The Sun.
London, England, 1851-11-08 00:00:00

" The abcmc conditions agrecd to.
" CHARLES Fox,

" Nov, 6, 1851."

" JOHN HENDERSON,

r This document may fairly be accepted as an unmis•
talreable proof that the Crystal Palace is to be preeervcd.
A structure which has now cent 144 000/, and which has
excited the admiration of the ;hole world, which illus-
trates a new order of architecture, which housed the
Great Exhibition of 1851, and was its chief wonder,
which is adapted to serve many public wants, and the
entire future uses of which, though many of them are
apparent, it is impossible at present to estimate—such a
structure, we may confidently predict, will not be wan-
tonly sacrificed to an idle conceit. The vanity which
would destroy a building in order to make the event
which gave rise to it live more splendidly in the me-
mory is entirely unworthy the sound sense and the
practical wisdom of this age and country. The Exhibi-
tion of 1851 loses half its significance if it is to be re-
garded as more tha❑ a step in the industrial march of
the world, leading us onwards and upwards to triumphs
of a still loftier and more stupendous character. As
long es the qtn,:,tion of retaining the building in-
volved a racrifice of not more than 79,0001.,
,the
arguments pro and con, might, perhaps, have been con-
sidered fairly balanced. Tho increased amount of the
surplus secured by pulling it down, the avoidance of
heavy expenses for necessary repairs, and a variety of
other considerations, weighed heavily in favour of that
alternative. When, however, tbo actual expenditure
under the contract rose to 109,0001., and when it became
evident that beyond that amount the contractors were
serious losers, and under circumstances of such a cha-
racter that the Royal Commission could not equitably
hold them to the strict letter of their agreement, then
the policy of preserving the building could no longer b.l
doubted. Obviously acting upon this conviction, the
Royal Commission have adopted the foregoing resolu-
tions, and as Lord Joh❑ Russell was present on the occa-
sion and, with Lord Granville, voted in favour of them,
it is no great stretch of assumption to infer that the
Government are prepared to complete the purchase of
the Crystal Palace, and thus give effect to the wishes,
not only of the public, but, if we have not been misin-
formed, of the Queen herself upon this subject.—Times.

ROYAL SOHO THEATRE,
(LATE MISS KELLY'S).
On Thursday evening last wo visited this little theatre,
and witnessed the performance of Othello and The Honey
Moon, and cannot refrain from complimenting Mr. Gil-
bert, the manager, upon the very creditable style in
which these pieces were represented;•indeed, we have
seldom seen a better amateur performance. The Othello
of Mr. E. Lewis, and the lago of Mr. Godfrey were both
well studied and admirably delivered, and deserve great
praise. The short but difficult part of Cassio, by Mr.
Grantham, is also worthy of notice, inasmuch as he ac-
quitted himself with a discretion not at all times ob-
served by the representatives of that part. In short, all
did well. The ladies, Miss Jane Montagu and Miss E.
Parry, were very pleasing and judicious in their delinea-
tion of Desdemona, and Amelia. In the afterpiece of
The Honey Moon, reduced to three acts, Mr. Grantham
sustained the part of the Duke in a manner that con-
firmed the good impression he made upon us in Cassie,
and was most ably supported by Miss E. Parry, as the
Duchess. Mr. Smith, as Count Montalbane, was also
deserving of notice.