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the
„ Duke of Beaufort, tits Duke of Cleveland, and
the newly made Kniglit;, also left the Castle.
theTiolteh I3isbop of Winchester returned to Farnham ;
officers of the Oder took their departure;
and a
also most of the officers of the royal household.
In the forenoon the Queen and Prince Albert,
leec,iTnpanied by the Duchess of Saxe Coburg and
and Duke Ernest of Wurtemberg, and at
tended by the Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Charles Wel-
Leas. ly, and
Sir Edward Bowater, went in pony car-
Zges to Frogmore, where the party partook of the
;wersion of skating. The illustrious party returned
la the Castle soon after eleven o'clock.
Their
Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales
rd the Princess Royal, accompanied by the Dowager
Lyttelton, were taken an airing this morning.
AU•• Thomas Gregory and Mr. Fison, of Bradford,
Zpo volunteered their services to manufacture her
;ajettlirs Alpaca Fleece, accompanied by Mr. Thomas
°,ll,_thay and Mr. William Walton, were honoured
nth an audience of Prince Albert, when his Royal
Ihness expressed his great gratification on receiving
2!e beititiful specimens of the skill and ingenuity
41 the manufacturers.
• The royal dinner party at the Castle this evening
Xtladed her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent,
r:_,e Duke of Wellington, the Maiwis of Exeter,
rzafY Fanny Howard, the Countess Wratislaw, Mr.
orge Edward and the Hon. Mrs. Anson, and Sir
"°rge Couper.
A military band was in attendance during dinner.
_Her Majesty's private band afterwards attended,
411 d Performed the remainder of the evening.
te kr. Dean, (Chairman of the Customs, had an in-
O riile* with the Chancellor of the Exchequer yes-
pt at his official residence in Downing-street.
lepatches were sent off yesterday from the Colo-
4110flice for the Governors of Gibraltar and Malta.
D'd_r• Ingham, Secretary and Comptroller-General
e Commissioners for the Reduction of the National
t.,el, had an interview with the Chancellor of the
aeLlequee yesterday. The Solicitor-General had
jVII interview with the Right Hon. Gentleman.
ter „11Paeches were sent off on Wednesday evening
t Governor of South Australia, from the Colo-
-.."4,74fice
he Ea. r 1 of Lincoln had an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer yesterday.
,of The Governor and Deputy- Governor of the Bank
of,t-cinland,had also an interview with the Chancellor
'lO 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
efe▪ the
,Council-office. The Lords present were the
1411 Chancellor, Sir James Graham, Baron Parke,
144.• remberton Leigh, and Dr. Lushing ton. The case
tore their Lordships was relative to the conduct of
• Lieutenaut-GOvernor of the Island of Guernsey.
Zre;S•tuart Wortley, Q.O ~ and Mr. Roebuck, Q.C.,
t neard. At four o'clock their Lordships rose,
"J2urning the case.
1,
~,,'"1? Earl and Countess of Kenm ire arrived at Far-
s Hotel on Wednesday esining, from Great
7•4vern.
0

lIIENING of FARRIN Gb ON HALL.
Fo One of the consequences of the operations for the
:Illation of the new street leading from Farrinizdon-
Z.eet to Islington, has been the rebuilding of the King's
es Hotel, at London-bridge. This property, at
iafime the projected alterations were commenced,
414 Purchased by Mr. Walker, who has built on the
h?f the Old King's Arms a spacious commercial
nll attached to which he has caused to be erected
4e....w dining-hall, 60 feet by 25, and which is con-
elently capable of accommodating 200 persons at
aver, and more than double that number, should it
crequired, for a public meeting. This splendid
l'as been erected by Mr. Glen, the builder, from
designs of Messrs. Finden and Lewis, architects.
ere is something quite novel in the architectural
to Italian, Of this hall. Its style, in its general outline,
eat "wan, but instead of hiding the tyebeams in a
to tilc°f, these beams are open and ornamented, giving
been ere'of agreater degree of elevation than could have
than otherwise attained, and imparting to the roof the
ehit'aeter of the old English style of architecture. The
n,
tmencY-Pieces, also, with their wide, flattened arches,
ix °;rtiarnented corbel finials, present a most tasteful
lees'
combination of the Italian and Gothic
.side,..l and, taken as a whole, this hall might be con-
thaC '4 115 presenting the germ from which may spring
Lsh much-looked-for desideratum—an original Eng-
-oyle of domestic architecture. It is the most
Thrills' thing of the sort we have ever seen. To use
NthoP ease of a talented architect, who has seen and
admires it, " There is no humbug about it
Iltreon,„which it has been necessary to do to impartd
has b4t'e'q or convenience has been done openly, an
cious made, at the same time, by the aid of judi-
•frettab-eftitalon, to contribute its share to the general
Were highly honourable to the talents—(we
t° the o.°llt, to say, but that is not the proper word)—
hope genius of Messrs. Finden and Lewis, and we
larger fief
to see them exercising that genius in a
Willi; "et& The greatest credit is also due to Mr.
er for the implicit reliance he has placed in his
Zlited architects. He has reposed in them the most
Ithsittolted confidence, and that confidence
.has been
(Z,VY repaid, for they have produced for him a hall-
0, Ma he has rightly named Farringdon
"'" of which not only the ward of Farringdon With-
out, but the City of London itself, may well be proud.
