The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-14 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

Yesterday the receipts at the Crystal Palace amounted
to a higher sum than has yet been received. So great
was the influx of visitors that 2,2001. was taken in money
at the doors, and the sale of season tickets also rose so
high that the funds of the Commission had during the
day an accession altogether of at least 3,0001. The
French exhibitors still continue their preparations, and
the goods forwarded from Turkey are not yet arranged.
Professors Royle and Soley are busily engaged in the
distribution of the large and valuable additional con-
signment within the last few days received from India.
Several of the most valuable articles have been placed in
the stalls facing the nave, and ao great is their
value esteemed, that they have been surrounded
with a railing, as if they were State prisoners.
We hardly think that this precaution was necessary,
and it certainly is not ornamental. Our own jewellers
have not considered it requisite to adopt any such
measures of safety, and they ought to know something
of the risks incurred. However, we do not cavil at the
East India Company for what they have done, the more
'especially as their collection promises, when completed,
to be one of extraordinary interest, splendour, and at-
tractiveness. In addition to the Lahore jewels, they
have now, in stalls facing the nave, the " Durria-i-Noor,"
or " Sea of Light,"—an immense diamond set as an
armlet, with ten smaller stones around it; a necklace of
224 large pearls, and a shorter one of 104 smaller pearls;
a necklace of four large rubies, a pair of emerald armlets,
a carved emerald and diamond turban ornament, an eme-
rald and diamond bridle and martingale, a gold mounted
saddle, set with diamonds, emeralds, and rubies; a mag-
nificent brocaded robe, richly decorated with pearls; and
an emerald girdle, the stones in which are of immense
size, and most of them of very fine quality. This list
of jewellery will give the public some idea of the man-
ner in which our Eastern empire is represented, and will
recall some at least of those visions of fabulous wealth
and splendour with which the name of India used in
former times to be connected. Until the collection is
completely arranged it would be premature to notice
further the more prominent features of the fresh arrivals.
The Royal Commission have again had under their
consideration the propriety of making arrangements for
the accommodation of the working classes who may be
expected atter the 26:h to visit London in order to see
the Exhibition. They have determined to abstain from
organising any system with that object, as their doing so
would interfere with many praiseworthy undertakings of
private individuals for the same purpose, but they re-
commend mechanics to co-operate, and to take such. steps
before leaving home as may obviate the inconvemencies
that would otner wise arise from large numbers coming
together without any previous preparation.
The receipts for admission upon each day since the
opening of the Exhibition to the public, independently
of the receipts for the sale of season tickets, have been
as follows:

May 2d, at 11. ...
May 3d, at 11. ...
May sth, at 53. ...
May 6th, at 59. ...
May 7th, at 59. ...
May Bth, at 53. ...
May 9th, at 53. ...
May 10th, at sa.
May 12th, at ss.

£560 0 0
482 0 0
1,362 10 0
1,458 10 0
1,790 15 0

... 2,018 0 0
... 1,824 10 0
.. 1,843 15 0
... 1,597 10 0

Total

-112,937 10 0

MADAME SCHWAB'S CONCERT.

This concert, which took place last evening in the
Princess's Concert-room, was on the whole an elegant
and agreeable entertainment. Like benefit concerts in
general, got up to please a miscellaneous audience, it
contained things addressed to the vulgar taste; but there
were several pieces of a high order executed by some of
our best performers. Madame Schwab herself is a very
good pianist, with a clear touch, a reasonable degree of
execution, and a musician-like style. her performance
of Hummel's " Rondo Brilliant," with septet accom-
paniments, was exceedingly satisfactory. Miss Catherine
Hayes sang Donizetti's air, " Benigno it ciel," with the
utmost beauty of voice and brilliancy of execution. Miss
Williams gave Gluck's "Che faro SCOZ3 Euridice" with
characteristic simplicity of expression. Mr. Whitworhe
produced much effect in Romer's pathetic ballad, " T
Sailor Boy's Return." and in a fine French
song,
"L'ange d‘Jhu," by Vogel. There were several Jules
good vocal performances by Miss Dolby,
and a solo
Mr.
Stockhausen, Miss Fyne, and 'Herr Mengis;
on the flute, brilliantly played by Signor Briccialdi.
The room was quite full.

Mn. WYLD'S GLOBE. the imme-
-Yesterday morning at an
early hour the greatest confusion woaws
ncgaused in
i to a body of flame
diate vicinity of Leicester-sq a
shorting up apparently fromterLeeinewly-erected building for
globe belonging to Mr. Wyld,
the exhibition of the monster
M.P. Several engines of the London Brigade and West of
England office attended, when the firemen
.found that the
tire had broken out in a wooden building within the enclo-
sure of ,Leicester-square, used as a storehouse and tempo.
rary
pay-office, but detached from the building for the exhi-
bition. The space, however, between the two was very
small, and at one period strong apprehensions were enter-
tained lest the wind should drive tue fire into the newly-
formed structure. The whole of the men at work on the
premises, to the number of 160, instantly repaired to the
spot, as well as Mr. NVyld, and owing to their exertions the
books and other documents in the place were removed in
safety. After some time water was procured, and the hose
having been attached to the st Ind-pipe, the firemen were
enabled to extinguish the flames, but not until the building
in which they commenced was burnt down; fortunately not
the least injury was done to the main building. The pro-
perty consumed belonged to Mr. Myers, the builder, of the
Belvedere-road, Lambeth. It was at first imagined that the
fire had been the work of some incendiary, but from in-
quiries since made there seems no doubt that it was owing
to the watchman making too great a fire in the grate to
warm the building. Mr. Wyld, we are sorry to say, in his
exertions to rescue the property, ricked his back, which has
since caused him considerable pain.
Slanderers are like flies that leap over all a man',$5
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good parts to light only upon his sores.—Elea oe oh
Journal.
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WARNING Ti) IRISH PAUPERS.—The Ne- York
Courier has an extraordinary " warninto foreign paupers."
it bad been
" Yesterday, an Irishwoman, Mrs. Sullivan,l
in charge as a pauper, in the town of Shountwbbonoroe'e,
mfoprl atihnet
last year, was brought before Justice Bott a
e.
lof an overseer of the poor as a vagrant, is„ The justice
gave his decision that Mrs. Sullivan
the kingdom of Great Britain, from whencee
Sullivan had been pugnacious, . should. be sent back to
she came. Mrs.
& to the overseers—so •
much so that they were obliged to adopt this course to get
rid of her."
The following are the imports of grain, flour,
&c., into Liverpool, for the
fortnight ending the 7th instant:
—159,472 bushels wheat;
1,233 sacks flour; 12,530 barrels
ditto; 80,487 bushels Indian corn; 3,928 sacks ditto; 2,400
bushels rye; 10,352
bushels beans; 8,944 bushels peas; 15
bags ditto;
4 928 bushels
.barley ; 882 barrels meal; 2,020,
xes cheese;l -
' 11 casks ditto; 50 MOO ditto..
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