The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-02 00:00:00

THE SUN,

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
(THIS DAY.)
The crowd round the doors of the Crystal Palace this
morning at its first opening was more , numerous than
has ever before been knonn. The main avenues pre-
sented a crowded appearance in a very few minutes
after ten o'clock, and at a siile.iloor atone, which was
opened temporarily to relieve the crush at the usual
entrences, the sum of 581. was taken in a very short time.
15,059 persons had passed in at eleven o'clock. being
almost as many as passed in during the whole of Satur-
&ay ; 12 000 more passed in between eleven and twelve,
and by one o'clock the numbers had been increased by
7.321, making in all 34 591 who entered the building in
the first three hours. To-day will probably be the most
crowded day since the opening, though even at one
o'clock 1,500 persons had passed out again. These
were mostly season-ticket holders and exhibitors, who
had been drawn to the building to meet her Majesty,
who this morning arrived at her usual early hour,
and remained until eleven o'clock. The Duke of
Wellington also visited the Exhibition this morn-
ing, though he did not remain long. -Among the
visitors this morning were a number of Mormonites,
who, with their long beards and eccentric dresses,
created no small sensation among the crowd as they
passed along. We noticed among the visitors this
morning a greater proportion of artisans and their
families than cn any previous occasion. What we
may call the rural element was also more numerous,
and altogether this morning was a very fair specimen
of the class which may be expected on the shilling days,
and indeed for whose benefit the shilling duys were
originally intended. To meet the requirements of this
class, the purveyors of refreshments have provided
supplies of bread and butter, bread and cheese, end
plates of cold meat, at moderate prices, and the ar-
rangements in these departments appear on the whole
to be working most satisiactorily to the numerous visi
tors. The day of ices and jellies, however, has not yet
passed away, for we observe that these go off still very
rapidly. Coffee is the favourite beverage, especially in
the centre, where we understand Mr. Younghusband has
engaged an experienced brewer from the Cafe de Paris,
at Paris, who is occupied on nothing else, so gre.►t is the
demand. Great numbers, however, are their own pur-
veyors, and in wandering about the most unfrequented
parts of the Palace one frequently comes upon
parties who have struck up an extempore bi-
vouac under the shade of some great pleckage,
discussing sandwiches, to the accompaniment of suspi-
cious•looking black bottles, with apparently great en-
joyment. In some parts of the building the heat is very
great and oppressive, though, in the way of ventilation,
everything is done to obviate this. This morning a
watering machine was drawn about the building: at re-
gular intervals, and the floor slightly sprinkled, which
had a great effect in cooling the atmoejphere.
Russia still continues boarded, and the din of carps nters'
hammers is still heard in some parts of the buildin,g, but
immense advances have been made towards completion
within the last week. The Koh-i-noor and the Queen
of Spain's diamonds still continue first favourites, iaideed
we never remember seeing such large crowds congre-
gated round them before as there were this morning.
No inconvenient crowding was experienced except,
perhaps, just where the transept crosses the navy'; but
the visitors certainly do not spread yet sufficiently over
the building; and the galleries are anything btu. well
filled.

AMATEUR GALLERY.
(THIS DAY.)
An interesting collection of about two hundred
drawings and sketches by a body of amateurs, including
bo, h ladies and gentlemen, has this day been opened to
public inspection at a gallery in Pall-mall, almost im-
mediately opposite the Opera Colonnade. Am or .g the
contributors are many whose names are familiar in the
purlieus of Mayfair and the saloons of B, twravia.
Having visited the collection it the private view
on Saturday, we are enabled to comme.n d it
as one evincing a very delightful and com-
mendable regard for nature on the part of the principal
exhibitors. Several of the lighter sketches in water
colours are preferable to our thinking, even to the more
elaborately finished productions, evincing at lace a
greater skill and vigour iu manipulation. What we
especially regarded with pleasure in examining tb is ex-
hibition, was the fact that most of the exhiA3itors,
more particularly it should be observed actioc,g the
ladies, have evidently gone directly to Nature herself
as their great mistress and prototype. Instead of
copying from copies, as most amateurs have hitherto
contented themselves with doing, these (many of them
selt-educated) artists have transcribed from the b uman
countenance, from an actual ruin, or from some vet stable
landscape. The result of all this is, in most inst antes,
really satisfactory. Conspicuous among the lady competi-
tors for praise should be mentioned Miss Bleke, to whom
the collection is indebted for some of its most cb.s.rmirrg
works of art. Mies Palliser again has displayed in several
drawings her ability as a brilliant colourist The produc-
tions, moreover, of Mr. Heathcote and of Mr. Cher it y will
be found agreeable additions to the exhibition; another
gentleman, Mr. Houlton, having revealed his powers in
a yet higher and more difficult department, that .of oil-
painting. The gallery, we are satisfied, will be visited
with no small degree of curiosity, not only by tb a public
at large, but in particular by our foreign visittits, and
that curiosity will, we are convinced, be in me it cases
amply satisfied.

