The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-30 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

Yesterday was one of the best days at the Crystal
Palace for the last fortnight. The number of persons
present was 68,496, and the receipts, including 61. 6s. for
season tickets, were 3,2871. 16s.

STATIONERS' AND PAPERMAKERS' PROVIDENT SO..
ClNTY.—Yesterday the anniversary festival of this institu-
tion took place at the Castle Hotel, Richmond, and was un-
usually well attended. About 150 gentlemen sat down to
an excellent dinner, presided over by Mr. Chater. From the
report of the committee of management it appears that the
society is in a very prosperous condition in the important
matter of money, but that at present a very large proportion
of its members are persons who, in all probability, will never
become applicants. It is, therefore, earnestly desired that
those branches of the trade who first suggested the forma-
tion of such an institution, and for whose especial benefit it
was originated, should now come forward and qualify them-
selves for receiving, in case of need, the advantages which
it confers. That wish wasstrongly expressed by the chairman
and other speakers during the evening. Another point
pressed, which is of some importance, was the propriety of
applying the resources of the institution rather to rendering
recipients comfortable in their own homes than to building
almshouses for them. - To carry out this view a special fund
has been set on foot, and the subscriptions collected last
night are to be appropriated to it. These amounted to
nearly 400/. The musical arrangements connected with the
dinner were under the able direction of Mr. Ransford, and
Mr. Harker officiated as toastmaster.

Much satisfaction has been felt at the announcement
that the Pasha of Egypt has at length definitively autho-
rized the construction of a railway from Alexandria to
Cairo, the agreement having been signed on the 12thinstant-
The road is to be finished in two years, and Mr. Stephenson
is to receive 55,0001. for the engineering part of the under-
taking.
nr '
Ma. LUCAS'S KICK AT A DEAD LION.—.--" Llngarclith
wrote his " History of England" in exact conforui,!3e'rwhis.
the traditions of his school—in the spirit of those older
element pervading
Church of Rome. It was the Gallivan . .
heretics; his strong
his history that made it agreeable to
he En lish mind •
national feeling recommended him to t g. i
torians who delighted to distinguish between the Court and
read Dr. Lingard. Dr,
tator, were not shocked when they
Church and State, .
Lingard. in all contests between _ . looked
them not
on osth toon
Is:
.... on the national feeling,
favourably on the civil powe..t
He had a notion about
and domestic government. .
n dislike to his is school, an
local rights. There is a growi.g
and people who looked upon St. Thomas as a turbulent agi-
abandonment of local peculiarities, and a more healthy
sense of the strength and beauty of Rome ; a child-like de-
pendenceyonuntanfaliarmt,o
atho
show clearly enough the and his Catechism b school to which
on the Holy See. His translation of the Gospels
he belonged; and as t are are very many who not only
do not belong to it,but vehemently dislike it, it would
have
ventured ventured to do. Our sympathies and whole soul are with
dereliction of duty not to speak as we have done, for we
ealregaurdwiet
could not praise even Dr. Lingard without stating in the
clearest manner that we differed altogether from him.—
Toblet. :cur:
have
Rome been
a nd
ue

We have received the Paris journals of yesterday.
, The proposition for the prorogation of the As-
sembly from the 10th August to the 4th November
has been adopted by a majority of 420 to 230. M.
CRETOX demanded that the discussion on his proposi-
tion for the repeal of the law exiling the BOURBONS
should be fixed for Monday ; his demand was, how-
ever, rejected.
The Committee on the Bill for creating a bank in
Algeria has appointed M. PASSY president, and M. H.
DIDIER secretary.
The Bulletin de Paris states that, in consequence
of some of the principal Orleanisis having signified a
desire to put forward the Prince DE JOINVILLE as a
candidate for the Presidency of the Republic, the Le-
gitimatists who have been most prominent in their
opposition to Louis NAPOLEON are now showing a
strong inclination for a revision of the Constitution, in
order that he may be re-elected.
The Mesaager says—‘• it is reported that General
Saint ARNAUD, who is about to return to France
from Algeria, will either replace General MAGSAN at
;,-;trasburgli, or General GUILLABERT, who goes to
Nantft."

"M. CHARLES HUGO, editor of the Evenement,"
says the Paris correspondent of the independence of
Brussels, " was called on to constitute hiuniell a
prisoner, in consequence of his recent condemnation.
But there was no place vacant except in the prisons
set apart for thieves. On the observation being made
to the Prefect of Police, he decided that M. CHARLES
HUG() should wait, in order not he placed among such
company."
The Bourse was dull, with little business doing.
Thu Five per Cents. opened at 95f. 85c., and
closed at 95f. 75c. for the end of the month. The
Three per Cents, closed at 57f. 40c.; Orleans Railroad
Shares, 861 f. 25c.; Rouen, 649 f. 50c.; Havre, 246 f. 25c.;
Great Northern 470 f. ; Avignon, 225 f. ; Vierzon,
441 f. 25c.; Bordeaux, 395 f. ; Paris and Strasburg,
362 f. 50c; Tours and Nantes, 27.3 f. 75c.; Amiens to
Boulogne, 270 f.

BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, JULY 29.
Boulogne and Amiens, 103/2—Dutch Rhenish, 31,4—East
Indian, 181,4—Northern of France, 1434—Orleans and Bor-
deaux,4N—Sambre and Meuse, 314—Tours and Nantes, 6sa.