The Express.
London, England, 1862-08-29 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

There is little to be recorded of yesterday's Ex-
hibition beyond the ordinary incidents of a shilling
day. Being Thursday, the numbers of the working
classes were lees than on the previous days of the
week, but the general attendance was excellent, and
the public interest in the Exhibition appeared to
be unabated. The Duke and Duchess of Brabant
were amongst the company. Since the removal of
the "Star of the South" the curiosity to see the
Koh-i-noor is much increased, obviously from a
fear that it, too, might be abstracted before
the close of the Exhibition. A rumour has
been this week industriously circulated that the
brilliant gem exhibited with such care and cere-
mony is not the real Koh-i-noor at all, but an imita-
tion, the:real diamond remaining in the Tower. On
making some inquiry we found that the story had
originated with one of the warders at the latter place,
and had been duly carried to the Exhibition by a
country visitor of more than usual credulity. The
question of protracting the season makes no
progress with the Royal Commissioners, who
remain of opinion that the closing ceremonial
should take lace on the day appointed. Something
also is mentioned of a series of fttes, which are to
take place after the closing day, but before the
building is handed over to the contractors.
The Duke and Duchess de Montpenaier paid a
lengthened visit to Mr. H. Emanuel's trophy in the
nave.

The following were the schools, &c., visiting the
Exhibition yesterday : 500 from Greenwich
National School, paid by subscription ; 33 from St.
Margaret's, East Grinstead, paid by Sisters of
Mercy ; 33 from Hampstead West-end Village,
paid by W. Miles, Esq. ; 60 from Old-street, St.
Luke's, and St. Mark's, ditto, paid by Rev. Mr. Lee;
34 from Greenwich Bluecoat School, paid by sub-
scription ; 104 from Westminster Wesleyan Train-
ing College, paid by J. R. Kay, Esq. ; 27 from
Greenford National School, paid by committee ;
37 from Great Marlow Free School, paid by sub-
scription ; 11 from Wimbledon National School,
paid by —. De Vas, Esq.; 34 from Blackwall Dart-
mouth-grove School, paid by J. Swift, Esq. ; 22
from Rochester British School, paid by committee;
34 from Chichester Choir, paid by Rev. R. Sutton;
85 from Mile-end Jews' Hospital School, paid by S.
L. De Symons, Esq. ; 26 silk makers from
Messrs. Lee and Co., Leadenhall-street, paid by the
firm ; 28 female inmates of Lunatic Asylum, Peck-
ham, paid by Dr. Armstrong.
The highest temperature yesterday, as shown
by Negretti and Zambra's patent thermometers,
was :—ln the nave, 69 deg. ; in the galleries, 70.5
deg. ;in the western annexe, 76.6 deg. The read-
ing was taken at 3.45 o'clock p.m.
The following were the total numbers admitted
yesterday, compared with the corresponding day
in 1851 :

r. tickets 6,528
Thunday, Aug. 28 Tail Milling season
tickets
Payment and day tickets 48,443

To

Tiesson tickets
Thursday, Aug. IS 1 Payment
Total 44,243

THE REPRESENTATION OP STOKE—It has now
been decided that Mr. Pope shell contest the borough. Ii
appears that his friends were not disposed to accept the
decision of the liberal meeting on Monday, at which Mr.
Grenfell was put forward u the liberal candidate, and I.
reply to a deputation from them on the subject, Mr. Pope
expressed has willingness to stand, if invited by any con-
siderable number of liberal electors do so. The friends
of Mr. Pope called a meeting of those who desired to see
him returned for the purpose of deciding upon
formally inviting him to stand, on Tuesday night
in the Market-square. Hanley, which was very
largely attended. The following resolution was
unanimously passed :—" At a meeting of electors and noe.
electors of the borough of Hanley—Resolved, that in the
opinion of this meeting Samuel Pope, Eeq., is a most fit and
proper person to represent this borough in parliament, and
has prior and indisputable claims to any other candidate,
and that he be at once invited to come forward and contest
the borough, and we pledge ourselves to use every exertion
to secure him a triumphant return." It was telegraphed
to Mr. Pope, who acceded to the invitation then given, and
he is expected to be in the town to-morrow (this day), his
professional engagements at the Liverpool amine prevent-
ing his coming before. Mr. Serjesnt Sheri has been absent
since Monday, being detained by en important professional
engagement. Mr. Grenfell, the liberal, and Mr. Hope, the
°emanative candidate, are busy looking up their friends.
Mr. &rental addressed the Hanley electors last night,
and Mr. Hope met those of Stoke and LongWo.—Birising.
Hass Daily Post.
BOY BITTEN BY A STALLION. —On Friday, a lad
named Day, employed by. Mr. Partridge, farmer, Elmstoad
Hall, Colcherter, went into his master's stables, where a
powerful stallion savagely turned round and bit him in the
thick of the beck part of the thigh, inflicting four severe
wounds, which bled profusely. A man coming in drove the
horse away, otherwise there is no doubt it would have killed
the boy. He wasattended by Mr. Edwin Wort*, surgeon,
East-hill, and is now recovering from his injuries.— Mans-
ford Chronicle.