The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-21 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

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to town by the attractions of Derby-day. As the de-
mand for season tickets at the present rate of charge is
now visibly on the decline, it is a question whether the
Commissioners ought not by reducing the price to try and
open up a fresh demand. It is perfectly open for them
to do so if they think proper, and, considering the size
of the building, we cannot see any objection to such an
arrangement. Professor Ansted has announced a series
of eight lectures on successive Friday and Saturday
mornings, between the hours of nine and twelve o'clock,
in explanation of the mining processes, mineral products
and manufactures forwarded for exhibition from various
parts of the world. The first of these lectures will take
place on Friday, the 23d of May, and be of an introduc-
tory character—treating of the general nature of the
materials of which the earth is composed. He will
then discuss in their order mineral fuel, iron, other me-
tals, stone, clays, various earthy minerals, and gems.
The number of his class is limited to 150, and q
tailed list of the objects illustrated will be issued pre-
vious to each lecture.

THE " COUNT OUT."
The following Members were present when the HMO
was counted out last night :
Adderley, C. B. Grey, Sir G.
Aglionby, H. A. Hawes, B.
Anstey, T. C. Hill, Lord M.
Armstrong, R. B. Hume, J.
Bass, M. T. Molesworth, Sir W.
Blandtord, Marquis of Nichol!, Right Hon. J.
Child, S. Pugh, D.
Cockburn, Sir J. Salwey, Colonel
Denison, E. Somerville, Sir W.
Duncan, G. Thicknesse, R. A.
Dunne, Colonel Thompson, Colonel
Ewart, W. Thornely, T.
Fox, W. J. Villiers, Hon. C.
Frewen, C. IL Walmsley, Sir J.
Geach, C. Williams, W.
Gibson, T. M.

TO THE SECRETARY OF THE BRADFORD
REFORM ASSOCIATION.
(ENICRY MONDAY AND WEDNEINIAT.)
Sir,— On Monday the 19th, was a continued scene of
struggle for delay on the part of the Papal minority.
It is difficult to blame men for doing what they think
good tor their cause; and it is also in some sort difficult
to say, how or by what process a determined minority is
ever overcome. The explanation seems to be, that there
are slow and hidden sources of defection and failure,
which reduce the spirits of the defenders, and end in
preventing their dying on the floor of the House.
There is scarcely any party that has not at some time
been in the position described, and felt this weakness.
An argument for toleration in the day of strength.
A minority is excusable for advancing a bad argu-
ment when arguments are scarce. And one of especial
badness was produced on this night. You may remem-
ber my noting, that the motion for going into Com-
mittee was finally allowed to pass with unexpected
facility. It was allowed to pass when the House was
thin, and consequently both, the absolute and the relative
magnitude of the majority and minority were greatly re-
duced. And this was gravely advanced on Monday night,
as proof that the House had reconsidered the question and
found out that it was wrong; the fact being only that
it had found out it wanted dinner. Any argument of
this nature was effectually contradicted in the course of
the evening; where a majority of 271 against 30 dis-
played the proportion of 9 to 1, which is not often wit-
nessed in the House.

On Tuesday the House was occupied by Sir William
Molesworth's motion for an Address to the Crown pray-
ing that a stop may be put to transportation to VBll
Diemen's Land. The answer of the Government
brought out some valuable points in the way of pros-
pects of improvement. The necessity of the naked
case, is urgent; we must plant out our thieves. And if
so, they must be planted somewhere; the question
therefore is, how to plant them with the best effects to
all, to the country here, to the country there, and
to the transplanted. Now with respect to moral
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ing up disease in lazarettos, it disperses the patients
among country air and rural scenes, and the infection
dies out. The fault has hitherto been, that criminals
were herded together in gangs and public receptacles.
The plan avowed by the Government, is to send abroad
only such as have been submitted to some reforming pro-
cess here, and then to encourage them by con-
siderable liberty and indulgence abroad,.
amounting
labourers. o us starting
stated to be,
that instead of the resistance which has beenshown by
gAnthclettnhe consequence
modern foundation from
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some colonies, there are many of
t labourers on the
principles requests proceed for a supply o
d fact it would appear, that in all
principles enounce
new colonies
there must be a period when such a supply
must be most promotive
of Chair interest. After the
answer of
'theSecretary for the Home Department, the
progress of the debate was interrupted by the thinness
of the House. It had been previously determined to ad-
ourn till Thursday,.
I am, Sir, yours very sincerely,
AN OLD REFORMER.

