FINE ARTS.
GALLERY OF ILLUSTRATION.
Those who wish to know what manner of thing might be the realized popular notion of the day, will do well to visit the Gallery of Illustration in order to see Messrs. Grieve and Telbin's latest addition to its attrac- tions—" the Crystal Palace as a Winter-Garden." The artists—who take the precaution of disclaiming any ex-officio authority, or the advo- cacy of any fully-matured plan—have imagined the stupendous green- house under two aspects, by day and by night ; thus taking occasion M show the brilliant effect which illumination by gas would have upon the garden—nor less, as may be added from implication, upon the exhibition itself in its present state. A canal extending down the middle of the nave, to be crossed at frequent intervals by bridges in the Venetian taste, is a principal feature in Messrs. Grieve and Telbin's idea of a winter gar.. den ; which contemplates besides, long aisles of statuary and the other more obvious accessories which would add a charm to the main application of the building.
The exhibition of this picture immediately precedes that of the Over- land Route diorama ; which continues in high and deserved favour, reap- ing its full share of advantage from the great season of 1851.
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