The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-27 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, April 26.
(Before Vice-Chancellor PARKER')
LUMLEY v. WAGNER..

Shortly before the usual time for the rising of
the Court,

Mr. BETHELL, addressing his Honour, said that he
was instructed on the part of the defendants in this case,
to move to dissolve the injuction granted on Friday, bat
at this late hour of the day it would probably be more
convenient if it were fixed to come on the first thing
to-morrow.
Mr. BACON said that the first thing would be incon-
venient for him, as he had to attend to several bankrupt
-ens which were fixed for the first thing tomorrow,

• v the Lords Justices.
His HoNouz said that in a case of this nature the de-
fendants certainly were entitled to have their motion
heard at the very earliest moment possible, and he
would therefore take the case the first thing tomorrow.
Mr. BACON a lid that he hoped that he should be fur-
nished with a copy of the of on the other aide,
before to-morrow morning. His client had been watch-
ing all day, and during the whole of Saturday, with
great vigilance, but up to very lately, he had not been
able to hear of any affidavits being filed.
Mr. BETBELL said that his Learned Friend should
have copies of all the affidavits to-niait
The case wa3 then ordered to stand at the head of the
paper for to-morrow morning.

FRANCE.

THE PRINCE PRESIDENT'S VISIT TO THE

SOLOGNE,

The President of the Republic left Orleans very
early on Thursday morning by the railroad for the
inquire
into and stopped at different places to
into the wants of the localities sad the means of im-
provement. At each place he made donations; at
Clermont (Cher) he gave 100?. for the poor and 100 f.
for the church ; at Brinon, 200 f. fur the poor and
1,200 f. for the church, 100 f. to an old soldier of the
Empire, 200 f. to another still older, and to a third
100 f.; to a cure met on the way 4.00 f. for the poor ;
to a young girl who presented him with a bouquet
200 f., to he distributed among the poor of her com-
mune, and to another 100 f. He. afterwards pro-
ceeded to the chateau of La sFerte-Beauharnais,
where the father of Prince Eugene and the Queen
Hortense bad witbdrawn during the reign of terror.
As the owners of this property, who resided at
Orleans, had been informed of the intended visit, the
whole village, having heard the news, was on the
alert. Every part of it was adorned with green
foliage and flowers. The gendarmery, the municipal
council, and the authorities, were all in waiting to do
the honours of the park and chateau. The Prince
went through the park, accompanied by the authori-
ties, and on his return to the chateau decorated the
mayor of the village and brigadier of gendarmery.
The Prince left I,ooof. to the poor, and gave besides
200 f. to an old groom of Prince Eugene. He after-
wards passed in review the gendarmery, and ex-
pressed great satisfaction at their appearance. The
Prince then passed through Chaumont-sur-Taronne,
where he left money for the poor, and arrived at La
Forte St. Aubin at the close of the day. A repast
was prepared here for the President, who asked all
who accompanied him to partake of the refreshments
which were provided. He left by special train at a
quarter to 8, in the midst of a crowd of spectators,
and arrived in Paris at 12 o'clock.
The following particulars relative to the e Sologne,
which the President of the Republic has just visited,
may not be devoid of interest. The Sologne occupies
an extent of 1,250,000 acres in the departments of the
Cher, the Loir-et-Cher, and the Loiret. The de-
plorable condition of agriculture in that extensive
district dates from the repeal of the Edict of
Nantes. The Protestants, then numerous in the
Sologne, were compelled to fly, and the land being
abandoned has become every day since more arid
and insalubrious. The general appearance of
the country is miserable. The inhabitants, like the
cattle, present an appearance of decay which is painful
to behold, and the population is reduced to one-fourth
that of any district of equal extent in France. Of
the conscripts 22 per cent. are annually rejected for
under size, and 25 per cent. for physical infirmity. The
fourth of the surface is covered with briars, and
the swamps extend over 43,000 acres. Some
few proprietors have planted Scotch fir, which
has succeedad admirably; but Louis Na-
poleon considered that the isolated efforts
of a few proprietors could produce no good result, and
having paid much attention to the subject he deter-
mined to visit the spot. The Sologne is watered by
three rivers, the Sauldre, the Beuvron, and the Colson,
which traverse it from east to west. Tbe course of
those rivers having been totally neglected produces in
some places unhealthy swamps, and in others the soil
has become completely arid. To remedy this Louis
Napoleon proposes to cut two canals, one of which
shall intersect the Sologne in its fullest extent, and
the other connect the river Loire with the Cher.
This canal would, moreover, place the city of Lyons
in communication with the Loire, and supply Or-
leans with water from the Cher when the Loire is
not navigable. It is expected that a number of
minor canals will be constructed by private corn-
paniee, which will serve to drain the unhealthy
marshes, and he a means of transport to agricultural
produce. The Government undertakes the execu-
tion of the twe great canals. They will entail a
considerable expense on the Treasury ; but as the
expenditure wilt be spre d over a long space of time
the weight will he less felt. The plan, after having been
long and maturely considered, has been submitted to
M. Lefebvre-Durefk, the Minister of Public Works,
under whose direction the works are to be executed.

