The Express.
London, England, 1852-04-10 00:00:00

THE CIIYSTAL PALACE.

The following letter has been addressed to Sir
Joseph Pastas by Mr. B. Oliveira :
London, April S, 1852. 8, Upper Hyde-park-street.
My DEAZ Btis,—As one of the objeetioos to the perma-
nent establishment of the Crystal Palace, as a place of re-

deed enitnessent. recreation, and intellectual culture to all
awes, is the great cost of maintaining it, I beg to give you
somewhat more in detail awl with slight addle, the
items of an estimated annual revenue which I addressed to
you as long ago as lIA July, when I formed those opinions
which I have since had the pleasure of participating with
ion of the great public utility to which this splendid cres-
tins Siren might be devoted. Aaseoniag that the flella
11.11.11.11111 ts of the interior would be a largo ansservatory
Wit trellte. lienntainv, plants, and shrubs. that wield live
la a lew=urs, collectioss ef rabseralegy, lotasy,
rat :models, designs of various kinds to
Mead instruct all dames of visitors ; to which might
be added schools of design, lecture rooms, collections of in-
ventions aid Biochemist lopeereasesta by lagesieva arti-
er, on d spike lhat *e Sallowish( schedule repre-
sents by as mums in easigsveted estimate of the sum
which might be derived free the Crystal Palace annually :

StiTIXATI OF REIM/MT.
If the outer divicion of the paralallegrern
irate devised to egoists ians, having • light
railing dividing it from the net of the
building, I propose that ell parties having
the privilege of riding there should pal
one guinea annually, and that there may
be 800 sabseribery £ 810 0
Al)

_ persons desirous of limbs( the moues to
the rest of the building every day in the
year (Sunday included) should bare tickets
of admission at 11. Is. A regiseer to be
kept of their names eel rosidessee. tai
the general board of mmegansson to s.
terraine as to their eligibility. I exploit
from this source 10,0,0 subecribers, repre-
senting
Note.—Viewing the success of the Horti-
cultural, Botanical, sad Zoological Societies,
where to become a member it is necessary to
be proposed, seconded, ballotted for, and pay
• loge entrance fee, I think the foregoing
item (divested of those formalities) is not
over estimated.

propose that Monday and Tuesday in
each week be devoted to the working
dames, who shall visit the whole of the
building on payment of 3d. each. I asti-
mate 6,000 daily
Wednesday and Thursday should be devoted
to visitor at 6d. each. I animate on each

of thews days 0,000
Friday, Is., me 5,000
Saturday, 2s. dd. each, on which day there
might be 'musical entertainments, or other
attractions, calculated for the upper
clause, 5,000 each day 32,500 0
£76,340 0
Other warns of profit might be made avail-
able from the privilege of selling refresh-
ments, say annually - l,OOO 0
For placing statuary or works of art, 1,000
objects, at Is. each per week

£70,910 0 0
The foregoing estimate may be considered rough and
inaccurate, but it may lead to the question being minutely
investigated, and brought to practical working, if we are
fortunate enough to preserve the building from the destruc-
tion that awaits it —1 remain, my dear sir, yours very
truly, BENJAMIN OLIVEIRA.
Su Joseph Paxton.

THE METROPOLIS WATER BILL—Mr. Berjennt
Wrangham in opening the case of the companies in appall•
Lion to the government bill, before the committee of the
House of Commons, on Tuesday, uid the character of the
preamble of the bill, and the character of its clauses, was
without precedent in allrevions legislation. The preamble
affirmed that "it is cape ent to make provision for increas-
ing the supply to the metropolis of pure and wholesome
water, and otherwise to make (either and better provision
in relation to the water-supply of the metropolis." He
could not use what there was for him to oppose on behalf
of the companies to this mere axiomatic proposition. Did
the committee intend to affirm the preamble apart from
the subagent clauses proposed to be enacted iii the bill,
with refugees to the new sources of supply, covered reser-
voir, goesenment control, constant service on high
gnmensaind uniform scale of rating? It would, he con-
Impolitic to come to any decision affirming the
without being first of all satisfied that the dif
erectspnefrien of the bill, in a largo and general sense,
were 'Wm admissible ss forming part of a uniform
code, binding all the companies, or such as were fair on the
Amnia se the pablie, or whether on the other hand the
objet he iimr might not be far better effected by al
than by mend legislation. There were nine difiereat
water eempenies, all derking their sources of supply from '
diffuse* Win, end tarnishing it at different rates of
charge and ern to thermion's to different districts, and yet
by a sere of proposed impeedbility, it was intended to place
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