t . ried at the last itvoidvedenantryd aaussisizteeds, _lii • this case the prisoner k • inesty' s in an th d e was taken at found eseape g o f u a i w l tapyar prisoner felon ner fr y o , m for on ohoafv heri the trial • was overruled, gaols. Some exception, however, htitit ...„..to the form of the indictment, I;suls the Court refused an appeal. The h p i r s is h o o n d e y es in c t o o u t n h se is l r , ? lt aPnlied for a habeas corpus to bring . of in error.- Application granted. ,eurt, with the view of having the point raised and disposed fa There was no ether business before the Court, and it there e rose at an early hour. IWIARLBRO'-STREET—(THIs DAY.) kid ts r Pisa,— r. ‘,....,440. OCKETS AT THE EXHIBITION William Pearce de -parks - -dig the pockets of several gentlemen in mo y ning ph4 ; en,'Y Barnett were charged, before Mr. H ßingham, with he was 041sciockerby, 180 S, deposed that yesterday r , (len he saw the two prisoners together, an some mi Sys 4t Y in plain clothes on the north side of d th k e no E w x in b g ib t it h io em n, u 5 be them for suspected characters, he watched notes, The • ',q v , e prisoner Pearce then went from his - was standing by the water, and took something nt from the Pecketswhich he handed to Barnett. Witness we up to a gentleman gentlemanllheltet The felt, had lost his and asked him if he had lost anything his Peck pursuit of the gentleman and replied that he prisoners, and caught them in the set of robbing anot a h n e d r gentleman ho sear • . Ile immediately took them . into custody, . ....._ clung them found upon Barnett six silk ha d n t d w k o erc s h n i n ef ff s brae s next his skin, and on Pearce he foun logadawade rae nhandkerchief. attendance. lhe gentlemen who had been The to who did not offer any defence, were cora- Init.ted tor three months. About a dozen other charges of a similar nature were ells s,-..sfeu of in the lik e m an ner. The number of drunken c h arges l e n c r om p a ratively few. lo o k in MANLY ASSAULT IN HYDE-r.artic e .— s l ot br L ee .the r a u r ffi d a F nl e s y s: kw g Irishmen, who gave the nam es bar' le l° 2) uffeY, and Joseph Carpenter, were following out ,.4before Mr. Bingham, charged with the d h 3 i brother, I,geou s as upon Mr. Joseph Vinden an Newington placed at the t„‘4„_eriek Vinsien, No. 5, Great Union-street, - siseivay, tv,11.kr..-1. Vinden stated that yesterday morning . he and his t ., zssoer were walking alongside of the Serpentine, near_thtye 45 7 tal Palace, when they saw the prisoners, and about fif sr,!ers, pelting a to,eign gentleman with mud and I,:q_e gentleman expostulated with the mob, stones. whereupon ' t : . B hat was knocked off, and himself rolle . . 1 , ~,T. l Inud. Witness and his brother ran to his ala t : n w fen they were hustled by the prisoners, and while . Was was on the ground the other two tried to force a han , d nall of mud into his mouth. His brother, who Was also Muth ill-treated, contrived to make his e:cape, and having procured the assistance of the police theprisoners were se 1r . Frederick Vinden corrobe;ated the evidence of his brother. t_Tilf, prisoners, wh o denied the charge,were each committed u the House of Cor rection for Rix f ,*x weeks with hard labour. XL --POTION CO MMITTEE.—(THIS DAY.) HARWICH ELECTION. Th e Cs HARWICH apnointtd to try the merits of the petition against the return of Mr Princep for the borough of Har ,,. eh sat for the first, time to-day. The members of the .I:oortitillelvelts7lljEael .u. were —Mr. }l. Ker Seymour (Chairman), Mr. J. etdehc:eiktheleeyriun. Vernon Smith, Mr. Mullings, and Mr. I)ll43ek ' "'tarn tory ent, appeared on behalf of the stases and Mr. Phinn, counsel, and Mr. James et,tioners, and MT Sergeant ag Kinglake, and Mr. Montague a r sl i e th s eounsel, and Messrs. Elmsley and Preston, solicitors , ~,,nded for the sitting Member. to.•oe allegations in the petition are, that Mr. Princep does 1 ,, °‘ P arliament,, and secondly, that bribery a M embe r p b b P"se ss a suf ficientqualification to entitle . him to n s d it c as or a . P 1 --h Prevailed at the last election. r, referen • and contended lineation, f Vitt, "AXES opened the case on the . part of the petitioner th at k - ce to the question of qua 30•\ .. r. Prineep did not possess a clear yearly in u c i o r m ed e h o y theA . ,, - , t4 ing from property in this country. as req cop asat lci " of Parliment. The qualification oe Mr. was Pr h i b n ourhood of 4 t° consist in a house in the neg 00 1. a a Yde-park and in an annuity of 1 , heou--r:.whieli wa's derived from the ' ast India Company. The Ann l -- v!es, hweve”, mortgaged for 3 , 0001 . Arlntf.aid out of what was galled the Bengal Civi re thin AI Y F und, to which certain officers were entitled on e on. The .l a s n e n r ui i tz e voygo,,.after a certain number of years' service fr , m the aro% with t,he East India Company. The difficulty whichlich shariv ed it f h regard to this annuity was this—that it was not tngli sh r°l3l any property in this country, or seFure b corporation or company. The East India Company Ver a n trans,....?,t eresponsible for its payment—they were she mere in Eli g i a ` u ,,T rs of the annuity from Bergal to the party anv wa y w ' - ` , and could not be sued or proceeed aainst in The liarivna ublitif?legvhert should the payments be discontinued, ond (rn Alexican9 that M r to be treated exactly as the dividends d . e sani:h, Portuguese, or other foreign ho these grounu3 the Learned Counsel contended and th at . h p • ri neeP was not possessed of a proper qualification, s ay , -18 election was, therefore, void. erai was, were then called to prove the above facts. ~... I:44TR OF Lodi MON TFORT.—This nobleman w 4, 71 oil Wednesday last, at his residence in Upper Montague ,T.at, aged 7S. The deceased nobleman, Henry Bromley, ;141 baron, succeeded his father in 1799, flaying ma, tied, in 4 793 , kiss Watts, by whom he has not had any male is. ue. ge first peer represented Cambridge in Parliament from liar 27 to 1741. That nobleman was descended in the female .. from Sir Henry Bromley, who filled the alio of Lord Vilaoc.lll9r f gihl iu 1579. ......... THE SUN, SPORTING NOTES. ' .V 1 r SCRAPS CON, E LINING CHESTER, WITH A GLANCE AT THE N IiMMARKET SECOND SPRING ➢IEET ING. TO TILE EDITOR OF 7'IIE SUN. Str s —The Chester Cap settling commenced (I say com menced, because it stands but little chance of being com• pleted for some time to come, if at all) yesterday; both at Chester and in town ; and in neither instance progressed very smoothly. Suveral large accounts were left unsettled at Chester, with the understanding that they were to be squared at The Corner" on Monday ; and, in town, several defalca tions have already been announced; the lrugest of which is a cigar chop in St. Martin's-lane, to the tune of somewhere between six and eight thousand pounds. Most of the book-makers are losers on the race. Three or four of the winning party, it is well-known, have Er some time past held a very dubious position in the betting world; it is to be hoped, now they have the means, they will honourably discharge their sporting liabilities. The race for the Dee Stakes veste , day dispelled that ex traordinary illusion which the public have adhered to so fondly for eight or nine months past, and which has been kept up, I may say increased, by the favourable notices of my contemporaries, whose pens are dsvoted to the cause of the Turf ; I allede to that wonderful animal, Lightfoot, who, according to report, has beaten Volligeur in a trial, and done other marvellous feats. I have all along distinctly stated (the first time being in Note No. 5, on the Derby, published Jan. 31), in a manner as clear and pointed as my announcemtnt of the other day on the Chester Cup (when I promulgated the fact '• that both Rhesus and Russ borough will be beaten I"), that Lightfoot was not "WORTH A THOUGHT !" Yesterday's race verified my prediction. Where was he ? Beaten in the first quarter of a mile ; ac tually outpaced by such animals as Knook Knoll, De ceitful, and Sir Rowland Trenchard. Lord Eglinton's Hip pole tus won c'everly from the Black Doctor by half a length. The Mountain Deer, who has done little er no work for some days past, and been physicked since he ran for the 2,000 Guineas, was a bad third. The result of the race sent Bonnie Dundee, who had retired to 50 to 1, up to 2 ; to 1, and sprang Hippolytus from sixty-sixes to thirties. A meagre three days sport at head quarters, worthy of the iNewmarket Spring Meetings of the present year, commences on Taesday with a 50 soya. Stakes, destined for Lord Exeter with Nutshell. The Champion Stakes, unless Crotchet should run, is an equal certainty for the Duke of Bedford, with s antiago. The Suffolk Stakes, out of an acceptance of eighteen, of whom eleven are three years old, looks well for Barcelona, Fortuna, or King Charm ing; last named for choice The 10 sovs. Stakes for two years old will fall to the lot of France, without Colonel Peel can bowl Mr. Watson's filly over. The entries for the Row ley Mile Plate, which occasionally sends forth a Derby fa vourite, are not declared until Monday evening. Theseus, I believe, will be found among the number, at least a rumour is afloat to that effect; how far it may be true, I know not. I am, Sir, yours, &c., THE SPIRIT OF THE TURF. May 2, 1551. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. CHESTER RACES. CHESTER, WEDNESDAY NIGHT, 12 O'CLOCK. Some books were opened to-night on the Dee Stakes, and Vermuth backed freely at 3 to 1, Hippolytus and Deceitful at 6to 1 each ; 10 to 1 offered against Lightfoot. A doubt about Mountain Deer and the Black Doctor starting pre vented any offers to lay against or back them. DERBY. 