Fremont weekly freeman. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1850-1853, 1851-06-14
80 FREMONT, sANDUsKY COUNTY. JUNE 4 1851.

of Barnes, composed mainly Of some two or
three hundred Of the Oldest shabbiest tum-
bic down apologies for human habitaGons
that ever saw so close together. Thence
you proceed through rich, thoroughly culti-
waited garden district containing several fine
country seats, TO Richmond, smart, sh0wy
village ten miles above London, and popular
resort for HOLIDAY pleasure seekers from the
great city, whether by steamboat, railway, on-
nibus or private conveyance Here is a feet
of rowboats kept for hire, while che Star and
Garter inn has wide reputation for dinners,
and the scene from its second story bow win
dow is pronounced one Of the finest in the
kingdom. Il tcertainly does not compare with
that from the Catskill Mountain House and
many others in our State, but is q good thing
( In another way-a lovely blending of wood,
water and sky, with gardens, edi6ces and 9TH
er pleasing eyidencies Of mans handiwork
Pope's residence at Twickenham, and Wal
pele's Strawberry Hill are near Richmond
Proceeding. we drove through portion Of
Bushy Park. the Royal residence of the late
Queen Dowager Adelaide, widow of William
", who here managed, having house and
grounds, DC, thrown in, to support existence
on an allowance Of 100000 a year The
Park is noble one, about half covered with
ancient, stately trees. among which large
herds of tame, portly deer are seen quietly
feeding. A mile or two further brought us
to the grounds and palace of Hampton Court
she end and aim Of our journey.
This palace was built by the famous Cardi-
nal Woisey, so long the proud, powerful, ava
ricious and corrupt tfavorite Of Henry VIII.
" oIsey commencedit it in 1915 Being larger
and more splendid than any royal palace then
in being. its erection was employed By rival
courtiers to excite the King to envy and ieal-
ousy Of his Premier wheFeupon Wolsey gave
il outright to the monarch, who gave him the
manor Of Richmond in requital Wolsey's
disgrace, downfall and death soon followed /;
but leave their portrayalto Hume and Shak-
speare This palace became favorite resi-
dence of Henry VIII. Edward VI, was born
here Queen Mary spent her honey moon
here, after her marriage with Philip of Spain I;
Queen Elizabeth held many great festivals
here; James ], lived and Queene Anne his
wife died here; Charles /, retired here first
from the Plague, and afterwards to escape
the Just resentment Of London in the time Of
the great rebellion. Cromwell saw one daugh-
ter married and another one die during his
residence in this palace sl.
William III, Queen Ann, George ] and
George II, occasionally resided here; but il
has not been regal residence since the death
of the latter But the grounds are still adj
mirably kept; the shrubbery. park, fshpond,
DC, are quite attractive, while famous grape
vine, SO years old, bears some 1,100 pounds
per annum of the choicest Black Hamburghs,
which are reserved for the royal table, and
/ (being under glass; are said to be kept fresh
and sweet on the vine till February. A fine
avenue of trees leads down to the Thames.
and the grounds are gay with the flowers Of
the season. The Park is very large and the
location one of the healthiest IN the kingdoln.
Hampton Court Palace, though surrounded
by guards and other appurtenances Of Rayal-
| ty, IS only inhabited by decayed servants Of
the Court, impoverished and broken-down
scions Of the Aristocracy, &c, to whom the
Royal generosity proffers subsistence within
its walls. suppose about two thirds Of il are
thus occupied, while the residue is thrown
open at certain hours to the public. spent
two hours in wandering through this portion,
consisting Of thirty four rooms, mainly attrac-
tive by reasouof the Paintings and other works
of art displayed on their walls As "a whole,
the collection is by no means good, the best
having been gradually distracted to adern
those palaces which Royalty still condescends
to inhabit, while worse and worst are remov-
ed from those and deposited here; yetit was
interesting to me TO gaze at undoubted origi.
mails by Raphael. Titan. Poussin, Rembrandt
Teniers, Albert Durer, Leonardo da Yinci
Tintorretto, Kneler, Lele, DC, though moi
their master pieces, The whole number oi
pictures,&c-. here exhibited, is something over
one thousand, probably fiye-sixths portraits
Some of these have a strong historical interest
] apart from their artistic merit Loyola, Queen
\ Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn, Admiral Benbow,
William III, Mary, Queen Of Scots, Mary de
] Medicis, Louis XIV, are a few among scores
of this character. The Cartoons of Raphael
and some beautifully, richly stained glass win
i eows are also to be seen. The bed rooms oi
William III, Queen Anne, and I think Other
Isovereigns, retain the beds as they were left
but little other furniture remains, the mirrors
excepted. / think Americans who have a
day to spare in London may spend it agreea.
| blyin visiting this Palace, especially as Brit
ish Royal Residences and galleries are reputed
4 not very accessible to common people. Al
this one, every reasonable facility is afforded
and no gratuities are solicited or expected by
those in attendance. Ishould prefer day
for snch a jaunt on which there are fewer
squalls of hail, snow and rain than we encoun'
tered-which in May can hardly be deemed
unreasonable-buti if no better can be found
take such as may come and make the best O
lit This Palace is good deal larger on the
ground than our Capitol-larger than the
Astor House, but being less lofty, contains
q should judge) fewer rooms than thatca
pacious structure. 1t is built maiuly of brick
and if Il has great architectural merits failed
to discern them. H.G
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