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all price—a fact so evident that he lays it down as an axiom
• no . more to be disputed than the first principles of Euclid.
"I take for granted," says he, "that a proper cultiva-
tion of the mind must ensure happiness, both individual
and relative. The beneficent Author of our being con-
templated a purpose in this gift to man, willed it for
good, and, I assume, that men only act rationally when they
embrace all practicable means which their time and cir-
cumstances permit, in storing their minds with profitable
knowledge--with that which will benefit themselves, and
tell with advantage on the many around them." After
briefly adverting to the folly of those who thus neglect
the gifts of PROVIDENCE—who enfeeble their minds by drink-
ing, or the giddy vortex of amusements, who finally become
a prey to hypochondria, and sink into a state of inanition, he
adds :—" How different is the attitude of that mind whose
Powers are enriched with wisdom I—breaking asunder the
bonds by which superstition and ignorance had enslaved
the understanding, and pouring a flood of light, and reason,
and comfort, where before darkness, and error, and de-
spondency • had prevailed." And further on—" I must
express my belief that no individual knows the full extent
of the resources and riches of his own mind till he summon
them to his aid, or circumstances call them into action.
Difficulties often indeed form the character, and though num-
bers sink under them, forgotten and unknown, some enjoy
the fruits of a successful issue ; and a sun struggling with
the clouds that entangle its progress in the heavens is a spec.
tacle that may well command admiration. Let then the
waves of truth, the indissoluble, the immutable, and eternal
truth, roll far and wide ; they will gladdan and enrich, not
desolate or destroy; and, let it not be forgotten, that
la exhibiting the fruits of our enterprise we present
teals of truth not our own, but which belong to the
t First Cause." The great benefits to be derived from
'l"4--uunics' Institutes he points out in glowing language, and
°t the least gratifying feature in the address is the thorough
he of the speaker with his audience—a proof that
4e attends to his duties as a minister, while he inculcates
the lessons of human wisdom. We, therefore, make no
apology for this long extract. It combines truth with a
,
`ervent eloquence which none can read unmoved.
andlo our times experimental science is accessible to the many.
no longer the monopoly of the few ; the hieroglyphics which
perplexed their studies are blotted out, and it is the unfettered lan.
hage of the honest anti faithful treasurers of knowledge, that they
iii
be happy to see those around them happy. Generally avail-
the literature of science is to be acquired in those important
'4l Useful schools of instruction, Mechanics' Institutes, where none
Ise ashamed to reap a laurel or cull a wreath, and rne-
hbk3. if wisely governed, and with libraries carefully selected, all
wo.. can, are called upon to support. They are in themselves,
b • `r, founded on right principles, excellent and capable of
nt,rneuse good with the abuse of the principle I am not called
to contend neither have I to grapple with a shadow or lay
in the Ocean. It is with facts I have to deal. You
repo`
confidence on the pillar of scriptural and eternal truth,
Y00%,-}',lllnnitable and incalculable, and net
indeed,
majestic column
tavern 'Use leans • and I much mistake, . amongst you
. the
When the dra'm.shop can enrol a single victim. Drinking,
Parent carried to the least excess, is a crime in it,elf, and the fruitful
; °I Many more. No ! Mechanics' Institutes present a far
ledke;entniuster.roll, and wear a better livery.. The gates of know_
fee-i, are, Shut against none who want admission, and the entrance
to out a trine. Science is presented in various pleasing forms
c lowest artirm and humblest features of life. And if it be
oireasure to know' what' we were ignorant of, to have our feelings
toe,W°ner alled forth, hose pure a light of th.is very kind
t4cdhaniccal and chemical science h deold out top ts students
e arts and manufactures are unquestionably ripe for great
Pr"ernents, and it is not too much to believe that some of
41le Will find your newly acquired knowledge of immediate useh—nt
let of You will perhaps have to wait for an opportunity, .
