The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1870-04-26 00:00:00

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE AT THE VERNE

His Royal Highness the Commander in Chief took up
hie quarters at that old habitat of royalty, Gloucester
House, now (sie traneif) the Glottoester hotel, where
early in the mornettg, a stalwart member of the 7th
Fusiliers, the only visible rewesestative of • guard of
honour, might he seen paci.g in front. The Royal
hotel and the Reg staff on the Esplanade opposite
hoisted the blue (melee, and the Black Eagle yacht was
seen steaming about the hey; but there was
little other Indication of the dual presence. Carriage*
were ordered for nine a.m. and only five minutes
after the duke and dal entered two pair-
horse eaniagee, and drove to the Pile Pier, from
whence they stepped Into an eight-oared gig that had pulled
in with an enormous white eteign Ilying. The Black Eagle
doamal up to the mouth of the harbour, am m flying the white
ensign at the mainmast head, and the party were soon rowed
&imitable the yacht, and embarked for Portland. On arriving
at the Admiralty pier, they took carriage., and were driven up
the zigzag road to the treat fortress of the VOTDO. His Royal
Highne. and Suit, were accompanied by G. Clifton, Req.
Governor of the Prison, Colonel Be Id, and Colonel
Cooper. 7th H.R. Haring alighted, they, without any
' ceremony, immollately prooseded on foot over • road
cut through the living rock, and c cared with pieom of
white limestone about I {in. cubs, which modern science
buinoriudy tents rnacadarn42. Theurrs of the sun upon
Use white atones, and the is fqr ro nem of the road for
pedeatnans. though It wee q to regular n Its level, mud have
male the walk anything but pleasant for the distinguished
piny, if it were not for the objects of Interest met on the way.
Nen: sere puttee of tolarrable crinsinals doing penance
the ancient strata of whitbed. dirt-bed, hambel, kr-7M
"Anleil by stern warders on the look out to defend their lives
against sudden assault Puffing on they arrived at • vary bold
semisibicular archway of nutaglve wens 'tone, the blocks
• built formed the arch being many tons in weight. After
pis..ing under this frowning arch, they went through a p.m,
WM.: 70 or 80 porde in depth, all arched In with the sums
magnilleent masonry. At length they emerged under the
main entrance of the Verne, looking over the Portland Roads,
and Wed Bay, the Chesil Desch lying fore-shortened, ie.,
alnoot in a straight line immediately in front. Here warn the
termination of the military road, at an altitude almost the
highest in Portland, and so theer is the dement of the ground
front this point that It appear, es Ifs stone thrown straight out
would drop immediately into the am, although here Is the
whole breadth of Portind Cutlet and grounds below. Of
nouns the road winda accoruleg to the beet principle. of
engineering selance, and no enemy ever so drung would,
we should think, attempt to storm the citadel from this point
Hot but • Wolfe would dare such • feat and even he would
end the resistance- of o.braltar aided to the difSculUes of
Quebec-. The Dyke and party proceeded a abort distance to
the westward, and turned to view the apnea:lance of the groat
opening they had just pissed. It is a mama.. erection of
carved Portland stone, fedi Sin. in height from the floor line to
the crown, the gateway being capped by a segmental arch, ala
height of about 40 feet. Over the gateway are three great pro. '
*tint: blocks, the middle one the keystone of the arch, and
in In the solid stone will be tarred the Royal Anna ; and
inside are other beautifully turned elliptic and segmental
arch., on whieh will he added the data •nd other particulars
of erection. Above the outer mch I. the plane of • broad
entablature, tens of feet In breadth. The fine drowsing of the
atone work is of the most chaste description, and the part• left
In bold roughness hare been moulded vet ago into fairy scroll
like forms by other Mill than that ot men. The rough stone
I. one mms of fossil taste about the 'se of your eagge-topn
bgring a very striking Turning Wan through the
pOrt,it la noticed to be laced throughout wish admirable
&Ater work, and every detail, es well an the whole appearance
of this enieenee well bets that of the gatewat to le the
fideniss the channel. R.-turning over the
vans nosh metalled road ae before. the part, find then„,,b...,
i n the loterior of the Verne. bans, th• great pile of stone
buildings on groat arched rim's., cisch erne as wen'. markers. I
sergesuits room, orderly wont hand room, h edthe
officer.' quarters the Duke went to lunch laid out in I ety, ar,ynggthe ineendegeion el the Groneline Restore
the usual hall near the south-wed gateway, and donne for Gray flair, Baldness, /sc., which has every appoaranceby
stay, the band of the leglinent played • selection , being .„,h .uperiur „, all pred.ey it in intrud.„d 9,
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