The Sun.
London, England, 1862-05-14 00:00:00

At last we are glad to say a system has been ar-
ranged by which, on the whole, a tolerably accurst
register is kept of the number who enter the build-
ing daily, and distinguishing those who pay from
those admitted by season tickets. Judging from
this record, which has just been completed, it is
evident that the daily attendances fall much short
of those at the Exhibition of 1851. On the other
hand, the proceeds arising from the sale of season
tickets have even up to the present date been
greater upon this occasion than on the last. In
1851 the total number of season tickets sold up to
the Bth of July was 25,076, yielding £66,491 ss. ;
whereas up to the day before yesterday the sale of
season tickets was 21,461, yielding £78,838 4s. to
the Royal Commissioners. Deducting from thisfive-
the
amount due to the Horticultural Society on the
guinea tickets, the Commissioners have still in hand
£70,819 95., or nearly £5,000 more already realized
from season tickets than had been la ceived from the
same source in 1551 up to the Bth of Jals. Of
the
bye fundssou
rsources
course, these increased receipts arc entirely due
to the increased mice of the tickets ; but, apart from
this,
eosfotfhereCvoetunumeiN7lietilo ti were
Commissioners
asltmi lo furtherst
aided
over-
looked, or not adequately tendered for on the last
occasion. The price paid for the refreshment eon-
tract now is more than three times greater than in
1851 ; the Illustrated Catalogue alone will this
time yield the Commissioners between £5,000 and
£6,000 profit ; while for the privilege of taking
photographs,which was not thought of in '5l, about
1,500 guineas has been paid on this occasion. From
these and other things of the same kind the general
exchequer has been reinforced to a much greater
extent than in 1851. That there will be a surplus
is neither expected nor desired ; but that the re-
ceipts will cover all expenses is now regarded as
almost a certainty. One step made towards it is in
the consent of the Commissioners, given yesterday,
to issue shilling tickets for shilling days, and simi-
lar day tickets for the half-crown and five-shilling
days. This has, we believe, been done in the case
of the shilling tickets, incompliance with the wishes
of large employers of labour in the country, who
wish to distribute them among their workmen, and
also for the convenience of many societies who have
offered to take large numbers. These tickets are
to be sold in packages of 10 and 20 at the building
and the various agencies.
The decrease of numbers after the two or three
days immediately following the opening is attri-
buted to the general impression abroad, that the
whole interior was utterly unfinished, and not
worth seeing. This idea which was almost correct
on the 2d and 3d of May, i, however, by no
means correct now. The English side of the build-
ing may be practically said to be quite cory3plete,
as far as the exhibiteion of articles
that goes,
everything.
and the
foreign side is so wll advanced
will be perfect before the end of this week. Aus-
tria is open to visitors, and also the Zollvercin,
es Rus-
sia, Italy, Turkey, &c. The picture galler have
from the outset been crowded—at first, to the in-
jury of exhibitors in the galleries of the main
building, but now that the beautiful contents of
the latter are known, they, too, are thronged with
visitors, and here, as everywhere else, the best
things are being rapidly secured by purchasers. It
is astonishing what an amount of sales has already
been effected, especially on the foreign side, where
;he prices are legibly affixed to everything.

STATE OF TRADE.

A NIGIIT STORM.—.
THE CRYSTAL PALACEhf an opportunity of being
dcnhain. The novelty
Last Wednesday night the violent thunder-storin
d themselves was striking and
In of the sights that
B.P moment, from intense darkness the
insidethat visitedth e°
tnalcilg:ll:isbue:Elhu° °ill' 6°
f SY
marvellous..
was lit up—every object standing out ag
bwrhig
whichohlet ab :1,---cifi-y in all the distinctness of the stereoscope,
indeed it might be compared, with the additional.
association of grandeur to
time the western end of the centre transept assumed the
character of a brilliant luminous mass, with
vividness
that lightning only possesses—brighter far than the sun.
a
Then the roofs were illuminated, all their beautiful propor-
tions exhibited, and their outlines distinct and dazzling.
as though studded with millions of diamonds. Turningha
to the southern side we looked out upon the expanse that
lay before ; hero the scene was inDgic
From intense darkness—flitted at rapid into:cal
the di
object, statue, fountain, tree, shrub, terrac_ea,t
can
scarcely
tant country to Sevenoaks, brillialecrYiTfore witnessed
in its character,
From
be described by language. Vro Easterli
anything so peellliarly beautiful and gi'm
gazette.

