Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-07-26

Try OF retrospect, PeopHng tneh "l'h 'n0'0 vi
bye gone ages. They are truly most magnih'
cent even in their decay and before their de-
struction must have been grand in the extreme.
II was built about / 100 and came into posses
sion Of the Royal family about 100 years alter,
and was the scene of many plot. and fight
and turmoil In 1912 it was given by Henry
the Sd to Simon Mohtford, Earl of Lester, his
broiher-n-law, who afterwards turned against
him and delhroned him for while, but was
himself subsequently slain and the castle re-
turned 10 The Royal family, by whom it was
several times granted away and resumed, until
granted in 1863 by Queen Elizabeth to Robert
Dudley, whom she made Earl of Leicester
Ii was under him that KennlworIh reached the
SUNNI, of its grandeur, and here he magnifi-
Gently entertained the Queen for IL days in
the most sumptuous manner. The cost and
expense of The entertainment may he guessed
at by the quantity of beer drank, which amout-
ed TO about $50 hogsheads. The grea, Wiz
ard of the North has however, drawn the pic
ture in the most mastery manner, to which
will refer you. Massive fragments of walls,
arches and columns covered with uxurianl ivy
inlermlngled with hawthorn and ash, are all
that now remain of this once splendid edifce.
Cromwell divided it among several of his off,
GERS who soon plundered and destroyed the
Manor of Kennilworih In the language of
one of the old chronicles, "they pull down and
demolish the Castle, cut down the Kings
wood, destroy his parks and divide the lands
into farms among themselves .-Hawkeswor
seats himself in the gate house of the Castle
and drains the famous pool consisting of sever
al hundreds of acres of land, and Hope and
Palmer enclose fourth part Of the commons
called the Kings woods from the inhabitants
and take it as their own free estate" We
climbed 10 Caesars Tower which ye; remains,
perhaps, most perfect. Stood iii the great
Banqueting Hall-visited as we'll as we could
the Queens Dressing Room, the Presence
Chamber and the Pnvy Chamber, Of all Of
which only fragments of wall richly clothed
with ivy remain.
From Kenilworth we went 10 GUYS Cliff, so
celebrated as the place where the great Earl
Guy after performing the most astonishing leals
of valor and renow, retired 10 cell or cave and
spent the remainder of his life, hermit We
drank from his WELL went in his cave and made
a general tour OF his haunts along the now rap
id Avon. The Cliff is now The residence of
the Honorable Charles Berie Percy, who has
adorned and ornamented it most beautifully
His house is built upon the edge of the cliff, a
fine avenue of trees reach from il to the road;
the lawns are covered with the richest green
sward, cascades of water leap among the rocks
and flowers adorns the terraces. We were
shewn through The house by the housekeeper
The owner has very fine collection of paint
ings By some of the first masters, and his house
is very handsomely furnished. We also went
down into The damp cloisters, cut into the rock,
where the Monks used 10 live as is said, 400
wears before Sir Guy came. They were damp
and cheerless enough.
From here we went TO Warwick where we
arrived in the evening In the morning we
went 10 Warwick castle, the seat of the great
Earls of that name, and the only perfect speci-
ment of The old Baronial Castles left. 1t is one
of the Oldest and most removed families In Eng
land. for Warwick is said TO have had its EarIs
since the reign of the great Arthur, numbering
the grea, Sir Guy, the destroyer of the Dun
Cow, and that last of the Barons, The King
Maker The exterior view of this noble pile
is truly majestic, nor Is the interior inferior
Passing through the Porter's Lodge we enter
ed winding road cut in the solid rock, covered
above with the limbs and foliage of beautiful
trees and It's sides lined with the moss and ivy;
which in about 100 yards brought us 10 the
outer court where the supendous line of forii-
fcalons with the cloud capt towers broke
suddenly on our sight. On our right was Guys
Tower, built in 400, on the left Cesars Tow
er, said TO be coeval with the Norman Con-
quest, the first rises TO the height of 1913 feet
with l2 sides, walls / o feet thick, base 30 feet
in diameter, the latter rises 10 the height Of
l47 feet from lis base and both are connected
by strong embaued wall, in the centre of
whchis the ponderous arched gale way fanked
by towers and succeeded by second arched
gateway with towers and batllements; before
the whole is now empty moai.
Passing the inner gateway We came into the
court and here beheld The castellaled mansion
of the Mighty Warwicks'--fl residence for
those warrior chiefs Remaining uninjured by
time or the elements. We entered The Great
Hall by flight of steps under gothic porch
II is 62 feet long 40 broad. TO describe the
contents of This great castle would require
book instead Of sheet--let US suffice TO say