The Sun.
London, England, 1838-07-01 00:00:00

THE FAIR IN HYDE-PARK.

The very idea of such a festival as that of a fair in
Hyde Park is delightful to our far-famed sight-loving
population, and we verily believe that the anticipated.
boisterous enjoyments and unruly festivities of yes-
terday have played as much havoc with the brains
of one-half the apprentices, maid-servants, shopmen,
and shopwomen, and of the unclassified and unclassi-
fiable thousands of London and its suburbs, for the
last' ten days, as ever the blind god did with their
hearts, in the fondest and maddest of his antics. So
dear, indeed, was the very sight of the holiday melo-
drama that thousands could not refrain from taking
a wistful glance at its lustrous habiliments in their
xvay to the grand focus of the morning—Hyde Park
corner—and the toot-passenger, on wending his way
down Oxford-street, heard, in a thousand colloquies,
the
.strong desire to " just look at the fair before
going to see the Queen. This ruling passion caused
Oxford-street to be densely crowded from an early
hour in the morning. • The omnibuses had reversed
the Oxford-street order of things, and began running
from the east instead of the west as usual. Sco,es
of them, with cabs that had not seen the glare of
,clay for many a month, and every variety of vehicle,
Were in requisition; the former at double prices, and
he latter at what their drivers could extort, or the
,yerflowing generosity of the "fare" would contri- -
;eute. Even the money-grasping officials of the " ye-
idles" had felt the influence of the day. A pigmy
Inionjack floated in the breeze from the top of their
...*espective carriages, their horses were decorated with
prigs of laurel, and many had placed conspicuously
their persons such flowers as they were enabled
tain.;, and this exhibition was-not tontine(' to
h gentlemen of the whip, who usually thus deco-
-ate. themselves on holiday occasions, it was general
roughout the vast concourse of people ; it was a
ontaneous and simultaneous manifestalion of a
eneral sentiment of affection towards our young and
eautiful Queen ; a simple flower was chosen and the
iumerically preponderating " modest rose"
towardsevincer.l he single-mindedness of the loyaltyborne
er.
• The- entrance to the fair at eight o'clock yesterday
ormeg from Oxford-street end was highly pictit-
'•stpie- The broad expanse of canvas on which the
ewiy-emerged sun " poured its effulgent rays," con-
sted with the deep green --sward, " made deeper
'om a summer's rain," and the dark cluster of trees
n the extreme left—the many-coloured flags, flutter-
ing and giving out their dazzling and gorgeous mon-
strosities to the-breeze, from the point of their tower_
ing poles, " fit masts for some tall admiral," the
incipient commencement of the perambulatory show-
man—for these were not too poor to do her reverence
—the feats of the gratuitous and eon amorejoculator,q,'
presenteda pregnant scene, redolent of reflection upon
the mirthful, as well as " surey "turbulence, and parti-
coliaired life, by which the whole would be shortly
suiteunded.
The fair itself was upon a scale commensurate
with the magnitude of the ceremony of the day. -
Tile area on which it was held was about one hundred
and fifty acres in extent, and formed a parallelo-
gram, each of the four sides of which consisted of a
continuous row of booths; those on the north, east,
an south were chiefly "refreshment boot Iv," as they
eilc.innocently termed, having a "tap" at each end, ,
in order to serve out the generous liquor in "double
tidas." The booths on the west were, in the fashion-
ahlirt slang of the. fair, denominated " bad-rooms."
In Ile centre of these was the dramatic booth of
Johmior and Lee, executors of the late itinerant pa-
tron of the " Ercles vein," Mr. Richardson. In the
interior, and forming a con esponding parallelogram,
were six lines -of booths placed longetuainally and
equidistant from .each other; but these lines were
broken in the centre by a broad open way, dignified
by the title of `• the Victoria Parade. The inner pa-
rdlielo2Tani thus formed was about twenty yards
from the outer one. Ample room was thus allowed
for-tae spectator to walkjound the interior of the '
fain 'On entering it at the north-west point the
"marquee extraordinary" first attracted attention
from its vest dimensions. This marquee had a " ball-
room," which "was," its the bills informed the spec-
tators, " fitted up with ormolu chandeliers and deco-
rations regardless of •

propnelryra-4,f,
the; "orniolu chandeliers" bad not f6rp-o'ten tho
moth - substantial enjoynients; and although there was
not •" -an entire bullock spitted whole upon an elm
roasting by a fir: of wood of the size of a mountain,
and round it 6 pots, each of them containing, a whole
shaMble of meat, in which whole sheep found room,
and were stowed as if they had been so many
pigeons,''—although, we say, there were none of
these good things which graced Camacho's wedding
and of which Suncho'desired to have merely "a bar-
rel full," vet the "marqieeext extraordinary"
yv N6N.oar
Is)
and
not(
minting in " five-piled' rowsi of j, hg,
tre oid English fare of rounds of beef, saddles of mut-
ton, "gammons" of ham, &c.