4 to 1 agst Teddington 30 to 1 agst Black Doctor 6to 1 agst Prime Minister 33 to 1 agst Neasham 8 to 1 agst Hernandez 50 to 1 agst Bonnie Dundee 20 to 1 agst The Ban 100 to 1 agst Louis Napoleon 25 to 1 agst Theseus 100 to 1 agst Lightfoot Weis to take 18 to 1 about Marlborough Buck. OAKS. 8 to 1 agst Payment. The Cup.—ln the remarks sent from the course we omitted to mention that Rhesus, Duc-an-Durras, Backbiter, and York-you're-y anted, passed the winning-chair so close to gether, that many were in doubt which had the beat of it; Rhesus had the merest trifle the best of it, and Duc-an- Dnrras just beat Backbiter and York-you're-wanted; Russ borough was well up. It is singular that when the handi cap came out the three-year-olds were generally considered to be very badly in, yet they ran first, second, and third. Red . eer is the only three-year-old winner of the Cup before this year. A more successful "Cup Day," in every respect, has sel dom been recorded, nor are we aware that a single accident occurred to mar its enjoyment An hour or two after, how ever, a frightful collision took place in the Frodsham tun nel of the Manchester and Warrington line, about eleven miles from Chester, by which five or six persons lost their live, and twelve or fourteen were severely injured. The accident was caused by two frains having come to a stand still for want of steam, and the signal not having been given in time to stop the express train. The tunnel being com pletely stopped, the passengers had to return to Chester, and proceed to their destination by Crewe, many of them not getting home before three in the morning; one of the killed was Mrs. Ridgway, of Be'naont, near Bolton, a lady of large property. THE GREAT EXHIBITION OF ALL NATIONS. (YESTERDAY.) [A portion of the following appeared in our Fourth Edition of last night:—] ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS. The western nave is devoted entirely to the con tributions of Great Britain and her colonies, and it is not a little gratifying to observe the extreme state of forwardness in which the departments of our fellow-countrymen were found. We do not at tempt to enter into the details, but for extent and grandeur it is certainly not too much to say that their quarter entirely bears off the palm from all competition. There is food for a day's observation on almost every counter; and we can assure those alarmists who foresaw disgrace and tih.me to our countrymen from a competition with our neighbours, that the result must be to impress them with a still greater sense of our intellectual and manufacturing greatness. The display from Canada is remarkably fine, and the contributions from Guern sey and Jersey will not be found the least attractive. The machinery department of itself would require a week's survey ; while, on the other side, we should despair of ever withdrawing an antiquary from the mediaeval department while light served and the pangs of hunger permitted him to continue his survey. As the royal suite entered the Crystal Palace an interesting incident took place, which displays in a most favourable manner the goodness of heart and amiability of her Majesty. Right in the middle of the path, as the Royal pair advanced from their car riage, stood two young children, the grandchildren, we believe, of Mr. Younghusband, who has the con tract for supplying the provisions and refreshments in the building, with bouquets in their hands, as offerings to the royal children on their first entering to the Crystal Palace. Her Majesty graciously signed to the Princess Royal and Prince of Wales to advance and take the bouquets, which they bore in their hands for the remainder of the day. Before taking her seat on the throne her Majesty turned to the right and left, and cast a glance from one end of the building to the other. A thrill of pride seemed to dilate her form and fire her eye as she marked the countless throng which had assembled to do her homage and her ear caught the prolonged acclamations which in almost every tongue swelled through the building. This must indeed have been a proud moment for her—east, west, north, and south, wherever her glance rested it met faces full of loyalty and enthusiasm, voices of blessing swelling up nave and transept, prompted by loving and truthful hearts. A more convincing proof of the grandeur and great ness of the British nation, of the loyalty and affection which they bear to the person of the Sovereign, and of the security of British institutions could certainly not have been presented to the illustrious foreigners who were present. A more illustrious crowd, conspicuous for rank, birth, and intellect, certainly never was collected together—statesmen, warriors, senators, poets, artists, men of science, the aristocracy of wealth, all were re presented ; but we were sorry to remark that one final ray of glory was wanting--the Hon. Member fox Lincoln was not present—the appearance of Colonel Sibthorp would certainly have given an assurance that e ven the last lingering ray of prejudice against the Exhibition had been extinguished. A GENERAL SKETCH OF THE INTERIOR. On entering the Exhibition at an early hour, and before many had arrived, the view from the top of the eastern nave was the most. magnificent which tilt imagination could picture. Being cleared entirely of all the implements used in the construction or decora tion, the different articles for exhibition being placed in appropriate sit nations, and arrangeo in great order and resgularity, though the arrangements still bear the appearance of haste and incompleteness, e n uninterrupted view was obtained, and an excellent opportunity afforded of judging of the effect as a w hole. At intervals along the whole length of this per rt of the building the eye is attracted to gigantic figu: aes in sculpture, to large fountains, and to the sple ticlid draperies and car pets which are suspe tided in the gallery. Then the lightness and fairy-like nature of the structure, together - with the playing of the fountains, and the pr e sence of a huge tree in full blossom, and a number o f palm trees and exotic plants, lent a charm to th e enchanting scene. The fortunate visitors seemed to 'be content with the spec tacle thus presented to th en), and did not trouble themselves with an examine t tion of the many objects of interest and wonder s rhich were to be seen at every step. They confin *al their attention chiefly to the opening ceremony, p r obably intending to de• fer until some future occasio their minuter inspection of the world's rich store. In c teed, if they had ever in tended to scrutinize minutely all that was worth see ing, the rapid arrival of the CO mpany and the necessity of every one securing a good seat as soon as possible, at once convinced them how I iopeless such an attempt would be. Some of the pria tcipal objects, however, attracted the attention of a g a eat many, among which may be mentioned the grei tt Koh-i-noor diamond, or " the mountain of light," eV hich was securely placed in a large gilt iron cage, o n a beautiful crystal fountain, immediately in f coat of her Majesty's throne, and the carpets and a rticles of embroidery in its immediate neighbourhood . Long before eleven the interior appeared complete ly filled ; some had the good sense to take their seats at once, but the majo rity promenaded up and down , ' the different naves until the police intercepted their i rogress simultaneously at different places, and coat pelted them to choose seats or positions within ceri sin limited boundaries, notwithstanding they had tit sets for more desirable situations. At first many a le disposed to grumble at this, but the propriety of it was afterwards made apparent, as it enabled t Ito police to have a clear passage for the procession without cramming too many persons on on e , spot, or leaving other parts unoccupied. The arrangements of the police, in fact, were most excellent, and deserve great praise an I some acknowledgment. It was gratifying to find th it the fair sex bore a very large proportion of the vast assemblage, and whether England may or may not carry off the palm as re gards its share in the Exhibition, certain we are that no other count) 'y can present such an exhibition of female bee ,uty as was seen to day. Elegance and s ichness of dress, and the pleasure, if not joy, whic'ta l . such an occasion naturally produced, height ened charms which would at all times command ow admiration. Many, no doubt, spent the interval 1 )etween their arrival and the appearance of Royalty . in feasting or gazing on the galaxy of beauty wl tich adorned the interior in every direction. At least we may safely say, that the chief attractie m, until the proceedings of the day commenced, were the ladies and the cele brated and renowned char utters who every now and then arrived. The Duke of Wellington, dressed in his uniform of Field-Mai shal, appeared in one of the galleries overlooking tl le throne in company with his daughter-in-law, the Marchioness •of Douro. He looked extremely well, and ,aPiefare`d" •in high spirits at the gay .:acene ,•below`', chitia He afterwards laft the gallery and—took position near the throne amongst a party of distinguished persons, and was frequently cheered on his progress thither. The other visitors who were observed with great inters re.t, and applauded on being first recognised, were Si. r Charles Napier, the late Commander-in -Chief in Ina lia, the veteran warrior the Marquis of Anglesea, Loi d John Russell, and the Prince of Prussia. At twelve o'clock the transept had a very brilliant appearance, all the officers of state, who were in their different uniforms, the fa i7eign and other commis sioners, some of the fo;e1 tier being attired in the garb of their native l a nd, having arrived and stationed themselves neat • the throne. There were not so many foreign dr e ases. to be seen as might have been expected ; but this may be attributed to most of the foreign Comr