notes and notices of minor weight. At this time he was acquiring,
not producing; working hard for his master and storing and
strengthening his own mind. He assisted Mr. Brande in his lectures,
and so quietly, skilfully, and modestly was his work done, that
Mr. Brande's vocation at the time was pronounced 'lecturing on velvet.'
In 1820 Faraday published a chemical paper 'on two new compounds of
chlorine and carbon, and on a new compound of iodine, carbon,
and hydrogen.' This paper was read before the Royal Society on
December 21, 1820, and it was the first of his that was honoured
with a place in the 'Philosophical Transactions.'

On June 12, 1821, he married, and obtained leave to bring his young
wife into his rooms at the Royal Institution. There for forty-six
years they lived together, occupying the suite of apartments which
had been previously in the successive occupancy of Young, Davy, and
Brande. At the time of her marriage Mrs. Faraday was twenty-one
years of age, he being nearly thirty. Regarding this marriage I will
at present limit myself to quoting an entry written in Faraday's own
hand in his book of diplomas, which caught my eye while in his
company some years ago. It ran thus:--

'25th January, 1847.
'Amongst these records and events, I here insert the date of one
which, as a source of honour and happiness, far exceeds all the
rest. We were married on June 12, 1821.

'M. Faraday.'

Then follows the copy of the minutes, dated May 21, 1821, which gave
him additional rooms, and thus enabled him to bring his wife to the