The Sun.
London, England, 1863-06-02 00:00:00

THE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION.

Mr. GREGORY gave notice that he should, to-morrow,
ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer to what purpose the
international building,which the Government had intimated
their intention to purchase, would be devoted, and.when
the estimate would be laid before the house—(hear, hear)
—and if so,, whether he would make a statement to the
house, and when ; whether the domes would be replaced
by other structures, and if so, when these embellishments
of London and the vicinity would be carried out. (Hear,
and laughter.)
RECRUITING FOR THE FEDERALS IN
IRELAND.
Mr. HOPWOOD asked the Chief Secretary for Ireland
whether her Majesty's Government were aware that the
Federals were recruiting in Ireland, and if they were pre-
paring to take steps to prevent it ?
Sir R. PEEL replied that the Government was aware
that Federal agents had been at work in Ireland, but, as
they did not recruit openly, their proceedings were very
fromlit of detection. Numbers of young men bad gone
to I,,l,:vland, whose passages had been paid. He had reason
enlist • .yeottEteiat the Irish in America had been induced to
active trio,
40. ti this kind. The Government were taking
I.l\sit), cover the agents.
Mr. 11.14. t&-N A.p my
112 S zs —CLINE FUND.
4, Y,any °%cet ..f t,'lsked the Secretary of State for India
depot at ea - `"a late Ind'
his raiilt;
and mloil!adn army, now doing duty at
Government to mail? receive the pay due to
hthe
ad doors
of her Majesty's
Indian service the lofi'laPtt° th"
and orphans of the
o,ocrlii,:elst4,,,:taysZiuled by the late deci-
a.resPecting Lorrde
Sir C. WOOD
ceived less thanhistr that
henfore been misinformed?a,: Theit,e`raPloyed
irdehuceeently arrived
vnliZuer had there
Clive Fund had been so
had yet elapsed to give it at:Z" to the
ancdonsideration, but no time
apprehend that the widows
nified. (Hear, hear.) °rP1"118 would te,:linitlimot.

,
GALWAY PACKET COMPANY
NEWFOUNDLAND AND
ST . J URN'S
t Treasury
were
Mr. KEKEWICH asked the Seeretar.y to
boned he
whether the Galway Packet Company by their
Contract to land mails as well as telegrams when the ships
called at St. John's, Newfoundland ?
explained that a differebneceenolfzistu. pre.
Mr. F. PEEL
veiled on the subject which had not
yet
VENTILATION OF THE HOUSE.
Mr. D. GRIFFITH asked the First Commissioner of
Works whether, in this warm weat her, it would not be
better to ventilate the house by the ordinary expedient of
opening the windows, rather than continue the present
mode of shutting the windows carefully, and pumping up
the air from the cellars below the house ?
Mr. COWPER replied that if the proposition of the hon.
gentleman were adopted the air would neither be so cool
was
or
so pure as at the present moment.hear.) It
not correct to say that the air was pumped out of a cellar
below the house. If the hon. member would go below—
(laughter)—he would find that very excellent arrangements
prevailed, which originated with Mr. Gurney, for purifying
the air hon. members breathed. The air was admitted in
the most natural way into chambers, where it was washed
by streams of pure water from its impurities, and then passed
eta rapid rate through clean chambers where chemical means
:•ere:ietheadrowpas eetedtlod clear it of all impurities. When the
r was warmed, and when warm it

was iced. (Hear, and laughter.) The average heat just
now indicated by the thermometer was 64, and when it was
78 outside it was 65 within, exhibiting a differ,) ce of 13
degrees. (Hear, hear.) If, therefore, the w ows were
opened they should have a hotter and less pure atmosphere.
Whenever any benefit would arise the w udows were

opened.:
THE PURCHASE OF THE INTE ATIONAL
BUILDING.
Lord J. MANNERS inquired the price the Government
had agreed to pay for the building.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER replied
that an arrangement had been come to with the Commis-
sioners and the contractors subject to the sanction of the
house. The price agreed to be paid was £120,000, and
£BO,OOO to the contractors fur the residue of their claim,
but exclusive of the annexes. (Hear, hear.) He should
shortly fix a day when he should bring the whole matter
before the house. He should not seek for the vote in a
Committee of Supply. He should bring the matter before
the house on Monday.

BRAZIL.
In reply to Mr. S. FITZGERALD,
Mr. LAYARD replied that he this afternoon had laid
he papers promised by him on the table of the house.
FORTIFICATIONS—SPITHEAD.

In reply to Sir J. ELPHINSTONE,
Lord PALMERSTON intimated that he purposed
shortly making a statement with respect to fortifications,
when he should state the intentions of the Government
with respect to Spithead.