The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-15 00:00:00

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CLOSE OF THE
GREAT EXHIBITION

(THIS DAY.)

The Exhibition was finally closed to-d49'
morning was miserably wet, and presented 011 es
contrast to the brilliant weather that prevailed °li
ft,
elements,
occasion of the openu ing
on thous. In spite, however, °
thousands ands resolved to tie
wit
ness the closing ceremony, and accordingly el sgo
fore nine o'clock the west-end thoroughfares leiler
ida
to Hyde-park were completely choked up wet itillbs
.btio
'
cies of every description, from the dilap
°1
the emblazoned equipage of the Peer. The 0
logs
too, came in for a considerable share of Peti:°,oee
and every one that ran within half a mile of "
tePe
citing scene which the Crystal Palace resell /los
filled, both inside and out. The police, tis fleet
done from the commencement, made exces,-,,,
rangements for the accommodation of the puPis'ileS
those who were fortunate in obtaining tbe;„Pring 3;
of entree found no difficulty whatever in glil.esee
mission. Entrance doors were briospecialrptet!
for the ladies, to whom the state of the j;orit!
must have been dreadfully annoying,
of them were attired in bright summer costuTit'soo
had evidently speculated upon a very dlffelyi
for the °se' stil
of things. The programme issued fesyssgorl
was strictly observed by,the Executivesro' osis:
and the unreserved doors were of snt te,Llisspor,
and closed at half-past eleven. it would.,v'S 0( t't
sible to form anything like an accurate lae;asee°l
numbers present, but, taking the whole SePeoo,l
the interior as a criterion, it may be safell g,
foottrelot
that there were as many spectators
sight of the pageantry to-day as enjoyed; of )9,
fortune at the opening ceremony on the let of
last. Amongst the earliest arrivals were vid°ools,';
Russell, Sir George Grey, and Mr. F°%
Secretary at 'bVar, who appeared to 13° ifoti°;
fully improved in health by their recent,ressloo.,,,P
from the fatigues of office. Sir George ur,rs'sitsro,'"
slightly enfeebled, but he is evidently ftt9be'-'s)10,41"
to a state of restored, and we may PerbilyPsiof
to hope re-invigorated health. The -uis,",,,Sst`c:
ville, as one of the Executive, was ill iB
provide for the comfort of his colleagues :00eic ,
vernment. The advent of the Premier Wa-ase
by the occupants of the transept
few minutes the Noble Lord was overwbe, I,ll'',
outbursts of cheering. The Earl of Clare t9'
Lieutenant of Ireland,' also came earlYo ct,,1314:
himself next to Sir George Grey, tbess,i's.
and laughed together for upwards of an ""b--efoOs
little confusion took place a short while, ost",,
the cl
arrival of the Prince owing to the strugg',ess
made to obtain capital seats, but, considerWspestps
ness of the multitude that was collected be•esce
roof of the Crystal Wonder, and inconveulasitt
thousands must have suffered in encle6lfitttr,
iobtain even a bare sight of the great centre °s,uept':
galleriestioed f,
• t is truly astonishing that so much order Tire, /silt%
so little trouble to the sappers and the 11°11csis
before the clock had done striking twelvap
Highness Prince Albert, attended bY the
ommissioners, entered the building aeept°,
side, and, advancing amidst deafening -c",„,
centre of the transept, took his seat for tileiviS
vated platform which had been erected '''faso
sion on the very spot where, as but I est ae;
the famous crystal fountain. No s°°ll/,';totrof
Prince entered the building than the npre'ss-5
sO.
was stationed in the south gallery nr, rats'
pealed forth the exhilirating strains 0' Sfilj
Anthem, the two first verses being snap ibis ,td
and the visitors. At the termination °'
°a r °P,IO
mance there was another thundering' eme 'soc-of
amidst comparative silence, the ferniest Pv
r
of the day were opened. Lord Cannings)S
the juries, read a report, and presented Isclisitot/1
Highness a list of the names of those Op
titled to rewards, which are to be Publi6
day's Gazette. The report was as f01i0g113:34015'
" Having had the honour of acting as pr /°(;
council of chairmen of the juries, it fel„,,is
before your Roy al Highness and her 0111J;e0
missionera the reports of the several
subjects submitted to them for examies tAI,
names of the exhibitors whom they have:Pl"'
to rewards. bOl /
,
"In doing so, it will be convenient '4,050/
state briefly the principle upon whine, bri i Net
of her Majesty's Commissioners,
tuted. 1,, 9?
" The various subjects included in t'd)•rtAgl
were divided, in the first instance, int° em11)711:
Off these, two were subsequently found t°, sat
odiviadcetdierilattoo large for single u -
o sub-juries. This increased tb°
acting juries to thirty-four.' eftit'd'.
" Each of these thirty-four j c0115i5,1, e‘ti
number of British subjects -guard of fe,r4e.c!)lol?)
British jurors were selected by her Ms.le, o'ol,
sioners from lists furnished by the local 0-169
various towns, each town being invited t°,,aitlo?,
persons of skill and information in the •11190‘' 1/4