'A this be a source of discouragement. Public granar.ies.,
it's Chesterfield, are filled in plentiful years, nnt that
prove
is
'ern that the next, or a second, or a third year willt pero
one, but that it is known the time will come grainwhenwihder
and
,i,kure, Wanted.' May the tidal wave of. science expand
ed by the sun,
and like the golden arrow, which, expa
-1' from Demavend to the
,Oxus, those whom
4el,einions from circumference to centre! Surelys.tr,_,
may it pervhaedne the British
ineice,varnilyo possess
44.1ne Providence has placed in a superior circle,
be for
;antages from which the working classes
hmustniselves as to with-
hylskt.
.rxcluded, cannot be so wanting
from others the key of knowledge. roTtrhheeeyirer
ednirntionniaint,id,liwfei—th
immunities they enjoy—the resources
in their
to enjoy their privileges, happiness may be
their favour. And oh ! what treasures weight downefthe scale immensely
t,tiltt though it may
kia:' by being kind, ainntin,geeniftlles,nna,nd liberoari,iftorl the weal of hums_
Besides, is this a
tare for an opposite conduct, wheenlo' waermental earthquake thrills
*4) ul3h the body politic ?—When spirit of active observa.
is now so widely ;ono forth thawt progress can no longer be
thieitthsb'
old support, when good
ilZericled 5' Is this a period to
principle in the many are, under
intelligence, and Christian
shield and buckler many'
No! no!
o:idence, to be our best securildY,konuo w _ge
d shall be the stability of
th.,l! Your motto—
dbannner the celestial sign in thevision
tfit'rne,:' and ins Cr NibVeisodn°nYloaunr
70 onstantine on the night prece t g the battle of the Islilvian Bridges
.11.42—8 y this conquer."
We have room for only one more extract, but it is neces-
sary tte
a lesson to that
,bigoted class, who would check the
;",ogress of general knowledge, and keep the lower classes in
those,lvill
6norance for the security of otfcitehnocwes,ehuoanbaloreiseliiktthebleeymitmo:—puasretedit to
to . ask you of what use
; Whom it rove useful, and .
in; may
higherprove classes of society, that the artisan is taught to
injure the
m
is imple eats to the best advantage, and see his way
? Can they experience loss if the operative manufacturer
taught principles, and is instructed in discoveries by which he
mar uphold his country's rank, bear away the Palm of merit from the
markets of Europe, and compete with continental nations? We may
at rest, but the world will move around us. And, can it, let
't ask, weaken the bonds of society, that the spells of ignorance
541 ;superstition should be brcken ? Will the miner cut our
~
,'''roats because he is instructed in his operations, and taught the
*tire of the fire and choke-damps, and how these that wage war
'hinst his life may be subdued? I think not. Will any one
s -tt,trpt to deny that if a carpenter, or a bricklayer, ustderstands
,:i,tinciples of practical mathematics and mechanics, he will not
'Qlehis master's orders better than the perfectly ignorant and
unformed?tot Will not the bleacher and dyer be better qualified,
Arid sill their work, with a little knowledge of chemistry.
t'3rne information
the sailor be improved his profession, who possesses
roan only 1711t•I°: i"
geography
and astronomy Nay, not the
5511).- a Pot to boil, be sure to teat n front science a lesson
fuel, at - "able lo cook his scanty pittance better, save his
'el both ,
;Sty lrnlistodisloi and improve it ?"

Madrid
nally journals of the 22d have been received. It was
bout . understood that the Cortes would be assembled
tan the 15th of December, and that several Government
--res °f importance would be laid before them— among
/‘;•lers the Ilea, tariff. The Eco del Comercio states that the
toTace Minister had come to an uderstanding with his
fitte4gues relative to the introduction of foreign manu-
kolilN cotton, as well as several other articles either now
i
Ibited or subjected to an excessive duty. The negotia-
t4Z With the Court of Rome on Church affairs, according
Le last accounts, had made little progress, and no satis-
p°- result was expected.
official quotations of stock were made on the Bourse.
:Ns

44- accounts from Paris of the state of the Stock and
Cre Market, on Tuesday, are snore favourable. At the
7nencement of business securities were lower than on the
qi„
tks day, but a change gradually took place before the
for 4: ae-u The Three per Cents. rose 25c. and the Fives 20c.
