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IVINDSOR, Tstuaspev.-:--The Queen having been
pleased to appoint an Investiture of the Most Noble
Order of the Garter, a full Chapter of the Knights of
the Order assembled this day at the Castle. •
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge ar-
rived from his residence at Kew. The Duke of
Wellington, the Duke of Richmond, and the other
Knights Companions, arrived about one o'clock.
The Bishop of Winchester arrived from Farnham
to attend the Chapter. The other officers of the
Order also arrived previous to the InVestiture.
At two o'clock the Knights Companions assembled
in the Guard-chamber, and were robed by Mr. Hun-
ter and Mr. Ede in the splendid mantles of purple
velvet and collars. The Knights also wore their
crimson velvet hoods.
The Prelate and the Chancellor of the Order wore
their robes of purple velvet, and the Registrar, Gar-
ter King of Arms, and the Gentleman Usher of the
Black Rod, wore their respective mantles of crimson
satin, together with their badges, Garter carrying his
scept. e, and the Gentleman Usher his gold rod.
At hatf-past two o'clock the Queen and Prince
Albert were conducted to the Garter-room by the
Lord Steward and the Lord Chamberlain, preceded
by the Master of the Horse and the Vice-Chamber-
lain. Her Majesty wore the Mantle and Collar of
the Order, and also the Star. Her Majesty wore the
Garter as an armlet. Iler Majesty's train was borne
by Messrs. Wilson and Wortley, the Pages of Honour
ix Waiting.
The Knights Companions were called over by
Garter in the Waterloo Gallery, and, with the
officers of the Order, proceeded into the presence of
the Sovereign in the Garter-room.
Her Majesty, being seated in the chair of state,
the Knights Companions, by the Sovereign's com-
mand, took their seats at the table, according to the
order of their stalls. The Knights Companions pre-
sent were;—His Royal Highness Prince Albert, his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke
of Rutland, the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis
of Anglesea, the Marquis of Exeter, the Duke of
Richmond, the Duke of Buccleuch, the Duke of
Buckingham, the Duke of Beaufort, the Duke of
Cleveland, and the Marquis of Salisbury.
The Officers of the Order present were :—The
Prelate, -the Bishop of Winchester; the Chancellor,
the Bishop of Oxford ; the Registrar, the Hon. and
Very Rev. the Dean of Windsor; Garter King of
Arms, Sir Charles Young, Knight; and Gentleman
Usher of the Black Rod, Sir Augustus William
Clifford, Bart.
The Prelate stood on the right hand of the So-
vereign and the Chancellor on the left, the Registrar
at the bottom of the table, having Garter on his right,
and Black Rod on his left.
The Chancellor, by command of her Majesty, read
a new statute, dispensing with the existing statutes
in as far as might be required for the especial purpose
therein mentioned, and decreeing, ordaining, and en-
oining, that his Royal Highness Ernest IL, reigning
Duke of Saxe Coburg an Gotha, be declared a Knight
of this;;Most Noble Order, any statute, decree, rule,
or usage to the contrary, notwithstanding.
His Royal Highness was, by command of the So-
vereign, conducted into the Chapter-room by Prince
Albert and the Duke of Cambridge, the two senior
Knights Companions present, preceded by Garter
(bearing the ensigns of the Order upon a crimson
velvet cushion) and by Black Rod.
On entering the Chapter-room his Royal Highness
was 'received by the Queen and the Knights Com-
panions, standing, and was seated in a chair of state
on the right hand of the Sovereign. Her Majesty
announced to the Duke of Saxe. Coburg that his
Royal Highness had been declared a Knight of the
Most Noble Order of the Garter. Garter, kneeling,
presented the Garter to her Majesty, who, assisted by
Prince Albert and the Duke of Cambridge, buckled
it on the left leg of his Royal Highness, the Chan-
cellor pronouncing the admonition. Garter presented in
like manner the Ribbon with the George ; and the
Sovereign, assisted by the two Senior Knights, put
the same over the left shoulder of his Royal highness,
the Chancellor pronouncing the usual admonition.
Her Majesty then gave the accolade to the Duke
of Saxe Coburg, and his Royal Highness received the
congratulations of each of the Knights Companions
present.
The 'Chancellor signified to the Chapter her Ma-
jesty's royal will and, pleasure that the four vacant
stalls in the Royal Chapel of St. George, at Windsor,
be filled; and as by the statute none but a Knight
can be elected, the Right Hon. Thomas Philip de
Grey was introduced by Garter and Black Rod. The
Queen, having received the Sword of State from the
Lord Chamberlain, was pleased to confer the honour
of Knighthood on. the Noble Earl, and his Lordship,
having kissed her Majesty's hand, retired.
The Most Honourable James Marquis of Abercorn,
and the Right Hon. Edward Earl of Powis were
severally and successively introduced, and were
,Knighted with the Sword of State by her Majesty
with the same ceremonies.
The Knights Companions then proceeded to the
election, and the suffrages having been collected by
the Chancellor, were by him presented to the Sove-
reign, who commanded him to declare the Right
Hon. Thomas Philip Earl de Grey duly elected a
Knight Companion of the Moat Noble Order of the
Garter.

