Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1861-10-31
Ghoite Miseellaug.
lf'om the Eclectic Mugszine.l
ONT, AND THE pRIN.
CESS CHARLOTTE.
BY THE AUTHOR OF ''sARY POWELL. -

sDnuShtrr Of chiefs and inonarchs where art thou,
FOND hope OF many nations. ar, thou dead!
Gould no, the grave forget thee, and lay low
Some less majestic, less beloved head!
L., L. the sad midnight while thy heart still bed
The mother OF Q moment DER thy boy
Death husied that pang forever; with thee fed
The present happiness aud promised JOY.
Which filled the imperial isles full, il seemed 10
cloy"
-CHrLpK HAROLD. Canioiv
1t Is more than twenty years ago that we
accompanied an invalid mother one fine au-
tumn by leisurely stages to the Isle of Wight.
Our first halt was at the neat country inn of
the Bear at Esher, fifteen miles from town;
and while one of us remained with my dear
mother in the quiet little inn parlor, the 9TH
Ell proceeded up by-road to the left of the
inn, bounded by mossy park palings, and
overhung by fine trees, till we reached q
lodge gate, sur,nounted by the royal arms.
At the mention of talismanic name,
''the gates wide open few," though not on
golden hinges turning, and We proceeded up
a carriage road, winding through undulating
turf cropped by sheep, till we came to the
house.
1t is substantial. light-brick mansion,
with stone dressings, aud Grecian portico
surmounted by the royal arms. A flight Of
about twenty steps led us to the entrance
door, where we soon obtained audience of
the Lousekeeper, who took us over the first
floor, which comprises a square entrance
hall, grand staircase, and eight spacious
apartments en- saite.
After duly admiring fine cast of the
Warwick vase in iron, lined in copper, execu-
ted at Berlin, which occupies the centre of
the hall, We entered the library, which con-
tained full. Length portraits by Dave, of the
Princess Charlotte and Prince Leopold also
portraits of the princess preceptor, DIR.
Fisher, Bishop Of Salisbury, and her SUBJ
preceptor, DIR. Short.
"On this chair said the housekeeper,
with a little sigh, "the princess laid her
shawl the evening she returned from her
last walk-and her watch on that chimney
piece. She was tired, and sat down direct
ly she came in. 1.,
We listened with reverence; then follow
ed her into the dining room, where there
was fine cattle-piece, by Loutherburg, over
the chimney piece. Next we came to the
gallery, fifty-eightfee by twonty-four, where
were full-length portraits of the prince and
princess, again by DAVE, who seems to have
basked in the sunshine Of court patronage.
There were also many other portraits in
Guiding those OF George III and Queen
Charlotte, copied by Lawrence from Sir
John Reynolds; the princess maternal
grandmother, the Duchess of Brunswick
the keen, caustic Frederick the Great oil
Prussia, etc. Also several cabinet pictures
by the old masters none ofthem sufficiently
interesting to retain permanent place in
the memory. One OF them the princess hac
herself bought at an old shop in Oxford
street. Various busts, q statuette or two
and one or two bronzes. In one of the win
dOws, now forget which--either of thil
gallery or the drawing -room-a pretty pol
ished table, formed of the pebbles collected
at the sea side by the princess in her child
hood, imbedded in cement.
Next came the breakfast-room, commu-
nicating with the room in which the princes
died, and which, for twenty years afterwards
remember right, the prince slept when tn,
wards slept when he became king of the Bel
gians, during his yearly visits to Claremont
| Adjoining it are small dressing-room an,
ballroom. frr .r. -..tf.
Lastly, we came to the drawing room
stored with ornaments and curiositiss of al
4 descriptions, including two Indian cabinet
presented to the princess by the Marquis O
Hastings; and q superb procelain table
Il adorned with highly finished paintings of tb
, interior ofthe Louvre, and presented to tn
prince by Charles X Here we were pleas
ed TO renew our acquaintance with 81
William Beeohey charming portrait ofth
Duchess of Kent, sitting on q sofa, dressed
in slight mourning, with her infant daugh
ter, the little. Victoria, playing with tn
Duke Of fkent,s miniature, hanging aroun
the widowed duchess neck. 1I.r ia ...',.,f +
| The housekeeper remarked that those o
the household who could remember tn
Princess Charlotte, thought the Princes
| Vietoris somewhat resemblcd her, especial
10 her qdickness and decision. Her roys
mont, where King Leopold wished her !
ETC., were substituted for the old ones in th