The Sun.
London, England, 1853-03-09 00:00:00

CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.

Yesterday the committee of the House of Con /1
upon the company's bill met in committee-room No.
Lord Barrington in the chair.
Mr. Alexander, Q.C., on behalf of the promoterafol
the bill, addressing the committee, said its object was,
the purpose of purchasing the building of the Great
..;;;
hibition of 1851, in Hyde Park, and for the construct_ina
of it, or of any addition thereto, on another site ;
also for the purpose of forming and maintaining 0110
vatories, parks, and museums, for the illustration _
advancement of the arts and manufactures. In pursil3uof
of these objects the committee had subscribed the sutra
400,0001. and upwards, and have either purchased, °
contracted to purchase, an estate in Kent and Surreld
near Sydenham ; and are re-erecting thereon the ,tt
building, with vast additions thereto, and are laying:-
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thei_ erdo
other,
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tsn' Thickets'-lane
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considerable portions of land in gardens and ple,3s or;
grounds. The estate was intersected by two rows' d
claiat
ltbilere bridle-
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d
steep and inconvenient ; and both interfering raradea and
with the designs of the company for their ga at their
pleasure-grounds. The company were willing' „uhlic
own expense, to make and to dedicate to tnext;_,ine
better and more commodious roads than the
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puinbliobaedarrrieaPgaeirrei-set
roads, upon power being granted to them to s
the existing roads, and to purchase Dulwich woody,s the
from Page to Dtuelrviia
After hearing witnesses, the committee declar'
osel
preamble of the bill proved, striking out the pro
rating clauses.

Iv The
SIR W. CARDEN AND THE STOOK EXCIIANG<ie
remarks of Sir W. Carden in the Court of Alder'--11of
yesterday, have given great offence to the fi-equentorlbi
the Stock Exchange; and this morning, when thew rm`
alderman made his appearance there, he' was ironlecli3.—nrs
surrounded by a large body of " am'ateur " specolao;
and treated in a very unpleasant manner. ge kept
forced into the "Commissioner's Bog," and forcibly o.'y
there, while his tormentors treated him to a vollelife
alternate cheers and groans. It is represented to 7,0
been quite a scene; but as the occurrence took 1:"0
upon forbidden ground to all but a privileged fee" it
can do no more than relate the nature of the affair_

