The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-30 00:00:00

EVENING, APRIL 30, 1852.

the top 6d, and the average 4d up. Beans on the top is 6d,
and the average 10d up. Unsold, 96 qrs wheat, 59 qrs barley,
54 qrs oats, and 4 qrs beans.
Top of Wheat 46s Od
„ Barley ... .. 55 lb. 32s 6i
2, Oats ... 440 b. 23s 6d
„ Beans 66 lb. :_:6s Od
EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 26.—The number
of cattle was F 56, or 65 more than last week. Top price, 6s 6d
to Os Od; current, 6s Od; secondary and inferior, from 4s 6d
to 5s Od per Dutch ' stone. A clearance was effected.
The number of sheep at market this morning was
2,657, being 63S more than last week. Best wedder mutton,
top price, sid per lb ; current, 5d to Od ; ewes, 4d to 4id.
At the close a clearance was not effected.
CORK, Arm. 26.

Barrels. Currency.
O White wheat OOs Od to OOs Od OOs Od-20 steno
13 Red wheat 205 Od to 20s 6d
O Ditto oos Od to 00s Od OOs Cd-20 do
O Ditto oos Od to 00s Od

115 Barley 12s 6d to 13s 6dl.
O Ditto OO3 Od to OOs Od 00s Od—.oo do
O Ditto ...00s Od to 00s Od
0 Bere 00s Od to 00s Od Os Od
134 Oats 10s 4d to lls Od
O Ditto ... OOs Od to 00s Od 10s Bd-0 do
O Ditto ... oos Od to 00s Od .

2 Pigs 32s Od to 00s Od- 00s Od per cwt
Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:-
0 barrels white wheat; 0 red ; 7 barley; 0 bere; 5 oats;
0 pigs.
Quantity of Grain and Number of Pigs sold last week ;....
Wheat, 86. Barley, 564. Oats, 1550. Pigs, 25.
PRICES OF BUTTER.
CANT. I cultatiNci.
First quality .. 77s
Second quality
Third qual.ty ... 63s
Fourth quality ... 46s
Fifth quality
Sixth quality

First quality
Second quality
Third quality
Fourth quality
Fifth quality
Sixth quality _ OO9

Return of Cattle sold for week ending April 24.
Pigs, 267. Sheep, 347. Cows, B'l.
Coax.—Flour—First 12s 6d to 13a 6d; extra 143 61;
seconds, 103 6d to 1230 d; households 93 to 108 6d; thirds, 7s to 92
per cwt. Oatmeal lOs 6d to 1 ls; Indian meal7s 3d to 7s 6d; wheat-
meal, 9s 6d to 108 6d per cwt. Indian corn 71 be Cd to 7110 s per
ton. Bran 8736 d to 90s per ton. Hay—Farmers 14e to 308; average
245; dealers 28s to 408 Od; average 34, per ton. Str aw— Farmers
9s Od to 18s Od; average 15s; dealers 00s Od to 003 Od;
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf bid to 01;
household loaf bid to Od per 41b. Fresh butter, 8d to
10d per lb. Eggs-4s 4d to 4s 6d per hundred. Coals—
Newport 15s Od ; Lydney The ; Landore 00s ; Culm,
12s 6d per ton. Tallow 371 Od to 35a per cw!
Whisky, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Mew
—Beef 4id to 7d; mutton 5d to bid; veal 51 tc
7d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 5d per lb. Hops
818 s to 910 a per cwt. Bangor slates 2117 s 6d to 3/ Os poi ton.
Bark, red 71 to 81 lOs per ton. Fleece wool 14s to 15s per stone,
Hemp 29/ to 341 per ton. Fish— Scotch herrings 19s to 00s; red
ditto, 24a to 00s per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to 11/ pei
ton. Timber—Memel, 70s per ton ; red pine, 31 5s ; yellor
ditto, 2/ 15s per ton ; deals, 151 to 131 per 100. Hides—
Market 181 to 255; salted 20s to 26s per owt ; calf skins
3id to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 8d to 9d ; pink;
100 to 12d. ...ruano— Peruvian, 101 102 to 111; Ichaboe, 8/
to 919 s per ton. Tar—Archangel, 192 par barrel..

