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w alls in w hich to place the statues o f the tw elve apostles. Intelligence o f this a rra n g em e n t reaching T h o rv ald sen a t R om e, h e , anno yed and in d ig n an t a t w h a t he knew w ould m uch dim inish the effect w hich his statues w ould produce if stan ding free, obtained from hom e the h eig h t o f the n ic h e s , and then, w ith a shrew dness p e c u lia r.to him , m ade his statues so large th a t they could no t be placed in them . T h e arch itect w a s , th e re fo re , obliged to w all up the niches, and the sculptor obtained, w h a t w as really necessary for th eir p ro p e r effect, pedestals and free stan ding for his statues. T h e statu e o f o u r S aviour w as originally m ade for th e P alace c h a p e l, b u t, as no su itab le site there offered, an d the apostles h a v in g been o rdered fo r F ru c k irk e, it w as deem ed b etter n o t to sep arate the S aviour from them , and thus th a t statue cam e to be placed in th e sam e church. B u t it seem s th a t T ho rv ald sen could not save it from th e u n fo rtu n ate niche, w hich is acknow ledged by D an ish and all ju d g es o f a rt to be very in ju riou s to its effect. St. Petrikirkc, St. Peter’sy the church o f th e G erm an L utherans, in N orregade, n early opposite F ru e k irk e, b uilt in a quasi G othic sty le , w ith a spire 2 6 0 feet in height. In the chapel and vaults are deposited the bodies o f several E nglish. Am ong them is th a t o f Waiter Titiey , E sq r . , B ritish M inister to this C ourt fo r m any y ears , w h ere he