CREMORNE GARDENS.—There is no want of at-
traction at these favourite gardens, which have open ed for
the season. For the indoor recreations there is a commo-
dious theatre much like the Salle de la Bonne Fortune at
Paris, where Mr. Pell, the original Ethiopian "bone.;," with
two of his black, or rather blackened, fraternity, de lights
with his eloquent rattle, and where a ballet, that Las con-
siderable resemblance to La Sylphide, is executed with a
great deal of taste, showing much talent in both scene-
painter and stage-manager. About the gardens a,re• scat-
tered a cosmorama or two, a fortune-teller, and all sorts
of lamp-composed glories; while last, not least, in the
circular dancing arena, with its commanding orche sisa in
the centre.

VAUXHALL GARDENS.—On Saturday these git:rderis
were opened at an early hour, and an unusually long bill of
fare of entertainments presented to the public. In addition
to the performance of the equestrians, Madame I.ugars,
Mademoiselles P. Cuzent, P. Anato, and Hernandez, -which
was of the first class, and the fire and water sports of M. F.
Saqui, the brilliant illuminations and charateristic devices,
an ascent in a balloon by Mrs. Graham, accompanied by her
daughter and a Captain Elliot, R N , took place shortly be-
fore eight o'clock. The ascent, owing to the fineness of the
evening, was a very good one, the balloon continuing ii n sight
for a considerable time, and taking a south-westerly direc-
tion through the skies. It descended, after a trip of n,-early
three-quarters of an hour, about five chiles beyond Rich-
mond, in perfect safety. The amusements of the m toning
were enjoyed in the usual manner by a large assembh tge of
visitors till past eleven o'clock, when the music ceased, and
before midnight the grounds were completely emptied.
SOY ER'S SYMPOSIUM, KENSINGTON.-011 Satur day
a Highland ox, weighing 140 stone, bred and fed by Sir
Thomas Seabright, of Beechwood Park, Herta, select et I by
the celebrated cattle judge, Mr. Torr, of Aylesbury, and
supplied by Messrs. Slater, of Kensington, was roastuti in
the Pre d'Orsay of S,yet's Symposium, in commemoration
of her Majesty's birthday, amidst an immense concou me of
the nobility and gentry. The illuminations were most 't>eau-
tifully arranged by the celebrated Aladdin Duffel. The band
of the 2d Life Guards was also in attendance, conduct etl by
Mr. Grattan Cook. The evening terminated with a sei •ies of
pyrotechnic illuminative tableaux by the Chevalier Dior tram,
distinvuished not only for their magnificent effect, b; at re-
markable also for the entire absence of the noise vhich
usually attends such displays.

