The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-08 00:00:00

LON DON,

THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 8, 1852.

with a name and address different from those which
be had given in his conversation with Mr. Benson's
shopman.
The prisoner declared that he never had the least
intention of doing anything dishonourable, and re-
quested that the Lord Mayor would be good enough
not to commit him to prison, as no doubt such an event
would break his mamma's heart.
The LORD MAYOR said that the prisoner must cer-
tainly appear before a jury in such a case, and that
when the depositions were made out he should be
committed for trial at the Central Criminal Court.
Oa Tuesday Joseph Ady, the notorious letter-
writer, was discharged from the Giltspur-street
Compter, in which he had been for soma months con-
fined for a large amount of money due to her Ma-
jesty for the postage of letters directed to persons all
over the country, giving information of " something
to their advantage." Ady has not paid one halfpenny
of the debt, as we were given to understand, but he
has been in a declining state of health, and it is be-
lieved that the visiting magistrates of the prisons of
the City represented the fact to the Post-office autho-
rities. Oa Tuesday a note, of which the following is
a copy, was received at the Mansion House :
" General Post Office, April 6, 1852.
" Sir—The Lords of the Treasury have authorised the
Postmaster-General to release Joseph Ady from prison;
I am therefore commanded by his Lordship to request
that ho be set at liberty without delay.
"I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
" M. W. PEACOCK, Solicitor.
" To S. IL Goodman, Esq., &c."
The LORD MAYOR, on signing the warrant for the
discharge of the aged prisoner, expressed a very
anxious hope that Mr. Ady would coz:..nit no further
breach of promise to the Goverument by transmitting
any more unpaid letters by post.
GUILDHALL.
Mr. Robert Kennett, of the Hoop and Grapes
public-house, Westminster, also a cab proprietor, who
prosecuted the two Stowells and Garnett at the
Central Criminal Court on Tuesday, for conspiracy
and perjury, was yesterday placed at the bar before
Mr. Alderman Moon on a double charge of forgery
and perjury, with intent to defraud John Stowell.
Mr. 13 Allantine attended for the prosecution, and
Mr. Parry, instructed by Mr. Preston, for the
prisoner.
Several witnesses were examined, and
Alderman MooN said he thought there was suffi-
cient evidence for an adjournment, but ho did not
feel called on to require more tha❑ the prisoner's own
recognizances in 501. to appear this day week to answer
,he charge.
The prisoner's recognizances were then taken, and
the matter was adjourned for a week.
MARYLEBONE.

