The Sun.
London, England, 1825-09-10 00:00:00

ROYAL COURTS AND PALACES.

The Kings and Queensof England seem to have been worse
lodged than the Monarchs of any other nation. The ancient
Palaces, or rather abodes of Royalty, Were never distinguished .
by splendour, ' and some at the present clay have not. 'one
vestige of grandeur. The Courts in London and Westminster
have been frequently changed. The Tower of London was:the
residence of «illiam the COnqueror. Some have saidltilius
Ctesar built the White Tower, and lodged in it. :Henry the
Sixth lodged in the Old Jewry. Henry the Seventh in Bay-
nerd's Castle. King John and Henry the Eighth. in Bride-
-well. The Tower Royal was also the Court of the' famous
Richard Coeur de Lion, and Stephen. Richard the Third
kept his Court at the Wardrobe in Great Carter-lane
and, according to Stowe, public documents were occasion-
ally enrolled in the Wardrobe, and not in Chantiery.—
Somerset House was the residence of Queen Elizabeth,
who• also had her Court at Westniinster Hall, : where
Edward the Confessor, and several Saion Kings, resided.—
Whitehall, after the reign of Henry the „Eighth; was the fa-
vourite Court. The following description of that Palace was
given in the reign of Queen Anne ;---`` Whitehall, a very plea-
sant and commodious situation,
.looking West into S. James's
Park, the Canal, &c. The noble River of Tlfiniei is east-
ward ; Privy Gardens, with fountains; statues, &c. is south ;
and north there is an open prospect to the statue at Charing.
cross. This house was abOut the year 1240, given by Hubert
Earl of Kent to the Black Fryers (then in Holbourn) of whom
SValter 'Gray, Archbishop of York, purchased it, for ,himself
and sticcessors.th that See, when in h , oe:don: .wits called
York,Palace; but about 1529 Cardinal •Wol.sey," then Bishop
of York, falling under the displeasure of the icing(klenry
the Eighth), the better to ingratiate' himself 'agatn,- -gave
his Majesty Whitehall, and Hampton "Court-. which he
had built. From that time the house became the resi-
dence of our Kings and Queens. In the rOgi of JtiMeil. the
stately building we call the Banquetting .11ouse,Yaeafineti
by Ingo Jones, was added. The Palace in the beginning of
January, 1597, with exception of the Bar:quetting.lliftis; was
destroyed by fire, and SiticC that event there has"hcetiiiii other
reception for the Court in town, but t.'J'ames's'f'l,lace;"Which
is pleasantly situated by the park, and thotigh little can he said
of its regular
.design and appearance, it contains- many noble
rooms. Whitehall will doubtless be' rebuilt in a' short time,
being originally intended for one of the n'ost magnitcent pa-
laces in Europe:" Whitehall has riot been rebuilt aeni:royal
palace, and we may now conclude it never Ititiittthe
buildings lately erected on the site, the.,revenue' eiliMown
is increased, and the app .:ranee of Westminster rnticdh'
ed. Buckingham 'House was formerly 'called ArlirtgtOiljouse,
and being purchased by the. Duke of Thickingliarri inid"Nor-
manby, he rebuilt it in 1703, from the 'gronird'neitis ta,plac6
where the old foundation stood.. This palace, what tire im-
provements now making are finished, will appeai'Mblitlike a
royal residence than any other in town. The situatinti-IS`good,
yet it has not te.extent and magnificence required Treti'the pa.
lace of the Sovereign of the Muted Kingdom.

A SUBTEititANEOUS GALLERY 'ha, been dis-
covered in the Rue du Buisson-it.-Louis,"it the
corner of the road running by the harriere de is
Chopinette. It begins at a gardener's, from
whence it passes under the walls, crosses tlie.bou.•
levard Neuf, and' extends a distance of a hundred
toises to the stables of a guingette.in
called the Grand Bosquet. means of this,
subterraneous passage smugglers brought into -
Paris all manner of merchandise without paying •
ihe duly:-=Some or them have been arrested.
Gendarmes have been posted in the-passage at
the entrance of the gallery, which is constructed
with great ingenuity, similar to those: used in
mines under besieged places.-,-(Courier Francais.)

FRENCH PAPERS.

