The Express.
London, England, 1862-07-19 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

The attendance was good yesterday, and for the
first time for weeks there was no rain in the morn-
ing. There was plenty of room to get near the
objects of interest, always exoepting the jewels,
which we believe would be surrounded if all the
rest of the building was a solitude. At seven
o'clock each evening, when the company are stream-
ing away in thousands, there is always a crowd
still inquiring about the diamonds, and it requires
all the eloquence of the attendant policeman to in-
duce them 'to tear themselves away. Another
quarter which retains its company to the last
is the Roman Court, where the ladies seem to be
particularly fond of " Gibson's Venus," which, we.
believe, has been purchased by a lady
of rank. But by far the most attractive object
'in this court is the "Legatrice" of hlagni, which
seems to be growing in popularity every day. The
figure is said to be a portrait of Garibaldi's daugh-
ter, and this rumour has completed its success.
The copies of it which have bee i taken by the
Stereoscopic Company are sold in fact as soon as
they can be completed. Next to this, the "Boy
and Dog" group is the popular favourite, and is
the more interesting as being the work of a very
young artist.
The dissatisfaction which was at first created by
the awards has oonsiderstly subsided, but those of
the exhibitors who oonsider that they have been
overlooked have petitioned, or intend to petition,
the oommissioners. There will be plenty of time,
as the delivery of the medals and of
the certificates of honourable mention will not
take place until after the close of the
Exhibition, when there will be a grand ceremony
within the building, to which the exhibitors, the
holders of all classes of season tickets, except those
for shilling days, and 'the general public will be
admitted—the last named on payment of one pound
each.

The commission have just had a legal triumph
over one of their hostile ticket-holders. An Irish
baronet having refused to sign his name on show-
ing his season ticket was refused admission. He
had a scuffle with the ticket-taker, and the result
was an adjournment to the police-office, where, on
investigation of the case, the baronet was mulcted
in a fine of tie. and 21. costa.

The highest temperature during the day, as
aho by Negretti and Zambra's patent thermo-
meters? was at /45 p.m., when it was—in the nave,
67.2 ; in the galleries, 68.4. The temperature of
the building within the last three days has been
gradually increasing.
The following are the total numbers admitted
yesterday, compared with the corresponding day in
1831 :

*Ada
Friday, Joly 18
Total
1811.

Friday, July 18 lieu= tickets
ll'apaant 6,830
10,1180
Total Ba,pB

Fonzion-omen, JULY 18.—The Queen has been
pleased to appoint Mr. Edgar Leopold Layard, in the MGM
of Captain Sir Henry Huntley, to be Arbitrator to the
Mixed British and Portuguese Commission established at
the Cape of Good Hope under the treaty concluded at Lis-
bon on the 3rd of July, 1342, between Great Britain and
Portugal fur the suppression of the slave trade.—Gazette.
MANCHesTER UNITY OF ODD FALLOW*. —No
sooner has the excitement attending the Handel Festival
subsided, than the Eoglish friendly societies enter the
Crystal Palace to carry out their annual fetes and galas.
On the Ist of this month the Foresters mustered in large
numbers from the Midland Counties. The next and greatest
frieodly society celebration will be that of the Manchester
Unity of Odd Fellows, on Tuesday, the 6th of August, end
it is expected to be the most successful this society has
had, in consequeuce:of the present year being the first jubilee
since the establishment of the society, which took place in
1812. The order has worked socessidully in spite of enormous
difficulties, and now stands pre.enthisat over any other body
in the world, having nearly 350,000 members, and commensu-
rate funds to provide for the benefits assured. But to provide
for widows and orphans, and relief to distressed members,
it I. usual to arrange special excursions and entertainment's,
the profits of which are applied for thee worthy objecita.
On this occasion the duty deceives upon a metropolitan
committee, who not only invite visitors to the standard
amusements at the Palace, but have specially engaged
IL Bloadin, and arranged prim for boat racing on the
/ekes, acid other out-door sports, includiag cricket, dancing.
he. The great features of the fête will be a grand promotes
through the grounds, in which the bands of four of the
Loa ion rifle corps will take part, inclediag that of the new
Artillery Brigade, organised by Messrs. Wa/misley and
Blanchard Jerrold ; and a toll display of the great four,.
tains and the entire series of waterworks. Cheap excursion
trains will run to London from all principal towns through-
out the kingdom. And we understand that the London
cementite have arranged for the principal traffic by the
Midland Railway.
ltxtinrrEurn Derrxna. —On the let August next,
and thenceforward, the fee charged at all post-offmes for
registering inland letters during the present hours of regis-
knees will be reduced from 6d. to 4d. The registration
fees oe foreign end colonel letters will remain unaltered.
At the metropolitan chief offices, at the Lou-
don district offioss (including the Lombard-street
and Charing-cross brioche), and at all provincial
head offices, registration, whether for inland, foreign, or
colonial letters, will be extended until the closing of the
letter-box for each despatch, or until the office is closed for
the night, upon payment of a late fee of el. in addition to the
ordinary registration fee. The Poet.of4ce cannot undertake
the sale transmission of valuable eoclosuree in unregistered
letters. So sent, they are exposed to serious risk, but when re-
gistered they am practically safe. Asa step, therefore, towards
the more geamel registration of all such letters, it is in-
tended not may to redoes the fee, but to treat se registered
all letters =questions* containing coin, even though they
be posted witheat regletration, charging them en delivery
with a doable regialsaMen tee, that is to say, with a fee of
13d. is addltkia to the ordlamy postage ; and further, should
it be found that slay seek letters eenoot be registend in
time to be formatted by the mail for which they were
posted, they will be &Weed for the next demob& I. the
berrewor, this mane will be adopted only as
mere letters peeled be, or_sliremed ta, or parks tlasegl
Latim—famige and ralal /Mum raorgtod.