has reached us from a reliable source. pco,lCl4s'
RESIGNATION OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER OF
—For some time it has been rumoured that Sir Iticiiiis•
Mayne intended to resign his office of Chief Coln or
sioner of the Metropolitan Police, and several of ho
police magistrates were spoken of as his successoru; rtlf
now it is finally understood that Sir Richard will sleted
retire on a full pension, and that Mr. Henry, the In-biel'
magistrate at Bow-street Police Court, will succeed eon"
Captain Hay will still retain his situation as ''e-vro•
Commissioner, and the only reason of his not being ill3t
moted is, that a recent act of Parliament specifies of no
the Chief Commissioner must be a barrister-at lawl. Chief
less than seven years standing. The situation o',or ;
Commissioner is worth rather more than 1,500/. aJoP
and from the well-known experience of Mr. War/ call
magistrate of the Metropolitan Police Courts, they
be no doubt he will equal his predecessor. nt,ltie°
ARRIVALS OF GOLD.—GoId coin in various (1°4.-010'
continues to be sent in the vessels sailing for A-ns",0001
73,0001., it is stated, has been forwarded to Live''
to-day to be shipped on board the Marco Polo.
„Alb°
ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN COPPER Cogriall.,' tb°
following memorandum has been received frc",iode
English and Australian Copper CompanY:
English and Australian Copper Company have Iriaide'
received advices from their manager, dated k."ee, in
15th of November last, by which they have
formed that over 70 teamsters had been engaged w„.thae
on the Port Wakefield road, consequently shorrinbTh
labour was becoming more abundant in the colonYo' 500
manager writes—' We have accumulated betwee,_ that
and 400 tons of coal at the works, and we anticipolie to
in the course of next week we shall again he :004
light three or four furnaces, and the copper P. atiy
will enable us to keep faith with the Burra Cerlaris
PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at et tlioe
about at par (according to the new tariff), white ff
English Mint price of 31. 17s. 100. per °An"; e':';
standard gold. gives an exchange of 25.17 ; anuo'6,o6,
change at Paris on London at short being f'sri
follows that gold is about 0.48 per cent. dearer re pricet
than in London. By advices from Hamburgh t runs
'of gold is 429 per mark, which, at the Englisb
birch
price of 31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard got 1,01.5
an exchange of 13.7 ; and, the exchange atld
on London at short being 13.61, it follows tll goohn A
0.41 'per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in Len, 13113,,t;
THE JUBILEE OF THE BRITISH AND FOOlcTrace
SOCIETY AT ST. PAUL'S, THIS DAY.-11iS_ 1- '8 lilted;
Archbishop of Canterbury having announce': fiftiF"
tion of preaching a sermon, commemorative 01 id Fore,leg
anniversary of the formation of the British an loacunro
Bible Society, in St. Paul's, this day, the aveninetbe det,
to the Cathedral were densely crowded, and adinito
literally besieged by persons anxious to obtaid
tance ; the vast area beneath the dome was thro":0 c:
suffocation. At about a quarter before eleventhe
the doors of the chapel were thrown open, an, ioeyotPa
was immediately filled. Precisely at eleven °,.n te, l
Lord Mayor and the corporation arrived in 31'71.
were conducted with much ceremony to tbe'
Amongst those persons present were—the Ea,r,l,
tesbury, Earl of Carlisle, the Duke of Argrthe elerDd
number of the dignitaries of the Church anaobility gin
of the metropolis, besides many of Or spoU° to
gentry of distinction. The most rer. prelate
_bibilit9.4
Such a low tone of voice that it was an itap os
was
catch a word of his discourse. The society
_coal IA
established on the 7th of March, 1804, cons!eclbuile, Pro
fiftieth anniversary was on Monday last- A) et, spec_ls,
has been established, which has for its obie, ediovoto
grants of Bibles and Testaments' to prisons 0 ebet
missions, and other charitable institutions, sPeeed 0, ld
to Ireland, special efforts in Austra f the
colonies, and also to China and other paatllt the trolo'
open to special operations. It is believed the sof
objects, embracing as they ylo Great Britain'h_ —ortOrto,
vies, India and China, and whatever ot ere effori
the globe may in God's providence clainlesP.f'seropetej
have already secured the approbation and co-op
fully °PetiOci
the patriot and the Christian ; and it the
that the contributions of this day will incre"
from 10,000/. to 12,0001.

MONEY AND COMMERCIAL NEWS.

CITY, TWO O'CLOCK.

The sales of Cotton at Liverpool yesterday were
estimated at from 3,000 to 4,000 bales all to the
trade. The market was flat, and prices of all kinds
Were drooping. The sales comprised 110 Pernam
and Maranham, at sd. to 6d. ; 110 Bahia, at
6(1. to Gad • 200 Egyptian, at 611 to lid. ; 200
Surat at nd. to 41d., and the remainder American.
Railway Shares were flat at lower prices.
The ship Chance, arrived at Callao, had Mel-
bourne accounts of December 9, but the tenor of
them is not known.

The steamer Forerunner, with the African mails
on board, brings 2,0000 z. of gold.
The Niagara furnishes late dates from the United
States and Canada. The mercantile advices read
well, and the yield of gold in California was large.
The steamer Orinoco brings about 190,0001. in
specie on freight, 45,000 dollars being for the Mexi-
can bondholders. The accounts from Mexico lead
to the conclusion that Santa Anna will certainly
return to power, whether, however, to be more
successful than his predecessor, remains to be seen.
Mr. Falconnet's letters are not so late as the
published advices.

