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the first angle with representations of South America by 

 Monti, and of Turkey and Greece by Baron Marochetti ; the 

 second group consisting of India, and Egypt, also by Maro- 

 chetti, and of China by Monti. 



The first bastion on the right side of the central staircase 

 supports allegorical statues of Manchester by Theed, and 

 Belfast by Legrew ; on the succeeding one are placed those 

 of Sheffield and Birmingham, by Bell. On each side of the 

 staircase, at this point, are very excellent representations of 

 the Zolverein and Holland, by Monti ; and of Belgium by 

 Geefs. The last group consists of a fine allegorical statue of 

 the United States, by Powers, and of Canada and Russia by 

 Launitz. All these figurative subjects are more or less com- 

 posed in the style of the modern Romantic school of sculpt- 

 ure, and afford excellent illustrations of the character, nature, 

 and chief occupations of the countries and cities they rep- 

 resent. 



In addition to the 26 statues before mentioned the balus- 

 trade is surmounted by 92 large marble vases, which are kept 

 constantly filled with flowers in the most scrupulous condi- 

 tion. In the centre, and at each end of this terrace, are broad 

 flights of steps leading down to the second terrace or Italian 

 flower garden ; at the bottom of these steps are stone recesses, 

 built under the terraces above, in which streams of water 

 fall from dolphins' mouths into bronze basins. This terrace 

 is divided into six compartments, which are embellished with 

 large numbers of Araucaria imbricata, Cedrus Deodora, and 

 other rare trees of large size, which were procured at El- 

 vaston Castle, near Derby, at great cost. The margins of the 

 compartments are ornamented with rectangular and circular 

 beds of rare flowers, each bed being of a single kind, and the 

 colors harmoniously arranged, as primaries, secondaries, and 

 tertiaries — the forms of the beds being alternately rectangular 

 and circular. Two of the compartments have sunk areas 

 in their centres, with a belt of flowers around them, and 

 in the centre of each compartment is a fountain ; on the an- 

 gles and margins of these compartments are forty statues and 



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