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now in the Garden Hvere purchased by tlie Society from Moritz 

 Geiss of Berlin, at the recommendation of His late Royal High- 

 ness the Prince Consort, who greatly admired them, and had one 

 of the sitting Victories, represented in the act of tossing the 

 wreath to the victor, placed at Osborne. 



On the east side of the Garden two companion zinc-bronze 

 statues, also from Moritz Geiss, will occupy a similar position 

 near the spot where the Victories first stood. These are both 

 gifts from His late Rojal Highness the Prince Consort. The 

 one already up is a statue of Ceres. The other of Juno. The 

 latter has not yet arrived, but is daily expected. 



The small statues at the entrances to the Maze, have now for 

 some time been in the position which His lamented Royal High- 

 ness wished, and the pedestals altered according to his instruc- 

 tions. These statues, forwarded by Her Royal Highness the 

 Crown Princess of Prussia, are again the work of Ranch, and 

 are casts from the figures of Truth, Justice, Temperance, and 

 Strength, on the upper part of the monument of Frederick the 

 Great, in Berlin, Truth is represented with a Mirror, Justice 

 with the Book of the Law, Temperance carries a Bridle, and 

 Strength a Club. 



The statue of Galatea, presented by Minton & Co., will 



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occupy the centre of the Maze. 



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Donations from Messrs. Minton & Co. — In the last Monthly 



Summary notice was taken of the liberality of these gentlemen, in 

 regard to the tile pavement laid down on the dais of the Con- 

 servatoiy. At that time they had also offered to present to the 

 Society three other objects of Art, now in the Garden. They had 

 not then been accepted by the Fine Arts Committee, so that they 

 could not be announced. This has now been done. The objects are : 

 the terra cotta Galatea, lately standing in the centre of the 

 Conservatory, now removed to the Maze, the Marochetti Vase, and 

 the beautiful piece of majolica, or rather Palissy ware, called 

 the Stork Fountain, temporarily placed between the pillars in the 

 alcove, in front of tbe Apphold pump. This beautiful work of Art 

 was modelled by Mr. Thomas, under the pereonal superintendence 

 of His late Royal Highness the Prince Consort himself, and a 

 copy, the same as that now presented to the Society by Messrs. 

 Minton, stands in Her Majesty's dairy. An appropriate pedestal 

 has been ordered for it. 



