The Sun.
London, England, 1852-08-06 00:00:00

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LONDON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1852.

Another epoch in the history of the Crystal Palace
attached a remarkable interest to the proceedings of
yesterday. It will be recorded in a supplement to
the annals of the Great Exhibition, that on the morn-
ing of Thursday, the szh of August, the first pillar of
that celebrated structure was raised upon the new
site, among the green trees and the meadows in the
vicinity of Svdenham. Unlike most repetitions—the
present is manifestly destined to evidence a very ex-
traordinary degree of improvement. Beautiful as the
fairy edifice was when first completed, it will be
yet more beautiful on the occasion of its second in-
atutlyation. It must be remembered that when the
lng was raised; in Hyde-park as a receptacle for
0;1
kt contributions of art and industry from both
helnispherre,se,
Edifice
tiiwas constructed simply as a temporary
splendour oreb
edifice—
circumstancewsr...
.lpeculiarly characterised by fugi-
tiveclient evanescence. Under pre-
sente
beeise is different. The re-
erected palace
the
ed h
bourhood of thlell
mraised in the neigh-
nen t memorial
most glorious because
of tropolis as a perrna-
the most peaceful
clumeanizing triumph
illustrating the happy reign of
will be more than this—it will abeen VICTORIA. It
testimony. of
the skill attained by the existing generation. ration. It will
attest to after times the capacities in vogue at the
middle of the nineteenth century in Eu gl ,
ad.
will demonstrate in a signal manner that werk appre.it dated in this age of spinning-jennies and t
s eancl.en.
gives not merely the comforts of utility, but
the
charms of the
beautiful. Posterity—that dine and
unimaginable symbol of the great national legatee—.
e fairy structure adorning the
will recognise in' the
green glades near the lovely village of Sydenharn, an
exquisite testimony of the tastes of the existing mul-
titude. From the splendour of the undertaking, it
may be thus long remembered bow various sad re-
markable were the abilities concentrated upon the
' creation of the Industrial Palace; firstly, in Hyde-
park,l and, secondly, in Perge-park; firstly, in
the heart of the capital, and, secondly, in
its immediate vicinity ; firstly, as a temporary
receptacle for the artistic and industrial products of
all nations, and, secondly, as a permanent receptacle for
all that is noble, or curious, or grand, or exquisite, as
the fr • tuts of human ingenuity. Subsequent ages
will still be enabled by this means in some measure
e different to understand the scone of th d' erent powers em-
ployed in the first building of E •
the xbabition. Sub-
stantial evidence will remain to them of the
unusual talents possessed in
their several capacities
by Sir jos
Enn PAXTON the designer, by Sir
CHARLES -
, FeX the builder, by Mr. ow, el ONES the decorator, Is Mr. "
se-
cretary, and by Mr. ki -
this extraordinary and - :/sT
.7 ifIGBY WYATT the
LAMUEL LAIN ‘l the chairman of
interesting enterprise.
Everything, we rejoice to obs ve went off yester -
day to aemiration• So far
the progress made ap-
pears to be in all particulars
in the highest degree
auspicious. From so fortunate ik commencement a