or produce for which it is remarkable. 0°;111
jurors were appointed by authorities in tbtetselosl/
tries, in such relative proportion anionKr;ertr
twas agreed upon by the foreign Coramis"°- A
o represent their respective Governresets' Iserlot,
" In the event of a jury finding the°3seatd,
in technical knowledge of any article sub,°3o-1 004
as
et
rovtviih,roehet
were selected
oewsmbeeluret empoweredtehcteweassociateshi
oeisste,hoelsef rvices
rfeorvroisatemoocentsce call in
advisers tl 0"
r
as jurors, but who had nots been porn:l°l°44.
to any jury. h
"Each jury was superintended by a °"-:s,,s'opert,
from its number by her Majesty'sthw eehrjeur°l6Cllldotelintbnceele 1:1-f:'-ir°6et!
deputy-chairman and the ieporter were ele
ty.fo9,
jurors themselves,
" Such was the constitution of the Lb'tr,ileso
taken se Lgo
singly. They did not, however, i:'d
of each other, inasmuch as they Iveres'sjors4'
six groups, each group consisting of st"S
to deal with subjects in some degree of 0010
ture; and before any decision of a jury seja
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sidered as final, it was required that it sh°;ati.
before the assembled group of which the,"ero,
part, and that it should be approved bi bi
" The chief object of this provislon othe
the many foreign nations taking part 1a.,""-Igr;;E
should incur the risk of seeing its interes".°clst'.2
neglected from the accident Ittlift°6ll ifir;
many instances) of its being unreprese-
ticular jury. ; Wel
" Each group of juries received the set.,-5031
puty Commissioner and of a Special 00'; to,'
pointed by her Majesty's ;Commission
proceedings, to furnish information
arrangements of the Exhibition, and otbe
te
tate the labours of the juries coP°sing titl11jel)".
" It was further determined why her ~o 0
missioners that the chairmen of the jurie
British subjects and of foreigners
should bo termed into a counegel; and eo'„j
the council should be, to determine the i°vrie",
vio which,asi
y inla
id
downaccordance
by whietrh
m certainaieadtyegd,a7Getrootiv;itai ioe4
different prizes should b©
guide the working of the juries,siisr and to seenuooe
possible, uniformity in the result of theirirstf
" These are the most importnt feature: otr
upon
which the jurors found themselve'„fe,
l e
will now refer briefly to th •course
°t'
f:ciiii-14„'
" The Council of Chairmenr cin P
charge of their duties, weroing oc t
,° 01 01
by a serious difficulty. Her Majestys oelit,
had
expressed themselves desirous that
rewarded wherever it presented itself, he"„ t:
same time to avoid the recognition of ,eornf,
tween' individual exhibitors. They ba" le ir
that the prizes should consist in three Ire,i°o4llr !
sizes; and that these should be avitiree",: el.fid"
!econd, and third iu degree for the 00310 A. 4`
jects and merit, but as marking merit 0'
and character. Ae'rvDt•
" The Council of Chairmen found to
it would be impossible to lay Wild;
for the awarding of the three medals biesre'ilf •
pearance at least of denoting different "„-eli ;At"' '
cess amongst exhibitors in the same lirsPdsl44,
tion could be avoided. Accordingly' eft„,e-,/,/c
ing their difficulty to her Majesty's Conih'i
requested, as a course by which it Inig",,t. be :rif
diminished, that one of the medals misted tb'Sot'
" Of the remaining two, they suggeste"oferft7l,
prize medal, should be conferred Whet- I'l7'
standard of excellence in production c''nes9',".
had been attained—utility, beauty obeeP,4 of `rt
to particular markets, and other elen3en.- 00'1,1;
taken into consideration according to ti.be4
object; and they recommended that tuA-000.1'
be awarded by the juries, subject to noe- ,
groups. fuegslJ'Y
"In regard to the other and larger 6sor
gested that the conditions of its a r"
400 of
important novelty of invention or apPlise-or„s;,'
material, or processes of manufactur,`,"o; ymiO:t
combined with great beauty of des'",-feetieC
should not be conferred for excellence 50d
workmanship alone, however eminent; :soirl'Ass
suggested that this medal should be 'ipeP
Council
of Chairmen, upon the recott3-
jury, supported by its group. t"
" The principle thus described met he fdti •
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Majesty's Commissioners, and was sub:" Pei4;',t.
developed by them in a 'minute vibie" st.
cated to the Council of Chairmen.litho
Its application, however, was net w'''•°lo qtr
especially as regarded the foreign juro,rsi'soolA:l
had taken part in the
themeatinal E%l"`"•'ss
and Germany; and to the distinetio ?of.
the two medals, and the avoidance °f
top of
degrees of merit between the recipienlheit ea df,
novel principles, and at variance with '''ot iPtf
inasmuch as one of the chief P urpose.6,.,
exhibitions of the Continint has been Pragal4orr
ehattained by tbs,
various grecs of success "
pt
" It was to be expected, therefore,be
arise in which the council medal, as !ti
would be asked for exhibitors whose ;friel,fP.,
somewhat stronger in degree, without -0'
v
from ih, se of others to whom the 1300 to
awarded. lii such cases it becamel