would meet with very general support.-(Cheers.) These , In their professions of friendship, then, they were only paye
questions must force themselves more and more upon the ; ing an empty compliment to the foreigner. He would not
attention of the Government. Public opinion would not ! have done so. If he thought a man was a rogue or enemy
suffer them to exist.-( Hear.) During the last few years ihe would have said so. lie hoped, then, the Crystal Palace,
there had been very considerable reforms, and that had I as it was celled, would be removed, and the sooner the
given them encouragement to go on, The Hon. Baronet the I better. Lord Brougham, Lord Campbell, and Mr. Justice
Member for the university of Oxford (Sir Robert Inglis) 1 Creswell had declared that they had no more right to take
had called in question the knowledge of the Noble Lord who i possetsion of any part of the park than a Member of that
had made this motion, because he had called these deaneries ' House would have to take away the mace from the table. He
sinecures. Now, he wanted to know what were the duties of I certainly would not sanction the appointment of a Committee,
a dean ? He had asked that question year after year, and he end he would oppose the motion.
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could not get an answer. He could not discover either the I Lord J. MANNERS said, the Hon. and Gallant Member
spiritual or ecclesiastical duties of these persons. He trusted who had just sat down would excuse him if on this occasion,
that the Hon. Baronet would now enlighten them on that he declined to enter on the merits of the Great Eynibitione
subject. He agreed with the principles enunciated in this and he had also no doubt that the Hon. Member for Mon--
Bill. He should content himself with the expression of trose would net feel offended if he did not fellow him in the
opinion, and should not then enter upon the details. He review of the earlier acts of his public life, and his endea-
fully appreciated the spirit in which this measure had been yours to promote public education-endeavours which had
brought forward, and he should be disposed to give it every been so successful, which the House knew so well-and for
assistance in his power.-(Hear)
Mr. SIDNEY HERBELT thought that the necessity for swhichel hi g
btllye e. c oiiii
inst
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et
tl awr
agse
swi
ma spry
to
grateful
tabnedr
eappreciated
why
the reform of ecclesiastical abuses was becoming every day the Government thought that the agreements under which
snore apparent.-( Hear.) As to many of these ecclsiastical the building was erected, and under which it was to be re-
offices, the lapse of time had separated many of these offices moved, should be adhered to.-(Hear, hear.) The first of
from the duties which originally attached to them. That these reasons was, the notorious fact that had it not beet: for
had given rise to many of these abuses, and should be al- the strength, ho might also say the solemn nature of pees •' ,
tered. He gave his cordial thanks to the Noble Marquis for engagement, the great probability was, that the building
introducing this measure, but until the Bill was before the never would have been erected at all.-(Hear, bear.)
House it would be impossible to speak of the details ; but Hon. Gentlemen had been so carried away by the
so far as he could gather the spirit and intentions of the great and almost unexpected success of the enterprise,
Noble Lord in respect to this eubject, he would promise any they were very apt to forget the powerful obstacles which
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support he could give. opposed the project at the outset. He spokein the presence of
Sir HARRY VERNEY united in the feeling of gratitude a member of the Royal Commission, who knew well thenaturet
so generally expressed to the Noble Marquis for the feeling and magnitude of these obstructions; and he had no hesitiv , , h
and spirit in which he had brought forward this measure. tion in saying, in his presence, that if it had not been fon : • .
There was one question, however, which he wished answered those solemn engagements these difficulties and obstructions
by the Right lion. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Walpole). would have been enormously, and even fatally increased.-
When he alluded to the desirableness of obtaining the co- (Hear, hear.) Now, what were the terms of these engege""e
operation of the Church in these projected reforms, did he meats? He found in the royal warrant, dated the Iltu
that
include in that expression the laity as well as the clergy? July, that it was distinctly stated that the building wen; •
Mr. WALPOLE said he bad never used the word Church tioned, and all other buildings that might be erected, and ale
except as uniting in the word both clergy and laity.- materials wanted for that purpose, should be taken down ante
(Hear, hear.) When he had said so, supposing the measure carried away by the Ist of June, 1852, and further, that the
to meet the approbation of the Church, he included both, and surface of the site where it stood should be restored at the et-
he hoped the House would not legislate on this measure with- pence of the Commissioners to its former condition. In the!
out the joint co operation of the clergy and laity. deed and covenant subsequently entered into for carrying
Mr. AGLIONBY hoped that in drawing up this Bill care out the undertaking, there was a clause by which this elle
would be taken not to interfere with the rights of lessees of gagement was most stringently And strictly enforced, an' .