From Jamaica we learn that the expected proro-
gation of the House of Assembly had not taken
Place. Nothing had been done in reference to
granting supplies, the revenue bills were in abey-
ance, and by some it was considered that the ses-
sion would last till April.
There had been a flood at Port Maria, and the
roads were impassible owing to the overflow of the
.17 esterrnost river. The water is described as hav-
Illg rushed through the houses and stores.
The inhabitants in Stennetts Town had been
driven from their houses, the water having
.attained the depth of 5 feet, but subsequently it
had quite subsided. In Annotto Bay the flood had
been tremendous, heavy rains having prevailed.
The bridge on the Annotto River was entirely de-
stroyed, earth, trees, poultry, pigs, goats, and
houses being carried away. Most of the stores on
the Bay suffered severely. Business was entirely
ZuBPended, all communications with the interior
being cut off. Falmouth, Hanover, Westmore-
land and Montego Bay had suffered also. Much
113 Jury had been done to the cane fields.
The suspension of payment of Mr. George Hen-
nett, the railway contractor, has been announced,
and the liabilities are said to be large.
The Arctic Company is receiving, it is stated,
✓ery good support, and the Share list will be closed
on Saturday. It is obvious that parties who join
such an undertaking must do so with the object of
giving it full support as a national experiment,
and such men, it is said, have come forward both
here and in Aberdeen.
There was no alteration yesterday in the rates at
Which Bills of Exchange were negotiated upon the
Principal Continental cities. Paris, 90 days, was
taken at 25 27i to 30 ; Hamburgh 13 742- to 7i :
Amsterdam, 11 18i to 19 ; and Trieste 115 to 11 9.
The Honourable East ndia Company drew bills
during the last fortnight to the amount of 13,3031.
A_
• 2d.,. at the exchange of 2s. ld. on Bengal, and
28. lid. on Bombay.
The English Stock Market has risen again, Con-
-B'3lB being 99i ft for Money and Account. Bank
Stock is worth 227/ to 2281. Exchequer Bills are
?8. to 13s. premium. The New Three-and-a-
Quarter per Cents. have been at 1031 A.
The business doing in Greek Bonds is still active,
and they have been done as high as 8' and 9.
tauzriliannd New Stock is active at 97i to 98 for the
si. --p•-yalf per Cents. Equador Stock is at
Sardinian Bonds are 98i to poktbteeing scarcely
BO good. The Turkish Loan better, the
Spanish Certificates are up. Plesruvian New Scrip
is sto premium.
There has been an improved market for Railway
Shares, but the dealings are still limited. Great
Northern are up a little, and North Stafford and
Waterford and Limerick. Chester and Holyhead
are not so high. South-Western fluctuate, and
North-Western are still depressed, as also York
and North Midland.
In French Shares there is very little doing, but
they bring rather higher prices, owing to the im-
provement at Paris. Upper India have been again
done at premium.
Gold Mine Shares continue inactive, and there
is especially a decline in the Waller, the prospects
of the mine being very different from what was re-
presented. This, we apprehend, will be the case
with many of the other United States schemes that
are now being foisted on the market, and if the
directors who join them do their duty, they will in-
sist upon sending out a special agent to verify the
representations made before they part with a
slxpence to the parties who introduce the affair
on this side of the Atlantic. The Megantic
Copper Company did this, and the result was that
the directors, as honest men, advised the share-
holders not to go on with the concern, and fulfilled
their promise by deducting only the amount origi-
nally agreed on for expenses.
, In the Land Company's Shares very little has
neen done, and they are nominally the same.
The Australian Bank Shares are generally rather
cheaper.
The directors of the English and Australian Cop-
Per Company have this day received advices from
their managers, dated Adelaide, 15th November
Last, by which they have been informed that over
70 teamsters had been engaged to work on the
red Wakefield road, consequently, showing that
labour was becoming more abundant in the colony.
;I:he manager writes :—" We have accumulated
between 300 and 400 tons of coal at the works, and
We anticipate that in the course of next week we
shall be able to light three or four furnaces, and
the copper produced will enable us to keep faith
With the Burra Company."

