The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-04 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

The attendance at the Crystal Palace yesterday
was one of the fullest Fridays of the season, and the
number of private carriages indicated that numbers of our
fashionable tourists have returned to town in anticipation of
their regular season for the purpose of taking a parting
11/16111p0 at that exhibition which has proved of such un-
iteampled and protracted attraction. There were several
pima of distinction present, among whom the Persian
ansbaissulor, accompanied by his interpreter, and one or two
Indian princes were much noticed, hut certainly the
greatest personage who honoured the building with his
presence was the Norfolk Giant, who strutted about in all
the glory of seven feet six to the great admiration of all the
visitors. Her Majesty the ex-Queen of the French paid a
protracted visit.
The general company seemed to be principally from the
country, and there were several whose appearance indicated
that they must have made some sacrifice to enjoy the com-
parative quiet and room for inspection of a half-crown
day. There was one young lady habited in the
Bloomer costume, which is rapidly gaining ground
in public opinion. Wet days and dirty crossings
tend wonderfully to favour any curtailment of those
Bowing draperies which latterly have been so popu-
lar with the ladies. The attendance during the week
now so near its termination, has exhibited such an increase
as leads the officials to expect that the number of 100,000
will be arrived at tome day before the close. The four
shilling days produced en aggregate greater than any four
previous consecutive days, and intimations have been re-
ceived from the country to the effect that the four shilling
days of next week will receive large accessions from an en-
tirely new class of visitors. Information has been received
that during the next week business will be so arranged at
all the priumpal watering places as to enable all the servants,
waiters, &e. to come up to town for a sight of the Exhibi-
tion. A curious feature in the statistics of the Crystal
Palace is the amount daily received at the umbrella stand.
Since the rainy season has set in, the receipts have ex-
ceeded 201. a day, and 301. might be obtained, but that
the accommodation does not admit of so great an

extension of the trade. Some attractive additioniare eve.
now made to the various departments. The Austrian stand
has been enriched by the exhibition of a magnificent opal,
and the French have added to their previously rich col-
lection of bronzes, the head of a negro girl, of great ori-
ginality and truthfulness. Frornent Meurice, de., con-
tinue to add many brilliant specimens of jewellery and
goldsmiths' work, to supply the void left by the departure
of the Parma table, which the firm have had the satisfac-
tion of learning has arrived safely at its destitution. The
temperature was exceedingly pleasant throughout the
whole of yesterday, nor did the interior exhibit many traces
of the lute heavy rains ; but the presence of extra awnings
here and there showed that the state of the roof was such
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The following shows the temperature during yesterday,as
andi thaleerecoferprrs wauereti"3.,3s4Tlh.e3sP.°lice
recorded by Mr. Bennett's thermometers, being the mean re-
sult of 100 readings 10 o'clock, 56 ; 12 o'clock, 60; 2
o'clock, 63 ; 4 o'clock, 61 ; 8 o'clock, 62. Mean tempera-
ture, 61.

We learn that Alexander Oswald, Esq., M.P., of
Auchincruive, has defrayed the expenses of his foremen to
London, to see the Great Exhibition. The foremen have
presented to him an address in acknowledgment of his
liberality, and expressive of the gratification which they
experienced daring their visit.—Ayr Advertiser.