THE CRYSTAL PALACE.
A new feature at the Crystal Palace—the first we have had occasion to notice for some while—is the commencement of the foundation of a li- brary for the use of visitors, in extension of an arrangement which has been in force all along for the benefit of the Company's staff. It is not, we think, to be- expected that the library will minister to saves, study of
any kind, or that those who have abundant facilities in London will start off to Sydenham to enjoy partial advantages ; but the books, so far as they may be such as directly and really illustrate the subjects of art or science practically represented in the building, will add a zest, supply a hiatus, or fill up agreeably an otherwise unoccupied interval. An ex- pensive or wide realization of the plan would, we conceive, beit faux pas for the Company.
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