. The Decorator's assistant. solation to learnthat considerable portions of the third andfourth volumes have passed through the pressunder the authors own superintendence, andthat he had in great forwardness much of theMS. for the completion of these volumes,which will be submitted to the public at theearliest possible period. Foul Air.—Foul air in wells, drains, &c.,may be effectually dissipated, by dashing in afew pailfuls of water mixed with a small quan-tity of chloride of lime. Literature.—The study of literature nou-rishes youth, entertains old age, adorns pros-perity, solaces adversity,


. The Decorator's assistant. solation to learnthat considerable portions of the third andfourth volumes have passed through the pressunder the authors own superintendence, andthat he had in great forwardness much of theMS. for the completion of these volumes,which will be submitted to the public at theearliest possible period. Foul Air.—Foul air in wells, drains, &c.,may be effectually dissipated, by dashing in afew pailfuls of water mixed with a small quan-tity of chloride of lime. Literature.—The study of literature nou-rishes youth, entertains old age, adorns pros-perity, solaces adversity, is delightful at home,unobtrusive abroad, deserts us not by day norby night, in journeying nor in retirement.—Cicero. London: Published at the Office of the SportsmansMagazine, 17, Holywell-street, Strand (where all commu-nications to the Editor are to be addressed); and to be hadof all Booksellers. Printed by W. Coole, Lumley Court, Strand. THE DECORATOR S ASSISTANT. Cj^e i^ogal Italian <©peta, dtohmt (^mtim*. d( largest theatre in the world, surpassing San Carlo and La Scala, a second smaller than those theatres, and a third which, though it gaye additional tiers of private boxes, left the theatre of its original size. It is the second plan which has been adopted. The plan having been settled, Mr. Albanoproceeded to pull down the whole interior ofthe audience part and parts adjoining, and tore-arrange it. He has thus been able to getan enormous auditory, and a grand range ofsaloons with suitable approaches. In the grand front, the chief alteration isthe carrying of a carriage-way beneath theportico, whereby visitors are saved the annoy-ance of getting out of their carriages in thewet, and the street approaches are widened. On entering by the grand front, a magni-ficent hall and staircase attract are decorated with columns painted inimitation of Sienna marble, and lighted fromlofty bronze candelabra. At the head of the staircase is a range ofsaloons


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