The Sun.
London, England, 1824-05-01 00:00:00

THE UNION CLUB HOUSE.

The removal of some of the old buildings be-
twetn the King's Mews and Cockspur-street has surprised the
public with a view of
.e.e facade of the magnificent structure
which completes the west side of the great square, and which
will occupy the space between the new Club House and Charing.:
cross. We do not understand why the old buildings- in front of
the Mews are still permitted to stand ; they interrupt not
merely the view, but the passage of the public. We under-
stood that they were all to be removed immediately, but we
fear that there is to be some further delay, for we observe that
a new wall of great length and height has been built, within
these few dayS, in front of the Club House; an expence which
we suppose would. have.heen hardly thought justifiable, if the
remaining houSes wercto,be pulled down so soon as.was origi
nally expected.—The new fnade which, as we said, forms -the-
west side of the square, is a building of great extent and beauty.'
It consists of eenr,er, adorned with four fluted lonic columns
of very tine..diirensiotni, and
_kw. wings somewhat in the-
style of . Thawbole.aurmounted with entablatures;
freezes, and iallui,trades of corresponding proportions. And
great elegance, The ;center and the southern wing compose
the new Club House; the northern wing, which is not yet
quite finished; is the new College of Physicians.. The facade,
with a circular WindoW to Cocksput-street, which, from the
rest being hidden, was supposed to-be the front of the Union
Club House, turns out to be only the side of that building, and
we confess that we ourselves partook of the general surprise-
and satisfaction Whidi Were excited by this sudden display of
so very magnificent an addition- to the architectural ornament
of this part of the town; and we cannot but applaud the pub-
lic spirit of the Club, . which has gone to so large an expence,
and produced so striking an object. The style of the whole
structure is a magnificent simplicity., and is marked by the pure
and classical taste which ,distinguishes all the works of Mr.
Smirks. The interior. of the Club House is answerable to
its external beauty. The rooms are of vast size, ornamented
and furnished with a rich simplicity. The morning room oc-*
cupies the whole front towards Cockspnr-street, and is full 60_
feet in length ; it is increased by a bow towards Cockspur-
street, and is adorned by four Riagnificent Sc gliola columns of
great beauty. The great dining-room is 60 feet long by 32 feet
wile, and affords room for from forty to fifty dining tables.—
All the robinS on this floor are upwards of twenty feet high._
The principal roonis on the next floor are the Library and
Card-room ; the latter of which is about forty-five feet long by
thirty-two feet wide ; as this is more particularly. the dress-
room of the Club, it is furnished and ornamented in a mope-,
rior style with Scagliola pillars, a profusion of gilding, very fine
mirrors, magnificent lamps, and the most costly furniture.
The Library is in a More simple style ; yet by its dimensions
and shape, and the good taste of its decorations, appears to our
eye not less agreeable than its gaudier neighbour. The BB-
) are on the upper floor, and we are
obliged
o otton sc(otnhfeerses
atrietattwoneither in their position, nor in the
mode of lighting them, do they -appear to us to be worthy
the rest of the house. We particularly object to the sky-
lights over them as disagree-able when looked at within, and
as offensive in the "external view of the building. lire trust
that they will be removed or screened : they are, at present,
not sky-lights, but eye-sores. Yesterday die Committee, to
the number of 21, dined together, preparatory to the grand
.opening of the honse, which is -to take place on- Monday even-
ing, at 8 O'clock, when it is understood that all the rooms will
be brilliantly lighted up, and thrown open for the reception of
the Members and if (as was'the case at the opening of the
University Club). Ladies should have the curiosity to see this
splendid establishMent, we may anticipate one of the most bril-
liant and fashionable assemblies of the season. There is cer-
tainly no other house in London which can open such a sUitc,
of apartthents. The Club itself consists of thousand Noble-
.
men and Gentlemen, s great proportion of whom are Peers and
Members of Parliament. .

The new comedy'of Pride shall have a Fall
was represented for the first time at our Theatre
on Saturday night, and it drew a crowded and
fashionable audience. It was got up in a very
splendid style—the dresses, decorations, and
scenery being of a very superb description. It
is, we underOand, the production of the Rev. G•.
Caot,y, who has signalized himself before by the
success of several poetic pieces. The language
of the present comedy is also highly poetic, being
written for the most part in blank verse, inters-
persed with several songs ; and some passages,
particularly one descriptive of that female foi-
ble, curiosity, which seems to be parodied from
SnAlispEArtes celebrated portrait of Queen Mab,
afford a rich treat of intellectual pleasure. A
few characters appear in it which exhibit some
humour in the delineation. The chief hero of
.the piece, Lorenio (Mr. ll,t3entaN), is an officer
in a regiment of Sicilian Hussars, the Twentieth,
and by a very curious coincidence many of the
sallies of wit and dantiyism of his brother officers
are supposed by the audience to have reference
to the alleged conduct and proceedings of an
other Hussar Regiment which have of late en-
grossed much of public attention.—(Dublin Cor-
respondent, April 27.) .

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THE SUN.

SOLE)! QUIS DICERIi•F.AI,tII,I dr.1111;474?

LONDON,
SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1524.

CITY, Half past Twelve o'Clock. Consols
opened at 964, for the Account ; they have been
done lai•gely at 964, and are now trt 96! 4,
looking firm. Colombian 21 4, with a good
deal doing. Russian 964 97, looking up,
in consequence of large orders to purchase
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16f 4.—Palladium do.l to I.—Equitable Loan,
(Mrs. Fry,) 24 3.

One o'Clock—lt is now very generally be-
lieved in the City, that the real amount of the
French naval force at Rio de Janeiro is only two
frigates, three corvettes, and one sloop. There
are also two British Ships of the Line, so that
our own force in the Brazils, is in reality greater
than that of the French.