The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-11-13

apprehension, however, that the building Will not
strength, and. although great deal of work has un
doubleday been done. the progress msde, uuth
within the last few days, has not been 80 great as
might have been expected. II is psrhsps to DO re-
more time for the execution Of : scheme so extern
sve and even still it may be worth their while to
consider whether they ought not to defer the open
ing The permanent character of the building. III
lofty proportions the inequalities of the ground on
which it stands, the exposure Of elevated site,
and the difficulty Of accommodating vast number
of workmen in such spot-al] present obstacles OF
serious kind. The economy Of tims also, 10 under
takDgs Of this sort has its limits for things done
generally found defective Taking all this into con-
sideration, and remembering the great strain by
which the building in Hyde-park was got ready, It
seems unwise in the company to bind themselves to
the lat Of May as their opening day. They have no
body of volunteers behind their backs like the six
teen thousand exhibitors behind the royal comm,s-
sion, to furnish the vast interior as soon as 1t IS
covered in. They must do the whole, or nearly the
whole, work Of filling up themselves; and not only
have they this task Within but outside, also, they
have more than hundred acres Of land to lay
out in the most elaborate style Of gardening They
have, besides, TO provide additional railway accom-
mediation to London bridge, aud q new line to the
west end Of town; for in the present state of mat
tiers, great rush of people to Sydenham would give
rise to an amount Of confusion and inconvenience
which might disgust the public with the whole uu.
dertaking. To effect this and other objects of vital
IMPORTANCE to the scheme, Parliament must first be
appealed to, and we all know what delay that en-
tails
These very obvious considerations, connected with
the state and prospects of the palace, will ne
doubt, when the proper time arrives, force them
selves the attention of the directors, who in the
meant me, may fairly be congratulated on the grow
ing promise Of their enterprise az each portion of it
acquires shape and consistency. To the magnid-
cence of the design for the building to its command
ing Site and to the general outline Of The scheme for
rendering it attractive-an Of which have been de.
scIibed in previous notices-there can nov be added
many interesting datails which may help one to
appreciate by anticipation what the whole will be
when completed. As the exterior arrangements are
those which will first attract the attention Of the
set The south eastern slope of the hill, on the
summit of which the new palace stands, and
up which the main approach will lead, is to
be laid out In manner which will render
it quite as attractive as the interior of the
Of it-that immediately in front Of the principal
facadeto the extent Of about forty acres, and hav
ing breadth of about l65O feet, will DO arranged
as terraced Italian garden, and will be BY far
the finest thing Of the kind in England. The
portion Of it for which contracts have been COM
pleted, and which We believe embraces only the
first row of terraces is to cost $4,000 Sir Joseph
Paxton, in his plan of the grounds has judiciousy
preserved the same s,ale Of proportions as in the
architecture of the building, every dimension being
a multiple Of eight feet Harmony Of combination
is thus greatly promoted, while to show that effect
race walk will be ninety six feet Wide, the general
ones forty eight feet and noue less than twenty
four feet The Italian garden will gradually merge
into less artificial and more English but still or
nate STYLE the natural lay of the land being less in
terfered with and the obe,t being to lead the eye
agreeably and gently off to the survey of the
rounding landscape. Over the whole will extend
system Of fountain nearly five times extensive as
those of Versailles grand days. There will be every
kind of ornamental device known in works Of this
Sort and all carried out the most splendid scale
While the grounds become more deliberately dressed
as they approach the building, the fountains become
more numerous, varied and wonderful they recede
from it. Supplied from great reservoirs placed on
the SUBMITS Of huge towers $50 feet high At either
end Of the building, the waters will 6rst be seen as
cascades tumblirg through the arches Of the 6rs.
terrace on the right and left Of the grand central
aIchway. As they descend, instead Of passing be-
meath, they will appear to bound over the archways
OF the lowest terrace SO that vsiters may walk under
them as at Niagara. On each side Of the principal
approach they will hurry along in roaring cataracts
or rapids, filling innumerable taxa shaped foun-
tains in their way and at last terminating far down
in the park in two large basins each $50 fsct broad
in the centre of which will be formed pyramidal
fountains Of about $50 jets each, the largest throw
ing water to the height Of ESQ foot dancing
fountains around these, four in number,
rising 40 feet, and outside of them sixteen
Of the Kind in the world at all approaching in
msgni6cence the display of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
BY the plans at this point The two basins aud con-
Meeting obes either side of the m ain approach will
be from end to end eco feet long, and when this is
shown the full power Of supply Of 1000 gaonsper
second will be put into requisition. Sir Joseph
Paxton Gays that his two great Pyramid Fountains
will play twice az long as the Grandes Faux at Yer
sailles. For ordinary occasions the display will not
extend far down, but win terminate at the foot Of
the terraced garden in splendid fountain, with
immense basin which is now in process of forma-
tion, and around the edge of which it is intended
that w.ter should flow continuously in a gigantic
bell shape. The terra,ed garden will also have
eight nine other fountains, varied in their ferm
and where the lower grounds laid out with Illus
trations OF the wonders of geology, in connected Sc
Ies above shall have fine statues in Carara mar
bic, and the brilliant coloring of flowers To show
the scale on which this last mentioned species Of
establishment is to be carried cut it may be men.
toned that so 600 scarlet geraniums have been Or
dered.
These details may help one to conceive what the
Crystal Palace Park will be when completed; aud
LOW to give some account of the interior arrange.
ments of the building which substantially set
tied, and may. therefore, be with confidence pro
spectively described The only important aiGitions
to the architectural design, since our last notice.
the lofty towers at either end, already alluded
to, and which are to be fifty six feet higher than
stories or landings, from each of which magnificent
views will be obtained, while il is expected that
from the summits which to be reached by spiral
starcases, the sea will be visible The idea of
having RIdDu CbsCdueS tops OF tncbc towers
has been aban6 cned. The ground plan Of the in.
terror of course resembles good deal in its main
features tina. of the building in Hyde park, but the
c,stribution into courts has been more followed
in the arrangement Of the space, and there
being no foreign countries to find room for,
the company have been able to deal freely with
the whole area o. they thought best for the general
effect. In the nave they intend to have ornamental
basins fed by fountains, statues specimens of archi
lecture and colossal sculpture for instance, Gle
opatro Needle, which there is some reason to hope
they may be able to secure. Here, too, at the
sides, occupying each extremity, will be arranged
the plants which to form tho winter garden aud
conservatory, the interest of the collection being
increased by an exhibition Of rare birds. Behind,
and seen on either hand through brilliant vegets
ton, will be placedon the south side Of The main
trsnsept-the choicest specimen Of textile fabrics,
hardware, mil erals, &c on the north side mag
nfcent series Of architectural reproductions Illus
tratpg the different schools of art from the earliest
periods, and arranged in chronological sequence.
We shall be able TO feast our eyes upon the chief
,ounr &c hrrr~ g. AZ.