The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-08 00:00:00

MONDAY

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

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The receipts at the doors on Saturday annountea
to 1,1981. 15s , 2111 d 11. los. was realized by tine sale of
season tickets, which still continues. According to
the police returns, 12,672 persons visited the building
during the day.

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With reference to the lock controversy, we are
glad to hear that Messrs. Bramah intend raising no
captious objections es to the award of the arbitrators,
having determined to pay Mr. Hobbs the two
hundred guineas reward offered by them. The lock
picked has been taken to pieces and carefully exa-
mined. The slide plates with which therinterior is
provided show at several points the operation of a
file, which Mr. Hobbs probably used in order to
render the action of the key when introduced cer-
itain—one or two of them are also slightly bent. This,
they contend, could not have been done if the plates
lin question had been of steel instead of soft
I iron. In all their recent locks steel has been
used. but the lock opened was made 50 years ago, and
has hung in their shop window ever since with the
general challenge attached to it. Not only in the
material of the slide plates, but also in the size of the
keyhole, Messrs. Bramah contend that Mr. Hobbs
had an advantege, the latter being much larger than
in their present make, and giving the American extra
facilities for the use of his picking instruments.
Messrs. Bramah strongly protest against the insinua-
tion that their lock had been prepared for the recent
trial, asserting that it bad not been taken to pieces
previously for 3.5 years ; and they express their con-
fident expectation that in a fortnight their patent will
he again exhibited in their shop window with the
former general challenge attached to it. We hear that
the lock exhibited by Mr. Hobbs is itself to be imme-
diately tested by an English mechanic.
With reference to the removal of goods from the
Exhibition when it closes, it has been determined to
leave exhibitors almost entirely to themselves in that
matter. Each must look after his own property, and
get it removed as speedily as possible. The two blank
days intervening between Saturday the 11th and
Wednesday the 15th of October, will be devoted to
the clearing of space for packing operations by the
removal of carriages and such like bulky objects.
During that quiet interval, also, jewellers and silver-
smiths will be allowed to take away the valuable ob-
jects contributed by them.
While the arrangements connected with the close
of the building and the dispersion of its contents are
under final consideration Sweden is sending to Hyde
Park a considerable augmentation of her produc-
tions. The things received.have not yet been com-
pletely unpacked, and cannot, therefore, be spoken
of with confidence ; but among them is a stu-
pendous vase of polished granite, and a remarkable
cannon, which is said to be intended for loading at
the breech. There are also some fine specimens of
furs, and some gilt chandeliers which yield to nothing
of the kind in the Exhibition for simplicity and ele-
gance of design.
In the French department of the Exhibition, at the
entrance of the Sevres room, is an interesting collet.
tion of Algerian products, upon which the following
statistics with reference to that colony throw an in-
teresting light.
" The augmentation of the European population of
Algeria from March 31, 1850, to March 31, 1851, wad
16,529, of whom 6,286 were French, and 10,243
foreigners. The prospect of the alteration of the Cus-
toms' laws developed, however, during the last three
months of the above year, a most striking example, thus
—ln the first three months of 1850 only 176 French im-
migrants arrived; whereas, in the first three months of
1851, 2,096 made their appearance.
" The rapid progress and capabilities of production in
prospect of this new Customs' law are shown bytthe
exports for the first three months of 1850 and 1851,
comparatively, viz :—Wool, 530 and 1,122 tons; in
tobacco, 124 and 928 tons; in tallow, 3f and 53i tons;
in rags, 12} and 77i tons; in cattle, 1,005 and 3,905
head.

" In 1850 the export of olive oil to France amounted
to only 90 tons; but daring the first three months of
1851 it rose to 1,808 tons; and its the month of April
alone to 837 tons.

" The principal object of the law of the Ist of March
last was to place the Algerine produce on the same
footing as French, whereas, up to that time, it had been
subjected to the same customs' dues, &0., as foreign
produce." _

- Among the recent visits to the Crystal Palace
should be noticed that of 34 boys and as many girls
from the Brentford Union. A voluntary contribu-
tion of the inhabitants defrayed the expenses, and the
example is well worthy of imitation.—Morning
Paper.

COWES, ISLE OF WIGHT.
(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
CHALLENGE TO ALL THE YACHT CLUBS
OE THE UNIT :D KINGDOM.

It is not perhaps generally known that the cele-
brated American yacht " America," was not the pro-
perty of one individual, in fact was not a gentleman's
yacht—hut was built by the members of the New
York Yacht Club expressly to sail against the yachts
of the Erigiish yacht clubs, to beat them and to be
sold. She challenged them all and beat all that dared
show to her—carried off the Royal Yacht Squadron
Con, and wis then sold for a good round sum,
5,0001.!! ! The builders have returned to America
to be r,•ady to act over the same Keno again next sea-
son. Will our yacht clubs be any better prepared
next year ?