The Sun.
London, England, 1851-08-20 00:00:00

WED NESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 20, 1851.

TH6 GREAT EXHII3I ETON.

Th police returns of pester i‘ty show that Tuebduy still
continues in its wonted pre-eminence in point of numbers
over every other day in the week. The numbers were 11
follow:-
10 o'clock ...

4,398
... 20.289
... 35,589
••• 46 091
... 50 936
••• 54 098
4 „ ... 56 036
The Chinese idol just exhibited in front of the
Tunisian department attracts great attention, and its
grotesqueness causes no little amusement to a large por-
tion of the visitors. It is exhibio-d by Major Edy.
The thermometer rose in the course of the day from
61 to 71.

2,7731. 16s. was taken at the doors, and the num-
ber of visitors was 57,059. As annouuced by ad-
vertisement, the building now opens to the public at
nine o'clock in the morning, and closes at six in the
evening.
An important meeting of the Royal Commission,
which was very fully attended, took place yesterday
in the Crystal Palace, and was presided over by Prince
Albert, who was naturally anxious to see certain
questions satisfactorily solved which pressed for a
decision before his departure to the Highlands. All
matters that could stand over, such as the fate of the
building, and the appropriation of the surplus funds,
are still in reserve ; but the following is a summary of
the points finally settled :
" The Royal Commissioners have fixed Saturday,
the 11th of October, as the day for closing the Exhibi-
tion to the public. It is their intention to bold a meet-
ing in the building on Wednesday, the 15th of October.
at twelve o'clock, to receive the reports of the several
juries, and to take leave of the foreign Commissioners.
On this occasion they intend to request the presence of
the exhibitors, the jurors, the foreign and local commis-
sioners, and the members of the local committees.
Immediately after the close of their proceedings per.
mission will be given to the exhibitors to remove their
goods, subject to such regulations as may be made by
the executive committee. The reports of the juries and
the mimes of the persons to whom prizes shall have been
awarded will afterwards be published in the London
Gazette. It is the desire of the Royal Commissioners
not only to present medals to the individuals to whom
the juries may have awarded them, but to mark their
sense of the great exertions of all the exhibitors, and
also of the jurors, the foreign and local commissioners,
the chairmen, treasurers, and secretaries of local coin•
mittees, and other persons who have rendered services
in promoting the Exhibition, and to present them with
a permanent memorial of the undertaking by distribut-
ing medals to each, accompanied by a certificate and a
copy of the reports of the juries.
" The three medals of which the designs were origi-
nally approved are intended to be applied as follows :
That by Mr. Leonard Wyon will be distributed to the
pristnueu selected by th., juries, that by M. Bonbardel
will be given in certain cases recommended by the
Council of Chairmen, not as a mark of excellence in de
gree on the part of those who receive it, but for reasons
which •he Council of Chairmen have been requested to
stet, specially in their reports. The medal att,igned by
Mr. Adams will he given to the jurors
"lit addition to these medals he Commissioners pro-
pose to cause two other medals to be struck, which will
be presented respectively to the exhibitors, and to those
who have rendered other services to the Exhibition.
" The great number of the medals, books, and certifi-
cates, which will thus be presented, obviously renders
the distribution of theta on a single occasion a physical
impossibility.
" On the other hand, the Commissioners feel that it
would be invidious to select any persons to receive their
medals at one time, and to omit others.
_ _ _

" And, further, it is clearly desirable that the medals,
the certificates, and the reports, should be presented
simultaneously, and the length of time which must ne-
cessarily elapse before the whole of them can be pre-
pared makes it difficult to fix any precise day on which
the distribution could be effected.

