The Express.
London, England, 1851-10-15 00:00:00

PRESERVATION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

A meeting of gentlemen favourable to this object
was held last evening at the Sussex Arms, Englefield-road.
There was a numerous attendance.
Mr. JOHN CARR presided, and stated that the meeting
bal egiginated in the desire so generally felt for the pre-
servation of the Crystal Palace in its original state and on
its present site.
Mr. ADDISCOTT expressed his conviction that it was
the universal feeling of the country that the Crystal Palace
aught not to be removed. A building so admirable in its
slessinsin and general appearance, so anique in its material
sad penpeees, ought to be prrserved as a national memorial
of the genteel enterprise which a nation or a prince ever
attempted. (Cheers.) In that building appropriate homage
had been paid, even on the opening day, to the genius of toil
sad industry ; in its honour an anthem of rejoicing had been
raised, the echoes of which had not yet died away. (Hear.)
The success of the Exhibition had been rendered more
striking by the falsification of the sinister forebodings in
which many had indulged respecting the results of the un-
dertaking. On these and other grounds, tho spot aow oc-
cupied by the Crystal Palace ought to be consecrated in the
eyes of Englishmen, and any suggestion for its removal
should be regarded as little less than sacrilege. (Cheers.)
Around the crystal fountain had assembled men of all
ranks, nations, creeds, and classes, and they had slaked
their thirst from a common source. (Hear, hear.) After
such hallowed associations had been clustered around the
Crystal Palace, he deprecated the idea of the ground being
again thrown open and ridden over by the habitues of the
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—Ono of the most daring park. He trusted the royal commissionerswouldbe induced
acts
ac of highway robbery ever known in the neighbourhood to grant out of their ample resources a trifle sufficient to put
of Aberavon was perpetrated on Wednesday evening lest. the Crystal Palace in thorough repair ; parliament would
A Mr. Benjamin Griffiths, a bookseller, from Denbigh, no doubt vote a sum sufficient for the annual expense ; and
North Wales, was on his return home from a book slab, the people at large might safely be relied oa to raise by
held at the school-room, Craig-y.Pah (Priest's Rock), when
he was met by two ruffianly-looking fellows in the new edifice which might then be converted into& winter garden,
road leading from the Margam tit-works, one of whom •
struck Mr. Griffiths a violent blow under the right ear in which the pnnicpal statues now exhibited might be ad-
which completely stunned him, and he fell. Whilst on the vantageously prowerved. (Hear, bear.) lie moved a rem.
ground, one of the villains jumped upon his chest, covering lotion declaring, that in the opinion of the
meeting the
his mouth with his hand, and the other rifled his poekab, Geed palace in Hyde Park, standing as it did upon
and a p ngarse containi 7.. 13s. 6d. was stolen. They then
took to their heels towards Taibach and have not been ground
associations connected with
which had become sacred to the people of this
apprehended.
country by the many glorious

However influential the Times might be the English people
would take its opinions only for what they were worth;
and when it deserved censure, it would have it.
After a few words from Mr. BIDGOOD in support of
the resolution, it was agreed to.
Mr. WRIGHT moved the appointment of a committee
to draw up the address, to take the required steps for car-
rying out the foregoing resolution, and to co-operate in any
efforts for the benefit of Kossuth.
Mr. MALLOCK seconded the resolution, which, after a
short conversation, was adopted.
On the motion of Mr. Hrooarr, the committee was
nominated in accordance with the preceding resolutions.
Mr. Huggett was himself requested, and agreed to act as
I secretary.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the pro-
seeding'.