The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-23 00:00:00

SHIP NEWS.

GRAVESEND, JUNE 22.—Wind
Arrived—Minerva, Expert, Queen, and Liscard, from
Callao; Trident, from Sweden; Scotsman, from Havan-
nah; Albatross, from Christiania; Wilhelcoino and So-
phia Maria, from Norway; Union and Agenoria, from
Dunkirk; Triton and Algar, from Memel; Agricola.
from Sydney; Lion and Donne, from Gravelines; Re-
ward, from Jamaica; Vruuw Bolina, from Riga; Jane
Erskine, from Havannah; William. from Alexandria;
Mary Sheppard, from Calcutta; Catherina Augusta,
from Matanzas; Angelina, from Norway; Fleur de
Marie, from Dantzie; Aalto. from Turkey; Olillia, from
Alexandria; Laguila, from Odessa; Win Gouraud, from
Cronstadt; Rosalie, from Christiana; Albion, from
Stettin; Mergueretta, from Christiansand; Kleine Ca-
thine's, from Denmark; Aurora, from Borneburg; Ga-
zelle, from Amsterdam; Cmsar, from Bahia; Confidence
and Jane Nag tret, from Dantz c; Queen of the Isles,
from Stettin; Resolution, from Aalborg; Preciosa, from
Denmark; Triton, from Ostend; Seine. from Boulogne;
Ranger, from Bremen; Concordia and Giraffe, from Rot-
terdam; Reach, from Dunkirk. _ _

Autwz,rpen, for Antwerp; Batavier, and Earl
of Auckland, for Rotterdam; Albion, for Boulogne;
Fame, for Calais; William Jolliff, for Havre; Magnet,
Amsterdam; City of Rotterdam, for Dunkirk ; La Poule,
for Che, bourg; Clio, for Barbadoes; Prince Albert, for
New York; Arrow, for Cape Coast; Lord George Ben-
tinck. for Calcutta; Canterbury, for New Zealand; Mid
Lothian, for New Zealand; Token, for Cape Coast;
Isabella. for Sierra Leone; Senator, for New York; John
Bull and Elbe, for H:►mburgh; Sir Edward Banks, for
Ostend; Ocean, for Rotterdam; Courier, for Port Ade-
laide; Osbert, for Dominica.
VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

Liscard, from Callao forQueenstown, anort of provisions,
and supplied on the 21$ ulr., in lat. 44, long. 51.
Reward, of Whttehaven, from Leith for Adelaide,
South Auitralits, out 10 days, in la.. 42, long 15.
those, cf Bremen (four mouths out) with 120 barrels
sperm. off Cape Horn.
India, of New York, from Havannah for Cowes, on the
22d of May, in Ist. 33, long. 76.
St. Jago, of Portland. 14 days from Santiago de Cubs,
for Trieste, on the 23d ult., in lat. 31, long. 72.
Edmond Black, from Newcastle for Valparaiso, on the
sth of April, in lat. 22 S., long. 30 W.
Canmore, from Trinidad fur Glasgow, on the 12th ult.,
in lat. 27, long. 60.
Silas Leonard, from Havannah for Cowes, on the 26th
ult., in let. 35, long. 75.
Carnatie, from Liverpool for Baltimore, on the 27th
nit., in lat. 41, hang. 70.
Tempest, from Liverpool for Boston, on the 17th ult., in
let. 46, long. 40.
Sparrow, from Liverpool for Portland, on the 17th ult.,
in let. 46, long. 40.

THUNDERSTORM AT MANCHESTER. A storm of
thunde-, not of long continuance, but of great violence while
it lasted, broke over Manchester and the neighbourhood on
Saturday evening about eight o'clock. The day was exceed-
ingly close and sultry throughout, but was quite free from
rain, with the exception of one shower, until half-past seven
o'clock, when heavy clouds rose from the south-west horizon,
and thunder began to mutter in that direction. For some
time lightning flickered in the sky without any thunder or
rain, but at about ten minutes past eight the latter began to
descend in torrents, driven by a fierce wind which rose sud-
denly, until it assumed the character of a thick rising mist
or a light sheet of water, and the lightning spread itself over
the whole concave above, so that it was no stretch of the
imagination to believe that there was a huge conflagration
in the vicinity. The thunder was not particularly loud, but
it was continuous (more so than the lightning, though it
scarcely intermitted its flashes), and combining its roll with
the noise of the wind and the falling rain, for a full quarter
of an hour there was one unbroken and terrible sound. This
elemental warfare continued to rage with terrific violence
for nearly half an honr, when it gradually cleared away.
MONEY MARKET.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about 5 per mille discount, according to the
new tariff, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 100. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 25.04; and the exchange at Paris on London at
short being 25.021, it follows that gold is 0.06 per cent.
dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from Ham-
burgh the price of gold is 42.5 per mark, which, at the Eng-
lish Mint price of 3/. 17s. 10d. per ounce for standard gold,
gives an exchange of 13.41; and the exchange at Ham-
burgh on London at short being 13.41, it follows that gold
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The United States' mail steam-sbip Baltic, Captain
Comod,mst eail from Liverpool for New York on Wed-

