Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1845-11-20

uoSs dhu Ifouics, dtc 'huS uONStioou Wy tho GU
nor of Smiths Weekly Volume. who is now
travelling in England
'Afier lunch, we went to visit the Queens
new kitchen garden near Frogmore Mr.. Jes-
se's station admitted us VI here strangers cannot
otherwise penetrate. One hundred and sirfy
thousand dollars have lalely been expended on
this new garden for royalty; the forcing houses
are extensive; the glasses move by machinery
like watch or clock work. We paced the su-
perb graperies, pineries, peach and neclarine
forcing houses, and tasted fine specimens Of
The Qeen's fruits the Chasselas grapes and
Prince Albert strawberries were certainly new
er exceeded for excellence.
On my observing that Or. BrnckIe. OF Phil
adelphia, had solved that difficult problem in
which European gardeners had failed, of hyb-
ridising the Alpine strawberry with the large
cultivated kinds, and thus producing perpeiu-
al bearer the head gardener, Mr.. Ingram, ex-
pressed the strongest interest; said he had not
succeeded in his various attempts, aud begged
tIdt WOuiU CuuCdfOt W IotH dfu nun d lC"
plants, in order that he might serve The royal
table with this delicious fruit at unreasonable
periods. | have promised for my friend, Dr.
B., that the Queen shall be gralified she has
already eaen canvass back ducks from Ameri-
ca with gusto, from parcel sent over 10 the
late Granville Penn, who forwarded portion
10 his neighbor al Windsor lille thought,
when going TO England, that | could suggest
any novelty for the Queens table. BY the fre-
quency with which the subject was mentioned,
was impressed with lis Importance, and have
written TO Dr. Brinkle TO induce him TO fulfil
my promise made in his name.
From the library we wen, TO the apartment
called technically "lhe gold room;'' it is this 10
which | wish 10 call your attention. | surveyed
j, leisurely, and do no. remember 10 have read
description of lis contents, nor can ! give
even an outline of its various treasures; COM
menced taking notes from the mouth of the Gus
tode, who with his various assistants is every
day of the year fully employed in cleaning the
plate, but he said il was contrary TO orders to
allow any notes to be taken. What memoran-
da did make, and what remember accurate
ly, will state, trusting that my letter will not
be opened, and convicted oftreason.
To begin ;--,he whole collection is valued
at twelue millions of dollars There are glass
cases like silversmi,h's shop, and behind the
glass are the principal articles; would you be-
lieve tha, there saw dinner service gilt OF
the most gorgeous kind, presented by the mer-
chants of Liverpool, TO the ate William the
Fourth, long before he was king, in reward for
his advocacy Of the slave trade! Believe i, or
moi, there i, is, with the inscription telling The
tale.
There is salver of an immense size, made
from the gold snuff boxes alone of George the
Fourlh--the lids and inscriptions curiously pre-
served on The surface in kind of mosaic OF
gold; its value fifty thousand dollars Then
you may see near it Nell Gwynn's bellows
the handles, nozzle, DC. of gold the golden
pcdCOSh Will oDu fiOu
Delhi-not as large as pheasant. but valued
a, one hundred and fifry thousand dollars; the
foolslool of Tippoo Sab, solid gold lion with
chrysial eyes, the value Of lis gold seventy-ive
thousand dollars; George the Fourh's celebra
ted golden candeIabra for dinner table, valued
a, fifty thousand dollars. SO heavy that two men
are required TO each. Piles upon piles of gol-
den plates, sufficient 10 dine two hundred aud
fifty persons, with ample changes, were spread
about or in the cleaners hands.
Ii this enumeration does no, satisfy your
aching vision, we will ask the cusiode, who
seems ertremely anxious, in The midst of SO much
treasure, and would evidently be glad TO gel rid
OF us, to open long series Of drawers. Here
are lao dozen each Of gold knives and forks Of
various patterns of which he repeats the name;
as "oak," "slag," George the Third" and so
on Another set Of dressers. what can they
contain Oaly l40 dozen each of gold table
and tea spoons, all arranged in be most perfect