" Account. The Share Market w also firmer, and the
tression of the last week beginninas gto wear off. The
(ta
*4lll are chiefly occupied still with the affairs of Algeria,
‘4, Published at great length the official dispatches of
Iriseral LAmommEns, giving accounts of the late battles
istil the Arabs. They add little, however, to the previous
Pr
, uve but, on the whole, are more favourable to the
I)l'4* LAMORICIERE was successful in dispersing the Ka-
i, hi troops, and made a number of them prisoners, and,
lat4,4enour, restrained the fury of the French troops, who
disposed to take vengeance on them for the death of
44- ~ a'`)lnrades ; but it is only fair to state that Ann-EL-KADER
114, kt the good example. Captain DE COGNORD, said to
?riane„been beheaded by order of ABD-EL-KADER, was taken
rili:Zer, with the troops under his command, and, according
'axl,-;awn account, has been treated well. The French fought
to the last. "Not seeing the infantry arrive," says
hi44llaiit officer, " and abandoned to my own resources,
4Vai consiqed of about sixty men, infantry and
almost dismounted, I prepared to defend the
"tna " which I occupied so long as I should have
k half left. We were here assailed for at least an hour and
'it I At,',44, each instant my men fell mortally wounded, and
re.4r. I had only 12 to 15 combatants. At this moment
tnikr:'ecl three balls, and fell. The enemy, seeing no more
'441 set up loud shouts, charged us in every direction,
raised
it ttl• • few seconds afterwards I was raise
a• at r position. A
'l.ll,ll:,ealess state, having also received two wounds from
of
d was carried away as a prisoner by a captain f
12v,l'etir,„.'arlispahis. I annex to my letter a list of the men
;),"1-14e takam prisoners. In the detachment of 66 Bien of
af,..."411x4,'414234tm:dei my orders, there remained only the Mare-
--4a• .tcriogrs BARBUT and BARBIER, and 10 privates.
has given orders to all his chiefs to treat
11-ie ity, and up to the present time we
a t.44let ts-417 is congratulate ourselves on their con-
-1 alilards us." The number of French soldiers
Zll:B3:ugether amounted to about one hundred, all more
b474tiai,",,,,°tulded. In the skirmishes afterwards, which were
for three or four days, when LAMORICIERE cOra-
-44 Z:4 Person, Ann .EL-KADER does not appear to have
""Y active part, chiefly on account of the nature of the
'‘eter,74l Where his cavalry could not be used with effect.
reef. gto the French General's account, this gave great
411(4 to the Kabyles, and the Emir retreated amidst the
and hissing of allies whom he had induced to rise
r'ghtu,' 'av,°llr, and sacrificed at the moment when they were
?au „44A uis battle " On these results, and the state of the
`ug rte-(xlarnkeasr:_Oran, the Journal des Dibats makes the follow-
ha':•,,E'erYbody must praise the General for his humanity and for
Atidliiti 50 nohly forme a contrast between the French character
tasseda the g°Tge of Ai °l' the barbarians of Africa. Abd-el-Kader,
ut who had
14"ti-e,"n Kebira, retired toward Tafna, b he yet
"heti, °Pon the left bank of that river. It vvai not known
tr „r xt., he would cross it to advance in the direction of Tlemcen
h7aseara. General Linioriciere announces his intention of
/isioci,-ng on the 18th in Order to follow the Emir, with his di-
., -;,',_and the whole o, f his cavalry (consisting of 1,000 men)..
l'h the whole of the tribe of Beni Amer is in a state of defection.
• eadlie.ta Amer Gharabas (those of the west of the Isser) had
Lank 314ined the Emir when he showod himself upon the right
tvhol:r the Tanis, before the arrivl of General Lainoricire...
