Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-09-18
An EnRltnh Duke.

ing curses upon the dead body OF the Captain
An kngissh Duke.
correspondent of the N. Y Commercial
Advertiser thus describes Cha,swor,h,' the resi-.
dence OF the Duke Of Devonshire .
This. ] believe, is ACKNOWLEDGED to be the
most splendid mansion in England. II is in the
Grecian style. of Portland stone il fionte sbou,
seven hundred feet !; the windows are Of plate
g'ss-, equal in size 10 many of the largest in
Broadway. and moet of the flame work is richly
gided. ''.'' ''' "' ''''' ''-''
The private entrance. whrh was built a short
time before the visit of the present Queen, is
an elegant arch OF stone. with iron gates cover.
ed with gliding, On ringing the bell q servant
in livery made his appearance, and conducted US
across an open quadrangu'ar court into spa.
cious hail. paved with Italian marble, the walls
being Of the same rich material. SION the
housskeeper made her appearance, very lady
like person, and by her we were conducted over
this immense residence.
The fight Of step. which we nscended in
proceeding from the hall to the grand staircase
passes beswcen walls OF variegoted alabaster,
md being ornamented with gilt balustrades, has
a magnificent effect. From the entrance hall
we passed through the picture gallery, the door
Of which is Of highly polished oak. inlaid in the
most beautiful manner One thousand paint.
incs OF the best mastere enrich the gallery
shall not attempt = description, tor, were able
to write ono, il would swell this letter to grea.
ter length than your columns will allow.
The chapel is in keeping with the building.
The panel work is Of cedar, and as we entered
gave most delightful fragrance. The whole
Is richly ornamcu.ed. The ceiling and every
part not Otherwise decorated, ere cnbelished
by the pencils OF Vcrrp and Lagurre. The or.
naments in wood sre said to be the work of
Gibbons the rich alter wss sculp,ured BY Glib.
ber .' rr-. ..t
The next room looked at WIS the velvet
Chamber" appropriated to Queen Victoria
when she visited Chatsworth in 1919. The
walls are covered with crimson velvet, bordered
with gold; the ceiling is of stucco. work, cover.
I'd With gliding; the floor is Of polished inlaid
oak the paintings are very good, and the fur.
n'ture of crimson and gold In one corner is an
elegant rosewood piano, obtained tor her Ma.
j"sry's use. ,
The next apartments w.re a suite Of roouis
| the walls Of which ate covered with rich en-
boFsed leather, finely gilt. Ia these were the
coronation chairs Of several ot the former kings
Of England. which came into the possession Of
the Duke Of Devonshise by his being the Lord
Chancellor at the time Of the coronstion.
The library is only excelled BY one other in
the kingdom. The rooms appropriated to sculp.
,ure contain some Of the finest pieces of statua
sry in the world the door cases and tables arc
of alabaster from the Peak Of Derbyshirc.
The rooms are so constructed that on any
great occasion suit Of apartments can be
thrown open TO the length OF six hundred feet
The park, gardens, Jets of water, fountains,
&c. are on the same scale with the building
The conservatory is a glass structure contai
ming seventy eight thousand square feet Of gla.s
and is kept warm BY pipes equal to the length
OF six miles: il is three hundred and thirty feel
long, one hundred aud thirty feet wide. and six
ty five feet high. The Immense hot house il
filled with all the tropical trees which the wealth
OF the Duke bas enabled him tu obtain and &C
anxious is he to excel all others. ihs, no price
however high, prevents his obtaining every
thing iha, i, is made known to him worthy of q
place in this depot
The Duke has been visited by the Emperor
Of Russia and BY othet distinguished men, and
by them his house and his grounds have been
enriched with uiany saluas,e and costly pie-
sents