On M nday eeening their Majesties the King and
en of the French received the Ministers of War,
Justice, and Foreign Affairs, Generals Schneider, Jac-
goeminot, and Carbonel, the Prefect of the Seine, and
Count Delassalle.
The cold continued very intense at Paris. On the
Looming of Wednesday the thermemeter marked 19, the
Seine v'ss completely covered with floating ice, and in
twency-finir hours would be frozen over. Sledges were
s'en in the streets, and the basins in the gardens of the
Tuileries and the Luxeinbura were covered with skaters.
411 the account; received from the provinces concurred
in describing the cold as most severe.
" " It is confidently stated," says the Constitutionnel,
that al. Ferclinatal 13arrot is-to be sent to La Plata as
extraordinary coannissiener to the Government of Buenos
Ayres, to support the complaints of the French subjects
:vho have been ill-treated and oeprived of their property,
'll contempt of the laws of nations."
The same paper states that the Minister of Public
Works has ordered an inquiry as to the best means of
inTeoving the navigation of the River Somme. We un-
dvrstand also that the Minister is engaged in examining
the various plsns that have been suggested fur the int.
Pr""nient of the navigation of the Seine between Paris
and Havre.
cThe G«zette des T 7 ibunaux says:—" The last accounts
if Jerusalem annouece that the synagogue of that
q, the members of which are remarkable for their
Pr-01.°11nd hatred of all innovation, and, in general, of all
Progress has fulminated a sentence of excomrnunica-
al against all the Jews, taking part either as collectors
oantributors to the subscription now made in Europe,
"r encouraging agriculture amongst the Jews of Asia.
an"d for establishing in Jerusalem a large hospital and
ult and infant schools for both sexes. Amongst the
itl)7'''.ons visited by this anathema are the heads of the
14',„,erent branches of the Rothschild family, who have
contributed towards this scheme."
514. do Meaux, one of the wealthiest landowners of
011thrisson has just entered the convent of La Trappe,
•aitiguebelle, as one of the order.
ofauuring the fire in the Rue Cadet, on Sunday, the porter
I', it neighbouring hou. e, who was looking at the fire
:In the roof, was so deeply affected when he saw the
t 'II give way, that on reaching his lodge he had an at-
Iteic or apoplexy, and died immediately.
to he 'hare des Pyrenees me 'adorn; the arrival at
°Tane of Mr. Jerninghtan, the secretary of the etn-
-,',,'BY at Madrid, on hi- way to Madrid.
he Belgian papers mention that the discussion on the
treaty of commerce between Belgium and the Zollverein
theb e carried on in secret committee, in order that
Ghat is Journsaidals may not have it in their power to; report
.
0.4 the ate of the last accounts th
lert , andd covered wiih promenaders.e Elbe was frozen
?& Alga' ALERD POLITCII.
s the'Derby Assizes, James Swan, aged 25, George
4'l'3, aged 21, Samuel Swan, aged 23, described as
110,urera, were charged with having, on the 14th of
), burglariously broken into the house ofJames Ben-
"ett' the parish of Glossop, Derbyshire, and stolen
tTerefrom a great variety of articles ; and John Swan,
Joeh father of the above named prisoners, aged 47, and
Ir,n, Swan the younger, another son, aged 18, Robert
s V'eY, the son-in law, aged 26, Mary Ann Hartley,
of lughter, aged 22, and Peggy Swan, aged 47, the wife
the "hn Swan the elder, were charged with receiving
stolea property, knowing it to have been stolen. They
re all found guilty except Robert Hartley and John
