The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1849-06-24
Wealth or the English Aristoeraoy.

We find in digest of Mr. Colmans recent book on
Europe, prepared for the Boston Transcript inter-
estng particulars of the wealth of several noblemen of
Great Britain:
"Althorpe the residence of Earl Spencer consists of
900 acres all lying together in wood meadow pasture
gardens parks, and everything in style of superior
beauty and order" His house contains sleeping
tor seventy gueststhe entries and rooms filed with
pictures and statues gallery OF pictures 100 feet long,
contains many OF the works of the first masters His
bary contains than 500 % Volumes and is said
be the finest library in the world
The Duke of Richmond's home farm (Goodwood) con-
sss OF 20 900 acres His whole domain at Goodwood is
10000 acres He has summer retreat in Scotland of
between two and 100000 acres "Of the beauty and
magnilcence OF this establishment" says Mr. Colman,
cannot give you any adequate dea'-extenslve parks
through which you may ride for miles and mesherds Of
deer sheep and caitle-Wenty-hve race horse. in the
stable and groom for each-an aviary, filled with
riety of splendid birds-fsh ponds, grooes, &c.
The annual income of the Duke of Devonshre, the
proprietor OF Chatsworh said be f2oO ooO or one
million of dollars. This is said to be the splendid
noblemans seat in the kingdom His drboretu,n cover
ing many acres contains one more specimens of every
tree that can be acclmated-the kitchen garden
twelve conservatory 3s7 feet long, lit wide.
high, with carriage way This conservatory
ed with 1900 square feet of glass, and warmed with hot
water, passing through extent of miles The
fountain at Chasworth throw the the height of
276 feet Here the Duke owns 500 acres and SO 900 I'M
herbyshre. For minute description OF these sumptu-
Gus residences and full account OF their interior ar
engagements, style of living, &c. the reader is referred
the letters OF Mr. Colman.
On page los, vol. l, Mr.. Colman gives account Of
several nobemen whose annual income varied from
100000 to fI5000O that is from $500 900 to $75o,O00
Speaking of Lord Marlborough he says that his lorshp
has an indefinite number of hunters, &c. &c." and
adds, 1t was the custom of the ordshp and his guests
were always invited to accompany him. at nine O'Clock
precisely in the evening, to visit the stables where the
hunting and the riding horses were kept, which were
reached by covered passage way from the house The
stables presented all the neatness OF house paror and
the grooms were thap dozen in number, all drawn
up in line to receive the company" Lord Marlborough
haa
500 tenants, and you can ride thirty miles, direct
line, upon his estate Many of the tenants of Lord
Marlborough pay 900 and 400 guineas year rent and
horses, carriages, and servants in livery"
OF the Duke OF Rchmond's style of living, &c. Mr..
Coman says "The service at dinner always gold or
silver throughout plates and Dishes except for the ees
and paddngs and those the most beautiful china" In
truth, Mr. Colmans book resembles the grOtto of Anti.
paros, the glitter of whose Illuminated stalacttes does
not supass the spendor of the gold and silver and dia
monds, and pearls, which were displayed before him.
In certain sense, apart from the valuable and curious
information which il conveys this work may fifty enough
be called the ladies' own book. Tne Duke has more
than forty horses and sixty gooms and hostlers His
salmon fishery at the Gordon Castle used to be let for
10000, and now lets for E7000 per annu, 1886 900
After abiding ball, which one lady wore
" The Duchess of Roxbury whom | do not know, ap-
peared most splendidy and well she might as the an
nual income of the Duke is stated to be $500 900"
In connexion with the poverty OF Ireland, Mr.. Coman
by Irish bishops laid before the House of Commons,
ls32"-meaning bishops of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, whose sees were in Ireland The aggregate
wealth OF eleven deceased bishops amounted to mil
serlngor nine millions three hundred and seventy five
thousand dollars The weahiest of these descendants of
poor ST. Peter Agar, Bishop of Cashel whose estate
is set down at 100000 two millions of dollars"