Mr. Fox said—ln rising to return thanks for the very
handsome manner in which you hare been pleased to drink
my health, I assure you I ler,l Lannon) difficulty and
embarrassment than I ever experienced at any period
during the construction of the Crystal Palace. It is im-
possible to express my feelings upon this the most de-
lightful occasion of my life, when so much more has
been said than is deserved, and so kindly said, in praise
of the manner in which the work has been carried out
by my good partner, Mr. Henderson, and myself. What-
ever may have been the weight of care and responsibi-
lity under which I have lived for the last twelve months,
I am amply repaid for it all in the perfect success which
has hitherto attended the progress of the Exhibition,
in the approbation expressed by our gracious Sove-
reign, in the kind congratulation of all my friends,
and now in the enthusiastic and heartfelt manner in
which the toast has been responded to by this distin-
' guished assembly of my fellow-townsmen.—(Loud
cheers.) Before entering on a brief history of the
building, I wish to state, that it is to Mr. Paxton'a
idea of a palace of iron and glass, which it
has been my lot to mature and realize, that
the public are indebted for the present structure in
Hyde-park; and that gentleman proudly acknowledges
that but for the enlightened views of the Duke of De-
vonshire, the Lord-Lieutenant of this county, and his
Grace's princely expenditure at Chatsworth, the idea of
such a building might never have been entertained. In
June, 1850, the Royal Commission invited contractors
to tender for a building to be erected in Hyde-park, in
conformity with plans and specifications prepared by the
Building Committee. The building, which was intended
to consist principally of brick and iron, with a splendid
dome in its centre, was considered of too permanent a
nature for subsequent removal, and public opinion to
this effect was very generally expressed. In the printed
condition of tender issued by the Building Committee
the following clause was introduced:—" Tenders for
methods of construction other than those shown upon
the drawings and described in the specifications, will
be entertained, but on condition only of their being ac-
companied by working drawings and specifications, and
fully priced bills of quantities." This invitation to par-
ties to send in tenders, based not only on the commit-
tee's plans but upon such other designs as they might wish
to submit, induced me to believe that a tender for a build-
ing of glass and iron, as suggested to me for the first
time by Mr. Paxton on the 22d of June, 1850, just 12
months ego, an engraving of which was published it:
the Illustrated London News on the 6th of July, would
meet nut only with the approbation of the building
committee, but with that of the 'while at large; and I
therefore went to Birmingham on the 18th of Juno, and
put in hand the drawings and specifications upuu which
our tender to the committee was to be based. On the
2.1 of July Mr. Cole, having heard of our intention to
make an offer for a building of the kind, and feeling
strongly that the success of the Exhibition depended
upon having an attractive and suitable building, came
down to Birmingham at his own suggestion, but with
the permission of competent authority, to stimulate us
to proceed, and to offer such hints in reference to the
requirements of the case as would enable us to make the
conception of Mr. Paxton conform strictly to the con-
dition of tender required by the Commissioners, and
therefore most likely to meet with the approbation
the Building Committee; and I am of opinion that to
his spirited advice we are mainly indebted for ob-
taining an inspreguable locus standi on the merits
of our case.—(Loud cheers.) In all this I had the
co-operation of my partner Mr. Henderson, who,
feeling with me the value of Mr. Colds suggestions and
the great importance, in the preparation of these draw-
ings, of conforming as much as possible to the arrange-
ments adopted by the committee in the plan upon which
they had invited tenders, proposed the addition of the
transept, in the propriety ot which Mr. Paxton, after
due consideration, entirely concurred.—(Cheers.) Be-
fore completing our tender, and with a view to a more
precise appreciation of the magnitude of a building
covering 18 acres-1,850 feet Ling, 408 feet wide, and
64 feet high, irrespective of the arched roof of the tran-
sept—l walked Out one evening into Portland-place;
and there setting off the 1,850 feet upon the pavement,
found it the same length within a few yards- and then,
considering that the building would be three times the
width of that fine street, and. the nave as high as the
houses on either side, I had presented to my mind a
pretty good idea of what we were about to undertake,
and I confess that I considered the difficulties to be sur-
mounted in constructing that great palace were of no
ordinary kind; but feeling confident that with great
energy, good arrangements, and a hearty co-operation on
the part of our extensive andwell-disciplined staff it might
be accomplished, and that upon it depended, in all proba-
bility, the success of the Exhibition, we determined to un-
dertake the responsibility; and the opening on the Ist
of May has proved the correctness of our conclusions.
—(Loud cheers.) The plans and specifications prepared
by us in greet haste were submitted to the Commissioners,
together with a tender, on the 10th of July; but though
sufficient to enable us to bring the subject before them,
and to convey to their minds an idea of what we pro-
posed t' erect, they were necessarily very incomplete,
and did not contain either sufficient architectural or me-
chanical detail to admit of their being used in the execu•
tion ot the works. The arched roof was afterwards
added to the design, and submitted to the Commissioners
on the 15th of July, with the view of getting over a
difficulty which existed in consequence of the elm trees
being too tall to be covered by the flat roof proposed by
Mr. Paxton. For the expense attending the addition or
the arched root to the transept, Fox, Henderson, and
Co. did not increase the amount of their former tender,
and it was consequently executed at their sole expense.
—(Cheers.) The Building Committee, having had the
mater under their consideration from the 15th to the
26th of July, resolved unanimously to recommend the
Commissioners to accept our offer for the building, and
nothing could be more disinterested than their conduct
in setting aside the drawings and specifications which,
with much labour, they had prepared, and adopt.
ing others, which, though laid before them in so imper-
fect a state, presented to their minds, as experienced
engineers and architects, the mode of constructing a
building of iron and glass better fitted for the purposes
of the Exhibition.—(Cheers.) On the recommendation
of the Building Committee the Commissioners on the
26Ji of July were pleased to signify their wish for us to
construct the building, but were met by a 'difficulty
which threatened to postpone fora year, if not to put an
end, to the Exhibition altogether. The Solicitor to the
Treasury gave as his opinion that until the Commis-
sioners bad obtained a royal charter they could not
legally proceed, and were therefore not in a position to
give an order to any one. These circumstances were
explained to us by Lord Granville on the 26th of July, in
the presence of the Commissioners, who at the same
time told us that it was their fixed intention to apply to
Government for the charter, and that he had every rea-
son to believe it would be granted, and having informed
us that as soon as they were a legally constituted body
they would probably conclude a contract with Fox, Hen-
derson, and Co., finished by asking: whether under these
circumstances we should consider it running too great
a risk to enter at once upon the execution
of the work, as, otherwise, many weeks would
unavoidably be lost, and the chance of open-
ing the Exhibition on the fat of May placed
beyond possibility. In reply to his Lordship's inquiry,
seeing the imperative necessity
.for immediate action, and
desiring to render all the assistance in our power in
furtherance of the important object of the Exhibition,
we expressed our willingness to run the risk, whatever
it might be, and without waiting for the charter com-
menced at once the drawings and the necessary opera-
tions for the erection of the building.--(Loud cheers.)
As the time for the execution of the building was so ex-
tremely limited, and being well aware from experience
that when matters of business had to be decided by a
committee composed of many persons much valuable
time was generally wasted, wo requested the Commis-
sioners, inse ad of referring us to the Building Com-
mittee, to select one of its members—either the chair-
man, Mr. Cubitt, President of the Insitution of Civil
Engineers, Mr. Robert Stephenson, or Mr. Brunel--
and give him absolute *power to settle with us finally
all matters connected with the arduous task we were
then willing to enter upon.
.The Commissioners, ap-
preciating the importance of this request, appointed Mr.
Cubitt to till this office. It was now that I commenced
the laborious work of deciding upon the proportions
and strengths required in every part of this great and
novel structure, so as to insure that perfect safety essen-
tial in a building destined to receive millions of human
beings—one so entirely without precedent, and where
mistakes might have led to the most serious disasters.
Having satisfied myself on these necessary points, I set
to work and made every important drawing of the build-
ing, as it now stands, with my own hand; and it Ras no
small source of gratification to me, when asking Mr.
Cubitt to look over the drawings I had prepared, to find
that he not only had no desire to suggest alterations, but
expressed his entire approbation of them all. The Corn-
missivaers twig carefully comidered the merite of the