and his salary was raised afterwards to thirty-
five shillings. It was his duty to keep the wages book
and the cost-price hook. He had pleaded guilty to
the charge of forging the receipt that had been pro-
duced. When it was signed by Mr. Sutter the amount
was 153. 4d., and he altered it to 1/. 15s. 4d. The
prisoner put his initials to the bill before he made the
alteration, and he did not know of the alteration being
made. He kept the difference himself, and entered
the amount 1/. 153. 43. in the wages book, so that
anyone who looked in the book would see that it tal-
lied with the receipt. The detailed bills were gene-
rally filed, but, in the first place, they were given to
the prisoner to examine them and see if the items were
correct, and it was his duty to see that the work was
properly done. Both the bills tallied when he took
them from the prisoner, and he altered the bill
which represented the gross amount before he took it
to the cashier, and received the money. The prisoner
had no part of the money he got by altering this re-
ceipt. He believed there were some other receipts
for work that had been altered in a similar manner.
(The receipts that had been given in evidence
were produced and shown to the witness, and he
said that they were all altered by him, and Mr.
Mellish knew nothing about it, and never received a
farthing of the money that was obtained through
them.) He believed he altered one or two receipts
after the prisoner left. He was taken into custody
while he was in Mr. Thompson's service. Mr. Lewis
acted as his attorney upon his first examination at the
police• court, but he did not appear for him after Mr.
Mellish was in custody. He made a communication
to Mr. Lewis upon the subject of Mr. Mellish. When
he was tried in the court another attorney acted for
him. After he had been tried and sentenced he sent
for the ordinary of the prison and made a communi-
cation to him. He made the communication of his
own free will.
Cross-examined—He did not rob his employers
when at Birmingham. He had the entire manage-
ment of a furniture establishment in that city, and
there was no one to control him ; but he never com-
mitted robbery of any kind until he came to London
and was placed under Mr. Mellish. lie had no
knowledge whatever of the glass-cutting business or
of the amount of wages that should he paid to work-
men in that business. Tr
--e went into the service
in the beginning of March, 1850, and he first began
to forge in June. He could not say positively whether
forgery was the first crime he committed. He used
to overcharge the men's wages on the establishment,
as well as to alter the bills of the out-door workmen.
lie h;Icl a wife dependent upon him, The whole
amount he robbed Mr. Thompson of was 1401. or
amount 150/. He would not swear that the of the
forgeries alone was not between 3001. and 4001. He
could not say that the total amount of which the firm
was robbed during the period he was in the service
was not 1,0001. He could not swear that he was not
a party to this plunder. Nl' hen the prisoner sent for
him he told him he was entirely under his control,
and Mr. Thompson had nothing
prisoner had looked over the wages book with him,
but had never examined it. He looked over the book
just before he raised witness's wages.
ou actuallymuch
pocketed yourself ? to do with him. The
Witness—About 1401, or 150/-
Cross-examination continued--
thought he
made an admission of his guilt at the police-court.
When he was tried he instructed counsel that he was
entirely under the control of the prisoner, and he did
not state that he was innocent, and he heard the
prisoner sentenced to be transported for ten years
without making any observation.
He did not at
the police-court, say to Smith, the officer who took
him into custody,tthat Mellish and
?Ir. Lewis were
trying to put it all upon his shoulders, but Mellish
knew as much as about it as he did,
and was equally
guilty. He never said anything to a fellow-prisoner
named Davis about Mr. Mellish peeping through a
hole in the office ; but he might have said that he
was under Mr. Mellish's orders, and was bound to do
what he directed.
Re-examined—Mr. Lewis
stated publicly at the
police-court that witness was ready to give evidence
to prove that Mellish was entirely innocent. He
bore a good character when he went into the service
of the prosecutor and the prisoner never held out any
inducement to him to become dishonest. The only
instance of dishonesty he ever knew the prisoner to
commit was that he made the firm a debtor to him
for a larger amount than he had actually paid for a
lathe that was injured in the workshop. All the
money he obtained was expended in extravagant
habits of his own, and Mellish had nothing to do with
spending it.
Mr. Lewis, of Ely-place, solicitor for the prisoner,
proved that he attended at the police-court originally
on behalf of both prisoners, and in consequence of
something Douglas said to him at that time he made
a public communication to the magistrate.
The Rev. Mr. Davis, the ordinary of Newgate, de-
posed that, at the request of the visiting magistrates,
he saw the prisoner Douglas a few days after his
trial, and he then made a statement which witness
took down in writing and handed to the governor of
the gaol.
Mr. Ju.stice TALFOURD expressed an opinion that
evidence of this character was not admissible, and if
the counsel for the prosecution had objected to it he
thought the Court ought not to have received it. It
was ese very bad example to allow the statement of a
convicted prisoner, first to his attorney and then to
the clergyman of the prison in which he was confined,
to be used in favour of the prisoner jointly charged
with the offence.
A great number of highlyerespectable witnesses
were then called to speak to the character of the
prisoner.
Mr. Ceenusole next proceeded to call witnesses in
reply to the evidence for the prisoner.
William Smith, a police•sergeant, deposed that
while he and Douglas were in the clerk's office at
Marlborough-street Police-court, Douglas said that
Mr. Lewis was trying to put it all on his shoulders,
but Mr. Mellish was as guilty as he was.
By Mr. CHAMBERS—This was after Mr. Lewis
had made the public statement in the court. Witness
had received 51. from the prosecutor. He gave it
him at the conclusion of the last trial. The money
was given to him for assisting in
with
getting up the case
and keeping the witnesses together.
Hayes, another police-constable, proved that upon
the same occasion, Douglas pointed to Mellish and
e
said " He thinks to put it all upon me,
I am in the mire."
Mr. CHAMBERS jury
addressed the but it won't
do—he is as much in the mud as
upon this fresh
evidence,
upon the contradiction of
the testimony
regard to the
expression alleged to have been made use of by Dou-
glas, and contended that their evidence was unworthy
of credit.
an d on fo them two commented
policemen m
Mr. CLARKSON then replied upon the whole case in
a brief but forcible and able address. In the course
of his speech he particularly called the attention of
the jury to the very great danger that must inevitably
result from too hastily giving g effect to the testimony
of a convicted felon, particularly when it appeared
that up to the very moment of his conviction ho bad
asserted his innocence of the crime, and only now ad-
mitted his guilt in order to screen the party who was
alleged to have been his accomplice, and by this evi-
dence enable him to escape
punishment.
Mr. Justice TALFOURD then summed up the whole
of the evidence, and
The jury retired to consider their verdict at a
quarter past nine o'clock. They returned into court
at a quarter to ten, and gave a verdict of " Not
Guilty," the Foreman of the jury adding that they
gave the prisoner the benefit of a very great doubt.
Mr. CLARKSON made an applicatiog to the Court in
reference to a case in which a prosecution had been di-
rected by Mr. Commissioner Holroyd against a bank-
rupt, under the recent statute, for having fraudu-
lently obtained goods three months before his bank-
ruptcy. He said that
since the Learned Commis-
sioner had directed this step to be taken similar cases
bad been tried in this Coe-e, and upon the ruling of
the Learned Judges who tr • d them as to the law
tried
upon the subject, Mr. Commissioner Holroyd had re-
versed his former decision had come to the con-
clusion that it would notb advisableand
to proceed with
the prosecution under the et
tute, but bad dealt with
the party under the bankrupt
law in his own court,
and under these circumstances ru
he had to apply to the
Court to order the reco .7SHCES of the witnesses who
were bound over toprosecutegni ' to be discharged.
The Court granted .
.. n
the applinatio •
—....-e-er