tLin• The three burglars were sentenced to be traria
.orted for life, and the father and mother for ten years,
e other female to be imprisoned for one year.
akt fork, John Kendrew, acquitted of being an acces-
b).',,after the fact, to the murder of Mr. Inchbald, of
ell4„•ll,''rth, near Boreughbridge, was placed at the bar,
stoiged with having, on the 20th of September last,
qii,e4 a double•barrelled pistol, the property of Anne
trannt°n• He was found guilty, and sentenced to be
Josported for seven years.
fre °al'4 Waite, a foot soldier, was charged with havins, de-
ait'l'iued the Great Western Railway Company, and also
eiroean assault upon one of their officers. The prisoner
tool 11P by the Brisol train, in a second-class carriage,
for Pxford to London, having taken his place and paid
at tti_S transit to Ileadieg, and no further. On arriving
th,ue2laddington terminus, he was asked for ss. 6d.,
ass4l-x-cess" fare, but he refused to pay it, and violently
pay 20 laA Bridget, the constable. He was ordered to
Louis
or Navin Jean Barranque was committed on the charge
kiddg robbed his employer Dr. Viver, Charles-street,
''tex Hospital, of a gold, watch and other articles.
The, /.) ceilnUalr—• P.1111:110;ii.a.13IA.
„ruat. uke of Cambridge will honour the Earl and
"'ttkt-8S of Cardigan with a visit on Tuesday next, at
who,,, Park, near Warnford, Northamptonshire, at
the eas44l;lendid seat a brilliant circle will assemble during
skdaait',`'t week.
at the AT Sir George Cockburn entertained at dinner,
Party . "Piralty, on Thursday evening, the following
/L' Lord Chief Baron, Sir Alexander Grant,
sher, Lord Chief Justice Tindal, Mrs. Sim-
Sir Usher, Sir James Hamilton, Lady Hamilton,
the E ,°Ymonds, Hon. Capt. Gordon, Mr. Cockburn,
1.1 ar'l Haddington, lion. Sidney Herbert, and Mr.
eahatt.
t°: !le Duke of Devonshire is expected tm go to Brigh-
C next week, on a visit to the Earl and Countess of
leas Gr..ce the Duke of Beaufort, accompanied by thee
irtircluis of Worcester, is expected to arrive in Bristol,
Badminton, on Monday next, to be present at the
t:;4l.eart that evening, which is to take place at the Vic-
Taroorna, Clifton.
till he Duke of Hamilton is confined to his room with
tr, ar'fiatnination in his eyes, which prevented his Grace
ko),ro attending the Chapter of the Gartei held at Wind-
Iseiast le 3 esterday.
"e Duke of Newcastle and the Ladies Henrietta
Cer,r,gittlas Charlotte, and Caroline Augusta Pelham
ba,..""", since their return from Bridlington, Yorkshire,
expeu been staying at Clamber Park, Notts, and are not
Theted in Portman-square until the ensuing spring.
lloweEarl of Carlisle is passing the winter at Castle
tt 41;(1, Yorkshire, in improved health, surrounded by
the i/ittY circle. Lord Morpeth, Lady Mary Howard,
Cll,ll°°. Capt. and Mrs. Edward Howard, and the Hon.
the as" Howard, M.P., are staying at the Castle with
If". :till and Countess.
;411t 4,—Q1111(1 Countess Paulett are expected at Hinton
itto L'ornergetshire next week, at which elegant seat a
N. Party will assemble after Christmas. Earl and
lia,ate's4 of Shrewsbury, Earl Euston, Lord and Lady
lato;rattire.,llesley, Lady John and Hon. Juliana Lucy
4tt , Count Esterhazy,,Viseount Hinton, Hon. Pau-
Aria sconce, Bze., are among the noble circle invited.
%itltr,,e?ttilt and Viscountess Leveson intend to pass the
a.,,it'est then.,
'actaa; 'll Paris, the whole of their establishment having
until March next. The Hon. Frederick
41tati leavus the Earl of Granville's the week after
es o • •
Pin the Viscount and Viscountess in the French

