n turned upward,
presented the appearance of a series of Pots of Lilies, side by
side, a discovery which largely reconciled one to the alteration,
inasmuch as this emblem of the Virgin is known to have been not only
familiar to, but also a favourite with, the Founder of the College.
The King's College, besides, was originally the College of S. Mary."

_Chancel and Apse_

The Professorial stalls have for the cresting the emblems of the
Seven Virtues, viz. the four cardinal virtues of the Philosophers,
and the three celestial virtues, or Graces of the Theologians. The
sequence is:--

{1. Justice, symbolised by the Scales and Balance.
{2. Courage " " Thistle.
{3. Temperance " " Bridle.
{4. Prudence " " Compasses (Mariner's and Carpenter's).

{5. Faith " " Pillar with Wreath of Victory.
{6. Hope " " Anchor.
{7. Love " " Flaming Heart.

They are repeated in such order on both sides, and the four Cardinal
Virtues are towards the west or exterior; the three Theological
Virtues toward the east or interior of the apse. On the stall
forming the eighth on the south side, there is the monogram of the
Alpha and Omega. On the panels of the stalls, "the leading idea
sought to be maintained was the representation in sequence of the
various emblems of Christ and the Christian life, as drawn from the
cornu copiae of Nature, in the fruits and flowers of the vegetable
world, that unfallen portion of creation which the Divine Teacher
honoured by drawing from it, and from it alone, His similes and
parables. They are severally as follows, commencing from the west:--

1. The Lily.}
2. The Palm.}
3. The Rose.}
4. The Trefoil.

5. The Vine and Grapes.}
6. The Olive. }
7. The Wheat-ears." }

At the eighth panel on the south side, under the [Greek: Alpha] and
[Greek: Omega] of the cresting, stands the Pot of Lilies as a symbol
of the Virgin.

We have given an account of the late learned Principal's paper as
appropriate to this history. It shows how art can both express the
spirit of the place and become a servant of religion. It illustrates
Professor Flint's declaration:--"God as the perfectly good is not only
Absolute Truth and Absolute Holiness, but also Absolute Beauty. He i