si ssioners assuming what re sembled, as nearly as po the ordinary attire of Englishmen. It is lull x .ssible to give an adequate idea of the enthusiasm r hich prevailed when, after the flourish of trumpets s vs a heard, her Majesty en tered, and walked to the:. Abrone, and stood bowing THURSDAY'S RACES. Paying and receiving on the Cup took place, or rather commenced this morning, and, as far as it has gone, is satisfactory ; several heavy accounts, however, have to be sewed in town on Monday, the majority of the round betters are losers, amongst them Mr. Davis, the extent of whose operations may be guessed when we mention that he laid 20,000/. to 45:d. against the winner, in two bets, besides others of large amount. He also stood 50.000/. to 25111. against the Black Doctor winning the Cup and Derby ! It is notorious that a greater portion of the money won goes into the pockets of parties who, for ob vious reasons, have for some time been out of the ring. The card to-day contained seven races, one more than either of the preceding, and in the Dee Stakes possessed a feature of more than ordinary interest. The field, it will be seen, was large, including the names of the Mountain Deer, Vermuth, Hippolytus, and the mysterious Lightfoot, for whom the "public" have for a long period shown a most unaccountable fondness. The result had the instant effect of raising Bip polytus and‘Bonnie Dundee to 30 to 1 each for the Derby, and at the same time proved beyond a doubt that Lightfoot is one of the greatest impostors ever brought to the post. We have only time to add that the weather was delightful, the attendance large, and the sport excellent. The Cheshire Welter Cup, by subscription of 20 soya. each, with '2O added. Grosvenor Course. _ _ Mr. Kemp's General Sale, 5 yrs, lOst 91b.....(Devonport) 1 Lord Cardross's Scarborough, 4 yrs, lOst (Owner) 2 Mr. Osbaldeston's Joc-o'-Sot, aged, list 41b (Owner) 3 Mr. R. Martin's Turk, aged, 9st 61b... (Massey) 4 10 to 6 each agst General Sale and Scarborough. Won by a length, a head between second and third. Run in 2 min. 30 sec. The Dee Stand Cup of 50 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 5 soya. each. Seven furlongs. Mr. Carew's Eva, 5 yrs, 7st Lord Waterford's Roller, 3 yrs, 6st 81b .........(D. tIoyle) 2 Mr. E. Phillips's Truth, 3 yrs, Est 41b .(Roden) 3 Mr. Jamieson 's Recluse, 4 yrs, Est 121 b Mr. Stewart's Margaretta, 3 yrs, sst 41b ..... ( Wells) 0 6to 4 agst Eva and 11..dler, 4 to 1 agst Truth. This was decidedly the finest race of the meeting, Eva, after a long struggle, winning by a short head; Truth a bad third. Run in 1 min. 36 sec. The first year of the Triennial Produce Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, with 50 added, for two yrs old. The winner to pay 10 soya. to the fund. T.Y.C. Mr. C. Peck's Needle ............. .........(Flatman) 1 Mr. J. Osborne's Merry Bird (Osborne) 2 Mr. G. Barton's Bethgelert .. (J. Masson) 3 3tol on Betbgelert. Won by a head; a neck between the second and third. Run in 51 sec. The Dee Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 200 added, for three yrs old colts, Bst 71b •, fillies, Bst The second to re ceive 50 sovs. out of the stakes, and the winner to pay 25 sovs. towards the expenses. Grosvenor Course. (:8 Subs.) Lord Eglinton's Hippolytus (Marlow) 1 Mr. Saxon's The Black Doctor Day) 2 Mr. Osbaldeston's The Mountain Deer (Templeman) 3 Lord Zetland's Lightfoot (Flattnan) 0 Captain Archdall's Jadajoz (Simpson) 0 Mr. S. Davidson's Jack Leeming ... ..(Holmes) 0 Mr. Halford's Deceitful (Whitehouse) 0 Sir J. Hawley's Vermuth-.............(J. Masson) 0 Mr. E. Oliver's Sir Rowland Trenchard (Dockeray ) 0 Mr. SteLbing's Knook Knoll (Bumby) 0 Mr. Pedley's Lord Byron Betting-5 to 2 agst Black Doctor, 4to 1 each agst Mountain Deer and Vermuth, 6 to 1 agst Hippolytus, 7 to 1 agst Deceitful, and 20 to 1 agst any other. After a couple of failures a start was effected, De 'eitful taking up the running, follJwed by Hippolytus and Knook Knoll, Jack Leeming next, and Badajoz las', beaten before be had run a qua , ter of a mile; Black Doctor took the thir i place at the T.Y.C. post, but Deceitful was suffered to retain his lead to the distance; the lead was here taken from him by Hippolytus, the Black Doctor and ISLuntain Deer passing him immediately . alter. The race finished in this way, Hippolytus winning cleverly by half a length, Mountain Deer a bad third; Lightfoot and Lord Byron were beaten in the first quarter of a mile. Run in 2 min. 22 sec. Lord Westminster's Plate of 100/, added to a handicap of 10 sovs. each. Grosvenor Course. Mr. Mosley's Alonzo, 4 yrs, 7st 3'b ..........(W. Sharpe) 1 Mr. Me klarn's Italian, 4 yrs, 7st 10lb --(Arnold) 2 Mr. E. Jones's Docility, 5 yrs, Est 61b Mr. Marden's The Iron Duke, 5 yrs, 7st 51b...(Harrison) 4 Betting-6 to 4 agst Italian, 2to 1 agst Alonzo, and sto 2 agst The Iron Duke. Won cleverly by three parts of a leng:h, Docility an indiflerent third. The Iron Duke broke down. Run in 2 min. 26 secs. The Scurry Handicap of 5 soya. each, 3 ft, with 20 added. for all ages; winners of handicaps at Chester this year to carry 71b extra. (Hayhoe) 1 ...(Basham) 2 11 11 1 s r .. i l i ..S s c t o e t b t b 's i n D g o s n , Cos, Th a e r 2 Cutler, t 1 e y r , r 8 3 , 5t yrs. s l I.:;lslist 41b Lord Cardross's fby Arundel, 3 yrs, 7st 41b (Hiett ) 3 Mr. Dawson's Old Claret, 4 yrs, rat (Lye) 0 Mr. R. Phillips's Truth, 3 yrs, ist 41b (Roden) 0 Mr. R. E. Oliver's Ischia, 8 yrs, Est 7lb .........(Arnold) 0 Mr. Jamieson's Ulster (late Simoon), 2 yrs, 6st ...(Wells) 0 Betting— 5 to 4 on the Cutler, and 3 to 1 agst Don Carlos. Won by a head; a neck between second and third. Run in 1 min. 21 secs. The Selling Stakes of 5 sovs. and 30 added. Once round and a distance. Guardsman .•• Old Claret .„l Day's stable.r.osbaldestn has sold Mountain Deer, who goes into John LATEST CUBEESITTIGF &TR AY MORNING. . DERRY. 4 to 1 agst Teddi ngton 20 to 1 agst The B an 6 to 1 agstPrim e Mi n i ster(t) i 3 to 1 agst Newm i cs t er 9 to 1 agst Hernandez 33 to 1 agst Theseus 12 to 1 agstMarlboroughßuck 33 to 1 agst Hippolytus (t) 35 to 1 agst Mountain Deer 20 to 1 agstßonnie Dundee (t) REPRESENTATION OF THE HADDINGTON BURGHS. — It is rumoured that Sir henry F. Davie, Bart., will be opposed in the Haddington burghs, at the first election, by Mr. Hope, barrister, brother to G. %V. Hope, Esq., of Luffuess. Kelso Mail. THE REPRESENTATION OF THE ISLE OF WIGHT. , — A candidate, igr. Charles Cavendish Clifford, h as come for ward for the vacancy caused by Mr. Simeon's perversion to Romanism, and his consequent resignation of his seat a s Member for the county of the Isle of Wight. Mr. Clifford * FOl. of Sir Augustus Chtford, Gentleman - Usher of the Bl ac t . - Rod. In an address he has just issued to theelectors, he states himself to be a Liberal and a Free-trader, and a staunch Pro- I e-ta 9 t, and on these grounds he solicits the suffrages of the electors. Two officers of the Manchester detective police, In:peetor3 M‘Mullen and Maybury, are to be , tationed in L during the next four months, with full powers to witch anv Manchester thieves who may be tempted to visit the metropolis during the Great Lahtbiti , n. Application was made for the services of two o:deers by the authorities in Scotland-yard. LONDON, OPENING FRIDAY majestically to her subjects and the others who sup rounded her. ANECDOTAL INCIDEN ES. That many a true word is written as well as spoken in jest received a complete verification this morning; Air. Punch, in the last number of his humorous pub lication, recommends the establishment of a registry for beaux. Now it struck us that in the eastern part of the Crystal Palace there was a very shocking dis proportion between the ladies and the gentlemen. In stead of the ratio being, as Punch represents it, 5 to 1, this morning it was at least twenty to one, and the result was an unuaual amount of confusion and ex citement. Parties of ladies got separated, and while some found themselves hurried up to the gal leries, others were carried away to the extreme north, or lost in the wilderness of space, lying north and south of the transept. Then, again .' while the procession was in motion, there were ladies who would insist upon standing on the benches or I trespassing beyond the line of demarcation chalked out by the police, and angry controversies arose about bonnets being in the way, or the owners flatly refusing to sit down. Now had each lady been accompanied by a beau, or, say, had there been a beau to every two, much of this confusion and annoyance would have been avoided, for the police were not permitted to escort ladies to their places, and as bat few messengers were in attendance, every one had to shift for him or herself. It was really quite distressing to see how recklessly ladies, both young and old, scrambled over the benches, regardless of disturbing the beauty of their costume, upon which they had evidently bestowed much time and taste; but perhaps they felt amply rewarded for all this trouble and inconvenience in securing a capital position for seeing the gorgeous pageant as it moved majestically along, and since their struggles occasionally afforded some amusement to the ruder sex we ought to be the last persons in the world to find fault with them. Still a lady, when alone and unprotected by a beau, feels herself privileged to take more latitude than is abso lutely necessary for her own individual comfort, and it is, therefore, to be hoped that Mr. Punch's hint will not be lost sight of during the period of the Exhibition. We suspect the complaint about the alleged loss referred to elsewhere is not without reason, since each stall was left to take care of itself, and the valuable property which they contain appeared to be quite unguarded. The music could not be heard far beyond the transept, and