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The Tomi Hall.

The oldest Town Hall of Copenhagen of which there is any record was situated at the corner of Ndrrcgade and Klscdcbodcrnc; this was a very small building, and was therefore given'in barter to the Canons of the Cathedral dedicated to the Holy Virgin in the year 1492. Alter this period another .was erected at the corner of Ndrrcgade and Stndiistrajde, and which is, now the residence of the present Bishop of Zealand. In the year 1005 under the reign of Christian the fourth to whom Denmark is so much indebted for Ilia V 4 munificence a third building was erected at the expense of the City. , This building was of marble, ornamented with a tower, and was situated at the south end of Gammcl -Torv. Over the principal entrance was .inscribed on a black marble tablet the following inscription: „ Ihoc domus odit ncquitiam, amat pacem, punlt see- leva, conscrval jura, tumoral probos.” „Th is House hates villany, loves the righteous, pu­ nishes wickedness, defends rights, honours Hie honest. The grCat lire in 1728 reduced this Town-Hall to ashes, and a new one erected on the same site was like­ wise destroyed by the same misfortune in the year 1795. After all these deplorable events , it was then resolved , to erect a larger Town - Hall , and the