Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-03-06

D. sl1, . the csownins q sAe Coaqsess
ia wxiuluis,cr Abby, a. D. looe. ~ ~
Of Enslnd, these ancesloss rankcd 9Th
the ysry ors, nobles, aud esvernea mau3 of
the casl>ks and s,ropghoe1o Of aAe duoAy.
The Msj>ais has seat = IN Houss Of
Gsrds y Pariia nasn,, aud holds tAs oil = Of
Lord Lieutenant Of the county Of Cheshire.
found Warwick Castle to be one of tie
most noble palaces in Great Britain. 1t Was
erected ia the fourteenth century by the il>
lus,rions Earl ct Warwick, Who won di.sin.
assiuAeA honcss in The baaslss o( 0rsaay aad
Poictiers, Frauce, under the En1hsh King
Edward Ill. l, has teen restored from
state of decay at two or three different times,
EosA = now u = vcsy pertect conaieioA. IL
is indeed well preserved. proud old mansion,
and must Be regarded by every one who Wis,
ito il a net oaly worthy TO he the residence
Of . peer of The realm, but the sovereign
herself Il is situated on the elevated banks
VI The river Avon, in the county of Warwick,
uear the ccu,re of England. II has several
loiAy towers and bat,lemcnss, giving il a
striking appearance, aud producing al i'm
prcsssve effect. The interior Is - grand and
Interesting As the exterior, and even more so /;
and shsre Is probably no mansica Of the Eng-
lish nobility that has such . rare and vain>
able collection Of relics and other ohjecss.
Aaay single things are worth thousands and
te0e Of thousands Of dollars.
On entering. saw the present Earl Q.
Warwick, and being furnished with = very
courteous conductor, was led throsgh
many Of the gorgeous rooms. There is u
corridor, Of three hundred icet in length,
along which are arranged the principal
apartments, and there is . plain vista
through the corridor from end to end. |
vas particularly Interested in visiting the
Grand Hall. Ii is sixllwo feet long, has a
wsinscot OF oak, contains much old armor,
snd IS said to present the appearance Of a
| han in baroniAl dAys; indeed, il Is intended
70 be kept, and is KEEP. in entire feaaal style.
Some OF the rooms have upon ,hex walls
beautiful hescces and other r.iu,ings, and
more or lesa tapestry. AZ indicating the
great thickncs. OF the outer stone wall, my
guide took me through passage three OF
four feet vide, made IN The wall lengthxise
The private chapel is well rroportioned, aud
q clergyman of ,he Church Of England
breaches in il every Sunday, aud reads the
service on every week day.
] went out 10 the Earl's green house,
where sAv . very noted Warwick vase,
that contains one hundred aud sixty eigh,
gAllous, and i the largest antique vase in
the world. It = stone vessel marble
believe), and vas found at Tivoli, Italy, the
favori,e resort Of the poet Horace. and ],
probably dates back to his time, or before
the Christian err.
viii relate one event that occurred in
the old war~ick Castle, which was Of = very
t1eicai character. 1t took place A. D.
1872. King Edward II. had . favori,e in
the person of Piers Dc Gaveston, = French
man, Of Gsscony. Great houors were be-
slowed upon him BY the sovereign. He
Vas made Earl Of Cornwall and . lord Of
the bed chamber, and Was married 10 one Of
the royal niccss. The English MOBILES were
| jealous and indignant that such honors
should he bestowed upon . foreigner, and
demanded kis barishment fron the country.
he retired to Ireland. but soon AFTER returns
ed. The powerful barons then took mp arms.
attacked tie place where be Was taking re-
fnee, made bin prisoner, and then bshead-
ed him in Warwick Castle.
While making this excursion to Warwick,
risited Guy CliG. where the celebrated
Carl Guy and bis wife were inferred many
centuries ago; and / had . view Of the
man sion Of the Earl Of Mercer.
B. R CLIFFORD.