therefore the prayer and ceremonies performed in the centre must rave been mere pantomine to those who were for tunate or unfortunate enough to obtain seats at either end of the erection, though the higher notes of the organs could be just distinguished as the sound floated through the air. The music, however, seemed to flow from a multitude of bagpipes instead of those of an organ, while the impression conveyed to the mind by the cheering, as it travelled from the western to the eastern extremity, was that of the noise which follows the rolling of the tide on to the sea beach. It gushed gradually upon the ear, rising in force step by step until its thun dering climax was attained, and then receding . by the same slow measure its echo was at last entirely lost in the distance. The refreshment rooms are on the north side of the eastern end ; they of co urse commanded a good deal of attention this morning, and mint juleps, and bottled stout was the order of the day, but drinking was not permitted without eating, and in our hearing a gen tleman was somewhat peremptorily told that " by order of the Commissioners" he could not be allowed to drink a glass of ale without eating a biscuit. The gentleman declined to take his malt upon such terms, but a second waiter came to the rescue, and the difficulty was got over by the follow ing interpretation of the Commissioners' order:—He must pay for the biscuit, but it would not be incum bent upon him to eat it ; and with this compromise ~ he dispute ended, and we returned to the leading avenue just in time to witness a chase for a dog who had indiscreetly intruded himself without a ticket. The hunters were a body of the A division, who ultimately succeeded in capturing the intruder, whom they ignominiously expelled; but it was not without con siderable difficulty that the feat was accomplished, for be was a knowing dog, and managed to run in and out of all sorts of intricate places, and thus, like other offenders before him, he eluded the vigilance of the police. Catalogues were in abundance, and found ready purchasers at a shilling each, but the vendors were somewhat a little too independent, as they de clined to give change for even half-a-crown, while as to giving change for a sovereign seemed simply ridiculous in their estimation. But very likely these are mere trifles incident upon a first opening of so stupendous a work, and doubtless when next we visit this glorious palace of glass we shall look for them in vain. We subjoin the official account of the ceremonial: — The Queen left Buckingham Palace in State, at twenty minutes before twelve o'clock, yesterday, to open the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. The Royal Procession was formed in the following order:— First carriage, conveying Colonel Sir Ord nonyman, the Field Officer in Waiting; Colonel M.Dongll, Silver Stick in Waiting; and Counts Puckler and Goltz, in at tendance on the Prince and Princess of Prussia. The second carriage, conveying Colonel the Hon. Charles Grey, Equerry in Waiting to the Queen; Lieut.- Colonel Francis Hugh Seymour, Equerry in Waiting to the Prince; Colonel Berkeley Drummond, Groom in Waiting to the Queen; and Lieut.-Colonel Francis Sey mour, Groom in Waiting to the Prince. The third carriage, conveying Lord Marcus Hill, Treasurer of the Household; Lord Waterpark, Lord in Waiting to the Queen; Lord George Lennox, Lord in Waiting to the Prince; and Lord Alfred Paget, Clerk Marshal. Waitigonn the Co u ntess dc.p ortu hinnectessssooff the Ts :ye E : a or r u, l r fikl B edchamber-woman ßaieds so t Honour in s borough, in W o f a the itin g B ; u ct the e h o li u t o t d n s o . o r - The fourth carriage, conveying Viscount Combermere, Gold Stick in Waiting; Lord Foley, Captain of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms ; the Marquis Ll th o e no c u o r u a n bl t e:a ll ry ac ' e . of Donegal, Captain of the Yeoman of the Guard; and The fifth carriage, conveying the Honourable Mrs. tad. able Flora Macdonald; and th: Mar quis of Abercorn, Groom of the Stele to the Prince. The sixth carriage, conveyine• of the Bedchamber; the and Oriolla, Ladies in atte ßc n eo d dn a cv n be e :min - --' L a d y Superinten dent,ber in Waitin • the Prussia, Lady Caroline Barrinet en and the Marquis of . Breadalbane, Lord Chem- Horse ; and the Mar quis ch T a h ri ti ena s o e n T L t h a d y of carriage, tbe M D ua Duke c oo l a fo i of Westminster,ne s Norfolk, f . l e i u i r sL o t , eo rLr Lord f d s y tte The eighth carriage, conveying their Roy a l High nesses the Prince and Princes s e,f Prussia, his Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of Prussia, and the Duchess of Sutherland , Mistres i . of the Robes. The ninth carriage, drawn by cream -coloured horses, conveying her Majesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and her Royal Highness the Princess Royal. Her Majesty's escort was , cempeeed of the Life Guards. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent wont to the state opening of the Exhibitit accompanied by her Pri ncess Royal Highness the ary of Cambridge, and a ttended by Lady Fanny Howard, Sir George Couper, and Lord James Plantagenet Murray. The Princess Mary was attended by Lady Georgiana Bathurst and Baron Kneebeck. The Queen wore a dress of pink watered silk, brocaded with silver. trimmed with pick ribaeds and blonde, and ornamented with diamonds. Diamonds and feathers formed the head dress. Her Majesty wore the Riband and George of the Order of the Garter and the Garter of the Order as an armlet. H er Royal Highness the Erincess Royal wore a white satin slip with two skirts of Nottingham lace, and had round her head a wreath of pale pink wild roses, Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent's dress was of white brocaded silk, trig:tined with blonde, arid white riband, and ornamented with diamonds. Her Royal Highness's head-dress was composed of feathers and diamonds, with lace lappet& Her Royal Highness the Princess of Prussia wore a white silk dress, brocaded with silver, and looped up at the bottom with bouquets of leathers, flowers, and dia monds. The head-dress was formed of flowers and dia monds, with feathers. E4r Royal Highness wore the decoration of the Loiusen Order. Hi s Royal Highness Prince Albert was habited in a i'leid-Marshals uniform, and wore the ensigns of the Orders of the Garter ancLGolden Fleece. His Royal Highness thci Prince of Wales wore a High land dress —the Rothesay,tart„. His Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia appeared in the unitorm of a Prussian General, and Prince Frederick William in that of an, officer of the Prussian Foot Guards. Both Princes wore the insignia of the Black Eagle of PitiSiig• The Dachas of Sutherland, and the other Ladies in W a iti n g, were in Court dresses, and all the gentlemen in attendance wore their respective uniforms, the members of Orders of Knighthood wearing their different insignia; the Duke of Norfolk and the Marquis of Abercorn those of the Garter; the Marquis of Breadalbane that of the Thistle; 'Viscount Combermere those of the Bath, the Guelphic, and the (Portuguese) Tower and Sword; and the Marquis of Donegal that of the G uelphic. The Duke of Norfolk carried his baton as Earl Mar shal of England. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and the Royal party returned to Buckingham Palace at twenty-five minutes past one o'clock. A Guard of Honour of the Grenadier Guards, with the hand of the 2d Life Guards, were on duty in the quadi -angle of the Palace. His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, attended by lewd William Pauli% and his Serene Highness Priree Victor of Hohenlohe Lang,enburg, attended by the Mas ter of the Queen's Household, were present at the state openirsg of the gxhibition yesterday. EVENING MAY 2. 1851. The following is a copy of th 7, Commissioners' re port o the progress of the Exhibition, which was read to her Majesty by Prince Albert, as President of the Commission, yesterday during the ceremony of the opening " May it please your Majesty,—We, the Commissioners appoiu ed by your Majesty's Royal warrant of the Sd of Ja nuary, 1830, for the promotion of the Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations, and subsequently incorpo rated by your Majesty's Royal Charter of the 15th of August in the same year, humbly beg leave, on the occasion of your Majesty's auspicious visit at the opening of the Exhibition, to lay before you a brief statement of our proceedings to the present time. " By virtue of the authority graciously committed to us by your Majesty, we have made diligent inquiry into the matters which your Majesty was pleased to refer to us— namely, into the best mode of introducing the productions of your Majesty's colonies and of foreign countries into this kingdom, the selection of the most suitable site for the Ex hibition, the general conduct of the undertaking, and the proper method of determining the nature of the prizes and of securing the most impartial distribution of them. " In the prosecution of these inquiries, and in the discharge of the duties assigned to us by your Majesty's Royal Chat ter of Incorporation, we have held constant meetings of our whole body, and have, moreover, referred numerous ques tions connected with a great variety of subjects to com mittees, composed partly of our own members and partly of individuals distinguished in the several departments of science and the arts, who have cordially responded to our appli cations for their assistance at a great sacrifice of their valuable time. _ " Among the earliest questions brought before us was the important one as to the terms upon. which articles offered for exhibition should be admitted into the building. We considered that it was a main characteristic of the national undertaking in which we were