Then, by the Sovereign's command, his Lordship
was received at the door of the Chapter-room by the
Duke of Cleveland and the Marquis of Salisbury-, the
two Junior Knights present, and was conducted be-
tween them to her Majesty, preceded by Garter
(bearing the ensigns of the Order. upon a crimson
cushion) and by Black Rod. • Earl de Grey kneels
near the Sovereign, and Garter, on his knee, presented
the Garter ; and her Majesty, assisted by. Prince
Albert and the Duke of Cambridge, buckled it on his
Lordship's left leg, the Chancellor pronouncing the
admonition.
Garter next presented, in like manner, the Ribbon
and George, and her Majesty, assisted a 3 before, put
the same over his Lordship's left shoulder, the
Chancellor pronouncing the admonition.
The Earl again kissed her Majesty's hand, and
having received the congratulations of each of the
Knights Companions, retired.
The Chapter then proceeded to a second election
and the suffrages having been collected by the Chan-
cellor, were presented to the Sovereign, when the
Most Hon. James Marquis of Abercorn was, by her
Majesty's command, declared duly elected, and his
Lordship was introduced and invested with the Garter
and the Ribbon and George, with the like ceremonies.
The Chapter proceeded to a third election, and the
suffrages having been collected and presented as be-
fore, the Right Hon. Charles Chetwynd Earl Talbot
was, by the Sovereign's command, declared duly
elected, and was introduced and invested with the
Garter and the Ribbon and George, with the same
ceremonies.
The Chapter then proceeded to a fourth election,
and the suffrages having been collected and presented
as before, the Right Hon. Edward Earl of Powis was,
by the Sovereign's command, declared elected a
Knight of the Garter, and was introduced and in-
vested with the Garter and the Ribbon and George,
with the same ceremonies.
The Chapter being ended, Garter King of Arms,
by her Majesty's command, again called over the
Knights Companions, who, with the Officers of the
Order, retired from the presence of the Sovereign with
the usual ceremonies.
During the Investiture of his Royal Highness the
Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and the other
Knights, their Royal Highnesses the Duchess of
Saxe Coburg and • Gotha, and the Duke:Ernest of
Wurtemberg, occupied ,seats at the .east end of."the
Chapter-room.
At the august ceremony, the Marchioness of Douro,
Lady in Waiting; the Earl Delawarr, Lord Cham-
berlain ; and the Earl of Liverpool, Lord Steward,
stood behind her Majesty. Sir: Robert Peel, First
Lord of the Treasury; and the Erl of Aberdeen, her
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State f6r Foreign
Affairs, were in front of the throne. Lord Ernest
Bruce;Vice-Chamberlain, was on her Majesty's right;
and the Earl of Jersey, Master of the Horse, on her
left.
The lion. Misses Stanley and Hamilton, the Maids
of Honour; the Baroness de Wangenheim, Lady in
Waiting on the Duchess of Saxe Coburg; the Captain
of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen.at-Arms, the
Captain -of the Yeoman Guard ; the Earl of Hard.
wicke, Lord in Waiting; Lord George Lennox, Lord
in 'Waiting to Prince Albert ; Colonel Berkeley
Drummond, Groom in Waiting; Captain Francis
Jtk
110., 1E ESTMINS 1 Eli HOUSE OF Con- ! 4 • Ili
IN TI Seymour, Groom in Waiting to Prince Albert
t Ylis.tertli!y au. inquest was held by Mr. Lord Charles Wellesley (Clerk Marshal), Equerry
Lticte.. \I estininstt:r House of Coriectiorn. • W 't.
in al mg; Major-General .Sir Edward Bowater,
tr''.l Is, ; 'e,l). on the body of John Nt‘Carihy, Equerry in Waiting to Prince Albert; Sir William
prio prisoner there:n.
i'th Pt "id th•A deceased ylv'alls"nireacseivKedilstil?e,recle(t:nktitl.ef Martins, Gentleman Usher of the Sword of State;
Colonel Reid (Life Guards), Silver Stick in Wait-
.`'!lth.fier;Pril last, from the House of Correction, Cold- ing; Field Officer in Waiting; Baron de Alvens-
Zies I,Zulitiving been convicted of felony at the pre- leben, M. de IVangenheim, and Captain Vyner, were
114,stetcstic'erd soessiuns of the Central Criminal Court, the
also present in the Chapter• room.
it)„" labou_ t twelve menths' imprisonment with
t{:litte
~" Deccased had frequently been an After the Investiture, the Marquis of Donegal had
T `•?e prison. Henry Thomas Berry, assistant
surgeon to the prison, stated that on an audience of
. the Queen, and delivered to her Ma-
-3 nigl,, , jesty the ensigns of the most. Illustrious order of
Lro ,1(:)last, about eleven, he was sent to see de- St. Patrick worn by his father, the late Marquis of
iu he fund suffering under an attack of Donegal.
'4(.1%1(411:i: lie administered some medicine which af- The Yeomen of the Guard were on duty at the
t:to junl,relief, and in the morning had him removed , Court, in their coronation costume, and lined the
Le Biime ,ilarclaty. He saw him again at two o'clock grand staircase, the ante grand chamber, the'
tbFst ,riti"th3r, when he applied mustard poultices to his
i,Pr_es,,d,ern,region of the heart, after which deceased
Waterloo-gallery, and the state drawing-room.
c,.:.:in:lfinneh better. Decerised died, however,
froin Witivs.'s opinion was that. d..measpd The Guard was commanded by Mr. Ellerthorp, the
Adjutant ; Captain Kincaid, the Exon in Waiting;
d Sir William Hancock, officiating for the Lieu-
art. a accumulation of water in the cavities of the an
v erdiet D•
LAT.p r Died by the visitation of God." tenant of the corps.
6.)-ns ntli the OF LIAIERICIL-,--The mortal re- I
e late Earl of Limerick will lie in state at : A guard of honour of the Scots Fusilier Guards
.was on duty in the grand quadrangle. of the Castle.
•Rrc,1,,,,i.'"1,-spark,.previously to their beiag removed to In the afternoon his Royal Highness the Duke of
t'ttair,li :it Limerick louse the body will Cambridge took his departure for Kew.
C 44. "41 E'er sate prelious to the solzinnity of its final The Marquis of Anglesea, the Duke of Bucking-
interarent in the Per}' Chapel. in Limerick 1 ham, the Duke of Rutland, the Duke of Richmond,
1 the Marquis of Salisbury, the Duke of Buccleuch,

