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

THE COUNTRY' MARKETS.

LOUGIIBRO% APRIL 29.—The market was well attended to-
day. Wheat and barley ware Is per qr. higher than last week,
with moderate demand. Oats and beans firm at last week's

rate?.

DERBY SMITHFIELD MARKET, APRIL 27. Our market
continues to be well supplied with fat beasts ; the number to-
day was about the same as that of last week, fully maintaining
the same prices. The sheep pens were well filled with sheep
and lambs, which had rather a downward tendency. Fat and
other calves plentiful; fat pigs scarce. Beef, 4id to sd;
mutton, 5d to 6d; veal, 4id to 5d per lb; pigs, 7s 3d to
7s 6d per score. Rough fat, 3s 6d per stone of 141bs.
Hides, lid to 1441 per lb; calf skins, 2d to 31d per lb.
UPPINGRAM, APRIL 28.—. Wheat 39s to 425; barley 25s to
27s Od ; oats 18s to 245; beans 28s to 32s per qr. Butter lid
to 8d per lb ; eggs 26 for Is.
Louvu, APRIL 28.—Wheat 363 to 40s; barley 253 to 28s;
oats 16s to 19s; beans 26s to 30s per qr.
NEWARK, APRIL 28.—Wheat, white 45s to 475, red 40s to
42s ; barley, malting 28s to 30s, grinding 23s to 243 ; oats,
245 t., 22s to 235. 225 t., 20s to 21s; beans, 32a Od to 335;
Malt, 563 to 60s ; tares, 35s to 40s per qr.
BOSTON, APRIL 28.--Wheat, red 34, to 3930 d, white 40s
to 425, superfine 44s to 003; barley 25s to 27s ; oats, 17s to
21s; beans 29s to 3.',5; peas 25s to 273 per qr.
LYNN, APRIL 27.—Wheat 32s Od to 36s Od, fine 38s to
445; barley 24s to 263, fine 28s to 30s; oats OOs to OOs;
beans Os to Os, fine Os to Os per qr.
MELTON MOWBRAY, APRIL 27.—Wheat, 38s to 425;
barley, 24s to 28s; oats, 18s to 22s ; beans, 28s to 33,
per qr. Butter 9clto Od per lb ; eggs 24 for ls.
EDINBURGH GRAIN MARKET, APRIL 28.—There was
a good supply and ready sale for all kinds of grain except
barley, for which there was little demand. The top of
wheat was the same as last week, and the average lld up.
Barley on the top 64, and the average 6d up. Oats on
the top 6d, and the average' 4d up. Beans on the top is 6d,
and the average 10d up. Uusold, 96 qrs wheat, 59 qrs barley,
54 qrs oats, and 4 qrs beans.
Top of Wheat 6silb. 46, Od
9. Barley 5541 b. 32s 6d
~ Oats ... 44 23s 6d
99 Beans
..„ 66 lb. 36s Od
EDINBURGH CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 28.—The number
of-cattle was 656, or 65 more than last week. Top price, 6s 6d
to Os Od; current, 6s Od ; secondary and inferior, from 4s 6d
to 53 Od per Dutch :stone. A clearance was effected.
The number of sheep at market this morning was
2,657, being 638 more than last week. Best wedder mutton,
top price, 51d per lb; current, 5d to Od; ewes, 4d to 40.
At the close a clearance was not effected.

CORK, APRIL 2t3.