engaged that it should depend wholly upon the voluntary contributions of the people of this country for its success; and we therefore decided, without hesitation, that no charge whatever should be made on the admission of such goods. We considered, also, that the office of selecting the articles to be sent should be intrusted in the first instance to local committees, to be established in every foreign country, and in various districts of your Majesty's dominions; a general power of control being re served to the commission. " We have now the gratification of stating that our anti cipations of support in this course have in all respects been fully realized. Your Majesty's most gracious donation to the funds of the Exhibition was the signal for voluntary contributions from all, even the humblest, classes of your subjects, and the funds which have thus been placed at our disposal amount at present to about 65,0001. Local com mittees, from which we have uniformly received the most zealous co-operation, were formed in all parts of the United Kingdom, in many of your Majesty's colonies, and in the territories of the Hon. East India Company. The most energetic support has also been received from the Govern ments of nearly all the countries of._ the world, in most of which commissions have been appointed for the special pur pose of promoting the objects of an Exhibition justly cha racterised in your Majesty's royal warrant as an Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations. " We have also to acknowledged the great readiness with which persons of all classes have come forward as exhi bitors. And here again it becomes. our duty to return our humble thanks to your Majesty for the most gracious man ner in which your Majesty has condescended to associate yourself with your subjects by yourself contributing some most valuable and interesting articles to the Exhibition. " The number of exhibitors whose productions it has been found possible to accommodate is about 15,000, of whom nearly one-half are British. The remainder represent the productions of more than 40 foreign countries, comprising almost the whole of the civilised nations of the globe. In arranging the space to be allotted_ to each, we have taken into consideration both the nature of its productions and the facilities of access to this country afrbrded by its geographi cal position. Your Majesty will find the productions of your Majesty's dominions arranged in the western portion of the building, and those of foreign countries in the eastern. The Exhibition is divided into the four great classes of-1. Raw Materials; 2. Machinery; 3. Manufactures; and 4. Sculp ture and the Fine Arts. A further division has been made according to the geographic' 1 position of the countries repre sented ; those which lie within the warmer latitudes being placed within the centre of the branding, and the colder cuuntries at the extremities. _ _ " :Your Majesty having been graciously pleased to grant a site in this your royal park for the purpose of the Exhibi tion, the first column of the structure now honoured by your Majesty's presence was fixed on the 26th of September last. h ithin the short period, therefore, of seven months, owing to the energy of the contractors and the active in dustry of the workmen emph yed by them, a building has been erected, entirely novel in its construction, covering a space of more than 18 acres, measuring 1,851 feet in length and 456 feet in extreme breadth, capable of containing 40,000 visitors, and affording a frontage for the exhibition of goods to the extent of more than ten miles- For the original sug gestion of the principle of this structure the Commissioners are indebted to Mr. Joseph Paxton, to whom they feel their acknowledgments to be justly due fur this interesting feature of their undertaking. " ith regard to the distribution of rewards to deserving exhibitors, we have decided that they should be given in the form of medals, not with reference to merely individual com petition, but as rewards for excellence in whatever shape it may present itself. The selection of the persons to be so rewarded has been intrusted to juries equally composed of British subjects and of foreigners, the former having been selected by the Commission from the recommendations made by the local committees, and the latter by the Go vernments of the foreign nations the productions of which are exhibited. The names of the se ju rors, comprising as they do many of European celebrity, afford the best guarantee of the impartiality with which the rewards will be assigned. "It affords much gratification that, notwithstanding the magnitude of this undertaking, and the great distances from which many of the articles now exhibited have had to be collected, the day on which your Majesty has been graciously pleased to be present at the inauguration of the Exhibition is the same day that was originally named for its opening, thus affording a proof of what may, under God's blessing, be accomplished by goodwill and cordial co-operation among nations, aided by the means that modern science has placed at our command. " Having thus briefly laid before your Majesty the results of our labours, it now only remains for us to convey to your Majesty our dutiful and loyal acknowledgments of the sup port and encouragement which we have aerived throughout this extensive and laborious task from the gracious favour and countenance of your Majesty. It is our heartfelt prayer that this undertaking, which has for its end the promotion of all branches of human industry, and the strengthening of the bonds of peace and friendship among all nations of the earth, may, by the blessing of Divine Providence, conduce to the welfare of your Majesty's people, and be long remembered among the brightest circumstances of your Majesty's peace ful and happy reign." His Royal Highness handed to her Majesty a copy of the report, accompanied by a catalogue of the articles exhibited. Her Majesty returned the following gracious answer:— " I receive with the greatest satisfaction the address which you have presented to me on the opening of this Exhibition. " I have observed with a warm and increasing interest the progress of your proceeding in the execution of the duties in trusted to you by the Royal Commission, and it affords me sincere gratification to witness the successful result of your judicious and unremitting exertions in the splendid spectacle by which I am this day surrounded. " I cordially concur with you in the prayer, that by God's blessing this undertaking may conduce to the welfare of my people and to the common interest of the human race, by en couraging the arts of peace and industry, strengthening the bonds of union among the nations of the earth, and pro moting a friendly and honourable rivalry in the useful exercise of those faculties which have been conferret by a beneficent Providence for the good and the happiness of mankind." At a few minutes after one o'cluck her Majesty left the Exhibition, and returned to Buckingham Palace. Shortly after the departure of her Majesty the inspiriting air of "See the Conquering Hero comes," told that his Grace the Duke of Welling,ton was about to leave the Palace. In a few minutes he was seen stepping into his modest carriage, A long and hearty cheer was given to the iron Duke. At ten minutes to one o'clock the distant booming of can. non was heard at the top of Constitution-hill, and the firing of a royal salute gave intimation of her Majesty's departure from the Crystal Palace ; and at a little after one o'clock the cavalcade proceeded It'd rapid pace down Constitution-bill to the Palace ' where it arrived at a quarter past one o'clock. The crowd had by thietithe to a certain extent dispersed in various directions,Cleaving however an immense multitude befcre the Palace. 'various carriages had set down in the interior quadrangle, and the empty vehicles drove out from the Palace. The last had scarcely cleared the gate when the windows in the centre of the front quadrangle, on the first floor, over the beautiful bronzed gate, were thrown open, and, to the delight and surprise of her Majesty's loyal subjects there assembled, her Majesty, leasing on the arm of his Royal Highness Prince Albert, came to the very front of the stone balcony, followed and attended by his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, her Royal High ness the Princess Royal, her Royal Highness the Princess Alice, bis Royal Highness the Prince of Prussia, and the Duchess of Sutherland. Her Majesty's appearance was hailed with cheers that rent the air. On no occasion do we remember to have beard such long-continued, unanimous, and spontaneous bursts of applause as those which greeted her Majesty, who graciously evinced her appreciation of the welcome given her by a loyal and loving people. Her Ma je,ty having withdrawn, the " hosts" separated in various directions, and the most perfect order and quiet were main tained. And thus ended the proceedings of this eventful day. REPORTED ACCIDENTS.—During the whole of the after noon reports were freely and generally circulated throughout the metropolis that, shortly before the Queen's arrival at the Crystal Palace, a foreigner attempted to effect an admission into the Exhibition-building without the necessary authority of a season ticket, and that his entrance was of course pre vented by the police, whereupon an altercation bad arisen, when one of the policemen struck the intruder with his baton, which exasperated the foreigner so much that he in stantaneously drew from his pocket a sharp-pointed instru ment and stabbed the policeman in the breast, upon which he immediately dropped dead up on the ground. Another report was that one of the police force had been shot with a pistol, though not mortally; and that several others bad been severely maltreated by the mob. As no authentic accounts of these reported transactions had reached our ur office, we personally made inquries upon are the subject at head police office in Scotland -yard, and we glad to be enabled to state that Mr. Inspector Hamacks informed us that he had been in active communication with all the superintendents on duty in the neighbourhood of the to the Cry mo stal Palace during the whol e of the day, an up ment of our inquiry (eight o'clock), no information had reached him of any untoward circumstance having occurred of any descrip re tion whatever, and that consequently the above-named por ts must have been without the least foun. dation. ILLUMINATI ON AT DER MAJESTY'S THEATRE.