The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-15 00:00:00

THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

We are requested by Mr. Paxton to publish the
Aluwing letter :

"TO THE RICIIT nor:. LORD CAMPBELL.

"My Lord,—l take the liberty at addressing the pre-
sent letter to your Lordship, feeling confident you will
be. glad to receive any information likely to correct the
mis ,ppri hene ions under which yen appear to labour re-
specting . construction, siabiliiy, and suitableness
of the Crystal Palace to be retained as a permanent
ouilding.
" From your L'irdship'a reported speech in the House
of Peers on Friday last, it appears you had founded
your princidal objections to the building remaining as a
wilit-r park and gar en upon information derived from
an anonymous pamphlet, very much cakulsted to mislessil
you. and which, it tau., would furnish grave objections
to the continuance of the structure for the purposes I
have suggested.
The erro, ato which I aged) are these—that the
bui!diiig, as at present constructed, is not stable enough
to be put to any permanent use, being both frail and
transient; an 1 that the only way to pi werve it would be
to take the whole of it down and rebuild it.

" 'Fhst two•thirds of the columns of support are made
of wood, which will in a short time perish, and, the
girders being of the same, are only calculated to endure
tor one season.

" That the sashes and other portions of woodwork
would endure only for a very limited period, and would
then have to be replaced at a great cost.
" lii adding my correcions to these mistakes I might
just mention that from the very commencement, when
preparing my original plans of the budding, my views
were to make it in ever) way suitable to be appropriated
to a p-rmatient use, whien. tact I mentioned to Lord
lircugham and many others. The entire framework sad
strength l f the structure, as it now stands, is therefute
composed of wrought and cast iron fixed securely loge•
ch.-r, and firmly b dded in a concrete foundation, and,
with ordinary attention to painting, this, the most illy
portal t tilt of the edttic-, will last f r ages to eotne,wiat
but 11,11 e repairs of any kind being necessary.
tide of
" Every column on which theh..u,e reale is re ~,,,,
iron; the intelmed ate on ,s in the evertor row ..
m-rely placed tt.ere fur effect, and to divi le theaw's,
_ of
out have nothing to do with the support or stability
the builling.
" All the girders which form part of the
ed of wroug framework
ht
and security ..f the structure ate eompols_ _ders,
but they
aed cast iron. There are some woodeo g '
are only intrAuced for r ff ct.
upwards
"Of the permanence ofb d and st• d
atom Ali ed to
wood work, it kept properly
Pto be able to form a oci
.::orf
lilt have :uffiAent experienooco
_use lights
at chats go Chatsworth
opinion; there are some. "
wnich have at least been ,r 3
to endure for a lung time to
100 years, and appear likelyoowo
net
fd
ae
nu t
ugaseshie
for
i r
tor.duration for the sash and glasswork
come.
e is 50 years,
i Prole
care and attention, V tersest.
vsision was made fu ' 111
in"
ats
r. a renewal every 25
years; boweviic7:
le be nearer the reality.ion, my belief is that
The duration of
ofof ethxliepeyenrueYsi tt'uilmarelaPljea
100 years would be
depends very
to it mutih
upon its
woodworkposition, and
the attention paid, . We must not forget that many
~ our must enduring public buildings have wooden
rooroti,; for instance, Westminster-hall, Lincoln's Inn-hall.
so the dome of St. Paul's, all of which are in excellent
preservation.
In order to render the buildinr, as it now stands fit
,
for a winter garden, considerable expenses must be in-
curred, au estimate of which 1 shall ationly be able to
lay hetoro the public; but, without at this time enter-
ing into financial particulars, I am convinced that
when once formed the after expenses for main-
tenance could be easily sustained without a public
grant, and that the terms of admission could be
made such as t . suit the position and wants of all
classes of individuals.
" 1 have the honour to be, my Lord,
" Your Lordship's obedtrnt s.rvant.
" JOSEPH PAXTON.
I " 36, Gloucester-place, Portman-equate,
July 14, 1851."

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SHOW AT WINDSOR am
The tow,i of N 1 ionsor presents at the present time an une
usually gay and splendid appearance; the inhabitats. v
to evince their loyalty and delight at having
the Fhow 64-
jac,nt to their town, are displaying flags and banne rs tom
almost (wry huuae, ai well as at 'he cattle; the deeorativt
emmittee traving obtained a sufficient supply for that Dup
pose at the Emporia= of Dlr.Benjamin Ediiington, of Lon.
dos-bridge.