The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-09-13

from the windows OF his magnlncent
mansion is the present Duke, surround
ed with every luxury that the ingenui-
ty Of man can divise or the whole
world produce (peace Of mind proba-
bly, excepted) on the other, presiding
over the we'll Of Fair Rosamond, is the
! poor decrepit old woman, living amidst
all these scenes ofspeDdor, and doubt
less often without the means Of furnish
ing a comfortable meal. Leaving the
well, and the substitute for fair Rosa
mond, we enjoyed gentle drive round
the Park, vending our way through
delightful valleys and over gentle ris-
ing hills covered with majestic trees,
groves and plantaticsn; all these, ami
mated by hundreds Of bounding deer
and thousand ofsmaller kinds of game,
unite in giving this spot an indescriba-
bic charm. Having completed our
drive round the Park, the gardens aud
! pleasure grounds next claim our at
tention they are laid off with extreme
taste and contain valuable collection
of plants. The gardens are likewise
adorned with Grottos, a Fountain and
Cascade. Statues, DC, and occupy
more than two hundred acres Of
ground. In viewing the Pleasure
grounds we pass the south front Of the
Palace: over its entrance, which is
supported by corinthian columns, is
the bust Of Louis the 14th. King of
France, adorned with military EN-
blems taken from the gates Of Four
nay, under it is the following inscrip-
ton &:
EUROPE HLEC VINDEX GENIO
DECORA ALTA BRITANNO.
When commenced this brief des-
cription Of Bcnhiem it was my inten-
ton to include the Palace, but when a.
bout to make the attempt, must con
TESS that my pen is quite inadequate to
the task. The Palace has recently
been repaired, painted, gilded, and de-
.corated, and is now in most beautiful
order, and without doubt superior in
magniiicence to any thing of the kind
in the whole world the antiquities of
Oxford, and the beauties Of Winesor
Park sink into insigniiicance in com
parison with it, and amidst the mag
nitlcent rooms furnished, decorated,
and fnishedwith unsurpassed splendor
found at every step something pos
sessing the power of diverting my
mind from what had Just seen, and
in attempting to grasp the whole ]
fear that | have come off with little.
The fact is, that to know Binheim well,
and describe its beauties, would in adj
dition to the study of months, require
the Poets gifted pen, TO relate the de-
ligltfulness of situation, and the choi-
cest designs Of art, that improve the
captivating natural charm, ofthis truly
magnificent palace, which will ever be
viewed as perpetual monument Of
Englands greatness.
Speaking of Englanas greatness re-
minds me Of the great man thA oc-
cupies this splcnded Palace, he is a
poor wretch unable to walk, and when
ever he leaves his fine departments,
has to be wheeled about like child
He hes been three times married, and
his third wife has recently absconded
from him 50 you may preceive Mr..
Comet that a Dukes life is not quite
as smooth as The surface of his silver
like Lake. Yours, DRAKE.
AN IMMENSE WoRK.-In recent
debate in the House of Commons, it
was stated that the catalogue of the
Library of the British Museum, now
in process of compilation, has already
cost hundred thousand pounds, and
is 50 far from being complete, that it
cannot be finished in less than forty
years This catalogue already fills
1900 folio volumes. When complet-
ed, it will form, according to the state
ment of the London Morning Chroni-
Gle, "a neat and portable work Of
1900 volumes ~
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