The next immense booths worth noticing were
" The Pride of Greenwich,"—" the Crown and An-
chor," 700 feet in length, and Bott's, from Bays-
water; then came Richardson's show, upon the steps
of which a group of lads took their station at seven
o'clock, maintaining their post against all corners"
till the opening of the fair. A few yards south was a
vast marquee, "The Royal Victoria Pavilion," 600
feet in length," belonging to Mr. Williams, of the
Old Bailey, of boiled-beef notoriety. In front of this
marquee was " The Epsom Betting-stand," and this,
seen from a distance, originated the idea in many of
the ?Shafer Slender visiters, that " there were bears
in the town," and that a race would " come off" dur-
ing the festivities. The majority of these booths
were tastefully decorated, and illuminated with
"curious devices'' in amber, gold, green, and seve-
ral unknown coloured oil-lamps. From the top of
them fluttered a profusion of figs of all existing
nations, with a thousand to spare for new nations.
At the western extremity of the southern line was
ricowton's Royal Pavilion, before which a couple of
itinerant showmen had pitched their "theatres," and
where they continued to pull the strings of their pup-
pets till their rival of a °larger growth" condescended
to attend to the permission for opening his exhibition.
At the eastern end of this lino was Clark's (from Ast-
ley's) Pavilion, In the eastern line were several

i -- " Food fills the tame, an' keeps us livin.,
Tho' life's a gift no wort h reeeivin'
When heavy dragg'd wi' pine an' grievin'!;.,
Rut, oil'd by thee,
The wheels o' life gae down hill, scrievin'
AVi rattlin' glee."
Wednesday presented the same a drays continued to ppearance ;—the
pour in the " stuff," in every
variety, from innocuous treacle-and-water down to a
delicious compound, " far bitterer than wermWood ;"
and by two o'clock in the afternoon were to b, seen
as goodly and as numerous rows of barrels, piled
; three or four in height, in 200 or 300 vie,ualling-
' boothsre,as the:profoundest lover of " attraction'_' could
desi.
Throughout the day the fair continued densely
crowded. At twelve o'clock last night the energies
1 of the " performers" possessed their wonted fires, and
1 the assemblage of sp
temptible. The rung continued to beat, the trumpet
Mat ors was far from being con-
to sound, the rattlelo spring. the violin to scrape, and
the sailing machines, ups-and-downs, under-and-over,
and round-abont, to pursue their ; and,
no doubt, hadthespeetators been Willinendless
gcareer, woul d have
about half-past 12
continued until break of day. At o'clock last night Oxford-street was as denSely
peopled as at 1 To'clock in the morning; and happy
were thoSe who were -fortnnwe enough to engage a
cab, or Secure a seat in an omnibus, on their return
home. And here we may notice the heartless conduct
of • the omnibus conductors, who overloaded their,
vehicles through the whole day. Last night all fear
of information apreared
to vanish, and as many passengers as could be thrust inside and placed outside
were taken. W saw on the roof and seats -of an
omnibus thirteen persons, four on the steps !behind,-
and sixteen inside; another omnibus carried eleven
outside, three -on the steps, and fourteen inside ; a
third with nine outside, two on the steps, and sixteen
inside ; an I, in a van, drawn by one horse, we counted
no fewer than thirty min, women, and children.
....

i coloured lamps, and extending along the whole length of the
small shows, one of which bore the magnificent in-
scription of "Riley's Grand \Yrc.‘stlinZ l-30,d 11—eCaT fioniage. ,
Clot,
I
Boodle 8 lli, Luse—A very splendi,: Lim-ulna:ion con-
and .See-Champion of Englaml—chadenge to it
liiiiisti,i,- of i he, royal ini.tals, VAL. in script
:: centre the Star of the Cr,'er of the Garter, the whole
England." The northern line had several small
shows, and " a most extraordinary corcetion of ani-
ma's," of which more anon.
