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place, on ground belonging to the Fabriquej or 

 in other words, church-land. It is a lofty, spa- 

 cious, plain stone edifice, two hundred and six- 

 teen feet in length, by one hundred and eight 

 in breadth : the interior is divided by ranges 

 of arches into a nave and two aisles ; at the 

 tipper end of the former is the grand altar, 

 placed in the middle of a circular choir, that 

 for the height of about sixteen feet is lined 

 with wainscot divided into square compart- 

 ments, each including a portion of Scripture 

 history represented in relief ; the spaces be- 

 tween the squares are wrought into different 

 devices. In the side aisles there are four 

 chapels, dedicated to different saints. Being 

 whitewashed, the interior has always the ap- 

 pearance of neatness and cleanliness. On the 

 outside, the solidity of the building may per- 

 haps attract a spectator's notice ; but nothing 

 like taste in design, or graceful combination 

 of architectural embellishment, will arrest his 

 attention. The steeple is lofty, with an air of 

 lightness not altogether devoid of beauty, and 

 like the roof, is covered with bright tin; but 

 for some cause, that perhaps could only be 

 traced to an affectation of singularity, it sets 

 the rules of art and symmetry at defiance, and 

 instead of springing from the roof, it is placed 

 on one side of the front. The church is dedi- 