PRESERVATION of the CRYSTAL

PALACE.

REPLY OF THE SUB-COMMITTEE TO THE
REPORT OF THE TREASURY COMMISSION.
The following reasons are submitted to the considera-
tion of Parliament and the public, es proving that the
report of the Commissioners appointed to inquire into
the cost and applicability of the Crystal Palace ought
not to be acted on.
I. It is submitted that in that report the uses to which
the building could be put, and the question of expense
involved in its preservation and adaptation to these
uses, are all treated from the dLaevantageons and
isolated point of view that the whole is to be it Govern-
ment undertaking—worked cut by Government machi-
nery, and paid for by the public money.
11. It is contended that a properly-constituted Com-
mission would have bad power given to it to examine
evidence and report whether the Crystal Palace might
not ha maintained for the recreation and instruction of
the people by other and less objectionable means then a
Parliamentary grant.
lII.It is submitted, that the House of Commons having
by a distinct vote suspended the provision of the contract
for an immediate removal of the building, the regular
and legitimate mode of following up that vote is by a
Committee of Inquiry,
appointed by the House, in
which the interest of
represersted. ex-rarte in .public would be fairly
Ent at while bonne byu a
pletsquiry, instituted by Govern-
preeided over by the head e'stetteoljtea3uve the betiding—
palritment of Works,
who would naturally eonsalt his official convenience and
that of the Government in the tuat;er—ta not such an
investigation of the subject
as either Parliament or the
public can consider satisfactory.
IV. e
Taking the report as it stands, and
waiving all
objections founded on the source from whence th Cg °in
missicn issued, ou the limited character of i -
wars and on other grounds affsoting the knowiia
pull i
previous opiniene of the Commissioners—into which
we de bet 'visa
to enter—it is asserted that that
report cannot he supported ou the evidence givejenecbteedinal•es
the Commission, and ought, therefore, to be r
falhaelens. For this assertion the following reasons are
given :
(a.) Only se Ten witnesies wore examined—the COD-
traoter, Sir Charles Fox; the designer, Sir Joseph Pax-
ton • two members of the Executive Committee, Mr. Cole
andiMr. Dilke; the Duke of Sutherland's gardener as
Kelk, the owner et house
Trentham, Mr. Fleming;
property opposite; and Mr. Hawkins, head of the Anti-
quern's Department of the British Museum. Of this
list,. Sir Charles Fox, Sir Joseph Paxton, Mr. Cole,
Mr. Mike, and Mr. Fleming gave evidence strongly
in favour of retaining the building ; Mr. Kelk made
a statement amounting at most to a private claim
for compensation, which, however, wee utterly
denied by Mr. Cole ; and Mr. Hawkins was
examined as to the applicability of the building
for portions of the British Museum Collection, which
no one ever thought of removing there. It is con&
denely asserted that the whole weight of the evidence
than generalised is not against, but for the preservation
of thie Crystal Palace.
(de) The question of coat is that upon which the Com-
mis *ion rests this rejection of evidence, and the chief
con sideration in that question is thus stated:—
" Even after making those extensive alterations in the
prottent building, Sir Joseph Paxton has admitted that
it w ill not be, in all respects, the best adapted for its pur-
poses; and that for the sum of 150,000., he could put
up a much finer, a more magnificent, and more ap-
propriate structure than the Exhibition building. We
are not prepared to say that the sum of 150,000/.
woutld cover the cost of adapting the build-
ing to the purposes of a garden—we should
thin& it more prudent to assume 200,0001. as the
expenditure which would be necessary for these works.
vet*, '
ring the large annual expenditure (20,C00/.)
wtienintitzli_ll_ be required for the maintenance of the gar-
cons men made, it appears to us to be inexpedient to
imp Wow. work upea a plan admitted to be
To this suttees
denites priitlyPti!t is objected, that Sir Joseph Paxton
his mouth. 117, the accuracy of the evidence put into
deny that
from that e4cjetse: Consequence the inference
for lthe building He and all the advocates
ashy deduced front the es these inferences can be logi-
as they are; and, finally, S etaisees even incorrectly stated
i
the rave charge against LJosetsh Pn brings
having withheld frem him al-M
?":11 of
Workswitae:seosf
Iniednqpfloiortunityief revising
examined by this
oCuogmhmilia:ioanpp,
his evidence,
twice in person, and once again throughantost urgently
tikrug eoa nfi e
tenmr-
(e.) It- is submitted. that Silt:4U ssteeefriend•
structure and one better adapted for-
platdd than, this, Crystal Palace could ttlee
un Put
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