'I,. of tire tribes of the sub-division of 'Mascara are likes ise lie
Colonel tiery (lately appointed Major-General),
is going'e fter
Provisioned the fort of Tiaret, at the extremity of theT-I,
to operate in the interior, less for the purpose of obtaining
114 " submissions than to combine his movements with those of
tilt, Other generals, and oppose those of the Emlr, at the earns
stiv_taking advantage of any occasions which may presentes them-
to chastise the rebels whilst on his march. The enthusiasm
.1i: Martial madness' which has suddenly seized the Arabs will
ItqualsfaY orocco. of itsellt Is the f, when thcapture e Emir and his Khalifas
that are
our driv
generals
en back
clou.
ttOw aim
at principally, and it is with that object that France is
seeding reinforcement* to Algeria."
moNaoleine,of the papers consider the advantages gained by LA-
,„ LuE of great importance. The Constitutionnel says :
timAortc_nnsiderable advantage has been gained by General
`wit% '9ERE, but it has not ail the great impoitance that
,‘_attrsibuted to it at the first moment." The Presse merely
i t'.e
that " the moral result ( f these combats appears to
weeebeer, been considerable; the ascendancy of ABD-EL-KADER
•Prkci • "alnlY suffer from the conduct of this chief, and his
• Mate flight at the moment when the tribes whom he
Qlll,e.id.uced to rise were fighting for him." The National,
Porl..p.ressing its admiration at the modest and unassuming
General LABIORICIERE, and the brave conduct of the
tro 94)5, proceeds to abuse the Government for having

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permitiecl the power of Atn-EL-KAPER to inel•ease, and to whom was seated on her Majesty's right, and the former on
render mc,ssary these heroic struggles, instead of crust:iv her left hand.
him at, once when his fne as a refegoe in Morocco was in its Al er the conclusion of the n'ejeuner, the Tref,:surer, by the
lemds. We subjoin additional extracts front the papers:- perm•ssion of her -,,slajesty,pror;osen the Queen's health, which
" A Royal ordonnance, dated Oct. 18, has just been published, WAS drank amid the loudest plaudits. Then followed that of
opening to the Minister of War Vu extraordinary credit of his Royal Highness Prince Albert and the Prince of Wales.
4,471,9291., tor urgent and unforeseen expenses, rendered indis- j The hearty in weer with which her Majest3 joined in these
pen-ably Heoessary by the late events in Algeria.' " two latter toasts produced the most enthusiastic cheering.
"The Minister of War has issued an order for officers and sot- These were the only toasts that were drunk ; and, shortly
diers of all ranks, attached to the arm} of Africa, to return imme. after three o'clock, her Majesty, accompanied as on her en-
diately to Algeria." trance, retired from the hall, amid great cheer*.
" The France states, on what it calls official authority, that the The g4llery of the hall was densely crowded with ladies.
marriage of the sister of the Duke of Bordeaux with the Prince of Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert seemed
Lucca is to take place at Frohsdorf, on Nov. 10. The newly- highly delighted with the entertainments of the day.
married couple are to spend the winter in Lucca." We feel sorry that we are only enabled to give our
" The Gazette de Berne announces, as the general result ofthe readers so meagre an account of so important a cere-
elections in that town, the retern of twenty-seven new Members tnonv, but the wretched accommodation given to the
to the Grand Council, of whom nineteen are of the Radical party, gentlemen connected with the press prevents us from
The Opposition is thus increased from forty-two to 61, without giving a more detailed account. While we confess
reckoning such changes of sides as may yet take place among the that no parsimonious spirit has been displayed by the
old Members. The Conservatives have lost some of their marked benchers in the erection of this magnificent building, or in
men, such as Messrs. Knechtehofer, Tachabold, and Fetscherin." the reception of her Majesty, we cannot but lament that
" A letter from Berlin, Oct. 23, says Yesterday a deputation they should have thought it worthy of themselves, and
of four of the chief merchants of this place had an audience of consistent with tine dignity of the Society that they
the Minister of State, the head of the bank, to request him to alle- represent,: to treat with indifference, if not with insult, a
viate the financial crisis which pressed on the market. The Mi- profession, the members of which have hitherto been con-
nister, it is said, received their demand very favourably, and pro. sidered as lit as themselves to sit at table with Princes, and
raised to advance 3,000,000 of thalers, but t.nly at the rate of whom it remained for the Benchers of Lincoln's Inn to en-
-5,000 at a time. He stated at the same time that the bank had deavour to associate with menials and waiters.
already advanced or discounted not less than 23,000,000 thalers.' "
On the Paris Bourse, on Tuesday, the Three per Cents.
closed at 82f. 45e.; the Five per Cents., 117 f. 60c.; the Or-
leans Railroad Shares, I,lBof. ; Rouen, 1,010 f.; Havre, 797 f.