inVelCZ2•l4.l4l2VlSOtttils.
'4114,-insequence of the Elbe being full of ice, the Ham-
la Lir, is to be conveyed by way of Rotterdam, and
''!Pro pier at half-past nine on the 14th.
41.q41%,.r1'g, the Maryleleine magistrate, has received
eh 4% flatly- and genth,man residing in the country" a
tolls for 10/, to be applied to the relief of then
es-
11'411 - 'file extensive district of this court abounds
Gild it mikes in most distres,ing state of destitution,
bkiC,t,.bereforei need scarcely' be added that the claims
0„,„"ue poor-box are very numerous.
its 44-1•1• lur la Y• u benevolent individual, under the initials
' forwarded 51. to the poor box of Clerken-
n request that it might be appropriated to the
Thij4,e destitute poor.
(I".Y Mr. Steele has left Dublin for Longford. and
the mission to which he has been app
appointed
Association, in the disturbed districts in
(i);e01,;()Illitries. About eleven or twelve years ago
"4114nd(rto:I. a similar duty in the cum ty of Rd-
4lreiirs' 4'o was completely successful in suppressing the
'l`4;us Vc liiteroot system.
etitlis.lllhir .rsary of Founder's Day (Charterhouse) was
erea 1-11,t11 as u•mal on the 12th. The sermon was
'Ol4 by the Rev. F. Br.ugh, preacher of Charter-
th The oration was delivered' by Mr.. W. H. Davies,
i'enior scholar of the foundation, whose "capping"
tllqttethe Upwards of 160!. There was a good ga-
tit °fold Charterbousenien, and the dinner passed
Plud, toxeellently.
ta~ri
,?1,11 Ilareourt, bite of the parish of Bermon.riscy,
,krii,C 745 by his. will bequeathed to the oa.:ers of that
sttlyt,,tue interest of a sum of Que tlmusurul poun.is, in
*id 11(Ybe distributed yearly among twenty poor honest
r°e4l.B4pf,tl.le parisb, who.. ha. ve,
.never been chargeable
ved.'irochial relief. 'twelve of them to be.
"Litio'vi-""ws of tanners or loather dressers. The distil-
Thlis directed to be made yearly before Christini!s.
niilitary quartered at the Tower are now actively
krat; ,i(1" in removing the rubbish from the ruins of the
614.10;6(_,"r'house and laying it down in the moat that
‘s'l-ilus this fortress,. as a kind of foundation fur the
k`l thsea,nd shrubbery that it is intended to form in place
-I:uwer ditch.