Church property, and other persons, whose rights bad been the Commission was especially bound to remove ever
regulated and guaranteed by Act of Parliament. He hoped portion of the building, and restore the surface of the par
that, in carrying out a measure of this description, care before the Ist of June, 1832. Nor was that all. In the
would be taken to do justice to all parties. preliminary arrangements between the Royal Conimissiole
The Marquis of BLANDFORD replied. He was animated and the First Commissioner of Woods and Works it lese e
with a sincere desire to render the English Church more distinctly stipulated that the Exhibition should end 011 l'
efficient ; and he should be deeply pained it he was the cause the let of November, 1851, and that immediately after.
of casting any discredit upon the ministers and officers of the wards all the materials and objects comprising it sheulovena
Church. He hoped this measure would not be regarded as a be removed; that the building itself should be taken cl:
party measure - (Cheers) - and that it would be carried out and the park restored to its former state, to the departmene
by all parties in the spirit and intention by which he was of Woods and Works seven months after the closing of the .
himself animated. The Hon. Baronet the Member for the Exhibition.-( Hear, hear.) So strong was the understand- ~
University of Oxford had animadverted upon his expression, ing at the time, that the building should be removed after •
when he had said that deaneries and canonries were sine- the temporary purpose for which it was intended was served, ,
cures. When he used the word sinecure, he wished to say that the Secretary of the Royal Commission, in a letter dated
that there were very small duties attached to them, and that the 27th of June, 1850, in reply to a proposal to introduce
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in that sense they were sinecures. For the use of the term more stringent words into the contract for carrying out
" sinecure," in reference to deaneries and canonries, he had intention, replied, on the part of the Commission, that it
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the authority of Burn, who laid it down, that deaneries and notorious the building was to be removed after it ha
canonries were sinecures, in the sense that they had no spi- served its merely temporary purposes; that its strictly tea;
ritual cures like a bishop. He hoped that what had taken porary character had been distinctly stated throughout, an
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place that night would forma period from which they would that the Commissioners hoped and believed that no difficil
date the commencement of measures useful to the. Church, would prevent them from removing it at the time appointe
and which would raise it to the moral elevation it ought to Such were the distinct engagements, and the notorious facts
maintain. of the case which they were now called upon to repudiate..
The motion was then agreed to without a division. Even admitting that the retention of the Crystal Palace,l
PRESERVATION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE. its present site, might be advantageous for the object whicl
Mr. HEYWOOD presented several petitions from various the Hon. Mover hail in view, he contended that the evil .1 i
parts of the metropolis in favour of the retention of the which would result front so manifest and flagrant a lei°'•A'
Crystal Palace. tion of public faith would overbalance any good that rnigle.tf,
Mr. WILLIAMS presented a pet on from Lambeth to the result from it. Occasion might again arise on which le,
same eflhct. might be thought proper to alienate tor a short time eon'e
Mr. HEYWOOD then came forward to propose his mo- other portion of the royal domains, and would the objeec. • . ,
teem "for the appointment 01 a Select Committee to consider Gone that might be raised in such alienation be strengtate
the preservation of the Crystal Palace, or the central portion ened or diminished, if the House were to take the coulee; •
thereof, with a view to its applicability to purposes of pub- to which it was now invited? He was prepared to say that
lie instruction and recreation." He regretted he was not the advantage to the working classes of retaining tittit,
enabled to bring the subject forward at an earlier period of Crystal Palace in its present site would be very sal ,
the session, but it had been delayed in consequence of the He grounded his opinion on two reasons. The brit et •
wish of the Member for Tetnes, iu the first instance, and derived from the nature and character of the building he'
the change of Government afterwards interfered to cause self-the second from the site which it oecupied. It
eV':
tee.,
further delay. He had also postponed it in consequence of admitted on all hands-and no one was more readY tar. eei
the great meeting which was proposed to be held at Exeter-admit it than he himself-that the building itself was Ai,
hall upon the subject. He was now enabled to say that the mirably adapted to the purpose for which it was erected
f;:
great majority of the inhabitants of the metropolis were in A very strong a priori argument would thence be derive't e
favour of the retention of this structure. The feel- as to its permanent character. He held it to be the Mee,
logs exhibited at the meeting at Exeter-hall might be short-sighted, and, :n the long run, extravagant policy, which o
taken as a fair test of the sentiments of the middle classes, would say, "Here we have a building erected fur a partictl; .Se
at all events. They were under great obligations to lar purpose, let us see if we cannot make it serve a permanerie •••••
the late Government for the appointment of a object, totally different from that for which it was erected...
