The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1849-03-21

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Letters from Germ N 5 s i,
ANAL FOREIGN oRREspoNDEsoa. 1
sss DIsCRIPrIO ON OF BE RLIN. 81
BY a YouNa cltA RsEsTo,iNiAN. 81
s8 Berlin is almost two thirds as populous
Il 93ass New York; though covering not So
much ground perhaps as Charleston, ow-
ing to,the singular custom Of d number of
families living 9in ono house, which how
eyer, ever, gives a handsome appearance to tie
city, the houses being large arsd elegant;
and TO see q house with less than threesto.
i.rics is. a rare I occurrence. Unlike most
European cities, 1t is built with long wide
streets, many Of Them perfectly straight.
According to old German custom. III
8ist tsurronnded3by q wall sWhicIf.is of no
earthly use but TO talk Of for III no place
lis i more thnniwo fec, thick, and so low
sthat il may be sleaped with perfect ease
Al The ends ofthefprincipal streets are
gates guarded by armed soldiers night and,
duy, hut the city has SO outgrown its
original limits that nearly one halfof The
.handsomest part Of It isouiside tho walls.
The Untcr den Linden is saih to be q one ,,H Of
the finest streets in the world, here most Of
the finest buildings arc situated. II is
wide and divided into two pa rts by q broad!
pavement for pedestrians. This is plan..
ted with rows Of Linden trees, and separa.j
ted from the carriage way by an iron rail.
ing. ! suppose you would like to have a
description Of the kings palace. There is
nothing remarkable about this except lis
iimmensisy. When new 1t might have
looked well, bnt in It's present dilapidated
state, it is moro q disfgurernent than an
ornament 10 the city, ond yet strange 70
say, the king without showing any incli-
nation to repair il, has within lie lust year
expended alarge sum Of money in con
struciing dome upon the Southern end.
This without adding TO its beauty, gives il
the appearance of a colossal locomotive.
Before the palace stand two large eques.
srian sta,ues, presented 10 the king by the
emperorof Russia. In the interior nre a
number of rooms gorgeously decorated
and furnished. The picture gallery con.
tains several hundred pictures, but placed
intsobad q light that ii is impossible 10 dee
swhat most Of them are. ! noticed one
representing the coronation Of the present
king, containing seysralzhnndrea firuros
most of which are good !ikenesses t,i. Tho
princes, generals; professors &c. Beneath
's The Inscription "Dies jd i:ss meln,"" form.
ed OF precious stones, aLi suid to liaye cost
1000 thalcrs. In the next room, there is
nothing remarkable but fine picture Of
Napoleon on horseback, by David. Al.
ter this. comes the ball room, the most
beautiful in the palace. 1t is O large OBJ.
long room, with an archcd ceiling covered
with frescoes, two of which are not vet
flushed. At ench end is balcony for
musicians, ornamented with statues of tho
electors. One Of these galleries hos n,pS. ncy
erbeen opened, but is covered with rod
cloth; there is also q statue of an angel,
BY the celebrated Ruuch beautifully exc.
cuted. We then passed through several
rooms decorated according 10 tie fashion
under The different kings. In several of
these rooms were thrones upon which we
ull of course sat down, privilege which
would not have been allowed us before the
revolution. After we had examined these
we entered the knights hall. a. very hand.
somely furnished apartment, Containing
large silver shield, adorned with six Ia.
ures in gold, presented TO The present king
at his coronation, by tho city Of Berlin,
and urn Of silver about two feet high, with
the coats of arms Of the different knights,
who conquered at the tournaments, benu.
ufully carved upon its surface. There
are three of these, one was presented 10 the
Emperor Of Russia, another 10 tho prince Of
Mccklenburg, and The third remains here
IN the next apartment is dinner service
of silver, washed with gold, consisting Of
two or three hundred pieces. took I'M
the cover Of a small turccn which weighed
40 pounds Here also nre iIlaler pieces
OF every year ior several centuries bacE.
The remaining rooms ON this story contain
only few pictures, among these was
very fine one of Napoleon in his Empcr.
ors robes, and also one of his wife Jose.
phlDe. On the story below are the apart.
rtlents Of Frederic the Great simply fur.
nished, containing however, several fine
pieces OF scul pture. We saw his escrutoire
and q pair of moyeable stairs, which when
folded up made good tuble, and when
opened presents two flights Of steps. in
these apartments are many fine time
pieces. We saw one made by mcchan.
{ilc who had never learnt the trade,
which told the seconds, minutes, hours,
5Idaysof the month, oftIle year, and the po.
's!tIon Of the planets; while another told
the time at any place in The world. In
one of tho rooms is a chandelier made of
chrystal with globe Of the same material
too large to put into mans hat.
:. Opposite the palace on the other side of
the Ltist garten stands the Museum, a |
large and tasteful edifco. The front il
formed me. by eolonade Of futcd pillars,