—The front of her Majesty's Theatre in the Haymarket was last night most brilliantly illuminated, in houour of the opening of the Great Exhibition. It consisted of a large imperial crown, with the jewels &c, mos t beautifully displayed in coloured lamps. Beneath this were the Royal initials V. R., in fine white lamps, each letter being encircled by wreaths of laurel, in green lamps, and richly begemmed with ruby coloured fruit, the whole design being terminated by a true lover's knot in lue buimldin laps. The Royal standard alto floated from the top of b the g. On Saturday. April 19, one of the greatest actors of his time quitted this mortal stage of life—alas, poor Dow ton is no more !—aged 88 years. He died at his residence at 13rixton-hill, and gave up life's latest sigh without a struggle. STRANGE FREAK OF NATURE.--A calf was yester day shown in London, brought from Devonshire, w hich had se ven legs, three of them fore legs and four hinelegs. One .of the fore legs has two feet.. It has also two tails springing from the back of the strange creature, which oaly lived two days. SPIRIT of the PUBLIC JOURNALS FRoIV THE MORNING PAPERS CF THIS DAY. TIMES.--There was yesterday witnessed a sight the like of which has never happened before, and which, in the na ture of things, can never be repeated, They who were so fortunate as to see it hardly knew what moat to admire, or in what form to clothe the sense of wonder, and even of m y s tery, which struggled within them. The edifice, the treasures of nature and art collected therein, the assemblage, and the solemnity of the occasion, all conspired to suggest something even more than sense could scan or imagination attain. There were many there who were familiar with magnificent spectacles ; who had seen coronations, fetes, and solemnities; but they had not seen anything to compare with this. In a building that could easily have accommo dated twice as many, twenty-live thousand persons, so it is computed, were arranged in order round the throne of our Sovereign. Around them, amidst them, and over their heads was displayed all that is useful or beautiful in nature or in err. Above them rose a glittering arch far more lofty and spacious than the vaults of even our noblest cathedrals. On eithe , side the vista seemed almost boundle.es. Under it wa s enthroned a youthful matron, the Queen of this land, surrounded by her family, her Court, her Ministers; by the representatives of other countries, and by all who had any share in the suggestion or management of this great undertaking. The minister of religion was there to ask a blessing on the work; the Fong of loyalty and the anthem of praise rose from the whole assemblage. This is but the bare enumeration of particulars, which to those who were present made one vast whole. It was felt to be more than what was seen or what had been intended. Erume saw in it the seco n d an d more glorious inauguration of their Sovereign; some a solemn dedication of art and its stores; some were most reminded of that day when all ages and climes shall be gathered round the throne of their Maker; there was so much that seemed accidental and yet had a meaning, that no one could be content with simply what he saw. A taste of no common order had contributed to the illusion, not to say the reality of the scene. Tlie fresh foliage r a e g i egnof numerousot f w t o ht l er o os f pt Sovereign ve aee m epim s la d n w tws a h r to f h e s d eat by the height of the dome, the throne ser e served toey adorned;tedl the extendedsplendid fountains, and the brightness of the decoration, all contributed to an effect so grand and yet so natural, that it hardly seemed to be put together by design, or to be the work of hu man artificers. Such has been the ceremony of the Ist of May, the subject of such long anticipations and so many ap prehensions. Fortune has at length favoured the coura geous and persevering little band who originated and resolved to carry through this undertaking. If in the result we see even more than they were conscious of designing, and if we sometimes suspect that they looked too exclusively or too much to the mere advancement of art, we cannot, on the other hand, be blind to the great industry and judgment they have displayed. We say it advisedly—we believe that the Royal Commissioners of the Great Exhibition have had more than the usual proportion of difficulties to contend with. So vast a building was not to be built and adapted for the purpose ; so many exhibitors were not to be invited and provided for; so many objects were not to be accepted and arranged ; so many smaller affairs were not to be dispatched, without an amount of hard work and harass which it is fearful to think upon. Good temper and honesty, diligence and method, have overcome them all. It is true that some of our principal exhi bitors and nearest neighbours have found themselves sorely belated. The Ist of May has surprised not a few who refused to give the Englishman credit for his pro verbial punctuality. The grand avenue of the nave, indeed, is even more than sufficiently stocked and decorated. Nothing is wanting anywhere to the general view ; but when we leave the broad walk, with its endless succession of mag nificent trophies, and pass under the galleries into the nume rous by-paths of the Exhibition, we find ourselves sometimes in vacant areas, surrounded by unfinished cases, unopened boxes, and preparations which it will apparently take weeks to conclude. But what of that? It may be unfortunate for the country that does not come in for the high tide of inte rest and the freshness of curiosity; but, even with these de ductions, there is already far more than it is possible for any ordinary man to master within a moderate time. It has been estimated that thirty visits will hardly be sufficient for those who wish to " get up " the whole Exhibition, and make the best profit of this rare opportunity.. To visitors of this serious class it can matter very little whether the subjects of their thirtieth day's study are already open to the view, or are hid den in packing-cases. The partial backwardness of the exhibitors, then, is as little to the injury of the result as it is to the disparagement of the Commissioners, who have done their own part in good time. Their success to the last in minor arrangements is evident from the fact that 25,000 ladies and gentlemen yesterday assisted, with comfort, at a grand ceremonial, that a multitude of several hundred I housand persons surrounded the building without 1 any disorder, that a string of carriages, reaching from Char ing-cross to Kensington, set down their occupants easily and quietly, and that, in a word, hardly a blow was struck or a temper ruffled during the whole day. Such a result reflects credit on the character of the country, and proves the deep fund of good nature and self•government in the mass of the people. It is not to be expected that all will equally enter into the sentiment which seems to us proper to such a spec tacle. There are those who will see nothing but glass and iron in the building, men and women in the myriads that visit it, and cotton or silk in the fabrics exhibited. We expect to hear it called an overgrown bazaar, or a vast advertising machine. We will appeal, then, to sense as well as romance. On the very lowest view of this _ _ Exhibition it is an opportunity of learning the products o different regions. and the manufactures of different peoples, that we could not have hoped to enjoy, and which will not soon be repeated. Everybody who has to do with teaching —nay, everybody who wishes for information himself, knows the comparative unprolitableness of mere reading or hearing. The ear is slow to receive and quick to lose information. The eye apprehends quickly, and retains a long hold. Then here, at all events, if we have nothing else, we have a vast collection of specimens, with manuals arranging and describ ing them. All nature and art are brought under our survey, and an area of twenty acres is made, as it were, an epitome of the whole world. As a mere lesson in industrial and so cial geography, the opportunity is invaluable. We do not sea why every child whom its parents can bring up to town should not take lessons at the Exhibition. But in this branch of knowledge it is not uncommon to find grown up people as ill-informed as their own children. All ages, therefore, will find it to their advantage to go to school for the season in Hyde-park. CHRONICLE.