The Express.
London, England, 1851-07-12 00:00:00

ease, and explained the working of the machine to her
Majesty. As a test of the rapidity with which messages '
might be conveyed to and from distant points, her Majesty
commanded that n message should be forwarded to Edin-
burgh for the latest paragraph of news in the Scotch pa-
pers. The answer, a paragraph of ten lines, came
back before her Majesty left the building, and an-
nounced, curiously enough, the arrival of the Coun-
tess of Ncuilly (ex-Queen of France) in the northern
capital. After inspecting the telegraph, her Ma-
jesty proceeded to the agricultural implement sec-
tion, where Mr. Pusey, M.P., Colonel Challoner,
and Mr. Brandreth Gibbs, were in attendance, and
explained the working and uses of the different ma-
chines. Some machines for cutting turnips were shown ;
butter was churned in a new churn of French construction,
and the machine for making draining tiles was minutely
examined by her Majesty. Thence the royal party pro-
ceeded to examine the machine for weighing sovereigns, the
peculiarities of which were explained by the inventor, Mr.
Cotton, bank-director, and Mr. Thomson Hankey. Her
Majesty finished her visit by an inspection of the contents
of the hardware court, after which she passed down the nave
through a double line of the visitors, graciously bow-
ing in acknowledgment of their silent gestures
of loyal homage, and was conducted to her
carriage by the members of the executive committee before
mentioned. During the day the pupils of a great number
, of national and parochial schools came to see the wonders
of the Exhibition. There were the Chiswick, Trinity
Church, St. Andrews, and some others whose names we
could not learn, and lastly, the pupil. of the St. Olave's
Orauttnar-school, who had been treated to the trip by Mr.
Barclay, the eminent brewer. There were immense num-
bers of foreigners present, and large detachments from the
country: among others, one of 150 men from Mr. Fusscl's
foundry in Somersetshire, all of whose expenses were borne
by the principal, without any deduction of wages. The
only noticeable feature in new goods was a case of splendid
mirrors from France, of large dimensions, and very superior
quality. The total number of visitors was 38,0,15.

Cash.account, July 9.
Season tickets
At the doors 2,710 6 0

Total receipts £2,718 14 0

TIIVIV, DAV.

Although the last of the shilling days is gene-
rally weak in numbers, the gathering of last Thurs-
day went considerably beyond the original ma:i-
mam of 60,000. The morning was sultry and lower-
ing, and shortly after mil-day a smut thunder-storm
rattled loudly over the transparent roof, but the human
tide felt no check, and the interior was as gay
and as crowded as ever. It was quite evident, moreover,

