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7 the right, and 25 was oeeupiedoccupied [sic] by a lobby in the centre. This lobby was beautifully ornamented with pieturespictures [sic] and shrubbery, and lighted with variegated lamps, like so many huge fire-flies dangling among the hranchesbranches [sic] of a einnamoncinnamon [sic] grove in Ceylon. AeeessAccess [sic] to this lobby was gained from the Castle by a flight of steps, and from the lobby there was an entrance to the banqueting hall on the one hand, and to the dancing saloon on the other.

The banqueting hall had three row of tables, 163 feet by 5, with a head table across, at whiehwhich [sic] the knights sat in supporting the ehairmanchairman [sic], aeeommodatingaccommodating [sic] in all about 400. It was lighted with 6 ormolu ehandelierschandeliers [sic], and thirty baekback [sic] lights. The silver plate was most superb, a good deal of it, we understand, having been furnished by Messrs Storr and Mortimer of London. The dancing saloon was lighted by six ormolu ehandelierschandeliers [sic], three on eaeheach [sic] side, mid-way between the side and eentrecentre [sic], and 220 ormolu baekback [sic] lights. All these lights were wax eandlescandles [sic], plaeedplaced [sic] in eutcut [sic]-glass soeketssockets [sic], presenting a most beautiful and splendid appearaneeappearance [sic]. At the south end, the floor was raised a little, and on this elevation was to sit, had weather permitted, the Queen of Beauty and her attending nymphs, and such a Queen! Well may we say of her in the words of Homer,

The drawing room of the Castle was altogether a most splendid sight. The riehrich [sic] gilt earvingcarving [sic] was in the style of Louis XIV., and was lighted by 150 wax candles, in a beautiful turquois and ormolu ehandelierchandelier [sic]. The dining room in the Castle is of old oak, with red plush velvet furniture, lighted in oil, with an ormolu chandelier. The whole of the lighting department was managed most ereditablycreditably [sic] by Philips, Brothers, 190, Regent Street, London. The orchestra was placed in a recess in one side of the dining saloon, lighted with variegated lamps, and the musiemusic [sic] was uuderunder [sic] the superintendence of Mr Willmun, from London. We may here observe that the whole of this temporary creetionerection [sic] was eoveredcovered [sic] with a canvass roof, and lined from top to bottom, with alternate breadths of red and white cotton elothcloth [sic]. It was very strongly supported beneath, and as well floored as if it had been for permanent duration. In descondingdescending [sic]