various sites proposed for the Exhibition, among which
mey be named Leicester-square, Somerset-house,
Trafalgar-square, the Isle of Dogs, Battersea-fields, and
Regent's park—(Laughter)—selected, after the meat
careful consideration, a portion of Hyde-perk, situate
between the Serperrine River and the Queen'; drive,
and gave us possession of the ground on the 30th of
July, when we proceeded to take the necessary heels
and surveys, and to sc t out with great precision the po-
sition of the various parrs of the building. Tee draw-
ings occupied me about eighteen hours each day for seven
7veeks,. and as they went from my hand Mr. Henderson
immediately prep aced the ironwork and
other
materials
required in the censtructien of the building. As the
drawings proceeded the calculations of strength were
made, and as seen as a number of the important parts were
pa pared, such as the cast iron girders and wrought
iron trusses, we invited Mr. Cubitt to pay a vieit to our
works at Birmingham to witness a set of experiments in
proof of the correctness of these calculations. We first
placed upon each part the greatest load it could ever in
practice receive, and proceeded to show that above four
times that load was required before fracture would oc
cur. These proofs were made on the 6th of September,
when Mr. Cuhitt was pleased to state that he never wit-
nessed a set of experiments of a more conclusive nature.
Being thus satisfied by actual experiment that the pro-
portions of the various parts of the building were such
as to insure perfect stability and safety, the preparations
of the ironwork and other materials were pushed for-
ward with the greatest vigour. and large deliveries were
made in the park within the next three weeks; so that
on the 26th of September we were enabled to fix the first
column in its place. From this time I took the general
management of the building under my charge, and spent
all my time upon the works—feeling that, unless the
same person who had made the drawings was always
present to assign to each part as it arrived upon the
ground its proper position in the structure, it would
be impossible to finish the building in time to insure
the opening on the Ist of May; and I am confident
that if any other course bad been taken, or if, as is usual
in the construction of large buildings, the drawings
had been prepared by an architect and the works exe-
cuted by a contractor, instead of, as in the present case,
these separate functions being combined by my making
the drawings and then superintending the execution of
the work, a building of such vast dimensions could not
have been completed within a period considered by ex-
perienced persons as altogether inadequate for the pur-
pose.—(Cheers.) The erection of the building, now
fairly commenced, was pushed forward with all possible
speed, and a good notion of the amount of work may be
obtained from the fact that at one period we fixed as
much ironwork every day as would be required in a roof
of extent equal to the passenger station of this town,
which is one of the largest in the kingdom.— (Cheers,)
It was not until the 31st of October that the contract
with the Commissioners was completed, up to which time
we not only had received no order for the building, and
no payment on account of the work we had done, but we
had run the risk of expending upwards of 50,0001. with-
out being in a legal position to call upon the Commis-
sioners for any portion of the sum we had so expended;
and such was the appreciation of our conduct in this mat-
ter, that Lord Granville was pleased, in the presence of
the other members of the Commission, to state, on the
16th November, that they were of opinion that but for the
courage evinced by Fox, Henderson, and Co., in
commencing the work without any order from the Com-
missioners, the Exhibition of Industry of All Nations
would never have taken place.—(Cheers.) Perhaps the
most difficult and hazardous, and certainly the most in-
teresting portion of the work, was raising the sixteen
ribs of the transept to their places. A month was the
shortest time assigned by any one for this operation.
We commenced on the 4th of December, and succeeded
in raising two in the course of that day. Two more
were safely deposited in their places in the presence of
his Royal Highness Prince Albert on the following day.
and the last pair on December 12 ; so that the sixteen
ribs were all placed in eight working days. As the
building progressed I was assailed on all sides, not only
by unprofessional persons, but by men of high scientific
attainments, who, notwithstanding the careful calcula-
tions which had been merle, and the satisfactory proofs
to which all the important parts were individually sub-
jected, as soon as these parts were put together and pro-
duced a structure of unparalleled lightness, doubted the
possibility of the building possessing, as a whole,
that strength which was necessary to make it
safe against the many trying influences to which
it must necessarily be subjected. (Mr. Fox,
having ehtertained the company with a very
Amusing resume of all the sinister predictions and "airy
prophecies" which had been indulged in, with reference
to the building, at the Institution of Civil Engineers and
elsewhere, proceeded to say):—" Before concluding per•
mit me to present my thanks to Mr. Barry for his inva-
luable improvement in the architectural beauty of the
building; to Mr. Owen Jones for his many beautiful &-
signs for the embellishment of the building, anti to whose
taste in decorative art is owing that splendid appearance
which has charmed the eye of every spectator; to
Messrs. Cochrane and Co. and Mr. Jitbson, for the ener-
getic manner in which they prepared the castings; to
Messrs. Dowson and Co., for their promptitude in deli-
vering the timber; and to Mr. John Cochrane and all
persons in our employ connected with the work for their
willing services, so indispensable in carrying oat a con-
tract of such unexampled magnitude.—(Cheers.) When
the Royal Commissioners confided to us the construction
of the building for the Exhibition of Industry of All Na-
tions, I felt that in some degree the credit of England
was in our hands—that we had it in our power to
achieve that which would prove eminently successful,
or in failing to do so would be a source of the most
serious disappointment and disgrace, and that we were
therefore bound by considerations of no ordinary kind
to exert every effort in our power to carry the work to
completion in the shortest possible time and at any per-
sonal sacrifice, and without regarding the question of
expense, the more especially as his Royal Highness
Prince Albert had invited the world to this great festi-
val on the Ist of May; and it was essential, as a point
of national honour, that this vast edifice should be ready
for the recerion of his guests.—(Cheers.) I need not
remind you that we cempleterl the contracts, and that
our beloved Sovereign presided at the inauguration on
the day which had been originally appointed.—(Loud
cheers.) I feel a peculiar pleasure in having carried
out this great undertaking in the consideration that.
it is not a temple in which the representatives of
nations will meet together for the purpose of adjust-
ing matters of strife or questions of warfare, but one
in which the Prince has invited all the family of
man to assemble in harmony and good fellowship, and
where juries, composed of distinguished foreigners and
Englishmen, meet together as friends, to decide upon
the comparative merits of those beautiful objects of art
and manufactures which are the happy results of peaceful
commercial emulation.—(Cheers.) Again thanking
you for the honour you have this day conferred upon
me, the recollection of which will never be effaced from
my memory, and also for the kind patience with which
you have listened to my remarks, I conclude by wishing
you the long enjoyment of health and of that happi-
ness and prosperity which are fast spreading over the
world and which the people of Derby have ever been
among the foremost to advance.—(Loud cheers.)
The next toast given was the health of Mr. Paxton,
which was proposed in highly complimentary terms by
the Mayor.
Mr. PerroN returned thanks at some length, and in
the course of his observations alluded to the unexpected
risk which the Crystal Palace had run from the recent
balloon ascent. Had the unfortunate aeronauts been
arrested in their progress by the arched roof of the
transept, they would, he feared, have met with a cutting
reception.
A great variety of toasts followed, and the company
separated, highly delighted with the opportunity
afforded them of testifying their admiration for the
character and the talents of their now distinguished
townsman.

