We have seen a very admirable steituette ofiord Riche in
his volunteer uniform, executed by a promising 3-oung Grerman sculptor, Mr. Kuntze. The head is full of life and &mad* and exquisitely modelled; the atti- tude—holding the cap with one hand and the claymore with the other—is dignified yet unconstrained; and the folds and texture of the drapery are managed with tact and judgment. The statuette is, we believe, to be pub- lished in Perim. The tender of Messrs. ubitt and Co., of Pimlico, for the erection of the great conservatory and Winter Garden in the pleasure-grounds and above- tuica adjoining the Botanic Gardens at Kew, has been accepted by the First Commissioner of her Majesty's Office of Works, and the work commenced. It will be a trifle short of 700 feet in length, covering somewhat about the same apace as the Great Eastern steam-ship, and probably the grandest purely horticultural building in the world. It will occupy an extensive area on the right-hand side of the grand lawn'avenue, leading from the Palm House to the Pagoda. The whole noble domain of 300 acres is now in all its floral beauty and splendour, and beautiful almost beyond description. The new lake of five -acreA with beautifully wooded islands, is situated midway between the Palm House and the Thames, on the left of the Zion vista. The Gardens open daily at one o'clock ; on Sundays at two; closing daily at sunset. All the Plant Houses and the Museums are strictly shut at six. Free admission for all.
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