There is a large hall, with a gallerj-, designed for a free Public Exchange.

THE HUDSON.

between it and Franklin Square, it formed a front on that open space. In 1856, the Bowery was continued from Chatham Square to Franklin Square, when this and adjacent buildings were demolished, and larger edifices erected on their sites. There Washington held his first levees, and there Mr. Hammond, the first resident minister from England sent to the new llepublic, was received by the chief magistrate of the Eepublic.

WASHINGTON'S RESIDENCE AS IT APPEASED IN 1850.

The chief attraction to the stranger at Franklin Square at the present time, is the extensive printing and publishing house of Harper and

BROXnERS.

The Walton House, now essentially changed in appearance, was by far the finest specimen of domestic architecture in the city or its suburbs.

THE HUDSON.

It stood alone, in the midst of trees and shrubbery, with, a beautiful garden covering the slope between it and the East river. It was built by a wealthy shipowner, a brother of Admiral Walton, of the British navy, in pure English style. It attracted great attention. A latelydeceased resident of "New York once informed mc, that when he was a schoolboy and lived in "Wall Street, he was frequently rewarded for good behaviour, by permission to "go out on Saturday afternoon to see Master Walton's grand house." The family arms, carved in wood, remained over the street door until 1850. It was a place of great resort for the British officers during the war for independence ; and there William IV., then a midshipman under Admiral Digby, was entertained with the courtesy due to a prince.