THE WAR MEDAL BA2VQUET TO HIS
GRACE THE DUKE OFRICHMOND.
On Saturday night, the banquet given by the war
officers, subscribers to the testimonial to be presented to
his Grace the Duke of Richmond, in token of the high
and grateful sense entertained by them of bis Grace's un-
tiring and successful exertions on their behalf, took place
at Willis's Rooms, King-street, St. James's. The day
was the 38th anniversary of the battle of Vittoria. The
chair was taken by Lieut.-General the Right Hon.
Lord Saltoun, K.C.8., G.C.H.; and the vice-chair by
Admiral Sir Graham Eden Hamond, Bart., K.C.B.
Among the company present were the guest of the
evening, his Grace the Duke of Richmond (who sat on
the right of the chairman), the Earl of Cardigan, Sir
Hugh Ross, Sir E. Bowater, Mr. Gathrie, Sir W. Bur-
nett, Sir H. Halkett, Major-General Sir J. Rolt, Sir R.
Murchison, Sir W. Byam, Sir J. Wilson, Sir G. Ham-
mond, Colonel Allix, Sir E. Belcher, General Llewellyn,
Major-General Herring, Colonel Love, Colonel Dixon,
Admiral G. Falcon, Dr. Thompson, inspector of
hospitals, Sir Charles Forbes, Rear-Admiral Sir
W. H. Dillon, Major General Gordon, Sir T. Falcon,
Captain Scott, R.N., Captain Weatherley (late
60th Rifles). Lieutenant-Colonel Fitzmaurice, Captain
Sweny, R.N., Captain Kincard, Rifle Brigade, &e., &c.
Most of the guests were in uniform, and wore a number
of crosses and decorations, indicating the length and
variety of the services upon which they had been en-
gaged. The character of the company generally was
that of old and war-warn veterans, who had done good
service " by flood and field," and the assemblage of up-
wards of two hundred of the most distinguished naval
and nalli'ary warriors of the day was not the least inter-
esting feature of the proceedings.
In the gallery were a largo number of ladies, among
whom we observed the Duchess of Richmond and a largo
party of fishionables.
After the usual loyal toasts,
The CHAIRMAN said—lt is very gratifying to see the
great body of veteran warriors assembled hero for the
purpose of doing honour to one of our cloth, because, al-
though his Grace the Duke of Richmond—(Tremendous
cheering for some minutes)—has for some time left the
regular service of the country, he has done us the honour
of appearing hero in the ordinary military uniform of
the country—the nailit;a.--(Loud cheers.) I have no
hesitation in saying that his Grace is as gallant, and as
good, and as straightforward a soldier as any amongst
you.—(Loud cheering.) Gentlemen, it tell to his
Grace's lot to go
out very yourg to the Peninsula, sad

