The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-24 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

The self-supporting character of the Exhibition is
vindicating itself in the most remarkable manner, for
yesterday the receipts at the doors from ss. payments
amounted to no less a sum than 4,0951. 103. From the
sale of season tickets 1341. Bs. was taken, so that the
total sum added to the finances of the Commission was
4,229/. 18s. This is really a prodigious success, and as-
tonishes even those who had made the most sanguine
and extravagant calculations on the subject. The truth
is, that the attractivene,s of the display is only now be-
ginning to tell upon the mass of the community, who
were slow to believe the astonishing features of the
collection thrown open to their curiosity and admi-
ration. Notwithstanding the immense assemblage yes-
terday gathered within the building, it still rem&tins as
a whole by no means overcrowded. The nave is well
filled, but no inconvenience is experienced there in
passing from point to point, and, though the more
at-
tractive objects have groups collected around them, it is
quite possible, with a little petience, to sea everything
worth inspection comfortably and well. The more re-
mote parts are visited, but not in large numbers, and
there are 501320 portions which, during the entire day,
remain almost empty. Increased experience justifies, in
a groat measure, the confidence in the capabilities of the
vast edifice, which it is evident, from their arrange-
ments, the executive committee entertain ; and, it' the
multitude do not present themselves in greater force
than 50,000, or even 60,000, on Monday, little difficulty
will be found in accommodating them. It is useless
speculating upon the probabilities of an event now so
close at hand; but, if ull goes on smoothly and well, it
will be a grand sight to see the vast tide of humenity
roEling aloeg that sublime central avenue, and swelling
through the courts and passages of the interior to its
remotest boundaries.

In the French department Melnotte exhibits slippers
and mulles (slippers without heels), remarkable for the
elegance of their shape and the beauty of their work-
mstiship; also ladies' boots, a la Louis XV., made of
coloured silk and sa,tin. These boots are of the kind
worn in this country at the time of Charles 11., and near
them may be seen the embroidered silk stocking:::, worked
wit h silver acid gold, and forming part of the costume of
the same period, which are exhibited by Munn.

COURT CIRCULAR.
OSBORNE, MAY 23.

Her Majesty ani kis Royal Highness Prince Albert,
accompanied by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and
P.iucsss cf Prussia, Prince Frederick William of Prus-
sia, and the Princess Louisa of Prussia, the Duke and
Duchess of Ste Coburg Gotha, and Duke Ernest of
Wurtemburg, arrived here at six o'clock yesterday after-
noon, from London, having crossed from Gosport in the
Fairy royal steam-yacht. commanded by Lord Adolphus
Fi,zelarehce. Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of
Wales and the Princess Rriyal accompaned her Majesty,
the younger members of the royal family having pre-
ceded the Queen here.
Her Majesty was attended by the Viscountess Jocelyn,
Lady in Waiting, the Honourable Beatrice Byng, Maid
of Honour in Waiting, and Colonel the Honourable
Charles Grey, Equerry in Waiting. Prince Albert
was attended by Lieutenant-Colonel Francis thigh
Seymour, Equerry in Waiting. The Prince of Wales
wes attended by Mr. Birch. The Prince and Princess
of Prussia were attended by the Countess A. de Backe,
the Countess Oriolla, the Count Pukler, Major Von
Boyer), and Count Goltz, Prince Frederick William of
Prussia was attended by Colonel Fischer and Lieutenant
Von. Heinz. Ths Duke and Duchess of Saxe Coburg
Gotha were attended by Baroness Wangenheira and M.
B. do Treskow.
Thia morning, the Queen and Prince Albert %allied
out early in the Park. Their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Prussia, Prince Frederick Wil-
liam and the Duko and Duchess of Saxe. Coboarg
Gotha, also promenaded in the pleasure-grounds and
plantations.
Her Royal highness the Duchess of Kent and his Se-
rene Highness the Prince of Leiningen arrived in the
afvrnoon on a visit to her Majesty.
The Duchess of Kent, accompanied by the Prince cf
Lsiniugen, and attended by Sir George Couper, left her
resideaccr, Clarence House, St. James's, shortly before