THE COSMORAMA.
Six new views have been added to this little gallery, whose windows open upon scenes in all parts of the world. There are Trichinopoly, with its rock-fortress crowned with a pagoda ; the Temple of Edfou — a fine example of Egyptian architecture, represented with great three of relief ; Paris, from the Pont Nenf—which wants life and reality ; Versailles— looking too much like a coloured print magnified ; the Interior of the Cathedral of St. Glidule at Brussels—an almost dioramic illusion ; and Tell's Chapel, by moonlight—the most effective of the out-door views. The two others are the new Devil's Bridge, in the Pass of Mount St. Gothard, with effects of falling water and ascending spray ; and the Arab city of Constantina ; both which were there befbre.
A stronger appearance of reality might easily be given to the views, and would greatly increase the popularity of the exhibition. In the Interior of St. Gudule, for instance, the illusion is almost perfect, and it is difficult to believe that the pillars and roof are not solid; and though the aspect of nature in landscapes is not so easily imitated to deception, we see in the Devil's Bridge and the Temple of Edfou how near an ap- proach to what is desired might be made.
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