The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-21 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

Yesterday was the fourth half-crown day, and it was
by far the best of the series. From the animated ap-
pearance of the roads in the vicinity of the Crystal
Palace—crowded with omnibuses and cabs—it might
have been imagined that it was a shilling day, but for
the absence of the pedestrian crowds. People were as-
sembling at the doors nearly an hour before they were
opened; and within two hours after the opening 14,000
persons had poured into the building—more by some
thousands than in the corresponding time on the last
half-crown day. The visitors on these days are either
such as come to see the Exhibition without the incon-
venience of a crowd, or else season ticket holders. These
form, in some respects, two distinct classes of 'visitors,
though they may often belong to the same class in so-
ciety. The first come early and go away early; the se-
cond class come in the afternoon and leave late. Hence,
in the following statement of the visitors entering at dif-
' ferent hours, it will be seen that the numbers regu-
larly declined from ten to two o'clock—more than
doubled between two and three o'clock—and then began
again to decline until five o'clock. _

From 10 to 11 o'clock 7,198
From 11 to 12
From 12 to 1
From 1 to 2

Total arrivals to 2
Departures, 2,000. ~
From 2 to 3
From 3 to 4
From 4 to 5

Total to 5 o'clock 30,956
By this time people were rapidly departing, and few
were arriving. The entire number of visitors was hardly
32,000.
The amount received during the day was—
For season tickets
Atthe doors

Total receipts ....... £2,855 19 6
Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the Princess
Alice, visited the Exhibitionat half-past nine, accompanied
by the King of the Belgians, the Duke of lirabant, the
Count of Flanders, and the 'Princess Royal of Belgium.
The royal visitors were attended by their respective
suites, and were received by Colonel Reid and Mr.
I)ilke. with Mr. Mayne. Entering at the door in ILA-
laud, they walked up the foreign nave and down again
on the other side to the transept, whence they proceeded
along the chid' north side avenue of the same nave—
turning on their loft hand into the different front com-
partments of that side of the nave (visiting in their way
the French compartment of fine art), until they returned
a t t
to that of Holland, through which, at about a quarter to
eleven, they took their departure. The compartment of
Belgium was among
Damnoenhesgts of Bent,hose whic
h thee n
d e royalby Sir visitors
exa-
mined. The George
Cowper, was also in the building at the came time. In
the course of the day we observed the Duke of Welling-
ton, the Duke and Duchess of Richmond, the Marquis

INlntitric ENT BEQUESTS.—The treasurer of kings of Salisbury, the Earl of Enniskillen, the Earl of Bosse,
College Ho,pital has just received the handsome legacY.of the Earl of Tankerville, the Marquis and Marchioness of
Y(26/. from the late Mr. Thomas Harris 13red.h.:w and a fur- , Douro, Lady Stuart de Rothsay with the Misses Taf-
t her sum of IQO/. from the executors of the late dr. Frederick hot, Lord Listowel, Lord Hopetoun, Lord G. Manners,
Robinson, forming, it may be observed, a very important
Lord H. Vane, the Chancellor of tho Exchequer, Mr.
addition to the funds of the hospital, dependent as it i 8 en- .„- _ „,, ,-, •,,,r D: .., ,-,
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tirely upon such voluntary marks of benevolence.

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