The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-13 00:00:00

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

We have been requested by the committee for the
preservation of the Crystal Palace to give publicity to
the following letters upon the subject of the funds
collected from the admissions to the building :
" Devonshire House, April 5.

"Dear Sire,—lt is the opinion of the Committee
appointed for the preservation of the Crystal Palace
that there will be little probability of the building
being retained, unless an arrangement can be made
for placing the surplus of the money received for ad-
missions at the disposal of the Government. The com-
mittee are met on all sides with the objection that the
demonstrations are promoted by them for the benefit
of the contractors, and, therefore, both the committee
and yourselves are placed in an entirely wrong posi-
tion before the public, who are under a misapprehen-
sion which it is necessary that we should immediately
remove.
" Of course all expenses attending the care of the
building since the committee was appointed, and all
the expenses incurred by the committee beyond the
amount of the subscriptions received by them, must
be defrayed in the first instance.—l am, sec.
JOSEVEI PA XTON.

" Messrs. Fox and Henderson."
" S, New-street, Spring-gardens April 7.
" Dear Sir,—In reply to your letter of th, we
beg to inform the committee that at wehadalready,
before the receipt of that letter, taken steps to obviate
all difficulties and embarrassments which might arise
watitthherebfaenrelznocfe to the money collected at the Crystal
Palace on Saturday last..
".We have paid the amount into a separate account
finallyd decide:ly°'
main Mills, and Co., where it will re-
, subject to the committee's claims for expenses.
" The appropriation of the balance is not to be
etemined. jupork until the fate of the building is
—Ne are, dear Sir, yours faithfully,
" Pox HENDEgsoN, and Co.
" Sir Joseph Paxton, Devonshire House,
Piccadilly."

AN OFFER FOR THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
The following
copy of a letter will be read with
interest:—

"29, Abingdon-street, April 8, 1852.
"Dear Sirs ,—Referring to the conversation
which
took place between Sir Charles Fox and myself this
afternoon relative to the removal of the Crystal Palace,
I have to inform you that, in the event of her Ma-
jesty's Government declining to purchase on the
terms specified—namely, 70,000/., I shall be prepared
to sign a contract for the purchase of the building at
that sum. The intention of my employers is to con-
vert it into a winter garden and a place of gen eral recreation and instruction for the public. In the
event of your accepting my offer your solicitors may
forward the draft contract to the solicitors of my em_
ployers, Messrs. Johnstone, Farquhar, and Leecb, of
Moorgate-street.
" I am, dear Sir, yours faithfully,
" FRANCIS FULLER.
" Messrs. Fox, Henderson, and Co.,
Spring-gardens."

SOUTH WALES RAILWLY.—The ground has been
broken in earnest between Penty-park-mill and Haverford-
west. The first cutting is at the Rath farm, about three
miles from the latter town. Mr. Condor is the contractor,
and Mr. Okedon the company's engineer. The works on the
line between Swansea and Carmarthen are making rapid
progress, and efforts, it is said, are being made to complete
them in the month of June. No doubt, however, exists
that they will be ready for opening in the course of the
summer. Mr. liennett, of Bristol, is stated to have taken
the contract for laying down the permanent way from
Swansea to Carmarthen, which is to 1341 laid on iron plates.
Tne piling at Loughor-bridge for carrying the line over the
river is steadily progressing. The Swansea tunnel is nearly
fished, and the sea-works at Pembrey and Llanelly and the
sea-wall at Ferryside are finished.
THE TEA TRADE, APRIL 12.—There was a decided
falling off in last week's deliveries of tea in London, men
Friday having been a close holiday. The quantity take,
was 477,8391 b.