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A very artistic and effective house gallery or front 
veranda, all done in good cast iron work and once 
prettily picked out in colour, is to be seen attached 
to a tall narrow-fronted house, standing right opposite the 
new Law Courts, or at the west end of Charlotte street. 
Allowing for the difficulty of importing all the selected 
metal work or castings from the foundry of quite similar 
style and character, (for like Justice and Mercy, mediaeval 
and classical art, here have kissed,) the general art 
management or treatment of the iron selection is very- 
clever ; while the general effe6l is certainly most pleas- 
ing. Where money is no great object, such like metal work 
adaptations or combinations, would be an immense 
improvement to the fronts of many of our better class 
buildings, all incongruity ot style being of course as 
much as possible carefully avoided. 
And now to iron neat. The prettiest little bit of metal 
work springing up on our roads and cast in McFarlane's 
foundry, Scotland, from home made drawings and 
designs, are the two small drinking fountains at the 
either end of Main Street. The ugliest little bit of iron 
work is the clock cupola on the roof of the Police Bar- 
racks at the Brick-dam ; though in fair justice to that build- 
ing, we may add that iron work there has been very judi- 
ciously and well employed, fitting and falling in well with 
all its wood work.* If a prize for external wall-colouring 
was given (though foreign to our subject to touch upon 
such matters now), the Police Barracks should have that 
prize ; for the cool French grey tint of the external 
wall, harmonizes well with all around, and is in stri6t 
* The iron tanks attached to a corniced house at the Police Barracks 
with its choice metal crestings do credit to the contriver. 
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