The Sun.
London, England, 1862-06-21 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.

The adjourned meeting of the Crystal Palace
Company was held yesterday at the London Ta-
vern ; Mr. T. Farquhar presiding.
It will be remembered that at the general meet-
ing on the 10th inst., the report of the directors
recommended the removal of Mr. England from the
directory on the grounds of immorality, which were
then stated, and which were not denied. This was
met by an amendment calling for a committee of
inquiry into the affairs of the company. The
amendment was carried, and a poll was demanded
by the chairman. The meeting yesterday was
called to hear the result.

Mr. GROVE, the secretary, read the report pre-
pared by the scrutineers. It gave the following
returns :

For the amendment—Recorded personally, 25
proprietors; £8,450 amount of stock; 1,690 votes.
Against the amendment-324 proprietors;
£133,330 amount of stock ; 26,666 votes. Recorded
by proxies, 102 proprietors, £2Bl, 295 stock ; 56,385
votes—making a total number of 426 proprietors ;
£415,252 amount of stock, 83,051 votes.
Showing a majority against the amendment—
Proprietors, 401 ; amount of stock, £406,805 ; votes
81,361.

The CHAIRMAN then announced that Mr. Eng-
land had sent in his resignation ; and he would,
therefore, move that the report, with the exception
of that portion which related to Mr. England, be
adopted.
Mr. BILLINGS seconded the resolution, and it
was unanimously adopted.
The retiring directors were re-elected.

SCENE IN 'THE FRENCH LEGISLATIVE

CHAMBER.

When the French Legislative Chamber assembled
on Thursday, the President, Count de Morny, rose
and addressed the members on a personal matter.

He said—

I was absent yesterday on public duty, attending
a ministerial council. I see by the Moniteur that
M. Picard made the following objection to the
minutes yesterday :—" I have read this morning in
the Moniteur an observation said to have been ad-
dressed to me by the President, asking me to speak
.more seriously. If I had heard that observation,
which was probably inaudible fronithe noise which
then prevailed, I should not have accepted it. I
should have accepted it neither in form nor in sub-
stance. Ido not accept it now. I regret to make
these remarks in the .absence of M. de Morny, but
as the regulations give me no other opportunity, I
am compelled to make them now." What passed
was this—M. Picard, while speaking, was inter-
rupted by cries which I now read from the llioniteur
—" This is comedy; it is vaudeville; try to be
more serious." M. Picard then said, " I didn't
hear the 'interruptions, and consequently cannot
answer them." I said to, him, "I heard the
interruptions; they say to you, 'This is vaudeville ;
speak seriously.'" I was merely the interpreter of
interruptions which the speaker said he had net
heard; but now, since, M. Picard imputes to me the
latter words,'" Speak seriously," I have the honour
to tell him that I take them upon myself. Here is
the phrase of his which provoked the into ruption—
"We are governed at such great. cost because we
are too much governed; the powers of the
.State
have tco much to do, I admit ; they are not paid in
proportion to all they undertake to accomplish.
They are charged to provide for our happiness;
they do not do it ; but at any rate they have taken
the task upon themselves." Now, I tell M. Picard
that the Government has not taken upon itself to
secure the happiness of anybody. If M. Picard and
his friends do not find themselves happy under the
Government, there are many who feel that they owe
to it their prosperity and safety. (Marked adhesion.)
When M. Picard uses language such as I have
quoted, he does not speak seriously. The Presi-
dent had a perfect right to make the observation.
When the President makes a remark approved of
by the Chamber, if a speaker does not like it, he
pats himself in opposition to the Cnamber.
(Adhesion.)
M. PICARD—I think, M. le President, that you
have no right to set yourself up as a judge of my
language. (Noise.) I maintain my opinion, and
will endeavour to justify it. 1 think you have no
right to tell me that I do not speak seriously. You
are my superior here ; but merely for the applica-
tion of the regulations, and the rather because you
preside in a chamber which did not choose you for
its President. (Interruption.)
Count DE MORNY—This is a most unconstitu.
tional observation.
M. PICARD—I could not—my dignity would not
allow me to—accept the President's observation.
, I was speaking seriously. I observed in the inter-
ruption a piece of tactics. I was discussing the
question of plurality of offices, ifnd was speaking
most seriously. My speech is on record, and it is
an answer to the President's sb,servations.

Court DE MORNY—One word only. 'I know my
duties—l will fulfil -them. I know my rights—l
will maintain them. (Bravo ! . Bravo!) The ap.
probation of the Chamber makes it unnecessary for
me to add more. (Loud applause.)
The diE.cussion of the budget then proceeded.

DRURY LANE.—This theatre will open on Mon-
day eve:,inj, fur a sumtrir season, under the management
ucicault. " The Colleen Bawn" will be re-
al
e141x.. te d Dionri j3t. with Mr. Boucicaujt in his original character,
and Madame Celes!e, 4ho will make her re-appearance in
Lonlon after an absence of 12 months, strengthens the cast
as Mrs. Cregan. Mr. IVAliam Searle will be Danny Mann.
Niiss Sara Stevens will make her metropolitan debut as
My O'Connor; and Miss Jessie_ M‘Leari, from the Royal
English Opera, will be Ann Chute. In the afterpiece of
The Toodles," Mr. J .S. Clarke, the American comedian,
will be introduced to the London stage.—Era.
TIIE VICTORIA CROSS.—WAR-OFFICE, Tune 20.
—The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her in-
tention to confer the decoration of the Victoria Cross on
the undeimentioned officer offer Majesty's army, whose
claim to the same-has been submitted for her Mejesty's aP
rproval, for his conspicuous bravery during the siege of
le_i.
Lucknow, viz., Captain Henry George Browne? 32a -
meat (nlw of the 100th Regiment.)