Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1853-06-10


The English papers give The following deso,;..
Of the building In which the Great Exb;b;,;,l Upton
Dublin is held ilon Of
Presenting front to Merton square If eoo
the main or centre feature OF the elevation eOnl
OF semi circular projection. which forms III
ern termination of the Central Hall. This Is East
BILE apartment of 425 feet in length, and lnn no.
height, covered by semi-circnlar roof uno eet In
ribs. in one span of loo feet. On each siSo 'reis
Centre Hail. and running para llel to it for tn u The
similar to that which covers the main nav ea roof
Of the building. The height from the Aoos OF hall
roof of each of these halls will be 65 foo. the
are approached through passages from ibo hey
Hall. In addition to these three halls are centre
partments of % feet wide. running tie wbnlo CON-
of the building placed between ,ba length
Hall and the side halls, and two on each s;d ehtre
latter divided into sections Of % feet sonao the
ing convenient divisions for the purposes of iorm.
cation. Over these compartments are snao .laSSih.
leries, also running the length of tho hnn gal,
which not only afford increased space f., 'Ging,
ton, but form agreeable promenade from r1hlbi-
the effect of the three halls may be Seen Whence
advantage To the south of the Central w ~ great
of the spectator is hall devoted to foro;"n' left
tributors adjacent to which is the Fine Ars con-
corresponding in position to the Macbinerv oourt
Branching off from the Fine Arts Court oouftT
Antiquarian Court refreshment rooms, and "'e 'ns
AUDITING upon the yard of the Dublin Soo cours
ally occupied by farming implements. wy 0so'
At the western end of the northern coprt ~.
tenslve retreshment rooms, with fountain nIrt9s
IN the centre from these covered passage loaJs
to the courtyard or Kildare street entrances -
Society house. The northern and soptborn me ule
have galleries running round them from which az
| spectator also looks into the Central Court TI
ceiling of the halls being divided into nannola Tue
| ed by the treils ribs, and the other constrro.i
parts OF the building has allowed ample opnortnn;
ty for effective decoration Light is admiral s
above in unbroken and equally dstrihntoJ from rom
The construction OF the building is STRONGLY
on the elevation, and forms in fact the erno.e
character of the design. There are oIso on.
galleries which are attractive features in tho
nor forming dehgntful promenade and which
will be useful in providing access to the roof
pairs, &c. The termination of each of tho -
pal roofs to the east and west is semi spherical ~;
ing strength as we'll as effect to the buding IT,.
are three entrances in the front facing Morr;nu
square, under range Of verandahs tAro1ob wbiOI',
access is provided for the holders of season tickets
and the general public. The materials of tho bnIJ
ing are iron, timber and glass The latter arc onIr
used for light, as before described The narts 0r
the roof at each side of the lights are of timbor
covered with Irish manufactured water proof cloth
The treIlis girders which support the galleries ara
made OF wrought iron, supported on cast iron nil
lars. Ample accommodation in the way of refresh!
ment retiring rooms officers. &c. is provided in tbs
plan. Access to the building can also be had bv
the spacious courtyard of the ROYAL Dublin Society
whose suite of apartments including the Museum
are open to the public during the Exhibition.
1t has been calculated that the available area Of
ground floor, galleries, &C., amounts to about 21O
900 square feet or little short of seven acres, which
will afford ample space not only for the goods sent
in but also the free circulation of the great tide
of visitors Although the design, both in point of
is conception and it's accomplishment, is in every
way worthy of the highest praise that be bestow-
ed upon it, MIR. Benson to whose genius we are in.
! nA for fnat IF yChio
Paxton mi ght justly be proud, appears to have for
gotten the Crystal Palace, and had the courage to-
think for himself; and it may be said that he podu-
ced a work not merely well adapted to the purpose
contemplated, but highly creditabe to his artistic
and practical character as an architect. 1t is
source of regret to US, however, that the building
does not stand on most spacious site, where it
would not have been bounded by streets which cOm-
pleteIy block it from the view on all sides except
Merton square, from the opposite side Of which a
fine view of the edifce is obtained
If we might be tempted to find fault with the ez-
terror. as suggestive of encampment on a huge
scale to cavi at the interior WOULD be ungenerous
and in fact unjust. The central hall bold in de-
sign and well proportional. The vaulied roof, of
loo feet span, supported on arches and groinS Of
open ntersected tracery is extremely beautiful The
columns, by their disposition, add fiction Of size as
we'll as security. The shafts are painted ultramar.
inc blue, terminating in Cornthian capital of acan
thus leaves Composed. as we have been informed,
of gutta percha. colored creamy white, the con-
cave space of the foIiations being tnged with the
ultramarne blue. From these the arches spring
the spandrils being herald painted with the arms
Irish towns Even so late Wednesday the scenic
effect was heightened by confusion and preparation
Gay banners flowing down the gallery barriers MIN
p gltd in the perspective into a harmonious t0HMA
despite the rude foreground of scafolds rainpalS
y packing cases, and workmcn. Visitors were dlpo.
y sed to less admiration of Mr.. Bensons design, unlI
cooring added its formative power and brought oa'
: the design complete. While remembering tondly
the hyalne and the aerial vastness of the Crystal
% Palace the Irish may boast that its structure Is mS'
fitting for its purpose a"d beautiful so far as 1es
\ materials are obedent to the design The oGec' ~
- decorating the building is not merely ornament
~ is to increase the apparent height and breadth anu
by the use of color give additional lotnesS Oy 0
- effect of light and shade. Foil wing these neceS..
- ties blue, which retres is placed on the c"e"'.
- surface; yellow. which advances on tne cooEsA
Il and red, the colour of middle dSt""ce, oh ."0 h
~ zontal planes and undersdes of the orders wnl'1
renders them positive. This imparts the money
&c combed appearancp to the roof, which is, however
~ the reverse of dispeasiHg.
it ENGlAND.-A London letter OF the l'th ui"""
" says: .o,.ox h the Go
r An important financial step was taken by 1Dg 3 ~
y yernment Yesterday with regard to the noa'lns IT
l. This debt consists Of what is called Ezcneqq: s ma
n and amounts to about 9l8,OOO,OOO J ne oI.s r
OF for wear when the holders may demand pay%"i
onehaIf the total number are dated in NarS " I H.
IN the other half in June. When the Nlarcn oh' nr
,e came due, about two months since, the ChanSTrs
to Of the Exchequer gave notice that tDey rer rate
tv paid off unless the holders would accept lO"s
Of of interest They had hitherto borne the ra'' md
as three pence per day. or e2 SIS. 3D. per annup day.
Is he now refused to allow than penny ts d
Is or Fl los Sd per This low S ,n low ta G va
interest on Government securities OF any na aosfuI
unexampled, but the offer was perfectly S"Y ~ Icing
"a and the holders preferred it's acceptance III ID