Committee, upon which was the Noble Lord the It was admitted by all the witnesses examined last winter! i
Member for Totnes and Sir William Cubitt. He thought who were favourable to the retention of the Cerystal Pelee; •
setreretfoer betn eni adapted
to ti)e toev
idanenyespergmivaennef t pure em
the best course to be adopted was to purchase it at that many and essential alterations should be necessary do et •
45,0001., a price much below its value. It had been exa•
mined by Sir Joseph Paxton and Mr. Charles Fox, who
1171
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idtwe
n'otui ftl would taj :a.
stated that the foundations were perfectly firm, and that the given by Sir Charles Fox. In all'setvet rtht°e; i.
building would require very little repair. He wished to lay question he said that, in his opinion, a new roof and aaaneut, .;
before them the plan which had been suggested for support- floor would be essential if it were to be made a Perrnerden, t
ing it. It was proposed that it should be placed in the building. If it were to be converted into a winter g
aliens
nature of a trust, composed of gentlemen in whom thehe said that it would be necessary to make great alterestede
public would have confidence, and of members of the Go- in the doors and galleries-the timbers of which, he suggee, he, •
vernment. The Royal Commission could not retain it, as might be sold for a considerable sum. For the r°Bloald
they were under a promise that it should be taken down by advised several alterations-among others, that itt.ctog
the Ist of June. The First Commissioner of Woods was be newly glazed, which amounted pretty nearly to
eee re-
empowered to take it down, and sell the materials. When a new roof altogether. Mr. Dilke was anxious for tehought
the building was first erected, it presented a splendid ap- teution of the Crystal Palace in. its present site. He tini, or
pearance. It was a new invention in architec that there must be a new roof, and that with 20,'"ee root.
ture, and one of the greatest improvements ft 30,0001. the building might be made wind and wet Paxton
the benefit of science in modern time. He thought The successful designer of the building, Sir Joseph
erect a
it might be applied to a green-house, and for the ex. himself, did not disguise his opinion that if asked toe e‘iyeatet
hibition of scientific objects. If the Committee which he building for purposes similar to those proposed, le that in
moved for was appointed, he wished it to he invested with erect one totally different from and better than turesent
full powers, and that its preservation should not be limited Hyde-park. He too was of opinion that if the P leue
to its present location. The building was beautiful, nothing building was retained a new roof would be necessary,: per,
could be more magnificent than the transept, still it might if he were to make a new one he would make a much in all
be reduced to a smaller scale, as it was too long at present more elegant, more appropriate and superior building 0 toe
The accommodation for riders in the park should not be respects for 25,0001. 111 r. Hawkins, in his evidenceeeme 01 I -
shut out from the consideration of the Committee. lie re- the practicability of placing in the Crystal Palacceeeinen ie
garded this structure as a noble monument of architectural those curious works of art for the exhibitliesne
skill. Many objected to it as a monument of the Exhibi- was complained that there was not room e
tion, but he thought that rather in its favour, as it metropolis, stated as his decided opinion that t-
eeth7j:er-be
question
plan of applying it to the
was the commencement of intercourse with foreign natione was not suited to such purposes. In answer to °ti
He thought Sir Joseph Paxton so
541, he said," I cannot believe that it would
purpose of a winter garden the best. He hoped the building a single sixpence in expense to make an aeaptaciet
es to
would be preserved in its present form, but of smaller it; in fact, 1 believe it would be as costly to do 5
sullies
dimensions, and placed under the superintendence of the make an entirely new building." To quote another eete,
Government. It taught be made very useful in conveyingrity in favour of the retention of the Crystal Palace,. he
it lielfre
instructive and scientific subjects.-
(Hear, hear.) Science Cole was of opinion that for a temporary purpose ethic..