he was made aide-de-camp to the great Duke of Wel-
lington. It so happened in those days that the Duke of
Wellington objected to officers receiving brevet rank
until they had joined their regiments. The csnsequence
was, that the Duke of Richmond at once joined his rigi.
went—the 52d. He threw up ell the advantages
of staff service, which we fellows know are very great
(Roars of laughter)—and took his part as captain of the
5.21.—(10ud cries of " Brsvo.") In the battle of Orthes,
I regret to say, he received so severe a v.sued that I.e
-utf.red from it for some time, but it did not stop his
gallant career, because I had the honour to see him come
into my (Flatters at liougeumont at the battle of Water-
loo, finfi no man has roue through more brilliant ser-
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iysobears on his person the medal for which the Duke of
have been assembled to'commetrioraawtepepalss
which, if he had had his own good will,
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earlier
period. Be that as it may, we are too happy to have
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opportunity of thanking him for the 3t-rvices thi
ren-
dered us, and most happy to see him here.—
The next thing is, I am commissioned by you, gentle..
men, to present to his Grace this testimonial, which has
been subscribed to not only by you, but I am happy to
say by a vast number of the soldiers of the British
army.—(Loud cheers.) I have now, said the Noble
Chairman (turning to the Duke of Richmond), the
greatest satisfaction in presenting to your Grace this
testimonial of the affectionate esteem and respect of
your fellow-soldiers.—(Enthusiastic cheering for some
minutes.)
The testimonial, which is as yet unfinished, some of the
figures in relief being at present represented by plaster
models, was then displayed. It was placed on a triangular
pedestal of ebony in a recess behind the chairman. The
whole is to be completed by Messrs. Hunt and Roskell,
in solid silver, the value of the plate being somewhere
about 1,500 guineas. An apology was made by the
firm for presenting it in an incomplete state, but we
understand that it will be completed by the 4th of
August.
The following is the description of the testimonial:—
On the summit of a quadrangular pedestal is an allego-
rical group, representing his Grace the Duke of Rich-
mond directing the attention of Britannia to the merits
of her military and naval powers. His Grace is repre-
sented in the centre, in the costume of a peer of the
realm, and has in his left hand the memorial to her
Majesty, while with his right ho directs the attention of
Britannia to the figures of Mars and Neptune, the repre-
sentatives of military and naval prowess, and in the hand
of Britannia is the war medal which she is about to dis-
tribute. At the angles of the pedestal are grouped mili-
tary and naval trophies, between which are panels
containing the inscription, which is to be as follows:
" Presented on the thirty-eighth anniversary of the
battle of Vittoria to his Grace the Duke of Richmond,
K.G., by the recipients of the war medal, in grateful
remembrance of his long and unwearied exertions in
their behalf, as a token of admiration and esteem from
his humbler brethren in arms, who successfully aided
in defending their highland home throughout a long and
arduous war, in which they gained a series of resplen-
dent victories that led to the capture of Paris, Madrid,
and Washington, and finally led to an hunourable and
lasting peace."
Second, the interview of his Grace with her Majesty in
relief; third and fourth, the names of the engagements
in which the troops were engaged to whom medals had
been given. On the base are four groups, viz., two naval,
consisting of marines, sailors and buys; and two military,
the first consisting of a light dragoon dismounted, light
infantryman, a rifleman, a British grenadier, and a
hussar mounted; the second, of a royal horse artillery-
man mounted, a foot artilleryman, a soldier of the line,
a Highlander, and a heavy dragoon dismounted; the
attitudes selected in these compositions being those of
applause for the action of the Duke portrayed on the
summit. Between each group are panels, containing the
arms, and the lower base is empanelled with t.c o military
and two naval subjects—viz., the battles of Vittoria and
Orthes, and those of the Nile and Trafalgar, which are
placed beneath the appropriate groups. The testimonial
stands about four feet high, and will be executed in
dead and burnished silver, in the highly finished sts le
of art fur which the firm of Hunt and Haskell is so dis-

