The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-19 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

The receipts at the doors yesterday amounted to
2,810/. Is. 61; the number of visitors being 58,600.
There were no less than 15 schools in the building
during the day, and, as an illustration of the good
and kindly feeling which prevails in this respect, we
give the following return of their names, the numbers
of children sent by each, and the sums paid by them
fur admission :

X s. d.
73 ... Dean Stanhops, Deptford ... ... 3 13 0
58 ... Lambeth Union ... 2 18 0
60 ... Brewers School, Clerkenwell ... 3 0 0
46 Brixon, British ... 2 6 0
196 ... St. Saviour's, Southwark ... ... 9 16 0
24 ... Jewish, " Villa Real " 1 4 0
155 ... Wandsworth National ... ... 7 15 0
64 ... Albany-place School ... 3 4 0
25 ... St. Martin's-in-the-Fields (girls) ... 1 5 0
74 Hampton Wick (Rev. Dr. Lynn) ... 314 0
106 ... Blue Coat, Westminster ... 5 6 0
131 Bermondsey Union ..• ... 6 14 0
101 ... City of London National ... ... 5 1 0
99 ... Colchester, British ... ... 4 19 0
122 ... Trowbridge Tabernacle ... 6 2 0
95 ... Trowbridge Parish, titc. ... 4 15 0

1,429 persons. £7l 9 0
'We have to introduce to the notice of the public
another triumph of American ingenuity included in
that department of the Exhibition, but which in some
way or other has hitherto escaped observation. The
Marquis of Anglesey will hear with a feeling of satis-
faction that if our cousins beat us in yacht-building,
they are equally pre-eminent in the manufacture of
artificial legs. In the latter branch of industry their
superiority will not be grudged, and they really owe
society some act of reparation for having introduced
among us Colt's revolvers. The artificial leg patented
by Mr. Palmer, is, in its way, a most admirable, in-
genious, and philanthropic contrivance, and its inven-
tion is so remarkably characteristic of the country
from whence it comes, that we cannot resist the
temptation of inviting attention to it. The patentee
in some way or other lost his leg, and, having
tried the best substitutes hitherto devised for such a
case, like a true American, he set himself to think
whether he could not improve upon them. His
study of the subject was crowned with the most
striking success, and he exemplifies that success in
his own person by walking about almost without any
perceptible lameness, and with an apparent ease and
comfort which are truly surprising. He publishes
annually at Philadelphia a journal, which he calls
Palmer's Patent Artificial Leg Reporter and Surgical
Adjuvant. This curiously entitled periodical accom-
panied a specimen of the leg to the Exhibition, and
the Ist chapter of vol. 3, No. 1, we find commenced
by this heading, "Fugitive thoughts on amputation."
From another chapter, entitled " Synopsis of the in-
vention," we gather that it is distinguished by its
perfect combination of lightness with strength, and
by the extraordinary fidelity with which it imitates
nature. Having closely examined it we can testify
to its merits on all the leading points specified,
nor have we any reason to doubt that the ena-
melled surface of this leg, as stated, " is
rivalled only by the mechanism of nature, and
that a lady may wear silk hose and slippers
without betraying the loss she has sus.
t ained." Mr. Palmer has received exten-
sive orders for his patent in this country, and
the public may soon. expect to see timber-toed vete-
rans no more stumping about Greenwich or Chelsea.
The dentist who fills the beauty's mouth with a set of
pearly teeth, and the artist who dyes the grey or red
head, and covers baldness with an artificial profusion
of locks, have now added to their amiable deceptions
those of the American artificial leg, which may oc-
casionally lead to awkward mistakes, but cannot fail
to be regarded as a great boon to suffering humanity.
The Executive Committee have given the Messrs.
Dickinson, of New Bond-street, permission to exhibit
a most brilliant series of sketches, made for them by
Mr. Nash, and forming part of a large collection, in
the preparation of which Mr. Louis Hague, and Mr.
David Roberts, R.A., are also associated. These
sketches are intended to perpetuate the aspect of the
different portions of the building, without relation to
specific objects, when the whole display shall have
terminated, and, as they will be lithographed in co-
lours, the internal arrangements and most striking
pictorial effects of the Exhibition will the be pre-
served with a fidelity for which the names of the ar-
tists employed afford a sufficient guarantee.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
SIR,—I have just read the report of the Bank
meeting in your paper, and beg to call your attention
to an error which your reporter has made in stating
that the dividend will be payable on Saturday next.
It should have been stated that the warrants would
be delivered and payment made on the 11th October.
Correct information on this point is of importance to
Your obedient servant,
A BANK STOCK PROPRIETOR.
Thursday, Sept. 18, 1851.

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.
BRISTOL, SEPT. 18.
STocic EXCHAXGE.—The share market was very inactive
to-day. The only transaction reported was—South-Eastern
and Dover, 18%.

LIVERPOOL, SETT. 18.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The share market still continues good
for Leeds and Midland, but for other shares it is easier and
heavy. The transactions were as follow :—Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 51%—Ditto, Fifths, 83 dis.—Midland, 44%—
South-Eastern and Dover, 184.
MANCHESTER, SEPT. 18.
STOCK EXCHANGE.—The business done to-day has been
tolerably good, but the prices of the morning were not sus-
tained to the close. The transactions were as follow :
Lancaster and Preston, 38 p.—Lancashire and Yorkshire,
511% London and North-Western, 112 N Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 2514—Ditto, 101. Preference,
11%—South-Eastern and Dover, 18M.
BIithILNURAM, SEPT. 16.
STOCK EXCIIAIgOR.—The share market was steady to-day.
There was a greater proportion of buyers than sellers, and
consequently prices were firm, with a slight tendendy up-
wards. The business transacted on 'Change, however, was
very limited, but several sales took place which were not
reported. South Staffordshire Stock was done at 3% die.

FAsmos.—Many of the leading houses at the West-
end appear very sanguine in their expectations that the ap-
proaching season will be one of unusual nctivity,owing to the
return of the many families which have absented themselves
from the bustle and crowd of London, and added to the
great influx of the ordinary supporters of fashionable trade.
This conviction appears to be founded upon reasonable data,
and amongst other proofs of it, we find that Messrs. Jay
having commissioned the Parisian artistes most liberally,
are receiving large importations of cloaks, mantles, &c., of a
singularly elegant and tasteful description. Tliee, however,
are only the models from which the stock of the season is
to be copied ; and although they may be seen in the salons
in Regent-street, it would scarcely be fair to give a minute
description of them, pending the period at which they are
destined to come into vogue.— Globe.
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