The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-02 00:00:00

THE

.THE GREAT _EXHIBITION.
(THIS PAY )
The crowd round the door of the Crystal Palace this
morning at its first opening was more numerous than
has ever before been known. The main avenues pro.
Rented a crowded apse trance in a very few minutes
after to o'clock, and at a side-door alone, which was
opened temporarily to relieve the crush at the usual
entrances, the sum of 581 was taken in a vet. short time.
15,059 pers,,ns had passed in at eleven o'clock. being
almost is merle, as paced in during the whole of Satur-
day; 12 000 more passed in between eleven and tevelve,
and by one o'clock ttp- nananers had been increased by
7,321, making in all 34 591 who entered the building in
the first three hours. To-day will probably be the trit)St
crowded day since the opening, though .even at, one
o'c!ock 1,500 persons had passed out again. ' These
were (nestle season-ticket holders and exhiniOrs, who
had been drawn io the. building to meet her Majesty,
who this morning arrived at her uatial early hour,
and remained until eleven o'efock. The Duke--. 01
Wellington also visited the Exhibition. this 'neenee.
ing, though he did not remain long. Ameng the
vlsiteze this morning were :a number of Slot monitee,
ho, with their long beards and ecc.ntric dresses,
created no small sensation arnong the crowd as they
passed along. We noticed among the visitors.; is
morning a gres'er proportion of artirtna and : their
families then on any previous occasion. e What we
may call the rural element was also more numerouiz,.
and altogether this morning was a Very fair specimen
of the class which may be exoected on the shitingday*,
end indeed f r whose benefit the shilling daps were
originally intended To meet the le qatretn-nta
class, the purveyors of refreshments heve peuvided
supplies of bread and butter, bread and cheese, !and
plates of cold meat, at ne.derate prices; and the are
rangements in these depertmeets appear on the whole
to be corking most Bette:set°, ily to she numerous visa
tors. The day Of ices end j. llies, however, has net yet
passe d away, for we observe teat these go off still very ,
rapidly. C, flee is the faveluite beverage, especially th '
the centre, where we understend Mr. Younehushand haa,.
rigged an experienced brewer Item the Cafe de Paris,
at Paris, who is occupied on no hing else, so great iethe
demand. Great numbers, however, 'are their own piii-
ve) ors, and in wandering about the meet unfrequented
parts of the Palace one frequently comes Upon
parties who have struck up "an e extenolore bi-
vouac under the shade of some greate package,
discussing sandwiches; to the accompaniment of suspi-
cious looking black bottles, with apparently great 'en-'
joy-went. In some parts of the building the heat is very
great and oppressive, though, the ,!4y of ventilation;
everything is dole to obviafe• this. This morning, a
watering machine was drawn about the building at re-
gular intervals, and the flour slightly sprinkled, which
had a great effect in cooling the atinesphere.
Russia still continues boarded, and the din of carpenters'
hammers is still heard in some parts of the building but
immense advances have been made towards CouipteeiOn
within the last week. The Koh-i,,noOr and the Queen
of Spain's diamonds still continue first favourites, indeed
we never remember seeing such large crowds congre-
gated round them before as there were this morning.,
No inconvenient crowding Was experienced except,
perhaps, just where the transept crosses the nave; but
the visitors certainly do not spread yet sufficiently over
the building; and the galleries are anything but well
filled.

