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was, " She Stoops to Conquer ; " and Tony Lumpkin 

 was well done, though the song was omitted. The 

 scenery was bad, but a ballet was given at the end, 

 with some good dancing, and the dresses would have 

 put the Bishop of Durham into fits. 



The Exchange is an old building in the mixed 

 Gothic style. The inside is filled with shops, through 

 which are walks, and a reservoir at one end. Auctions 

 are held in the corners. It was always crowded, and 

 we saw in it several Polish Jews. 



The University is an old and shabby quadrangle. 

 We were present at an examination of the students, 

 who were very mean-looking, and seemed to be ques- 

 tioned by the master, who sat in his chair, like boys 

 at school. There are eighteen professors, the richest 

 of whom have from 1500 to 3000 rix-dollars a-year. 

 The Royal Library is a noble institution. It con- 

 tains about 25,000 volumes, and is unlimited for 

 new purchases : it is kept in a fine suite of apart- 

 ments in a wing of the palace. Two of these are 

 called " Bibliotheca Septentrionalis." There is a 

 public reading - room, and every one may take 

 home books with him. We looked over several of 

 these, and found all sorts of works, some remarkably 

 splendid. There is also a Eoyal Museum, but this 

 we did not see. 



The style of society was pronounced by Merry to 

 be insufferable; and though we found reason to believe 

 that he had exaggerated a little (from the nature 

 of his situation), yet so dull is the place that the 