BRITISH FUNDS THIS DAY.
(From the Official List.)
Business done.
tank Stock
3 Per Cent. Reduced Annuities .looi 4
4 Per Cent. Consols Annuities
New 31 per Cent. Annuities lO3. $ a
'ong Annuities, Expire sth Jan., 1860 6i 716
India Bonds, £lOOO 4B
South
Sea Old Annuities 994 i
Consols for Account 10th March 99i i
Exchequer Bills lid.
£l000
s
8 13
X5OO
PRICE OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY.
Brazilian Bonds, 5 per Cent. ... .
Ditto New, 1852, 4i per Cent ......... .
...Thlenos Ayres Bonds, 6 per Cent ............. 64
-"-Iquador Bonds SA
Grenada 114 g
' Bonds, Deferred,
22/
Ditto Ex,' Dec.,Dec 1849, Coupon..4l .
Greek ex over-du. o Coupons .................. 98i 9
. 248
Mexican 3 per Cent
Ditto for the Account 25
Peruvian Deferred 3 per Cent
Ditto Sc •
gar • • riP
diman Bonds, 5 per Cent........... ........ 99 Si
Spanish Bonds, 3 per Cent 47
:Danish New Deferred, 3 per Cent .... .. . .... 23R
Spanish Committee Cert. of Coup. not fun 87i
Swedish Loan . li i
Turkish Loan, 6 per Cent., 1852 ...
..., Ditto for the Account
Dutch Exchange 2Lper Cent —
Ditto 4 per Cent. Certificates......... - ••• 981

dP C

Consols .
Ditto March Account..

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THREE O'CLOCK.

993
993

CONFESSION OF MURDER.—GLASGOW, MONDAY. On
Friday evening last, a respectable looking young man
entered the central police-office, stating that he wished
deliver himself up to justice as he could get no peace
1-11 his mind from having recently committed a murder.
-Qe states that his name is Joseph Crawford , aged 19
agars, a shawl printer by trade, and a native of Bed-
ngton Corner, near Croydon, Surrey. Some eight
Col the ago. while at Longbank, on the banks of the
eine, about 15 miles from London, an illegitimate child
h°e born to him, and, after sundry consultations with
o tnother, he killed it by holding its head under water,
and then tossing the body into the stream. The body
this time
he learnt, and au inquest held, but by
rm time he had escaped. He came to work at Barr-
"ad, near Glasgow, as a calico printer some ten weeks
tag°, but remorse would not let him rest, and he resolved
b° Surrender himself. Such is the man's account, which
1401 steadily perseveres in. He is still detained waitin
ices from England on the subject. g

IMP ElliA L PARLIAMENT.

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HOUSE OF COMMONS—(THIS DAY).
The SPEAKER took the chair at 12 o'clock.
Mr. H. HERBERT reported, from the Southampton
election committee, that H. E. Bower, a witness sum-
moned before the committee, had misbehaved himself, by
refusing to give evidence; and he had, therefore, by the
direction of the committee, committed the witness to the
custody of the Sergeant-at-Arms, to await the pleasure
of the house.
LONDON DRAINAGE BILL.
Sir B. HALL moved that the consideration of this bill
be postponed until the 6th of April.
Mr. W. WILLIAMS seconded the motion.
Mr. M. GIBSON said that the drainage of London
was a great public work, which must be carrXeg. Out by
somebody. In answering a question on a former night,
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, said
that it very much depended on the success which this
great private company formed for the drainage of Lon-
don might have, whether the Government would brit t
in a measure to enable the Commissioners of Sewers to
borrow money on the rates. This company proposed to
drain the metropolis by two great arterial sewers, the
expenses of working which were to be covered by the
profits of the manure which would be thus collected.
The guarantee clauses, by which the profits of the com-
pany, should they fall below it, were to be made up to 3
per cent. would be better considered in committee, and
he was not prepared to say that the company would
give up their project if this guarantee were rejected.
He should press the second reading now, in order that
the details might be considered.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE thought that the whole scheme
was ridiculous and absurd. He understood that the
manure when got would not be worth a farthing. He
should vote against the second reading of the bill when-
ever it was presented.
After a few words from Sir De Lacy. Evans and Mr.
Sotheron, _ _ _

