The Sun.
London, England, 1851-09-09 00:00:00

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

At the present moment, when the fete of the Crystal
Palace is a subject of general discussion, the follow-
ing correspondence, and the extract from the contract
with Messrs. Fox and Henderson appended to it, will
be perused with interest :
" Treasury Chambers, Ang. 18.
"My Lords and Gentlemen,--I am commanded by
the Lords Commissioners of her Majesty's Treasury to
call your attention to the address of the House of Com-
mons to her Majesty the Queen respecting the continu-
ance of the Exhibition•building in Hyde Park, and her
Majesty's reply to such address ; and I am to request
that you will inform my Lords what view you take of
your obligations towards the Commissioners of Woods,
&c., with respect to the removal of the building, and
also whether you are in a condition to state what would
be the annual expense of keeping the building in a state
of repair.—I am, my Lords and Gentlemen, your obe-
dient servant, " G. CORNEWALL LEWIS.
"The Royal Commissioners of the Exhibition
of the Works of Industry of all Nations,
Hyde-park."
" Exhibition Building, Hyde-park, Aug. 21.
" Sir,—l am directed by her Majesty's Commissioners.
&c., to acknowledge the receipt of your communication
of the 18th inst., inquiring what view the Commissioners
take of their obligations towards the Commissioners of
Woods, &c., with respect to the removal of the Exhibi-
tion building, and inquiring also whether the Commis-
sioners are in a condition to state what would be the an-
nual expense of keeping the building in a state of repair.
" With reference to the first of these questions, the
Commissioners direct me to request that you will call
the attention of the Lords of the Treasury to those
parts of the contract between the Commissioners
and the Commissioners of Woods, &c., which pre-
scibe the closing of the Exhibition on or before
the lst of November, and the removal of the building
and restoration2of the site on or before the Ist of June
next. The Commissioners consider these stipulations
to be strictly binding upon them, and have provided
in their contract with Messrs. Fox and Henderson (an
extract of which is herewith sent) for carrying them
into effect. It is their intention in due course to give the
contractors the necessary notice for the removal of the
building.
" With regard to the probable annual expense of
keeping the building in repair, I am to state that, as the
building does not belong to the Commissioners, they are
unable to furnish any estimate of the cost of keeping it
up.—l have, &c.
" G. Cornewall Lewis, Esq , M.P."
[Extract from Contract with Messrs. Fox and Hen-
ders or.

* * * " And it is beretiy further agreed, never-
theless and notwithstanding all other covenants here-
unto precedent, that if within six months after the let day
of IXcember, in the year 1851, on notice being given to
that effnt in writing to the said Charles Fox and John
Henderson by the said Commissioners, and such notice
being delivered at the usual place of abode or house of
business of the said Charles Fox and John Henderson,
or one of them, previously to such Ist day of Decem-
ber, in the year 1851, the said Charles Fox and John
Henderson shall not have entirely removed the whole of
tha said building, and shall not have fulfilled all the
requirements of this contract, and of the specifcatio❑
hereunto annexed, in respect of the restoration of the
site to as nearly as possible its present condition,
then it is hereby mutually agreed that it shall be
lawful for her Majesty, her heirs or successors, or
the Commissioners of her Majesty's Woods, Forests,
Land Revenues, Works, and Buildings on the pro-
perty o: her Majesty, her heirs or successors, to take
possession and make seizure of any work, materials,
implements, tools, and other effects that may be at that
time left upon the said site for the building, to sell the
same to the highest bidder, and apply the proceeds
thereof to the execution of any works remaining to be
done under this contract."
It will be seen from these documents that the
Royal Commission consider themselves bound to
give the necessary notice for the removal of the
building ; and, in consequence, that formality will in
all probability be immediately complied with.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.
BOW-STREET.

