The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-20 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

The tide of success which seemed to set in on
Saturday continued to flow yesterday in a very ;
satisfactory manner. There was a capital attend-
ance, and evidently an awakened curiosity amongst
the visitors, who inquired eagerly for the
different objects which had been more particularly
noticed in the papers. The Swiss bullfinch had
quite a levee, and we observed similar interest
displayed respecting other objects to which atten-
tion had also been directed. It should be noted
that yesterday was the first half-crown day, and
the good effect of comparativelylow prices was soon
made perceptible, no less than 10,869 persons
having entered before three o'clock. The "finest
sapphire in the world" was eagerly inquired after,
and numbers also stopped to look at the Austrian
Album, of the moderate dimensions of 6ft. by 3ft.,
and bound in proportion. The majolica fountain
is now nearly finished, and promises to be quite
as attractive as tho crystal marvel of 185 L The
fine group of St. George and the Dragon has been
placed on the top, and the lower ornaments are now
so nearly all placed that the design of the whole
can be easily comprehended. As a work of art it
will be, perhaps, more interesting than its predeces-
sor, and when the water is laid on, and com-
mences playing, will be quite as brilliant. Two or
three trees in tubs have made their appearance in
the nave, the advance guard, we trust, of more to
come ; and, better news still, the bells preserved a
respectful taciturnity during the day. An incident
which occurred In the afternoon afforded a pretty
strong proof of how much some of the rules esta-
blished by the Commissioners require revision. A
French gentleman, whilst paying his money for
admission, dropped a sovereign through one of the
chinks to which we have before alluded. A Sapper
corporal was immediately called, the boards were
taken up, and the money recovered ; but what was
the surprise of the stranger on learning that he
was to pay a fee of half-a-crown for the recovery of
his money, which had fallen through chinks which
could only have existed there through the neglect
of somebody. An indignant Briton who heard the
demand at once took the foreigner under his pro-
tection, sad made such an appeal to the Commis-
sioners on the injustice and absurdity of the de-
mend that the fee was remitted. Her Grace the
Duchess of Sutherland visited the building at
about 5 o'clock, and expressed herself much grati-
fied at learning the extraordinary influx of visitors
which the reduction of price had created. In the
evening the jurors dined together in the French
restaurant, but of course were as yet obliged to be
very mysterious on the subject of their labours.'
The number of visitors admitted to 5 o'clock
p.m. is as follows :—Season. tickets, 4,555 ; on pay-
ment of 2s. &L, 9,489 ; total, 14,144. Amongst
the visitors were the following : Lord Villiers and
daughters, Sir George and Lady Grey, Lord
Roslyn and family, Viscountess Dungannon, the
Japanese Ambassadors, General Lord Gough.

MUSIC.

PHILHARMONIC NOCLETY.

The fifth Philharmonic Concert took place last
night. The programme was as follows :

PART I.

Sinfonis in E flat Mozart.
Reel'.— gia virile," Aria " Vedrh
ment?to aoaOro," Signor Hellen' !None di
Figaro) Nowt.
Concerto in B minor, Violoncello, Herr Davi-
doff, of the ILutervatoire, Lapin Oils Bret
appearance in England; Davidoff.
Scene—. Ah qual furor," Mir Loalsa Zyse
trdelio,
Overture—jalea of Fingal)