The Sun.
London, England, 1847-07-07 00:00:00

THE QUARTER'S REVENUE.
FROM THE MORNING. PAPERS ,OF YESTERDAY.
TIMES.—The Quarterly Return of the Revenue is
very different from an oracle which men visit in dark-
ness and uncertainty, and then expect to be astonished
with an announcement quite new- and distinct. It can
do very little ,more than check or verify estimates which
have already been matters of safe and approximate cal-
culation. Given the former returns, the recent fiscal
alternations, and the state of public and commercial affair!.,
and the preblern is easy enough. The next quarters'i
revenue follows almost as a matter of course. There s
little in the present return that might not he accounted
for. L has its favourable and its unfavourable features.
On the whole, however, we think that no sifting will
divest it of a rather encouraging appearance. To a lett-
erer cause it may be traced, the fact of an increat-itte
revenue—the fact of increase on the ordinary. soure.
of revenue amounting to more than two millions and a
half on the year, and nearly half a million on the quarter
—will he hailed with satisfaction at a time when we
have been obliged to add largely to our debt. On the
quarter's Customs there has been a very slight decrease,
which is all the more noticeable le cause there has lately
been a very considerable increase, amounting to more
than a million on the twelvemonth. The fact admits of
too ready an explanation to cause any anxiety. Our
chief imports lately have been grain and flour, which
bring nothing to the Customs. The high price of
freights and the diversion of capital and ships to the
corn trade, have stood in the way of our regular
commerce ; to which it may be added, that possibly
the dearth of food, the contraction of manufacture,
and the diminished export of cotton goods, have re-
duced the consumption of tea, sugar, and coffee, and
such foreign produce, in the manufacturing districts. In
the Excise there is an increase of more than seven hun-
dred thousand on the year, and a not quite proportionate
sum on the quarter. With an unparalleled expenditure
by railway companies, paid in great measure in weekly
wages, and millions diffused by Government with no
very careful hand, it is only wonderful the consumption
of exciseable commodities has not increased more.
Excise is the measure of private expenditure. That has
risen lately even to a hurtful amount. The slight but
regular increase on stamps, taxes, and property-tax,
testifies to the stability of our commercial system, in
spite of much that is calculated to shake and unsettle it.
As to the loans and China money, they must speak for
themselves. The latter mine appears to be finally
worked out. The former has only just been opened.
The return is, at least, quite as favourable as we could
expect. Nay, more was not to be wished for. While
we cannot export, why should we force our imports? If
we cannot get labour and material for manufacture, why
encourage an importation, which would put us in debt to
all nations? No. We are not really prosperous just now,
and it little avails to set up the appearance of prosperity.
A great increase of revenue in the midst of dearth and
diminished exports cannot be sound. Rather let us be
content with a moderate increase, which may encourage
the public hopes without exciting any too curious in-
quiries, and which seems rather the fulfilment of a
general law of progress than of any accidental or
ephemeral causes.
CHRONICLE.—The revenue accounts, published this
morning, exhibit a most flattering view of the financial
conditson of the country, as far as income is concerned.
The increase upon the income of the year is no less than
1,004,0261, and upon the quarter 41,4571. Large as
are the sums of the net increase, especially that on the
revenue of the year, they by no means fairly represent the
full increase, as far as is indicates the state of the com•
merce of the country, as well as of the internal con-
sumption of commodities during the year. In the ac-
counts for the year every item which can be taken as
representing either increased trade, increased wealth, or
increased consumption, has yielded a much larger in-
deficiency has arisen.