tingui shed.
The Duke of RICHMOND rose, and was received with
renewed cheering. Be said—My Lord Saltoun, I beg
to assure you that I feel the difficulty of Vie task which
your kindness and that of my old companions in arms
in the naval and military service has imposed upon 111 e.
I am happy to say that with every arm of that service
which has imposed upon me the difficult task of ade-
quetely returning and acknowledging the feelings of my
heart, not only for the manner in which you have re-
ceived me on the present occasion, but for the tplendid
and magnificent testimonial of your personal goad mill
towards me—l am happy to say, that in early life I was
acquainted with many of those whom I now have the
honour to see around me, and that I always regarded
them as friends and brothers.—(Great applause.) I
trust, my Lords and Gentlemen, that this splendid tes-
timonial will descend to my children's children, and that
it will be an additional reason to them to take advan-
tage of their position—to undergo the privations and
fatigues end to share the dangers of their fellow-sub-
jects.—(Cheers.) I hope and trust, too, Gentlemen,
that they will not forget the important services which
the army and navy of this country have on all occasions
rendered; and I hope that it will be an inducement to
them to take care that the heroic deeds of times of war
are not to be laid aside and forgotten in periods
of peace. Gentleman, my humble services in
obtaining your just claims have been, by my Noble
Friend, somewhat overrated.—(Cries of " No, no.")
Gentlemen, you well know the kind and feeling heart of
our most gracious Sovereign Lady the Queen.—(Tre-
mendous cheering.) I am aware of the deep anxiety
which her Majesty, from the period of her accession up
to the present women', bad evinced in doing justice and
in promoting the happiness of all classes of her subjcete.
—(Renewed cheering.) Gentlemen, I felt certain that
it was impossible but that a Queen of England would
feel a deep debt of gratitude to those brave and heroic
men, who, devoting themselves to the profession of
arms, both by sea and land, have promoted the peace
which has so long continued, and maintained her Ma•
j.'sty's illustrious family, and herself on the throne of
these her realms:and have gained forher, too, the proud)
appellation of the Queen ut the Seas.—(Much cheering.)
They have placed the empire of England in the filet
rank of the ruling nations of the world. It was for these
reasons that I felt that if an appeal was really and
honestly made to the throne, and if her Majesty had ad-
visers worthy to be the advisers of the Crown, that ap-
peal could not be refused.—(hear, bear.) Gentlemen, I
feel deeply grateful to my Lord John Russell and hie
colleague, for having, afar a former Administration Luse
refused it, recommended to her Majesty to grant the
just request of the memorial which I had the honour to
present.—(Loud. cheers.) Politically opposed as I am
to Lord John Russell and the present Cabinet. I must
say to the old war officers here present, that I never
saw any individual more anxious than he was that
your just claims should be carried out.—(Applause.)
Gentlemen, don't for a moment suppose that there is
the slightest spark f ingratitude in anything I am About
to say; but I am about to tell you, my old brother
officers of the two services, the feelings of my heart on
the present occasion.—(Hear.) I deeply regret that
this measure was not extended much further than it has
been. I never could understand the reason why the
officers of her Majesty's navy, who in single ship action
—in capturing privateers at the hazard of their Jives—
in defending our convoys, or in their heroic and hazard-
ous achievements of cutting out vessels in boats from
the muzzles of well-trained and well-manned guns in
batteries, displaying a chivalry and heroism, permit me
to say, which few but British seamen could ever be
found even ettrieavouring to attempt—l never could un-
derstand why these brave men, and the gallant spiri:a
the officers, non-commissioned officers, and private,,, who
in every part of the world maintain till glory of 0 ir
arms, should be debarre I from participating in the to-
wards they had so justly earned. I ask- 'why should
any difference be made between the advanced and the
rear guards, between skirmishes usually lly preceding
w
our greatest victories, when manystruck down
by the bullets of the enemy and carried to t
general hospital in the rear, and thereby prevented
e ofd
from sharing a few days afterwards in the glories
the general battle—l ask why should the not bear on
their breasts the proof that they had been in personal
conflict with the enemy, and
mot© fortunate fellows,thereby doin
vico to
cleared the way for their
g good sari
their Sovereign and their country?—(Cheers.) I have
made these remarks at the hazard of trespassirg
too long
upon you, because I feel that you will think the light
infantry soldier should be very quick in his movement?.
—(Great laughter.) Nevertheless I do deeply regret,
gentlemen, that it did not happen that these medals era
Oven some fifteen or twenty years since.—(Hear, arh.)
There not a single individual whom I have now t
e
honour of addressing, who cannot call to his min some
of the best and bravest men of all gr.ade,sraivnetsh, ebtawd
stoepnieoc:
fessiens, who now
perhaps, by prive.tionlise, andeold tihneir hthieraCits not gladdened
by wearing the testimonial, to which they were eraitled,
of their Sovereign 'e approbation and their country's gra-
titude.—(Loud cheers.) The services
which upon the
present oec ision you represent have placed in every clime
in which it has been your destiny to serve, both by sea
and land, lasting memorials to the honour, and glory,
and renown of the British arms, which probably have
never been exceeded.—(Great applause.) You have de-
fended the standard of England at all hazards, and have
left it to your successors untarnished by the slightest
wain. May that flag never float over the quarter-deck
of a man-of-war, or be unfurled in battle on the enacts:-
guined field of war, save for the maintenance of the honour
of your Sovereign, the independence of your country,
and the protection of the weak and opprecied of all Wir

