The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-22 00:00:00

TIIE GREAT EXHIBITION.

The Derby day has had no effect whatever on the flow
of visitors to the Crystal Palace. On the contrary,
the numbers who flocked there yesterday were greater
than ever, and 3,512/. was taken at the doors. The sale
of season tickets amounted to 2791., and the total receipts
were 3,7921. Her Majesty and the royal party at the
Palace arrived at the building shortly atter nine o'clock,
and remained for nearly two hours, during which they
examined the French, Spanish, Turkish, and Egyptian
compartments. From all the accounts we receive the
success of the undertaking in a commercial point of
view and with reference to exhibitors is likely to be
quite
,as great as it is now certain to be financially
and with regard to the Royal Commis-
sion. Many of the most remarkable contributions
have been bospoken for purchasers when the display
terminates, and extensive orders have been given,
founded on wzamples of excellence in the various manu-
factures produced. There is every reason to believe,
therefore, that exhibitors will be amply remunerated for
all their outlay and trouble in the increased custom and
reputation which they will secure.
BIRMINGE:AM, WEDNESDAY.-At a meeting of mer-
chants and manufacturers, held in the committee-room
of the Town-ball to-day, the Mayor in the chair, it was
unanimously resolved to invite his Royal Highness
Prince Albert, the Royal Commissioners, and Executive
Committee of the Great Industrial Exhibition to a public
dinner in the Town-ball of this town at an early day, in-
testimony of their high sense of the efficient and impartial
manner in which the labours of the Exhibition have been
so far csrried to a successful issue. A committee was ap-
pointed to c:srry out the objects of the meeting. It is
intended that the entertainment shall bo upon an exten-
sive and mag nificent scale.

2118. WYLD'S GREAT GLOBE.
The public will be amply compensated for the delay
which has occurred in opening this highly interesting
exhibition, the interval having been actively employed,
not only in competing the external portion of the build-
ing, and the approaches thereto, but in the decoration of
the interior, and rendering the gigantic model itself as
accurate in its proportions and finished in appearance as
will comport with the ideas of the scientific proprietor.
The defective iron palisading round the square has been
restored, and is now under the hands of the painters.
The grounds wi thin are being ornamentally laid out,
and the paths newly gravelled. The noble portico at
the north or chi( if entrance is finished externally, be-
neath which is id a paving of Orsi and Armani's patent
metallic h
rep
ic lava, wlsile the flooring of the vestibule within
is Covered with t he same material, but of an ornamental
description' resenting inlaid marble. The design
displays an e
ant centre-piece, with floral decorations,
in brilliant coleogn
by broads enclosed in a square of white sur-
roundedand white inlaid,
the
alternately in coloured and black
j borders
brilliant effect. whole having a chaste, novel, and
Thee
has seats coverer corridor surrounding the model
and to soften th 0 withglare crimson cloth ranged around,
above, a lining of . white of the numerous glass lights
diagonal support -a-8 of :isLuslin has been affixed; the
their somewhat u nsiglitly a globe have been relieved of
tion of a series o f light pilipalorsearance by the introduc-
formed curvilines ir heads or. surmounted by curiously
a
tasteful pillarets, and decorated with
hes ornamented with
in mszarine blue, relieved with scrolls, foliage, &c.,
fawn
blue, the whole termed Byzantine, a
ncdolour and light
the style of the Alhambra. The convex surface of the
designed after
covering
sphere, as seen from the corridor, has a
upon which the celestial bodies will be depicted. On
the lower portion the interstices are filled in with nume-
rous ranges of drawers for the reception bf the bestedi-
tions of all the ) mown geographical works; and the in-
side wall of the corridor will be entirely covered with
maps, so that the visitor will be enabled, in addition to
the inspection of the stupendous model, to spend a day
in actual study. The building, which has been well ex-
ecuted by Mr. G. Myers, of toe Belvidere-road, will, to-
gether with the other arrangements, be perfi cud in the
course of the week, so as to be fit for the reception of
the public by MonOay next, previous to which, it is un-
derstood that her Majesty intends honouring Mr, Wyld
With a private viiit to this exhibition,