come than last year, while it is those of an accidental
character
Customs,on Excise,which
Stamps, a
Taxes, Property-tax, and
Post-office, which are the great general indices of the
progress of trade, wealth, and domestic comforts, show
an increase of no less than 2,489,4871.; while in monies
received from China, for imprest and other purposes,
and for the repayment of advances, the deficiency in the
present year amounts to 1,611,845/, in reduction of the
total increase. A similar observation applies to the
quarter, except that the increase is not so large in pro-
portion on each of the items, with the exception of the
Post-office, and that in the Customs there is a very slight
decrease. That there should be so slight a decrease in
the amount received during the last quarter from
the Customs as 4,2721.—when we consider the de-
rangement in the state of the money market, and
the extent to which business in all branches has
been contracted, in consequence of the desire which has
been universally manifested to reduce liabilities to the
lowest point—is, we must confess, a most agreeable sur-
prise. Nor, indeed, could any one be prepared for so
favourable a general result in these accounts, especially ,
as regards the Customs and Excise, when the deplorable
conditiou of the manufacturing districts during the last I
six months is referred to. It is true that, as a set off to
this, not only have the railway calls exceeded 20,000,000/. I
during that period, a large portion of which has been
expended ; but the enormous amount of Government
money which has been given to Ireland has caused a
consumption of sugar and other commodities, con tribut-
ing largely to revenue, greater than was ever known in
that country on any former occasion. But if there be
one view more striking than another'which these accounts
force upon us, it is the extraordinary success which,
even in a fiscal light, has attended those reforms in our
commercial legislation, and the reductions in our tariff,
which have been so freely made during the last few
years, and especially in the spring of 1848. These
accounts comprise the first entire year of the low duties
under the last reduction of the tariff, and, compared with
an entire year of receipts prior to that reduction,
they show the extraordinary increase already men-
tioned ; and, what is more remarkable still, the
year ending the sth of July, 1846, was one in which
all branches of manufacturing employment were
active to an extraordinary degree, and when all hands
were well employed ; while during the last year, it is
notorious that there has been a great deficieney of em-
ployment in some of the main branches of our trade.
The contrast of the two years in this respect only ren-
ders the triumph of free-trade principles more marked and
decided. The profits arising from our fiscal reform.
have more than compensated by a million sterling the
cessation of the China ransom moneys, and other re-
ceipts of an accidental kind. Tnus, although our
Treasury is no longer enriched by direct payments from
the Chinese Government, yet we are reaping the ad-
vantages of an enlarged commerce and an increased
revenue, as part of the fruits of an honourable peace.
There is surely much in these reflections that should
encourage a Government to persevere in the same course,
and to make, as a means of ultimately increasing our in-
come; extendiug our trade, and adding to the general
comforts of the community, a large reduction of the tea
duties. All experience points to this experiment as
being a safe policy in every view which can be taken of
it. It is impossible, however, to dismiss this subject
without referring particularly to the great extent to
which the Chancellor of the Exchequer is indebted for
this large income to the important measure wit h respect
to the sugar duties passed in the autumn of last year.
No fiscal reform has ever been attended with such imme-
diate and striking results, which, however, were so plain
and so certain, that it is now only a wonder they were
ge d mo so
resisted so long.
ADVERTISER.—The returns of
rthat e q
ealuarter're s re-
venue are highly satisfactory—a
than could have been expected in the circumstances in
which the country has been placed for some months past.
It was generally feared that there would be a serious de.
compared with the find that, on the contrary, there is an increase. The
falcation; the country will be aegxrceeepatblt:nsu, rthpreirseedia
an
augmentation, it is true, is not large; but under the cir-
cumstances it is most gratifying to find that there is any
increaseincrease
the Inci quarter,
ttehr,e
h as items,
cor-
responding quarter of last year. The two exceptions
are the Customs and the Miscellaneous. The deficit,
however, is very slight on either head. On the Customs
and on the Miscellaneous it is
it is 4,2721., and on- the Miscellaneous it is 10,540/.
Under both heads, however, we have an increase on the
year. On the Customs, the increase on the year, as
while on the year it is 708,8861.
