Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1841-08-21
WINDSOR rA.rIr

| late London letter IN tho Boston Times gives
| The following description OF potion of Windsor
| Castle:
| The Queens Private Apartment. 90 cali, ,.,
| those oi the royal household, I next visited TL,v
| are situated ON the east aud south of I'm, r,stl. ,
he State apartments arc on the north side md IN,
| Round Tower - on the west side. Tho "a u..r,,
private entrance To the Castle is under a stIucrurc
projecting about thirty feet from the main bu,dn.
| INTO the Court Yard. Directly the portico Is
inc Sucens breakfast room, which contains three
very large windows, looking into the Cont Yn,,I.
the Queen Is frequently seen standing M an. a.,
'h'So windows, while u large number of persons
stop IA the passage leading 10y the bronze statur NJ
,"'''vs "c u. To OBTAIN q glimpse ol her. Her
N'Je'V anu tho Coutt had lett the Castle for on.
don hut short lime before n,Ssrd ,bro,,sh al,
private apartments otherwise Il would have bern
hhP',>''lc TOT me tn have seen them-as IL was I
| merely passed rapidly through one room amer M,
oihct, hut was struck with nmaZcm,nt M m. air
oi costly grandeur and stately magn6c.prc yxb;ch
roign'd throughout. The walls wrt. n,ior,l III
splendid paintings by the most eminent n,n,t,rs-
'nc 'uIn'"'o WAS All OF the most sump;uous and
elegant KIND, and thousand beautiful and really
splendid articles o one Kind aud another wcr, ,c,i
tered ABOUT IN different rooms, TCmalning pTe.
cl>cy as her Majesty had LETT thom only a n,o,n,n,
as Il were, before saw them. took a rnpid ,I,pr,
az inc urawIns.room dining room, Grcaktnst-Toom
Hordty, ana various other apartments
Tue Toods are all oi the most sumptuous ele-
S"V'' anu contain every thing Appropriate for the
iaNoutC residence of Eugland's Queen snw Tho
I&utcn IN the breakfast room, from one of IN. win
uo"s IN the state apartments, while passing throu,L
these rooms, ana she and the court were al Iunch
ION d; afterwards stood IN that me room while IN,
servants M their gttcTns coats were removing IN,
cloth from the table IN the other rooms the scr
wants were busly engaged in covering the rich
furniture and putting things TO rghIsn as sam
SICK says, IN order TO lock up all the private apart
ments so that IT had been day sooner or later
III making my visit to Windsor, | could not have
seen these Splcnd ID rooms.
leit the castle highly delighted with my visit.
anu will here remark, that seldom before visited
public pace IN England, without b,ipg oIl,..J q,
give fee TO some person connected with IT. I'M,
although was willing to give the gentleman in tho
gold pate room small sun for his puIiteness TO hrs
credt be It said, he refused TO accept any thing as
d'd also several other persons connected with the
castle ~ '
The Queens private terrace and the beautiful
mower garden, on the side of the castle nrr only
open 10 the public on Saturdays ana Sundays Of
each week. Then iashlonably dressed persons i'm.
prove the opportunity OF wakn. on this terrace and
m the garden and not unirequenIy the Queen and
Iunce A.Osu walk with thc crowd as familiar as
! they belonged To the ordinary class of society.
'hatting and laughing the while to the great de,
lght OF every one.
The hower garden isAid out under the direction Of
icorge the Fourth, who was constantly imnroyinp
nc Castle and grounds, at very great expenditure
1t John Bulls money. The garden contains sever
II bronze and marble statues, two finely carved
iases, and IA the centre beaul full fountain
'ery large orarGcry has been constructed beneath
ne terrace walk from tie entrance gate Of the south
GRACE TO the west OF the No. III terrace is sand
o DC a little less than one thousand yards and II
orms one OF the finest promCnades have ever seen
Nhen thrown entirely open, and commands one of
he most extensive, interesting, and charming pros.
rects IN the world.
The parks and lodges near the castle are very
'eantiiuI, and deserve q heightened description
Eton College IS situated IN the town of Eton but
short walk from Windsor Castle TIN. Thames
iVides Eton from Windsor, and here il is very love-
y as It winds onward, bearing on It's surface many
beautiful. swan. The total number Of scholars
low NJ Elton IS said TO be about six hundred
The severoI rooms at Eton College are in a worse
tate Than any country shcOo,-house | ever saw
nc sleeping rooms very filthy ard contain very
te furniture and That - of the mcanest character
he bebstcids are chiefly square troughs with tho
oarScst KIND OF bedding. The common pine tables
re deiaced by the knives Of the mischievous Etc.
iahS, and the lew chairs mostly broken and UNIT TO
sc. The school rooms are very main cnpt,inipg
rdInary pine forms, and these have been hacked m
very possible manner by the scholars from the
puhddIon OF the college. Initials have been cut
pom Them IN every part and many probably cary
O oy boys hala century ago, who are now dis.
inguIshed men and who would doubtless be q.
shamed Of these actions OF their youthful DAYS
very pillar IN the yard Is dIsfgurCd I'M the same
manner, and upon one was shown some letters
'hlch the most ustrlous Wellington cut
Had the noble Duke been aware that Time
you'd cut IN every part Of the world, his name and
rhlhnt deeds, on stone columns, and on every
''sc OF EnS.and's history, m countless volumes he
rObanly would not have taken so much troubleto
atye hs simple initials himself! The ambition OF
ne boy, grows stronger IN the man. and fever hu.
nan ambition was fully gratIfcd then the Duke
"eiIns'on'S has certainly been so gratifed.