John Simpson, a general agent, carrying on busi-
ness in Walibrook, who was remanded on Saturday
last, was again placed at the bar before Mr. Henry,
charged with wilfully making a false declaration
before a police magistrate, and also with obtaining
the sum of 3201. by false representations.
Mr. Stafford, solicitor, of Buckingham-street,
Strand, who conducted the prosecution, being sworn,
said,—About the latter end of October last the pri-
soner applied to me in my professional capacity to
ascertain if I could raise a certain 3UM of money for
him upon the security of the household furniture of a
person he denominated a gentleman of great respecta-
bility, and after some observations respecting the
difficulty of dispensing with the actual possessor of
the furniture by an adverse agent, I told him that
there was no doubt I could meet his views under such
circumstances. Upon which he said he would be my
humble servant, and I accordingly accompanied him
to his residence, Holywell House, New Kent-road,
where, from my previous acquaintance with the
prisoner, I was astonished to see the style he was
living in. While we were going over the house he
made professions respecting a quantity of plate, which
was wholly free from encumbrance of any kind.
Upon such a representation I undertook to apply
to my client, Mr. T. Holt, for the money; and,
subsequently, applied that the amount in ques-
tion should be advanced to the prisoner on
the sth of November • ancl in furtherance of his state-
ment I prepared the declaration to that effect with his
concurrence, which was intended to have been made
at this court, but it was subsequently altered to the
Southwark Police-court. I was not present when be
made the declaration, but he brought it to me pur-
porting to be signed by Mr. G. A'Beckett, and also
by himself, with whose handwriting I was well ac-
quainted, to satisfy my client that there was no claim
or distress for rent upon the property. Oa the same
day the prisoner alleged that the inventory had mis-
carried with the messenger he had employed to de-
liver it to me, and he had not seen him since Satur-
day, it being then Tuesday, in consequence of which
the business could not be concluded at the house, and
my client having left the money with me to be ad-
vanced, a warrant of attorney was also to be a colla-
teral security. Upon the faith of the declaration
handed to me, and upon expressing disappointment at
not getting the money on that day, I advanced him
3201., upon his engaging to complete the bill of sale
forthwith, and which I executed two days after,
Upon the first instalment becoming due on the stk
of January last it was not paid, which induced me
to make inquiries, and I found that the sheriff hod
levied an execution on the premises, having
been some time in possession without iny
knowledge; and upon my threatening to proceed
to extremities the prisoner called and represented that
Mr. Holt was the first encumbrancer upon the pro-
perty, which caused me to give notice of my claim
to the sheriff, who inter pleaded, and upon the hearing
of the summons before the judge, and showing that
my client was the first encumbrancer upon the pro-
perty under another bill of sale, an order was reticle in
our favour, but before leaving the chambers I ascer-
tained there had been a prior bill of sale given to
Messrs. Bullock, the auctioneers, who were an actual
possession more than two months. I then went over
the premises, fancying there might be lathes on their
part, but I found there were bills placarded for the
sale of the property, which was since soli by them,
and they had not realised their demands, amounting
to about 8001.; in addition to which I discovered that
the prisoner had decamped with the proceeds of a
horse and carriage he had pledged to Dir. Robinson,
and I presumed bad gone abroad. The next sessions
I preferred bills of indictment at the Central Crimi-
nal Court for the two offences, which were found,
but owing to the illness of my client we were unable
to proceed further, until I unexpectedly met the pri-
soner and gave him in charge.
In answer to Mr. Warren, who appeared for the

prisoner,
Witness said the house was handsomely furnished;
but he would not have advanced the money until the
plate was exhibited.
Mr. Stafford informed the Court that he was now
prepared with the necessary certificates, which he was
unable to procure in the first instance, and it re-
mained with his Worship to name the amount of bail
he would require for the prisoner's appearance at the
trial.

Mr. HENRY ordered the prisoner to enter into sure-
himself in 2001, and two in 50/. each ; but at the
request of the solicitors adjourned the further hearing
of the case for a few days.
MARY LEB ON E.
BURGLARY.—MichaeI .Hannan was placed at the
bar charged with having burglariously entered the
premises of Mr. William Hayley, a cheesemonger,
74, Devonshire-street, Lisson-grove, Marylebone, and
stolen therefrom two hams, a quantity of bacon, and
other articles.
Walker, 184 D (a very active officer), gave evi-
dence in the case of so strong a nature as to justify a
remand, and the prisoner will be brought up agaia on
Wednesday (to-morrow).
CLF:RKEN WELL .
Yesterday John Caffery, a marble-polisher, was
placed at the bar before Mr. Tyrwhitt, charged with
having cruelly beaten JamPs Caffery, his own son,
14 years of age, with a red-hot poker, by which his
lite i 3 placed in great danger.
The case excited considerable interest, a report