The Litchfield County post., 1826-12-12

Lord said no more. Last Saturday rode
on horseback with Mr.. p. an English Min
lister of great character. He said that the
English Ministers would help my poor
country men, who were starving, but that
tho poor Englshthemselves had never been
in such distress. At that moment caught
coup deli of superb building, with the
most florid and extensive portico of itsSize
IN the world, and with fancy screen that
must have cost great sums. i said. aPray.
MIR. p, what beautiful building is thatl''
That is Carlton palace" tsWhat may
it have cost?'' "I don't recollects but
vast sums have been expended on the inte-
rior decorations, and, for their scale, they
are as superb as any in Europe but His
Majesty has got tired of this palace, and it
is going-ss All c'est bon-Lit is going to
be sold /: generous Monarch, the price Il
tetches win go far to relieve the hunger of
the distressed people in Spital6elds and
Manchester" Is No, no !" said Mr.. p.
. you interrupted me Signor, it is going to
be pulled down J" :: Par bleu; what, pull
down Cottage orne, pull down Brighton,
and pull down Carlton house. Excuse
me, " said to the English Minister, "but
you English people are like great overs
grown babies, that build card houses only
to knock them down again."
Mr.. P laughed, and as we rode into
the Park, said, that the Government cf
England was too poor to assist foreigners;
that ne received accounts every day from
all parts of the country, of the most heart
rending distress; that the sufferings were
unexampled in history, and that the cabi-
net were now divided in opinion, whether
they could even pay the heavy debts of the
Duke of y, who was in the greatest
possible state of distress and embarrass-
ment. All mon tres cher, Mr.. P"
l exclaimed, turning my eyes to the right,
" what spacious building is. that; you
English are great architects, your struc-
lures are more large and magnificent even
than ours in Italy; whose palace is that ~
!" This is building for the Duke of y
J" What, have you two Dukes of y"
I" No, only one Duke of ", the
Kings brother" sAnd can such asuperb
house be built for the Duke of "
who is so much in.debt and SO greatly dis
tressed :" Mr.. P looked very pale
when said this. "And there is another
house building on a smaller scale" ssThat
is for the Duke of c." replied MIR.
P. "And is he distressed too 3''---
=" Only a. little" answered Mr.. P.
g What r. cried, s you English build
great house for Dukes in great distress, and
build only little houses for Dukes in little
Distress Mr.. P laughed and said,
that g foreigners did not comprehend the
English Constitution, nor the genius ofthe
English people," We rode on, and be-
held to my left a vast house building, with
porticoes, colonades, and costly ornaments.
$ That" said Mr.. P-,ss is the new
Palace. We pdlled down the massive
structure which grati6ed his Maiesty's fa-
Their and mother, and we are now erecting
a truly vast palace, to please our sove-
reign's present taste. We are also to have
a costly, and magnificent piece of, fancy
work, called Triumphal Arch, at Hyde
Park Corner and as soon as these are fin-
ished we intend to pull down tho and
the" but here our conversation was
interrupted I'VE were Joined by Lord
L-, and Lord By, and so took
my leave, and rode to Somer's Town TO
tell Count de Chat the distress Of
the British Ministers obliged them TO- stop
his allowance of fourteen shillings week,
and begged him to communicate the sad
news to all our countrymen in that neigh
bourhood, that the English Government
felt kindly for them, and that it was moth
ing but great distress that made the Minis
ters stop their small pensions Of Cd and 15d
day. ssf
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