The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-02-17

IhIc6 ON enormous amount oil valuable pTOtFTy
collected within il, the Great Exhibition OF 1851
will prove profitable concern for these companies
France alone wishes TO insure Es00, 900 worth OF
goods for the occasion. There be little reason
for sppre nding tire in the Crystal Palace, II the
most ordinary precautions are taken; and, even IT |
II did unfortunately occur, the open character oil |
the building presents the greatest facilities for ITS
immediate extinction When the building was first |
announced, the question of water was supposed 10 |
present far greater difficulty than iire. Any con
densation II was explained, that mgh take place
the internal surface OF the glass roof would be
caught and carried of by the peculiar formal OF
the Paxton cutters. This is found practically 10 be
the case; and after nights during which not
drop o. rain has fallen there is an astonishing flow
from the drains In this manner the Interior OF the
| building acts like still aud is every day bscom-
| ing dryer and dryer. The chance of drip from
| the iron beams in summer is thus proporuonaily
| diminished Ii such did take place il would be
| serious nuisance, for there exists means for Oh
| WAITING il. Amidst other changes which have
been decided on since our last notice, there is one
| which will give unalloyed satisfac-
ton to all persons OF taste. The Com MISSION
| ers of Woods end Forests had undertaken
to enclose the building with railing; and, IN ful.
hlTent of thar promise, they proceeded with
| simplicity worthy OF ancient Spartans, to place
plain iron nosts in the ground, which they connect
ed together with single rod of the same material.
This afforded very ittle proe ction to the external
wall OF the exhibition when the boarding WAS re-
moved, and the crowds of idlers collected there
during the day USED to amuse themselves by twist
ipg the louvre boards so as 70 catch peep OF the
|
would never do, and accordingly a very handsome
ene, Fix and hall feet high, has been sned by
| Mr. Owen Jones to take lis place.
While the Crystal Palace thus rapidly approach
| es the stage at which it will be ready Tor the
| reception of goods intended for exhibition, the
Executive Committee, having taken possession of
their offices w,ihln the premises are busly en-
gagged in completin all the engagements requisite
| Win reference 10 space. From The maps which we
have seen, France will be far the largest contri-
butter Ct any foreign country. Next To II will come
| the Zoverein aud Austria; then Belgium. To
these succeed Russia, Turkey, and Switzerland
Holland, its commercial importance considered,
| will occupy very small space. The Northern
States Of Germany. rot included in the zoilverein,
Egypt Spain, Portugal, the Brazls, and Mexico,
have confined themselves withir still narrower
limits, and China. Arabia end Persia, have
the smallest sections on the east aide OF
the transept assigned to them OF the British
| dependencies, the East Indies claim the hons
share of room, and of the whole ground assigned
TO industrial products OF the United Kingdom, near.
ly one half has been appropriated TO machinery AS
far possible the different nations have been
ranged in manner corresponding to their distances
from the equator; the products OF tropical climates
being brought nearest TO the transep; and those Of
colder regions being place at the exremities of
the building While the exhibition lasts, the Crys-
tel Palace will be treated by the custom house au-
thori'ies as bonded warehouse. The reception
of articles will commence, IL is believed. on the
10Th of next month"; and large party of sappers
and miners intended to assist in this portion of the
work, have already had quarters assigned 10 them
The first and most difficult step in the necessary
preparations for great industrial exhibition, the
erection of covered space within which It could
be conveniently and suitably held, has now been
accomplished Other and hardly less arduous la
bors remain 10 be achieved An elaborate system
OF decoration, exten ding internally and externally
Of that vast space with stalls, tables, cases, &c
| the preparation of walks and avenues, ornamented
with statues. fountains, and other objects of artistic
beauty; the entire arrangement OF the countless
nhAY nj Yfln hVn hn tfad.
| the hxiBg Of an immense mass of machinery of the
most complicated description; the covering of the
structure with monster shade of calico, to ex-
clude the suns rays; the organization Of the modes
in which visiters are to be admitted property be
protected and all the business details of the exh-
hition, strictly go called, TO- be managed; these
/ form an imperfect summary Of wha. must be done
within The next three months.
| The Search for Sir John Franklin.
Dispatches have been received at the Admiralty
| nom Captain kelett, &. b., of Her Ma estys ship
Herald, dated at sea- the 18th of October, 1880 on
| his return from Behring's Straits. The Herald had
communicated with her Ma jesty g ship Plover, on
the lO,h OF July, at Chamisso Island, where the
Plover had pa ssed the preceding winter The two
ships proceeded to the northward until they sighted
the pack Ice, when the Herald returned to Cape
| Lisburne, IN quest Of Captain Conson's exped-
ton, and on the 3lst fell with Her Ma esy ship
Investigator, which had made surprisingly short
passage OF twenty-sx days from the Sandwich
Islands. The Herald remained crusisg off CAPE
Lisburne, and again fell in with the Plover on the
| 18th OF August, On her return from Point Barrow,
| Commander Moore having coased in his boats,
and mnutely examined the several inlets as far as
that point from Icy Cape, without gaining any in
i.lhetnce Of the missing expt dinon Commander
Moore and his boats rev suffered severely from
exposure TO cold Captain Kellett, having fully
vlctuaed the Plover, ordered her 10 winter In
Grantley Harbor, cher former anchorage at Cha.
misso Island net beng considered safe), and then
returned 10 the souhward, on his way 10 Eng
lard.
Dispatches have alec been received from CAPTAIN
Colhpson, &. b., Of Her Majesty's ship Enterprise
and Commander Mcclure, Of Her Msjesty's ship
Investigator, from which the following are ex-
traCte:-
In the ensuing spring, as as Il Is practicable
fer travelling parties to start, should despatch as
many the state Of the will admit Of ia Different
directions each being provided with forty days pro-
Visions with dir, otions 20 examine infinitely all bays
inlets and islands towards the northeast ascending
occssopsy Of the his points Of land 20 a.
to be enabled to obtain extended views being psrticu
larry cautious In their advance to obsery. any ndiea
ton OF break up In the Ice, that their return
the shp may BIO affected without hazard even before
the expenditure Of their provisions would otherwise
supposDg the parties to have returned without OBJ
tanning clue Of the absent ships and the lib.
be to push On towards W.llinston Inlet assuming
that that channel communicates with the Polar Sea.
andsesrcb both rs shoresu ness In doing In
eicaton should be met wish TO show that psrties |
from any Of CAPITAL Austps vessels had previously
done 60 when should return and endeavour to pene-
In the direction Jon.ss Sound caxefuliy cram.
lining every place that was practicable. Sir. should
our Efforts TO reach this point be successful and
route no traces ciscerpibl- Of the long missing
pediton should not then be enabled ger dfvsst
myself oftfe feelings, painful as must Be to arrive
At such conclusion, that all human aid would then
be perfectly unsvsiling; and therefore uader such
conviction: would think IL my duty, 10 possible. to
return TO England Or ct all events eRdesvour reach
port that would insure that object upon the fol-
louingyesr.
In the event Of this being last com munication
would request you to assure their lordships that
appreciation whstsver need be entertained Of our
saf-ty until the aui umn Of 1854 have on board
THREE years Of all species Of provision commencing
from the 1st OF September proximc, which, without
much deprivation. may be made to extend . period Of
four years ss moreover, whatever is killed by hunt
ing parties inter TO issue in lieu OF the usual ra
lions which will still further protract resources
IL gives me great pleasure to say that the good eff
fects Of the fruit sud vegetables IL large quantity
which We took boari az Oahou) very perc.pti-
BILE in the increased vsor Of the Who ct thi. mo-
me Mt I'm LENT IL