JULY 18. —ASPOtirrinvis.
tenants T. Barrett, H. F. Campbell, A. Si. Clair, J. O.
Patience, W. M. Wham, and F. A. Wetherell, to the
Liffey.
Harter A. J. A. Parka, to be additional to the Cumberland
for service in the Eclipse.
Surgeons Dr. R. Haetinp, to the Liffey ; H. Loney, to
the Severn ; and F. W. Davis, to the Spiteful.
Assistant B. C. Ruby, and H. F. Nathan, to
the Liffizi C. r Cunningham (actin), to the Cambridge ;
W. J. Dr. D. A. 'decoy, to the Severn.
Paymaster . Wash to the Severn.
Clerk H. 0. Doornails, to the Edger.
Miiiddraisa C. 0. Whitalook, J. T. Ki/gour, E. Drum-
' mood, J. B. E. Platters, W. F. Snowden, A. P. Patton,
and F. M. Bland, to the Severn.
Chief Engineer W. Rumble, to the Severn.
Engineer J. Bannerman, to the Severn.
First Clam Assistant Engineer C. R. Lacy, to the
Indus, for service in the Ripple; R. Beasley, to the Fie-
gird, ea sagornuaiseary ; EL Jeokyn, and E. C. Specs
(acting), to the Severn.
Second Chas Assistant W. R. B. Henri
(acting), to the Ajax ; J. Shannon (acting), W. T.
Gold* and D. Wilson, to the Severn.
Naval Cadets J. M. Mugabe*, H. E. Credible's, R. G.
Defeo, E. Asophlett, and H. R. H. Wood, to the Severn.

CHATHAM, Jinx 18.
The following reinforcements will embark at
Coa on Tneaday next, foe Calcutta :--865 men of the
_ , 7 of the 801 t 'balm. I mem el the
*ltalia,* bide 2/ men ef the 80th
10 saes et It7th lemiallolilimge„ 29 men at the Wraegt
toot, 15 men of the bit battalion 20th Regiment, 14 ram
of the 77th ILtighnent, 2 men of the 101 et Royal Bagel
Fusiliers, 3 nom of the 7th linuars, 23 men of the 3nl ba-
t:idiom Ride Bright* 37 men of the 42nd Royal Highlanders,
sad 11 men of the 79th Highlanders. The following de-
tachments will embark in the Blenheim, for Galatia, on
Friday mat :—Nine noncommissioned cabers, 15 bombar-
di
Artillery ers, and 228 gunners of the lit division &Olt kigade,
Royal .

rOOL7FICIL, dlny 18.

Aznum: 71t031 INDIA.—TiIe Silver Eagle troop-
vuomel arrived off the Royal Axsenaliier thin thermion
from Bombay, baying on board two batteries of the thir-
teenth brigade, Royal Artillery, oomprmeg about 380 rank
mid file. The force will remain on board daring the night
and disembark at au early hoar to-morrow.

NAVAL Rwmirs.—The following appointments
have bees made :—To be Lieutenant. : Daniel Hobert. Bolt
and James Oanunell. To be Honorary Lieutenant : Au-
gustus Consitt. To be Bab-Lientenanta : Nicholas Harder
and John Maddison.