The Sun.
London, England, 1858-11-17 00:00:00

No. 20,719

GEORGE HOBSON begs to call the attention
of Gentlemen to his New Autumnal Trousers, 21s. to
255. Also his New Partridge Mixture Shooting Coats.

Excellence with Economy.
GEORGE HOBSON, 57, Lombard-street.
Established 1796.

EPPS'S COCOA.—EPPS, hommopathic chymist,
London.—This excellent preparation originally pro-
duced for the use specially of homoeopathic patients having
been adopted by the general -public, can now be had of the
principal- grocers.—Each packet is labelled• James Epps,
homccopathic chymist, London.

SALMON, ODY, and CO. most respectfully in-
k., form the public that their PATENT SELF-ADJUST-
ING TRUSSES afford more ease and security for the relief.
of Hernia than any other instrument for the purpose. They
will answer for right or left side, requiring no under-strap or
any galling bandage. Persons in the country are requested to
send the circumference of the body one inch below the hips.
A female attends by appointment from 10 to 2.—Manufactory,
292, Strand.

BOARD AND RESIDENCE. A Superior
Home is offered to a Gentleman of •steady habits, en-
gaged during the day, by a family residing near Regent's-
Park. For a young man coming to London for the, first time
this would be found a desirable residence. Terms moderate.
References to be exchanged. Address, J. P., :Wright's
Dairy, Granby-street, Hampstead-road, N.W.

WIRE, Mayor. The FIRST COURT of
MAYOR and ALDERMEN; held at the Mansion
House of the Lord Mayor, on Tuesday, the 16th day of No-
vember, 1858, and in the 22d year of the reign of Victoria, of
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Queen, dm
Resolved unanimously—That the cordial thanks of this
Court be presented to the Right Hon. Sir Robert Walter
Carden, hnt., M.P.; late Lord Mayor of this City, for the
punctual, unwearied, and impartial dizcharge of his duties as
Chief Ma istrate in the administration of justice ; for the
kindness and suavity with which he has presided over the
deliberations of this Court : for his ready acquiescence in
calling extra Courts when requested so to do% for his gene-
rous hospitality to many eminent citizens mild distinguished
statesmen of the day ; for the great encouragement he has
given to the Industrial and Ragged Schools, and to the other
institutions for promoting the welfare and improvement of
the poor of the metropolis ; and for his di-fnified conduct in
the performance of the arduous duties of his office, and in up-
holdinw the rights and privileges of the DIC EREWity of London.
ETHER.

