The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-17 00:00:00

EXHIBITION OF 1851.

Her Majesty's Commissioners for the Exhibition of
1851 have taken into their consideration the question as
to the hours during which the Exhibition should remain
open, and have determined to adopt the following re-
gulations on the subject:—
Her Mrjesty having been pleased to signify her inten-
tion of visiting the exhibition on the occasion of its open-
ing on the Ist of May, the doors of the building will
not be op-ned to the public on that day till one o'clock,
at which hour the holders of season tickets will be ad-
mitted; and on that day the doors will not be closed
until seven o'clock in the evening.
On the two following days, Friday and Saturday, the
doors will ho opened at ten, and closed at six o'clock.
On Monday, the sth of May, and each subsequent
day, until further notice, the doors will be opened at tee
o'clock, and closed at six o'clock, excepting on Satur-
days, on which day the doors will not be opened until
twelve o'clock.

At six o'clock in the evening, when the doors are
shut, the stalls will be covered up, and the policy will
immediately proceed to close the barriers in the avenue
and to clear the building.
In case the Commissioners should find by experience
that it is necessary to modify these regulations, either
by the further limitation of the hours of admission, or
by giving the public a longer time for visiting the Exhi-
bition, notice of such modification will be given.
By order of her Piltjesty's Commissioners,
J. SCOTT RUSSELL.
STAFFORD H. NORTHCOTE.
Exhibition Building, Hyde-park. April 15, 1851.

The rates of admission have been tixed by her Majes-
ty's Commissioners as follows:—
Season tickets, 31. 3s. fur gentleman's ticket, and 21. 2s.
for lady's ticket, such tickets not being transferable, but
entitling the owner to admission on all occasions on which
the Exhibition is open to this public.
That on the first day of the Exhibition season tickets
only) should be available.
That on the second and third days the prices of ad-
mission should be 11. each.
That on the fourth day the Exhibition should open at
55., and that the charge should be reduced to ls. on the
twenty-second day of opening. That from the twenty-
second day the prices of admission should be as follows:
On Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays,
ls.; on Friday, 2s. 6d.; and on Saturday, after ono
o'clock, till which hour the public should bo excluded, ss.

FRENCH PLAYS.—ST. JAMES'S THEATRE.
Every lover of intellectual dramatic amusements
every one who can enjoy wit and poetry and acting,
will rejoice to hear that Mr. Mitchell baits again be-
come the impresario of the St. James's Theatre, and
that he proposes to give a series of fifteen representa-
tions of French plays, commencing on Monday,. April
28th, with Scribe's last new comedy, La Beatnik des
Dames, which was produced at the Theatre
Francais on the 17th of last month, and the
success of which was triumphant. M. Regnier
is engaged by Mr. Mitchell, and will perform
his original character in the new comedy. Mdlle.
Judith, of the Francais, is engaged, and will appear
with M. Regnier if the same piece. The comedy will be
followed by L' Amour et L' Aveuglette, in which Mdlle.
Scrivarreck and M. Hyacinthe will appear. We
are promised several of the Palais Royal drolleries, to
embody which, in addition to Mdlle. Scrirarreck and
M. Hyacinthe, Mdlle. Figeac, M. Levassor, Mdlle.
Octave, Mdlle. Aline,' and Rave), Ravel the incom-
parable, are engaged. We are also to have some
of the light and pleasing vaudevilles of the Varietes,
supported by Lafont and Mdlle. St. Mare, whilst for the
legitimate drama, in addition to the artistes from the
Theatre Francais. M. Roger and Mdlle.Bilhaut from
the Odeon are engaged. The first few nights are to
be devoted to comedy and vaudeville, and then we
are to have a series from the repertoire of the Theatre .
du Palen Royal, or Theatre Montansier, as it is now
termed. An engagement has been effected with
Rachel, who makes her debt on the ad of June, and
hopes are held out that at the conclusion of her en-
gagement, Bouffe or Frederic Lemaitre, or, as we
hope, both may appear. We are delighted to find
Mr. Mitchell again in the field, and we have no doubt
lenmg nutn.
but that the public will duly appreciate the exertions,
wearied, and judi-
coifoounsecoaftetrheersmfoorsttheenitr mearpruiss

