The Sun.
London, England, 1854-06-24 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

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The Queen, attended by the Duchess of Atholl, Major-
Genera'. Buckley, and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Roe,
visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of Gloucester
yesterday afternoon at Gloucester•house.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert presided yesterday
morning at a meeting of the Council for the Management
of the Duchy of Cornwall, at the Duchy-office, Somerset-
house. His Royal Highness was attended by Colonel the
Hon. C. B. Phipps.
The Princesses Helena and Louisa took a drive in an
open carriage and four.

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

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The number of visitors, which on the first three shilling -
days of the week showed a gradual increase, rose on St•
Thursday to 17,769, of whom 14,186 paid at the doors, and
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3,583 were season ticketholders. Yesterday, the charge for
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admission being 2s. 6d., 4,26-1 paid at the doors. and 1,993 St.
were season ticketholders, making a total of 6,257 visitors.
Thus far' the average daily receipts amount to upwards
of 5001., and, supposing this rate to be maintained
throughout the year, they would yield a revenue of
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150,0001. From the sale of season tickets about 40,0001. 5
has been realised ; from exhibitors, 30,0001. Con- 20
siderable profits will also accrae to the company from 20
the refreshment department, which they keep in their
own hands, and from the great demand for the
official handbooks. A liberal estimate of the expense 20
of maintenance does not exceed 50,0001. annually, so 17t
that, as far as can be at present calculated, the finan- 20
cial prospects of the undertaking are exceedingly encou- 20
raging. This, we are aware, is not the impression which 20
generally prevails, for the public are apt to be guided in 20
such matters more by the uncertainly of a novel enterprise 5
involving ,an immense preliminaryoutlay than lby the 20
sanguine anticipations of its projectors. Nothing, how- 25
ever, has as yet oceured to diminish the confidence with
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which the Palace may fairly be regarded as a commercial 100
speculation. The mass of the people have still to find their 20
way there. The question of having the building open on 201
Sunday afternoons remains to be decided ; and, satisfac-
tory as the returns are, some, time must manifestly elapse
before the slow but effectual propaganda by delighted 20?
visitors, carried on from day by day, brings up 100
the number of spectators to its regular • level. As 20
an illustration of the progress which is being made, 5
it may be mentioned that since the opening (a
space of only 10 business days, two of which, ' from 20
accidental causes, were blanks), a sum of 1,9721. 10s. has
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been added toithe rental for exhibitors' space. It is found 5
that, on an average, every visitor spends 9d. in refresh- 5
meats, a considerable portion of which, of course, is clear 10
profit to the company. Whatever exception may be taken 20
to one cr two of the charges in this department, upon the 20
whole they cannot be regarded as otherwise than mode- 20
rate, and among its other attractions the Palace is ob- 33i
viously destined to become the largest, fihest, and,
we 10*
hope, best regulated café in the world. With reference to 2('
the Sunday question, nothing, of course, can be done This 20
year in Parliament ; but there is no law to exclude share-
holders from free admission to their own property on 20
Sunday or any other day, if they are so minded; and it 16
is more than probable that, at their next general meeting,
they will take this view of the matter and pass a resole- 20
tion enabling them to do what the proprietors of the Zoo- 10
logical Gardens in Regent's Park have done for years
4200
without hindrance.
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Tai CROPS IN IRELAND.—DUELIN, JUNE 23.--The 20
luxuriant prospect of the crops is a subject of general 221
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congratulation, and the farmers speak in the most en-
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couraging way of the prospects of the forthcoming liar-
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vest. 5
PEWISH PRIESTS. IN RUSSIA.—The Israelitish priests 20
in Russia have received from the government the inti-
mation that they are not expected to offer up any more 20
prayers prayers for the success of the Russian arms. The Czar 20
appears to distrust the prayers of a community which he
has so misused. 84
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FATAL WAGGON ACCIDENT IN FAERINGDON-STREET.
—Last evening a frightful occurrence took place in Far-
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ringdon-street, which resulted in the almost instßnta- 10
neous death of a young man named Richard Webb. It 20
appears that a waggon belonging to Messrs. Harms and
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Son, of the Angel inn, Farringdon-street, and which was
being driven by a person named James Sheanes, had
but just left the inn yard, and was proceeding at a nu).
derately slow pace when Webb, who was in the employ. .5
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ment of Messrs. Harms, attempted to ascend to the
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front of the carriage, and in so doing made use of a nose 10
bag that was hanging to one of the shafts as a kind of 10
stirrup, but the strap unable to bear his weight broke, 50
and losing his hold at the same moment, he fell to the 5
ground, the wheels of the vehicle passing over his chest. •
The driver of the waggon pulled up immediately, and
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the wounded man, who was insensible. was removed to
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St. Bartholomew's Hospital, but on his arrival life was 4
foiled to be quite extinct, the breast bone haviu; been 20
literally crushed inwards. 25
THE LONDON CHARTERED BANK OF AUSTRALIA.— 25
At a meeting of the London Chartered B ink of Aus- 1
tralia, held yesterday, a dividend of 2 per cent. was 15
declared on the paid-up capital, and the report and ac- 20
counts were unanimously adopted.- The chairman (Mr. 20
D. Dunbar) stated that, although operations have but
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recently commenced, the progress made is satisfactory. ~?
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The dividend, moderate in amount, will be paid from
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profits actually secured, and the remaining surplus,
after the appropriation of 1,0001. to the commence- 1
ment of a reserved fund, is to be carried to the credit 1.
of the next account. In answer to questions, it was 20
mentioned that it is intended to separate the reserve 5
and invest the amount, and that strict economy will 50
be exercised in management. With regard to the di-
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recto' s' allowance, it was explained that the stipulated 4(
emolument under the deed is 3,0001., but that they
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have declined to receive anything for the first year, and 21
have arranged to accept 1,8001. since. The whole of ]
the explanations having been received as satisfactory, :
the directors were re-elected.

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