Ihsee been increasingly productive,
compared with the year ending the sth of July, 1846, is
quarter being 138,9694, and
nlol4l,e3sBs4tll.la than
nl,tlboe3,
Excise—one
2t1h2e,857/. The Property-tax has
vise—one of the best tests of the
prosperity of the country—the augmentation on the
quarterrhe
Stamps,is l 86,t30401,
tohne atidieditioynearon
also yielded an additional amount, the augmenta-
tion The Post-office produces 34,0001.
more this quarter than in the corresponding quarter
of last year. The total increase on the quarter
is 41,4571.: on the year it is 1,004,0261. On
year
0
on
308,41
the 2. quarter being 27,3551, and on the
the whole, we reeeh.t, the revenue returns are
highly encouraging, will,and we are sure, be so consi-
dered by the country; for, as before observed, the im-
pression was universal that there would be a seriius
no less than 440,000/. in the shape of
defalcation. The increase is the more surprising when
it is remembered that, in the quarter just ended, no sum
'Cvnaeus
iegmminpeornontveeiydn.
gb yi An st
e trade
was received under the head of Chinese money, while
—and food very
the total amount of the corresponding last year's quarter
and commerce are every-
wheremanufacturing districts—money
considerably cheaper,
we are justified in cherishing the fond hope, that we are
now entering on a period of unusual prosperity. We
becoming easier
congratulate our county men on the bright prospects
which are at last opening upon us.

PALL IN VIE PRICE OF BREAD.—The bakers
throughout the metropolis made a reduction in the price
charged 10d. and 100., second class ditto
of the 41b. loaf of a id. to Id. At the west end the best
In Whitechapel, Southwark, &c., it is only
7d., weighed on delivery, and of good quality.
had a cancer on her lip for three years, 4rtit
97dd bread..
caAan,
] —CURE OF A CANCER OF THREE
YEARS' STANDING iT HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT AND PILLS.—.MII.
medical men in the country could not cure ; at last she
cesses, or bad legs, even if of several years ta,,
advisedbli st‘orBEn,Ru'd'Trs.vcit Ea
:: T
Holloway
theisioang' first
si I,
b oc. of .s
er 11 ul
e3rg 1:4. rtlla g h , Which effected a perfect cure. l'iciJt.!
the curative powers of these extraordinary WO'
,casnorerse,sirtifis
their great efficacy many have regained the complete Use
of their limbs, when upon the eve of submitting to amputation at the
hospitals and elsewhere. —Sold by all druggists, gad at Pre."
Holloway'. EstoW4ll2leat, 244, ihrtuuts Loom.
wrcai:tuieonsi;ld:b y

The Queen and Prince Albert, attended by the royal
suite, left town at half-past ten o'clock yesterday morn-
ing for Cambridge. The royal party occupied three open
carriages and four. In the first carriage were her Ma-
jesty the Queen, his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the
Mistress of the Robes, the Duchess of Sutherland, and
'the L Lily in Waiting, the Countess of Desert. In the
second carriage were the Groom of the Stole to Prince
Albert, the Marquis of Abercorn ; the Lord in Waitieg,
the Earl of Morton; the Equerry in Waiting, Colonel
Buckley ; and the Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert,
Lieutenant Colonel Seymour. In the third carriage
were Mr. George Edward Anson, Lieutenant-Colonel
the Hen. C. P. Phipps, Major-General Bowles, and Dr.
Meyer.
tier Majesty and her Royal Consort were conducted to
their carriage by the Hon. Misses Murray and Macdonald,
Maids of enour in Waiting; and Sir Edward Bowater,
Groom in Waiting.
A Marty of Lancers formed the escort from Bucking-
ham Palace to the Tottenham Station of the Eastern
Counties Railway.
Extensive preparations wore made for the reception
of her Majesty and the Prince at the Tottenham station,
where it had been arranged that the royal party should
take the rail. This being the first time the Queen has
travelled on the Eastern Counties line, the directors pro-
bably were stimulated to exert themselves in order to
produce a favourable impression on the royal visitor. On
Tottenham-green, about 300 yards from the station, an
arch, composed of evergreens and flowers, and said to
be fifty feet high, was erected. From this a road, the
sides of which were marked out by wreaths and flag-
staffs, led to a pavilion close to the railway. The centre
of the pavilion formed a reception-room, which was
decorated with white and scarlet drapery ; on each side
was a retiring room for her Majesty's suite. From the
reception room a corridor, supported by columns and
fitted up with a ladies' gallery, led to the departure
platform. A detachment of the West Essex Yeomanry,
commanded by Captain Parker, lined the station. The
number of ladies present in the galleries, the military
dresses of the yeomanry, the music of several bands,
the bright colours of the flags which were flying at
every point, formed in combination a remarkably gay
scene.
