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Editorial Correspondence Of the Tribune
The Exhibition, &c.
LONDON, Wednesday, May 81, 1s5

hl liic "OlIu -JildJ Is 10 say, some scores
III OF thousands who would otherwise be IN Lon
= don-are off to-day to the EPSON Races, this
i beng " the Derby Day." great holiday here.
Q Our Juries at the Fair generally respect t,and
v suppose ought to have gone, since the op>
II portunlty afforded for seeing 4" life" in England
out of-doorS may not occur to inc again AS
however, have very much to do at home, and
do not care one button which twenty or ;hr.
f ty colts can run fastest, | stay away and the
, murky, leaden English skies cons pre to Justify
, my choice. | understand the regulations at
these Races are superior and ensure perfect
order but Gambling, lntoxicaton and Licen-
tlousness-to say nothing of Swindling and
, Robbery--always did regard horse-race with
f signal favor and delight, and probably always
VIII. Other things being equal, | prefer that
their delight and mine should not exactly
coincide.
Ihe immense pecuniary success of the Ex-
hlbltlon is Of course assured | presume th,
Commissioners will be able to paw all fair
charges upon them, and very nearly, if not
quite, clear the Crystal Palace from the pro-
ceeds over $4,000 having been taken yester-
day. and an average of more than $4,000 per
day since the commencement. If we estimate
the receipts of May inclusive at S4GO.OOO only.
including season tickets and those of June and
July, at $l5O,O00 each, the total proceeds will.
on the lst of August, have reached S7OOGO0
"a larger sum than was ever before realized
IN like period by any Exhibition whatever.
But then no other was ever comparable TO ths
IN extent, variety or IhG Ggniicence. For ex-
ample: single London house has One Nil
hon DOllars' worth of the most superb Pla,o
and Jewelry in the Exhibition. ina by no means
untavorable positions yet had spent the better
portion OF five days there, roaming and gazing
at will. before | saw this lot. There are three
] l.
ing to the standard method of computing the
value of Diamonds at least Thirty Millions Of
Dollars and probably could be sold in a week
for Twenty Millions | have seen bu, one Of
them as yet, and that stands so conspicuously
IN the center Of the Exhibition that few who
enter can help seeing it. And there nre seye-
raj miles of cases and lots of costly wares and
fabrics exposed here, a good share of which
are quite us attractive as the great Diamonds.
and ntrinsically far more valuable. Is there
cause tor wonder, then, that the Exhibition is
daily thronged by tens Of thousands even at
the present high prices:
Yet very much of this immediate and ndis
putable success is due to the personal influence
and EXAMPLE of the Queen. Had she not seen
tit to open the display i'll person, and with unu-
sual and imposing forInalities, there would have
been no considerable attendance on that occn-
ton; and nothing less than her repeated and
almost daily visits since, reaching the building
a little past nine In the morning, sometimes
after being engrossed with one of her State
Balls other fostivitio- till long after mid
mght) could have secure so general and con-
stant an attendance OF the Aristocratic and
fashionable classes. No American who has
not been in Europe can conceive the extent Of.
Royal influence IN this direction. " hat the
Queen does every one who aspires to Social
consideration makes haste to initiate if possible.
Ihls personal Difference is often carried to an
extent quite inconsistent with her comfort and
freedom, as | have observed in the CRYSTAL
Palace; where, though have never crowded
near enough to recognize her. | have often
seen throng blockading the approaches to the
apartment or avenue in which she and her cor
tege were examining the articles exhibited. and
there (belng kept back from nearer approach
by the Police they have stood gaping and
staring TIL she lett, often for half hour. This
may be profound loyalty, but it is doubtful ci.
Witty. Even on the Saturday mornings when
none but the Royal visitors are admitted till
noon, and only Jurors, Police and those Eybi.
btors whose wares or fabrics she purposes that
day to inspect allowed to be present. |
have noted similar though smaller crowds
facing the Police at the points of nearest ap
proach to her. At such times. her desire to be
left to herself is clearly proclaimed, and this
gazing by the half hour amounts to positive
rudeness.
remarked the other evening to Charles
Lane that, while did not doubt the sincerity
of the Queens interest i'll the articles exhibited
| thought there was some purpose in these con-
tnua and protracted yisits-that for EnglauG's
sake and that Of her husband, whose personal
stake in the undertaking was so great, she had
resolved that it should not fail if She could help
lt-and she knew how to help il. Lane assent
lngy but more happily observed Yes
though she seems to be standing on this side
of the counter, she is perhaps really standing
on the other."-As regard such Exhibitions ss
among the very best pursuits to which
Royalty can addict itself, should not give Ut
torrance to this presumption if did not esteem
it creditable to Victoria both as a Briton and a
Queen. And it is very plain that her conduct
in the premises is daily, among her subjects,
dltiusing and deepening her popularity.
DINNER At RIcHMoNp.-The London COM
missioners gave a great Dinner at Richmond,
Yesterday. to the Foreign Commissioners in at
tendance on the Exhibition; Lord AShburton,
presiding, flanked by Foreign Ministers and
Mobiles. The feast was of course superb the
speaking generally fair the Music abundant
and iaultless. Good songs were capitally given
by eminent vocalists, well sustained by instru.
mentS; between the several toaSts with their
responses IA fashion which suggest for adop-
ton in our own country, especially with the
condition that the Speeches be shortened to
give time for the Songs. At this dinner no
Speech exceeded fifteen minutes in duration
but that of Baron Dupin, which may have oc-
cupied half an hour, but in every other respect
was admirable. The Englishmen who spoke
were Lords Ashburton and Grnvillc, Messrs.
Grace and Paxton ofthe Foreigners, Messrs
Dupin, France Van de Weyer, belgian
Charge Won Niebhan, (PruSsan,) and myself
Lord Ashburton spoke with great good sense
and good feeling, but without fuency. Lord
Granville s remarks were admirable in matter
but also defective in manner. Barons Van de
Weyer and Dupin were every way happy Tho
constrast in felicity of expressions between the
British and the Continental speakers was very
striking, though tn former had no advantage
IN other respects.
went there at the pressing request of Lord
Ashburton, who had desired that an American
should propose the health of Mr. Paxton the