THE PALACE of the PEOPLE, Muswell-hill.
Preliminary Announcement.—The Crystal Palace at
Sydenham is highly prized by all classes of the community as
affording, on a grand scale, the means of intellectual improve-
ment and physical recreation. It is, moreover, the embodi-
ment of an idea which admits of great expansion, in the
direction which now so largely occupies the public mind—
viz., popular education.
Enormous sums of money have been spent in providing
railway accommodation for visitors, but the time and expense
of reaching Sydenham from many parts of the Metropolis and
its suburbs operates as a great drawback, and, -in the cases of
large masses of the people, amounts almost to a prohibition.
The immense and growing population on the left side of the
Thames is entitled to a palace of its own. In this district are
situate the termini of the London and North-Western, the
Great Western, the Great Northern, the North London, the
Eastern Counties, and the Blackwall Railways and a glance
at the Post-office Directory Map will show that the popula-
tion on this side is nearly threefold as great as that on the
right bank of the river.
[A site has been selected for the erection of the Palace of
the
People, at Muswell-hill, neat Hornsey, Middlesex, which
possesses unrivalled advantages for this purpose. It com-
mands extensive and beautiful views in all directions, over
the counties of Hertford, Middlesex, Essex, Kent, and Surrey,
including, among other points of interest, Epping Forest, the
Heights of Chigwell, the shipping on the Thames, Shooter's-
hill, the Crystal Palace at Sydenham, the new Houses of Par-
liament, and Highgate and Hampstead Churches. Thiground
is undulating and well timbered, with abundant springs of
water, and the situation is considered remarkably healthy.
The advantages of this site for building. purposes were so
obvious as to induce the Great Northern Railway. Company to
Open a station on the property itself, and the journey from
London will be performed in 15 minutes. A short branch is
also projected from the Eastern Counties Railway, which will
place it in direct communication by railway with Shoreditch,
Fenchurch-street, and Blackwell.
The Palace of the People will form the centre of a densely-
populated district, including Hornsey, Muawell-hill, Colney-
hatch, Highgate, Kentish-town, Hampstead, Hendon, Finch-
ley, Totteridge, Barnet, East Barnet, Southgate, Edmonton,
Enfield, Stoke Newington, Tottenham, Clanton, Homerton,
Hackney, King,sland, Finsbury, Islington, llighbury, Hollo-
way, Camden-town, Hyde-park, the Regent's-park, Maida-
hill, St; John's-wood, Paddington, and Bayswater.
From all those places it will be within either an easy walk
or an hour's drive without going through London.
Passengers by railway from all the eastern, western, mid-
land, and northern counties of England, and from the whole
of Scotland and Wales, will reach the Palace without traver-
sing the streets of London, within one hour after alighting
at the Metropolitan Railway Termini ; and all those who
arrive by the Great Northern Railway will be set down at the
doors.
The Palace of the People is established in no spirit of
rivalry to its predecessor, but with the view of affording to so
extensive a range of customers similar advantages to those
now enjoyed by the inhabitants of the southern bank of the
river; and its founders believe that a fair competition in the
service of the public can only prove in the end mutually bene-
ficial to both undertakings.
Whilst presenting the most varied amusements within the,
building and in the' grounds, the Palace of the People will
occupy a field of its own, for which there is a growing de-
mand on the part of the public.
Systematic instruction in several of the most important and
popular branches of education will be conveyed through the
eye in a form and upon a scale which can be accomplished
only to an -institution of such magnitude ; and in the attain-
ment of this end recourse will be had to the assistance and
advice of the most eminent men in the country.
Among the most important subjects will be included-
1. English History—lllustrated in chronological order by
pictures, statues, armour, implements of trade and hus-
bandry, costumes, and models of the architecture of the dif-
ferent ages.
2. Geography—Exhibited on large maps and raised plans,
accompanied by specimens of the productions, costume, and
habits of living of all nations ; together with models of some
of the most remarkable buildings of each country.
3. Astronomy—With its brilliant and striking phenomena,
illustrated by means of large and powerful apparatus.
4. Geology—Presented to the eye by models or actual spe-
cimens in bulk, of the stratification of rocks, with their re-
spective fossil remains and mineral deposits, arranged accord-
ing to their relative positions.
5. Mining—Explained by open sectional models, exhibiting
the operations carried on in the shafts and galleries of several
of the principal iron, coal, copper, lead, tin, silver, and salt
mines, in different parts of the world.
A Bazaar will be fitted up with every convenience for the
sale of useful and ornamental goods.
The Musical arrangements and the Refreshment Depart-
ment will be on the most liberal mile.
The Grounds around the site of the Palace are naturally so
picturesque as to admit of easy adaptation to park scenery
and ornamental gardening, and ample accommodation will be
provided for Archery, Cricke4, Tennis, Equestrian exercise,
and other amusements.
Horticulture will be taught practically in a nursery ground
attached to the ornamental garden.
A portion of the land will be reserved for the erection of
model farm buildings and model cottages, and for the exhibi-
tion of ap,Ticultural machinery in full work.
It has been ascertained that the whole of these objects can
be accomplished for less than one-half of the cost of the
Crystal Palace at Sydenham ; and a powerful Company, with
limited liability, is being formed for the purpose of carrying
out the undertaking.
The estate of Muswell-hill, comprising more than 450 acres
of land, has been secured on moderate terms. After reserving
all the land required for the Palace and grounds 300 acres will
remain in the hands of the Company for re-sale as building
land, which will acquire a greatly-increased value on the com-
pletion of the Palace ; and it is proposed to divide the pro-
ceeds of this surplus land annually among the shareholders,
by way of bonus, in addition to ordinary dividends, and also
to give certain advantages to original shareholders, in the
form of free admission to the Palace and grounds.
Full particulars respecting the organisation of the Company
and the terms of subscription will be shortly announced.
It is confidently expected that an institution of so compre-
hensive and useful a nature, and accessible to so large a por-
tion of the population of the United Kingdom, cannot fail to
enlist the support of all those who are friendly to the cause of
iational education and the healthful recreation of the people.
Communications are respectfully invited from parties wil-
ing to co-operate in the undertaking, addressed to Messrs.
Kearacy, Masterman, and Hughes, solicitors,; 17,
Bucklersbury, London.
November 2, 1838.