.
.he encircled and supported by enlegan!lv-arranged laurel
At either
wreaths of };teen and ruby lamps. The lion of the ba,ceny,
end of the eastern line was a lower, from hich runs the whole length of the extensive building. being
the top of which a number of horizontal haltering-ram- aalso most tas•efolly decorated will: lozenges and festodus of
looking arms extended, and pendant from them wet e gold-coloured lamps.
deal boats, rigged man-of-war fashion.- To the -west
ey..
be..iemed rooks' Club House—A large: projecting Crown. unively
m with ruby and other eolooreil lam;,., surimrsint-
of Richardson's show were the swings, a vertical
ro
ing the royal initials, V. R., ha: ing a Brunswick Star in the
poley, or Ups-and-downs, and a .syncope machine—a
cen,re; the whole been_
At and ,appoited 1,3' wre,aths
sort of " whirling chair"—called a round-a-bout.
iolfml,,tsurel and tastefully-aaranged fesftsons of variegated
At a few minutes previous to 10 o'clock the fair.
had become moderately filled, and the early visitors ' Ili a •
le , emor United Service Club Tionse—A large hulgine•
on their return must have been astonished at the won- British
Croton, tastefully gemmed. with lamps of ruby. and'
emerald colours, having on either s'de a huge Star (naval
Brous handy-work that had. been performed during
their absence.-- The fronts of the shows, which in the and military). supported bv the rOval initials V. R. in pure
early part of the morning looked in a moulting condi- white lamps, around which was a tastefully-arranged Wreath
Lion, were now quite fledged with the most beautiful of variegated lamps.
and infinitely varying plumage; and the stages of the
PALL MALL EriST.
_
"theatres,'' which an hour or two before had the ap- -Messrs. Paul and Dominic Colnaglii, her Majesty's print-
pearanee of the quarter-de,•k of a stranded vessel after . - sell!,rs—A most magnificent I , St•' • tl .0-1 T of t
ar6e. , ell of the Ott I
tile," rats. instinc tit el v had quitted her," were-- inctw itlairter, having' the motto of the Order, ~ final soft qui 2n,
crowded with gentle creatures of holiday imagination, : reuse ' round the centre, surinnuLted by a splendid irai
from the ogre and wild man of the hoods, To fit ing real Crown. and supported by a wreath of Roses and Lill
The University Club House—A splendid large imper
dragons and flying- Dutehmen. All were patiently
Cro•sn, tastefully jewelled with gem-coloured lamps, :4,
awaiting the si•Pnal to "play their pranl:s before high
polortre.lel:ytia Star ?f the Order of the timter, having on,
Heaven.'"Fhe Clneasaw flourished his tomahawk, -
the neg-ro rattled his chains, the Esquimaux played - .
1110
tziroleatt(tileirni ialrstiinatMbiell-TGrcall;),nir‘i3l li!.phieis.(,xiens',
wit h his whale b'adder the :lla'ay handled his creece,
front portico was one3'ithize of iii; tG. pillars and pe-•
the, Frenchman stood upon the tip-toe of expeetation wants i •
Erin; most tastefully mug-Iva i variegated lamp.
for the moment when lie should "cut and slap dash
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and pass half his t me in the tiir" the Spaniard ST. JANIES'S- UARE.
Lord I icl fi 'l' .'s,' 1 1 k i Imperial C
ieo s, ii. . surge.
flung ills hand carek-ssly r cross the sit-Mars of his --; ,
.'''-- at"ir:ously ..ge'inmed with jewels of variou,...-coloured lam,
guitar, amid the ogre lo,,ked on with devouring
"
having underneath the royal initials V. R., and a' Lezeri
patience. The monkcys were brought up and tied to on either side, in gold-coloured laMps.
their posts, the double-tengued rattles, grating ma- • Mr. Abercromby (the Speaker) Nu. 9—A most splen •
chines and gongs werea7ut in readiness ; piccaroons St. George's 'Star, having on either side her Majest
Patagonians, lovers, badeers, night-mares, anddozens ' lithe's, V. R., in variegated lamps.
of other " Arabian monsters," poured forth toike ! The Army and Navy Club House—A most splendid d
astonished view, and the " proprietors" of the travel- , . Play of gas, coreainy, the whole front of the house.