( From the Etoile, dated Thursday, Sept. 8.)

TANG] ER, JUNE 15.—The French Consul in
lilorocco left. this"city on the 9th of May, to pro-
ceed to Fez, where he arrived on the 19th.—
After the usual repose of three days, the Emperor
sent in the morning one of his most distinguished
Officers to acquaint the Consul that he would re-
ceive him the same day, at ten o'clock. Accord—
iogly, at nine o'clock, a detachment of troops,
consisting of the Imperial Guard and the garrison
of Tangier, came for him. He set out with his
consort, preceded by the presents intended for
the Emperor, and accompanied by two French
-Officers, who had accompanied him from Tangier
to Fez, by the Vice-Consul, the Physician, and
the Interpreter of the Consulate. When they
got near the place which his Majesty had fixed
for the audience, they heard thn orders of the
Emperor given to repair to his presence. After
a halt of half an hourf an Officer conducted him
to within 200 paces of his Majesty's palace of
pleasure. ile was on horseback, surrounded by
his troops on foot. When the Consul was near
the Emperor, he ordered the troops to open their
ranks. They then formed two lines, between which
the Consul advanced to 50 paces distance,and made
his first salutation with his head uncovered. Those
who accompanied him did the same, except the
wo French officers, who only raised their hands
to their caps, according to the French military
custom. The Pacha of Tangier, seeing that the
two French officers did not take off their caps,
stepped out of the ranks, where he was mingled
with the common soldiers, and spoke about it to
the Consul, who satisfied him by telling him that
the French soldiers never salute their officers, or
even his Majesty, except by respectfully raising
their hands to their caps. Upon this answer,
which his Majesty heard, he retired ; but the
Emperor called him and said, ' Tell the Envoy
of the King of France, that he and the French
nation are the first in my friendship, and the
most esteemed by our Majesty.' The Pacha re-
peated these words to the interpreter, who told
them to the Consul.

The French Consul delivered to the Pacha his ,
Majesty's letter, in a bag, made of rich •brocade,
and a little box, covered with brocade of. the
same patfern, which contains a diadem of dia-
monds, and caused the other customary presents,
which accompanied it, to
,be shown to his Ma-
jesty. The Emperor having received these pre-
sents, retired.
On the 25th of May, the Emperor sent to the
French Consul, for his Majesty Charles X., a
lion, an ostrich,.and four horses.
The fetes of Ramadan, which - had begun the
day before the Consul arrived, not being ended,
delayed his departure, and he returned to Tan-
gier, after a rapid journey of five days.
PARIS, SCPTEMBEIt 7. A Journal endea-
vours ; to-day to excite uneasiness in the
planters respecting the communications which
the new state of Saint Domingo might have
with our islands. We are authorized to de-
clare that the foresight of the Government has
taken away every pretext for the uneasiness ;the
ships ofilayti will not be received in our colonies,
and will not even show themselves there. It is
-but justice to add, that this regnlation has not
'met rid' any difficulty in St. Domingo." •
• MADRID, AUG. 26.—(Extract of .a Private
Letter.)—Sir Frederick Lamb, the new English j
Ambassador at our Court, arrived here about two.
. months ago, and observes a very circumspect de-
meanour, quite measured arid replete with dig-
Generarattention is at present fixed on
this diplomatical Envoy, who is looked upon as
a very sensible man, a friend of discreet liberty,
and of a conciliating disposition., This has been
more particularly the case since letters have been
.received from London from the Spanish refugees
there, stating that there are well-grounded rea-
sans for believing that France and Great Britain
are on the eve of performing together the honour-
able and pacific part of concurring by their coun-
sels, and influence in aiding Ferdinand to pat an
end to the miseries which oppress Spain.

FITENCII FUNDS.—PARIS, SETT. 7.—Five per Cents.
jouiss. du 22d Sept., opened at 99f. 80c. ; closer: at 99f. 50c.
—Three per Cents. 71f. 10c.—Bank Stock, 2,l6sL—Rente de
Paples (Certificate Falco:met), 86f. 80c.—Rente d'Espagne,
17f.—Royal Spanish Loan, 49f.—Exchange on London, one
month, 25f. 5c.; three months, 2.lf.9oc.—(CoursAuthentique.)