Barrels. Currency.
0 White wheat 00s Od to 00a Od ON Od-20 stone

13 Red wheat ...20s Od Co 20s 6cl
0 Ditto ....... 00s Od to 00s Od 00s Od-20 do
0 Ditto .... . ...00s Od to 00s Od
115 Barley ......,12s 6d to 13s 6d
0 Ditto ....,.,.,,003 Od to 00s Od 00s Od-00 do
0 Ditto ...... Od to 00s Od
0 Bere ........ ...00s Od to 00s Od Os Od
134 Oats ......... ...10s 4d to 110 Od
0 Ditto ...... 00s Od to 00s Od 10s Bd-0 do
0 Ditto ........00s Od to 00e Od
2 Pigs ............ 32s Od to 00s Od 00s Od per owt
Quantity sold at the Highest Prices:-
0 barrels white wheat; 0 red ; 7 barley; 0 bare; 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. CURICXNCY.
First quality
.. 86s First quality ......... 77s
Second quality
Third quality 72s Third quality 63s
Fourth quality sss Fourth quality ...... 46s
Fifth quality .
Sixth-quality oos Sixth quality
Return of Cattle sold for week ending April 24.
Pigs, 267. Sheep, 347. Cows, 80.
Coxx.-10our—First 123 6d to 13s 6d ; extra 14s 6d;

eff,ct had been given to the authorities at Somerset-
house, and whether pending a prosecution such publica-
tions as the Household Narrative would be allowed to
be printed and circulated without an infraction of the
law ?—(Hear, hear.)
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL declined to express
any legal opinion as to the latter point, but answered
the first part of the question in the affirmative.
Mr. HUME wished to know whether these publica-
tions could not be issued without a stamp until the de-
cision of the Court of Exchequer should be reversed?
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said that was a ques-
tion for his Hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exche-
quer to decide.

- Mr. HUME repeated the question, and
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, as
a general rule, he must withhold his sanction to any pro-
ceeding which might endanger her Majesty's revenue.
Mr. WAKLEY suggested that, instead of putting the
country to any further legal expenses, it would be much
wisor to introduce a declaratory Aot, founded upon com-
mon-sense principles.

NEW WRIT.
On the motion of an HON. MEXBER, s new writ was
ordered for the election of a Knight of the Shire for Car-
marthenshire, in the room of the Honourable Mr. Rice
Trevor, now Lord Dynevor.
MILITIA BILL.
Mr. COBDEN gave notice, that for the better con-
sideration of the Militia Bill, he would on Monday move
that certain returns connected with the army, ordnance,
and navy be laid before the House, and tbat the Bill be
not further proceeded with until Members are furnished
with these returns.
JOTEE PERSHAUD.
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seconds, 103 6d to 12;5a; h-o-use- iii;lds 95 to 10s dd; thirds, 7s to 91
per cwt. Oatmeal lOs 6d to 118; Indian meal 78 3d to 7s 6d; wheat-
meal, 9s 6d to 108 63 per cwt. Indian corn 71 530 d to 7110 a per
ton. Bran 8786 d to 90s per ton. Hay—Farmers 148 to 30s; average
245; dealers 28s to 40s Od; average 34s per ton. Straw—Farmers
98 Od to 188 Od ; average 158 ; dealers 00s Od to 008 Od ;
average 00s Od per ton. Bread—Wheaten loaf did to Od;
household loaf 5d to Oki per 4th. Fresh butter, 8d to
103 per lb. Eggs-4s 4d to 48 tad per hundred. Coals—
Newport 153 Od ; Lydney 15s ; Landore 008; Culm,
l 2 6d per ton. Tallow 371 Od to 38a per cwt
Whi3k7, 25 o. p., 5s 9d per imperial gallon. Meat
—Beef 4d to 7d; mutton 5d to did; veal 5d to
7d ; pork 4d to Od ; bacon 6d to 7d ; sausages 53 per lb. Hops
818 s to 9/ Os per cwt. • Bangor slates 2/17s 6d to 3/ Os per ton.
Bark, red 7t to 81 lOs per ton. Fleece wooll4s to 15s per stone.
Hemp 291 to 34/ per ton. Filth—Scotch herrings 19s to 00s; red
ditto, 24, to 001 per barrel ; Newfoundland, 10/ Os to H/ per
ton. Timber—Memel, 70s per ton ; red pine, 31 58 ; yellow
ditto, 21 15s per ton; deals, 151 to 181 per 100. Hides—
Market 18s to 255; salted 200 to 26s per ewt ; calf skins
aid to Od per lb. Potatoes, white 8d to 9d; pinks,
103 to 123. Guano--Peruvian, 101 10s to 11/; lehaboe, 81
to 910, per ton. Tar—Archangel, 19s per barrel.

