The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-12 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

The receipts at the doors yesterday amounted to
2,6371. 19s. 6d., the number of visitors, according to
the police reports, being 54,827. M. Ribeiro de Sa
has arrived from Lisbon as Royal Commissioner to
the Exhibition. Another event worth mentioning is
the final arrangement of the contributions recently
received from Sweden. These now make an ex-
tremely effective and creditable display, the great
porphyry vase being certainly one of the most remark-
able and splendid objects in the nave. It is not less
striking from its size than from the beauty and
novelty of its shape. The cannon also claims atten-
tion on account of its singular construction, and
during the day numbers of military men inspected
it, and wondered how the system of loading at the
breech could be safwly adapted to so large a piece of
ordnance. Among the other articles exhibited by the
Swedes we notice furs of the finest quality, a chan-
delier distinguished for its simplicity and elegance of
design, some furniture marked by great good taste in
execution, ard specimens of steel, iron, and other
metallic products of the country.
The Royal Commission have determined that
copies of the jurors' reports shall be presented to the
different foreign countries which have taken part in
the Exhibition, appropriately illustrated with Tel-
botypes of the objects in which they have each ex-
celled, and to which the reports make reference.
For that purpose an arrangement has been made
with Mr. Henneman, who is assisted by M. Marlins
and M. Ferrier, two of the most skilful photogra-
phists, of Paris, but the declining heat of the sun is
now against them, and the process, though beautiful
in its results, is rather tedious.

COURT CIRCULAR.
BALMORAL, WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 10.

Her Majesty drove yesterday to Invercauld in an
open carriage, attended by the Marchioness of Douro
and the Hon. Miss Byug.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert went out deer
stalking.
The Prince of VTales and Prince Alfred took their
usual exercise.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
attended Divine service on Sunday in the parish
church of Crathie. The ladies and gentlemen of the
household were in attendance. The service was per-
formed by the Rev. Dr. Macfarlane, Principal of Glas-
gow University, and one of her Majesty's Chaplains
in Scotland.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness, accompanied
by the Royal children, went to Abergeldie, on Sun..
day afternoon.
Mr. Henry Hallam and Principal Macfarlane had
the honour of dining with her Majesty on Sunday.

Lord John Russell arrived at Pembroke Lodge,
Richmond-park, yesterday, from Mickleton Hail,
❑ear Doncaster.

His Excellency the Marquis d'.A zeglio, the Sar-
dinian Minister, has left town for Broadlauds, on a
visit to Vicount and Viscountess Palmerston.
The Persian Ambassador had an interview with
Viscount Palmerston yesterday, at the Foreign-office.

Viscount Palmerston arrived in town in the morn-
ing, and returned to Broadlands in the afternoon.

THE QUEEN
.1N DANGER.

We have received the following communication, on
which the utmost reliance may be placed, from a gentle-
man who travelled by the royal train. The journey of
her Majesty to the north was nearly being attended
with consequences fearful to contemplate, owing to the
velocity with which the royal train was driven over the
Newcastle and arwick portion of the route. As those
will rembember who have approached the town of New-
castle over the stupendous bridge and viaduct which
crosses the Tyne, there is a curve of very small radius
at the southern entrance, which is continued so far as to
form the quarter circumference of a circle. Of course
great caution should be observed in traversing this por-
tion of the line on all occasions, but with such a
responsibility as that which devolved on the driver
in charge of the royal train, no care and at-
tention, as regards not only the safety, but the
feelings of the illustrious passengers, could have been
excessive or overcharged. The situation is quite enough
to excite one'e nervous sensibilities when passing the
bridge with all leisure, looking down on the dark waters
of the Tyne, with the shipping and housetops far under-
neath. What must have been the sensations of the Royal
party when the whole train dashed at great speed upon
this narrow curve, and immediately received three suc-
cessive shocks, which were felt distinctly from ono end of
the train to the other? The shocks were caused by the
impetus of the trai❑ running against the sides of the rails
in going so rapidly along the curve. The consequences
of a carriage getting off the line are too horrible to think
of. Surely it should be enough to make :an engine-
driver careful, even if he were as rigid as the engine he
drove, to reflect that to him were entrusted the lives of
the Queen of England, of the Prince, of the heir to the
Throne, of the Princess Royal, of her brother, and of
the Prime Minister, and that ho was the guardian for
the time of the present happiness and of the hopes of the
nation.—Glasgow Constitutional.