The Queen arrived at twenty minutes past eleven
o'clock, by which time about 3,000 persons were assem-
bled in and about the station, who received her with
every demonstration of affectionate loyalty. Mr. Hudson
was in attendance to receive the ,royal party, and on
their alighting conducted them to the platform. Her
Majesty seemed much pleased with all she saw, and
Prince Albert, in passing through the pavilion, ex-
claimed " What a pretty pavilion!" Besides the royal
carriage only four others were in the train, and those
were occupied by the Queen's suite, by Mr. Hudson, and
other gentlemen officially connected with the railway,
and by gentlemen connected with the public press.
We also observed in Mr. Hudson's carriage, Mrs.
Hudson, the Dowager Countess of Essex, and another
lady : Mr. Waddington, the deputy-chairman of the com-
pany, and Mr. Sheriff Kennard. Mr. Roney, the secre-
tary, and other principal officers of the company, were
likewise in attendance. A pilot engine was dispatched
five minutes before the train, and another followed at
ten minutes after the time of starting. The first pilot
engine bore one union-jack, the after one carried two.
Over the Queen's carriage floated the royal standard.
The carriage in which the royal party travelled is that
used on similar occasions by the London and North-
Western Company, it having been lent by that company
to the Eastern Counties Company for this special occa-
sion. It was described in this paper when first con-
structed, and further notice of it now is, therefore,
unnecessary ; but it is a circumstance worthy of men-
tion, as illustrative of the facility of transmission by
railway, that it was found more convenient to send this
carriage by railway from Euston-square to Shoreditch,
round by Peterborough, a distance of 210 miles, than
to take it off the rails, about two and a half miles, the
distance between the London termini of the Birmingham
and the Eastern Counties lines.
The engine-driver who had the honour of officiating
on this occasion was William Young, and we are induced
to mention his name, because he is represented to be " a
steady man of good character," a better claim to notice
in the record of these proceedings than perhaps is pos-
sessed by many of those who are placed by fortuitous
circumstances in a more noticeable position.
Precisely at 24 minutes past 11 the train started from
the Tottenham station amidst the cheering of the people.
There is nothing to describe in a journey of this kind
more than has already beim several dines repeated until
further repetition in detail would be intolerable. At
every station along the line numbers of person ere
collected to catch a glimpse of their beloved SovereAn
and her Consort; and, indeed, so prevalent was thislir
sire, that it may be truly said there was not a space l'Sf
600 yards along the whole line at which groups of spec-
tators were not to be seen waving hats, handkerchiefs,
and small boughs of trees. The weather was as fine as
could be desired; a hazy morning had betokened a hot
day, and the prognostic: was fully verified.
By 11 o'clock the sun shone forth in unclouded lustre,
and with a degree of power calculated to deepen the
golden tinge which, notwithstanding the recent cold
weather, the corn is already assuming; whilst the " ripe
harvest of the new mown hay" made the air smell
" sweet and wooingiy." At six minutes past 12 the train
reached the Bishop Stertford station, whence, after
remaining three minutes, it proceeded to Cambridge,
and reached the station at precisely 52 minutes after 12.
The town of Cambridge from an early hour was the
scene of gathering bustle and excitement. About noon
the vast multitudes arriving by the railway from all
parts had chosen all the available positions on either
side the long line of way through which the royal pro-
cession was to pass, awaiting in eager expectancy the
arrival of the Queen. The coup d'cril from the station
to the town, in all the principal thoroughfares, was now
extremely animated and imposing, The station itself
was profusely decorated with evergreens and flowers
arranged in the most tasteful manner, while high above
its roof floated the royal standard, proudly pre-eminent
among an array of union jacks and military ensigns.