com-
mitted a robber POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
NANsioN-HOUSE.
or 23 years of age, was harged by Mr. William
Beason, of Ch
ea jeweller, with having ns-
Joseph Haynes Eidmans, who appeared to be 22
the shop
W. B. Harman,
valued at las. shepoaan to Mr. Benson, said :.--
ery under the following circumstances
This day, at about one o'clock, the prisoner came into
He stated that
shut his left hand
and asked to look at some gold signet rings.
a jeweller in Beckford-row, Walworth, and that he
wanted to his name was James, and that he was
purchase six rings• lie selected rings,
that time. I distinctly saw him, in the course of the
Zershinillpina
examinationof
each, but said he would take but one at
the rings, take one out of the tray and
abnedrehcaenivdeedd
purchased upon one of his right-hand fingers, and then
upoit. Dm put the ring he had
he thrust both hands into his trousers' pockets, as if
to search for his purse. lle then pulled out his purse
leave the shop, ygms
ceirliatnagr, vaeuredigbne,
vvouaat oafbowuhtictho
when Mr. Benson, to whom I had in-
timated my suspicion of the honesty of the prisoner,
came round and accused him of the robbery. The
prisoner was much confused at the accusation, and
suddenly put his hand into his left-hand pocket ; soon
afterwards a ring dropped from the bottom of the
trousers of the prisoner. it was picked up. The
ring he had purchased was found on his finger.
The officer who took the prisoner into custody
found is his possliession a card-case, containing cards,

