The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-03 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

The receipts at the doors yesterday amounted to
2,4071. 155., and the number of visitors, according to
the police returns, was 49,866. By the sale of season
tickets 11. 103. was realised. There seems to be a com-
petition kept up as to who shall be the last season ticket
holder, for any one would have supposed that this source
of profit to the Commission would have been dried up
some time ago. It still, however, exists, and vre should
not now bo surprised if it continued until the close.

GREAT PEDESTRIAN FEAT.—Wo are informed that
the great pedestrian feat of 1,000 half-miles in 1,000 succes-
sive half hours concludes to-night at six o'clock. Through-
out the first fourteen days the weather was most unpropitious,
Coates having to change his attire thirty-three times. Still
undaunted, he persevered against all difficulties. Up till
twelve o'clock on Friday he had accomplished 852 half miles.
The weather having now taken a more favourable change,
leaves little doubt of his accomplishing the feat. His bodily
health appears very little affected, further than pains in the
limbs, caused by the wet weather. and blistered teet.—liorth
British Mail.

JENNY LIND AT NIAGARA FALLS.—A party
writing from the Clifton Hotel states :—The society here is
decidedly aristocratic. Sir Hugh Dalrymple, of the 71st Re-
giment, and suite, are here, and several other military cha-
racters. Jenny Lind arrived yesterday from New York, by
way of Oswego. She keeps strictly private, and has her
meals served in her own room. Last evening she was
amuing herself by singing, accompanied by Mr. Sharfenberg,
is her own rooms, with closed doors. Soon a crowd of a
hundred bad gathered round her door, without a whisper
being heard. She sang for about half an hour, when sud-
denly opening the door, ehe stepped into the hall far a
candle, and then you would have laughed outright to see the
people scamper, and she looking so indignantly. We have
several beauties here—the two that bear off the pal►n are
Miss D., of New York, and Miss 0., of Brooklyn; the latter
sings and plays sweetly.

CRYSTAL PALACE —Upon the walls of the
Fine Arts Court, slightly to the west, on the north side, will
be found several specimens of typo-chromatic printing; a
process which is deservedly obtaining much attention both
from artists and connoiseurs by reason of the great advance
marked by it in imitative art. These specimens are exhi-
bited by Messrs. George Rowney and Co., the well-known
artists' colourmen of Rathbone-place, and will doubtless
startle the casual observer by their remarkable fidelity to
water-colour drawing. The rustic figures, the more particu-
larly " The Fishing Girl " and " The Gleaners," are espe-
cially good, that breadth and truth of touch so agreeable in
the spirited sketches of our eminent artists being here secured.
The landscapes are likewise noticeable for their correctly
embracing the most salient features of water-colour execu-
tion. As it would appear that this really novel and capti-
vating process renders similes of the most costly masterpieces
easy of access to a more extended circle of art-worshippers,
we cheerfully direct especial attention to these elegant evi-
dences of its usefulness.

CONVENTION OF FREE NEGROES IN INDIANA.-A.
convention of free people of colour is now in session at In-
dianapolis, and is occupied in deliberating upon various
matters relating to the interests of its constituents as a class.
There is said to exist among its members a strong inclination
to remove out of the state of Indiana to some othercountry,
where they hope to enjoy greater social advantages. Atter
much debate a resolution was adopted, by a large majority,
providing that should the laws of the state become so op-
pressive as to be intolerable, they would recommend their
people to emigrate to Canada, Jamaica, or elsewhere, in pre-
ference to Liberia, against which there appears to be a vio-
lent prejudice in the convention. Among the countries
spoken of for the purpose of emigration, besides those men-
tioned, arc Mexico, New Granada, and Central America;
but Canada is generally regarded as most eligible, on ac-
count of its accessibility. At last accounts the convention
had under discussion a resolution somewhat contradictory to
that which had just been passed, as mentioned above. It
asserts, in substance, that the free negroes have a right to re-
main, if they choose, in the United States, the land of their
nativity, and it accordingly recommends them to stay here,
and strive for their moral, social, political, and intellectual
elevation. It was expected that the resolution would be de-
feated.—New York Herald.

We have this week had an opportunity of inspect.
ing the estuary works. Our readers are doubtless aware
that Messrs. Peto and Betts have contracted to excavate a
new channel from West Lynn into the wash of Lincoln, for
a distance of four miles. The terms of the contract are for
the first two miles through the land, 143,000/. ; and for the
two through the sand, 20,000/. The average depth of the
excavation for the first two miles will be 30 feet; the width
at the bottom, 265 feet; and at the top, 518 feet. At the
extreme end of the land cutting, the width will be 280 feet.
This part of the excavation commences at West Lynn, near
Fisher-street, and is continued in a straight line across
North Lynn St. Edmund, as far as the dry land extends.
The excavation will be further continued for two miles
through the sands of the Wash, and thence it is expected
that the new direction of the ebb and flew of
a vast body of water will force a straight chan-
nel for many miles through the wash to the
sea. The old circuitous channel, full of shifting sands, will
be closed up, and thousands of acres will be laid dry, and
be made available for agricultural purposes. Since December
last about 1,200 men have been employed in the excavation
work ; and more than a million and a half of cubic yards of
earth have been removed. The soil is clay at the top, and
below silth and strong loam; so that the cutting through
and removing such a vast quantity will require an enormous
amount of labour. It is, however, expected that the first
two miles of the new channel will be completed within a year,
and then large vessels may be brought into this port. What-
ever may be the benefit accruing to the trade of this town,
there can be no question as to the advantage of reclaiming
30,000 acres of land; adding in fact, so much to the terri-
torial extent of the country; and from this beginning we may
anticipate that in time a large part of the land now under
the wv.ters of the Wash will be gradually laid dry.—Norfolk
Chronicle.

IMPORTANT TO SPIRIT MERCUANTS AND 131.33L1•
CANS.—It may not be generally known to this class of trades-
men that the practice of selling sweet or heme-made wines,
unless protected by a licence, is illegal, and renders them
liable to a heavy penalty. At the public office yesterday,
several persons were summoned upon informations by the
I3oard of Inland Revenue, for selling a sweet wine called
ginger wine, without being empowered by licence so to do.
Three of the parties referred to pleaded guilty, and were fined
in the mitigated penalty of 121. 10s. each;. but the others
escaped in consequence of their succeeding
.in proving that
the beverage they vended was not ginger wine, but ginger-
ette, which, as it contains a large proportion of spirit, is al-
I owed to be sold under the ordinary spirit licence. The other
liquor, it will be well to remember, is excisable. As the ob-
ject of the Board of Revenue in bringing these eases forward
is intended to act more as a caution to the public than a
punishment of the offenders, who all pleaded their ignorance
of the law, the fines thus inflicted will, in all probability,
be commuted, through the interest of the Excise, upon the
presentation of a proper petition from each to the Board.
We may add that the cost of the licenca for the sale of these
wines amounts to the trifling aura of 1/. 2a.Bd.—.Birmingham