Lord PALMERSTON said that some great system
of drainage was absolutely necessary, and the question
was whether it should be done by private enterprise or
by the metropolis itself. He thought if a private com-
pany were disposed' to undertake it, it would be much
better to allow them to do so. Even when the works
projected by this company were executed, there would
still be a great sum needed for the repair of district
sewers. He did not believe that this guarantee
would be needed, but it was a matter for the considera-
tion of the committee, and he should, therefore, support
the second reading of this bill, without any adjourn-
ment.
Lord SEYMOUR supported the second reading of
the bill, because he thought that, if this great work
could be carried out by a private company, it would be
an immense benefit to the metropolis. He had been in-
formed that to drain the north bank of the Thames
alone would cost about 1,500,000/., and he did not
think that was a burden which the metropolis would be
readily brought to take upon itself.
Sir J. V. SHELLEY said he looked with some sus-
picion on this bill, because he had reason to believe that
it was backed up by the corporation of London, the
Commissioners of Sewers, and the Board of Health—
the three great nuisances of the metropolis. (Hear.)
Believing that the ratepayers of the metropolis ought to
have time to consider this guarantee, he should vote for
the amendment.
After some remarks from Mr. V. Sculley, Mr. Ditett,
and Mr. Cayley, the house divided, when there ap-
peared—
For the second reading
Against it

111
16

Majority

The bill was read a second time. .
Mr. MACKENZIE presented a petition from the
working men of Liverpool against the opening of the
Crystal Palace on Sundays.
A great number of petitions were presented against
the admission of the Jews into Parliament.
Mr. MIALL presented a petition praying for
National Arbitration.
Mr. SPOONER presented petitions from Staffordshire
against the Maynooth grant.
CRUELTY TO ANIMALS BILL.

Mr. T. DUNCOMBE moved the second reading of
this bill, which he explained was to remedy the defect in
the present law on the subject, by which no appeal is
allowed in convictions under 40s. The more immediate
cans, of his bringing in this bill was a case of injustice
which had taken place in 1850, in the North of England,
in which the magistrate had made the penalty 11. 19s 6d,
in order that there might be no power of appeal. Other
cases had also come to his notice, some in the metro-
polis, which convinced him that the power of appeal
ought to be altered.
Sir G. GREY defended the conduct of the magistrates
in the case alluded to by the hon. member for Finsbury.
With regard to the bill, he thought there was no neces-
sity for it.
Mr. FITZROY opposed the bill on the ground that
the case to warrant it had not been made out. Persons
convicted under chic act were in a much better situation
with regard to the right of appeal than any other. He
should, therefore, ask the house to reject this bill.
(LEFT SITTING.)

ELECTION COMMITTEES-(THIS DAY.)

DERBY.

At the sitting of the committee this morning,
Mr. M. Smith announced to the committee that Mr..
Horsfall had determined to drop all opposition to this
petition, and withdraw himself from the representation
of Derby. The petition against Mr. Bass would also be
withdrawn.

Mr. Horsfall was then examined, and gave a most
emphatic denial to any knowledge of improper practices
during the election. He had given his party clearly to
understand that he would not sanction any illegal ex-
penses. He had transmitted 8001. to Derby, and out of
that 5791. had been paid for his expenses. He had re-
ceived the balance.

Mr. Fanshaw, the agent of Mr. Horsfall, was ex-
amined to a similar effect. He had drawn 579/. on ac-
count of Mr. Horsfall, to discharge his election expenses ;
all the expenses were legal. He had no knowledge of
any improper practices at the election.
The room was then cleared, and the committee was
then deliberating on its resolutions when our report
left. •

SECONDARIES' COURT.-(THIS DI Y.)