native, who had been killed by a grape shot through
the right eye ; we left him, and going to the beach
where another canoe lay, we found a belt belonging
to Mr. Boyd. The day was silent in searching fur
the bodies, but without success.
" From the marks ashore, and the situation of the
wadding of Mr. Boyd's gun, it would seem as if he
was attacked as soon as the boat got out of sight of
the ship, and was killed after a struggle in the water,
as was also his companion ; but what became of the
bodies God only knows. That the natives should have
attacked us in the face of so many large guns may
seem strange to many, hut, by their motions, they
evidently thought that the fire was the only thing,
that could hurt them ; fur when a musket was levelled
at one he then put up a wicker shield and came boldly
forward, and in fact one canoe came up, receiving
two pound charge of grape. That we should have
beaten them, unprepared as we were, was more than
we expected. If they had come up in a body the
tale would never have been told ; for what could be
expected of four men to two hundred well-armed
savages. As it was it was a hard fight.
" Thursday, Oct. 16—This morning we manned
the boat, and went round to the first village to the
S.E. of our anchorage ; as we approached the shore
about one hundred natives were seen upon a hill to
the right of where we landed. From these we ex-
pected an attack ; we moved up to the village, and
posting a watch on the natives searched the houses,
and then set them on fire. Here we destroyed two
canoes, and laid waste their plantations; two shots
were fired at the natives to induce them to come down,
but they made off iu the opposite way. We then re-
turned to the ship, and having consulted together, it
was unanimously considered our duty to make every
risk in searching for the remains of the late Mr.
Boyd, and as we had visited every place we could
with the boat, we determined on the morrow to move
the vessel up the coast, as far as we knew the natives
had come from, and taking the villages in rotation,
destroy them, landing at the same time to make every
endeavour to get information of those we had lost,
and if possible to capture one or two of the natives,
intending to detain them until such times as they
could speak (for our understanding) and give' an ac-
count of the murkier.
" Friday, Oct. 17—At an early hour this morning
we stood out to sea, and taking a strong breeze at ten
a.m. stood off, and at six P.NI. made the land to the
windward of the first village we intended to visit.
We lay off Loo daring the night.
" Saturday, Oct. 18—At ten a.m. we hove to,
lowered the boat, and went to the sound, but found no
anchorage ; wore ship, and stood on the land, and
made preparations for cannonading the village.
Brought Long Tom to bear on the starboard side,
two six-pounders and two pounder guns, and at a
quarter past three r m , the first shot was fired, and
then followed seven rounds of six-pound shot. Dis-
tance half-a-mile. The natives run from their houses, I
and took shelter among the trees. Stood off again,
and at four r.m., tacked ship with the intention of
giving them another raking, when the wind falling,
made it very dangerous to go in near enough to do
execution ; we thereiore stood off for the night.
" Sonday, Oct. 12—During the last uiWnt the
wind drew more ahead, then fell a calm ; we,- there-
fore, did not make the land until half-past twelve,
when we manned the boat. Eleven of the crew
went in her. Mr. Crawford and two sick natives
remained in the ship. The boat having pulled inl
shore as close as she could for the breakers, rounded
to opposite the village, and fired two rounds of grape
from a large ion, which she carried into the vilagen
She then pulled clown about three. quarters of a mile,
and under the lee of a large rock the crew 'ended,
and proceeded up to the settlement. The natives
abandoned it the moment they caught sight of us.
All the houses were searched. No traces of our
friend could be found. We set on fire all the houses
and their canoes. At this time the natives were seen
gathering in great numbers at the hill settlement,
about two miles further up the coast. At this point
they were expected to make a stand, but upon the
party moving at that direction they ran, making
fearful yells. At three, P.m., there being every indi-
cation of a storm, the party made for the ship. After
this escape we considered it useless to attempt any
other proceedings on the coast, where we could find
no safe nanchorage, and where our company was too
small to leave a sufficient number on board to work
the vessel in case of difficulty, and at the same time
have an effective crew on shore, we shaped our course
from these wretched shores, and bore away for the
William
coast of Holland.—(Signed,Ottiwell,
mister ; Geo. C. Crawford, mate; John Webster, and
Citibank Barnes. Dated, Yacht Wanderer, Royal
Yacht Squadron, Oct. 20, 1851.)"

