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I 246 TALLIs's ILLUSTRATED LONDON;
tastefully arranged, and the whole consists of up-
wards of 4,000 pieces. The woods employed are black
ebony, black oak, common and red. English oak, wainscot,
white holly, mahogany, American elm, red and white
walnut (French and English), and mulberry. The black
oak is part of an old tree which was discovered and re-
moved from the bed of the river Tyne. It is supposed to
have grown upon the spot where it was found, and owing
to its large dimensions, must have been 400 or 500 years
old at the time it fell. The mulberry wood introduced in
the blade of the dagger in the city shield also possesses
some historical interest, being a portion of a tree planted
hj Peter the Great, when working as a shipwright in this
country. The walls of the interior are embellished with
coloured decorations, representing vases with fruit, ara-
besque foliage, &c, and on the panels are painted figures
symbolical of Wisdom, Fortitude, Vigilance, Temperance,
Perseverance, Watchfulness, Justice, and Faith. New-
castle, Sunderland, Wallsend Colliery, the air-shaft at
Wallsend, Shields, the Percy Main pit, and other appro-
priate illustrations of coal, and of the rich fields in which
this profitable material of commerce, this veritable fire-
side comfort is gathered, also grace the walls.
The Coal Exchange was opened with great pomp and
splendour on the 30th of October, 1849: the ceremony
was to have been performed by Queen Victoria, but her
majesty being prevented from attending, the office was
deputed to her illustrious consort, Prince Albert. His
royal highness, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and
the Princess lloyal took water at Whitehall Stairs, and
landed at the Custom House Quay, the royal water pa-
geant being one of the most splendid civic spectacles ever
witnessed, and the day being regarded tliroughout town
as a holiday. His royal highness, surrounded by all the
great officers of state, the civic authorities, the Duke of
Wellington, the late Sir Kobert Peel, and a glittering;
galaxy of rank and beauty, opened the new exchange with'
an appropriate speech. The Exchange had been most
tastefully arranged, and the whole consists of up-
wards of 4,000 pieces. The woods employed are black
ebony, black oak, common and red. English oak, wainscot,
white holly, mahogany, American elm, red and white
walnut (French and English), and mulberry. The black
oak is part of an old tree which was discovered and re-
moved from the bed of the river Tyne. It is supposed to
have grown upon the spot where it was found, and owing
to its large dimensions, must have been 400 or 500 years
old at the time it fell. The mulberry wood introduced in
the blade of the dagger in the city shield also possesses
some historical interest, being a portion of a tree planted
hj Peter the Great, when working as a shipwright in this
country. The walls of the interior are embellished with
coloured decorations, representing vases with fruit, ara-
besque foliage, &c, and on the panels are painted figures
symbolical of Wisdom, Fortitude, Vigilance, Temperance,
Perseverance, Watchfulness, Justice, and Faith. New-
castle, Sunderland, Wallsend Colliery, the air-shaft at
Wallsend, Shields, the Percy Main pit, and other appro-
priate illustrations of coal, and of the rich fields in which
this profitable material of commerce, this veritable fire-
side comfort is gathered, also grace the walls.
The Coal Exchange was opened with great pomp and
splendour on the 30th of October, 1849: the ceremony
was to have been performed by Queen Victoria, but her
majesty being prevented from attending, the office was
deputed to her illustrious consort, Prince Albert. His
royal highness, accompanied by the Prince of Wales and
the Princess lloyal took water at Whitehall Stairs, and
landed at the Custom House Quay, the royal water pa-
geant being one of the most splendid civic spectacles ever
witnessed, and the day being regarded tliroughout town
as a holiday. His royal highness, surrounded by all the
great officers of state, the civic authorities, the Duke of
Wellington, the late Sir Kobert Peel, and a glittering;
galaxy of rank and beauty, opened the new exchange with'
an appropriate speech. The Exchange had been most