London, May 21, 1851.

HARWICH ELECTION.--A new writ will issue for
Harwich, and it is understood that the same candidates will
again contest the borough.
To REMOVE A TIGHT STOPPER FROM A GLASS
BorTLE. —Warm the bottle before the fire, and then gently
and cautiously rest the neck on the edge of the top bar of a
grate, or the edge of the hot plate of a stove, beginning with
the cooler part and gradually approaching the centre. Try
the stopper from time to time, observing never to twist it
round, but to draw it straight out. This has been feund. to
succeed when other methods have failed. If it be a smelling-
bottle, oil the stopper when it is out, to prevent it being
fixed again.

A BLIND STUDENT..--A blind student pined one
of the principal prizes for Greek at a recent ma:limit-V:lff,
the University of Edinburgh. He was a native of.DFI?
and had used in his studies extracts from the booki.ientri traced
with in, printed in raised characters, which a
with his fingers.
alarn3ing aCCi-
FATAL RAILWAY CASUALTY.--An x
1.15
1.15 F.M. train
cent occurred on Saturday afternoon to the a curve between
from Bolton to Machester, it was in roundingabout a mile from its
Windsor-bridge and Oldfield-lane,h
c.
i ti has not yet been.
destination. From some cause w
across the line, The
a short distance was throwleiasi
discovered, the engine and tendert.
on was behind the tender,
luggage van, which on this oc_t;
i but all the carriages of the
was jerked up and cast uponnel and none of the
train remained upon the ' ;hey were muchshaken passengers
by the
of
to that the slight damage d
received any injury, though
.
fne train. The train was not '
over
rft the rails, and running
, though thrown goeing
sadden bringing up
off, escaped with-
out any great speed,Aver
the stoker, was
d b the luggage • •
unfortunately kilie _van ; it is supposed that
the van and the
uasrYTheh. re':uat-i! movement ( f the engine, but it is
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attributable.o
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Wit caug
in jumping
was crushed to death, No reason has been dis-
covered a stone, or same hard
supposed that
substance,
had been
placed near the rails •
accidentally
wheels off the metal
tender, and
metal, as the rails were quite sound at the
thewhere the engine left them. This, however, is mere
point .
speculation, for the railway officials who have examined the
place have not found any special ground to warrant such an
(
opinion, though it is the one they entertain,
fo; the
OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTa.—We understand that
rtfajor Hogg and Mr. Owen have been appointed Commis-
sioners to proceeed to the Cape for the purpose of inquiring
into the recent disturbances in Kafraria.
ed by Major
Hogg with the affairs of the colony acquired
The. intimate ac-
Hogg dui ing his period of service there under Sir Peregrine
which Mr. Owen possesses, will, the Kafir language
Alaitland, and the perfect knowledge
of the
conduce much to
no vacancy in the re-
render the inquiry advantageous. The
Kinross, caused by the
presentation of Claekmannan
b filled up by the election of
understand, in all probability,ir C. c Adam, who solicits the
Mr. Adam, son of Admiral S
the same liberal principles which
lamented death of Major-General Sir IV. Morison, will, we
suffrages of the electors on
cb regretted representative their
obtained for the late
Incuandidate has yet appeared for the
consistent support.
, N° vacant by the death of Viscount
representation of ~,a
I address the electors, and with every
understand that a gentleman of liberal prin-
ciples statement of the appointment of
N ew r
y;but
prospect of succeses.
office of Clerk of the Crown, vacant by
Mr. Tindal to th
nham's accession to the peerage, which
the Earl of Cott'
in several of our *On p tem oraries, is, at least, Ora
appeared
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