THE NEW HALL,

Lincoln's Inn-fields. This noble building was erected in 1844, from designs by Philip Hardwick, Esq. R. A. for the honourable society of Lincoln's Inn. It contains a dining hall, one hundred and twenty feet long, forty-five feet wide, and fifty-four feet high; and library capable of containing thirty thousand volumes, for the benchers and students. The external walls are of red brick and stone; and the roof an open timbered one, of the character of those used in the sixteenth century, about the period when the Inn was established for the study of the law. A fine terraced walk is formed on the east side of the building, and continued to the northern extremity of the garden.

GRAY'S INN,

Adjacent to Holborn, received its name from the family of Gray, of Wilton, who acquired a residence here, and demised it, during the reign of Edward III. to certain students-at-law. The chief ornament of this Inn is the spacious garden behind it, which, according to tradition, the great Lord Bacon frequented.

These Inns are governed by the respective penchers, who permit none but professional persons to reside in them, a rule to which the minor inns are not so strictly subjected.

THE INNS OF CHANCERY.

LYON'S INN, Wych-street.-Formerly a common inn, having the sign of a lion. It is an appendage to the Inner Temple.

SYMOND'S INN, Chancery-lane.-This was formerly the station of the Masters in Chancery, until they were removed to their present more commodious offices, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane.

THAVIE'S INN, Holborn, south-side.-The property of the society of Lincoln's Inn. It formerly belonged to John Thavie, in the reign of Edward III. from whom it derives its name.

NEW INN, Wych-street.-Adjoining Clement's Inn, and an appendage to the Middle Temple.

BARNARD'S INN, Holborn, south-side. -- Belongs to Gray's Inn. In the Hall, which is somewhat small, are two busts, and portraits of several eminent legal functionaries.

CLIFFORD'S INN, Fleet-street. Near St. Dunstan's church. Formerly the mansion of Lord de Clifford. In the Hall is an oak case, of great antiquity, in which are preserved the ancient institutions of the society.

CLEMENT'S INN, Strand.-Contiguous to St. Clement's Danes. In the Hall is a portrait of Sir Matthew Hale, and five other pictures. In the garden, which is small, there is a sun-dial, supported by a figure of a negro, brought from Italy by Lord Clare. This and the lastmentioned Inn are also dependent on the Inner Temple.

FURNIVAL'S INN, Holborn, north-side.-In the reign of Richard II. this was the town mansion of Sir William le Furneval. In 1819, Mr. Peto, who holds it on a long lease, rebuilt the whole Inn, in a substantial style, with convenient suits of chambers.

STAPLE'S INN, Holborn, south-side.-Is an appendage to Gray's Inn. It formerly belonged to the merchants of the Staple. In the Hall are portraits of Charles II. Queen Anne, Lord Macclesfield, Lord Chancellor Cowper, and Lord Camden; and casts of the twelve Cæsars, on brackets.

St. James' Park, is an extensive edifice, the principal or north front of which faces the Parade; it is built of stone, from the designs of Kent, and consists of three stories, displaying the Tuscan, Doric, and Ionic orders of architecture, the whole surmounted with a pediment.

That portion of the building, fronting Whitehall-the remains of the old palace of Cardinal Wolsey-has recently been new fronted, from the designs of Charles Barry, Esq., and now forms the north wing of that handsome pile of buildings occupied by the Privy Council and the Board of Trade.

Whitehall, It consists of a centre and two wings, erected in 1754, by W. Kent, at an expense of £30,000, in the centre of which is an arched roadway to St. James' Park, and above, in the middle, a cupola containing an excellent clock, which is illuminated at night. Projecting into the street, are two alcoves of stone, in which mounted sentries in full uniform daily mount guard. All affairs connected with the War Department are transacted here.

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THE ORDNANCE OFFICE,

Pall-Mall. A portion of the extensive civil service of the Ordnance Office is conducted in this building, a noble mansion, formerly the residence of the late Duke of Cumberland, having no architectural beauty; whilst other branches of the Ordnance have offices in the Tower.

Built by Ripley, in the reign of George II., on the site of a mansion called Wallingford House; it is a heavy building, receding from, but communicating with, the street by advancing wings; the portico of the main building is a tasteless specimen of the Ionic order. The court is enclosed by a stone screen, designed by Adams,