from the avidity with which the visitors ran front one ob-
ject to another, that nearly all were there for the first time,
although it is difficult to imagine that such vast audiences
should be entirely renewed 'lay after daywith out ceasing. Im-
mense numbers came from the country and the more distant
parts of the empire, and at every turn one met lung trains
of labourers with some distinctive budge, or troops of cha-
rity children, decently and neatly clad, and proceeding lei-
surely through the building under the careful guidance of
their teachers. Among the country visitors were a body of
119 labourers and their familes from Osborne, for whom her
Majesty had been graciously pleased to order a special
steamer from the island, and a special train from South-
ampton, defraying all expenses until the party returned to
their homes. Surely our great metropolitan employers
will not be long iu follow so illustrious ass
example ? A second detachment of workmen arrived
on Thursday from Mr. Fusel's foundry. There
were 150 of them, and they had their trip on the
same favourable terms as the first.
boys of St.
Olave's School, to the :lumber of 230, were sent in at the
expense of Mr. Barclay, being his second treat to the
school, and 39 men arrived from Lord Gage's estate in
Sussex, all being franked by Isis lordship. The girl, of the
parish school, Bloomsbury, to the number of 20, were among
the visitors; and there was a detachment of 72 labourers
from acountry district, the name of which we could not learn,
all franked by their landlord, a Mr. Bousefield. After the
thunder-storm the interior of the building became quite
chilly, rather a remarkable contrast to the temperature of
preceding days, and large and coutinuous droppings of
water became perceptible in various pieces. So great was
this in some spots, that temporary protections were thrown
up, and pails and mops came into requisition. Some of the
statues in the nave appeared suddenly clad in drapery,
which sadly marred their classicality of outline, and parasols
and umbrellas occasionally appeared above the heads of the
promenaders. The leakage was attributed to the contrac-
tion of the putty, under the recent great heat, and no fear
was entertained but that a very little trouble would set things
to rights. Through warm weather and through cold, through
sunshine and through showers, the Crystal Palace preserves
its power of attracting numbers far beyond anything of
which there is record, if we except the amphitheatres of
old Rome. But how favourable is the contrast between
the hordes of a brutal populace who crowded to see men
slaughter each other, or be torn by wild beasts, and the
troops of orderly, decent men, women, and children, who
congregate every day at the Great Exhibition, to be amused
at once and instructed, and to afford in themselves a grand
proof of the superiority of modern and Christian, over
ancient and Pagan civilisation. The project of
a winter garden is rapidly gaining ground in
public opinion. The Marylebone petition has already
received 30,000 signatures, and similar demonstra-
tions are progressing in other districts. But as an opposition
is a thing essential to the English constitution, a party, small
but active, is strenuously setting itself against the general
feeling of the public. From being composed chiefly of the
inhabitants of the houses on the opposite side of the road,
who feel annoyed that regiments of omnibuses should daily
pan "between the wind and their nobility ;" it is called in
the gossip of the Crystal Palace, the " Prince's-gate party,"
and its members are straining every nerve to get signatures
to hostile petitions, but hitherto with very indifferent
success. The fact is that the public are determined to pre-
serve the Crystal Palace, and it is only their conviction that
it will not comedown that prevents the most active demon-
strations. The whole number admitted on Thursday up to six
o'clock was 61,434.

Cash account, July 10.

Season tickets £ 6 6 0
At the doors 2,958 0 0

Total receipts £2,964 6 0
FRIDAY.

The enhanced price of admission of course de-
prived the Crystal Palace yesterday of the hordes of excur-
sionists and regiments of schoolboys and girls who had
helped to swell the immense gathering of the previous day.
Nevertheless, the attendance was large, and showed a
steady tendency upwards, in proportion to the experience of
the rest of the week. The company seemed to be com-
posed, to a great extent, of the better class of provincials ;
and there were also a good many foreigners from various
parts of the continent. The Duchess of Kent arrived shortly
after the opening of the doors, and soon after the Exhibi-
tion was honoured by a visit from the Queen and Prince
Albert, with one or two members of the court in attend-
ance.

Her Majesty, in the first instance, visited the Ita-
lian court, paying much attention to the sculpture,
and afterwards proceeded to the Spanish and Portuguese
section, where, although the display is not very large, there
arc several objects well worthy of • visit. The Queen having
pas-ad some time here, proceeded to the transept, pausing
a few moments to examine the statuary there, and also
looked in passing at Menus. Jackson and Graham's loom
for making Tourney carpets. The royal party next pro-
ceeded to the stained glass gallery, the contents of which
were minutely inspected by her Majesty, especially the
beautiful female head by Bertini. The principal object,
however, for which her Majesty and Prince Albert as-
cended the gallery was to visit the studio of Mr. Selous, in
which that artist is busily engaged upon his large picture
of the opening day, to be engraved and published by sub-
scription by Messrs. Lloyd, of Ludgate-hill. The pic-
ture, which is yet in a very incomplete state,
is painted on a scale of 8 feet by 6 feet 6,
and will contain portraits of all the noble and distinguished
persons, English and Foreign, who took part in the great
0..-ant of tie opening 410. Several of the met pruoi•