The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-26 00:00:00

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

report of the sub-committee
appointed to secure the
to Thethe followingg
ner et committee
preservation of the Crystal Palace, and submitted
by the committee fur the consideration of the pub-
lic :--

" A great question must very shortly be decided—
public purposes,
viz., whether the Crystal Palace is to be preserved or
ing it, on sli-supporting destroyed. The object of this statement is to establish
the advantages of retaining this building, and of apply-,
coMbining the instruction and recreation of the people
with the promotion of the arts, sciences, and manufac-
tures. Not only wilt a great sacrifice of public property
ne thus avoided, but a lasting benefit will be conferred
pporting principles, to
upon the nation at large.
" Two principal difficulties have existed in the public
mind on the question of preserving the building. The
ti it is the supposition that, if retained, it must be at the
public expense, as private subscriptions would obviously
prove inadequate for an object of such magnitude. The
size of the building, and the necessary cost of maintain-
ing, ro i I
PIS-r-ugi and rendering it permanent greatly
.....-goily this objection. which exists in the minds of
many-,.. •
. !ens st no ueereiv d,.air0,,„., nth.. ground J. temi
the building sutue--p.r4orved. The second oby,ction
is that the non-removal would amount to a breach of
faith with, and would be a hardship upon, the owners
of property in the neighbourhood. It is necessary to
meet both these objections.

" It ia proposed that the building be vested by Act of
Parliament in trustees, who shall h sve powers of leasing
it under certain conditions specified in the Act. It is
also proposed that the trustees shalt be so selected as to
give the country at large the highest guarantee that sta-
tion can afford ; that the building shall be appropriated
to no purposes unworthy of the beautiful site upon which
it has been erected or of the associations of the Great
Exhihttion.

Taking it for greeted that the first difficulty exist-
ing in the public mind may be overcome as now sug-
gested, it is proposed to meet the second by buying up
ail the house property in the neighbourhood said to be
injured; and for this purpose, as well as for other
sources of outlay connect,ed with the building, sufficient
capital will be provided under the terms of the lease to
be greeted by the trustees.
" Three modes of appropriating the Crystal Palace
may be at present specified, with sufficient distinctness to
',how it is intended to combine the instruction and re-
creation of the people with the advancement of the arts,
sciences, and manufactures.
In the first place, a portion of the space may be
allotted to a Winter harden, embellished with fountains,
statuary, geological specimens,
other interesting objects.
6' Another portion might be appropriated for the re-
ception of new inventions, and of a Trade Collection,'
in illustratioe of the commerce of the country.
" Lastly, the building might and a great variety of
ght contain a Gallery of
Design, for the promotion of taste among manufacturers
and the public; and lecture rooms and
museums, which
would relieve the already overcrowded state of many of
our greatest scientific institutions.
" It is not extravagant to expect that a sufficient sum
will be realised to E fbct the redemption of the building
in a very short period. The. receipts will be applied,
first, in providing for the maintenance and repair of the
building, then in paying interest on the capital expended
by the lessees, and the surplus
works of art and other objects of attraction which the
institution will contain, but the greater part informing
a sinking fund for the purchase of the building by the
truster for the nation. partly in adding to the

" No more is asked for, in
carrying out this plan for
the preservation of the Crystal Palace, than has already
been conceded to the Zoological and Botanical Societies
in the Regent'a-park.
" The self-supporting principle upon which it is pro-
posed to efFct the preservation of the Palace is the
same as that upon which the Great Exhibition was so
successfully carried out. No better proof can be given
of the confidence telt in the soundness of that principle
than by mentioning the fact that some of the first
prepared to guarantee the
fsuulhi dmsi capitaliststretqhue required
huegtaeaurePao°nantneetr country
a
thebrae sia of this statement, and to
to her Majesty's Government.
"'lt is believed that an object worthy of the energy and
intelligence of the Btitish nation is now within their
reach. A building has never before existed, and, if the
Crystal Pala ,e is removed, probably never will exist, in
our times, affording such facilities for the moral and in-
tellecoaal improvement of all classes of the community.
The illustration of nature, aod the history and progress
of art, can here be fully presented, under all the advan-
tages which ample space and light adapted to every re-
quirement of the subjects can afford. It cannot-be be-
lieved that the people of this country will allow such an
opportunity to be thrown away, and this statement is
submitted with the view of rousing them before it is too
late to a decided expres4on, of opinion, which alone is
wanting to secure to them a palace vvorthyof the metro-
polis of the first nation in the world, and a most appro-
priateAXTON
and lasting memoria
OSEPHI of the
P Great Exhibition.
, Charman.

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the cTiEtyEo:
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0,1 the evening of Friday tast the annual meeting of
presided
BRIDGE HOUSE ESTthAeTcoErSp
tLhoened7nm.toitmtet,:naaPgP:tihneteßd by
ydge-house Estates was held at
tAhledLetemnadfoinsaTliannveornns.,
uT.heo,m‘ays. Rowley,sandt,rs Sanderson,
, James
Bailey, E ql., R. M. ,Phillips, . Esq., 'J. Waterluw,. E• q ,
of
Tnos. M.'Geegor, Esq., and several other gentlemen
were
present. .
.111 the course of the proceedings a richly-mounted and
emblazoned
H. .L. Taylor, v.) t e y 1
o r
E. Subjoined thanks 'was
uporieseti is a
presented to the late
chairman,copy
of
the
inscription:—
" Re4elved unanimously,—That the cordial thanks of
l'arotidalhitiyi unceasing endea-
in presiding over
the committee be presented to Henry Lowman Taylor,
Esq.. the highly-respected chairman for the present year
`0851), for, the . very .able manner in which he has dis-
charged the duties of the important offioe to which he
was utianini.usly elected,—for his punctuality in at-
ttehnedininege,tihnig%j
oudf gimheenotowatrniditimeep,
yours to protect and, promote the interests of the
Bridg-house Estates,—especially for his zealous and
assiduous attention to the important works of repaving
London-bridge and those carrying an for the conserva-
tion of Blacktriars-bridge, whereby he has maintained
the high character of the committee,—and . for his kind-
ness and urbanity of manner upon all occasions, by
which'he has increased his own. well-merited reputation,
,eatipdrti
a-cured
ithtoouthimeispelrfeitishiuegreaspeulotesatridetiresitieeeatmhoorf
eevtez
member of the toonamitie2. .And this committee cannat,

their ,excellent chairman may live long to cnj )y thn con
fidenco of his fellow-citizens and the blessings of contir
nuous health and hrippiness.
(Signed) " FERDINAND BRAND, C )raptroller."
Mr. TAYLOR returned thanks, after which the company
seprated.