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

CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.

Yesterday the committee of the House of Cowin/11
upon the company's bill met in committee-room 11°'
Lord Barrington in the chair.
Mr. Alexander, Q.C., on behalf of the promoterfor
the bill, addressing the committee, said its object was.,,_
the purpose of purchasing the building of the Great .r.-11
hibition of 1851, in Hyde Park, and for the construetT.d
of it, or of any addition thereto, on another site ; aus
also for the purpose of forming and maintaining con e2d
vatories, parks, and museums, for the illustration a°
advancement of the arts and manufactures. In pursnaPeef
of these objects the committee had subscribed the sun,
400,0001. and upwards, and have either purchased, °r
contracted to purchase, an estate in Kent and Surrnil
near Sydenham ; and are re-erecting thereon the said
building, with vast additions thereto, and are laying ',Lit
considerable portions of land in gardens and pirre
grounds. The estate was intersected by two moo, a,
nd
a bridle-way called Thickets'-lane, in bad repairro a,
little used, and the other, part of a public carriage '3l),
D %lens.
called the Penge-road, leading from Penge to
steep and inconvenient ; and both interfering nteitriland
with the designs of the company for their gar t their
pleasure-grounds. The company were willing, 3
u
blic
• o own expense, to make and to dedicate t the P.lasting
better and more commodious roads than the e up
roads, upon power being granted to them to st°P
the existing roads, and to purchase Dulwich Nir°°
After hearing witnesses, the committee declared
otsh,Ae
preamble of the bill proved, striking out the p
rating clauses.

SIR W. CARDEN AND THE STOCK EXCHAISTG.,. 0
remarks of Sir W. Carden in the Court of Alderraeoi
yesterday, have given great offence to the frequente7hv
the Stock Exchange ; and this morning, when the w'o tell
alderman made his appearance there, he was iminedi°,oo,
surrounded by a large body of " amateur" speculatio
and treated in a very unpleasant manner. Ile 1
forced into the "Commissioner's Box," and forcibly 1„0
there, while his tormentors treated him to a volleice
alternate cheers and groans. It is represented io
been quite a scene; but as the occurrence took 1'1;0
upon forbidden ground to all but a privileged few' it
can do no more than relate the nature of the affair ""
has reached us from a reliable source.
OLICS;
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RESIGNATION OF THE CHIEF COMMISSIONER 01 ; "ra
—For some time it has been rumoured that Sir
Mayne intended to resign his office of Chief Co°,l—Our
sioner of the Metropolitan Police, and several but
police magistrates were spoken of as his successor ;
ray
now it is finally understood that Sir Richard will sh°"teci
retire on a full pension, and that Mr. Henry, the &tal.
magistrate at Bow-street Police Court, will succeed hi
nd
Captain Hay will still retain his situation as Sec-ro.
Commissioner, and the only reason of his not being Itiot
moted is, that a recent act of Parliament specifies f
the Chief Commissioner must be a barrister-at law, °Chief
less than seven years standing. The situation of r
Commissioner is worth rather ore than 1,500/. a Ye,...a
and from the well-known experience of Mr. Henri —co
magistrate of the Metropolitan Police Courts, there
be no doubt he will equal his predecessor.
tide°
ARRIVALS OF GOLD.—GoId coin in various quarta.
continues to be sent in the vessels sailing for Alielt--0101
73,0001., it is stated, has been forwarded to Liveir -
to-day to be shipped on board the Marco Polo. she
ENGLISH AND AUSTRALIAN COPPER COMPANI•__
the
following memorandum has been received frail, The
English and Australian Copper Company: dal
English and Australian Copper Company have this
.de,
received advices from their manager, dated Mel° in-
15th of November last, by which they have been
00c
formed that over 70 teamsters had been engaged to ;lot
on the Port Wakefield road, consequently shoring The
labour was becoming more abundant in the colon'''. 300
manager writes—' We have accumulated betweenthat
and 400 tons of coal at the works, and we anticipate].
in the course of next week we shall again be alcioecel,
light three or four furnaces, and the copper pro
will enable us to keep faith with the Burra Company is
PRICE OF GOLD.—The quotation of gold at f3rt the
about at par (according to the new tariff), which, for
English Mint price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per came
standard gold. gives an exchange of 25.17 ; and, 05, 05, it
change at Paris on London at short being 2`'' viols
follows that gold is about 0.48 per cent, dearer in rice
than in London. By advices from Hamburgh Mint
of gold is 429 per mark, which, at the Englis,u, giveS
price of 31. 17s. 104 d. per ounce for standard glnurgh
an exchange of 13.7 ; and, the exchange at Thu° id is
on London at short being 13.64, it follows that go.
0.41 per cent. dearer in Hamburgh than in Lend% roll
THE JUBILEE OF THE BRITISH AND FOREIGN. the
SOCIETY AT ST. PAUL'S, THIS DAY.—His Greloteir
Archbishop of Canterbury having announced hi:L.,jeth
tion of preaching a sermon, commemorative of th...rereiga
anniversary of the formation of the British and -r,o,dieg
Bible Society, in St. Paul's, this day, the avenues doerS
to the Cathedral were densely crowded, and theadait-
literally besieged by persons anxious to obtain „orito
tance ; the vast area beneath the dome was thronb,oieelt
suffocation. At about a quarter before theeleve place
the doors of the chapel were thrown open, and' the
was immediately filled. Precisely at eleven ocland
Lord Mayor and the corporation arrived in stato e,se,ts.
were conducted with much ceremony to their f silt&
Amongst those persons present were—the Earl ° large
tesbury, Earl of Carlisle, the Duke of Argyll, 3 f
number of the dignitaries of the Church and the.. cleorg3
of the metropolis, besides many of the nobilit_l in
ko
gentry of distinction. The most rev. prelate 1:;, to
such a low tone of voice that it was an impossinP;t: 'first
catch a word of his discourse. The society
wady its
established on the 7th of March, 1804, consequil fond
fiftieth anniversary was on Moriday last. A jubilee__eoial
has been established, which has for its objectsloraelst
grants of Bibles and Testaments to prisons,.is
missions, and other charitable institutions, speciaibother
to Ireland, special efforts in Australia, India, and,old
colonies, and also to China and other parts of 9° Cole-
objects, open to special operations. It is believed that thete e'colo;
objects, embracing as they do Great Britain,
ortions
nies, India and China, and whatever other pa,
efforts,.
the globe may in God's providence claim sPecierat
have already secured the, approbation and co-opera
cted
the patriot and the Christian ; and it is fully
v
that the.contributions of this day will increme tu
from 10,0001, to 12,0001. •

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