170 THE ROYAL INSTITUTION. [CHAP. III. 



an apparatus and model room with respect to its vicinity 

 to the lecture room a circumstance of no small importance. 



With respect to a lounging room, in which persons might 

 meet before the lecture, or to which they could retire 

 during the lecture, I assume with submission that such a 

 place should not on any account be allowed. Wherever I 

 have had accidentally such a convenient room in the vicinity 

 of a lecture room I have been obliged to lock it up ; other- 

 wise the disturbance to the company by persons coming in 

 and going out is intolerable. The lectures will always 

 begin at a certain hour to a minute. If any find them- 

 selves a few minutes too soon, they will find an elegant 

 lecture room, well warmed. This will prevent their coming 

 into the room in a body and disturbing the audience and 

 the lecturer after the lecture is begun. 



That matters might be put in a proper train it would, I 

 think, be best to agree immediately upon the arrangement 

 of the house, and to give Mr. Webster and myself, with 

 one or more of the managers, the power of seeing the 

 arrangement executed. 



I am, with much respect, your most obedient Servant, 



THOS. GARNETT. 



On January 6, 1800, the managers resolved that the 

 morning lectures of Dr. Garnett should be given on 

 Tuesday and Thursday at two, and the evening lectures 

 at eight, on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. 



The first lecture was on Tuesday, March 4. The 

 two rooms which now make the upper library formed 

 the theatre. It had been fitted up to accommodate 

 the greatest possible number of auditors, ' with a greater 

 deference to their curiosity than to their convenience.' 



In the first number of the Journal of the Institution 

 the account of Dr. Garnett's lectures for the week be- 