URDER.
THE WARRINGTON 31
LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.—DIIIing the last four or
five days a reprieve, as far as the female prisoner, mar.
garet Lyons, is concerned, has been expected, in conse-
quence of the confession of her husband, that she had
nothing to do with the murder of the deceased. On the
femalo prisoner being made acquainted with the endea-
vours which were being made to commute the sentence
in her case, she, for the first day or two, exhibited a
restless anxiety to learn what her fate was to be; but no
communication having been made to her up to the be- .
ginning of the present week, she has, since Monday, been"
resigned to what she has considered the probability of
the extreme sentence of the law being carried out
against her. This morning, however, brought a respite
from the Home-office, which was, of course, immediately
communicated to the wretched woman, who, up to the
time of its arrival, seemed to have given up, all hopes
of mercy. The document does not eeme in the ac-
tual form of a reprieve—it is barely a respite directed
to the governor, and it is to the effect that the fe-
male prisoner is not to be executed until the go-
vernor hears further from the Secretary of State.
The respite was of course marked " by order of the
Queen," and is consequent upon the representation for-
warded from the Rev. Mr. Marshall, the Roman Catholio
priest to whom the male prisoner made his confession.
It might reasonably have been expected that, on the
intelligence being conveyed to the female prisoner that
in her case the carrying out of the extreme sentence of
the law was to be delayed, she would at once have ex-
hibited a prompt appreciation of the royal clemency;
but this does not seem to be the fact, for, on the commu-
nication being made to her by Captain Gibber, the go-
vernor of the gaol, she at first received it with a vacant
indifference, as if she had given up all hopes of a re-
prieve, and become resigned to the fate which awaited
her. It may, however, be said, as tending in some de-
gree to explain why the communication had so little effect
upon her, that she, like her unhappy husband, is ex-
ceedingly ignorant, and it was some time before the
governor was able to make her understand distinctly
her altered position. Her first impulse, on learning her ac-
tual situation, was to express, in rambling terms, her gra-
titude to the governor for what he had done for her, and on
the governor telling her that he had no more to do with tho
matter than communicating to her the Queen's command
that she was not to be executed until further orders
were received, and that she ought to be thankful to Al-
mighty God for it, she fell down on her knees, appa-
rently absorbed in deep feelings of gratitude. With re-
gard to her husband, the male prisoner, until within the
last few days he has exhibited a kind of careless
indifference to the awful situation in which he is
placed. Although ho has often repeated his confession,
inculpating himself, and entirely exculpating his wife, ho
seemed to have been almost inaccessible to religious ira-
pressions or spiritual consolation. Yesterday and to-
day, however, a marked change for the better has taken
place, and from his religious instructors we learn that ho
is now keenly nlivo to the position in which he is
placed, and the dreadful fate that awaits him. He fre-
quently dwells upon the enormity of his crime, fully ac-
knowledges the justice of his sentence, and says that be
is quite ready to die. The execution is fixed for the
26th inst.