:-.sons:ted of a Pyramid, indicating strength, on tle.s*..
ling mechanical ;chows, with horn in hand, stood eN,
. ..-
• i . • i 4 , . „
Ilia, 'oil a / btiiutifuliv-illtiminated ground`;- was e
pee,tant of the signa, of thc passage 'ol: the proci7;=-1,
• -i..l.'onedtlio A;Ms of the club,• er circled b Wr • ths
sion.". Tae signal was given,. and the respectiVe .:.1,,,:,b.,i, sur'mountetl liN ans IMperial'Crywn, Lingeda eras coMpanies opened the fair with the national anthem, on the toe,, endllernafi'cal of church and state; on eith,
• whack was gree'ed with the enthusiastic shouts of side was. a naval- military Flag, and underneath li
the then vast assemblage: The fair then commenced .. -Majesty's name, "and Victoria," in a-straight line, from whi .1
I in right earnest.
-fh"ailere pendant, along the front of the balcony Festoons ~
1 Flowers, the Lily being in the centre, to indicate punt
" Trumpets blasting, big drums beatinz,
1 v llt showed a' ost brilliant light, and was much admired.
All were merry, all was joy."
, The Parthenon Club Howe--A mast brilliant illumin.
i tion, consistent; of an Imper'al pi ojecting Gown; having d
The swings went up and down as if they IoYeG, ,it,e
_ : either side a Lozenge in variegated lamps, supported by th
Mahomet, to go between heaven and earth ; the
sailing machines began their undulating eircumhen- , royal initials, V. It., having a Star of Brunswick- in 0
dihus ; the " over-and-under up-and-down" wooden
.1• centre, the- whole. being encircled IT Laurel Leaves. o',
monster set its vertical arms in motion ; the round-, • I either side of file portico, over the entrance, was a splemli' .
a_bouts got into action ; the on and screeching, I' Diamond of variegated lain/is, with a Circle of Laurel ini
rattle sent forth their harsh thunder with a fulness;.. ~_f out and, 4lOne•-the balcony was .at beautifully rich scroll-1
' '. `ether width was much admired. -
that almost frightened the atmosphere from its pro.a-work of 04 Oise, Shamrock, and Thistle, entwined to-
priety. and Hyde Park Fair was fairly on its kgs, ,ape ; 1.-- ,
the " world was all before it." • 1, The,A.V3lidham Club House--A magnificent Imperial
Crown, sniknounting a Star of the order of the Garter, with,
Here there was nolack of preparittion to attract the• underneath; the.roya:' initials, V.R., in gas.
holiday foil; after they had witnessed the " half- .
shorni; gorgeous and exhilmaling• procession of the , a • TIIK STABLE YARD (St. James's 'Palace) -.The Duke. of Sutherland—: most splendid illumination
very r
co:ftvearirsiityPgeafterocil
tlsan'ott'pst.heColv,uerlidnian,:earclLtrl'ltei
tree
entire
roil the three
day. Even Jack Cade himself, when in Inc
height or phrenzy of his generosity he threatened to I
make it "felony ,to drink small beer," never pro- I was an ene'imous Crown, siurintro.un. ell by thegli•
tilltan entrance'r;
, miser} more than the ll3rda Park usurper' of Punehi- • I ia beautifully variegated lamps. Tile Crown was full'
nello's rights- absolutely performed in behalf of " the I twenty feet in height. and was supported bv the rovat
_ nipperkin, pinperkin, and the brown bowl ;" in fact, I initials V. 8., 10 feet high in gold-coloured lamps On thej
- the " usurper" out-liquored the Kentish pot-walloping side fronts in St. James's and the Green Parks were also
.patriot himself in treasonable practices. They set similar detices.
