New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-04-06
The Crystal Palace.

The fate Of this famous edifce. in which
all the nations who exhibited may be supposed
TO maintain some interest. IL now agitating the
London mind. Lord John Manners, the new
Commissioner Of Woods and Forests, is like to
inaugurate his official career in most unpopu-
lsr manner, by not interfering with the proJee
of taking the Palace down. For if we may Judge
from the tenor of communications addressed to
the liberal journals, the interest in the mainte'
nance OF the building on its present site 10 90.
sentially q popular interest. One ardent cor
Respondent of The Daily Nous declares, 1T
seems as if anything which the people loved.
the higher classes hated" and Mr.. w. Blanchard
Jerrold announces his intention of bearing an
imperial petition to the Queen, praying for the
retention of the Palace, and calls upon the
country to sign it,
The Committee appointed by the Lord Of the
Treasury have reported in an unsatisfactory
manner, suggesting several things which might
be done, but decidedly favoring none. II it Is
retained, they say, it is best to make it an Oma
mental Conservatory, according to Sir Joseph
Paxton's plan. The report further says that
the expense of converting the present edhcs
into proper Conservatory would cost 100000.
and that Sir Joseph declared he could erect
better and handsomer building for that purpose.
at cost Of fl5O,OOO. But the report misreprs
sents Sir Joseph's testimony before the Commit.
tee to degree which brings him out in an in
dignant letter to The Tines in which he says:
"Insvsr would have recommended the convss&M
Of The Palace into winter garden II had not fsIl
convinced thatit was for the public advantage ever
In an economical point of view. Though In ~
opinion, the cost OF a new building On the sans
scale as the present nigh. be some What reduced.
pense of adapting what we have got 10 the purposes
Of winter garden bears no reasonable proportion
70 that OF erecting and fitting up an ednce OF ne
kind end size dc neuo.r
Which is Cat contradiction Of the state
nent of the Committee in regard to his remarks.
Sir Joseph concludes his letter by saying that
the Misrepresentation of his testimony ." but
tends to blind the eyes Of the public to the fool
ish piece Of modern Vandalism which the he
port Of the Commission sanctions"
The subject will come up in Parliament, upon
melton Of Mr.. Haywood, and without doubt
strong popular movement will be made TO 70
tain the Crystal Palace in Hyde Park, as
winter garden, on the most gigantic scale Ths
expense of this arrangement would be aoous
$4,000, of which f66OOo is the price Of the
building, and f26,OO0 are estimated as the cos'
of thorough repairs.
There is yet another question involved IN inc
discussion, and that is the disposition OIL 'nS
guarantee fund collected before the Exhiohuos
opened. That money was subscribed for oeh'
mite purpose. but. BY the grea. success OIL the On
terprse, it was not required for that purpose
In this juncture The Daily Ne~s contends taa'.
although the individual subscribers may mo-
demand their money to be returned, yet tha''ns
ought to have q vote in the sppropnau'rs
and that their votes should aim at the return
the subscriptions to the various LOCALITIES IN
which they were raised for the purpose OF sss'"
ing Libraries, scientific institutions, &c.
The natural feeling in view Of the Whole "s'
ter seems to be this. that an edihce % new !"
charscter-se unique in its prrpose-in isseh 'ns
monument of great historical even! and 40 &c
knewlsdged ornament Of the city Ia which y
stands should neither be removed nor deetIoJeo;
but retained a. . resort Of public hssrh ~
pleasure. which the contractors agree 70 Keep "
repair for q snnua san q fS,000.