NOTRE DAME DES VICTOIRES.—A Renaissance organ stands at the west end, the pipes plain, and the case dirty. It consists of a centre tower, two curved compartments, and two outer towers, supported by giants, and set at an angle of 45° with the front. The Choir Organ in front is very similar in pattern; the upper part of the Great Organ case has many carvings of musical instruments, &c., and a medallion bearing a head in the centre. 1872.

GHENT (Gand).

THE CATHEDRAL (St. Bavon).—A handsome organ stands at the junction of the north transept with the Choir, which has three towers with five pipes each; the two outside ones are supported by satyrs, and crowned with angels holding trumpets. On each side of the centre tower, are two flats of five pipes each, over which is much carving, with shields supported by angels. Over the centre tower is a small three-sided case, containing seven pipes in each compartment, surmounted with tabernacle work, on which is a figure on horseback, query, St. Bavon? The key-board of the organ is behind in a gallery, just under the vaulting of the north aisle of the Choir, which has a small Choir front facing the east; but I was told that this was really quite an independent instrument. The arches under the organ are cased with black and white marble, all the carving about the case is good, and dates from the seventeenth century. The case is of oak, but after the fashion of the country, painted oak colour. I objected to this, but was informed what could I expect, when they were in the habit of painting imitation marble on marble. The main case reaches about half-way up the triforium, and the upper case more than half-way up the clerestory windows. The tone is good, and from its quality, I should say, has not been much altered from its original state. At High Mass I heard it very well played. The soft stops I could hardly hear, on account of the people perpetually moving in the Church. 1872.

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CATHEDRAL (ST. BAVON) GHENT.

5TH. OCT, 1872.

THE BÉGUINAGE.—At the west end is an organ, not a very large one, with its Choir Organ planted just in front of it, or else inserted into the lower part of the case, German fashion. Its quality was not bad, and was fairly played by one of the Béguines, who was seated at the back of the instrument. 1872.

THE ENGLISH CHURCH (Temple Protestant).—In the west gallery is a small, poor-toned organ; it has three towers, the least in the centre, which, however, stands higher than the others, from the plinth of the case curving up in the middle. On each side is a flat, with two tiers of pipes, and the cornice of the centre tower overlaps those of the other towers, which gives a crowded effect to the case. 1872.

ST. JACQUES.—The case of the organ, at the west end, is divided into three parts, the centre one being lower than the others. 1872.