. him up as monocrat of Hyde Park ; and there are •i.
some thousands of good men and true who can testifw
to the prevailing influence of the said diabolical
'.usurper, and the various inveiglements induced by his
- unsteady practiues. As dUtiful and loyal subjects,
and'as judicious and veracious historians, it is our•
-bounden duty to divulge the innermost of this flagrant
irruption upon the legitimate territories of the gentle
monster who contributes to make
-•-, "-- A nation Blythe and gay,
Laughing and sporting life away,"
A quick beginning is the earnest of good work;
nd, accordingly, on Monday and Tuesday- were to he
en scores of brewers' drays labouring with bulls of
ottled porter, ale, and stout, .over the green sward of
he park, the " young elephants," as the fine ponde-
rous Flanders breed were flagitiously termed, sinking,
ever and anon, to the fetlock in the well-trodden field,
and the broad wheels cutting. up the smooth and
beautiful lawn into the most awful ridges of the
rugged and sublime. Here and there the " prone- ..
descending rain" had formed pretty little mimic
marshes, and the extensive circular of iron on the
revolving cutting instruments of the aforesaid agri-
cultural teams, meandered some of the most delight-
ful parallel canals imaginable, Whole trains of these " victualling " haggage-waragoris cOntinued to ",. ' --
iheitl sio'w length alone for seeeral hours on Tt
day, and deliver the " refreshments " for the "gusty
suckers' of yesterday with an energy that none but
IVO
the barrel-straddling god himself could have i-Rfused ;
and the huge flannel-jacketed drivers, as they floun-
dered through thick and thin, appeared to identity
themselves with the demonstrative eulogy' of Burns
upon the " King o' Grain," and to adhere to. the doc-
trine that

PALL-MALL. -
The Oxford and Cambridge University Club—An im-
mense radiated Star, upwards of 20 feet in diameter, having
in the centre the royal initials, V. R., surmounted by a pro:
minent Imperial Crown of great Magnitude. On either
• side iof the star was a very extensive massive scroll work, extending over the whole of the balcony, the entire being
'in.brilliant,gas. It had a very neat appearance, and was
much admired.
I . The Alliance Club House— k most superb Crown in varie-
gated lamps, supported by a Brunswick Star, with, on either
side, her Majesty's initials, V. It., in pure white lamps.
The Ordance Office—A most unique and extensive illu-
mination, consisting of upwards Of '60,000 lamps. On the
centre of the building, over the portico, was a shield con-
taining the Arms of the Ordnance department, consisting
of three pieces of artillery, and three balls, above which was
1 a most beautiful illustration of Purity in the representation
of the opening; of a white rose, the whole_ being surmounted
by an Imperial Crown of great magnitude, curiously jewelled
with ruby, emerald, topaz, and pearl-coloured lamps.. On
either side of the Crown was a Soar of the. Order of the
Garter, with, below them, another shield encircled hy banners.
Between both were the words ".Victoria Regina" in Roman
characters at full length, on a crimson and blue drapery,
extending the whole length of the centre of the building.
On the front of the right wing was a large star of the order
of St. Patrick, having in the centre the Shamrock, encircled
ltvieaths: of laurel,. and oak leaves. On the.-left-wir r w,A.
ta * of',,fkie.,- nrtle'r (if' the liisflt.". lieariiig-thrffaniff*.reir_,
-hltit7T- in.the.centre; .encircied by a similar wreath. - Under-
heath each. was. the representation of a large pit ce of ord-
nance and a pile of shot. On either side of the wings were
,vo firelocks crossed, and over them two imperial Stars,
ranged with great taste, against the sides ofthe adjoining
ildings on either side, as well as on the roof of the Ord-
ance-office, and the gallery in front were a number of
gs mid colours of different nations and-descriptions, which
ve the whole a most magnificent appwance.
. The Travellers' Club-house.--An ithimination of a most
ante description, consisting of small white lamps, most
tefully- arranged round the numerous windows of the
teitsive building, and over the-pediments and sides of the
'and entrance. The light, reflected on the crimson seats
and, drapery of the gallery beneath, gave it a very pretty
effect,•and it was also much admired for its neatness.
The Carlton Club—A most brilliant projecting imperial
Crown, supported by the royal initials, V. R., having on
either side wreaths of laurel, the whole lighted with gas.
The Athenteum Club Ilonse—A large bulging British
Crown, - surmounting a very massive and ingeniously ar-
ranged scroll-work, consisting of the Rose, Sthamrock, and
Thistle intertwined together, and haying oneit‘h.eßr sitr,lne
aa •
Star of large magnitude, with the royal cipher
raised ground in the centre of each, the whole in brilliant
gas. .

