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 THE NEW CENTRAL CRIMINAL COURTS vaulted at a lower level, and three of the large turrets, shown in our view, have been filled with decorative paintings by Mr. Moira, representing Moses and King Alfred as great lawgivers and Homage to Justice. On the other side is a painting by Sir W. Richmond of a decorative landscape with a group of nude figures intended to

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of oak, solid and simple in design, but with enough of architectural form to give them dignity. All the numerous rooms in con nection with the courts are also fitted up in oak. The Lord Mayor and the judges have a separate stair and corridor giving access to their private rooms which adjoin the courts.

INTERIOR VIEW OF A COURT (Looking Towards the Judge's Bench) represent the Golden Age, when, we suppose, there was, or will be, no need of criminal law. The walls below are veneered with Pavonazza marble, with borders of Cippolino. The floor is also of marble, of simple design and large in scale. At each end of the great hall are two courts approached by corridors. The fittings of these courts are

The accommodation for witnesses is ample, including a large general room on the ground floor for witnesses to wait in, and rooms on the court level for those required in cases being heard. We give an interior view of one of the courts. London, Eng., February, 1907.