could not be better taught elsewhere, nor specimens of be made of great use in stowing away works for beiug
scientific objects exhibited to greater advantage in any other they had not sufficient space elsewhere ; but o eeide
place. If they could keep the building, they might expec asked if it weuld be of use for permanent purposese,eiog
that the crowds would not be very grean except upon par " I would not have it supposed that the present builecale
ticular occasions, and therefore no inconvenience would is an appropriate place." On further inquiry, Dire.,ould
arise upon that head. This building would be most ap seemed to think that the want of accommodation that 7_ au
niinidinth;
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propriate for botanical institutions. Those which were be found if the Crystal Palace were to be converted ineueeee -
save the coon of .•
held in gardens often occasioned disappointment, particu- exhibition of works of art would be advantageous, teeed,
larly to the ladies, when the weather was wet. Such ex- much as it would arouse public attention to the tact:vfere
hibitions could not be more convenientl• held an where might induce them to erect a proper structure so mt;_,,,
than under the dome of the Crystal Palace. He wished else. So at least he (Lord J. Mann.ers) enterpreeedht abet,
that the subject might be fully considered by the Com-
mittee. Much had been said of the point
he might fairly assume that the nature and character It
.„,, •
such as to render most essential alter.
it should be taken down. Crystal 1 slate were
swer to question 612. From all tens evidence• he thongm
He regretted that Sir Henry ou e converte
Harclinge had not to decide it. He should be surprised had
building suitable to the purposes which the Hon. Mover
ee
if the Noble Lord the First Commissioner of Woods was to consider .Pads
absolutely necessary before it c. Id b d int° ° •
in view. When he came what these ase
and what the were which had been rn i-
opposed to this motion. He was lately at Hatton Hall, in
u bnl itcbis meetings
be
orderfei t to
totally stimulate
submergedth e pe Pt
tecto_ecr.ef
the Noble Lord's own counter, where he met a French were, a • purposes tiler ag
Marquis, who observed that the reason the aristocracy of of at
England held their pesitien above that of every other in
eod b subject,their variet
heary.) It; had beY an
. en pt., posed to convert les
Europe was, that they knew the right time to yield. He contradictory euteite palace
would say that this was a fitting occasion to yield to the te‘evaelltilee°lanmrp, e
that he had taken a great interest
into a bale room.- Cries e
unto a might(cry " Nnfo,” laughter.)
wishes of the people. It would be self-sustaining, and the No, no," and 0 theta
entrance fee would restrain those concourses of the people •
that might injure the beauty of the park by trampling the
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grass. The present Government were under no pledge to take Teaa the speeches made out of doors in that very prole ,ir J.
down this structure, and, therefore, could make this conces y, the distinguished architect of the building, 'enith
b ui
nt
this osunlbdj
eans:trioasdi
tbi
°and.
ne else w ~,
sion. At the meeting at Exeter-hall, a deputation had been Paxton, himself, was more delighted than any o .
te a ball'
appointed to wait upon the Noble Lord at the head of the
Thom idea of converting the Exhibiting Building Melee,' rar
Government, but as they had not yet seen the Noble Lord, o, and when speaking on the subject, broke out nere Plea'
the proposition came before the House without any know- turous expression of delight when he contemplated the to tbe
ledge of the intentions of the Government. The First Com sure he should have in giving a glorious hearty daneceeignede
missioner of Woods had given great attention to the subject, people of Enland in the building which he had "e„fece a"
and he hoped ,it would receive the favourable consideration He said, "Well lit up, it would be an enchanti
ng etreneelY
of the House, and concluded by moving for the Committee, night ; all the statuary and plants would show 011. ex idle
Mr. HUME seconded the motion, and in doing so in- well; it would be most perfect; it would becomei °to iv
treated treated the Government to consider that the object which almost. I only wish you would let me have -t
etropol.4
Hon. Gentlemen had in view who desired to retain the ball in aid of the funds of the charities of the etet 1..) e„
Crystal Palace was to afford instruction and recreation to You would see how I should light it."-(Lang looted;
we must not only
also
the building new-roofed at ..110 11);
the people. Over and over again he had heard it raid that
not e° i$
,
the people of England could not be trusted like the people but illuminateddbaeso
n! i He repeated, then, that w
statue gaper}, a garden by day, a casino by roe- - t
of continental nations in any of the great public institutions, posed to
,t,uiarsntet
be binalddeinag
but his answer had always been, " Trust and try them, for
until you do that, you cannot offer a correct opinion upon
StVohen themselves,t rk moansint was
ac
sl a
proposedses of t e
to mbeet
convertedool is, o i Tito
03qittola,
covered into
a drive,ba afield-room,
n a°1:1 ej:gc tabutfr_...etere titi:l:eesi i
the subject." How worthy they were of trust, the results but by no e least, it was, on the only day ° uld Well' .