50c. ; Avignon, 995 f. ; Vierzon, 725 f.; Bordeaux, 6301.;
Boulogne, 575 f.; Troyes and Montereau, 500 f.; Basle, 270 f.
The.following are the quotations for other lines :-
Paris and Lyons Railroad (Laffitte), 522 f. 50c. prem. ; ditto
(Caton), 505 f.; ditto (Ganneron), 509 f. 50c.; ditto (La Pin-
sonniere), 5041.; Northern Line (Laffitte), 570 f. ; ditto (Ro-
samel), 537 f. 50c.; ditto (Pepin Lehalleur), 528 f. 50e. ; ditto
(Decal' Lebeuf), 521 f. 50c.; Paris and Strasburg (Hill-
guerlot), 515 f.; ditto (Ilechet) 504 f. 50c. • Tours and Nantes
(Mackenzie), 522 t. 50c. ; ditto (Drouillard), 504 f. ; ditto
(O'Neill), 512f.50c. ; dittoefevre), 506 f.; Lyons and Avig-
non (Talabot), 5301.; ditto (Lecointe), 5121.; ditto (Com-
pagnie Meridionale), 507 f.; Bordeaux and Cette (Espeleta),
513 f. 50c.; Creil and Saint Quentin (Carette), 512 f.; ditto
(Colbert), 502 f.
MARSEILLES, OCT. 24.-Marseilles and Avignon, 907f.50c. ;
Vierzon, 737 f. 50c. ; Orleans and Bordeaux, 652 f. 50c.
BUSINESS DONE IN FOREIGN RAILWAYS AT THE
LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE, OCT. 29.
Anglo-Belgian - Madrid and Valentia... 11/2
Boulogne and Amiens lO3/ Namur and Liege
Bordeaux &Mediterran - North Jamaica
Bordeaux and Toulouse - Orleans and Vierzon -
Do. & Cette (Espeleta) - Orleans and Bordeaux 1114
Do. ( Mackenzie's) .. OverYssel
Central of Spain .. ..... - Paris& Lyons (Laffitte) 23%
Demerara - Ditto ( Ganneron's).
Dendre Valley - Ditto (Calon's).... - -
Dutch Rhenish ...
Dieppe & Paris Junct - Paris and Rouen 3914
Dijon and Mulhouse ... - Paris and Strasburg
East Indian
Grt Northern of France Do. (Aymards) 2%
(Laffitte's) - Do. ( Compte de L'Est) -
Ditto (Rosamel's) - Paris and St. Quentin. -
Do. (Le Boeuf ) - Rouen and Havre......-
Do. Pepin lc Halleur - Royal North of Spain. 114
Great Paris and Lyons - Sambre and Meuse .... 61%
Great Western Bengal 1 Strasburg and Basle ... -
Jamaica S. Mid. Junction 4 Tournay,Jurbise, Lan-
Do. North - dent, and Hasselt... -
Do. Extension - Tours and Nantes
Jersey (Mackenzie's)
Louvain and Jemeppe.. 3 Do. (Lefebvre's) ll7B
Lyons and Avignon.... - Verona and Ancona -
Luxembourg

ORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.—The number of deaths
during the week ending Saturday, Oct. 25, was 774, being 3
more than in the previous week. Measles have become less
fatal, the number of deaths under that head having fallen
from 71 to 52. The number of violent deaths was 11, of
which 4 were from fractures and contusions, 3 from burns
and scalds, and the rest from hanging and poison. There
were 3 suicides.

OPENING OF THE NEW HALL,
LINCOLN'S INN, BY HER MAJESTY AND
PRINCE ALBERT.

