The Express.
London, England, 1851-06-04 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION

The attendance of the public at the Crystal
Palace yesterday was again immense. The number of
those who paid the shilling admission fee was 48,302,
and besides these there were present the season

ticket holders and exhibitors and attendants. Si-
multaneously with the operation of the reduced
rates of admission, the Executive Committee have
issued a Popular Guido to the Exhibition, price twopence•
In this guide (a email quarto of thirty-two pages) is in-
cluded a plan of the building, with a general account of the
arrangement of the objects exhibited ; directions for
inspecting them with most advantage, and much local in_
formation, important on visiting a structure 10 extensive as
the Crystal Palace.

TUE REV. It. WIIIsTON'S CASE.—TIic Court of
Queen's Bench having referred Mr. Whiston to the Bishop
of Rochester, relative to his dismissal from the Head Mas-
tership of the Cathedral Grammar School, the rev. gentle-
man has addressed the bishop in appeal against the deci-
sion, and requesting his lordship to name the time and place
for hearing the appeal.
IN TILE CASE OF LEWIS JOEL, convicted in Janu-
ary, of felony, for baring uttered a forged acceptance
of Mr. John Marcus Clements to a bill of exchange, knowing
the same to be forged, and sentenced by Mr. Justice Tat-
tooed to minsportation, Sir George Grey, the Home Secre-
tary, has advised the Queen to grant Mr. Joel her royal
pardon, the result of two verdicts in Ireland having estab-
lished the fact that Mr. Clement's acceptance was not

forged.
GRAND JUNCTION CANAL COMPANY.—At the half-
yearly meeting of this company, held yesterday, Mr. W.
Gurdm in the chair, the report was adopted after some du,
cussion with respect to management. The dividend de-
clared on the original stock was 11. 10s. per share, free of
income-tax, leaving a surplus of 7,0171., which is to be ap-
plied towards the extinction of the debt due from the car-
rying department. This dividend, in additioa to the
'usual disbursement at the rata of six per cent. on the
preference stock, will be paid on the Bth proximo. It
appeared front the report that the net earnings
of the canal proper, during the six mouths coding
December last, have amounted to 28,8741., which, if
the deficiency of the carrying department, put down at
1,551/., and the interest on the preferential stock and Boat-
; iiig debt, reaching 3,1211., be deducted, wouldleave the
sum of 24,1991. applicable for distribution. A payment
would thus have been afforded of 21. per share, besides a
surplus of 1,2891.; but the select committee, after full con-
! sideratiun, recommended the lesser dividend. The repairs
of the works of the canal, the eullar.ement of the Brent
I reservoir by the Regents Company, the arrangements
;made in connexion therewith, and the efficiency attained in
the carrying departments, were the other chief topics dealt
with in the statements submitted to the proprietors.
THE COUNTY COURT OF LIVERPOOL—The Earl of
Carlisle sat yesterday, at No. 5, Lancaster-place, to investi-
gate the conduct of Mr. Raroshey, the judge of the County
Court of Liverpool who was charged with general miscon-
duct in the administration of his office. Mr. Wheatley,
Q.C., appeared for the inhabitants of Liverpool, who memo- ,
1 rialised Lord Carlisle on the subject of the misconduct of
lithe judge. Mr. &tear Wilkins appeared for Mr. Ram-
they, and Mr. Ellis eat r assessor and assistant to the court.
A great many witnesses were examined, but as their evi-
dence was of a sway personal nature we do not think it
right to publish their testimony until the inquiry has pro-
greased further, sad until we ascertain what is said on the
°thaw ibis.