The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-18 00:00:00

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ITTERSALL'S—THIS EVENING.
Six o'cLocs.

EB^R HANDICAP.
2 to 1 agst Nancy
B.to 1 agst The Italian

GREAT YORKSHIRE STAKES.
5 to 2 agst Nancy—taken
5 to 2 apt Neashara
5 to 2 agst Marlborough Back

EBOR ST. LEGER.
6 to 4 on Nevrminster

sr. LEGER.
3 to 1 agst Hernandez
5 to 1 agst Newminster
14 to 1 apt Ban
25 to 1 agst Confessor

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
(THIS DAY.)
This morning was the first day of the opening at nine
o'clock, but few seem to have a►ailed themselves of the
early hour of admittance. The police returns are as
follow:

At 10 o'clock 3,478
At 11 o'clock 17.221
At 12 o'clock ... 30,589
At 1 o'clock 41,017
At 2 o'clock 45,513
At 3 o'clock 48,739
A t this time 2,951 persons had left, so that the
greatest number present at one time was never above
46,,000. _

The thermometer rose during the day from 62 to 70.
The statue of Eve, which arrived on Saturday, was
unpacked this morning. It is represented in a reclining
posture, and is the work of M. Van der Ven, an artist
celebrated for his religious pieces. It was executed at
Rome.
The result of the deliberations which we mentioned as
having been held at Osborne between the illustrious
chief of the Commission and several members of the
Executive Committee, have become known in part. The
Exhibition is to be closed early in October, with a
ceremony similar to the opening, in which her Ddejesty
and the Prince Consort will take part.

FRANCE.
Joseph Rusiecki, one of the oldest and the most
distinguished of the Polish emigrants in France, died
a few rays since, in the hospital at Vierzon. He
was born in 1770, and commenced his military career
in 1787. He fought against the Russians in 1794,
under the command of the immortal Kosciusko. After
th'i partition of Poland he entered the service of the
French Republic, fondly hoping like many, others
-who were equally deceived that his country a inde-
pendence would be restored through French influence.
He made the campaigns of Italy with the First
Consul, and formed part of the expedition to
Domingo under Ruchambeau. He served subse-
quently in the Cuirassiers, commanded by General
1-71.autpoul, who died in his arms on the sanguinary
Seld of Eylau. On the Cuirassiers who were cut
to pieces in that battle being re-organised, it was
observed to Napoleon that Lieutenant Rusiecki was
s
not the height for a Cuirassier. The Emperor com-
manded him to alight, and placing himself back to
back with him, he remarked to his aide-de-camp,
"You are mistaken, Sir, he is not a dwarf,ae'dhee-icsammp;
size," and at the same time he promoted him to the
rank of captain in that corps. He was
of R
namedmaj or
in the year 1812, during the campaign
He commanded the 224 regiment the line
duursiniag.
the War of Independence, in the year 1831. H
Russia.
remains were accompanied to the grave by the prin-
cipal
inhabitants of Vierzon, and by the National
Guard.

A few days ago, says the Freese, a farmer, who
is mayor of a commune in the arrondissement of
Montmedy, was much embarrassed, his wife having
three days before been delivered of a child, and the
deputy mayor, who should have received the legal
declaration, being dead. In this embarrassment the
mayor drew up and executed the following declara-
tion :—" This day, accompanied by my witnesses
(he.re the witnesses are named), I appeared before
myself, as mayor of the commune, for the purpose of
ueclaring to myself that my wife has been brought to
bed with a living child. On my inquiry as to the sex
of the child, and as to who were its father and mother,
I replied to myself that it is of the masculine sex, and
the son of myself, Francois Prottin, and of Marie
Lascende, his wife. In virtue of which I have signed
the present with myself, mayor, and the aforesaid wit-
nesses, " FRANCIS PROTTIN, mayor,
" FRANCI4 PROTTIN, the father."