CHRIST'S HOSPITAL —On Monday, the 223 inst.
(as the 21st, St. Matthew's-day, will fall on a Sunday), the
Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Sheriffs, with the Governors of
the Royal Hospitals, will attend Divine service at Christ's
Church, Newgate-street, where a sermon will be preached by.
the Rev. E. W. Relton, M.A., perpetual curate of St. Bar-
tholomew's, Bethnal-green after which they will repair to
the Great Hall, in Christ's Hospital, where four orations on
the " Benefits of the Royal Hospitals" will be delivered, ac-
cording to annual custom, by four of the senior scholars. In
Latin, by H. D. Sweeting ; in English, by G. W. Brown ; in
Greek, by R. A. Lloyd; in French, by G. C. Bell. Seven
poems will also be recited by others of the senior scholars.
viz. :—An Alcaic Ode on " Columbus," by C. H. Parez ; a
translation of the "Chief Justice's Apology and King Henry's
Reply," from Shakspeare, into Greek lambics, by 11. B.
Parkin; Latin Elegiacs on " Lucretia," by H. H. Stone;
Greek Sapphics on " Queen Elizabeth," by J. G. Gauntlett ;
a translation from Campbell's " Pleasures of Hope," on
" Scepticism," into Latin Hexameters, by J. W. Doran ;
Latin Sapphics on " England's Invitation to the Nations,"
by H. It. Jevers; and an English poem on " Rome," by H.
Ludlow.
MR. B. JONES.—On the 30th ultimo, died, in his
73d year, Mr. Richard Jones, for many years an actor of
some repute at Covent-garden Theatre. He commenced his
career in the histrionic profession, as other comedians have
done before him, by enacting tragedy at different provincial
theatres, until the accidental illness of a brother performer
led to his impersonation of Gossamer in Laugh when you Can.
From this time his attention was directed to comedy, and ho
made his first appearance on the London stage at Covent-
garden in 1807, as Goldfinch in The Road to Ruin. He will,
however, be chiefly remembered by his gentlemanly end
lively performance of Puff in The Critic. Mr. Jones, always
careful of his purse and person, was long known among his
professional brethren by the soubriquet of "Gentleman Jones."
He was the author of two amusing pieces, The Green plan
and Too Late for Dinner, and since his retirement from the
stage has frequently employed himself in giving lessons of
elocution.—Literary Gazette.
ST. n
IJOTOLPH, A LDEESGATE.—Last evening Ea
general vestry was held at the Literary and Scientific Insti-
tution, Aldersgate-street, for the purpose of receiving a report
from the churchwardens as to the repairs of the church, and
upon other business; the Rev. C. F. Webber (rector) in the
chair. Mr. Blyth read the report, which stated that esti-
mates had been taken of the work necessary to be done,
which amounted in the whole to 7501. The report was re-
ceived, and the churchwardens authorised to expend a sum
not exceeding 7001. in the repairs of the church.
IMPORTATION OF IRON FROM CHINA.—A ship,
belonging to Hanover, has arrived from Canton, with 1,526
bars, pigs, and pieces of iron, and 496 parcels of iron ore,
as a portion of her cargo ' • and another vessel, arrived from
Shanghae, has brought 100 tons of pig iron, consigned to
order, as a portion of her cargo.
Baron Pennefather is staying at the Victotia
Hotel, Killarney, and the venerable and venerated old gen-
tleman is as " gay as a lark." Though in his 83d year,
he rode through the
gap of Duuloe like a fearless juvenile
visitor.
ABSURD.—An economical friend of ours, seeing
some egg powder advertised " One packet warranted equal
to six eggs," had the audacity to take three packets to Dr.
Cantelo, and asked how long he should have to wait for the
eigh;ou chickma 2Vonth,