The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-18 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

The receipts yesterday amounted to 2,537/. Is.,
the number of visitors, according to the police re-
turns, being 52,757. Rather suddenly, during the
course of the day, the sale of season tickets was finally
closed, and from this step the conclusion is pretty
generally drawn that a ceremonial of some kind or
other is contemplated when the Exhibition termi-
nates. In the month of October, the worst season in
the year for any town demonstration, it would be
vain to hope for a display such as that which sig-
nalised the opening of the Crystal Palace, but at
least the decent observances of respect can be paid to
a spectacle which is not likely soon to be repeated,
and whatever character the arrangements on the oc•
casion may assume, it is obvious that the Great Ex-
hibition cannot be allowed to go out like a spent
candle, It was inaugurated by a State procession
and the solemn offices of religion. It can-
not be allowed to expire without some marks of
public sympathy, and some manifestations of
gratitude for the mission which it has ful-
filled and the objects which it has served. These
need not be of a very formal or pretentious
kind, and the less they aspire to, the more likely are
they to be effected. By the middle of October we
shall be in a winner deserted by foreigners and left
to ourselves. Even provincial curiosity will by that
time, to a great extent, have died away, and it is
probable that the great rush of visitors which may
be anticipated will be supplied by London and its
vicinity. Already we begin to have a foretaste of this.
On Monday and Tuesday the numbers were upwards
of 60,000, whereas yesterday they dropped down to
52,000. Under all the circumstances a homely, un-
affected ceremony at the close would be the most
effective, and would satisfy every expectation and all
the proprieties of the case. It is for those who have
hitherto managed the business of the Exhibition so
successfully to celebrate its obsequies with decent
and becoming pomp.
It is worthy of mention that the Council of the
Society of Arts have announced their intention to
give a great medal to the person who shall produce a
box having the greatest number of the best colours for
general use and brushes, to be sold retail for ls. They
also announce a reward for the best and cheapest set
of drawing instruments, and in both cases they are
actuated by the:desire to encourage and develops de-
sign in our art-manufactures.

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, MONDAY SEPT. 15.
Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
attended Divine service yesterday in the parish church
at Crathie. The service was performed by the Rev.
Archibald Anderson. The Marchioness of Douro, the
Hon. Miss Byng, the Right Hon. Fox Maule, and
the Gentlemen of the Household, also attended the
service.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party
yesterday.
TUESDAY.
Her Majestysterd and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
rode
The dinner party yesterday included her Royal
yeay to Aberarder.
Highness the Duchess of Kent, Mr. and Mrs. Fox
Maule, Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson, of Invercauld, and
Baroness Speth.

GALVANIC PRINTING PRESS.—A patent is being
taken by a Mr. Foreman for a printing press, moved and
regulated by galvanic magnets. His paper works upon a
reel, and is continuous, like the telegraphic coil. The paper
passes over the type on a cylinder, and when one side is
worked the paper is reversed, and the other side printed with
a perfect register, and the sheets are clipped apart as they
come from the press by an ingenious contrivance. Accord-
ing to American authorities, " there is no limit hardly to
the speed at which the press will work; its exactness is be-
yond anything known in this line of machinery, and what is
better than all, Mr. Foreman says he can put up the largest
sized press at a cost of not more than 500 dollars. Mr. Fore-
man is a practical printer, and at present a citizen of New
Boston, Illinois.
FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—YESterdSy
mo-ning a schocking accident occurred on the river off Black-
friars-bridge, unhappily resulting in the loss of three lives.
It appears that, shortly before daybreak, an empty coal barge
was proceeding down the river with the tide, and owing to
the rapid rate at which it was ebbing, and the darkness on
the water, the barge ran foul of the centre pier of the bridge,
and immediately sank ; the men were immersed in the water,
aund nhappily, sank before any boats could reach them.

Our Liverpool correspondent says :—" The Ame-
can steam-ship Baltic, Captain Cornstock, for New York,
sailed this afternoon about one o'clock. with 104 passengers
and a fair cargo; also the Liverpool and Philadelphia screw
steam-ship City of Manchester, Captain Campbell, for
Phi-
ladelphia, about three P.M." .