The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-06 00:00:00

DAILY WEATHER TABLE.

;:ltato of the Wind and Weather at each of the following
placee at Nine o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations
are arranged in order of latitude.
Pursforrrn—Wind S., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
EfAgrrsom—Wind S.W., fresh breeze—partially cloudy.
...onTHAmrror—Wind S , strong breeze—partially cloudy.
FOLKESTONE—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudy.
TuNISRIDGE—Wind S.E., strong breeze— partially cloudy.
GREENWICH—Wind S., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
&moon—Wind W., gentle breeze—cloudy.
S wurpon—Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
C 31zwesTER —Wind S.W., gentle breeze—overcast.
ranmoum—Wind S. W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
The returns from the following places indicate the state of
the wind and weather on Wednesday morning at nine
o'clock :--

Loar.racx—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
CARLOW—Wind S.W., gentle breeze—cloudy.
MaLuNGAR--Wind W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
PooLE—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
EoLyaRAD--Wind S.W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
LugoAsTicE—Wind S.W., calm—principally clear.
Warm—Wind N. W., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.
DARUNGTON—Wind W., gentle breeze— partially cloudy.
SEA—Wind S.W., strong breeze—partially cloudy.
BEATTOCK—Wind S.E., gentle breeze—partially cloudy.

S UN,

"A Building of purely English Architecture destined for
the recreation and instruction of the Million,

Was erected on the sth day of August, 1852,
In the 16th year of the reign of her Majesty Queen
Victoria,
By Samuel Laing, Esq., ME,
Chairman of the Crystal Palace Company."
When completed—as the building will be
before
many months have advanced—the advantage secured
by it to the people of the metropolis is
almost beyond the reach of calculation. Hap-
pily the attempt of the Sabbatarians to
close the Crystal Palace on Sundays is certain of
being worsted altogether. The citizens of London
and Westminster will not then be precluded from
participating in the forthcoming feast of innocent and
intellectual enjoyment. Oa the contrary, we may
now confidently anticipate that when once the pro-
posed scheme has been carried into active operation
the day of rest will be peculiarly dedicated, after the
hours of " Divine service," to the visiting (by the la-
bouring classes of the capital) of the princely gardens
and palatial structure now being summoned into ex-
istence by the genius of Fox, and JONES, and Pax•ros,
by the activity of WYATT, by the presiding abilities
of LAING, and by the munificence of the Crysta'
Palace Company, among what are still in some mea.
sure the verdant solitudes of Sydenham.

aa.
KiTnghdeomintienllirge
reference c frome to the
lparts of the United
to
prospects of the pot
crop is of a very gloomy Character. It is said that
a
unequivocal indications of the formidable disease
which haw occasioned such fearful misery and suf-
fering to the less wealthy classes are already per-
ceptible, and that—more especially in Ireland—no
doubt can exist but that a large proportion of the
crop will be totally lost. This is, indeed, a melan-
choly prospect, requiring that every possible precau.
tion should be taken while there is yet time to prevent
results almost as deplorable as those which followed
the mysterious visitations of 1846 or 1847.
We would not., however, while urging the neces-
sity of the) utmost vigilance and the adoption of
suitable reraedial measures, have it supposed that the
danger is quite so imminent as has been repre-
sented, or that, even if such were the case,
the conseciuences could be so fatal as on the
former occasion. We must, in the first place,
make ample allowance • for the tendency to
magnify e xisting dangers without any deliberate
intention (,f exaggeration or misstatement. Those
who have uustained heavy pecuniary losses will be
easily frightened, and matters which would have been
disregardeei, or treated as of trivial importance, a
dozen years since will now be regarded in a very
different point of view. " The burnt child dreads the
fire,"
w
and the Irish farmer or the Irish landlord may
tremble at any appearance of a blight. The
first symptom induces many to try to dispose of
their produce at any price, while it is yet fit for
consumpti.an, and serious damage is occasioned by
the very panic produced by the alarmists.
It must :not be forgotten that a much greater ex•
tent of lan d was planted this season than for severa
years, so tb at even if a large quantity should be lost,
much wouLd still remain available for general use.
We have had statements quite as alarming
in 1849, 1850, and 1851, as to the appear-
ance of the terrible epidemic, and yet, al-
though tie disease was unquestionably in
existence, and portions of the crop were destroyed
and rendemd valueless in each year, there was abun-
dance rerma'izming for the wants and exigencies of the
people. -We may then still entertain a reasonable
hope that,
prc pi
t,s lthoughortn of loss o theae will
alarmists are
beare earlierlerger than
inthe
field, h
it
has been during the last three years, and if that be
the case we •may encounter the difficulty without any
undue aepypernei hi ef
thensi o
ns .
destruction be so complete as that
arethe danger
without anything like the
meet:
ta e
formerly so far prepared, that we
biconorfjouuulrdlg:h into. 4storr
practical
whasbeen
an
sustained.
every district: an organized ff sta ,by means whereof
the necessary relief could be
administered. It is also
a melancholy. fact that the classes who •
might require
assistance ar a greatly reduced in numbers through
the combined: operation of famine,
pestilence, and
emigration. There must, therefore, be much less to
do,; and belt means with which to do it. And
we say it advisedly, that it is utterly impossible
that the fatill scenes of 1847 could •
agam be paral
leled, or that we could now have a monetary con.
vulsion simile r to that which occurred in that fats