Immediately outside the grand entrance, spacious and
lofty galleries were erected by the railway directors, for
their ladies and friends, the Mayor and Corporation,
their ladies and friends ; while other stands innumera-
ble, of lesser dimensions, rose in close propinquity along
the route. These, again, were beautifully decorated
with flags and garlanded with green boughs.
Space would fail us if we attempted to describe the mul-
titudinous display of banners, streamers long and gay,
laurel and flower wreaths, with every other emblem of
public rejoicing and welcome which adorned the magni-
ficent triumphal arches, or hung suspended from nearly
every house in the line of procession. All the shops
were closed, and the streets were kept by the Whittlesea
troop of Yeomanry, under the command of Capt. Smith.
All the churches rang out their merry peal, and every
one participated in the joyous greetings of a general
holiday.
In the quadrangle of Trinity College were assembled,
the professors, doctors, masters of arts, and a few private
gentlemen and ladies, who, through the courtesy of the
Master of the College, had procured tickets of admis-
sion. Here, on the west side of the square, is the royal
residence, adjoining the upper end of the fine old ball
where the University address was to be presented to her
Majesty. On its broad and newly gravelled walks and
green parterres there met thousands of happy faces re•
joicing to recognise old competitors after a long interval
of time and diversified pursuit. All were clad in the
academic costume appropriate to the different degrees
they had attained ; the bright scarlet robe of the one
class contrasting with the black gowns and white hoods
of another not more strongly than the age and aspect of
their respective owners.
By twenty-five minutes to one o'clock the Duke of
Wellington arrived at Trinity, and was received with
such a shout of affectionate greeting that many thought
her Majesty herself had come.
From Trinity-hall the long tables which usually oc-
cupy the floor had been entirely removed ; and at the
upper end was a ;slightly raised and superbly carpeted
platform, on which was placed a chair of state richly
carved and gilt, covered with scarlet satin damask, and
embroidered in gold. The gallery at the lower end of
the hall was filled with ladies elegantly dressed, the
wives and daughters of the masters and professors. To
these an elegant refreshment was supplied by the college
prior to the arrival of her Majesty.
The carriages for her Majesty and suite were in wait-
ing at the—station, where also the Mayor and Corpo-
ration :were assembled. Her Majesty at once pro-
ceeded to her carriage which, much to the delight of
the inhabitants of Cambridge, was an open one ;
Prince Albert, the Duchess of Sutherland, and the
Lady in Waiting, the Countess of Desart, rode in
the same carriage with her Majesty. A body of out-
pensioners drawn up on the outside of the station
formed in rank, the members of the Corporation didlike-
wise, and preceded by the band of the Sappers and
Miners the procession advanced to Cambridge. The
appearance of the town has already been described. The
balconies and platforms were filled with elegantly
dressed ladies, and the road on either side was lined by
crowds of people. The cheering was continuous, until
the cortege entered the quadrangle of Trinity-hall, where
there was a strong muster of gownsmen, who received
the Queen and their Chancellor with a lusty shout.
which was maintained with unabated vigour until the
royal pair entered the Master's house.
At twenty minutes to two o'clock the royacalhepdroTcersi:
sion, headed by the municipal authorities,tr:
nity-gate, where the Vice-Chancelil.or,Ash
the Queen's
heads of
houses and bedells, waited its arriivs
y atandard was hoisted
carriage passed through,
on the flag-staff of the turit-ehteer4nn.avtrers_ty, and the proces-
i officers, and a
sion, accompanied by the 1
the jet d'eau, along the
guard of honour, passed on b )
the Lodge amidst the
centre walk, and round up to
enthusiastic plaudits of the muilntioetude assembled w'th-n
the nationalanthemll
Vice-Chancellor .
the quadrangle, the band pl
and the
On reaching the Lodge thaeY
resentedtheilrea insesd to nia
or of
order
iomce
gd them
college authorities p
which her Majesty was graciously p
to resume, and immediately entered the Lodge with her
Royal Consort Prince Albert.
