80 THE FORUM OF THE CITY FATHERS. 



a failure in a large public building, and was superseded 

 about that time by Mr. Boyle's. When the correspondence 

 was brought to a close, poor Mr. Seddon had only 

 succeeded in exposing his own absurd delusions, and the 

 Editor stated in a foot-note "From the evidence sub- 

 mitted we must consider the matter terminated in Mr. 

 Boyle's favour." 



At the time the experiments were being conducted at the 

 Custom House, a deputation from the Corporation of 

 London examined the system with a view to its application 

 to the Council Chamber at the Guildhall. 



Any ordinary observer who has had the privilege of 

 entering the Council Chamber of the Guildhall, London, 

 even when devoid of occupants, would be almost sure to ask 

 himself the question as to how the room was ventilated. It 

 is one of those apartments that appears to strike the mind 

 that a something more than can be seen is necessary for the 

 healthful comfort of those whose civic duties compel them 

 to pass a portion of their time in it, and if the stranger 

 has had an opportunity of being present when the City 

 parliament have been holding their debates, he would have 

 soon found that the atmosphere was anything but inviting ; 

 and had he asked any of the officials, or even the members 

 of the Council themselves, he would have heard dissatisfaction 

 expressed on all hands, for it was notorious that, spite of 



