Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1867-06-26

LONDON, May 26. 1867.
To the Editor of the Boston Journal:
ROCKINGHAM PALACE.

The park joins Hyde Park, from under
the famous arch on which rests the great
statute of the Duke of Wellington. The
discussion was long and earnest whether
that place should be assigned to the Duke
as the Queen must ride under it to reach
the Royal road in Hyde Park--as it was
not accounted proper that Her Majesty
should ride under the feet Of any OF her
subjects.
St. James Park was a meadow in the
time of Henry the Eighth, and was owned
by the monks, who had upon it the Hos
pital of St james The king exchanged
some land in Suffolk for this meadow. As
late as the time Of Charles it was nur-
sery for deer and called the Inwards
James |. planted it with mulberry trees,
and it was called the mulberry garden.
In 1902 the Duke of Buckingham erected
the house in the park from which the
present palace tax, s its name. Oh res II!
made it place of public resort and
adorned it. The park was enclosed with
a brick wall. 1t owes its present blauty to
George w., who. with lavish and cx
travagant hand, adorned everything he
touched.
The palace was erected in 1925 1t
has been the town residence of the Royal
family since 1897. 1t was three sides OF
quadrangle, open in front. The SOLID
marble arch that now makes Que of the
main entrances to Hyde Park formerly
stood in fl ont of the palace. and was the
royal entrance into it. But the Queen,
who does not like to be gazed a, had the
arch removed, and cohplettd the quad
rangle by building structure in 'front.'
and giving the palace the appearance OF a
huge railway station, hiding completely
the royal residence in the rear with It's
fine entrance of porch and columns. The
royal gateway and the iron gate in the
, fence ip front have been closed since the
; l4th of December. 1861. They can be
. opeuea to none but the Queen, aud Will
: probably never be opened again while she
lives. She passes in aud out through the
: side or embassador entrance. lu front,
large gravel court yard is shut off from
G the park by high iron fence, lu front O
!. which the Imperial Guard pace night ant
e dav. 1hs walls around the palace arr
brick, very high, very old, and covere'
J with ivy from the ground to the coping
e One may pace the wi ole rouAd of tn
Or unds and see nothiog but walls an'
:, thc turrets. When the gates close on tn
l. entering chariots the royal family are a
:, secluded as if thousand miles ava.
from human habitatlon.
= The palace is not imposing. 1t is hug
with frontal of $50 feet and II tee
q high itl,oks low ud I'D al d S devoid
tas,e Many railw-y st,tions and hotel
& a,e far ore elegant. The plan ofcrowc
i. ing palaces. small houses. dwellings fo
'' domestics and stables altogether gives tn
"a Palace iumbled appearance, not az a
I'd in accordance with one idea Of the scoE
80 aud privacy Of royalty Bnt once ius'u
~ ID the royal enclosure and the whole seen
changes. The Palace garden. embracing
dc acres, kept in the highest style OF art
{! one Of the most beautiful spots | e''
=. saw. The private drives comprise ninc' @
a as acres, and they seem like fairy land. II
IN front of Buckingham Palace, the ne
"a "a. part, is assigned to royal guests and
II. III fitted up in the most gorgeous manne
in, The suite occupied by the Empress
"a "a France exceeds anything that Gun
iii found in the Iuilerics. The Queen pr
lu. yatc apartments are in the west win
81 overlooking Hyde Park. The l'ince
Wales has his own private entrance al
de de- rooms, as the prospective King OF En
'th land. The Palace is SMALL town.
..h takes somewhat from the romance OF u
10, Palace to find inside the retrest-frc
Iso which all but favored few are exclu"
i,b Hs the butcher, the beermap, the mllkmp
and the grocer-iniicatins that Royal
ov even must eat TO live. The first persol
.ur. met in this Palace was chimney swe'
pre- whose face indicated that his professi
'Iro in was no sinecure All the household ha
their uniform and their specific wo'
- They have high sounding names such
A.. the master Of the kitchen, master ct
~ horses. etc. The Palace is cut up II
and wards; it has its lanes, and Its stree
and its houses 1t is small city OF
sed self. Special bells are rung' lndlo''
alls the arrival and departure Of special
sons. All of the houshold know oe
ION SOL; arrival or departure OF the Queen by
, for ringing of particular bell.
The inside of this palace is brlilla
!. - :, made so by the Plince ..Consort, wb
olts taste was uncquallcd. Coming in un
con- the front part of the palace into
e''' auadranale, the Queen drives to The b
= pert where the grand entrance is loo
Sers Sers The door swipgl open into the MAJ
80 hall, celebrated for its richness and bea,
- Turning sharp to the right aud aye'd
7c the grand stairway, she uscends the
~, vate stairs that leads to her private aP
a,S. ms meuts. In full view, to be seen from
6rst entrance, not lost sight of until
aver, YER reactes the upper platform, is
mis-. mis- length portrait OF Prince Albert as he
lust before his last sickuess--tbe best
VA was ever tsken of HMM his unlior'
- colonel Of the volunteers. The pri'
apartments are furnished with great Il
rrau The walls, ceilings, bangiugs are exc
sold inply elegant. having been devised by
. 10 prinee and fitted up Under his pers
inspection. He had gay and spr'g
.E. fancy that has left.its impress upou Q
ne. portion Of the palace.