The Sun.
London, England, 1807-01-13 00:00:00

A GOTHIC DRAIVING-ROOM.

In:a former Number, treating of classical decora-
.6o,, we took an opportunity of observing, that no
chwe.etrea, omit(' be produced without the 'aid of
archite6lure, for the purpose of producing a greater
portibu,of.light and shade. This Gothic room, con-
forinably :to die above reitarks,, contains, on each
sidei.: three „recesses, Kipp-Oiled' by &ethic:coital-tins;
the roefs.:,of which are worked in rich tracery, i. e.
the .style •of architjaural decoration much.used in
ttie reign: oflctig'iltY VIII. Three of these re-
' coses contain :the wiUclowsl: The ccirtains,-
. out interfeiing with nitiiitc4ufarAecoratinn).q.re'de-
vOid- of draperies, arid are suspended only by the rod.
by which sare.:7drawn. These curtains are of
rich ,purple velvet, -*itlCeehbfeiderect: gold'borders,
'finUed.with a deep fringe trailing on the ground.
The opposite side Of theroom, being similar in its
ifrcliiteOtire, contains a: Gothic Chitntiy-piere' in
the centre ; it is surmounted by a. mirror of vast di--
mensiOn, the frame of, which farms a part'orthis
oothic architecture of the room. ..,Before this glass
baits a superb Gothic chandelier.' The
.reaesses
each side contau soffits, .over which are placed.mir-
rors, to answer'-in etfea- to the. chimney. At the
west end, in thi?: centre, is aver) rich 'pier table,. (Wet'
'whiCh liangSanother,magnificent Gothic lustre. The
latter is lil,zewiserefletSted,by a mirror of the same
size as.flie one alreMy ..desetibed, producing, in r•)r--
- speetive, all the 'etTe6t of a most extensive scene.--
The recesses on .thiS side of the.ioorn contain sofas
_and glasses en !suite with "the one opposite. The
remaining side is occupied by the door, which of
itself forms a grand piece of Gothic architedure.
The niches on each side correspond with the rest '
ofthe room. The whole architOtural decoration of
this apartment is carved and finished in gold; the
pannels thrilling the ground are of rich royal, crim,
son, composed of either cloth or velvet. The cor-
.nice to this superb saloon is an exquisite piece of
workmanship, composed of shields, emblazoned
with the arms of many of the most illustrious fi-
milies in the kingdom, all proper, troth the time of
-WiLt.taxt the Conqueror ! Each shield being
gorgeous sepa-
rated by a fretwork, crowned with the
•
Gothic finial—the latter being the tie plus ultra or-
nament charaaerised under the pointed order.—
' The carpet,, agreeably to our former remarks, can
only partake of two colours, under which the pat-
tern 42ust be worked to produce au appropriate
eticet.

On -Saturday last, about two chktck, -a Gentleman
came from -Liongerford; in . a post--chaise, to the
Globe Inn, Newbury, where he ordered another
chaise to take him to Andover. When he arrived
at the Star Inn, Andover,; he took a bottle of wine
in the evening he Walked to the Catharine Wheel,
at that placc,•to wait; as'' he said, for the mail-coach I
and, in company with some other Gentlemen,.drank
a glass of brandy and water: About eleven o'clock
at night, they. were talking about children.; the
Gentleman said He had nine children, and no
one knew what trouble they were but those who
,experienced it," and immediately left • the room :
within a minute the. company were alarmed by the
report of a pistol; • they immediately went. to the
door, and discovered that the Gentleman had shot
himself in the right temple, and was quite dead:

SHIP NEWS.

HULL, JANUARY 10.

• Arrived—the Rattler, Harrison, Bamavelt, Calien, and
Mary and Ann, Fenby, from London.
In the Humber—the Sally, Hadden, froin Dantzic ; and
johnand Sarah, Dagget, from Riga.

GRAVESEND, JAN. 9.
Passed by—the'Robert, Teasdale, from Quebec; Lively,
Beattie, and George, Hague, from St. Pctersburgh; Edward,
Hew son, Ann, Spotter), and Providence, Shiplyi' from Danz..
zic. ,
Sailed—the Prince of Wales, Beatson, for St. Michael's;
and:Sussex, Frith, ter Surinam.
Jaw. rr. Passed by—the Benson. 'Wills; Berwick, Gib-
ion, Royalist, Robinson, and Golden Grove, Pearce; from
Gibraltar; Waldorsotl; Gratt, from Copenhagen; Speed-
well, Cooper; from Gottenburgli ;' and Equity, Potter, from
St. Petersburgh.
Sailed=the Sportsman, Stunt, for St. Michaci's ; and
Phenix; Duncan,' tier Tobago:

8112711 S: •
Yesterday* morning, at his hbuse in Charlotte:street, Bed-
ford-square, the Lady of Dr. Turner, of a Daughter.
On the 3Oth. ult. the Lady- of 'Wilbraham. EgertOn; Esq..
of Tatton Park, in Cheshire, of a Son and Heir.
On Monday sennighr, at Robeston-Half, Pembrokeshire,.
the` Lady ot.William Henry Scourtkld, Esq. of a Son and
Heir.

MARRIED.
On the3ist ult. at Edinburgh, Thomas Hodgson, Esq. of
the Hon.- East4ndia' Company's Service, to Misw Isabella
Hamilton, youngest daughter of the late Dr. Hamilton, Phy-
sician in Edinburgh.
Lately, at Whitford, Flintshire, Captain Colthurst, of the
23d Regiment al Royal Welch Fuzileers, eldest son of lohn.
Colthurst,, Esq. of Dripsey Castle, to Miss Billinghurst,
youngest daughter of the late Rev. William Billingtiurst, of
Fir 'Grove,. Surrey.