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only the size of a wallnut, to discern minute obj •
ects at a dis-
tance of from four to five miles, opera and race-course
with wonderful powers, a small object can be clearly seen es'
fromse
10 to 12 miles distant. Telescopes—a new and most im-
proved invention in telescopes, possessing such ext:ranr-
dinary powers that some, 31, inches, with an extra eye piece,
will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's Ring, a-id the
g, at
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stars; they supersede every other kind for the waiisacoat
pocket, shooting, military and sea purposes. Messrs. S rind B.
Solotnons, opticians, have invented valuable preserving spec
tacle lenses. Immediately they are placed before imperfect
vision, every object appears clear and distinct, the most aged
defective sight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its
youthful, natural, and original state. The invisible organic
vibrator and all kinds of acoustic iustruments, for relief of ex-
treme deafness. 39, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite
the York Hotel.
ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY.—The opening of the
exhibition of American plants, consisting of rhododendrons,
azaleas, and other•hardy flowering, shrubs, annually e;iven
by this society, took place-en Saturday last. The colt mess
of the weather had retarded the flowers, so that the ,show
was, as regards blossom, imperfect. The coup d'ccit was,
however, very charming, in consequence of the highly pic-
turesque distribution of the ground and plants, of whic h an
entirely new arrangement has been made this year. The
exhibitors were Messrs. Standish and Noble, of Bag shot,
Messrs. John Waterer and Sons, of Bagshot, and Mr.
Baker, of Bagshot, whose united collections, comprising
upwards, of three thousand of the choicest kinds of -these
beautiful plants, deservedly entitle them to the patronage
of the lovers of horticulture and good garden scenery.
The weather was extremely fine, and, with. the
anticipation of the show, attracted several thousand viisitors,
to whom the council liberally returned their tickets
,of ad-
mission, in order that they might have the opportunity of
witnessing the scene on the occasion of the next exhibition,
when there is erer • •
y indication of the plants being in. their
highest perfection.
Messrs. Sutton and Godfrey Nrere in
attendance with the bands of their respective regiments, and
assisted the show of colour by the harmony of sound, with
were the Duke otultalent. Among the company present
Norfolk, President of the Society, Lord
Ailesbury, Prince
n Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Count and
Lady Fortescue, Lord 37 Lord,, and Lady Ossulston Lord and
Otway, Lady Egerton, the. liervey, Lord and Lady' Loftus
Eger-
ton, Asburton, Tanke 'll Count de Thomar, Ladies
rvi e, Lord R. Grosvenor, &c.
RESIGNATION OF INSPEC
meri-
torious officer, who for nights and YATES.—This
towards the completion cf the evidencedays devoted his energies
who were executed at Horsemonge against the Mannings
murder of O'Conner, resigned his situation e last year for the
sioners of Police on Saturday last. Mr. Yates
to the Commis-
the DI or Sou hwark divison of the metropolitan belonged to
was one of the first appointed inspectorsoftli police. He
corps, and
retained his position to the last. Always civil anal
those connected with the press received ,rein him
assistance for the information of the public. Ever= every
acd inhabitant respected him ; for he always did Every officer
and had the same performed by the men under his charge
dety
without at any time showing unnecessary authority. tl
was the terror of the Borough coiners and burglars, anl,
during the memorable Calthorpe-street affair, narrowly
escaped the knife that killed Cooper, of the C division; Mr.
Yates has retired with a liberal pension.
COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS —Lieutenant-Governor
Hamilton is appointed to administer the government of Bar-
badoes and the Windward Islands, in the place of Sir Wil-
liam Colebrook, the Governor-in-Chief, during his leave of
absence. Joseph Pope, E-q., is appointed Treasurer of
P. ince Edward's Island. George Poles, Charles Young, W.
Swabey, J. Warburton, J• Pope, W. Werren Lord, J.
Jardine, E. Whelan, and Stephen Rice, Esq 2.. are ap-
pointed members of the .Executive Council of Prince Ed-
ward's Island.