—Many words never accompany deep im pressions. He who, whether in actual life, or in its more truthful dramatic representations, is stirred to the inmost core of feeling, cannot afford to talk; and it is only after a great whole, either of action or emotion, has had time to settle down—at the loss, perhaps, of somewhat of its picturesque, bower vague, entirety—that we can coldly count up what has combined to produce its influence. It were better, then, for ourselves if we were not called upon so immediately to satisfy the very reasonable inquiries of others as to the suc cess of the opening of the Great Exhibition yesterday. For ourselves personally. it were safer merely to speak of that success as complete and unbioken, and then to withdraw to its deep and pleasant memories with something of that joy with which, as we are told, a stranger intermeddleth not. Because merely to allude to the more obvious and prominent elements in the triumph of yesterday's pageant would be comparatively easy easy, since its true grandeur lies in what scarcely meets the eye or ear. It asks not much to dilate upon the unequalled beauty of the weather—se curiously falling in with the popular feeling about the " Queen's own fine-weather days"—upon the loyal crowds, and upon the stately throng of those noble by station and yet nobler by acquirements or gifts—or upon the scenic beauty of the ceremonial. The success of either of these singly would present matter for pleasure—their combination furnishes a more extended gratification. We may say more. The building itself displayed internal effects yesterday of which we had scarcely thought it susceptible. The hard lines and shrunken masses which a metallic con struction involved, were hitherto but ineffectually relieved by the pale and faded colouring which has been adopted ; the ashy tones and consumptive lineaments of the structure wanted mass and relief. These were at the opening nobly supplied. The intense scarlet of hangings and uniforms,the, rich crimson of carpets and tapestry, the bright floral par terre-like effects of the ten thousand pinks and blues of feminine attire, the sparkling fountains, the masses of exotic flowers, the golden sunbeams flashing at once on the delicate spring-tints of our English elms and the heavier greens of tropical palms—these, with the sparkling of glass, and the more solid polish of metal, ade quately redeemed, by their breadth and harmony, the more prominent defects of the not unworthily called "Crystal Palace." To this luxury of colours, which our insular eyes are beginning to understand, yesterday's ceremonial added the pleasure addressed to the ear. While organ, and choir, and trumpet announced the Queen's entrance with a rich and full " God save the Queen," the triumph of the day was the Hallelujah Chorus." IS ever did this noble strain fall at once upon so many auditors, and—judging from many a moistening eye and kindling cheek—never, we believe, upon se many hearts. And amongst much that was otherwise touching and creditable to the national taste and feeling— besides the reiterated plaudits which saluted England's grea.t. Duke—besides the bursts of personal salutation which azl n corned her Majesty's progress, beyond even pealing onrebug and swelling anthem—more touching and more spo o was the honest domestic delight which hailed the rata n v and b h a er nd hx h b e a i n z el oy a a s i t i h n e o y th j e o r in a cd p t r h in e c p e r o o f ce l s i s , i a o l n e , s, h a o n ld d iihg e.r b _ co th n e . Con sort the Princess Royal. In herself aid in her family the Queen must have felt the best security of her Throne ; and never has this security been more amply displayed than in the loyal `personal congratu lation which was yesterday offered by the British public. as well as by the Royal Court, to her Majesty's presence. The artistic effect of the general grouping presented at the de livery of the addresses was striking. Tabard and helm, halberd and plume, feathers and diamonds, scarlet and gold, cannot well fail; but it was the mass, and scale, and pon derous dignity of the whole, which told. Spenser —votes in either sense—seems to have actually drawn the more strik ,ng feature : The room was largo and wide, . • • As it some guild or solemn temple were; m an y great iron pillars did upbear • The massy roof, and riches huge sustain; And every pillar decked was fall dear. • . « A rout of people there assembled were Of every sail and nation under sky, Which with great uproar pressed to draw near To th' upper part, where was advanced high A stately siege of sovereign majesty ; And thereon sat a woman gorgeous gay, And richly clad in robes of royalty." We can well afford to leave the material aspect of the cere. monial in this, its vivid and accurate anticipation; but its moral significance requires a few words. The semi-senti mental historian of the day vaticinates the time when a civilized New Zealander is to survey the ruins of St. Paul's from a shattered arch of London. bridge. Be it so. Nations have their appointed course; and the truest triumphs of empire are other than physical. It is right, morally right, that she on whose flag and shores the sun never sets should —once at least before her, perhaps, inevitable fall—translat e t this splendid metaphor into the prosaic language otfef d to that her NM may know what ample duties are entrap s __ . them, together with this perilous pre-eminence ot o o f fily w g r We have now done this—we have summoned to tell us and prairie —from Arctic steep and Indian jtV a e t h they are own artists and artizans, but our colonial childr,eitu,from forest what manner of men they :have beco e me th —what straggled with— doing for the welfare of fatherland and rough and strange materials they h and in them we, have what - shapely products of skill they. and intelligence. added to the sum of industryhumaenne this as the ntrrow And yet we have not d 1- d all the world to witness, ' We have asked spirit of boasting. our failures; and Hyde -park at have steruraseiveB not our successes only, but few de p ar tments of skill in whi c h we may well contess that we we aro immeasurably inferior this moment displaYs not to we h o w that we are ready to teach, we at the same moment E other nations. If admit that we are not ashamed t o b e u ndue share of national van i ty, at taught. If we have an l benefit of the Great Exhibition will be moral least one great . . Had our exposition been merely a col lectionthis vice. to temper productions, it might well of Englishhave stood as a great pretentious obegesang to our insul ar pr id e—a c l ou d o f incense prep a red for. and offered to, m ere se lf- g l or ifi cat i on . Such can hardly be the case when we ask all nations and languages to this interchange of ideas - this great barter of the truth* anti experience_o_ ages. We have missed the prevailing spirit of the crowds of yesterday, if we do not de, sect on all sides a willing and cheerful adnsission , Of - the - otter superior claims on respect and admiration sums*. " have a heart very dry and tough" - as one of old has it-to fully preferred by the foreign exhibitors. Again : he matt whom this salutary reflection Lid not present itself, that the great sight of yesterday can never be one of unmixed satisfac tion. The unsubstantial character of the building in which we and cur guests were assembled conveys its own unmistake able lesson. It must soon perish-so must its gay and gor geous contents ; but the great powers of thought and intelli gence which produced these will far outlive the frail glass and iron which enshrines them ; and if England shall follow the course of her engines and her implements, the memo* • of her great and happy attempt to communicate to all the blessings of an intercommunion of progress and intelligence will at leas' be undying. It will ever be estimated as at least a goodly object which arrayed together so vast and comprehensive a series of facts; the gathering e the day will be at least a help to many a problem, ethnological, so cial, and industrial; nor will it be without its purpose ter group together the existence of parallel, but varying, types, of skill and thought, and to assemble under one roof the living embodiments of mediaval traditions, and the practical economy of those railroads and those mighty. cylinders of the press which are fast obliterating the narrow prejudices of race, and of a sordid and exclusive spirit of nationality. Neither are we prepared to allow the 'op posed anti-religious character of the Exhibition. In these columns we shall scarcely be suspected of accepting it as an instalment of some universal brotherhood of creeds. We arc not asked to view it as an indication of any " Church of the Future.'' In this sense it will not weaken our allegiance to our national religion though, if it shall serve, however indirectly, to force even reluctant forms of religious earnest ness better to understand and better to appreciate each other, we are not disposed to reject whatever serves to disarm pre jiulice, or to compel charity. Anyhow, though we are re minded that another great gathering and federation-to which this has been, not without som e shad% of profanity, thatof f iltrate and o f prov id en ti a l paralleled- only served in the counsel s o f God to introduce* Gospel itself was inau goodnees • , h cannotgher display forget that the narrown ess of a c h osen race was dis cgounrfautseidon, by w a e dis placed by the universality of the Catholic faith ; and that Babel had its counterpoise in Pentecost Far, an we from saying that this is any new Pente cost : were such its claims, we should abhor and reject them. All that we ask to protest against range of though t is the bigoted and confined ,which can see, in so great a congregation of th e gifts o God, any thing inconsistent with that larger dispensati , T which B ra e heard all strangers speaking in all tongues the wonderful works of God." But we pause from these high themes, which, however congenial to our own feelings, are scarcely suitable to this place. We may be satisfied with mom.. mending the Great Exhibition on lower grounds-it is enough to insist that the religions sentiment shall not be in voked against it. For ourselves-indeed for all-it has other and sufficiently solid materials of respect. That it tends to the great cause of peace and order-that it is a step towards communicating to ourselves and to others -to the poor equally with the wealthy-the economical