This room is spacious, lofty, and every
thing within it is disposed with great re-
gularity.  It is hung with tapestry, repre-
senting the deafeat of the Spanish armada,
which is shewn in various designs; as, the
first appearance of the Spanish fleet; the
several forms in which it lay at different
times on our coasts, and before the com-
paratively handful of English which pur-
sued it; the place and disposition of the
fleets when engaged; and, in fine, its de-
parture.  These are the great subjects.
The whole is excellently performed, and
as the materials in that original state are
perishable, the late Mr. Pine has perpe-
tuated them in very fine engravings.  En-
glish Architecture.  These designs are cer-
tainly well adapted to the place, as they
perpetually present to view the importance
of our navy, on which our principal
strength depends.

At the upper end of the room is the
throne, upon which the King is seated
on solemn occasions, in his robes, with the
crown on his head, and adorned with all
the ensigns of majesty.

On the right hand of the throne is a
seat for the Prince of Wales, and on the

Behind the throne are places for the
young Peers who have no votes in the
house.

At a small distance below the throne,
on the King's right hand, are the seats of
the two Archbishops, and a little below
them the bench of Bishops.  On the op-
posite side of the house, sit those Peers
who rank above Barons; the President of
the King's Council, and the Lord Privy
Seal, if they are Barons, here sit above all
Dukes, Marquises, and Earls; and the
Marshal, Lord Steward, and Lord Cham-
berlain, sit above all others of the same
degree of nobility with themselves.

Just before the throne are the wool-
packs across the room, on which are
seated the Dignitaries of the law.  The
Lord High Chancellor, or Keeper of the
Great Seal, sits on that nearest the throne,
with his great seal and mace by him; he
is Speaker of the house of Lords.  On the
other two woolpacks which are placed pa-
rallel to this, sit the Lord Chief Justice,
the Master of the Rolls, and the other
Judges.  These have no vote in the
house, but they are advised with in points
of law, on all occasions wherein a know-
ledge of the laws is necessary.  The rea-