Mary James was brought up in custody, by Ser-
geant Hazeltine, 22 D, and placed at tha bar before
Mr. Broughton, charged with having stolen a con-
siderable quantity of silver plate, consisting of salt-
cellars, spoons, and other articles, belonging to M.
Octave Delepierre, the Belgian Consul, residing at
18, Gloucester-terrace, Hyde-park.
The prosecutor gave evidence which went to show
that the prisoner was in his service, and that she had
the care of the plate. She left the house on Monday
rather early, and as she did not return, the cupboard
where the property alluded to was regularly kept
was on the next morning broken open ; ai,d it was
then ascertained that the plate was gone. He (pro-
secator) then gage information of the robbery to the
police.
Hazeltine (the officer) deposed that on the pre-
vious night he went to 24, South Wharf-road, Fed-
i dington, where prisoner's husband lodges, and there
found her (prisoner) in bed. She complained of
being ill, and on witness telling her what she was
charged with, she said that she knew nothing about
the plate, adding that the other servants were conti-
nually having people call upon them at their master's
dwelling. She was then conveyed to the station-
house, where she said that she was very sorry for
what she had done, and gave witness two keys, tell-
ing him that in a cupboard down stairs he would
find a little box containing six duplicates, as also six
sovereigns. He went to the consul's, and searched
the cupboard named, but, not meeting with what the
prisoner had mentioned, he returned to the station,
when she (prisoner) said to him, " I am sorry I told
you a falsehood ; but if the gentleman will forgive
me, the plate shall come back to him to-morrow
morning." On the way from the station-house to
this court she apologised to witness for the trouble
which she had given him, and admitted having thrown
into the fire a number of tickets for plate which she
had pledged within the last month at the shop of Mr.
Smith, in the Edgeware-road.
Mr. Broughton—ls Mr. Smith here ? Witness
—No, your worship, I have not yet had time to
see him.
The prisoner, upon being asked by the magistrate
if she wished to say anything, replied, I have pawned
the plate. I left the house in the morning to see
if I could get the things out, but as I could not
get money enough to do so I was afraid to go back
again.
She was remanded till Wednesday next.

MURDER OF MR. BOYD, LATE OF 7'llE
STOCK EXCHANGE.