" Mr. Ackermann, printseller—Two transparencies, one re-
presenting a cetain well-known character,named John 13u11,
sitting on Magna Charts, in the attitude of rejoicing, and
surrounded by grotesque figures of Peace, Plenty, and Hap-
piness, while at his feet lay a cornucopia and a number of
bags of gold coin. Over Lis head 'was a wine-bowl, stir-
s rounded by Bacchanalian demi-gods, above which was a
scroll, on which were inscribed the words, " May her reign he
long and happy'." On the other transparency was, " The
Queen; GUI) bless her."
ivlessys. Howell and James, silk-mercers and foreign
waWtnusemen—These extensive premises were, one entire
• gas, over each Itt the porticos were iimpense Wreaths,
and in the centre were the royal initials V. R., very large,
surmomited by a bulging linperial Crown, and round the
balconies were excellently-arranged scroll-work.
The Junior United Servica Club was; most tastefully illu-
minated, having her Majesty's name, " Victoria," in full
length, surmounted by a British Crown, of various coloured
lamps; at either end was a brilliant Star, Naval and 'Mili-
tary, the whole entwined with elegant festoons and wreaths
of laurel.
CON BUTT- STREET.
Mfr.J. Leslie, tailor, No. 60--The word, " Long live the
Queen," encircled by two cornucopia§ in brilliant gas.
CHARING-CROSS.
MesSrs. Diummond and Co.'s Bank.—The royal initials
V. 1,, in large script characters, with two laurel wreaths,
yncitcling an Imperial Crown, with two Stars of the order
of the Garter in variegated lamps.
• The Admiralty—Over the chief entrance was a splendid
Anchor, in blue lamps, surrounded by an imperial Crown,
in having"o'aveither side a Union Jock, and British Standard,
tAiik td. Aa_ntrrs7"--tt rr fst

t ,stare Plis {rim S
ifni-67:19i7:71anip.i, and Jarge wreaths of laurel and green
lar4s.'extendin.2; over the whole to; of the splendid screen,
wt 11, ay ether cud, a magnificent Sta.. of the Order of the
(Garter id gold-coloured lamps.

• WIIITETIALL.
The Mee of Woods and Forests--An imperial projecting
Crown, most curiously jewelled with gem-coloured lamps,
supported by her Majesty's initials V. R. in script characters,
and eneircled by wreaths of laurel.
The Itnrse Guards—A most brilliant gas illumination,
the jets' tieing inserted into variegated. lamps. The 'devices
were the initials V. R. in characters of a large size, with,
on either side, an imincnse Star of the Order of the Gaiter,
the wildly being surmounted by an extraordinary large im-
perial Clrown, most curiously gemmed.
The ilefoun Clab--An illuniination of great splendour in
brillianj gap, consisting of her Majesty's name " Victoria,"
in larg* ehUracters, surmounted by an imperial -Crown of
extra ordinary dimensions. and supported by a most cui io
in tertwibed and tastefully-arranged scroll-work, -consisting
of the einblem of the three kingdoms—the Rose, the
ruck, alit the Thistle.
'totne-Office—A magnificent Brunswick Star, with,
en eitluir side, her Majesty's initials V. R.. surmounted by a
British Crown, and supported by laurel wreaths.
The Treasury--The words -" Victoria Regina," reflected
on letters of a gold ground, in brilliant gas.
Acro4i the entrance to Downing•str set were also the
words "'Victoria Regina," in n bite-coloured lamps on a
temporary archway, which had been erect,;(l across the
street. •

PARK-LANE.
The Marquis of Conyngham—A prominent Brunswick
Crown between her Majesty's initials V. R. in gold-coloured
lamps, encircled. by wreaths of laurel, bea.utifully jewelled
with rtil;v
SOUTH-STREET.
Lard Uolland's. No. 23—A splendid projecting British
Crown, lwantifully begemmed, with variegated lamps, st p
ported it a Star of the order of the Garter, and having on-
either side the initials of her Majesty, V. R., in goid-
colured lamps.
Viscount Melbotune's, No. 39—Her Ilijesty's initials,
in large script characters, in amber-coloured lamps, sup-
ported hy a large projecting Imperial Crown, most taste-
fully jewelled with ruby and crnerald-csqoured lam rq,