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nearly 1500Z. would be required for tlie erection ; and in the next 

 place, that the existing machinery for working the cascade was 

 inadequate for working the fountains, so that considerable addi- 

 tional expense would be required for that purpose. The Council 

 therefore replied that they would be happy to give space to the 

 fountains, provided the Society were put to no expense for 

 erecting or working them. These terms were accepted, and 

 the Fellows enjoyed the privilege and use of these beautiful 

 fountains without having been put to any expense beyond that 

 of furnishing the supply of water with which to work them ; 

 that water was pumped over and over again, and, with an 

 occasional replenishment, lasted the whole season through. 



The Society also agreed to give space to Baron Marochetti 

 for the exhibition of the original model of the monument and 

 statue of Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, erected in Turin. 



Nmnerous other works of art, such as bronzes, bronze- 

 painted iron casts, and vases — some copied from the antique, 

 others new works by living artists — were sent for exhibition 

 in the Garden ; and by the time that the Great Exhibition 

 opened, the Gardens were tolerably well supj)lied with ai^tistic 

 decorations. 



On the 1st of May the Exhibition opened, and crowds 

 besieged its doors ; the Fellows and five-guinea ticket-holders, 

 however, not only on that day but throughout the season, had 

 an easy and pleasant access to the building through the Garden 

 without pressure or annoyance. 



The charge for admission to the Exhibition had been made 

 higher for the month of May than during the following months, 

 and the Council of the Society had followed the example of the 



