The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-20 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

The following is a statistical record of the prin-
cipal articles consumed in the refreshment courts at
the Great Exhibition during a period of five months;
they were supplied by Mr. Younghusband :
Bread (quarterns) ... 24,536
Coffee (lbs.) ... ... 9,181
Chocolate (1b5.)... ... 3,783

Pound cakos (lbs.) ... ••• ... 28,828

Savoy cakes (lbs.) 20,415
••• •••

Italiens (lbs.) .:. ... ... ... ...

Biscuits ...

2,197

Bath buns

33,722

Plain buns

••• ••• - ... ... 311,731

... ... ..« ... ... 460,667

Banbury cakes ... ... .... ... ... 34,070
Penny cottage loaves .. ..... ... ... 57,528
French rolls ••• ••• ••.. ••• ••• 7,617
Threepenny pound cakes ... 36,950
Pickles (gallons) ••• ••••• ••• 1,046
Milk (quarts) ... ... .. ... ... 17,257
Cream (quarts) ... ... ••.. ... 14,047
Messrs. Schwppe and Co's soda—ivater, lemon.

ode, and ginger-beer ... •• • ... 0.. 536,617
Ice (tone) ... ... - ... ... 180
Meat (tons) ... ... .... ... ... 113
Ham (tons) ... ... .._ ... ... 19
Potatoes (tons) ... ... ..-. ... •• • 30
Salt (tons) ... ... • • ••• ... ... 16

DEATH OF MR. ALDERMAN WILEY.
(From the Sheffield independent.)
It is our mournful duty to r.ecord the death of one
of our townsmen, who for twe sty years past has been
distinguished by his public spiirit, his ability, his use-
fulness, and his benevolence. About 1831, Mr. Wiley
added to his ordinary business; that of news agent, a
business then almost new amoi xg us. Early in 1832,
he removed to the Old Hay, narket, when he soon
gave indications of a spirit of enterprise to which the
town had been little accustom xi. At that time, Mr.
Murdo Young, the proprietor )f The Sun, had broken
new ground. He had begun Ito publish late editions
of his paper, giving the Parliat nentary debates up to
post time. The excitement of the public mind
throughout 1831 and 1832, .caused by the reform
agitation, aided his design, arid The Sun, far out-
stripping its old rivals, became: the favourite evening
paper. On special occasions Mr. Young sent his
papers by express to the princi pal towns of England.
Mr. Wiley became his agent, t te,cl frequently brought
down the express papers to Sh elfield, Leeds, &c. On
some of these occasions the journey was performed
with a rapidity till then unparaille)led, though railways
and , the telegraph have since thrown into
the shade all the ailimei is of horse flesh.
On the occasion of th a passing of the
Reform Bill, on the sth Jun e , 1832, Mr. Wiley
reached Sheffield with the nee 'll at half-past twelve,
having accomplished the jourry y in about twelve
hours. No man entered mote! heartily than Mr.
Wiley into the enthusiasm of ti 113 period. His window
became the resort of all who 'were anxious for the
latest news. In fact Mr. Wily 1r was soon one of the
best known and most popular (ff our townsmen, On
many topics he was the main c. mrse of information to
multitudes ; while to a more li suited circle his sound
and acute judgment made him an invaluable adviser.
To the liberal party Mr. Wile 57s services were for
many years most important. o thoroughly liberal
opinions he united great meth aal sagacity. He did
not allow sounding phrases to It ,ter mine his opinions
without the effort to think. IE le grasped firmly the
subjects that came before hin au subjected them to
analysis, tested their evidence: a and rarely failed to
arrive at a well-founded result , At the first muni-
cipal election Mr. Wiley was i rflurned as one of the
members for St. Peter's ward, :and for that ward he
continued to sit until Novemb en., 1849, when he was
elected an alderman. In Max oh of the same year he
bad been elected by the freehe lers a member of the
Town Trust. And in April h e had received .from
his townsmen a dinner service, o f silver plate, of the
value of 200 guineas, which, tee cording to the inscrip-
tion, was presented " to Mr. '1 .7homas Wiley by his
friends and fellow townsmen, ai i a mark of their sin-
cere esteem and gratitude for 1 ;he many services, po-
litical, social, and benevolent, al Nob he bad rendered
to the public during a perice lof 20 years." For
several years past Mr. Wiley hl is suffered much from
a disease of the heart, which hal i kept him constantly
on the very brink of the grim and has frequently
' prevented him from taking any i )art in business, public
or private. But his bountiful disposition was una-
bated. Every Christmas he alt tddened the heart of a
great number of old people b: y presents of blankets
and Christmas fare, and many at all seasons were the
recipients of his bounty. He has left no children
but the adopted orphans of eev, 2ral of his relatives to
whom be has been indeed a fat her. For some weeks
past his complaint has been seriously aggravated.
Soon after ten o'clock on I' d .onday night, suddenly
awaking from an apparent' y comfortable sleep, he
sprang out of his bed by a'V Jlent effort, and, falling
into a chair, expired instar it ly. On a post mortenz
examination it appeared that his heart, instead of the
natural weight of about t a ounces, weighed two
pounds. Mr. Wiley was 5 7 ears of His in-
terment will take place ( rt I y
Monday age.
next, at St.
John's Church, and we ha\ .e no doubt the occasion
will be seized by many to in k their respect for his
character.