Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1869-04-22
TWO HUNDRED YEARS<AGO.

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Conmana Or. The .Haa Wbo laughs. "
i interesting as an exhibit of the pecunia-
ry condition of the pcerage of that cnun-
try. in that day. Prob1bly-with a
change Of names-there is not much diff
frcnce now
Henry Auierquerque, Earl of Grant
ham. who sits in the House Of Lords be-
tween the Earl of Jersey anA the Earl OF
Greenwich has an income of one hundred
Thousand pounds. Il is to his lordship
that the palace of Granthan Terrace be-
longs, built all Of marble, and famous for
what is called the labyrinth Of corridors,
which is a curiosity
There is in it the carnation corridor in
Sarancoln marble, the brown corridor in
Astragan lumachel. the white corridor in
Lani marble, the black corridor in Ala
banda marble, the gray corridor in Star
emma marble. the yellow corri lor in mar
bic from Fl $50, the green corridor in
marble from the Tyrol the red corri lor
half in bohemian grjotte, and half
in Cordovan lnmachel, the blns corri-
dor half in Bohemian griotte, and half in
Cordovan lumachel, the blue corridor in
turqnin from Genoa, the violet corridor
in Catalouiau granite. the mourning cor
rdor, veined in black and white. in Mur-
yiedro schist, the rose corridor in cipolin
from the Alps, the pearl corridor in Non
eta lumachel, and the corridor of all col
ors. called the courtiers' corridor, in har-
lequin hracco.
"R R;chard Lowther. Viscount Lonsdale
owns Lowther in Westmoreland. which
is sumptuous in its approaches. and the
.door-steps of which appear TO invite kings
30 enter.
Orchard, Earl of Scarborough. Wis
count and Baron Lumev, Vlscouat Of
Waterford in Ireland, Lord Lieutenant
and Wee Admiral of the county of Nor
thumbcrland, and of Durham city and
county, owns the double castle Of Stans-
sted, the ancient aud the modern, where
may be admired ssperb railing in a half
circ,e surrounding a btsin Of water with
an Incompatible jet. He has, in addition,
his chateau at Lumley.
Robert. Darcy. Earl Of Holderncss.
has his domain Of Holderness, with baro-
nal towers. and gardens Of immense cx
tent ia ,he French style. where he takes
the air in a carriage with six horses. pre-
coded by two outriders, as BELTS aud l. J.
gIish peer
"Charcs Beauclerk, Duke Of St. AL
bans, Ear Of Burford. Baron Hadding
ton, Grand Falconer Of England, has a
residence at Windsor, a royal one, and
uear 10 that of the king
Charles Bodyiile, Lord Robartcs, b.
ron Truro, Niscount Bodmin, owns " I'M
pie, In CAmbrid geshire, which is made up
Of three palaces with three pelimented
fronts, one ar1hsd and two tripIed -ang-
led The approach is thorugh quairu-
pie avenue OF trees.
"Tno most noble and most mighty lord
Philip Herbert. Niscount of Cardiff Etrl
of Montgomery. peer and lord of Candall,
Marmion, St. Qlention, and Ghurland.
Waruen OF the Stanneres in the counties
Of Crnwall and Devon, Hereditary Visi-
tor Jesus College, owns the marvellous
garden of Wilton, where there are two
water basins with wheat-sheaf jets, fner
than any at Versailles, of the most Chris
lian King Louis XIV
"CharIe, Seymour, Duke of Somerset,
has Somerset II on the Thames,
which equals the Villa pamphill at K me
They may be seen, upon the grand chin
ncy piece, tive porcelain vases Of the dy
nasty Of the Yuens, which are worth half
d million IN French money.
la Yorkshire, Arthur. Lord Ingram,
Fiscount Irwin, has Temple wsham.
where you enter By triumphal arch. and
where the broad Fat roofs resemble Moor
ISL terraces
Robert, Lord Torrens of Chartlcy,
Bourchier, and Lorraine has. in L2icest-
erthlre, Stsunton- Harold, where the park,
yeometrically laid out, has the form of 4
temple with pediment and the large
churcl, with square bell tower. in front
OF the sheet Of wat.r, is also his lord
ships
"Intle 'ourty of ofNorthampton, Charles
SPENCER, E.rl of Sunderland. one of hi,
NJ Mljesty's prlvy council, possesses Althorp,
where You enter throught railing with
four pillars, surmounted By groups in
marble.
Lawrence Hyde. Earl of Rochester,
has. in Surrey NV Park. magnificent
with its sculptured bIockiug-course, its
circular lawn surrounded by trees, anl
It's woods, at the cni OF wlicl is little
ariiStically rounded. and crown
ed with 4 towering oak visible a long way
of.
"PtiIip Stanhope. Earl of Che>terie!d,
owns Bcetby. in Dsrbyshire. which has
superb clock tower, talconries, warrens,
ana very beautiful sheets of water, OBJ
long, square aud oval. with two je;S Of
great height
Lord Co.nwallis, Baron Of Eye, has
Bryu.e Hall. watch is palace ftAe .on7-
teeu,h Century.
''Ihe mos: noble Al!,ernon Capel, Wis
count Maiden. Earl Of Essex. owns Cash
iobury, IN uertordshire. 4 chateau that
has the form OF capital II, and where
there are preserves well stocked with game.
Charles, Lord O<splstone, has Daw-
", in MiddIesex enc which reaches through
Italian gardens.
James Cecil. Earl of Salisbury. al
seven leagues distance from London,
has Hatfield House, with it< four sei.nio-
rial pavilions, its belfry in the centre. and
its court of hcuor, 6ssged in white ana
black, like that of ST. Germain. This
palace, which has frontage OF Two hun
ared and seyeaty-:wo feet, was built un-