The Express.
London, England, 1852-05-24 00:00:00

THE NEW CRYSTAL PALACE.
The preliminary arrangements for the re-erection
of iee ('r)stal Pa as are progressing with all the
eil eity that could reasonably be expected in an an-
d,- •rt' al.ing of such magnitude, and the yobbo confi-
dence in its ultimate success progresses in a propor-
tionate ratio, as is evidenced by the fact, that rap to
1
satarday last the directors had received applicathos*
fur mothishares,the wholenumber to be issued being
only. Pekin,. It is stated that throughout the lOW
rotations for the sale of its predecessor • net
tionourahle strugg'e for its posseseion lay batten
.wo vu. •
• ti the one represented by Sir Joseph Paz-
es •
ton• supported
.11 the Dukes of Devonshire and
An..!tl, the Earl of Carlisle, and same mbar
wii bees of the aristocracy, who tan ila
to,t in national progress ; the other by
Mr. Fuller, backed by the more reliable support a
some commercial capitalists, among whom are several
dire...tors of the Brighton Railway. As is generally
the ease commercial enterprise showed the greatest
routines:, in laying down the 70,0001. purchase
money. and the result was that the palace fell to the
lot of Mr. Fuller and his friends. Immediately on
a,. purchase being completed, that gentleman wrote
to Sir Jeweph Paxton, requesting him to choose his
position in the new undertaking, and to the Mabel
lk.oll.liire. ',relining to bur some of his grace's 'lndia
Chiswick for • site. Sir Joseph Paxton at first de-
clined the offer of appointment, on the ground that
be still retained some hope that the building would
not be removed, and the Duke of Devonshire
alter a week's delay refused to dispose of any of
his Chiswick estate; and of course, that site, however
desirable. teased to occupy any place in the contem-
plated arrangemeres. The committee had, however,
still an abundant choice, no less than seventeen offers
having come in, in answer to their advertisement.
Asimig these were two from Wimbledon, Cottenham
Park, and Wimbledon Park, accompanied by very
liht.a'conditions; one from Colney Hatch, equally
favourable; one from Woolwich, one from Kensing-
ton, and one from Paddington. The owner of the
land at Kensington. a place called Portobello farm,
tendered at the modest price of 1,0001. an acre ; and
the Bishop of London, who owns the ground at Pad-
dington, was equally modest in his offer, at 1001. an
acre annual rental. The directors, labouring then
under an rnoharras de riekesse, sent out Mr. Fuller
en an exploratory tour through all the offered sites,
and that gentleman sent in • report, placiug Chia-'
wick as No. I, Wimbledon as No. 2, and Sydow
ham as No. 3 in eligibility for the
intended. The Duke of Devonshire's deals d
course, threw Chiswick out of calculation, althea*
some modification in his gram's views has since been-
intimated. Other rename weighed against Wimble-
don, and ultimately the spirited exertions and liberal'
offas of co-operation on the part of the B=
company, turned the scale in favour of a
after a rather sharp struggle with tb• Month
Western Company,who offered the directors 10,00111.
a year for five years, and a large proportion of the
fares afterwards in perpetuity, if they would plow
the building on the South Western line. The terns
by which the Brighton company have secured the
prize, are, an arrangement by which the TWINS 1111
the Crystal Palace will be able to start fro. few
metropolitan stations, viz., Vauxhall, Waterloo.
read. London-bridge. and New Cron, at three-fourths
of the usual fires until the shareholders in that under-
taking receive six per cent. on their investment,—
the arrangement commencing from the 15th May
in the present year.—and a proportionally liberal ar-
nngement after the happy six per cent. comsum-
mation shall hare been attained. The railway com-
pany arc further to construct an independent line
of rails quite into the palace to communicate with
the four termini before mentioned.

The exact site ehoeen,—and which the pleasure
seeking public will soon recognise,—has for its bass
the line of rails lying between Sydenham and
Anerky Stations, and stretches upwards over about
:sit acres of fine park like land, to Dulwich Wood, im-
pinging at the corner on the village of Norwood, close
to Mr. Aubris School,—eometime since the subject
of articles in this paper. This hewer porde% Awe
Ils acres, has been purchased Ikea Mr. UN* eed
the upper comprehends the ellehret ateaehlumee mid
John f
led Penge Pisa% 11111111 dm peumety 'MS
lit John family, but recently le Ile essepulea at lea
Leo Schuster, a Germse assreoget, by whem the eV
Elizabethan mansion was resterinkafteraltr bYlefs
Blare. The new Crystal Pahoswillstandes high*
portion of t hese irmunds, from which oimal=gr tips
present Crystal Palace may now be med
be a singular c incidence will be phased as the au
of what was once the famous Pi=eseff 11110:dikise.
cient pleasure resort of the good
—as may be seen by reference sonata*
Book, in which the sports of Pimp Ilraiell=
chronicled. The ground is at premed mum' with •
dense plantation, much of winch mat, etesuree, sub-
mit to the axe to make room for the am building ;
but the handsomest trees will be preeene4 and con-
tinue to flourish under glees, after the wooer of our
old friends, the elms, in the tamp et Hyde Park.