of
the
13s''el geituionn exhibitedt
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THE Ce11.1:: A rit'
Prince of ['Voles and Prineff-
br
hition, accompanied tiy the King
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illumined
lAei
culararrenitya,egdwes
sai tytv)hyattn.h.tidaes.
Duke of Braden;., the Couut of Fiendtre, 411,1 the
il:titi„lnlode:ds Rbkral of aeigiune. The royal 'Visitors were
Lady Canuing. and were received by Colonel Reid,
DaiColonels s i
on eLr
Committee loot 3.
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8. Cole,lbi'yri '
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tart' of tee Commission), and by Mr. 4ayne, chief cons-
western end (English nave). first examining the colossal
statue of Ricuurd Ccear de Lion. The royal
lighthousewalked
light,
g theht , E
whichn g l i 4. h
special order of the Executive, and whichho
brilliant blaz,?; and they subscquenrly.proceeded 'to
inspect the department of leather, comprising four coin-
pwveaihrihtimeiteehone:sw—thwiacouhd
largelti he a
at
tof
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the building. Their Majesties arrived about half-past
nine, and were occupied until past eleven, when they.
made their exit by the door at which they had enterer
Tne Duke de Nemours joined the Royal party for a
short time, but left them before eleven, to meet the
Duchess of Kent, who was in the machinery department;
and he afterwards accompanied thenueen of the French,
who arrived between eleven and twelve, attended by
General Dumas, and who was received by Mr. Dilke on
the part of the exrcutive, and by M. Sallandrouze, the
French commissioner. Her Majesty went into the fo-
reign gallery, where she inspected the compartments of
Switzerland (having
on a previous occasion examined
those of France), and then walked round the transept
gallery, inspecting the shawls of Norwich and the mixed
fabrics of Paisley • Thence her Majesty went down the,
main avenue of the English gallery, examining the lass
of Nottingham, and the profusion of gold and silver
plate. Her Majesty afterwards went round the
western end, and walked down the north gal-
lery, and round the transept, inspecting the
glass, the china, and the porcelain. Entering the north
foreign gallery, her Majesty louked at the beautiful wax
work, and, descending the first staircase, departed be-
tween two and three o'clock. Her Majesty had brooght
with her the two infant children of the Duc de Nemours;
and immediately on her arrival she had met the Duchess
of Kent. Throughout her visit she was accompanied by
Mr. Dilke, who went to receive her immediately after
Tthe Queen and the King of the Belgians had departed-
The Duchess of Kent was attended, in the machine com-
partment, by Mr. Hensman, the superintendent. The,
Princess Royal and the Prindtss Louisa also visited th:La
compartment, and were attended by Mr. Biddell, 45-
sistant-superintendent.

We may here mention, that Mr. Nasmyth, civil etagi-
neer, who, as we have formerly stated, attends parties to
give explanations of the machinery, was busily engaged
throughout the day. Among those present in the Exhi-
bition before the doors were opened to the public (at
twelve o'clodk), were the Chancellor of the Exchequer
and Lord John Russell. In the course of the day we ob-
served the Earl of Carlise, Earl of Morton, Earl of Bee-
borough, Lord Stanley, Lord Listowel, Lord Trimlesteaa,
Lord Carberry, Lord Delamere, the Countess of Erne,
the Countess of Waldegrave, the Marquis of Douro, Lord
Maidstone, Lady Alice Peel, Lord Colville, Sir P. Mait-
land, Miss Burdett Coutts, Lady Grenville, , Lady
l)warris, Lady Clifford, Lady Crauworth, and Sir
G. Grey.
The clay was exceedingly warm. and the heat was in-
deed extreme—the thermometer having been, early in
the morning, 84 in the shade. It may be attributed to
this cause, and to its being cooler out of doors than in,
that the arrivals were comparatively limited, and that
the departures were rather early. The entire numiaee
of visitors did not much exceed twelve or thirteen thou-
sand, and by five o'clock they were leaving rapidly, and
arrivals had almost ceased. Saturday is of course more
a season ti_ket day than any other, and those who pay
59. fur the pl. asure of having a quiet and uninterrupted
enjoyment of the Exhibition arrive early. There were
a great many persons assembled at the doors before the
hour of opening, and a large number of invalids in Bath
chairs had (as usual) been admitted before that time.

We have mentioned more than once that the foreign
compartments are constantly improving; this is Equally
true of the Indian. Thth un the north and south side
the compartments of Ilidia (to which it might have been
imagined that nothing could be added) have advanced,
are advancing, and will cw,tit:tte to advance in attrac-
tiveness. On the south side are the 4• Iloudahs" and,
other elegant equipages (already amply described); and
in the pavilion on the north sidf, is placed the massive
and magnificent ivory throne. Sir G. Grey and a ;lugs
oarty visited this pavilion ou Saturday, attrdell by ',Mr.
Downing, the intelligent acting superintendent of the
department.
'rho r(c6pts during the day were—
For season tickets
At the doors

£33 12 0
1,674 10 0

Total receipto . £1,708 2 0

COURT CIRCULAR.