THE LAWSHALL AIURDER.—The execution of
George C4nt, for the wilful murder of Elizabeth Bainbridge,
at Lawshall, is fixed to take place on Tuesday next, the
223, it having been considered advisable to depart from the
usual course of fixing these dreadful exhibitions fur the
market clay, but the circumstance of its being the Easter
holidays being probably overlooked. The culprit is in a moat
humble and submissive state of mind, his sorrow for the end
of his victim and remorse for his crime appearing to out-
weigh his feelings on his own approaching end; and he
evinces the greatest desire to learn the way of repentance
and forgiveness of sin. lie has made a full confession of
his guilc, but the statement in the London papers is ♦ery
incorrect. Ho did not state that the unfortunate woman
refused to yield to his desires, and that the murder was the
consequence of her resistance. On the contrary, we believe,
.his statement to have been that they had been in company
fur several hours, and had exchanged the love-token found
upon their persons; but, whilst walking together, tho
deceased, snatched a knife out of the prisoner's waistcoat-
pocket, and, declaring that she could bear such a life no
longer, made a motion as if to cut her throat. This the pri-
soner prevented, upon which she declared that she would
drown herself, and rushed to the pond ; the prisoner followed,
and in a phrenzy—for which he can no way account, except
by saying that he was" full of beer" from the two days' club
revelling—he admits that, in spite of her struggles and
screams, he forced and held her down in the water till life
was extinct, intending afterwards to destroy himself. Of
what followed, in the state of madness to which he was ex-
cited, he had no recollection until he found himself again at
the public-house, where he answered to the_ inquiries as to
his condition, " The halter is for my neck—the gallows is my
doom." We understand that an application is likely to be
made to the Secretary of State for a remission of the capital
punishment, on the three grounds of the absence of preme-
ditation of violence, which was distinctly negatived by the
medical evidence, and of concealment of his crime, taking
the case out of the ordinary and most revolting feature of
deliberate murder.—Burry Herald.
Everyone complains of his memory, but nobody of
his judgment.—Eliza Cook's Journal.
The annual meeting of the Grand Surrsoeyn,Cijanal
Company was held on Tuesday, Mr. Ambrosedßeyare
declared, being
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chair, whe❑ a dividend of 21. per share a
tisfactorv, the
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CONCENTRATION OF TROOPS IN AND AROUND LON-
DoN.—Notwithstancling the pretended authoritative contra-
diction that was given in some quarters to the statement
made
about five weeks ago, that an additional regiment of
cavalry would be added to the garrison at Woolwich during
the time the Exhibition in Hyde-park was open, that fact is
now established beyond doubt, as the 17th Lancers will ar-
rive at Woolwich on the 29th and 30th of April and the Ist
of May from Dublin. The regiment is about 360 strong, and
is composed of six troops, and will march from Liverpool to
Woolwich in detachments of two troops, arriving here on the
three successive days above-mentioned. The troop of Royal
horse Artillery at present in the West-square is ordered to
.move to the East-square, and three troops will ecnufl; the
space previously used for two troops. The sergeauts•°'
Royal Marines in the Woolwich division, not " mPalj3: ou t
originally
at
ar
required
R o y a 1
ser-
geants, have been directed to look out for accommodationuired for
of barracks, as their present quarters `rill
i stated,
other troops. It is still expected, as was
that the Rifle Brigade Will occupy
are, maktn_g at the
Pabe sufficient room
for at the Tower °l3iti
Marine Barracks ; and as there would
ostclafiotcdt u
-t T i; t: the Royal
for the whole, 400 of the Rifles will be
of London. At all events preparations
ghteen
Tower for
sentriesthe accommodationhao been o
ordered
which "1 require detached
additional
dailyour additional
Arsenal at Woolwich,
from the
gunners of the Royal Artillery f°
earoddditional troops, a
protection of the Arsenal. Commanding
barracks for the that it will
officers have also been informed
be necessary to
absence usually granted to the men of
restrict the leave of
ome for each company, and that
the Royal Artillery to two
on Sat rd
leave be only granted t
eleven
o'clock
at night.
logs, and then only to
ASSAULT or zums.—On Monday Colonel Hall and
the Ist Life Guards • •
the officers of . invited a large and very
• bed party to witness an assault of arms, in which
distinguish
ers of the two r •
the best fenc
took . egiments of Guards took part.
The display
place at the Riding-house in the Regent's-
park 13arracks, and the dexterity and grace of .the different
exercises gone through were the subject of general admira-
tion. Corporal-Major Limbert had the direction on the
occasion, and not only distinguished himself in that respcc',
but also by the superior style in which he handled the foil
and single-stick. The performance combined sword exer-
cise, sabre feats, and a general nuke, all of which excited
o_
great interest. Added to the other attractions, the band l
the regiment was present.
There are more victims to errors committed by
,_ou_
society itself, than society supposes.—Eliza Cook s ..1
NEw:-ParEus.—The number of newspaper stampsna:.
issued in 1850 for England and Wales, according to the an-
nual return now published, amounted to
1 d the' numbers are
and 11,681,423 of %d. For Scot, d..
and for Ireland,
7,643,045 of Id., and 241,264 of
d!'s .._!
, The number of Lon-
-6,302,728 of ld., and 43,358 of
-91jaaud the number of adver-
don newsp,pere in 1850 was
idtl:e rate of Is. 6d., an amount
tisements 891,650, yielding,
at
tThe English provincial news-
of duty equal to 66,873/. 1-ss•
number of advertisements being
papers
'numbered 222, the 65 6-2/ 68 6d. In Scot-
tof duty , i . .
875,531, and the amount
ere was 110, the number of ad-
land the number anew:lolp
d the amount of duty 18,6851.115.6 d.
vertisements 249,141,
and
102 in number, and 6t
adver-
The Irish newspapers
'd by them 236,128, giving an amount of
tisements publishe
io,
equal _ , , ~,,..
,_,,,
IR 1110v06 0
duty, at the rate Qt. .