This monument to future generations, of the munificence,
spirit, and taste of the Benchers of Lincoln's Inn, of the
nineteenth century, was opened yesterday by her Majesty,
her Royal Consort, and some of the first nobility in the
country, with great form and ceremony. As we
have not hitherto given any account of this mag-
nificent building, alike creditable to the taste of the
benchers and the architect, it may be as well that we should
do so before giving
that of its opening byour Gracious Queen.
Within two years and a half the whole pile of buildings, more
elaborate in design and superior in execution than any of the
Halls of the other Inns of Court, has been not only
raised from the ground, but decorated and furnished com-
pletely. The whole building extends upwards of 230 feet
from north to south, in a direct line, but not in a uniform
range, it being, conformably with the arrangement of the in-
terior, broken up externally into three principal masses,
whereby considerable play of outline and a pleasing diversity
of composition are obtained, that carry with them a charm of
their own, which frequently impresses more forcibly than mere
beauty. The three main divisions consist of the hall at the
south end; the library at the north, which is placed trans-
versely to the rest of the plan, its length being in the direc-
tion of east and west, while the intermediate portion com-
prises the council-room on its east side, the drawing-room on
its west; with a vestibule of general communication between
them opening at one end into the great hall, and at the oppo-
site one into the library, so that from the latter room a long
and varied vista may be obtained, terminating in the great
south window of the hall. Although these apartments, consti-
tuting the whole of the upper part of the structure, are over the
floor level with the terrace ; the approach and ascent to them
is on the outside, yet not entirely, as there is an inner flight
of steps besides those leading up from the terrace. There is,
indeed, an entrance also to the lower floor, but it is intended as
quite a secondary and private one, except that it communi-
cates directly with what is called the benchers' room, with a
richly ornamented ceiling. The common entrance to the
hall is at the south or lower end of it, through the oak
screen beneath the gallery. And even before it is entered,
or if access into it cannot be obtained at all, a clear view of

OPENING OF THE PORTS.

A most important rumour circulates in select circles in the
City, relative to the terms on which foreign grain and flour
are to be admitted for home consumption by the Order in
Council expected out to morrow.
If we are correctly informed, the following will be
the scale laid down : Wheat, 4s. ; barley, 2s. ; oats,
ls. ; beans and peas, 2s. per quarter; and flour, 2s.
per sack. This order will release about one million quarters
of grain and flour in bond in the United Kingdom, 170,000
barrels of flour on the way from the United States, 150,000
barrels from Canada, and 60.000 quarters of wheat from the
Baltic, besides other supplies, which may perhaps reach before
the winter sets in. The duty to-day is returned at 16s.—
Evening Paper of yesterday.

it may be enjoyed through the screen itself, the latter consisting
of open compartments, each of which is filled in with a single
sheet of plate. glass. Whether it be entered from this, or the
upper end, upon the dais, the coup d'ceil is splendid. This
banquetting room is a truly noble and worthy specimen of
the magnificent class to which it belongs—we might safely
pronounce it the most magnificent specimen of that class of
modern date, for if it falls short of them, and earlier ones, in
some particulars, it surpasses them in others, and is of more
uniform excellence throughout. Its dimensions are 120 feet
by 45, increased at the north end to 60 by the two spacious
oriels at the extremities of the dais, which cause that part of
the hall to become a kind of transept. A fine open roof of
oak, somewhat similar in design to the celebrated one of
Westminster Hall, produces a powerful degree of character as
well as magnificence. Its windows, which are filled in with a
profusion of painted glass in their upper half, exhibiting
armorial bearings and a variety of devices, give the new hall
an air of finished grandeur and richness which cause it to
eclipse nearly all other structures of the kind.
After the hall itself the library is the most important part
of the interior, both for its size and its architectural character.
