The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-08 00:00:00

THS SAHIBITION BUILDING OP 1862.

CORRESPONDENCE RESPECTING ITS PURCHASE.
The following correspondence respecting the pur-
chase by her Majesty's government of land and
buildings used for the purposes of the late Inter-
national Exhibition has passed between Messrs.
Kelk and Lucas, the commissioners of the Exhi-
bition of 1861, and the Treasury :

HEX MAJBSTVB COMMISSIONERS /OS THE EXHIBITION Or

1831 TO THE TRZABIIIT.

Whitehall, January 20, 1863.

Sir, —With reference to the correspondence which took
place last year between the lords commissioners of her Ma-
jesty's Treasury and her Majesty's commissioners for the
Exhibition of 1851, on the subject of the appropriation of •
portion of the Kensington Gore estate to public purposes, I
am directed to request that you will more their lordships to
acquaint her Majesty's commissioners whether her Majesty's
government are disposed to negotiate for the purchase of
the whole or any part of the land on that estate that was
devoted to the purposes of the late Exhibition.-1 have, &0.,
(Signed) EMILE A. Bowan.

The Secretary to the Treasury.
TREASURY MINUTE ON THE ABOVE, DATED JANUARY 20,

1863.

Write to the

that my lords hare *Lund

inquiry to be made respecting the terms on which the in-
terest of the contrlctors in the building erected and used
for the purposes of the Exhibition of 1862 can be acquired,
and likewise respecting the probable charge of such altera-
tions and improvements as would be necessary in order to
adapt the building to public purposes, and that these inqui-
rise hays now been brought to a point sufficiently forward
to enable her Majesty's government to reply to this letter,
by stating that they are prepared to negotiate with the oom-
missioners for the:purchase of the land on which the building
stands, together with certain of its appendages belonging to
the commissioners.

BB 8. MORTON rno, DART., M.P., TO THE CHANCELLOR OF
THE EXCHEqUER.

12, Kensiogton-palace•gardena, W., May 18, 1863.
My dear Mr. Gladstone,—l am authorised by Mears.
Kelk and Lucas to accept your offer for 80,0001. for the
removable portion of the building, subject to the assent of
parliament sod the 1851 commissioners. In doing so, I
feel bound to state that Manors. Kelk and LIICIII could, from
offers made them, have realised a larger sum ; but, iden-
tified as they have been with the 1882 Exhibition, they pre-
tarred taking a course more in harmony with their feelings
than making it a mere money question.
It is, of course, understood that on the assent of parlia-
ment the money will be immediately paid, and they released
from the charge of the building, and if it is not obtained,
that reasonable time shall be given to remove the building.
If there are any details not referred to in this letter, I
shall have plateau* in attending the meeting of the 1851
commissioners on Thursday to arrange them.-1 am, /cc.,
(Signed) S. Moirron Pero.
To the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.l'., Arc.
TR! CHANCI.LLOR OP THE =CHIC/URI TO RIR S. MORTON
PET% HART, M.P.

