The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-13 00:00:00

THE EXHIBITION BUILDING.

Lord R. CECIL asked the Fin* Lord of the Treasury
whether be had bees rightly uoderstood to say that no plea
was in existence of the architectural alterations which it was
proposed to make in the International Exhibition building ;
and, if so, on what date the estimate of the cost of those 'Re-
lations had bees framed!
Lord PALMERSTON said there had bees no plea framed
with regard to the oonversioe of the building, because all
that was intended to be done waster complete the front as
it sow stood with stucco--(laughtee)—and to convert the
dome from a glass dome into a brick dome with admiring.
(Renewed laughter.) The plan was the building, and all that
wee required was to make threes divisions which the war•
veyor contemplated. It was sot • matter with regard to
which au architect would be called in for the purpose of
jaaM
P4a.
R. CECIL asked if he understood the noble lord
rightly when he understood him to say that the aro/Uneaten,'
eon. pletiou of the external part of the building meant
pathos on it • layer of stases. (Laughter.)
Lord PALMERSTON said the athitectrual completies
sweat »niacin it more perfect and more is conformity
with the maul appearance of such buildiop ; the exterior
solace was not at present so complete se could be
desired. (Laogbter.)
Mr. CRSUFURD 'eked the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer whether the offer at 80.0001. made to Rama Kelt cad
Loom for the removable path. of the Exhibition Building
at Kensisgtos was in writing ; ff so, whether therewas any
objection to lay • copy thereof upon the table of the house;
whether the estimate upon which that otter was made 111111
prepared by Mr. Hunt, the surveyor of the Office of Works,
and on what date ; sad whether there was any objectica to
a copy of any such estimate being laid upon the table of the
house
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said there
was no document of any kind to be produced ea the subject
to which the question referred. The offer of 80,0001. was
sot mate in writing. but was made in converation by him,
on the part of the governmerit, to Sir Morton Peto, the
hoe. samba for Finsbury, on the part of the comrade»
As regarded the adios» as which the offer was made,
was the result of a careful examination by Mr. float, the
surveyor to the Office of Works into the value of the mate-
rials of which the beildieg consisted, together with all the
informetion he powisesed as to the probable opportunity of
d.isposing of them. la estimating the value of the math
via °ireful measurements were made to ascertain the
quarditiee that he believed was the usual process whop
it was desired tomes at the nearest estimate that could be
formed of what was called the removable value, bet that
value was not ausoeptible of any very minute estimate,
because so many. minute circunstauces entered into the
question of the price that could he obtained for such mate-
rials. Of course it was very natural that in a questios of
that kind the estimate of the two parties should differ, sad
the hon. member maid see it was stated is the
.corre4pmg.
epee that the estimate of the conteacion was that 00,000‘.
was lass than eves the removable valor.
Mr. CRANFORD asked whether there was any objection
to having that mesaurement laid before the homes.
Mr. GILEO9EY said Maws. Belk and Lucas were sup.
posed to make a areal soccifice, beet he asked if that paper
by Mr. Hat did not eta» that the »movable value of
them materials was only 30,0004 and if the right but. gee-
Mama was pot aware of that
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was
not memo of it. He was aware of the oastrary. Whether
the paper Mr. Hunt bad prepared would give the
camberof bricks, the number of squares of ;lam, their
%Meioses, the dimensions of the girded, the whole weight
of iron, arid the total number of feet is the beadle& ha was
unable to say, but be did sot think that the poseeasioit of
each details as these would bed 6111 vales to the. 'memo
(Hsu, hear.)
OUR RELATIONS WITH BRAZIL.
Mr. S. Frrzwati.l.D v. notice fiat ea some day
melt week, es the mike for going into commutes of sap-