The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-10 00:00:00

naval court incompetent to fulfil his duties from
either of these causes the Board of Trade can suspend
the certificate of service or competency of such
offender. In pursuance of the powers thus vested by
the Act a naval court was summoned to inquire into
the conduct of William Forster, master of the
William, of Sunderland, for assaults inflicted on t'nel
mate, Thomas Dawson, on the high seas, and also
with charges of drunkenness and tyrannical beha—
viour. A similar complaint had been previously in—
vestigated by the police magistrates of Sunderland,.
when William Forster was fined 40s. for the as-.
sault. The naval court of inquiry having investigated)
the case, reported the result of their decisioa in con-.
demnation of the defendant to the Board of Trade, andi
their Lordships have been pleased to direct that Fors. •
ter's certificate be returned to them, and that the same s
be suspended for one year ; and further, that the de -
fendant produce testimonials of good conduct during
the interval at the end of the year.

[The following appeared in our Third Edition of
last night :—]
THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

In the early stages of the Exhibition some degree (if
apprehension was felt lest the rush of visitors on th e
first shilling day should put the strength of the buildin,;
to an unfair test. Accordingly precautions of ever, y
conceivable character were taken to avert acci-
dents and preserve order; but, lo I when th e
eventful day came, the numbers fell very far
short of what had been anticipated, and the
Commissioners, for once, were entirely out in their cal-
culations. Everybody stopped away because everybody
else was sure to go on the first shilling day, and the re-
sult was highly satisfactory to those who ventured be-
neath the crystal roof, in spite of the unfavourable
predictions about the stability of its supports. They
saw the wondrous treasures which the building
contained without the inconvenience of a crush, and.
had the best possible chance of examining minutely
the principal objects of this stupendous collection
of industrial curiosities. How different, how-
ever, has been the last shilling day! Pouring in torrents
from the earliest dawn until long past noon, the streets
and public vehicles have yet been filled almost to re-
pletion with men and women of all classes, bent upon
taking " a last fond look" at the interior of the Great
Exhibition, and the consequence has been that the re-
ceipts to-day have added another 5,0001. to the accumu-
lating exchequer of the Commissioners. The numbers
up to four o'clock, as returned by the police, were 90,036.
Notwithstanding that this immense assemblage of peo-
ple was collected together within the limits of the
Crystal Palace itself, the difficulty of circulation was,
comparatively speaking, of no moment. At the tran -
sept, where the various streams meet, it is true, there
was a good deal of pushing and crushing, but every one
seemed conscious of the importance of keeping his
temper or exercising a little patience, and in the end the
twisting and squeezing operation was looked upon more as
an excellent joke than an inconvenience. The police,
therefore, who manage their part of the business with ad-
mirable skill and tact, experienced no trouble in per-
suading the multitude to " keep moving;" and altogether
the results of the last three days at the Exhibition have
been of the most gratifying character.
The following is the official report of the re-
ceipts £4,344 7s. 6d.
Police numbers ... ... 90,813.