Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-11-22

yeries as splendid as ever, and no diminution IN
the sumptuousness Of living. In London see
none of the good houses uninhabited, no bills
up at windows more than usual, and whilst all
the improvements are on splendid scale, ar
chitects state to me, that it is only poor and
small houses that are bad speculation, and
cannot get inhabitants: On the first Of August,
Lord s., great opposition lord, was so
kind as to take me in his carriage TO spend the
day a, a town about seven leagues from Lon
don. called Windsor. His lordship said, that
he believed the English ministers would help
the poorSpanialds & Italians; but they were too
distressed -"Mon Dieu," forgot myself, and
exclaimed is the grandest Gothic castle
in Europe; how extensive are the alterations,
how solid the improvements, how vast the adj
ti,ions, and the magnihcence and richness OF
the interior designs surpass even the grandeur
Of Napoleon. How much of revenue, my lord,
will this exhaust" His lordship said, that
the English Parliament had granted in the first
instance only twelve millions of francs Give hun
dred thousand poundsG but that the improve
ments would probably come to nearly double.
Sacre, said to myself, twenty-four millions OF
francs; this is very great distress.
ave rode through beautiful park, and be-
held a superb maison ehampefre; "Whose is
j,
orne, JUS, built" replied Lord ). "Cottage,'
said I--'it is sylvan palace; and how much
did il cost" est is reported to have cost only
seven hundred and twenty thousand francs (tbir-
" thousand pounds), but | suppose the ex-
pence NAV be somewhat more than double; but
il is built in "a wet situation, and is to be pulled
down." "Mon Dieu," said within my own
bosom, "pull down million and hal! OF
franks; this is more distress" "And pray, my
lord, how much did the grand palace at Brigh-
ton COST" "More than all the yearly revenue
Of your master, the King Of Sardinia answer
eel the English lord, with proud smile. "And
wha is TO be done with it now the English
King will go TO il no more?" 81 imagine it-will
be pulled down." "Par bleu; pull down more
than the whole revenue of the King, my mas
ter; this is much distress" So, my lord SAID
no more. Las, Saturday rode on horseback
with MIR. p, an English minister of great cha
rac,er. He said that the English ministers
would help my poor countrymeD, who were
starving, but that the poor English themselves
bad never been in such distress. AT that mo-
ment l caught q coup deil Of superb build
ing, with the most Horid and expensive portico
Of its size in the world, and with fancy screen
that mus. have cost great sums | said, "Pray,
MIR p, what beautiful building is that
..sThaI is Carlton Palace" What may it have
cost!' 81 don't recollect; but vast sums have
been expended on the interior decorations, and,
for their scale, they ale as superb as any in
Europe; but his majesty has got tired Of this
palace, and il is going''--"Ah, c'est 5on--it
is going TO be sold; generous Monarch, the price
ii fetches will go far to relieve the hunger Of
he distressed people in Spi,aIfelds and Man
CHESTER ono, no" said Mr.. P. "you inter-
rupted me, Signor, it is going to be pulled
down." "Par bleu; what pull down the Cottage
Orne, pull down Brighton, and pull down Carl
ton-house.'' "Excuse me-" said to the English
minister, "but you English people are like grea,
over-grown babies, that build card houses only
to knock them down again. p laughed,
and as we rode into the Park, said, that the Gov
eminent of England was to poor 100 assis: TO-
reigners, that he received accounts every day
from all parts Of the country, OF the most hear
rending distress, that the suferings were unex
ampled in history, and that the cabinet were
now divided in opinion, whether they could E.
ven pay the heavy debts of the Duke of y,
who was in the greatest possible state of dis
tress and embarrassment. "Ah, mon tres cher
Mr.. P" exclaimed, turning my eyes to the
right, "what spacious beautiful building is
that; you English are great architects, your
structures are more large and magnificent even
than ours in Italy: whose palace is that?' "lhis
is building for the Duke of y" "What
have you two Dukes of "" "No, only
one Duke Of y, the Kings brother" "And
can such superb house be built for the Duke
Of y, who is SO much in debt, and SO
greatly distressed" Mr.. P. looked very pale
when said this. "And there is another house
building on smaller scale" "ihat is for the
Duke Of c. replied Mr. P "And is he distress
sed too?' "Only little answered Mr. P.
"Wha,!" cried, "you English build great hou-
ses for Duke in great distress, and build only
little house for Duke in little distress" Mr.. P.
ghed and said, "foreigners did not compre-
bend the English Constitution, nor the genius
of the English people" We rode on, and be-
held 10 my left vast house building, with por-
ticoes, colornades, and costly ornaments "That
said Mr.. P's's the new Palace. We pulled
down the massive structure which grat6ed his
Maiesty's father and mother, and we are now
erecting truly vast Palace, to please our Sow
ereign's present taste. We are also to have
costly and magnificent piece Of fancy work call
ed Triumphal Arch, at Hyde Park Corner; x
as soon as these are finished, we intend 10 pull
down the - and the-;" but here our con-
yersation was interrupted, we were joined by