The Sun.
London, England, 1852-04-27 00:00:00

TTIE SUN,

be retained; gad that, on the same element, every
public work in the country, Bed even is the world,
aught immediately to be palled down. It is also
submitted, that an annual expenditure and a per-
manent outlay, which may seem largo end
unjustifiable when drawn from the public purse, may
present no difficulty , when provided for, " the self-
supporting principle,'
which furnished forth the eplsn-
doors of the Great Exhibition, and was the acknowledged
foundation of its popularity and success. Ftaally, up .n
this head it is submitted as a fact which appears to have
escaped the memory of the Comtniision in the financial
part of their inquiry, that within six months of last
year 400,0001. was taken chiefly in shillings at the doors
of the Crystal Palace.
(d.) The report contains no direct and open expression
of opinion that the building should be removed, and
only covertly points at that conclusion in passages of
which the two following may be taken as the strongest
examples:—
" We believe that the remembrance of the late Ex-
hibition would be nnfavourable to a new appropriation
of the Building. as it would be impossible to reproduce
the brilliant effect obtained from the rich collections
which were temporarily placed there.
" The sculptures of Egypt, of Syria, and Nineveh,
might, it has been said, be advantageously seen under a
roof which, from its lightness and transparency, re-
sembles the open air. The contrast of light and shade
is, however, deemed advantageous to sculpture, and the
colossal character of these antiquities may be, by other
persons, thought to accord beat with massive archi-
tecture.
Attention is particularly drawn to these distinct traces
of a foregone conclusion on the part of the Commission;
for there was no evidence whatever before them to justify
such assertions. An effect as brilliant, and even more
so, than that of the Great Exhibition, cannot be declared
impossible, or even improbable; nor is there the least
foundation for the statement that the remembrance of
that event would be unfavourable to a new appropriation
of the building. Why should it be so if, as is proposed, the
building is placed ander the highest guarantees that birth
and position in the country afford, for the uses to be
made of it? Again, as to the applicability of the Palace
for the reception and display of those monuments of art
now mouldering in dark cellars, what justification can
the Commission plead for the manner in which they have
dealt with this suggestion ?
(e.) Looking carefully through the evidence, it is
impossible to avoid being struck with the style of inter-
rogation which the chairmna of the Commission
adopted, and the complete neglect of, and even hostility
to, the public interests involved in the inquiry, which the
shape of the questions asked betrays. Mr. Cole's evi-
-1 dence, especially, is a remarkable example of this, and
reminds one more of a cross-examination in a court of
law than of a courteous elucidation of opinion from a
Government servant in every way qualified to give the
best and most impartial testimony on the subject.
V. It would not be difficult to state many additional
reasons why this report should be condemned by the
voice of public opinion and igeored by Parliament; but
the object of this paper is to place in as concise a form
as possible the main grounds for doing so.

LONDON,

1808, when his hounds, instead of f x hunting, gave
chase to a cur, and afterwards worried a fleck of sheep,
and after that another cur. But, though so untrained,
there was good stuff in them, and they were the an-
cestors of his present pack, which were ucknwledged to
be good hounds. The past season was admitted to be
one of the worst ever known, but his hounds had been
out 108 days, and had killed 112 foxes. But his Lord-
ship added, the formation of a pack of foxhounds was
not solely confined to the sports of the field; there were
gre4t maqy friendships tormed and cemented in the
hunting field, and charmingly interwoven with the other
relations of life. After some further remarks his Lord-
ship resumed his seat, and other toasts followed, the
party sitting late.

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