With the exception of the gallery, Trinity-hallewas
up to this moment empty, but shortly after her Majesty's
arrival at the Lodge several ladies of her Majesty's suite
were introduced to seats prepared for them in the hall,
to the left of the throne, by the Master of Trinity.

the University of Cambridge;
" May it please your Majesty,
We, your Majesty's most loyal and devoted subjects,
the Chancellor, Master, and Scholars of the University
of Cambridge, avail ourselves of your Majesty's gra-
cious permission at this time to renew our assurance of
our firm attachment to your Majesty's person and go-
vernment.
" The recollection of your Majesty's former visit is
preserved by us with feelings of pride and satisfaction. ;
and we now hail, with fervent joy, your Majesty's pre-
sence amongst us for the second time, and desire to ex-
press, in the fullest manner in which words can convey
it, our heartfelt gratitude for this gracious mark of royal
favour.
" We trust that we may be allowed to consider the
honour which we enjoy as a proof of your Majesty's
undiminished favour, which will be cherished as an in-
centive to renewed exertion, and encourage the members
of our body in their several stations to deserve your
Majesty's approbation by a zealous and diligent dis-
charge of their duties.
" The time which has elapsed since the period of your
Majesty's former visit has been marked by an important
change in the highest office of our body; we have had
to deplore the loss of our late excellent Chancellor, vvhs,
to his great regret, was on that occasion, prevented by
the infirm state of his health from assuming his place
amongst us, and expressing in person his acknowledg-
ment of your Majesty's gracious favour.
" We are encouraged by your Majesty's presence in
the University at this time to entertain a confident hope
that the act of the University, in filling the vacant
office, has been regarded by your-Majesty with appro-
bation; and we trust that the same royal protection and
favour will be continued to us which we have been wont
to enjoy from the Sovereigns of this kingdom.
" The occasion seems to require that we should take
the opportunity of assuring your Majesty that we are
not unmindful of the high purposes which the institu-
tions of the University are intended to accomplish.
" We trust that there have not been wanting hitherto
a seal for the studies of literature and science, and efforts
to promote the still more elevated and holy cause which
our founders had in view—the establishment of religion
and virtue upon a good and sure foundation.
" We would venture to appeal to recent discoveries in
astronomical and other kindred sciences; to the many
persons eminent in literature and science; and, in the
public offices of life, to the statesmen, the judges, the phi-
losophers of our country, who have received their early
education and been taught to discipline their minds in
this seat of learning.
" We trust that we may call attention also to the
clergy who have gone forth from us, and contribute so
much to the elevation of character of our countrymen,
who, labouring in piety and patience with truth of doc-
trine and innocency of life, have made our ChurcNo by
the blessing and glory of our land.
" While we thus reflect with satisfaction upon „Pie
good fruit which has resulted fronagehe past labours of
the University, our attention is awakened to the task
which lies before ourselves. We see how important is
the place which the University occupies in respect to
' social happiness and order, bow dignified the duties how
great the responsibility of those who have to direct its
studies and administer its affairs.
"We desire to assure your Majesty that those topics
of reflection are ever before our minds, and that it is cur
care to addr-e;s ourselves to our duty in a firm and
earnest spirit, not diverted by difficulty, but nerved by
the consideration of it to that patience of temper which,
by Gal's blusing, we hope will bring success.
It is our earnest prayer that your Majesty may
long live to see the fruit of your efforts for our
country's welfare. May Almighty God protect and
strengthen you, and, prospering you with all happi
ness, pour down upon you the continual dcw of his
blessing."
His Royal Highness the Chancellor having read thrt
above address, makin, an obeisance presented it to hei
Majesty, who, still remaining standing, read the following
must gracious answer, which was handed to her Maj( sty
by Sir George Grey, Bart. :
" I have received with the highest satisfaction your
loyal and affectionate address.
