New-York daily tribune., 1843-08-31
The ,oonnnent of the Duke and Dutchess Of

AltITf
Ibev lie. IN bronze efigy, under stately cahGP.
Tie inscription, after setting forth the DuHe
Qualities. states that his Dutchess was o. i 'io,
Ie Family for all the brothers were valiant anu
al the sisters virtuous This Duichess wa d
vlsc, wrjtty and learned lady, which het many
books do well testify, &c. .,,r-o
There is an expensive and exceedingly aPPf'-
n,iate monument to the memory oi On is'"'
Nop.ton with an INSCRIPTION closing with TINS eI-
c,sroai;on How much reason mortals nave
to nridc themselves in the existence oi sucn anc
60 treat an ornament to the human race
The monument to the memory OF MAJOR Andre,
Is beautifully sculptured group representing the
first interview between WASHINGTON and AsDEE.
! The igure of Washington has been three differ
ent times so badly mu,i!ated that new heads were
! supplied There is now a striking and unde-
4 faced likeness 0; the Father Of his country N
Westminster Hal.
The colossal marble statue OF GEORGE CAN
MISC. and another Of JAMES WATT, both by Chan-
/ Try, stand conepicuoGslT N the Abbey, and are
! noble specimens Of the art. Would that the lln-
wieidlg, ill-designed. un-Ancrican marble ethgy
/ oi Washington, that shocks the national ieellngs
Of those who visit the Rotunda OF the Capltol al
Washington had the form and coneIlncss ol one
/ OF these all but speaking statues
The Monument erected by hing James the
/ First to the memory OF Queen Elizabeth IS uie
nost imposing and costly, as 1t IS most interest
ing in other respects, to visitors, OF any IN the - D.
! bey. a full-length likeness OF the Queen IN ief
/ robes is admirably cut In brass and placed IN d
recarDbent posture upon her tomb. ne 1nscElp-
lion. among other things, describes her g as the
! Mother of her Country and the Patroness OF reii-
oinn and learning; tha; she was herself skilled IN
/ many languages; adorned with every excellence
of mind and person and endowed with prncely
virtues beyond her sex; that IN her reign peace
was established money restored 10 ITS just value ;
Ireland almost lost by the secret contrHanccs OF
Sp1in recovered the Spanish Armada defeated :;
and, in short, all England enriched; that she was
u most prudent governess, and for fortytlve years
yiruous and triumphant Queen nc. &c.
The ConoNArioN CHAIRS, two of which stand
in the Abbey, are interesting, not less for Their
antiquity than the uses TO which they have been
So oncr consecrated The most ancient of these
chlirs was brought by King Edward l.. with Re
gala, from Scotland, in 1897. The other was
made for Queen Mary. On Coronation occasions
(which take place here one of these chars Is COW
cred with gold tissue, and placed before the altar
These relics Of Ancient Monarchy, while II Is
evident that the utmost skill and taste OF the artl
san was bestowed. show that the business OF char
making in those days was in It's rudest state
We made an excursion to Windsor Castle the
day before Yesterday. which unfortunately for us,
chanced TO be the only day in the week that the
State apartments arc closed. The view, as you
approach this magnificent Palace, situated as 1t
is upon an elevation which overlooks as well the
broad grounds and beautiful park connected with
it. as the villages which dot the landscape IN the
other directions; and the view Of these objects
from the Palace, abundantly repays You for visit
even though the rooms should be closed. lhls
Castle. YOU know is one of the most ancient as
well as the most splendid in England. 1t covers
an area Of thrty-one acres and It's grey walls and
towers of imprcgnabe strength are truly I'M
posing and majestic THERE'S Royal Cemetery
within the CastIe-walls in which the remains OF
the deceased members of the present Royal Fam
y are deposited.
After wandering about the courts, walls and
towers of the Castle, strolled through the ancl-
ent town Of Windsor, and observing the name of
Mrs. Ford on sign, my Imagination went OFT
upon cantcr through all the pranking scenes
of the Merry Wives Of Windsor nor did it rest
until it led me through Datchet- dune to the
very spot upon the rlvcr where the fat knight,
smothcred i'll buck basket. with foul linen. was
thrown by Fords knavcs, like litter OF bind
kittens, into the Thames! And inl looking around,
| saw the tree through the branches OF which lac-
cording to Spencer, IN his most happy portrait of
Sir John Fastafi' a boy stood laughing as Sir
John rose from his impure baptism with the water
dripping from his gray beard and scarlet vest
menls, But though the tree was therc-the boy
,ras gone-and this broke nv revcric.
We walked from Windsor to EroN, for the pur-
pose Of seeing a School in which the flower and
chivalry of England have for SO many ages been
prepared for Oxford and Cambridge. This School
! is, believe, governed upon Republican principles
the sons OF Noblemen being required as strictly as
( the sons OF Conmoners 10 perform certain mcnla
services for their seniors until they, in turn, be-
come entitled to the same services from their ~
niors. The School numbers over 700 pupils now.
They were out cricketing'' in great numbers
upon the ample and beautiful green IN the rear Of
the School, a game which they played with great
spirit.
While waiting for the Omnibus, boy some | ,
or l3 years old came TO man standing near me,
who had cherries and strawberries TO sell Are
your strawberries full OF worms Garvy - No,
my Lord. : +" How much for this pottle ?" " Six
cen,s. my Lord " Are you going to the trot,
Garvv - Yes, my Lord. Will your Lord
/ ship be there f." " es which horse shall | bet
on > 8 Neither. my Lord, from any thing | say
to your Lordshp' THIS running talk was kept
up until the boy ate his polite OF StTaWberres,
adding hand!ull OF cherries by way of dessert,
and walked off, when the man informed me that
this sprg of nobility was Lord Dungannon,
that title, with large estate, having descended
TO him think, from a deceased uncle. The
School, added my informant, is full OF the sons
OF Noblemen, but tAey are not al as 'well,bc-
having and NICE Young men as my Lord Dun
Cannon