" Under these circumstances, the Royal Commissioners
have come to the conclusion that it will be most desir-
able to fix a limited period within which each individual
may make such arrangements for receiving medals,
books, and certificates from the Commission, as may
best suit his personal convenience. Due notice will be
given on this point as soon as the Commissioners are
able to fix a time for the distribution to commence."
From this it will be seen that it is not at present
contemplated to close the Exhibition with any pomp
or ceremony ; that the Commission desire, as far as
medals, certificates, and jurors' reports can do so, to
please everybody; that they cannot render the closing
and the distribution of rewards and honours as they
ought to be simultaneous acts; that the official an-
nouncements of prizes will be postponed and other
steps taken to avoid as far as possible individual
jealousies and " make things pleasant;" finally, as we
some days ago hinted, that the Great Exhibition may
be well nigh forgotten, and the youngest contributor
at an advanced period of life, before the honorary
distinctions connected with it have reached their pro-
per recipients.— Times.

SEABORNE MAILS.
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ey the night—and 51 by the morning--etispatch.)

When made up in From what
PLACES. General Post-office port die.. ".en
I London. patched. due.
America (by Brit. pkt.)N Aug. 22 .. Liverpool .• Aug. 25
America (by U.S. pkt.) N Aug. 27 .. •. IL verpool
America (by U.S. pkt.) M Aug 27 'Southampt. Aug. 21
Aftica (West coast) • • N 14th of the month Plymouth Sept. 6
Alexandria* ........ N 19th & 30th of mo.; Dover .. Aug. 28
Belgium • • .. .• N Daily • • .. Dover .. Daily
Brazil .• • .. M 9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16
Buenos Ayres .• 51 9th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16
CaliforMa(viaChagres) 31 2d& 17th of month Southampt. Aug. 20
Cape of Good Hope N 14th of month Plymouth.. Sot t. 6
Constantinople* .... N 7th 17th 27th of moDover Aug. 20
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Central America .. M2d & 17th of mon. Southampt. Aug. 20
Channel Isles •• N Mon., Wed., & Fri.lSouthampt. Tn. Th.B a
Chili • • .• • • . 111 17th of the month !Southampt. Aug. 20
France .. &N Twice daily .. (Dover Twicodall4,
Greece* • • .. • • N 7th 17th 27th of mo Dover .. Aug. 20
Hamburgh • • .. N Tuesday & Friday London .. Toes. Sat.
Holland .. • • .. Si Wednes. & Satur.,London Mom.Thrr
Honduras •• N 17th of the mouthlSouthampt. Aug. 20
Ireland .. M& N Twice daily .. Holyhead .. Twicodaily
India (via So'uthamp.) M 20th of the month Southampt. Aug. 23
India (via Marseilles) N 7th& 24th of month !Dover .. Sept. 1
Mediterranean (via
Southampton) •• M 20th of the month douthampt. Aug. 23
Mediterranean (via
Marseilles) Nl7th& 24th ofmonth Dover • • Sept. 1
Mexico .. Ml2d of the month.. Southampt. Sept 5
\Weirs •• 1119th of the month Southampt. Sept. 16
Malta* • • •• 117th.17t11•19t107th 1 Dover Aug. 20
& 30th of month I
Naples* ••N sth 15th 25th ofmo Dover • Ang. 22
Papal States* N 511 15th 25th of mo Dover .• Aug. 22
Peninsular • • • • .. M 7th 17th 27th of mu Southampt. Aug. 26
Peru .. M 17th of the month Southamot. (Aug. 20
Tuscany* N sth 15th 25 th of mo. Dover • •
,Aug 21
West Indies .. M 17th of the month Southampt. Aug. 20
West Indies (except
Havanna & Nassau) M 2d of the month .• Southampt•lSept. 5

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On Monday last the foundation-stone of a Baptist
Chapel was laid at Westow-hill, Norwood, by W. B. Gurney,
Esq., who delivered a deeply interesting address on the oc-
casion. The attendance was exceedingly numerous, and as
the day was very fine tea was prepared under a tent near the
site. A talented and suitable sermon was preached in the
evening by the Rev. J. Aldis, of Maze pond. The subscrip-
tions for the erection were headed by W. B. Gurney, Esq.,
1001., Josiah Tritton, Esq., 1001., and already amount to
about 500/. The light fingered gentry took a lively interest
in the proceedings, and managed to ply their vocation with
such success that several ladies and gentlemen were relieved
of their purses and watches.

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