AMATEUR GNLLERY:
(THIS DAY.)
An interesting cull, ction of about two hundred
drawings and sketches by a body of amateurs, iticltiditig
both ladies and gentlemen, has this day been opened to
publid in>pr cti.an at a 'gallery in Pall mall, almost im-
mediately opposite the Opera C, Lnnuile, Among the
contributors are many whose names are familiar in the
purlieus of Mayfair and the saloons of Btigraviat
Having visited the collection at the private view..
on Saturday, we are enabled to commend it
as one evincing a very dt lightful and -corn-
mendable regard for nature on the part of the principal
exhibitors.' Several of the lighter sketches in water
eolours are preferable to our thinking, even to the more
ellsborattly fini‘hed product ions, evincing at a ace a
greater- skill and vigour in manipulation. What we
especially regarded with pleasure in examining this J.x-
hibition, was the f,ct that most of th, exhibitors,`,,
more particularly it. should be observed 'among the
ladies, have evidently gone directly to. Nature herself
as their great mistress and pro•otype. Instead of
copying Its rn. copies, as most amateurs have -hitherto
contented themselves with doirig,--these (many of them
sel,-educateo) artists hive transcribed !rem the human
countenance, from an actual rum, or from some ventable
landscape. The result of all this is, in most inetancts.
really satisfactory. Conspicuous 'among
.1 he lady competi-
tors for praise should be mentioned Miss Blt ke, to whom
the collection is iedebted for come of its most charming
works of art. Miss Palliser again haidisplayed in several
drawings her ability as a brilliant colourist The produc-
tions, moreover, of Mr. Heathoote andef Mr. Cheney-Will
be fund`ligreeable"rielditions to the exhibition; another
gentleman, Mr. lioulton, having revealed hia,pnWert IM;
a yet higher and more difficult departinent,''that- of efl-
painting. The gallery. we are satisfied, Will be visited
with no small degree of curiosi y, not only by the publicfd
at large, but in particular by our foreign visitors,, and
that curiosity will, we are cinvinced;' be in mil cases
amply satisfied.

CRFAIONNE GARDENS —There is no want of at.
traction at these favourite gardens, which have opened for
the season For the indoor recreations there is a commo-
dious theatre much like the Salle dr la Borne Fortune at
Paris, where Mr. P, 11, the original Ett iopian "bones,".with
two of his black, or rather blackened; fraternity; delights
with his el. quetit rattle, and where a ballet, that has con-
siderable resemblance to La Sylphide, is executed, with a
great deal at taste, showing- much talent in both ne-
painter and stage-manager. About the gardens are,scat-
tered a cosmorama or two, a fortune-teller, and all sorts
of lamp-composed glories; while last, not , least, is the
circular dancing arena, with its commanding orchestra in
the centre.

VAUXUALL GAYIDENS.—On 8,0004 these,gard.na
were opened at an early hour, and an unusually long bill of
hue of entertainments presented to the, public.. ,In additiOn
to the performance of the equestrians, Madame Legate,
Madetimitelles P. Cuzent, P. Anato, and Hernandez, which
was of the first. Class; and the ti a and water sports of M. F.
Segni, the brilliant illuminations and charateristic devices,
an ascent in a balloon by Mrs. Graham, accompanied by her
daughter and a Captain Elliot, R N , took place shortly.be-
fore eight o'clock. The ascent, owing to the fineness of the
evening, was a very good one, the balloon continuing in sight
for a considerable time, and taki g a south-westerly direc-
tion through the skies. It descended, after a trip of nearly
three-quavers of an hour, about five miles beyond Rich-
mond, in perfsct safety. The amusements of the evening
were enjo)ed in the usual manner by a large assemblage of
visitors till past eleven o'clock, when the music ceased, and
before midnight the grounds were completely emptied.
Soy s; Ws SYMPOSIUM. KRNSINGTON..--On SitllTdav
a Highland ox, weighing 140 atone, bred and fed by Sir
Thomas Seabright, of Beechwood Park, Herts, selected by
the celebrated cattle judge, Mr. Torr, of Aylesbury, and
supi lied by Messrs. Slater, of Kensington, was roasted in
the Pre o'Orsay of S .yei's Symposium, commemorationof her Majesty's birthday, amidst an immense concourse.of
the nobility and gen,ry. The illuminations were most beau-
tifully arranged by the celebrated Aladdin Duffel. The band
of the 2d Life Guards was also in att ndance, conducted by
Mr. Grattan Cook. The evening terminated with a series of
pyrotechnic illuminative tab;eaux by the Chevalier 31ortram,
distill. uished not only for their magnificent effect, but re-
markable also for the entire absence of the noise which
usually attends such displays.