In reply to Sir DE LACY EVANS,
Mr. BERRIES said a return of the correspondence
with reference to the trial of Jotee Pershaud had been
moved for in the House of Lords, and probably ,by the
present time it had been laid before their Lordships.
He had no objection to a return of the correspondence
being made to this House.
RAILWAY FROM HALIFAX TO QUEBEC.
Mr. COBDEN gave notice that to-morrow he would
put a question to the Secretary of State for the Colonies
respecting the negotiations entered into by the Govern-
ment as to the construction of the railway from Halifax
to Quebec.

FRIDAY EVENING, APRIL 30, 1852.

would meet with very general support.—(Cheers.) These
questions must force themselves more and more upon the
attention of the Government. Public opinion would not
suffer them to exist.—(Hear.) During the last few years
there had been very considerable reforms, and that had
given them encouragement to go on, The lion. Baronet the
Member for the University of Oxford (Sir Robert Inglis)
had called in question the knowledge of the Noble Lord who
had made this motion, because he had called these deaneries
sinecures. Now, he wanted to know what were the duties of
a dean ? He had asked that question year after year, and he
could not get an answer. He could not discover either the
spiritual or ecclesiastical duties of these persons. He trusted
that the Hon. Baronet would now enlighten them on that
subject. He agreed with the principles enunciated in this
Bill. He should content himself with the expression of
opinion, and should not then enter upon the details. He
fully appreciated the spirit in which this measure had been
brought forward, and he sbould be disposed to give it every
assistance in his power.—(Hear.)
Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT thought that the necessity for
the reform of ecclesiastical abuses was becoming every day
more apparent.—(Hear.) As to many of these ecclsiastical
offices, the lapse of time had separated many of these offices
from the duties which originally attached to them. That
had given rise to many of these abuses, and should be al-
tered. He gave his cordial thanks to the Noble Marquis for
introducing this measure, but until the Bill was before the
House it would be impossible to speak of the details ; but
so far as he could gather the spirit and intentions of the
Noble Lord in respect to this subject, he would promise any
support he could give.
Sir HARRY VERNEY united in the feeling of gratitude
so generally expressed to the Noble Marquis for the feeling
and spirit in which he had brought forward this measure.
There was one question, however, which he wished answered
by the Right Hon. Gentleman opposite (Mr. Walpole).
When he alluded to the desirableness of obtaining the co-
operation of the Church in these projected reforms, did he
include in that expression the laity as well as the clergy?
Mr. WALPOLE said he bad never used the word Church
except as uniting in the word both clergy and laity.—
(Hear, hear.) When he had said so, supposing the measure
to meet the approbation of the Church, he included both, and
he hoped the House would not legislate on this measure with-
out the joint co, operation of the clergy and laity.
Mr. AGLIONBY hoped that in drawing up this Bill care
would be taken not to interfere with the rights of lessees of
Church property, and other persons, whose rights had been
regulated and guaranteed by Act of Parliament. He hoped
that, in carrying out a measure of this description, care
would be taken to do justice to all parties.
The Marquis of BLANDFORD replied. He was animated
with a sincere desire to render the English Church more
efficient; and he should be deeply pained if he was the cause
of casting any discredit upon the ministers and officers of the
Church. He hoped this measure would not be regarded as a
party measure—(Cheers)—and that it would be carried out
by all parties in the spirit and intention by which he was
himself animated. The Hon. Baronet the Member for the
University of Oxford had animadverted upon his expression,
when he had said that deaneries and canonries were sine-
cures. When he used the word sinecure, he wished to say
that there were very small duties attached to them, and that
in that sense they were sinecures. For the use of the term
" sinecure," in reference to deaneries and canonries, he had
the authority of Burn, who laid it down, that deaneries and
canonries were sinecures, in the sense that they had no spi-
ritual cures like a bishop. He hoped that what had taken
place that night would form a period from which they would
date the commencement of measures useful to the Church,
and which would raise it to the moral elevation it ought to
maintain.
The motion was then agreed to without a division.
PRESERVATION OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
Mr. HEYWOOD presented several petitions from various