year. Thereat enow noless than twenty-two millions of
rounds stcrli4g in the coffers of the Bank of England,
besides a "nue b larger sum in general circulation.
Even if eight or nine millions sterling should
be abstracted from the amount, it could not lead to

the lanv.nta tole deficiency in the currency
which formerly paralysed the national in-

dustry, and rendered the circulating medium inade-
quate to the wants and -exigencies of the community.
The supply b.cra Australia and California would
speedily fill n p the vacuum if any should arise.
There is, there fore, no prospect of a monetary panic,
such as that NY hich produced by far the larger pro-
portion of tea :mischief of 1847.

There is, therefore, nothing to fear ; but
the Government should closely regard the pro•
gress of the disease with a view to alleviat-
ing its con quences as much as practicable.
Let them cons:.z.der how far the steps taken by Sir
ROBERT PEEL mitigatcd the evil in 1846, and be
prepared to fallow the example set by that great
statesman, if the necessity for so doing should
unfortunately a rise.

DEATH OF D In. GRANGER, M.P. FOR DURHAM
CITY. —lt is our melancholy duty to record the death of
Mr. Granger, the "valuable Member for the city of Durham.
The melancholy event took place in York yesterday
Jhursday) very suddenly. The Hon. Member had been
on the northern circuit at the Durham assizes, and arrived
in York on Saturday evering. Feeling himself unwell, he
marked change for. an experienced
resolved to remain quiet in the ancient city of York for a
, few days, hoping I hat a relaxation from the excitement of
business would be beneficial. He consulted Mr. B. iiods-
; baffled e effort,
to tb, a surgeon of considerable practice, and he continued
improve under his treatment until Wednesday, when a
the worse presented itself. Dr. Simpson,
p hysician, was called in, but the disease
Granger was call
counsel, a bench and yesterday morning, at eight o'clock,
the veryn breathed his last at Scawin's Hotel, near
the railway etatri,3ll, where he had taken apartments. Mr.
to the bar in 1830. He was a Queen's
gh
of a
tiloi.t. the Inner Temple, and Recorder for
the borou
1847, and a third time
candidate at the electionsin* 1852"
Parliaments, hay:,
e9ll elected in 1841, and again in
tile has represented Durham in three
He was an unsuccessful
W.M 1835 and 1.37. The remains
Will be removed from York this
of the Hon. Mer,n,befror
(Friday) morning,
Temple Church.
Yesterday the annual
interment in the vaults of the
cieorat the New Zealand
N meetingENV
oZt. stabLi
st../cvonna
pCaonliyp,aisy
held
I
aslicdtoeiuodsn.e3,
orrßiteobaeod.bi-set:teeoti ordinarythaeni
nlndulienaelgt
3iEsiness, was to hear a report
which a sutn of 2C0,000/. due to
as the .
also, tco"lhePaarnY
g, in tigAtLi3-all, Esq., pre_
to the trans-
from the Committee appointed to negotiate with her Majesty's
s affairs were
itGnboeprreornernsse
companynott aswshi
ntoodutlge
bemu mode in
aianind 4
what steps had
e debts incurred on be-
halfbury A!sociation by the New 7 of the Canterbury
said the
. .ealand
oh airman said directors were
Company. Theengaged in
company
out of their
unhappy posi-
tion, to get the
taken place for the liquidation of th
were nearly at an end
larger attendance of proprietor ., to hear
tion, and their labours . He thought
there ought to be a
with the Government than
present season; and, therefore, it
could be expected at the an adjournment of some
was deemed advisable to propose
the report and the negotiations .
weeks, when the report would, no doubt, be complete, and
the shareholders be enabled to see the exact position of their
affairs. He moved a resolution to that effect. Mr. Currie
seconded the proposition of the chairman, and it was unani-
mously
agt?ect to. The meeting then separated.

happy conclusion may be safely predicated. For the
Crystal Palace Company itself the result can Scarcely
be otherwise than satisfactory. For the Croydon
Railway it must, consequently, be a source of emolu-
ment and gratulation. For the inhabitants of the
metropolis it must, moreover, be a very singular and
indeed unprecedented advantage, Situated as the
site is at a distance in all respects peculiarly conve-
nient, it must be found sufficiently accessible by the
aid of steam, and sufficiently removed from the
grimy scene of the great "brick and mortar invasion,"
to be almost sylvan, and certainly picturesque. It
must have been a source of unalloyed sa-
tisfaction to Mr. LAING, the distinguished chair-
man of the company, and recently invested with
the dignity of a legislator by the electors of the Wick
Burghs in Scotland, to assume by right of his offi-
cial position the agreeable responsibility of presiding
over the initiative proceedings of yesterday. He
can scarcely call those proceedings to remembrance
henceforth without feelings of a somewhat enviable
character. Neither could he have been altogether
without some such emotions of honest pride when
depositing under the first pillar of the Crystal Palace
the glass vase, not merely containing the coins of the
realm, but bearing the inscription that the "first sup-
port" of the new edifice— _ _