The southern press., 1851-11-03
From the .Nslo York Eosnias Post.
THE NEWS RAOM EUROPE.
Arrlysl Of the Eurspa's Nails.

The British ma steamer Europa reached Bos-
ton Yesterday morning, and her mails were re-
ceived in this city last night at an early hour
We have received our correspondence and ex-
changes up TO Saturday, Oct lS.
THE CLOSE OF THE EXHIBITION ON THE 18TH.
On "Wednesday the weather was wretehed, it
having rained heavily all the morning. The
approaches to the building were, consequently,
as usual, sheet of mud, causing much discom-
future to pedestrian visitors. The gates were
opened at 10 o'clock, and il is supposed that
10000 to 10000 persons were present a
raised platform was erected on the site of the
crystal fountain, with the Indian ivory throne,
for Prince Albert who entered at noon, followed
by the Bishop Of London, the royal and foreign
commissioners, and other gentlemen connected
with the different departments.
The national anthem was performed by band,
and the members of the Sacred Harmonic So.
cety, which was followed by immense cheering.
The central avenue presented a very animated
appearance, being crowded with elegantly dressed
ladies', and every available point for obtaining n
view was also densely thronged. AT the con-
cluson of the national anthem, Lord Canning,
on behalf Of the jurors, read heightened re-
port of the proceedings, and presented list OF
the names of those exhibitors entitled to re-
wards, together with the report of the jurors.
Prince Albert thanked the gentlemen of this
and other nations who had acted as jurymen,
dwelling upon the great difficulty of the task
they had to perform, and paying tribute to
their great responsibility and high Characters
After recapituating the various motives which
had governed the commissioners in awarding
the medals, his royal highness said that the
important discoveries in many branches or sci
ence and manufactures required in council a
medal to be given, and his Royal Highness ex-
planned the principles upon which this much
coveted medal would be granted. His royal
highness, after thanking the commissioners,
said that it was the intention Of the commits
sioners to publish, not only the names of those
to whom the Jurors had awarded prizes, but also
the valuable report which they had prepared on
the state of science art, and manufactures, in
the several branches of the Exhibition.
The royal commissioners fully appreciated the
zeal and talent displayed by those jurors who
had accepted the laborons duty of reporters to
the Jurors, and they doubted not their report
will form most interesting part OF the Exhibl-
ton, and will afford important materials for as
certaining the progress of human industry at
any future time, when another review OF its pro-
duclions, like the present, may be determined
on. His royal highness once more thanked the
Jurors, foreign and local commissioners, mem
bers of the society of arts, and exhibitors. whose
efforts had tended felictously to the general
harmony, which cannot end with the event
which produced it and his royal highness con
cluded by Offering prayer, that the Exhibition,
by showing our dependence upon each other,
would be happy means of promoting unity
amongst nations, and good will amongst the
various races of mankind.
The second verse of the national anthem was
then sung by the choir, and followed bv prayer
of Thanksgiving, offered by the Bishop of Lon
don. The hallelujah chorus concluded the pro-
ceediugs, as on the occasion of the opening,
The musical arrangements were inadequate to
the vast extent of the building The etfe It was
not striking Altogether, the closing ceremony
was not imposing but the silence of the spec
tators, while vainly epdeavoring to catch the
voice of the speakers, gave quiet solemnity to
the scene not inappropriate to the OCCASION.
Prince Albert left the Exhibition shortly be-
fore one o'clock, and the visitors gradually dis
persed During the afternoon boardings were
being rapidly Greeted around the different com
partmeDts prior to the removal of the goods. AT
five o'clock, after the gongs and clocks had an
nounced the time for the final close, sey eral hun
dred persons assembled on the platform, singing
3" God Save the Queen' and giving hearty
cheers for the Queen, Prince Albert Mr. Pax
ton, and Mr.. Fox. About halfpast five the
building was cleared. Mr. Paxton was the very
last to retire. having fingered after all the gen.
temen connected with the management had left.
The building already begins 10 assume vacant
aspect.
EXHIBITION STATIslcs.-Tbe Losdon Obser.
yer publishes return of the number of visitors
during the time the exhibition remained open to
the public. From this we learn that in the month
of May, the number of visitors was 734,7S2; in
June, ,l33,ll6; in July, l,3l4,l76; In August,
I,O23 435 in September, ,l55, ,240 in October,
up to the nth instant, S4l ,l07 grand total,
6,20l 1856 The liabilities incurred, so far as
they have been at present aseeFtained, are "a
follow; To Messrs. Fox and Henderson, for
the building f79,s00; to Messrs. Munday, for
resembling of contract, $4,000; extra galleries,
counters and fittings f35,000; management,
including printing, &c, up to the lst of May,
E2O,943; police force, EI0,000; prize fund
e2O000; management during the exhibition,
-; total, Gl70743. The income of the es
tabishment is as follows, up TO the close of the
exhibition: Public subscriptions, E64, ,344; privi-
lege Of printing $4,000; privilege of supplying
refreshments, E5 800 amount received for sea
son tickets up to lst May, 1000 royalty of
%. per copy on catalogues, -; total funds in
ihhu WI tu' iot VI pio1s '~iio,Off' E'hohhh
received at the doors up to August 30th, f252
l4l 9s. 81. ditto up to the end of September,
.E62, ,O07 l2s; ditto up to Saturday, the llth Of
October, E4l ,922 ls. Cd; grand total, f469,.
ll5 IS. While the Exhibition remained open
to the public, the children of no fewer than $40
schools, amounting to 4STl5 pupils, visited it :;
and the kind feeling exhibited bv the wealthy
classes towards the poor. may be further inferred
from the fact that nearly / 1000 persons, in ad
dition, were treated to a visit to the Exhibition,
at cost of G2,735 paid for admission, to say
nothing of the much larger sums disbursed for
their conveyance to and from the Crystal Palace.
FRANCE.
The French ministry are, to use French
phrase, in a state of crisis For some days pre-
vious to the late outbreak, the organs of the
EIysce had prepared the public mind for some
serious step, or coup defat on the part of the
President, when, at the close of week before
last he called his ministers together, and told
them deliberately that his intentions were to
propose the abrogation of the law Of May,
which, it will be remembered, substituted lin.
tied for universal suffrage in France. The
Prince addressed them in the following mock
nnpanart,ot toll AlI,l,ox q of