FURTHER PARTICULARS.
The fate of Mr. Benjamin Boyd, late of the Stock
Exchange, which has excited so much anxiety in the
City, has, we regret to say, been fully ascertained
beyond a doubt.
The unfortunate gentleman, it will be recollected,
was on a tour in his yacht, the Wanderer, from Cali-
fornia to Sydney, and when among the group
of Solomon Islands, in the South Pacific,
was attacked by the natives, and met with a
horrible death, as also a companion. An impression
has been circulated to the effect, that Mr. Boyd would
be found probably to have perished on board his own
vessel; the truth, however, will be best gathered
from the annexed narrative, extracted from the ship's
log-book, which details the whole circumstances, and
is attested by the master and crew of the Wanderer.
" Tuesday, Oct. 14th—This day, at three o'clock,
P.M., we came to an anchor in a small bay on the
south-west of the island of Guadalcanar, being in
south latitude 9 40, east longitude 169 50 15. A
number of canoes were alongside, but without any
articles of trade, and at sundown all went ashore. The
night passed in perfect quietness.
" Wednesday, 15th—This morning at an early
hour many canoes were alongside, without any trade
or warlike weapons. At about half-past six Mr.
Boyd arose in usual good spirits, and taking the
small boat, with one native of Ocean Island, went
ashore to andoe. The boat was seen to enter a
small creek, was immediately out of sight of the
ship. Mr. Boyd fired one shot soon after. Many
natives were seen standing near the entrance to the
creek. About seven o'clock another shot was heard,
but nothing transpired to excite suspicion. During
the morning several natives were very perse-
vering in their attempts to come on board,
but were as frequently driven off. About
half-past seven o'clock all the Europeans
went in to bathe, and while in the water the natives
tried hard to induce them to take the boat ashore—
they offered them women and every allurement, but
without success. When the crew got out of the
water the natives wished them to go and shoot
birds, but on the opposite side to which Mr. Boyd bad
gone, but no one wont. Things remained thus till
9 o'clock, excepting that the number of canoes
had
,increased. Breakfast having been ready for
some time, the gong was sounded for Mr. Boyd,
but no answer was returned. At this time a
native stole a handkerchief, and pulling off some
distance, held it up for us to go and get it. We
sent Godog, a native of Byron Island, to swim for it,
but as he approached the canoe pulled off; he was
called back, and came on board, and sat on the rail
forward, on the starboard bow. Two natives fol-
lowed him up and made the first attack on Tine, a
native of Byron's Island, with a club, striking at his
head, but he received warning from Godog, and met
the blow on his arm, and knocked the wretches into'
the water. The alarm was now given, and we'were
quite unprepared for an attack. Our deck glens;
contrary to our usual custom, were neither loaded
nor run out ; all our small arms were below ; but
in five minutes or so, we were all armed—the
four white men with muskets, and the crew with
boarding pikes and cutlasses. At this time upwards
of 200 natives were around the ship. Three canoes
came up upon our starboard quarter, from one of
which the first spear was thrown, passing between
three of us. A gun was fired over their heads, but
this seemed only to give them confidence, for utter-
ing fearful yells, and blowing on war conches, they
pulled up to the ship with the intention of boarding
us. Spears, and other missiles flew through the rig
ging, when the first shot levelled its mark, and every
succeeding one told with deadly effect. The canoes
were now driven from aft, but they tried to board
a
us forward; so determined were they that a number
had climbed up on the martingale back ropes,
piratea
were coming in the face of the boarding and
cutlasses when they were shot down. pikes and
now began to retreat, and one or two
had completes
shots
cided the battle. Having time to
command
adned-
load
pounders and Long Tom, we our six_
of the whole bay, and did not
.a Ives
village was deserted, and the ncte.a" firing
until their
a point within range of shot, having to round
grape as long as possible. they were annoyed with
" We now manned the boat and went to seek Mr.
Boyd, but all the traces we found were the place of
struggle and the m
•
arks were he had fired two shots.
The small boat lay
creek, in
the creek. We searched to the
left of the
to the hut with no avail. We now went
concealed in village; here a number of •the natives were
the bush, not far off by their hideous
yells, but they
would not show. , We searched their
houses, and there found them. e now proceeded to
break up their canoes, and in one we found a dead

