pagoda style, backed by the beautiful colonnade of the Albani 

 Arcades, which again is backed (at least on the eastern side of the 

 Garden) by the verdure of a mass of trees growing behind the 

 arcade, and beyond the bounds of the Society's premises. On 

 the other side of the bridge the terrace wall terminates, but is 

 taken up by a low revetment or retaining wall, of yellow brick, 



divided by piers into five spaces. In each of these spaces 

 is placed a comfortable seat, and on the tops of the piers are 

 placed beautiful marble tazzas, of a form selected by the 

 Prince Consort, and made for the Society at Carrara. The in- 

 termediate spaces or panels have the wall faced up with a 

 tesselated work, composed of Minton's red tiles, which were 

 placed here for the purpose of relieving the eye from the 