a. gallery of churches, in which persons of . _-( le
which had followed the opening of the British Museum, th
National Gallery, and other institutions were quite sufficient all den° oar ~
to show. When he (Mr. Hume) first suggested that the
British Museum should be thrown open to the people, tions could find an appropriate place of worship:, ~, fe.
that institution might be regarded almost as a sealed ti
sea
laughter.) In a very able speech '
ma rai°3
book, upon the average not more than 70 or 75 parties, days ago in favour of the retention of the Crystaleeteieee
consisting of five or six persons each, visiting it in the it was propounded that if the building were to be ' there,
course of a week, and each of these parties being accom- it might be opened to the people on a Seendb% trial
panied by a person to see that no harm was done. But at by breaking down the rules which had hitherto ; but 0,
length the building was opened without restriction to the tamed to close our public buildings and institutioneeoe"r, alto
public, and what was the consequence? why, that from condition that the Liturgy should be read in one cnrbeao t
that hour down to the present not an article of all that im- every class of Dissenters in the metropolis shouldhenorteAe
mense and valuable collection had been touched by the vi- appropriate place in another corner. This was
.ia011::;efilb(3_1;
sitors. And yet, during last year only, upwards of two view of the question, and he begged Honourahl re ue cl f,A
millions and a half of persons passed throug e rooms to make up their minds whether it was to
andbeoerautetiou'ae
t too the conduct
In the case of the National Geller), n tof the Sunday or not. If it be shut, then hear ued _eerie be
He'd° r on t
people had been most exemplary ; for since it. was thrown that they closed it upon the only day when eeu ebe
open to their free admission . not a single accident bad oc- open to the working classes. If it were to be °p
et nt
et tie
tarred to the valuable paintings collected there. Again, Sunday, they took the first step, and it was a stele", coulede
during the Great Exhibition, when day after day for months might call a stride, towards introducing into "'
t „tee C 0,5
together 80,000 and 90,000 people assembled in the Crystal the continental method of spending the Sunday _rep. tajet
Palace, there was not a single occasion on which the inter- not magnify too much the importance of thathetweet
tor;,,
ference of the police was required to keep order amongst that said, therefore, that the site in Hyde-Parexs ceetrineg
enormous crowd. And what said Colonel Rowan with re- efficacious for benefiting the working classes of tti oytp,he
gard to the conduct of the people ? Why, that one police- and he put it to the experience of those who kneteates of ;eel
man was now sufficient to maintain the peace in portions of of the localities and habits of the working cif' did °tog
the metropolis where, when he was appointed to the office suburbs of the metropolis, whether they reallYreedre eee
of Chief Commissioner, five or six were required. With themselves of the walks and pleasure-grounds of, eteeitootraveu
and manners of the working classes,
testimony like this, then, to the improvement in the conduct on any day except eunday ? The Hon. Member t° of Vie on
think that Parliament ere.,
was bound to retain the beautiful were caged from early on Monday morning.„ee ne
id
he (Mr. Hume) did had said very truly that the working population.„ tete ~„
structure at present existing in Hyde-perk.-(Hear, hear.) Saturday night. What chance had they of tolftleetie If
But, in asking this, he did not call upon the House for one through all the miles of hot, dusty streets betwee,asure? tb°
farthing of the public money, A number of noblemen and the extreme west end of London in search of leetieeuee tnat of
gentlemen had associated themselves together, who wished they were to retain the Crystal Palace, with resehe regi°,ient
to be allowed to do that for the public which another set of gratification of the lords and ladies inhabiting the
encei,ofe