A SCOT RAce.s.—T., • Sportsmen. Gentlemen, And
natnekeepers.— 39, Albermarle-street, Picadilly, opposite the
York Hotel. A very small powerful waistcoat-pocket glass,
only the size of a wollnut, to discern minute objects at a dis-
tance of from four to five miles, opera and race-course gla-ses,
with wonderful powers, a small object can be clearly seen from
10 to 12 miles distant. Telescopes—a new and most im-
proved invention in telescopes, possessing -such. er.raor-
dinary powers that some, 3i inches, with an extra eye piece,
will show distinctly Jupiter's moons, Saturn's Ring, azd the
double stars; they supersede every other kind for the waistcoat
pocket, shooting, military and sea purposes Messrs. S and B.
Solomons, opticians, have invented valuable preserving spec
tacle lenses. Immediately they are placed before imperfect
vi. ion, every object appears clear and distinct, the most aged
defective bight becomes bright and brilliant, and is brought to its
youthful, natural, and original state. '1 he invisible organic
vibrator and all kinds of acoustic instruments, for relief or ex-
treme deafness. 39, Albermarle-street, Piccadilly, opposite
the York Hotel.

---- -
ROYAL BOTANIC SOCIETY --The opening
of the
exhibition of American plants, consisting of rhododendrons.
azaleas, and other hardy flowering shrubs, Annually given
by this society, took place on Saturday list. The coldness
of the weather had retarded the ftmers, so that the Show
was, as regards blossom, imperfect. The coup d'ciil was,
however, very charming, in cons, quence of -the highly plc.
turesque distribution of the ground and plants, of which an
entirely new arrangern-nt has been made this year. The
exhibitors were
_Messrs. StarAlieti and . Noble, of Bagshot,
-Messrs. John -Waterer and Sans. of Bagshut, and Mr.
Baker, of Bagshot, whose united colleaions, comprising
-upwards of three thousand'-of the chi est kinds of these
beautiful plants, denivedly entitle them to the lAitronage
-of the 1-Ovens of -horticulture and good garden ' scenery.
The weather waS extremely fine, . and, . with the
anticiration of the show, attracted several thonsand visitors,
,to whom the conned liberally re tuned their tickets of ad-
mission. in order that they might have the oppottunity of
:witnessing the scene on the occasion of the
.next exhibition,
twhenhei r Alit. el
skill
every indication *of the plants being in their
attendance
--perfection. Messrs: Sutton: and Godfrey were, in
a stesntdance with the bands i.f their respective regiments, and
1 eel-the show of colour by the harmony of sound; With
Ailesbury, Princeof
Countess Batthv
escuse,el3::rdLord
and talent. Among the coinpany-present
were the Duke Norfolk, President of the Society, Lord
Lady Fert Cbarks Lucien, 'Bonaparte, 'Count and
ds''aunisdtilLn'adlV.r Lod fatnuds
Otway, Lady Eger tonA.
anedrveLya,dLyn°
ton, Asburton, Tani- , the CoC int tie Thomar, Ladies Eger-
ton, Lord R. Grosvenor, —&e
RESIGNATION 07 I
NsPi.cTolt YATES.—This uteri-
torious officer, who for nights and
towards the completion r f the days devoted his energies
who were executed at Harm evidence against the Manrungs
murder of O'Conner, resigned tniger-lane last year for the
sioners of Police on Saturday last! situation to the Commis-
the lii or Sou hwark divison of the 31r. Yates belonged to
was one of the first appointul 'metropolitan police. :He
inspectorsof
retained his position to the last. Alwi, the corps, and
those connected with the press recZ
s,eiclivil and oblieng,
assistance for the information of the .public, front- him every
ard Lt
respected him; for La always ' Every officer
arid had the smile performed by the men gtht,l,.id lis.cimty
without at a,,y time showing LIM ecessary authority; chtirip
was the terror of the Borouqb coiners and burglars,lltY4' liPe
nci
during the memorable Calthorpe•st,eet affair, narroWll
escaped the knife that kilied t.ooper,'of the G division. Ili
Yates has retired with a liberal pension. - , -, ,: •

government of Oar-
_
place of Sir Wit_
, , .
~...
'COLONIAL APPOINTMENTS —l,leutenant-uovernor
epplovinint(rwatordaidmiirildisst,eirnt ht
the
briaadMeeisitoanedisthA
liam Cols b ook, the Governor-in• Chief, during his leave of
absence. Joseph Pop-, Eq., is appointed Treamuer 01
P ince Edward's Island. George PoleN Charles Young, W.
Swabey, J. Warburton, J. Pope, W. Warren Lord, J.
Jardine, E. Whelan, and Stephen Rice, ENE.. are ,ap-
, pointed numbers of the .Ezecutive Council of Vice Ed-
ward's Idol •': '- i . . • . ' '