" King's Arms has been taken by Mr. Holloway,
tcad last evening upwards of 130 of the principal in-
l‘bitants of the ward assembled to dine together in
Iljogdon Hall, in honour of the worthy host.
James Duke, Alderman of the Ward, took the
itt7r at five o'clock. He was supported on his right
Lo left by Mr. Masterman, M.P. for the City of
and Alderman J. Johnson, and by Mr.
of Znlan Hughes Hughes, and Mr. Bedford, deputy
dee"' ward. The dinner, which consisted of all the
styracies of the season, was served up in first-rate
cl,tre, and there was a plentiful supply of champagne,
thee!, and other wines, of the first-rate quality. On
gi:°,
3r loth being removed,
.Non Nobis was excellently
ect`..13,0 the professional gentlemen engaged far the
1141,1"°11, and the usual loyal and national toasts
..r2.B' been drunk with the utmost enthusiasm,
tellnue CHAIRMAN proposed the health of Mr. Mas-
):ll4.P.—(Drunk with three times three.)
.21AsTERmArr, in returning thanks, expressed
hoom6"tification at the opening of the hall, which he
ere--k would be used for social meetings—which would
44137: a good feeling—which would tend to soften
the Political asperities. Although he differed from
tou
kitilla cel(liairman in politics, yet he believed him to be ac-
by the most conscientious motives—(Cheers)—
Nu) congratulated the ward on haviag such an Alder-
the„4B his worthy. friend the chairman.—(Loud
the jl4') In conclusion, he begged to thank them for
all thescour they had done him, and would drink
ppneir healths in return.—(Loud cheers.)
for asperity to the City of London was then drunk,
trid-"leh Mr. Alderman J. Johnson returned thanks ;

T
ev ea;he -11.+IiimAN rose to propose the toast of the
6' Nve,.,, which was prosperity to Mr. Holloway, the
witaa'7. host of the house—(Loud cheers)—which
fir'
with three times three, and one cheer more.
the HOLLOWAY begged to thank the company for
And I‘Tiour they had done him. He was rejoiced to
seeatitself honoured by the presence of such an as-
habitage, including, as it did, the most respectable in-
am" of the ward. He had done all in his power
hattutribute to their comforts—(Cheers)—and he
his exertions had met with their approbation.
ratio cheers.) The time allowed him for prepa-
Wkilin was but short, and he hoped that when next he
to ti,-elloured by their presence, he might be enabled
and vide better for their accommodation.—(Cheers,
he dries of "We are very.comfortahle.") In return,
host gaged to drink all their healths.—(The worthy
1t down amidst loud cheering.)
health. Of the Chairman was then proposed by
ot ABrEnsdAia, and drunk with all the honours ;
A, 1' bich
I
of re CuAlluAN said, that having drunk the health
was r• Holloway, the worthy host of the house, it
the a duty incumbent en them to drink the health of
elea:l,an through whose exertions it was that this
Itee'-,it alai beautiful hall had been built for their
Poeeru„odation.—(Loud cheers.) He, therefore, pro-
le. the health of Mr. Walker, the ground landlord.
had `• WALKER, in returning thanks, said that he
of erten heard it lamented that the inhabitants
.
Which
sherd of Farringdon Without had no hall in
dete could comfortably assemble, and he had
theirrinined to try the experiment of building one for
lel(aecc"nroodation.—(Loud cheers.) He felt him-
tfo Juatified in having undertaken that experiment
hi ,1',2 Proceedings of that evening, when he found
surrounded by the wealth, the respectability,
(Let,eanTlr) and the science of the City of London.—
able -- "eel's.) He had built the hall for the honour-
fer 0)111'1338e of affording a convenient place of meeting
hey: ftellow-citizens, and he trusted that it would
after be debased or degraded, by being used,
Pose he wa3 gene, for any improper or immoral pur-
be. 11.--(Cheers.) He trusted that it would always
don ,e(1 for purposes worthy of the citizens of Lon-
-1111,(1 so long as that was the case, he should look
114(I 4. with pleasure upon the difficulties which he had
his
at encounter in the erection of it. He returned
he
the
thanks to Sir James Duke for the honour
to tilld done him in presiding over this meeting, and
4One ?.other eminent citizens of London who had
kiwi Imo the honour of attending on the present occa-
end wand he cordially wished them all prosperity
..l3Phiess.--(Cheers.)
drewilcallY after ten o'clock Sir James Duke with-
aeeempanied by Mr. Masterinan, Aldermen J.
'lOl,l-8" and Hughes Hughes, Mr. Richard Taylor,
mseveral other gentlemen.
Itrld Deputy Bedford was then called to the chair,
late e h
conviviality of the evening was kept up to a
t
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