(Before Mr. Secondary Potter.)

TROST V. WISCOMBIL—A BILL TRANSACTION.
This was an action to recover the sum of 51. the ba-
lance due on a bill of exchange of which the defendant
was the acceptor.
Defendant pleaded payment of 81., and paid 2/. 10s.
into Court on account of balance and interest.
Mr. Chidley, Gresham-square, appeared for defendant
in support of the plea, and called him to prove the pay-
ment of 11. to a person named Clarke, who held the bill,
and two similar sums to the plaintiff, and subsequently
51., the latter sum being indorsed on the back of the bill.
He denied that he had paid the 31. for time from month
to month.
Mr. Anderson, for the plaintiff, said he approached
the case with considerable difficulty, for he should have
to call the plaintiff, who would most positively contra-
dict the defendant. He should also call a gentleman
named Massey, who was a perfectly disinterested party,
and who would in the main confirm the plaintiff, and it
would then appear that the 31. was paid to induce the
plaintiff to hold the bill over, as defendant was pressed.
Plaintiff was not the holder of the bill at the time it became
due, having paid it away to Clarke, but subsequently
took it up. 111 r. Anderson contended that a party could
not at one time give en onus to obtain time, and then
plead it as part paym.
The plaintiff was called, and gave evidence that two
or three days before the bill became due he told defen-
dant he did not hold it, but it was in the hands of
Clarke, and_introduced defendant to him. He saw de-
fendant shortly after, and the latter said that he had
settled with him to hold the bill over for a month, and
had paid him 11. to do so. Defendant afterwards paid
him 11. for a further delay of a month, and another U.
for a similar purpose. He admitted also the receipt of
Si. on account, but denied that he bad ever agreed to
take payment by instalments, and that the 31. was paid
on that account.
Mr. Henry Massey, an attorney at Edmonton, where
paropcpelyedifn; payment, unless he andmoneyhe
did
waso all the parties reside, said that he was instructed by
thiarienattifrenedto
defendant before 12 o'clock the next day. He had spoken to
paidand
previously on the subject, as defendant was
his client.

...., ...______.
The Secondary said, that nothing said to witness as
defendant's professional adviser ought to be given in
evidence. _ .

Witness, in cross-examination, denied that defendant
ever told him anything about the payment of the 31.,
but he said that he did not care about the proceedings
as he should go through.
Mr. Chidley replied, and commented on the fact that,
supposing the plaintiff to have spoken the truth, the de-
fendant was paying 120 per cent. by way of bonus. He
did not believe that the jury would for a moment give
credence to such evidence, but that they would at once
give a verdict for defendant.
The Learned Secondary said that money was a mar-
ketable commodity; and if persons would 'be foolish
enough to pay exorbitantly for it, they must abide by
their bargain. The question for the jury was. whether
the 31. had been paid as a bonus or on account of the
A juror asked what the bill was given for, and what
Clarke ,gave for it? and was answered that it was for
goods sold and work done. Clarke gave 9/.
The jury, after a short consultation, gave a verdict for
the defendant.

ENCOURAGEMENT OF SOLDIERS IN FRANCIS. In
order to enhance the value of the new military medal,
the Emperor has decided that' eveu soldier wearing the
medal shall be entitled to marks of respect from sentinels
of his own rank not so decorated. This mark of respect
is to consist in standing at attention, whether with arms
ported or grounded. Sub-officers and corporals having
the medal, are to receive regular military salutes from
soldiers. On the decease of any sub-ffiocer, bradier
ed
,
or soldier, decorated with the medal, he shall Lee titl
to funeral honours from a quarter of a detachment. No
corporal, brigadier, or soldier can be cashiered except by
the minister at war. These new regulations are analo-
gous to those now applicable to military members of the
Legion of Honour.