The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-09-02

The side ransepts, $50 feet high aud ~ feet wido.
Tho Improvements which have been made In ihe
vas, sddinopal effect afforded BY The increased hega
Of the nave GA feet higher than The old building }
has been taken Of the necessities Of the
Of this important feature to add greatly
to the artistic effect Of tho interior.
In the old building the effect was secured ~ the
simple repetition Of Two elenen,s, column anc g
girder, aud although great grandeur was .hus 90
tain ed il may be said lha. there was hardly sifi
cient variety, and tho full effect Of the ysstness Of
the structure was net entirely realized Al she
extreme ends Of the buildings, the columns and
gidsrs fell 50 rapidly one on ths other that the ego
had 70 N4sps q 4sHNtpS Tia )spg1h; tbs ae!e:s
had 70 IS Jsmeassd IN she hsv building, and !. has
been done in this wise-the column and grdefs DO
pairs Of counns "a feet apart. advance eight feet
into the nave, and from those cOlamns spring arched
girders, eight feet deep, in lattice work Of wrought
iron, which support the longitudinal grders Of The
roof These advancing columns arc tied together,
and thus form groups Of pillars like those Of
Gothic cathedral. These groups occurring every u
feet down tho nave, thus furnish the eye means
Of measuring .be building which it had not before
As regards the contents Of the buiding IL has Al
ready been announced that the whole of the sides Of
the nave transepts, and the divisions on either side
between the several courts, win Be- lined with the
plants and tiess Of every cline, intsrspsraed With
statues and works Of art. GA the northeast side
Of the building will DO arranged the historical gal
leres OF sculpture and with casts Of the
finest works Of sculpture, and portions Of buildings
Of ancient art On the southeast sido viii DO dis
played similar collections OF medieval art; while N
the north and southwest pornons Of the building.
as we'll az The whole Of "a feet gallery rounl .ae
building, will be devoted 10 the purposes Of exhSi-
ton. The machinery Will be PLACED in the lower
story on me park side, in gallery III feet wide,
extending the whole length Of the building.
Outside, the decorations vii. have reference to the
furnishing Of the interior. The ends Of the building
will xtendinte large wings projecting considerable
distance forTardsint0 the grounds, andeneompassing
terrace gardens which themselves occupy more than
thirty acres Attached TO one Of these glass wings
will be the railway station, so arranged that per-
sons descending from the railway carriages are At
once introduced to The palace by the wing. These
wings will be terminated with grand glass towers,
gardens, fountains, and grounds, and also view Of
the surrounding country TO very great distance
Beyond the terrace gardens, which will be adorned
with fountains and statuary, Sir Joseph Paxton has
under taken to carry out design iof waterw orks,
temples, and statuary, In forms, and on q SCALE
hitherto unknown. Two of the jets which he mas
in hand viii rise to height Of two hundred feet,
and will form the main object of interest from the
glass towers already spoken o. Sir Joseph has also
in preparation uneqnaied collection OF hardy and
half hardy plants, and an illustrative seres expla
natory OF tho natural and Linn4an systems OF bota
ny. lie has already secured for the Crystal Palace
Company the magnificent collection Of palms and
other choice plants brought together during the pSst
century by the Messrs Lodridges. specimens hithor
to unriyaled in Europe; and Is daily adding TO the
number OF his treasures by other specimens purchased
from well known collectors, or conferred upon him
Us gifts.
Spain.
The .Hraldo announces, that the settlement Of
the boundary question between France and Spain
experienced every day fresh difficulties Matters,
it says-
ment has thought proper to dissolve the commission
and serious incident has lately arisen Tho Franeh
Frefect, NJ Maulson prohting by one of the thousand
differences which daily between the frontier popu
Rton entered Sala2ar few days ut the head Of de-
tachment of troops The Spanish government it s sac,
has addressed energetic note the subject the
French ambassador in Madrid
The three per cents wero done OF i5R; TIE new
three per cents at 22 the debt of the .s. Glass at
IL SIG; and that Of the second at 59lG.
China.
The alvices from Hongkong are 70 June ..
The rebellion is stn talked os, hut the reports
very contradictory, and reliance be placed
them. 1t seems to be formidable, and to occasion
much apprehension.
A,Ninspo q riot took place, arising from the col.
lection OF taxes. BY last accounts, howeve-. mat
tiers seemed 10 have been arr5u ,sa.
The United States ship Saratoga arrired from
the coast on tina Sti, and hrou-h down about 100
Of tie Robert Boano's Coolies. court Of in!esti
gution was held on board the steamer SusquehsI.
ma, before the Commodore and tho United States
Consul at Canton. Seventeen Of tho prisoners were
found guilty, and handed over 20 the Riaadarins q.
Can on; the remainder are TO be ssnt back 20 Am9y.
Owing TO report that junk had been attacked
and plundayed outside, Her MajSstys steamer Her.
mes won't in search, and returned yesterday, having
captured two junks said to be heavily armed.
Since the oath ult, the Iains at Canton had been
almost incossant and the floods in the Interior
stoned great loss CT life. Trade had been dull
throughout the month. Imports, excepting yarn,
have reesdcd in value. In exports little has been
done. The new congons are expected immediately,
but may be delayed by the floods.
From Shanghai we have advices TO the 18th inst.
Imports had materially given way, from excessive
supplies; and, owing TO the dry weather, and tho
banks Of the Yellow River not being repaired, tran
sit int the interior was much interrupted. The
new elk had commenced arriving, ond was reported
favorahly of to quality and abundance CT the
crop. The steamer brought down $50 bales for ship
ment by the overland route. The export Of tea from
China is now ~ 900 900 lbs against 900 900 lbs.
last year OF silk, the export is 400 bales Against
10000 bales last year.
Exchange has advanced suddenly, both horc and
at Shanghai. Hero first class bills ha We been done
at 4s "a. to 4s. SID. at Shanghai IS ID. to 50
nominal Freight may be quoted at ES at both
places probably clippers will command Gi to e5.
The United States slocps Plymouth and Saratoga
had lef, fer the coast; the st. Mary had proceeded
south.
Terrible Affair at Smyrna.
Letters from Smyrna, Of the 26th ult., give All
account Of a terrible disaster which occurred at
Adalia SONIC days before. A furious wolf suddenly
appeared in tho midst of the market place. and bit
several persons most severely, but, taking fright at
tire cries which arose on all sides. he jumped over
wn, and got into large garden where several hun
d-ec pereons, who had come to the to IN on account
OF the six Drop, were sleeping in the open air. Here
nc wounded one hundred anu twenty eight persons,
but being ogain frightened away by the cries Of the
people, lie got into sheepfold, where nc killed
eighty. five sheep and wounded seventy FIVE. Unfor-
tunately, the Governor ha, caused tho whole popu-
aion to be dsar,red few days before, SO tbet the
unfortunate neope were without means Of da!ence
but on the following day were distributed and
The vol Killed: According TO the report of til. ply
sican OF the place, The wounds inflicted by tho ami
mal are hifeous, but the most horrible crcu instance
IN this dissster is, that several of the wounded have
nlreody died Ct hydrophosia, 80 that the whole po-
pulaYi0n is in the utmost CONSERVATION.
Very Late from Australia.
FOUR wrEES LATER NEWS SHIPMENTS or GOLD
DusT-TaE EMIGRATION FROM ENGLAND.
The accounts from Adelnide extend to tho Eth
law no Itvso -, 10 4 ,.C