The Express.
London, England, 1863-07-03 00:00:00

THE GALWAY CONTRACTS.

sor cue national por-
Mr. GREGORY asked the Secretary to the liressory I tnith whilst the ground floor would supply from 14 to 2
whether the muse of the delay in the completion of the three for the Museum of Pates* which, though sot ample,
Galway contract was with the view of throwing the Trans- was tnegalgeett. ae tempered with the present establish-
atlantic' 11111Wial as far as possible into the winter ; sad if meat. It was also intended to preserve the northern
not, what were the causes of the delay. And whether the facade next the Horhoultund Gardens, but not to deal
terms of the cootract concluded on the 214 April, 1839' were with any part of the exterior, end to adapt 2; aeries, adjs.
to be adhered to without alteration. , ant to the ganlaue, to the natural history c'ollec'tions.
Mr. PEEL said so long ago as the 4th of May the govern- i The ri exteor of the structure would remain as it was,
• meet had expressed their williognese to renew the coetract pending the pleasure of parliament ; and the dome, wouldfa
in the tonne of the contract of the 21st of April, 1859; but in like manner, be given over to the future. With rr
it wee not till the 15th June that the company had expressed to the Ithanetal part of the iineetioo, 120,000/. had to be
their assent thereto ; and they proposed important mode& etid for the laud and the building' ou a portion thereof
odious in the contract. On the 219th of June the Post,offios ou,ooo/. to the contractota, and 90,0001. was the estimated
authorities were instructed to prepare the contract, and cost of adapting the interior for the objects he had de-
mi the 27th of Jose the draft contract was received from deecrihed, making • total of 290,0001. For this sum the
country would have land of the value of 250.0001. ; the
the Post-office and was forwarded to the company for exa-
mination. Subsequently the draft contract was sent bath ,_____e‘eratitf, the building., 3ltAlgpl• l and the picture gal"
to the Poet-office. It was not proposed to do more than "'nee. !'t!e separate erection of which would wet MAK
renew the draft contract of April 15, 18150. In addition to this it would also have the remaining per.
Coo of the building not immediately required, or at all THE AMERICAN QUESTION.—PEREONAL events the value of the materials of which it wea composed.
EX PL A N ATIONS.
for Fo ELCHO coodemind the proposal of the goyim-
the U
Mr.
nder SecretaryW. E. FORSTER wished to ask two questimis of meteds
opposed equally to sound sense,, true economy, and
reign Aft respective' which he good taste, end moved, as an amendment, the rejection of
had given private notice ; first, if the hoe. gentleman could the votes. It was said that the purchase of the Exhibition
inform the house whether the statement might or might building was neesenery for the accomplishment of the late
not be true that se applicatios bed been made by the Kan- Priooe Coosort'm plane relating to science and art; but he
woe of the French to the British government to joie in an believed that if one thg was more calculated than another
offer of inediattoo to the United Staten government ; and todiegnet the public LW defeat those place, it was the pro-
aecoesdly, whether any offer of the kind was conveyed by poeel of the government to purchase and adapt to these oh-
Lord Lyons to Mr. Seward before it amid be coeiwyed by rect. • structure which had the character neither of per-
the French wisizAtit at Wasbingtoo. He wished also to mamas% imorovabildr, nor bewail. Every &Mee
ask whether smy detheilehea had been received by the French had been resorted tee to make this building go down with the
enilitheader in London, and communicated by him to the pubhe. (Hear, bear.) There was en attempt to force the
Ponies-office. respecting rumour. of • proposition baring vote dews their themes. (Hear, bear.) Belle, corm:arta,
bee made to her Mejesty's miniaters by the Emperor of the bemire, had been held there. (Hear, bear.) In the
French, as had been stated by the hon. member for Exhibition Balding of IESI the semisoft,* were restrained
SWUM the ether night. (Hear, bear) ,by an injunction obtained by the govenuneat to do anything
ltr. LAYARD —The Me mambo/ mimed, ha. say coup of this kind. (Hsu, bear.) Bat to arm tho ma is TAM