THE REMOVAL OR RETENTION OF
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
Yesterday a meeting was held at the Mansion-
house, consisting of the members of committees and
others belonging to the City and metropolitan sec-
tions for the promotion of the recent Exhibition of
the Industry of all Nations. The main object of the
meeting was the consideration of the question,
" Whether it was desirable or undesirable to retain
the building in Hyde-park known as the Crystal
Palace."
The Right Hop. the Lord Mayor entered the spa-
cious room at half past one o'clock, at which hour not
less than upwards of 300 of the principal merchants,
traders, and other gentlemen in the City and its en-
virons, were present.
His LORDSHIP having taken the chair, said that he
had most cheerfully complied with the request of the
memorialists, and was most happy in saying that
that or any room in the Mansion-house was at their
service for the purpose of holding their meeting.—
(Cheers.) He did this for the purpose of showing
that whatever his individual opinion upon the subject
might be, he wished all parties to have the opportunity
of openly expressing their opinions, and therefore he
had, without the slightest hesitation, granted the
application.— (Hear, hear.) It was under that roof
the idea ief the Exhibition had originated, and
although he (the Lord Mayor) was not then in his
present high position, the idea had been worthily
supported by his predecessor, Sir J. Musgrove.—
(Hear.) It was with pleasure, therefore, that he met
them upon that occasion, and though he could not re-
main long with them, he had no doubt but that they
would cone to a decision upon the subject such as
would be generally satisfactory.—(Cheers.)
The Rev. Mr. CATTLRY read the minutes of a meet-
ing held on the 21 April, upon which occasion it was
agreed to call an aggregate assembly of committee-
men as yesterday, for the purpose of considering
whether the Exhibition building in Hyde-park should
be retained on its present site.
At this juncture of the proceedings the Lord Mayor
was compelled to vacate the chair to attend to his
official duty. Upon the retirement of his Lordship
an unanimous vote of thanks was given to hire for his
readiness in complying with the wishes of the memo-
rialists.
Sir M. Montefiore was then unanimously selected
to preside, and the business at once proceeded.
Mr. H. MAUDSLBY moved the first resolution,
which was to the effect that it was desirable that the
Crystal Palace should be preserved. He did not think
it to be at all necescary to say anything whatever in
support of the motion, as that would be, only wasting
time. The reasons for its retention he imagined to
be perfectly obvious, and :they were doubtless well
understood by all parties present.—(Hear.) He
would therefore simply move the resolution.
Mr. GRACE, in seconding the motion, said that if
the Crystal Palace was retained the boon to the ge-
neral public would be great and the expense compa-
ratively trifling.—(Hear.) He thought that it would
be found exceedingly difficult to offer anything like a
valid objection against its continuance, for in many
ways it would prove a source of luxury, improve.
mont, and pleasure, to the poor and the rich resident
in this great metropolis.—(Hear.) It had occurred
to his mind that the building had created a new ne-
cessity in civilization. As a winter gardenitnworblde
prove a boon which just then, perhaps, might
accurately estimated.---(Hear, hear.) The expense
of its maintenance would be met, as it certainly, in
his opinion, might be so regulated as to support itself;
and, whether the Government or, any enterprising
individual undertook the task, he
had no doubt but
that the object would be easily accomplished.—(Hear.)
Alderman WIRE remarked that he thought it would
be well for the meeting to consider some of the diffi-
culties which might l
of that magnificent ay
in the way of the preserva-
tione.
He felt, doubtless with building, the Crystals
there
were tliacere
were difficulties in the way
other persons,that
did not think
that such difficulties e way ; but he
were insurmountable.—(Bear,
and cheers.)l
clear
that the Government
had determined thatt was
thebuilding should not stand
beyond the period specified, as they had given
the contractors to take it down in accord-
ance with the terms of the agreement.—(Hear, hear.)
What they, as a b ody,had to do, t
o therefore,retrace t
sw
steps,ea to
get the Government, if possible,
and spare the edifice. It might take much to induce
the Government to do that, 65,000/. being required
to purchase the building.—(Hear, hear.) Probably,
and most likely, the Government would not like to
diminish the surplus ; they might not willingly con-
tent to do so. Besides, there were private interests
eeo onsulti and it had been the case that parties pos-
sessing houses round the Crystal Palace had expressed
an opinion against its continuance.—(Hear, hear.)
Certainly such parties were entitled to a hearing, and
if the meeting determined to proceed in doing all that
they could to retain the building, they must be pre.
pared to encounter all such difficulties.—(Hear.)
As to the purchase, it might all be very well to my
that 15,000/. might be easily raised. It might be ;
but perhaps that would be done in a moment of en.
thusiasm. But, let the meeting remember that this
15,000/. would be required to he forthcoming an- LokidoonilP2riterdanadndpretblished by 111IIRDO YOUNG, o
an-
nually.—(Hear, hear.) Then, let them consider London:
the Government provide the funds ? Not with- Str.and, in tho PrecinifictercifaleThe Sun Office, No. 112;
pf
Aticidle44;xl Thumb% Apra savoy, ih the county
Ae62l

