Daily national Democrat., 1861-04-09

Rooms OF FErprmcH THE GREAT or NuEs-
sIA.-A traveller ho recently visited Pots
dam says: Our first visit was to the royal
residence (RcsiIenzen or Koeniglicheschloss)
built by the first Fredeirci, (fomliary called
the Big Billy--ler crosse Wilhelm, and more
particularly note for its souvenirs connected
with the great Frederick. 1t is a quadraDg-
ular construction, with a hollow square in
the center, each wing having a length Of
about two hundred and fifty feet The three
stories are appropriated thus: The ground
floor is used as kitchens and rooms for ser
wants. dc. The second floor may be termed
apartments Of state, tc which the public have
access, always providing the "drink geld' is
forthcoming The upper floor was the resi-
dence Of the present King in his chrysalis
state. The rooms which were occupied by
Frcdericl, the Great, with thc furniture (sec-
ond tioorl remain in the same condition, the
rayages Of iime excepted, rs left by that mon
arch. His writing table-a piece of which
was carried off by the great Napoloon-ink-
stand; his spinet, rathera wiry toned one it
mnst be admitted, with which Quauz accom-,
panied the royal amateur when he discourse
ed sweet sounds upon his flute; his music, the
spy&laas which he carried in all his aampaigns,
his hat, boots, and even shirts, The latter
made Of a linen so coarse that no de@ene-
rate son of the present day would wear it,, the
chairs and Sofa "all ragged and torn Ii is
said the dogs of Frederick made the first
breaches in the brocate and curiosity seek
ag puppies have continued the dcsccraton
81 hut l.,
remaining
The small dining room, with Il trap door
in the floor, to enable the table to pass from
kitchen ready served, obviating the necessity
of eavcsdropring servants, and permitting
the monarch to enjoy himself in unreserved
freedom, remains as he left it.
We pass through the State reception room
more torid than chaste, and are conducted
into what are called the Russia apartments
These were fitted up for the late Emperor
Nicholas and his wife, the late Empress Alex
andra Feodorowa. The bed room of Nicho-
las Is as plain as possible, four chairs, a screen
hiding an ordinary single b,lslcad, all GOV
cred with chntz. \ common ever and ba-
sin completed his wants The room of the
Empress is taStCNlly ornameuted with mod
crn paintings, marble and bronze statues and
the thousand and one necessarics which the
coGUclry Ct woman creates. ms same suit
OF rooms was occupied in le0G 10y Napoleon
TIE GRlrIRoN OF CRTIcIsN. .--Ta,,e gram
mar, natural history, rhetoric and compost
ton. Where are these so well taught as in
the carefully edited newspaper? What bet
ter lessonin rhetoric than to see some popular
writer or famous scholar roasted alive on the
hot Goals of criticism? Where are better
examples of tasteful composition? Where is
a better cabinet of natural history? What
in all the world escapes anewspoper editor?
And if he commits blunders in grammar, or
logic, or fact, or pbilos, ply, is ne not forth
with served up on grdron by another ed
itor? Where but in the newspaper will be
found Il running history of all the literature
Of the day? Where else are you told what
books you may safely buy, what are not
worth putting on your shelves and what
would be as hurtful TO the mind of your
children as henbune to the bodies !--Nc1r
York CeatTH
GUIDE BoAnps. Our exchanges seem to be
particularly alive TO the very great convent
ence of guide boards. Why should not the
placing of guide boards at all cross roads
and wherever roads fork, be made q part of
the duty of each road oycrseer?