If is 80 feet in length by 40 feet in width, and 48 feet high ;
and terminates at each end in a lofty, spacious, and deeply-
recessed oriel, whose window forms three sides of an octagon,
while the ether two sides, or embrasure in the thickness of
the walls, are richly adorned with shafts, panels, mouldings,
and other architectural details. The same, or even an in-
creased degree of decoration is bestowed upon the ceilings,
which are framed in by an arch, forming the head of the ge-
neral recess. The windows themselves are of unusually rich de-
sign for their kind, their heads being filled with tracery ; and
the mode here adopted for the glazing generally is singularly
tasteful and happy in effect. Instead of being of the usual
lozenge form, the quarrels consist of small circles, or paters
of moulded glass and their interstices, whereby the appearance
becomes that of delicate network; and, diapering also, the
light is in some degree refracted, in consequence of
the surface of the glass being embossed. Besides these two
beautiful windows, there are three others on the north side,
in the gallery over the bookcases, which are not only against
the walls, but are made in the lower part of the room to form
seven recesses. We must not pass over the vestibule
between the hall and library, for it is a very interest-
ing, piquant, and scenic bit, the centre of it forming an
octagon with open arches, carried up as a directory or
spacious lantern, with windows on its sides, partially filled
in with painted glass. The adjoining rooms right and left,
the council and drawing-room, are, though rather plain, in
excellent taste, without anything to strike in description,
yet with much to captivate by effect. One thing, however,
there is for notice in them, which is, that their ribbed ceilings
are of painted deal, which would hardly be supposed by
those who have never before seen any specirnent of that
wood when brought to perfection, by being slightly stained
and polished, whereby it acquires a depth of tone and a lustre
rivalling those of the most expensive woods.
The preparations for the reception of her Majesty and her
Royal Consort, and the distinguished guests expected to
.grace the inauguration of this splendid building, have been
going on for some time past, and were not concluded till late
on Wednesday night.
Although it had been announced that her Majesty was not
expected to arrive before half-past one or two o'clock, long
before that hour every part of the Inn from which a glimpse
of her Majesty could be obtained was occupied.
Her Majesty and her Illustrious Consort, escorted by a de-
tachment of Life Guards, arrived at the hall soon after one,
and were received at the south entrance by the Treasurer,
the Duke of Wellington, the Earl of Aberdeen, Sir James
Graham, and most of the benchers of the Inn, who attended
her Majesty through the centre of the hall into the vestibule.
Her Majesty, who looked extremely well, was dressed in a
blue bonnet with blue feathers, a rich Indian shawl of scarlet
and gold, and a white lace dress.
Her Majesty was accompanied through the hall by her
Royal Consort, who wore a field-marshal's uniform, by
some of her ladies in waiting, and by several of the Officers
of the Household. Sometime previous to the arrival of her
Majesty, his Grace the Duke of Wellington, who appeared in
excellent health, the Lord Chancellor, Sir James Graham,
the Earl of Aderdeen, the Duke of Richmond, the Speaker of
the House of Commons, Lords Cottenham and Campbell,
the Vice-Chancellor of England, and Vice-Chancellors
Knight Bruce and Wigram, entered the hall, which
was at this time filled almost to suffocation by
barristers and students, who cheered her Majesty and her
Royal Consort most enthusiastically as they proceeded up the
hall.

The Queen and the ladies in attendance upon her having
retired to the Council-room, the Treasurer, the Duke of Wel-
lington, and the other personages of distinction remained in
the next drawing-room until her Majesty left her retiring-
room, when the Treasurer conducted her and his R ,yal
Highness Prince Albert to the library, accompanied by the
visitors and benchers.

The Queen being seated on the chair of state, with his
loyal Highness Pi ince Albert on her left hand, the Treasurer,
accompanied by the benchers and the deputation of barristers
and students, read the address from the society, and presented
the same to her Majesty on his knee; after which, as we
understood, her Majesty conferred on him the honour of
knighthood.
The ancient book, recording the names of the illustrious
visitors in the time of his Majesty King Charles the Second,
was then placed on a table in the library, for the inspection
of her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert, both
of whom, as we understatid, inscribed their names in it.
The Treasurer then conducted the Queen again through
the vestibule to the centre of the table at the north end of
the hall, and placed her Majesty under the canopy of state,
with Prince Albert on her right h :nd.
During this ceremony the barristers and students remained
standing in the hall. Grace having been said, her Majesty
commanded all present to be seated. Her Majesty, during
the dejeurer, wore her bonnet, and repeatedly laughed and
chatted with the Treasurer And the Prince, the Litter of