MANCHESTER, May 13.—1 f our market WAS in,
active last week through the absence of advices ex-
pected from America, the news so little anticipated
of the fall of New Orleans has not improved the
state of things. In cotton at Liverpool the usual
official telegram says there is no change, but private
telegrams say prices are in favour of the buyer. n
this market the effect of the American account I s
somewhat counteracted by the advices per letter
and telegram from India and China. In India, at
the date of last advices, they would have acquired.
the knowledge that there was at length a lessening
of exports hence, and the markets had improved.
As the accounts from this country of sendings would
continue to show the desirable change to which Nvo
have adverted, it is anticipated that we may con-
tinue to hear further luipruvutuuutz, uutl this belief
has led to a more cheerful feeling than was expected.
We have not had an improvement of business since
last week, but things are no worse, and manufac-
turers are still inclined to hold with much firmness.
Many sellers are inclined to treat the news from
America lightly, and express an opinion that it will
not lead to an increased supply of cotton ; but this
is not the opinion of merchants, or, if it is, they de
not back their confidence to that effect by opera-
tions in the cloth market. The impression of some
of our shrewdest men of business (some of whom
have private agents in Charleston and New Orleans)
is that the blockade will be rased on the
fall of these ports, and they say there can
be little doubt that if the Mississippi is opened
many of the planters, who are much pressed
for money, will undoubtedly ship all the cotton they
can on the first opportunity. Not only has the
Manchester cloth-market been inanimate to-day,
merchants declining to buy (except, in some coo,
to supply pressing wants, and then only in small
quantity), but yarns have also been remarkably
quiet. There is, however, notwithstanding, little
or no decline in prices. Spinners are very firm,
expressing a belief in many instances that, whatever
may be the prospects in the future of a better sup-
ply of cotton, there is every probability that prices
any quarter. I‘.lessrs.
their report of this day's
must yet go higher before relief comes. The market
is much firmer than was anticipated, though no
tfhoer
is doing
inn.°
cloth market, say
actual John
si
a g business
an and
There is not the slightest
change in the market to report
since Tuesday last.
There are later accounts by telegraph to hand from
Bombay and Calcutta,
a, showing a further slight
improvement in both
markets, but they have not led
to any
Improvement here. On the whole, the market
continues exceedingly
disposition to
give way in prices."
LEEDS, 13TH. Th
e slight improvement noticed
in the woollen cloth trade here last week is main-
tained, but it has not at all been increased. To-day's
markets in the cloth-halls have been steady in tone
and price, and quite an average amount of business
for a Tuesday's market has been done. The home
trade is more lively than of late, and the foreign
trade is no worse. The manufacturers of heavy
goods aro better employed than they were a month
ago, but there is still a good deal of both hands and
machinery only partially employed.
ROCHDALE, 12TH.--This has been a quiet market
for flannels. Manufacturers are indisposed to make
any abatement from the current prices, or more
goods would have been sold and orders given out,
as there were buyers present who made offers. Still
nearly as much business was done as last week'
Fancy flannels command the most attention, but
rather more is doing in plain ordinary goods far
better
home market. Yorkshire goods meet with "
stead
sale than of late. Wools keep moderatelY
y;
Little or nothing has been done in the now clip,.
clear out their
and staplers are endeavouring to .
stocks, which are low, before it comes in.