The new building, the emehmelleme of which has
been intrusted to the practised leek of Fox and
Henderson. will be considerably Wale thin Its
dm nor, and will contain great impseemmeeleewm
and,tructure. Among others may biamollisimadameave
Nang throughout, it being remembieed that, besides
j!, it, we stnking appearance, the tmesept in Hyde
Park wis that portion of the buddies most constantly
impinious to the rain. It is proaned, also, that
attractions shall be studiously arrayed so as to im-
prow and elevate while they mom the people.
.ts of working machinery pear is dos vinous
quarters, anal more than ono latiumehm hoe bum re-
wined that the foreign exhibiesee hoed Orals adven-
ture in Ilyde Park so permanently
that thee will be glad to M heiteefilliirsed.
The arrangements of the ad twin
'MI he under the suer Joseph
rAss
Patton. whose services ve boo ultimately seemed,
and who hopes to exhibit specimmte of the vegetation
of every quarter of the globe growing in the climates
mistral to each. Mr. Rigby Wyatt will superintend
the architectural department, and the decorations
vri,l be entrusted to Mr. Owen Jones. A great no-
lr:ty will be the fountains in emulation, rather thee
'envenom of the far-famed ()beset Versailles.
pr.,,ns look upon this part of the scheme as too dlici7t
red expensive to be likely of successful achievement.
Bat it must be recollected that the modern appli-
Inas of steam, and later improvements in hydrau-
Lc en:rims, will offer great advantage's. compared
sub the old system of vertical pressure, the only
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used in producing the paw*. tams of Louts
XIV. There will be no difficulty about the supply
et water,—m the mains of the Lambeth Waterworks
tan (10-. e by thi park palings,—and when we add that
t 4,. Hama ocing operations will be entrusted to Mr.
Bohm s,(plicasoe or Mr. Brunel, there need be very
hrie doe,* as to the success of this portion of the ar-
mlet-muds. Another novelty which will be highly
inoruoke as well as attractive, will be a collection
°N!I-ired figures, representing the 120 divisions
and .toslivioons of the human race, carefully pre-
?LH weimltng to the classification of Dr. Pnehard,
ad ~lor eminent ethnologists, and each placed in
so aititude and situation suggestive of the habit of
h'"• the low type Bushman will be seen
wanilunir for locusts; the Kaffir lurking ba-
by! theme thorny bushes which have proved
I, ricoructire of the lower integuments of oar brave
rliitn; the American-Indian on the hunting path;
:id v,un through the successive stages of civirmation,
is to fm a complete course of objective educe-
min a hranelt of knowledge that is rapidly swam-
rimportnnee. We understand that the various
"lv 4 architecture, instructive!' seriallerd,_ivre
Life wed in the ornamentation of thzirmda,_._
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nothing may he left undone to th. p... Pit•indly attritive, the best meek that ma be pro-
?Hi sill form part of ems dare setertaketset.
p'ilion of the arrangements upon which ease
... a opinion will probably anse, is the date&
,ifirt N have the building and ground" ern
'4:l".!u portion of each Sunday. The plead= Ism
~:u up.hymittml to Lorsl J.ltussell,and his lordship hes,
t.2:1. :, some to the conclusion that, seeing the
:" 4 uhurban places of amusement that are now
"!'d 1.1 the people, the accessibility of a per-
,,,:wrllivs, and, at the same time, instructive
er„, .."e a positive advantage ; that in short,
1:
_,,,v,i I elan, will he a beneficial substitute for Oils
• rod his lordship has given his adhesion to
PThoe of the plan. The members of the
Peat
isizu...'itivennivot have also been consulted, and
IQ he are entertained that no difficulties
a_tr'r !brown in the way of obtaining a royal ;7_,, j . consolidate and
.perpetuate the advantages
"'"'t°e Pruletion promise to the public.