the Duke of Beaufort, the Duke of Cleveland, fin 4
the newly made Knights, also left the Castle.
The Bishop of Winchester returned to Farnham ;
the other officers of the Order took their departure ;
and also most of the officers of the royal household.
In the forenoon the Queen and Prince Albert,
accompanied by the Duchess of Saxe Coburg and
Gotha, and Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, and at-
tended by the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Charles Wel-
lesley, and Sir Edward Bowater, went in pony car-
riages to Frogmore, where the party partook of the
diversion of skating. The illustrious party returned
to the Castle soon after eleven o'clock. _ _

Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales
and the Princess Royal, accompanied by the Dowager
Lady Lyttelton, were taken an airing this morning.
Mr. Thomas Gregory and. Mr. Fison, of Bradford,
who volunteered their services to manufacture her
Majesty's Alpaca Fleece, accompanied by Mr. Thomas
Southey and Mr. William Walton, were honoured
with an audience of Prince Albert, when his Royal
Highness expressed his great gratification on receiving
such beautiful specimens of the skill and ingenuity
of the manufacturers.

The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
included her Royal Highness the Duchess tif Kent,
the Duke of Wellington, the Marquis of Exeter,
Lady Fanny Howard, the Countess Wratislaw, Mr.
George Edward and the. Hon. Mrs. Anson, and Sir
George Couper.
A military band was in attendance during dinner.
Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended,
and performed the remainder of the evening.

Mr. Dean, EChairman of the Customs, had an in
terview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes
terday, at his official residence in Downing-street.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Colo.
nial office for the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta.

Mr. Higham, Secretary and Comptroller-General
to the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
Debt, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
Exchequer yesterday. The Solicitor-General had
also an interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman.
Dispatches were sent off on Wednesday evening
for the Governor of South Australia, from the Colo-
nial-office.

The Earl of Lincoln had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
The Governor and Deputy-Governor of the Bank
of England had also an interview with the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, at his residence in Downing-street.
The Committee of the Lords of the Privy Council
for the affairs of Guernsey and Jersey, sat yesterday
at the Council-office. The Lords present 'were the
Lord Chancellor, Sir James Graham, Baron Parke,
Mr. Pemberton Leigh, and Dr. Lushington. The case
before their Lordships was relative to the conduct of
the Lieutenaut-Governor of the Island of Guernsey.
Mr. Stuart Wortley, Q.C., and Mr. Roebuck, Q.C.,
were heard. At four o'clock their Lordships rose,
adjourning the case.
The Earl and Countess of Kentnire arrived at Far-
rance's Hotel on Wednesday evening, from Great
Malvern.

OPENING of FARRINGuON HALL.

One of the consequences of the operations for the
formation of the new street leading from Farringdon-5
street:to Islington, has been the rebuilding of the King'
Arms Hotel, at Holborn-bridge. This property, at
the time the projected alterations were commenced,
was purchased by Mr. Walker, who has built on the
site of the Old King's Arms a spacious commercial
hotel, attached to which he has caused to be erected
a new dining-hall, 60 feet by 25, and which is con-
sequently capable of accommodating 200 persons at
dinner, and more than double that number, should it
be required, for a public. meeting. This splendid
hall has been erected by Mr. Glen, the builder, from
the designs of Messrs. Finden and Lewis, architects.
There is something quite novel in the architectural
features of this hall. Its style, in its general outline,
is Italian, but instead of hiding the tyebeams in a
flat roof, these beams are open and ornamented, giving
to the roof a greater degree of elevation than could have
been otherwise attained, and imparting to the roof the
character of the old Engl4li style of architecture. The
chimney-pieces, also, with their wide, flattened arches,
and ornamented corbel finials, present a most tasteful
and judicious combination of the Italian and Gothic
styles; and, taken as a whole, this ball might be con-
sidered as presenting the germ from which may spring
that much-looked-for desideratum—an original Eng-
lish style of domestic architecture. It is the most
original thing of the sort we have ever seen. To use
the phrase of a talented architect, who has seen and
who admires it, " There is no humbug about it.
That which it has been necessary to do to impart
strength or convenience has been done openly, and
has been made, at the same time, by the aid of judi-
ciotis decoration, to contribute its share to the general
effect. It is highly honourable to the talents—(we
were about to say, but that is not the proper word)—
to the genius of Messrs. Finden and Lewis, and we
hope soon to see them exercising that genius in a
larger field. The greatest credit is also due to Mr.
Walker for the implicit reliance he has placed in his
talented architects. He has reposed in therm the most
unlimited confidence, and that confidence has been
amply repaid, for they have produced for him a hall—
(which he has rightly named Farringdon Hall)—a
hall of which not only the ward of Farringdon With-
out, but the City of London itself, may well be proud.
The King's Arms has been taken by Mr. Holloway,
and last evening upwards of 130 of the principal in-
habitants of the ward assembled to dine together in '
Farringdon Hall, in honour of the worthy host.
Sir James Duke, Alderman of the Ward, took the
chair at five o'clock. He was supported on his right
and left by Mr. Masterman, M.P. for the City of
London, and Alderman J. Johnson, and by Mr.
Alderman Hughes Hughes, and Mr. Bedford, deputy
of the ward. The dinner, which consisted of all the
delicacies of the season, was served up in first-rate
style, and there was a plentiful supply of champagne,
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Mr. MASTERMAN, in returning thanks, expressed
his gratification at the opening of the hall, which he
hoped would be used for social meetings—which would
create a good feeling—which would tend to soften
down political asperities. Although he differed from
the chairman in politics, yet he believed him to be ac-
tuated by the most conscientious motives—(Cheers)—
and he congratulated the ward on having such an Alder-
man as his worthy friend the chairman.—(Loud
cheers.) In conclusion, he begged to thank them for
the honour they had done him, and would drink
all their healths in return.—(Loud cheers.)
Prosperity to the City of London was then drunk,
for which Mr. Alderman J. Johnson returned thanks ;
and

