The Sun.
London, England, 1851-05-01 00:00:00

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SUN OFFICE, Seren o' Clock.

OPENING

THE (RAT EXHIBITIOic
OF ALL NATIONS.
(THIS DAY.)

ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

The western nave is devoted entirely to the con-
tributions of Great Britain and her colonies, and it is
not a little gratifying to observe the extreme state of
forwardness in which the the departments of cur
fellow-countrymen were found. We do not at-
tempt to enter into the details, but for extent
and grandeur it is certainly not too much to
say that their quarter entirely bears off the
palm from all competition. There is food for a
day's observation on almost every counter ; and we
can assure those alarmists who foresaw disgrace and
shame to our countrymen from a competition with
our neighbours, that the result must be to impress
them with a still greater sense of our intellectual and
manufacturing greatness. The display from Canada
is remarkably fine, and the contributions from Guern-
sey and Jersey will not be found the least attractive.
The machinery department of itself would require
a week's survey ; while, on the other side, we should
despair of ever withdrawing an :antiquary from the
media val department while light served and the pangs
of hunger permitted him to continue his survey.
As the royal suite entered the Crystal Palace an
interesting incident took place, which displays in a
most favourable manner the goodness of heart and
amiability of her Majesty. Right in the middle of
the path, as the Royal pair advanced from their car-
riage, stood two young children, the grandchildren,
we believe, of Mr. Younghusband,. -who has the con..
tract for supplying the provisions and refreshments in
the building, with bouquets in their hands, as offerings
to the royal children on their first entering to the
Crystal Palace. ller Majesty .gr.sclously signed to
the Princess Royal and Prince of *Wales to advance
and take the bouquets, which they l ore in their hands
for the remainder of the day.
Before taking her seat on the throne her Majesty
turned to the right and left, and east a glance from
one end of the building to the other. A thrill of
pride seemed to dilate her form and fire her eye as
she marked the countless throng which had assembled
to do her homage and her ear caltglat the prolonged
acclamations which in almost °wry tongue swelled
through the building. This must indeed have been a
proud moment for her—east, west„ north, and south,
wherever her glance rested it met fares full of loyalty
and enthusiasal, voices of blessing• swelling up nave
and transept, prompted by loving End truthful hearts.
A more convincing proof of the grandeur and great-
ness of the British nation, of the loynity and affection
which they bear to the person of the Sovereign, and of
the security of British institutions certainly not
have been presented to the illustri.eus foreigners who
were present.

A more illustrious crowd, cont-Ticuous for rank,
birth, and intellect, certainly never was collected
together—statesmen, warriors, sent 'tors, poets, artists,
men of science, the aristocracy of ivealth, all were re-
presented, but we were sorry to re mark that one final
ray of glory was wanting—the [lon. Member for
Lincoln was not present—the app, arance of Colonel
Sibthorp would certainly have given an assurance
that even the last lingering ray of prejudice against
the Exhibition had been extinguished.