" It affords me great pleasure to visit you on this
occasion, and to assure you of my entire approbation
of the act of the University in their selection of a
Chancellor.
" I have always felt it to be one of the first duties of
a British Sovereign to extend favour and protection to
institutions intended for the advancement of religion and
learning.
" I am peculiarly impressed with a sense of that duty
in a place which has produced so many persons emi-
nently distinguished in science, literature, and religion,
and in which I am surrounded with noble monuments of
the munificence of Princes who have preceded me on the
throne of this kingdom.
" None of those Princes can have more earnestly de-
sired to promote the welfare of your University than my-
self; and I shall ever feel the warmest interest in its
continued and increasing prosperity."
His Royal Highness the Chancellor, who remained
standing below the dais, now presented to her Majesty
the Vice- Chancellor andthe heads of Colleges, who had
the honour of kissing hands.
Almost immediately a backward movement took place
among the crowd in the body of the Hall, in which
Prince Albert and the other authorities of the Univer-
sity speedily participated, at which her Majesty could
not repress a smile.
The Hall being now cleared, her Majesty at half-past
two o'clock withdrew to Trinity Lodge by the upper
door, through which she had entered.
THE SEXATE-HOUSE.

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It having been announced that a convocation would
be holden in the Senate-house, our reporter proceeded
there with a ticket of admission given by the Mayor, and
applied at the door to which he was directed for admis-
sion. There, however, he was met by a refusal, and told
that he was " too late," although this was at least twenty
minutes before Prince Albert arrived. The reporter
urged his suit perseveringly, but it was rejected perti-
naciously. The gentleman who exercised this authority
announced his name to be Favell. Foiled in his attempt
to obtain ingress in that quarter, our reporter at length
with much difficulty obtained admission to the gallery at
that part of the building the most remote from the spot
at which the business of the convocation was to be con-
ducted, and where little could be seen and less heard.
It may not, improbably, prove a source of annoyance to
her Majesty, that her subjects are furnished with only a
meagre account of a scene in which she herself appeared
to take a deep interest; it cannot be helped; we desired
that it should have been otherwise, but fate and Favell
were against us.
A brief description of this noble hall may not be un-
interesting. The Senate-house is in the centre of the
town ; it has the schools and public library on the west,
and St. Mary's Church on the east. It is an elegant
building of the Corinthian order, built by James Gibbs,
the architect of the Fellows' building at King's College.
The foundation was laid June 22, 1722. It is built of
Portland stone, adorned with pilasters, between a douibnle
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row of sash windows, and a stone balustrade surrounding
the top. In the middle of the grand front ismillr g"
f fluted
ficent triangular pediment, supported
columns, the capitals beautifully carvedih© i lake number
end is another pediment, suppoedy
end is supported by fluted
of fluted columns, which is the usual
andgalleries of Norway
entrancea.t t\h‘e'iethaint
are richly carved wainscotting
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on the sides of the entrance, are
of
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Right Honourable W.
Chancellor's chair is at the west end, and on each
side are semicircular seats for the heads, noblemen,
and doctors ; below them sit the regents or white,
hoods, and at the east the non-regents or black-hoods ;
attheupper end, in the corner, on the right hand of the
Vice-Chancellor's
chair, is a robing room for the doctors,
and on the left a concealed staircase to ascend to the
gallery; at the east end, on each side of the usual en-
trance, is a similar staircase leading to the gallery, into
which the public is admitted when degrees are conferred,
and on other public occasions. A slight alteration was
made in the interior yesterday, in consequence of the
visit of the Queen.
At the west end was a raised dais ascended by a $i ht
of seven steps, covered with a splendid Victoria carpet
ing, above which was placed a handsome canopy
of
elliptical shape, covered with fine crimson cloth, the
dome part set out in sections, ornamented with gold cord
lace, &c., on the front was a deep bordered foliage of
ormolu; the interior was lined throughout with radiated
white satin, the whole surmounted by a crown. The
above was approached by two steps, on which. were
placed two state chairs and ottomans covered with rich