The CHAIRMAN rose to propose the toast of the
evening, which was prosperity to Mr. Holloway, the
worthy host of the house—(Loud cheers)—which
was drunk with three times three, and one cheer more.
Mr. HOLLOWAY begged to thank the company for
the honour they had done him. He was rejoiced to
find himself honoured by the presence of such an as-
semblage, including, as it did, the most respectable in-
habitants of the ward. He had done all in his power
to contribute to their comforts—(Cheers)—and he
hoped his exertions had met with their approbation.
—(Loud cheers.) The time allowed him for prepa-
ration was but short, and he hoped that when next he
was honoured by their presence, he might he enabled
to provide better for their accommodation.—(Cheers,
and cries of " We are very comfortable.") In return,
he begged to drink all their healths.—(The worthy
host sat down amidst loud cheering.)
The health of the Chairman was then proposed by
Mr. MASTERMAN, and drunk with all the honours;
after which

The Ciiiiitaux said, that having drunk the health
of Mr: HolloWay, the worthy host of the house, it
was a duty incumbent en them. t(i drink the health of
the man through whose exertions it was that this
elegant and beautiful hall had been built for their '
accommodation.—(Loud cheers.) He, therefore, pro-
posed the health of Mr. Walker, the ground landlord.
Mr. WALKER, in returning thanks, said that he
had often heard it lamented that 'the inhabitants
of the ward of Farringdon Without had no hall in
which they could comfortably assemble, and he had
determined to try the experiment of building one for
their accommodation.—(Loud cheers.) He felt him-
self justified in having undertaken that experiment
from the proceedings of that evening,. whea he found
himself surrounded by the wealth, the respectability,
the honour, and the science of the City of London.—
(Loud cheers.) He had' built the hall for the honour-
able purpose of affording a convenient place of meeting
for his fellow-citizens, and he trusted that it would
never be debased or degraded, by being used,
after he was gone, for any improper or immoral pur-
pose.—(Cheers.) He trusted that it would always
be used for purposes worthy of the citizens of Lon-
don ; and, so long as that was the case, he should look
back with pleasure upon the difficulties which he had
had to encounter in the erection of it. He returned
his sincere thanks to Sir James Duke for the honour
he had done him in presiding over this meeting, and
to the other eminent citizens of London who had
done him the honour of attending on the present occa-
sion ; and he cordially wished them all prosperity
and happiness.—(Cheers.)
Shortly after ten o'clock Sir James Duke with-
drew, accompanied by Mr. Alasterrnan, Aldermen J.
Johnson and Hughes. Hughes, Mr. Richard Taylor,
and several other gentlemen.
Mr. Deputy Bedford was then called to the ch tir,
and the conviviality of the evening was kept up to a
late hour.

The Scotch ox, fed by Prince Albert, has been pur-
chased by Mr.
.Bannister, of Threadneedle-street, pur-
veyher Majesty, for
. the sum of 60 guineaa, and
israrlOther beasts realised equally large sum& -