Downing-street, May 19, 1663.
My dear Sir M. Peto,-1 have received yourletter of yes-
terday, in which you accept, on the part of the contractors
of the Exhibition building of 1862, the offer of 80,0001.
which I had made to them on the part of the government,
subject to the approval of parliament, and to our conclud-
ing an arrangement with the commissioners of 1851.
In tendering this sum as a price for their interest in the
building, I with my colleagues believed that we were mak-
iog, and indeed going beyond, a most liberal estimate of the
value of the materials for removal ; but I do not the less
admit that Messrs. Kelk and Lucas may have made, in per-
fect good faith, a different estimate for themselves ; and we
entirely appreciate the spirit which they here manifested,
not only by the acceptance, but by the prompt acceptance
(By Telegraph to Cape Race.) of the offer.
NEW YORK, MAT 30, Boasiscr. The commissioners of 1861 will, I hope, on Thursday, de-
Ads-ices from General Grant are to the 25th inst. termine on their own course ; end if we conclude with
Grant represents the siege to be progressing antis- them, I expect to lay estimates before the House of Com-
factorily, and adds that he is fully able to maintain mons on the day when it reassembles after the recess.
the investment of Vicksburg and to repel any attack I agree, on the part of the government, that when the
upon his rear. contractors are prepared to hand over the building, and
whenthevote of parliament *ball have been obtained, the
money due Southern accounts represent that tho Vicksburgto them shall be paid forthwith. With respect
army can hold the city in defiance of the Federals ; to the time to be allowed for a removal, if the proposal to
state that six attacks had been repulsed, and express parliament should miscarry, that is a matter on which I
confidence that General Pemberton can hold out presume they would have to communicate with the com-
missioners—we have no authority with respect to it; but
until reinforcements reach him.
Coufederates are reported to have possession we might request the commiesioners not to allow the con-
Thetractors to suffer on account of any time which had been
of Big Black River bridge. spent in communication held with a view to the acquisition
General Johnston is reported to have stated that of the building by the government.
if Vicksburg could hold out 14 slays ho would furnish Your separate letter will have due consideration.—l re-
reinforcements of 100,000 men, even if it required main, "*, (Signed) W. E. GLADSTONE.
that he should relinquish all the territory of his RIR MAJESTY'S 103.11141:: TyClAßstuTyllE EXHIBITION OF
51 IT°IINE TR
department, Whitehall, May 21, 1863.
Four thousand five hundred prisoners captured Sir,--1 am directed by her Majesty's commissioners for
the Exhibition of 1831 to acknowledge the receipt of your
by General Grant have arrived at Memphis. letter of the 20th instant, stating, in reply to the commis-
Nothing more definite has been received from the stoners communication of the 20th January last, that the
Rappahannock than that a portion of General Lee's tolanisnesTtrtewithellimocof hroarm!fjesty'fo::theup7rcelrie o land
forces had passed up the river. on which the building erected and used for the purposes of
Two divisions of the Confederate army fronting the Exhibition of
belonging to
certain of its
ers.
General Rosecranz are reported to be moving slowly al:: re
jl., I am to acquaint you, for the infatuation of the
forward, lords o the Treasury, that, assuming their lordships to be
Able to come to terms with Mesas. helk awl Lucas, the
general iiiicitla Marine Brigade tea repulielti the 1 bootractors, tames properly the Exhibition building is
cavalry force upon the Mississippi and burned the I question is, her Majesty's commissioners are on their part
prepared to sell to her Majesty's government the freehold
town of Outline. of the sits of the building, amounting to about 161 acme,
Mr. Vallandigham is at General Bragg's bead- . and to include in such sale the whole of the permanent
quarters at Shelbyville. President Jefferson Davis ' Ltrur:PrtrewerderabslyoZlherieding 'l"opt itt6etkllaigth, used
quarters at Shelbyville. President Jefferson Davis as refrvshessnt rooms o'i the occasion of the Exhibition, and
is reported to have telegraphed that if Mr. Vallan- ' situated between the building and the gardens of the on,
ntioh ;X:te
sriessfresy hsssmrzt,
digham would not take the oath of allegiance to
rosHorticulturalofabotietz6 with the exception of the central
the Southern Confederacy, he must be returned to
the Federal lines. I=l/ the sole prz:rty of the commissioners, who 'leder-
Top°olfils, together with thee"groundin
The soldiers present at the convention held at viritr"ariordiobt7. thearmglaCpric. to urikfeednedby tothiiinemyvararialieitte.er.r.
The Hamburg and American servations to the lords of the Company's Utica cheered for General M'Clellan.
mit tb
for the abore premerty, I am to request that you will
It is semi-officially stated that the Navy Depart-
sub he following o
steamer Tentoola sailed from Southampton for New York
yesterday afternoon, taking 660 panniers soda tug urges I meat has ordered the Vanderbilt to cruise in the i realn"As resp.ects the value of the site occupied by the Exhibi-

Upon the 31st ult. the insurgents under Lelewel
attacked the Russians under General Goscirad,
between Zawichoet and Zaklikow. The Russians
were defeated with considerable loss, while the in-
surgents had 15 killed and 18 wounded.

TllE POLISH QUESTION.

VIENNA, JrNE 7.

A semi-official contradiction has been given to
the assertions of a London weekly paper of to-day,
that fresh notes upon the Polish question were
despatched to St. Petersburg yesterday from
Austria, France, and Great Britain. The same
authority also positively denies that Austria has
accepted the conditions specified by the aforesaid
newspaper.

TURIN, JUNE 6.

MAE, Juxa 6.