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
with their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales mad
Prince Albert, accompanied by his Majesty the King of
the Belgians, with their Royal Highnesses the Duke de
Brabant, the Count de Flandres, and the Princess Char..
lotte of Belgium, visited the Exhibition of the Works of
Industry of all Nations on Saturday morning.
In attendance on the Royal party were the Visce.untess
Canning, Madame de Montanelos, General Wemyss,
Colonel Bouverie, Colonel de Moerkerke, and Count
Albert de Briey.
The Queen, Prince Albert, and the King of the Bel-
gians arrived at the Exhibition at half-past nine o'clock
and left at half-past eleven.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert, attended by Colonel
Bouverie, visited her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent on Saturday at her residence, Clarence House, St.
James's. The Prince also inspected Bridgewater 801180
on Saturday afternoon.
His Majesty the King of the Belgians, accompanied
by the Duke do Brabant, the Count de Flanders, and
the Princess Charlotte, and attended by Madame de
Montanclos, Colonel de Moerkerke, and Count Albert de
Briey, took a carriage drive on Saturday afternoon.
Their Royal Highnesses the Princess Royal and the
Princess Alice, attended by Miss Hhldyard, visited the
Exhibition of the Works of Industry of all Nations on
Saturday.
• Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert
honoured the performance of the Royal Italian Opera
on Saturday evening with their presence. The Royal
suite csnasisted of Countess Canning, the Hon. Matilda
Paget, Lord Camoys, General Wemyss, and Colonel
Bouverie.
Prince Albert, attended by Colonel Bouverie, rode out
on horseback on S iturday afternoon.
her Majesty's private band attended in Buckingham
Palace on Pricey after dinner, and performed the fol-
lowing selection:—
Overture, " 1,!1, Neige"
Dutto. •• Colporteur" • Auber
r-
Onslow
area March ...
▪ Mandels/4bn
Aria, " Le Cheval de Bronzt,"
Auber
Rouance
B,ettiovere
Yesterday her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, his Majesty the King of the Belgians, their Royal
Highnesses the Prince of 'Wales and the Princess Royal,
the Ladies and Gentlemtn of the Court, and the domestic
household, attended Divine service in the private chs pet
in Buckingham Palace. The Hen, and Rev. Gerald
Wellesley officiated.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent attended
Divine service yesterd in' the Chapel Royal. St. Jame We.
The prayers were relied by the Bev- J. Helmore, the
kasons by the Rev. H. J. Thomas, and the Communion..
service by the Rev. Dr. Wesley.
B.
Th..! sermon
v Tvits
preached by the Hon. and Rev, it S.
G S he
Anthem was .6 Let Green). ir
God arse," ( . mart
presided at the organ-
The Dake of Wellington attended
the earl service yesterday. The Rev, J. M. Anderirort
will preach next Sunday in the Chapel Royal.
Her RO3 el Highness the Duchess of Kent, attended
uff ta Bruce, Baroness de Speth, and Lord
by Lady-"ue honoured her Majesty's Th t •
James Murray,caL ea re with
her practice on Saturday evening.
consisting of the Rev.
A deputation —consisting Dr. Macleod
(Glasgow), the Rev. Dr Rotertson, and Mr. James Hope
had an on Saturday with •
(Edinburgh) interview
Hffi
George Grey at the Home-office.
oe.
The Earl of Sbaftsbury had an interview on Saturday
with Sir George Grey. Lord John Thyme had also
an interview with the Right Hon. Baronet.
Dispatches were received on Saturday at the Colonial-
office from the Governors of the West India Islands.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Conned sat on
Saturday at the Council-office. The Lords present ware
—The Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, the
Chancellor of the Duchy of Cornwall, the Judge of the
Admiralty Court, and Sir Edward Rvao- An appeal
from Bengal " Naweb Amin ood Dowlab v. Synd Rushna
Alee Khan," was disposed of. . . .

A Pun L . AwAY BANKBANKRUPT.—On Saturday :t warrant
was issued by Mr. Commissioner Holroyd, and placed in
hands of Mr. the messenger, for the apprehension of
a bankrupt named Martin, late of Lewes, Sussex, draper. It
appears Martin carried on business in the High-street, Lewes,
and so far back as December last established a shop at
Jersey. His practice was to obtain large parcels of goods
from the London warehouses on credit, and as anon as they
came into his possession at Lewes be sent them in a col lir
from Shoreham to Jersey, where they were disposed of by
forced sales. Property to the extent of 3,000/. was thus cOt
rid of, and about 7001. more removed from Lewes to the Oldi-
Ship, Brighton, 'before the bankrupt decamPed• The ev
deuce shows that be went to the last Derby, where not
• nknown be made heavy bets, which be lost, and tke
being u
next day proceeded to Liverpool and sailed for America In
the Pacific. The property at Brighton has been seized.
The Duke of Rutland has embarked on board his
Grace's schooner-Yacht, the Resolution, on a cruise off the
French coast. His Grace will coatings his aquatic trips
until Ow Ant Wok ill August.