The Express.
London, England, 1858-02-02 00:00:00

IRE CRYSTAL PALACE SUNDAY OPENING.

The following letter in reference to the recent
deputation to the Home Secretary was moded by the Lord's-
day Satiety yesterday morning:

" WHITINALL, JAN. 30, 1838.

" Sir,—l am directed by Secretary Sir George Grey to
inform you that he bag given his attentive oesaidiratioa
to the memorial presented to him by a deputation of the
Society for Proroodos the due Observance of the Lord's-
day, in which It le Meted that a resolution had been sub-
mitted to a meeting of the Crystal Palace Company on
the 11th of Demenber last, and carried by a large mejority,
sale eking the board of directors to agree with say pro-
peller !Pr a condnion of his shares in the company into
1160 of adteimka into the buildings and grounds of the
Mingeny, pigment to the 11th section of the Crystal
Palace Act, 1868, and requesting the booed of direeton to
pre a resolution authorising edmiasion by these thirsts to
the Palace end grounds on Sunday alternooo, se a gratui-
tous privilege, end without any money payment to be made
directly or indirectly, to the oompany for oink *Ahem
which resolution, if carried into effect, Sir George Grey
underetands the Committee of the Sudety to sontend would
be either a violation of the sot of 21st Ole. 111., 0. 49,
or an infringement of the condition of the duster et the
company, that no person shall be admitted to the:build-
ings or grounds on the Lord's-day in caniddantion car
of any money payment made, either directly or iadbectiy.
unless with the express sanction of parliament. It
appears to Sir George Grey that the application of the
sodety for the interference of the government in that visor
I. .1 least premature, ea. ankles the resolution is ambled tote
effect, which is not stated in the memorial, no pmeteding
could be taken against the company on the parsed of the
alleged violation of the condition of their charterr If the
resolution should be acted upon, Sir George they will be pre-
pared to consider whether the interisences of the goterament
is required.
" With respect to the prayer of the memariel, Mat= dim.
Won be made in the charter to permit the admimitn of the
shareholders or others to the pagoda of the company on the
Lord's-day, I hays to Worm yen that no mania* ter say
such alteration hes been made.
"I am, sir, your obedient servant,
"H. WADI:IIIIVMM."

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