parts of the metropolis in favour of the retention of the
Crystal I'alace.
Mr. WILLIAMS presented a petition from Lambeth to the
same effect.
Mr. HEYWOOD then came forward to propose his mo-
tion " for the appointment of a Select Committee to consider
the preservation of the Crystal Palace, or the central portion
thereof, with a view to its applicability to purposes of pub-
lic instruction and recreation." He regretted he was not
enabled to bring the subject forward at an earlier period of
the session, but it had been delayed in consequence of the
wish of the Member for Totnes, in the first instance, and
the change of Government afterwards interfered to cause
further delay. He had also postponed it in consequence of
the great meeting which was proposed to he held at Exeter-
' hall upon the subject. He was now enabled to say that the
great majority of the inhabitants of the metropolis were in
favour of the retention of this structure. The feel-
ings exhibited at the meeting at Exeter-hall might be
taken as a fair test of the sentiments of the middle classes,
at all events. They were under great obligations to
the late Government for the appointment of a
Committee, upon which was the Noble Lord the
Member for Totnes and Sir William Cubitt. He thought
the best course to be adopted was to purchase it at
45,0001., a price much below its value. It had been exa-
mined by Sir Joseph Paxton and Mr. Charles Fox, who
stated that the foundations were perfectly firm, and that the
building would require very little repair. He wished to lay
before them the plan which had been suggested for support-
ing it. It was proposed that it should be placed in the
nature of a trust, composed of gentlemen in whom the
public would have confidence, and of members of the Go-
vernment. The Royal Commission could not retain it, as
they were under a promise that it should be taken down by
the Ist of June. The First Commissioner of Woods was
empowered to take it down, and sell the materials. When
the building was first erected, it presented a splendid ap-
pearance. It was a new invention in architec-
ture, and one of the greatest improvements for
the benefit of science in modern time. He thought
it might be applied to a green-house, and for the ex-
hibition of scientific objects. If the Committee which he
moved for was appointed, he wished it to be invested with
full powers, and that its preservation should not be limited
to its present location. The building was beautiful, nothing
could be more magnificent than the transept, still it might
be reduced to a smaller scale, as it was too long at present
The accommodation for riders in the park should not be
shut out from the consideration of the Committee. He re-
garded this structure as a noble monument of architectural
skill. Many objected to it as a monument of the Exhibi-
tion, but he thought that rather in its favour, as it
was the commencement of intercourse with foreign nations.
He thought Sir Joseph Paxton's plan of applying it to the
purpose of a winter garden the best. He hoped the building
would be preserved in its present form, but of smaller
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place. If they could keep the building, they might expect
that the crowds would not be g
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ticular occasions, and therefore ne inconvenience would
arise upon that head. This building would be most ap-
propriate for botanical institutions. Those which were
held in gardens often occasioned disappointment, particu-
larly to the ladies, when the weather was wet. Such ex-
hibitions could not be more conveniently held anywhere
than under the dome of the Crystal Palace. He wished
that the subject might be fully considered by the Com-
mittee. Much had been said of the point of honour that
it should be taken down. He regretted that Sir Henry
Hardinge had not to decide it. He should be surprised
if the Noble Lord the First Commissioner of Woods was
opposed to this motion. He was lately at Hatton Hall, in
the Noble Lord's own county, where he met a French
Marquis, who observed that the reason the aristocracy of
England held their position above that of every. other in
Europe was, that they knew the right time to yield. He
would say that this was a fitting occasion to yield to the
wishes of the people. It would be self-sustaining, and the
entrance fee would restrain those concourses of the people
e
that might injure the beauty of the park by trampling the
grass. grass. The present Government were under no pledge to
down this structure, and, therefore, could make this conces-
sion. A. the meeting at Exeter-hall, a deputation had been
appointed to wait upon the Noble Lord at the head of the
Government, but as they had not yet seen the Noble Lord,
the proposition came before the House without any know-
ledge of the intentions of the Government. The First Com-
missioner of Woods had given great attention to the subject,