gentlemen had been permitted to do for the Zoological and Tyburnia and Belgravia, Hyde-park would be en
the Botanical Gardens in the Regent's Park.- (Hear, hear.) site: But he estimated far above the advantegheiddiecieeot to
They said " give us a lease of eighteen acres of land on a public place of amusement for the upper anenn al
tett eiegeers• )
which the Crystal Palace stands ; charge what rent you the necessity of providing some means of
it-to the Great efforts had been made to induce the p nil' please for it, and allow us to apply the building to such pur- the hard-toiling artisans of the metroupoi_ieenithec-11:111 •
poses as we blieve we can most usefully apply of the e was
destruction me
re- t alace on its present site and its total al heels
education of artisans generally, and to the collection of works polls to believe, that between the retention the tee
of art, machinery, and manufactures; at the same time
.as a d v
serving ro osed to open rial departure from the t h. Whilst he toelon to
a portion of it ret a public walk." In the event of no middle course.-tlear, hear.) This w , ba . SOP
. rut
this request being acceded to, they then p pbeen A •ble 4
considering this question he had naturally
accessie eiegt'
on one day the week discover what site would be more er eve- iet4
for the admission of each person, and
the building for two days in each week atthe
inprice of 3d.
.•
sun'M one'elg
h Th f in • Con was cr., toboat
altogether free of charge.- (Hear, hear.) Some of the first the working classs on half-holidays and
kafford to t ue ~
capitalists of the country had undertaken to guarantee t e e iret element i such a considera i
mittee, an t e transit. 11, hat facility did Hyde-par ot, stea.eutee,
he expenses, and making suitable ad- population of the suburbs 2 The distance ..,.7' 16 aloe 35
receipts, after paying t , , .
funds for carrying out the proposal of the corn. ' . d h • •
vas Pet 4r 05 d
outiov 50
ditions to the collections, would be set apart as a reserve rrom etambetu-stairs to Battersea I .
from n . .
5,,
fund to increase the general efficiency of the establishment. from Blackfriars 34 minutes ; minute. t po et
He begged to second the motion.
50 minutes. the ee et
Colonel SIBTHORP hoped his conduct would always be from the Thames• tunnel,
rounding tion 5
minutes ; from London-bridge 40 Ivor an
tions contained inside and sur . oula ieocle '
consistent with the views he had expressed of the Exhibi•
hear, and a laugh)-nor would he have
tion at the Crystal Palace. He had never entered the immense proportion of the lefeetrbket3egteePno°' the We site
building-(Hear, the metropu-( Hear,
and Woolwich,
he would as n 1 ore ul,?
,is ..-- enter
He it if any individual had given him 1,000 guineas. Limehouse, Deptford,
He would not dare to do so consistently with his sense of a classes the Pa aseetieett
duty to his fellow-subjects.- (Laughter.) Ile had ex- ful and acceptable to
Prooftheweofrbnenwg
great was tuestPeanyboar
pressed a wish from which he did not now depart, that some -(Cheats.) As a
hemight mention that oreeew last ):,e,it
visitation might have taken place which at one fell swoop
would have annihilated the place, irnmediately contiguous to thek river would noe liadete eer
traffic on the river,b
tween London -bridge and ee-e fee Lived,
believing, as he did that it company canted
was prejudicial to the best interests of the country. A Noble the new parks about wee tnoulitee
Lord had in another place spoke of the Exhibition as cer- also allude to
rts of the metropolis, " tit
. iced to dos'
tain to promote amicable relations netween this county and in othbere money that would be regnt.
six millions cf peaesengers.-( Hear, bean?, be 111%t
more a Ottg
foreign nations, yet two different Governments had lately thatmight bet. r, theear
come to that House declaring that they cotild• not trust the:expended in providing attractions eee ot to
eously
foreigner's professions of amicable intentions, and had de- tag
sees in their oWri neighbourhovd, They Qvig"'
mended increased armaments for the defence of the comatrY• 64- - -
Crystal Palace for permanency