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SICILY AND MALTA. 175
we are told, exceeds two thousand. They
are ere&ed on each side of the street, be-
twixt the foot-path and the pavement, and
run in two right lines exaclly parallel from
end to end. Each of these lines is a mile
in length, which makes four miles for the
whole. The four gates are the vistas to
these four streets, and are to be highly
decorated and illuminated. From the square
in the center of the city, the whole of this
vast illumination can be seen at once ; and
they assure us the grandeur of it exceeds
all belief.—The whole of the Marino is to
be dressed out in the same manner ; and for
these three weeks past, they have been em-
ployed in erecting two great theatres for
fireworks. One of these fronts the vice-
roy's palace, and is almost equal to it
in size. The other is laid on piles driven
in the sea, exa&ly opposite to the great
orchestra in the center of the Marino.-
Besides these, they are building an enor-
mous engine, which they call St. Rosolia's
triumphal
we are told, exceeds two thousand. They
are ere&ed on each side of the street, be-
twixt the foot-path and the pavement, and
run in two right lines exaclly parallel from
end to end. Each of these lines is a mile
in length, which makes four miles for the
whole. The four gates are the vistas to
these four streets, and are to be highly
decorated and illuminated. From the square
in the center of the city, the whole of this
vast illumination can be seen at once ; and
they assure us the grandeur of it exceeds
all belief.—The whole of the Marino is to
be dressed out in the same manner ; and for
these three weeks past, they have been em-
ployed in erecting two great theatres for
fireworks. One of these fronts the vice-
roy's palace, and is almost equal to it
in size. The other is laid on piles driven
in the sea, exa&ly opposite to the great
orchestra in the center of the Marino.-
Besides these, they are building an enor-
mous engine, which they call St. Rosolia's
triumphal