The Sun.
London, England, 1851-06-28 00:00:00

THE GREAT EXHIBITION.

Yesterday was a half-crown day, but notwithstanding
the increased charge of admission and the heat of the
weather, 2,969!. 6s. was taken at the .doors, and 29,033
people entered the building. Shortly before ten o'clock
the King of the Belgians, attended by Mr. Mike, his
Excellency M. Van de Weyer, M. de la Pierre, M. Cuy-
lits, and Mr. Fremont, paid a visit to the Belgian de-
partment, the contents of which he minutely examined.
The Duchess of Kent, the ex-Queen of the French, the
Duchess of Orleans, and the Prince of Wales, were also
present, attended by their respective suites, during
the day.

The valuable estates of the late E. L. Charlton'
Esq., around the Borough Town of Ludlow, are to be pe-
remptorily sold at the Auction ,Mart by Mr. Robins, on
Thursday next. The principal lot of 470, of first rate pas-
ture land, adjoining Ludford Park, offers one of the best in-
vestments in the market. The late Mr. Charlton, it will be
recollected, was Member for Ludlow in several Parliaments.
A rare assemblage of valuable property of an emi-
nent scientific gentleman is arranged for public sale in
Robins's Auction Rooms on Wednesday next and following
days. The library comprises an infinity of rare and beautiful
works ; there :are also a variety of elegances for the table
and sideboard, and for decoration, some fine ancient armoar,
and many very choice pictures deserving the attention of
the connoisseur. The public view commences on Monday.
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' BENEVOLENT INSTI-
TUTION.—The half-yearly general meeting of the governors
of this society was held yesterday at the London Tavern,
Mr. Jenkin Jones in the chair. The secretary, Mr. Nash,
read the report, which stated that the board of management
feeling desirous of uniting the whole commercial body in
support of one institution had recently appointed a depu-
tation to confer with the committee of the Commercial Tra-
vellers' Society, with a view to bringing about a junction of
the two. At the interview which took place, however, it
was found that the rules of the elder society were such as to
make it impossible for this institution to join it without sa-
crificing the main principle which it was established to up-
hold, namely, the granting of annuities not subject, under
any circumstances, to diminution. The directors, therefore,
had now only to urge upon the attention of commercial men
the claims of the charity, and while congratulating its friends
and supporters on the support which it had already received,
they expressed their earnest hope that a vigorous effort
would be made in the course of the present year to increase
its efficiency, and place it on a basisof permanent prosperity.
The total receipts of the institution from its commencement
( including additional subscriptions received at this meeting,
amounting to 25/. 45.) have been 5631. 13s. 6d., and the
disbursements 1601. Bs. 6d., leaving a balance in its favour
of 4031. ss. The report was received and adopted; after
which some formal business was transacted, and the meeting
then separated.
CORONATION D AY. --This day being the anniversary
of .her Majesty's coronation, was observed in the usual
manner. The bells of the several churches rang a peal in the
morning, and flags were hoisted on all the public buildings.
At one o'clock a royal salute was fired by the Park and
Tower guns.