The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-24

Haskln, ana we dare say the work WILL ne QcnC
| to the satisfaction of all concerned.
CRYsrN. PALACES n New YoRK.-Now that
the Crystal Palace question has been settled by
the burning Of the unfortunate edifce, some OF
the journals have re-opened the Gscussion of the
probable causes of its failure as paying insti-
| tuition, 1t is true that there has always been a
fatality attendant upon such exhibitions as that
commenced at our Crystal Palace in 1853 and
continued in an abridged FORM by the managers
| of the American Institute There may have
| been, likewise, more OF less stupidity in the
| management of the exhibitions, and possibly
| every ingenious inventor did not have proper
| opportunity to advertise his washing machines or
| patent toothpicks But these are only small
| matters, in which the public generally take no
great interest. The cause of the failure OF
Crystal Palace shows in this country lies deeper
than the old fogyism of managers OF the jea-
lousies Of exhibitors. The fact Of the matter is,
we have really no need of such exhibitions as
means to introduce to the public chefs d'ruvre Of
science and art; and as the necessity does not
exist, it follows that the public, which il shrewd
enough about matters where money is concerned,
buttons up its pocket and stays at home The
London Exhibition Of 81 was gotten up to sa-
tisfy public necessity. There we're thousands
of fine things, multitudes of new inventions
countless miracles of art, which were shut
up in out Of the way workshops or
dusty warehouses, waiting for the light
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people weighed down the inventor, who was
no. even permitted to demonstrate that his new
way was better than the old way. The Hyde
Park Exhibition not only gave the crushed me-
chancs Of England on opportunity to show
what they could do, but il threw open the British
market to the cunning artifcers Of all nations
They all met on common ground, and had an
equal chance to display their wares in the sight
of representatives from all the nations of Chrsten-
dom. The Hyde Park Exhibition succeeded be-
cause il was wanted There are no fine shops in
London-no bazaars where people come to look,
or to buy. or to lounge and talk over the affairs
of the day. The shopmen's orders are to
" shave" customer soon rs possible in order
TO be ready for the next. The FINEST stocks of
goods in London are concealed in dirty, dark
looking shops, to which the Oriental bazaars in
Chatham street are palaces. Paris Is a little
better off; but for really fine shops neither the
Boulevards nor the Rue dc Rivoli-indeed. the
finest ro9osins in Paris are in tbe cross streets,
the Rue Dc Richelieu and the Rue vvienne.
The Paris shopmen generally adopt speciality,
and know nothing abou, any other branch Of
their own business. There was, therefore, in
Parir, a. well a. in London the necessity for a
great bazaar, where all branches Of the aris and
trades could come together; and the Exhibition
in the Champs Elystes consequently bad IL.
measure Of success-not great but still respect
able.
We have endeavored above to show why Paris
and London needed Crystal Palaces and the
logical sequence, why New York does not want
them, wiz suggest itself at once. Here we have
in Broadway at least two miles Of palaces. With
in that msgic area the efforts Of the best artists
and the clsverest mechanics in the world may be
found on view every day in the year, without mo-
ney and without price. " man Taiuts good
picture, or invents new iytrep, or has anything
curious to show or to sell he puts II ina Broadway
bazaar for exhibition to a public that il always
ready to look II the ladies wish 10 lee the latest
importation from Europe o, either Ind" there
ne splendid palaces like Stewards. while on
every side rise edifices nearly as fine ~ his, and
crowded with the choicest products OF the
worlds industry
Broadway represents not only the United
a. Il a
here to buy or sell. II il he condensation Of
half a dozen Crystal Palaces in one great empo-
rum Of art science, fashion. literature and
trade. Thus IL will be seen that exhibitions like
that Of the Crystal Palace mere are of no espe-
cial benefit either to the inventor or the public
The former can always have an opportunity Of
exhibiting MS work, and the latter think II alb
surd TO psy for that which can I've bad gratis.
We do not mean to argue tina. exhibitions Of
works Of art and science and trade are Of no
value vhasever-without doubt they have often
acted as a powerful incentive TO genus--but
simply to show why they do not pay pccunarily.
While all paths to fame arc thrown open as free
as they are now In this country, we can get along
very well without Crystal Palaces
LtGsr wANTED.-A late report OF the Joint
Committee Of Accounts represents an item Of
deficiency in the case Of opening Fourth avenue,
on the part Of the Deputy Collector Of Assess
msnts. amounting 10 the sum Of s3,O27 So. In
Comptroller Flagg's semi-annual report allusion
is made to the same work, and the deficiency IL
put down a. only s34e S. making difference
of s26sl Which is right, and which is wrongl
VIII The Joint Committee explain the discrc-