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 1868.] Descriptions. 177 its masses exhibits the pictorial ; and the characteristic lines of composition, the curved and the aspiring, unite dig- nity with elegance, while the decorative details supply the indispensable alter- nations of light and shade ; and open out a boundless field for the imagination and artistic science of the artist. We must not, however, here enlarge upon the essential traits and the sublime beauties of Gothic architecture, although it is a theme on which we might be eloquent, as it will be the subject of one of our future articles. The drawing shows that this fane is intended to have a high roof, and a cor- respondingly high ceiling. The edifice is entered through the supporting walls of the belfry, in the centre of the front ; and, also, through a side porch, as des- ignated, respectively, by the letters A and J, on the plan. There are, also, two rear entrances, with a passage, as indi- cated by G and H. From this passage, the class-rooms, E, and F, are entered ; one of these communicates with the lecture and school-room I, by a pair of glass doors, and would be well adapted for an infant-school room. The class-rooms are respectively 12 X 14 feet, 10 X 14 feet, and 11 X 14 feet, the latter being the infant-school room. The lecture or school-room is 25 X 36 feet, and is also entered from the passage H, at the side porch G. This is a large, lofty, and well-lighted apartment, as will be seen from the plan. The audience room is 40 X 65 feet in the clear ; and is seated to accom- modate four hundred and fifty persons. From the vestibule, on either side of the main entrance, at A, are two flights