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Board of Fi- - which the Powers that be arc- about to 



olish. I shall endeavour to see you when in London, 



or shall write. We go to Fenton's Hotel, St James' 



•t." 



brief visit to London was accomplished, and the 

 ;tation found a favourable reception from the Govern- 

 ment On the clay after his return, Mr Wilson wrote the 

 foil a letter: — 



TO MISS TAYLOR. 



" Wo iDVILLE, 2i'h January '. 



" The Crystal Palace is certainly a great, even ;i grand 

 r, and in the full flush of summer the terra iinds 



striking But inside, oi 



the redundant outpouring of the ricl the 



the precious natural product- baric 



gold,' which were former!;, ishly outspread 



ibjccts of deliberate study. I doubt nut ti. tsts and 



s and architectural imitatioi Id be of great in- 



st and extremely instructive ; but the apparent failure 



in the bazaar and industrial departs bher an 



- well as vas ness — a look of inu- 

 which to me injured the general impression. 1 was too 

 n'uch fatigued to be able to go round the gardens, or -tudy 



