The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-10 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

The weather again frowned on the Exhibition
yesterday, and raised many apprehensions for the
success of the ceremonial of to-morrow. The gene-
ral opinion is, that if the weather be fine, the spec-
tacle will be very imposing, but that if it rain in
the usual Exhibition style, it will require all the
enthusiasm not only of the 'successful exhibitors,
but of the public, to enable them to enjoy it. The
arcades of the Horticultural Gardens provide, it is
true, a shelter, but the effect will be entirely lost if
the principal dramatis personce be excluded from
the open. Two of the French bands which are to
" assist" have already arrived, and will give the
Exhibition visitors a specimen of their musical
abilities to-day: The " Gendarmerie de la Garde"
will play under the Eastern dome, and the 44 Zouaves
de la Garde" under the Western, thereby dividing
the crowd and preventing too great a congestion of
visitors in one spot. There is no doubt that the
effect will be fine, provided that the commissioners
so arrange the respective orchestras as that the
musicians shall have room to ply their instruments,
as at present any unhappy performer who essays
to amuse the company is generally half smothered
by the crowd pressing round him up to the very
keys of his instrument. The King of Wurtemberg
has appointed Prince Herman of Saxe Weimar
Eisenach as representative of the kingdom on Fri-
day, and has empowered him to receive the awards
for the Wurtemberg exhibitors.

Among the distinguished visitors yesterday were
Prince Alfred, Princess Mary of Cambridge, the
Earl of Macclesfield, the Marquis de Fontanelle,
and Lord Walsingham.
The 10s. tickets are, we learn, going off with
great rapidity.
The highest temperature of the day by Negretti
and Zambra's patent thermometer were as follows :
—ln the nave 64.6; in the galleries, 65.5 The
observation was taken at three o'clock p.m.
The following is the official return of the number
of visitors yesterday :—By season tickets, 6,239;
by payment, 47,179 ; total, 53,418.

The following are the total numbers admitted
daring the first three days of this week, compared
with the corresponding days in 1851.

1862.

Shilling day.

Monday, Julyl -
Shilling day.
Tuesday, July 8
Shilling day.
Wednesday, July 9

Season tickets 5,333
Payment 49,920
Season tickets 6,554
Payment 52,329
Season tickets 6,239
Payment 47,179

Total...
181

167,554

Shilling day.

Monday, Julyj -
Shilling day.

Season tickets 4,628
Payment
Season tickets

Ttuaarlav,
Wednesday, July 9

Payment .

Total...

185,6(17

A meeting of the holders of season tickets of
the International Exhibition was convened for
yesterday, at the London Tavern, to protest against
the reduction of the price of those tickets, but at
the hour fixed for the commencement of the pro-
ceedings there were not ten persons present. After
a delay of about half an hour there was a score of
gentlemen assembled, and Mr. Harris was called to
the chair. He stated that he was unwilling the
meeting should be considered an indignation meet-
ing, for all they wanted was to be replaced in their
original position. He had received several letters
denouncing the course taken by the Royal Commis-
sioners from Mr. Nicholas, of Oxford-street, and
Mr. Ede, of Brompton-square. A letter from the
secretary to the latter gentleman justified the con-
duct of the commissioners on the 13th rule, which
stated that after the 31st of May the cost of admis-
sion on four days in the week would be ls., which
was no answer to the complaint. He suggested
that the meeting should be adjourned for a few
days that the movement might have greater pub-
licity. The proceedings then terminated.