THE CO UN TRY MARKETS.
LIVERPOOL, Araii. 6. Tbe arrivals being large, and at, tendance small, trade opened very fatly. Wheat and AO' dull of sale, and last week's prices fully supported. . All kinds
of spring corn, with the exception of Egyptian, steady; the
latter 5d to is per qr. lower. Indian corn demand better. NEWCASTLE CATTLE MARKET, APRIL 6.—number o'e
beasts 976. Quality good. Trade dull at reduction of 3d Per
stone on last week's prices, and part left unsold. Number
of sheep, 4,631. Slow sale at a reduction of is per head, and
a large number unsold. Lambs a slow sale. Beef, 33 3d to
5s 3d per stone; mutton, ,11.,d to Sid per lb ; lamb, set Ito 9d.
EDINBURGHMEAL MARKET, APRIL G.—There weTe ,113
the meal Market to-day 7 sacks oatmeal, each weighing
2801bs. imperial, whereof 6 sold thus :-1 at 321 6d, 3
at
32s Od, 2 at 31s Od, and 1 at 31s 6d; average price of the
whole •II lls 9d 0-12ths. 2 sacks pot-barley, which sold
thus: —1 at 30s Od, and 1 at 27s Od.
EDINBURGH HAT AND STRAW MARKET, ArRIG Oat straw, from 88 6d to IN 6d per kemple of 16 stones troll;
wheat ditto, 7s 6d to IN Od ; barley ditto, 7s 6d to 98 °I
Hay, from 9d to Ild per stone.
DALKEITH
the market to-day 57 bags of oatmeal, 3of barleyrne*l'
MARKET, APRIL 5. There were in
6d per bag, current price 3d per bag cheaper ;
and lof pot barley ; sales ready. Oatmeal down on the tor
same as last week.
Oatmeal, per sack, of 280 lbs.
imperial ..
Barleymeal, per ditt.o.. barleymeal that
Peasemeal •
Flour ... ".
Pot barley ...

COAL MARKE
vrices of Coal per ton at t
Howard's W. H. Nall- 13s 6d North Percy Hartley 13s 6d
rantield Moor Butes— '133 Od
West Wylam
Wall's End, &a.
Hedley
Riddell ..
Lambton Primrose
11565 s 061
Braddyll .....••• •••••• 155 9d
15s 6d
15s 3d
Richmond
RLHamuasgswbeeitiol,s ni.;:e..t: ........
Stewart's •••• ••• 163 Od
Shotton l4s Od
On Friday next there

First Second Third.
30s 6d 293 9d 298 61
22sOd —sOd —s Od :
.—sOd —sOd —sOd I
—sOd —a Od —8 Od
28s Od —s Od .....8 OCI
tie,

T.—YEsrssna:.
be close of the market
- ........... 155 Od

Aartlepool 163 0.1
'Heugh Hall l4s 91
South Hartlepool 15s 6,f,
South Kelloe l4s 9i
Thornley
Northool 13s oa
Tees .....
North Tees
Woodhouse Close 21 v`.
DerwentwaterHartley l3s
'Nixon's Merthyr and
Cardiff
iSkiborwen Merthyr 2ls 1:4
will not be any market. •

THE STRAND UNION PAUPER CHILDREN AT ED"
ItONTON.—Yesterday the parishioners of St. Clement's Danes
completed the expression of their opinion upon the facts in-
volved in the variously stated case of the children at Edmon-
ton, the three days'
poll having closed at five on that after-
noon. The resolution declaring the belief of the parishioners
in the report of the Messrs. J. George, 11. Cooper, W. Cull,
and J. G. Hughes was rejected by a majority of 317, thero
being for it 142 and against it 459 votes.