The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-31 00:00:00

A SUNDAY MORNING'S RAMBLE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE ETATESMAN.

Si acquittal of my promise I sallied forth
Tuna my lodgings, and mad. my irst visit to, or
limbo, call on, a bevy of beauties In IVoUfaglsata•place,
where she power, wirier, and utility of Road educa-
tion whore Ilelightfolly illustrated in acquired charms
unconsciously displaleel. It is impossibly to say
which was most usnimbly prominent is this deliqbtrui
circle, parental stirrsion or filial duty. Tsking my
course to thr Peek through Moahjae•squate I was

struck with the Mottoes e;ititeeter of ibis place. Ii

is e•rtaietly 9 parallelogram rather thee a square. and
.. wileht, with more propriety, bit called a place, after
the wanner of Devoashire•place, Portland-place, kc.
which latter unquestionably, for the suited advantages
of conifer' sad cfinvenieoce,not leaving oat the eclat of

splendoer, contains a •cite of buildings surpassing *II
other in theworld,assesideares for families of distinc-
tion. Bat 'Lesvos', in question, as it is called, arose
eel of the fortunes of Mowrsuurtionsz, which po.
skins or Beim strikes every oao who sees It wit► wea-
rier. since it looks spom no boom in particular, nor,
orcordisig to military, and Moutons fashionable
phraseology, does it dress wit► any on. It was
thereof' nick-named by tho wit who associated wit►
its owner, Mrs. MONTAG us, of bliss.slocking memory
and sweep-chimney charity, Moatn[•erkcm•koese.—
On approaching to the Park no jostliog for instancy
was Assessable. The well.drrss•d pedestrian belles
had feared to quit their sheltered abodes, as the
sworniug loafed, •od the clouds thrsaleaed rain. 1
night say with Dummy—

" ---- My eyes me object met.
Hut low him elands. shad Otto themselves so rale.
To 'hake their greets in she earths( .sa."
Without those attractions the beast have no mo.
the to repair to Park or Mall. Equestrians were
bet thinly scattered in the rides; and sorry beggies
acid spritely gigs made the greatest figure towards a
cavalcade. The scorching month of August baidly
over presented a &slier scene es this hitherto fashion-
able and vivacious resort. The old Baronet of Gros-
venor-stieet, ground young, praticed through the
gate on his short.taited pelfrey, jest as I was reflect-
ing whether an object of notice wee likely to prevent
itself to the iespiisitive e:,e of the Rambler.—
'lie figure of this Knight, this prows Cavalier,
mould undoubtedly rival SOS* of DIGHTON's best
Calicalefell• If ST. ANAND, • forme. Equerry to
the Kilns, were firing, and saw the ilaronet in the
riding-boom., he world, no doubt, advise him, as
Redid his blatizarv, when asked to give his opinion
of hie Royal Mason's acquittal in the stirrups,
!' Your blthasty performs as ever with grace and
yew, bat if I must speak beefy, the Royal toe is too
leech tented oast." Lord S-- at this instant made
Ids half gothic, hell modern appearance in Rotten.
}ow, upon his Bucephalsur, or rather his Rosinanle.
To describe the form and sit of his Lordship's sur.
tout. with all its bearings, would set be very easy,
nor eery becoming, bet for the fringe horizontally
placed behind from bottom to buttes, it mere to be
wished that it bad been long enough to cover that
part which is least apt to be shown, aid less de-
fined to beeves of the human structure.
I eateeded my obsertatioes to Kensington Gar-
;lens, that scene of frequent mischief end the Mosel,
where, also, not finding food for the mind in a state
of inquisitiveness, for the same cause bad elilbeld
be been alone from this enchanted spot ; I readily
yielded to the invitation of emending my walk with
e recognized friend to an humble hut enviable retreat,
u mile or more on the (Mood Road. It was a true
emblem of whet the cottage orne should be with me-
nially a thatched reef. If I bad not been sufficiently
welcomed by its owner to pawning into its interior,
tie beautiful and inviting scroll over the penal,
would have impelled me by its poetic allerement, as
fellows :
" Stay weary 'rimier. and though 'Wrist
• Nol vld rho glieterisse rm. are wets.
To thorn for r.ll,ted P.? 1
Tat reser, Ord the orll.l.l.fr'it mid,
dsis. humble tsaa oh:Mimi
if c ntsnLidte;eberemloik"be" found on earth, cue
tight I suppose this rural edifice was marked out
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for its *riling. Taste in adorement—symmetry in
arrangement—and domestic accommodation through.
eel, may certainly be found in a little insertion like
this, though without lofty roofs or extruding pro.
*lntents. An extensive melon too, which might
bare done honour to Mrs. II A MILTON, of Puine's hill,
avid credit to Capabildy Ban wit, is laid out with
jbdgment, furnishing every esculent plant fur the
den lezurines table, and though nut without
tie choicest flowers, yet contaiuiog enough of that
species, which the great Dr. Fite:fawn called
the best flower in the garden, viz. the coultfloaer•—
At the end of one of the walks in ibis delectable re-
treat is a pretty alcove, which might be taken for
CALYPSO,that of where it is so well expressed, that
,1
" Depemimst Vlflt. the vlselvom grotto •crersed
Wish purple claviers peeping taraegh the men."
7 t I; rows this fascinating villa in ministers 1 was forced
• by the hour of the day (being engaged to dine in
town) to refroze my steps to the greet mart of fashion,
frilly, and ft intik', where, in the circle of a few sea.
• Bible acqeeintance, I lost the sympathising regret I
felt at seeing the devastation made by 'tfie'.rsin nn
many beautiful _bonnets, ribands, gsezi.s, flowers,
and (sees, togkther with the temporary want of
In ck nry.conelies to bide the adventitious depredation,
and hasten the se missal restoration to comfort
and dry clor
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S. P. STERNE..

AMERICAN PAPERS.

COVT 07 .% :ATM FROM IMARCAULTTA, MARCH 4.

Bs a Mad from Materin we learn, that a bloody
engsgetnent took place at Gayland, between our
army ind the Royalistilithder Morales, in which we
sere sietriows,•Jtas ' •Wet Ars to all the Spaoisla vet-
eels conslteeted Iliti •
In the' errryleii ' Cantons, Domingo Mentes
Stokes f • t incursions t the tory environs of the
pity. 0
reivin
bets its • ps are considerably in.
ervesitq6, il Wall spallint :000 men. All is well
Mire. • 1 . -
.., ; alk ORIVOIJ.
1111.iN6UIW APR IL 10.—[wt night the Prosiel.nt
lir ite ilaijelkates ar, ivak• acroceptioed by the
rteie'7.ol6 r,.syd segeriii• Officers el the Ni,) •
hieliffll4oo4l br 1 damns at &stiller', andla!
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