The Sun.
London, England, 1815-07-13 00:00:00

TIM NATION :\ MONUMENT.

Partahing of the general interest touching the
erection of a Public Monument, to perpetuate the
triumph of British Valour over. the gigantic, and
atrocious Dynasty of. France, we again resume
the subject. Should our tniiitmy exertions ter-
minate as we devoutly wish, and reasonably hope,
from the auspicions-change effected under Divine
Providence by our great Chief—then. should no
time he lost, in offei ing a national tribute of
grateful respect to those, noble Warriors, whose
constancy and patriotism, tinder the severest pri-
vations, has enabhd them to conquer -the Ty-
rant's- hosts, and whose magnaninmy and mode-•
ration to the vanquished enemy has sanctified, the
holy ewise ire which.they fought and bled.
Among the mrnyspots proposed for this Na-
tional Monument, we have at length seen one,
which we venture to presume has a claim to public
attention. Mr. PAPWORTtI, the Architect, has
completed a ,I3irge Drawing of a TROPUCUM,
which, for originality of design and grandeur, we
think to be of the highest character of excellence.
This
.Struative exhibits a noble Column of stone,
with' a water-gate, erected upon an extensive
platform, ascended by steps, which is placed iii
the 'Serpentine- River, Hyde Park, about 'one
hundred yards front the spacious to race at the
east end. 'I he Drawing is highly wrought, re-
presenting the appearance which it vv,,nbl assume,
reflected on the hosorn of this artificial Lake,
backed by the distant Woods of Kensington Gar-
deus, and surrounded by, thf7. plantations of Hyde
Park. The Column is designed to be about 130
feet in height, 30 feet in. diameter at its circular
base, and at the commencement of the. shaft, to
be ornamented with colossal Equestrian Figures
of the Duke of IVit.,LiNcTos, and other Heroes,
in bronze; the upper part of. the Column to
ornamented with the .prows ,of ancient classic
ships, to be surmounted with a gland figure of
Britannia in 'bronze. • Thus the TROPFIRCM would
record the,serviees rendered to their country by
the Naval, as well as the Militat'y Heroes. The
eligibility of this spot appears to us to be prefer-
able, on many at:wants ; the site of the Serpen-
tine River is higkand commanding, its borders
are beautiful and • spacious ; here rendezvous all
foreigners, to promenade, in the spring and sum-
Mel' months, amidst beauty and fashion from every
part of Great Britain. Finally, •we think this
spot one of the best yet ,proposed, as no object
of magnitude is sufficiently near to interfere with.
the sublime. effect which- such a Structure should
possess; and its being ,placed upon a base in the
water, would preserve it from that dilapidation to
which all buildings are liable that are placed
the midst of a crowded city.

doubt whether tne_sacking of Mai Raison
by the Prussiaos attorded a richer booty than that
NVllleh must be distributed to the English au Wed—
nes thly next : it would-appear, too, by the vigour
with which the attack is carrying on, that nothing
short of unconditional surrender will satisfy the
besiegerS ; we mean the Lottery Adventurers,
who, from the crowds which were seen at the
different Odires yesterday, we Pronounce to be
nintost as numerous as the forces of the
Lan this be wondered at, When use consider the
treasure Which they hope to obtain on Wednesday

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