and he hoped ,it would receive the favourable consideration
of the House, and concluded by moving for the Committee..
Mr. HUME seconded the motion, and in doing so in-
treated the Government to consider that the object which
Hon. Gentlemen had in view who desired to retain the
Crystal Palace was to afford instruction and recreation to
the people. Over and over again he had heard it said that
the people of England could not be trusted like the people
of continental nations in any of the great public institutions,
but his answer had always been, " Trust and try them, for
until you do that, you cannot offer a correct opinion upon
the subject." How worthy they were of trust, the results
which had followed the opening of the British Museum, the
National Gallery, and other institutions were quite sufficient
to show. When he (Mr. Hume) first suggested that the
British Museum should be thrown open to the people,
that institution might be regarded almost as a sealed
book, upon the average not
more than 70 or 75 parties,
consisting of five or six persons each, visiting it in the
course of a week, and each of these parties being accom-
panied by a person to see that no harm was done. But at
length the building was opened without restriction to the
public, and what was the consequence? Why, that from
that hour down to the present not an article of all that im-
mense and valuable collection had been touched by the vi-
sitors. And yet, during last year only, upwards of two
millions and a half of persons passed through the rooms.
In the case of the National Gallery, too, the conduct of the
people had been most exemplary; for since it was thrown
open to their free admission not a single accident had oc-
curred to the valuable paintings collected there. Again,
during
the Great Exhibition, when day after day for months
together 80,000 and 90,000 people assembled in the Crystal '
Palace, there was not a single occasion on which the inter-
ference of the police was required to keep order amongst that
enormous crowd. And what said Colonel Rowan with re-
gard to the conduct of the people ? Why, that one police-
man was now sufficient to maintain the peace in portions of
the metropolis where, when he was appointed to the office
of Chief Commissioner, five or six were required. With
testimony like this, then, to the improvement in the conduct
and manners of the working classes, he (Mr. Hume) did
think that Parliament was bound to retain the beautiful
structure at present existing in Hyde-park.—(Bear, hear.)
call
But, in asking this, he did not
upon the _House for one
farthing of the public money. A number of noblemen and
gentlemen had associated themselves together, who wished
to be allowed to do that for the public which another set of
gentlemen had been permitted to do for the Zoological and
the Botanical Gardens in the Regent's Park.—(Hear, hear.)
They said " give us a lease of eighteen acres of land on
which the Crystal Palace stands ; charge what rent you
please for it, and allow us to apply the building to such
the
pur-
poses as we blieve we can most usefully apply it—to
education of artisans generally, and to the collection
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serving
a portion of it as a public walk." In the
this request being acceded to, they then proposed open
to
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the building for two days each week at the price of
for the admission of each person, and on one day in the week
altogether free of charge.- (Hear, hear.) Some of the first
capitalists of the country had undertaken to guarantee the
funds for carrying out the proposal of the committee, and the I
receipts, after paying the expenses, and making suitable ad-
ditions to the collections, would be set apart as a reserve
fund to increase the general efficiency of the establishment.
He begged to second the motion.

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expressed of the Exhibi-
the Crystal Palace. He had never entered the
bouildllt ding—(Hear, hear, and a laugh)—nor would he have
consistent
entered it if any individual had given him 1,000 guineas.
He would not dare to do so consistently with his sense of a
duty to his fellow-subjects.—(Laughter.) He had ex-
pressed a wish from which he did not now depart, that some
visitation might have taken place which at one fell swoop
was prejudicial to the best inptlearceeAsboelfiethveincgo,uanstrhye.
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Lord had in another place spoke cif the Exhibition as cer-
tain to promote amicable relations between this country and
foreign nations, yet two different Governments had lately
come to that House declaring that they could not trust the
foreigner's professions of amicable intentions, and had de-
manded increased armaments for the dofence of tli% country.

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