arts of life. as well as the beauties of taste and refinement-this is, enough to say ; and i n t hi s reflection, as philanthropists and humble agents of social amelioration, we may take an un mixed satisfaction and pleasure in viewing so vast an aggre gate of human power and of natural wealth. We rejoice be cause the world-wide energy of production has reason to 1 11 " joice in all its realms, "Jamque suum "volvons audax I n d astria mundum Gaudet -. TIER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. At the conclusion of La Muta di Portici last evening, a piece de circonstance of a most graceful and n ove l character was produced, in honour of the Great .e.xhibition. Although styled a divertissement it partook more of th e c h aracter of the " masques" with which our ancient aristocracy were wont to be amused, combining as it does the attractions of music, poetry, painting, and dancing. The curtain rose and discovered a beautifully painted isometric view of the Crystal Palace, in front of which was the whole corps lyric and Terpsichorean of the theatre, each attired in some different national costume, thus giving an animated representation of the assemblage of all nations in Hyde-path. The diveriissment (the whole of the music of which is by Mr. lialfe) commences with the following chorus, the words of' which are by Barry Cornwall : " All hail Give welcome to this happy day ! War throws his sword and spear and helmet down; And, wreathed with hawthorn, laughs the Lady May, And Peace smiles glad beneath her olive crewn. Welcome to Britain's land ! Welcome with heart and hand I Welcome to all!" The music of this chorus is massive and fine, and was given most magnificently. There are responsive choruses heard Panimspt greatly Anthem followed, the solo verses being sung Madlle. Caroline Duprez, Madame behind dtens the the scenes, el'ee. andThaenar t g i a o% l ae rn m Fiorentili, and the Lablaches (pere et fits). The corps de ballet then advanced, as the vocal corps retired to the back of the stage, where they sang the following chorus ai introductory to the dancing:— " When the merry bells ring round, And the jocund rebecks sound, To many a youth and many a maid Dancing in the checker'd shade." The music of this chorus is charmingly light, airy, and graceful, it almost " goes of itself," and will rival in poprls rity the most popular of Balfe's former compositions. The divertissement consists of a selection from the national degas of all nations, and was sustained by the whole streng.llll of the Terpsichorean corps, including Amalia Ferraris and Car lotta Grisi. The performance had been merely announced as a divertissement, and came upon the publc quite as a sur prise. Its production is one of the most graceful compli ments that could have been paid to her Majesty and Prihce Albert. The house was crowded to suffocation, and every one present was delighted. BATTY'S HIPPODROME. This huge edifice at Kensington, erected upon the mo del of the Hippodrome of Paris, and capable of holding several thousands of spectators, opened yesterday after noon, and with all the éclat which the speculator could wish for. The day was fine—a fact of no little import ance, aeeing that the performances take place in the open air, the seats occupied by the public being the only por tion of the building that is under shelter. From the vast dimensions of the oval ride some idea may be formed of the increased effect which feats of horsemanship and theatrical parade would be likely to receive under these circumstances. The programme consisted chiefly of races between male and female charioteers, with other equestrian contests; the great extent 6f space traversed by the competitors, and the energy which they die played in hurrying on their steeds. wearing an excited aspect of reality. A Madlle. Clementine Soullier, daughter of the principal artist engaged by Mr. Batty for these revels, demonstrated in the course of the after noon the " haut eeole" in a very superior manner, wanting only the tall and commanding figure of the ac complished Mdlle. Caroline, whose consummate address and finished elegance in this department of equitation are among the most agreeable recollections of the art that r heh g pee e o ci rmt o su n exploits oltfi b t uydoef, their thea wi t hw w i g h hi a b ilitys speed p in oof thtehgarto we have. The miscellaneous incidents compris e d an os trich race, in which three of these ungai n ly birds glided r fully ome and te iomsuninfitdi there shouts justified; the arel l eowvtheoval, were of urged rope, hung a perilou s h e i g h t i n t h e a i r ; a l so th o se of another worthy, who i n a su it o f g litt er i ng *rale" as cended an inclined pl ane u p on th e t o p of a sphere, and upon i t s b the respect. sok descended on the other side with an ingenuity tha t gained him a perfect hurricane of applause. Altog ether the entertainment was excellent of its kind i . et us ts of construction, the cheapness of schnise.r e , a t Mr. Batt add, that the magnitude of the Hippodrome, an 11 . h o e ve e l l y . celloace of the artists, conspire top rom's the success ho so well AL G---Ti—IDENS. To hazard II J" etc chanpetre, at summer resort was opened lea night have beet), eriencing bitter east winds, to calculate on fine weather scarcely been 3 - • and have scarc r, was certainly a bold experiment, tint Thi ~s i tdhelightful place of ue. pn was determined, if possible, to add another item. Mr. W ard— : o f the Ist May, 1851, and to mark the 120th: to: the ; glories th e Royal Vauxhall-gardens. The expe opening most successful, and, considering the season of the crowd of masquers was certainly much larger a f o season e a as n o h n o when nr a t g o Vr g eawAnt HalX I il a been e " been expected. These were of the - usual than ea r _]d * ptiOu, and their antics have been described so often that it would be out of place now to dwell on them. ~ Them was the usual numbers of counts without territories, C , ffiCers with out troops, lawyers who had never held a brief, r i ll: 7etzniadsbave and court dresses whose wearers certainly we • had not seen in. the royal suite at the morning's pageant .De ourdeurs, too, there were in great 'numbers—all too adntdh ew thises tccheran:e e ° delicate for their professed employment —nuns linked with. gentlemen on the turf, here a Greek fraternizing with gi Grimaldi, there a Court lady strolling about with a plough" withb plough boy; ; h al di l, sph ho si w ti e h v it er t , o m b h: rapidly about, though sharp atm biting enough, and partak-• together in high spirits. and: mingling together and the jokes which ili! .. ing on the whole rather too' much of the personal, were all. received with impenetrable good humour, and the tome we, sarcasm was the only weapon of attack and defence which on with spirit until a late hour, saw used throughout the evening. The dancing atest de la, which had been Provided contributed in the We ei t . q la , amusem '. to the full enjoyment of this part of the were certainly cal.. appearance which the gardens presented ( r em ined to keep culated to assure us that Mr. Wardell is ,..., days ago we ey preeented last up the reputation of the royal property.been'" and the th excellen . described theimprovementswhich had ,, y, that judging of the onlL e s h l Tended place of enter that he i o n f te t r he r m ece f o r s o , was carried : c d a u r r r in ie : I ttions when he delares ents for the comfort and The e wer . ex cellent, and we feel great convenience of the visitors . raolv be has render m e that everything passed off ‘n ta ig in h in t; ent pleasure in bearing our ti d creditable manner. Mr. of WardellEurope . i s not .T too p ni re vi o s s n t in the most satisfact the metropolis, and to Inhabitants of . paned to the public ...-----!------- CREMOItiII GA80.09.---This place of aitusd occasionalrecreationamusement was yesterday o with what was called in the.lll The 8, place is in the best advertisements a has operated upon the vegetation of backwar d ness of the season the foliage of the trees " Grand Victoria Fite." _...e ad thew beds, and upon order, and all that art can d to i,:i b to e r i s n : effect'ed. The entertainments. do to assist nature has been the patrons of the place can lie of everything by which music, acrobatic n e entertained—a good band of minations, dramatic performances , exhibitions, rope-dancers; dancing, illu similar class. Between and manfother things of a ascent was added to een six and seven o'clock a ballot)* was Mr. the attractions, the " intrepid aeronaut" soared into the Hampton, who left the earth in gallant style, and clouds ami • dst the applause Of several thou sand persons. The balloon took its course south-easterly, and continued in sight fora longer time t han usual, in con sequence o f the clearness of the skies. Later in the evening: the grounds were crowded with company , and da'lcing was, kept up till past eleven o'clock. D ATH of Ma. MOTET._-_IVe regret to have .to record the death of Mr. Richard Jo hn Mosey, superinten dent of the police of Edinburgh, which took place on Tues day morning at 'an early hour. —Edinburgh Witness. [ll was to Mr. Moxey's intelligent discharge of his duty that tbs. apprehension of Mrs. Manning Tills owing.] Four engineers from Glasgow, who wete at the Vale of Leven fitting up some machinery, hired a boat and two sailois for the purp?se of having a sail on Loch Lcraond, but a sudden pot of wind swamped the boat, and they were all thrown into the water. Only the two boatmen were got out alive. The others perished. .1 s T L-- GREENWICII 10 ri A . NOTICE TO VISITOES,-.» st ra ngers who may be desirous of inspecting the buildiro , of the nospital will, by applying at the Painted Hall, 4) . ta i n guides to conduct them, to whom it is recpaastnd tian t I ) no gratuities may be offered. . • . _ . itN