LONDON,

•
HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE'
Madeveoetelle Cruvelli has, by her impersonation of
Norma on Saturday, fully vindicated her claim to lyrical
supremacy. Great things were expected of. leer, and
she has moreemuch more than fulfilled those expecta-
tions. She has given us a version of Norma which is' as
original and- as pertect as was the version of
Shylock by Edmund Kean, -and which has as com-
pletely taken by storm' the habitues of the opera
as did that marvellous 'embodiment of the. great English
actor of the thoughts and conceptions of Shakspere
take by storm the English play-going public. We hive
been hitherto acccustoreed to tNo distinct types of
Norma, the majestic and impassionedly -energetic, the
Norma furies°, in short, of which Grisi was the creator,
and the pathetic, the feminine, the sentimental Norma of
which Jenny Lind was the pattern representative. The
Norma of MademoiSelle Cruvelli combines the majesty
and the intensity of the first to the pathos and feeling
of the second, and is More natural than either;
every gesture, and every tone seems spontaneous and
impulsive, and as
" One touch of Nature makes the whole world kin,"
it is Lot out prisiug that Madlie. Cruvelli should carry
her audience away more completely than did either of
her predecessors. Their versions we could watch and
admire, but it is impossible to- watch calmly Cruvelli; by
a species of mental electricity, as it wereeshe makes her
audience share in her own impassioned feelings, and it
is only on calm reflection that we are able to criticise
that which we 'have seen and heatd. Tee expecta-
tion of the musical world bad been raised to.the highest
pitch of intensity by Madtle. Cruvelli's performance
of Fidelio, and the exterior -Of her Majesty's Theatre
before the opening of the doors on Saturday presented
very much the appearance of -a Jenny. Lind night. The
rush was terrific; and before the rising of the curtain
not only was every place commanding a view of the stage
occupied, but even the steps leading up into the pit were
crowded by persons willing to take their chance of being
ultimately able to gaiu, literally step by step; a position
from which they might 'catch a glimpse of the scene. The
first scene of the opera was listened to with somewhat of
impatience until the entrance of NOrma;. then . all was
hushed into a silence see still, so solemn, that it
was positively sublime. Cravelli' at first appeared
simost unnerved, but she instantly recovered herself, and
rendered the 4' Casts Diva " with the voice of an angel
and the majesty of a goddess. The cabaletta was ren-
dered with a depth of passion and a brilliancy
of execution that completely took the audience by storm;
before its conclusion they were positively restless from
intense excitement, and at its conclusion there rose one
loud, eimultaneottwewe may almost say, impassioned,
burst of applause., that at once proved how completely
she had enthralled her audience. At the conclusion she
was again greeted with a loud-elaurst of applause,
and again at her entrance in the next scene.
The scene with her children was acted with infinite
grace and delicacy, and the suppressed feeling of re-
morse was finely and artistically indicated. Then
came the grand scene with Adelgisa and Pollio, and
never has the feeling of majestic scorn, of haughty in-
dignation, been so sublimely represented as it was by
Cruvelli.ln this magnificent sceneher w hole frame seemed
convulsed with passion, and the whole of the magnificent
" Ab, non trema,". was rendered with an impassioned
energy and a majestic dignity that Rachel alone could
have infused into it, but which even she could not have
surpassed. In the second ac' Mdlle. Cruvelli gives a new
a striking, and, as it appears to us, a more natural
version of the character than any .to which we have
been accustomed. She _represents Norma as, though
overwhelmed by the horrors of her situation, she
were trembling on the verge of insanity, not as
mad but as distraught, her brain o erwraught
her mind confused, until roused by external circum-
stances. This was the idea conveyed to us by her
acting in the scene in which she contemplates the
murder of her children ; she seemed scarcely
a responsible being, but the entry of Adel-
gisa aroused, and the " Deb! can t© " seemed
the despairing utterance of an _agonized and broken
heart. Her rendering of the last scene was full of im-
passioned vehemence up to the moment in which
she denounces herself as the guilty 'one; it seemed as
though this self-denunciation bad restored peace to her
soul, and for the moment she exhibited the resignation of
one who had given up all hope, whose mission it was to
suffer. Nutting could exceed the heartrending
pathos of " gra' cer tradiste"e ,and of the ap-
peal to Oroveso on behalf of her children, and
at the tall of the curtain the furore of the audience was
at its height. The Adalgesa of Ddadame Giuliani was a
graceful and finished performance, and the Pollio of
Perdiai was most effective; he makes more of this uphill
and thankless part than almost any of his predecessors
have done. The Orove.o of Lablache was magnificent.

HER iIIAJESTY'S iIVT'E.IVDLD VISIT TO

THE CITY.

The announcement of tier Majesty having graciously
signified her intention of honouring the Corporation of
the City of London with a visit on the 2d of July, and
being present at a grand banquet which is to take place
in the Guildhall, in commemoration of the Exhibition
of all Nations, has produced no small amount of interest
and gratification. As soon as, it was known that her
Majesty had accepted the invitation of her loyal citizens,
a committee, formed of the members of the Courts of
Aldermen and common Council, was appointed to carry
out the usual arrangements for the entertainment, which
will be conducted on- a scale of great novelty and splen-
dour, far surpassing anything that probably was ever seen
within the walls of the Guildhall, and conveying to the
distinguished foreigners who will be present a tolerable
proof of the wealth and liberality of the greatest city in
the world. As far as the arrangements have proceeded
the hall will be laid out ahnost in the same order
as was -observed on her Majesty's visit in 1837, but
with some very considerable and important additions.
The old Exchequer Chamber, the Courts of Aldermen
and Common Council, will be divested of their present
fittings, and decorated in a very superb style as addi-
tional banqueting and retiring rooms. The Committee
Chambers will be devoted to the exclusive use of the
Queen and the royal suite. In order to afford the greatest
possible space to the many distinguished personages who
will be anxious to witness this great national scene, a
light ornamental gallery, we understand; will be thrown
up round the western end of the hall. The exact number
of invitations that will be issued has not as yet been
finally fixed, but we may state that they will include the
royal and foreign Princes, her Majesty's Ministers, the
heads of both Houses of Parliament, the Royal Commis-
sioners for the Exhibition, the Executive Council, and,
if room could be obtained, it has been suggested that the
mayors of the United Kingdom might be invited to meet
their Sovereign on this auspicious occasion. With the
aid of the Exchequer Chamber it is thought that little
short of 2,000 visitors might be accommodated. Her
Majesty and her Royal Consort will proceed from Buck-
ingham Palace to the City in semi-state. At Temple-
bar the Lord Mayor and the other corporative authori-
ties will meet the Queen, and escort the royal earl to
Guildhall.—Sunthiy Paver.