Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1871-12-27
rhe burning or warwick Castle.

The Burning or warwick Castle.
The late foreign mails contains addi-
tional particulars concerning the burn
ing Of Warwick Castle II appears that
Lady Eva Warwick and Hon. Snyder
Greyille had a narrow escape from being
burned todeatli Atfootnan, VIM. Ev-
erton, displayed thoughtful and cour-
ageous conduct. Lord Warwick was
about to entertain his annual Christmas
shooting party, and upward Of 1--WE hum
dred cartridges were stored in the gum
room. When the fire was approaching
the room, Everton rushed into it and
carried the ammunition into another and
distant part OF the building The pic
tures, which we're torn from their frames,
are Gnot themselves damaged, and 1.-The
fine Brussels tapestry taken from Queen
Anne's bedroom is only slightly torn.
The splendid Pietra eommessa table, !
lowered with lapis lazuli, formerly the
property of the unfortunate Marie An
toinette, has also sustained little damage.
Among the art treasures IN the great
hall, all Of which were destroyed except
the painting, the Battle of the ANA
zons were the followingh Large sun, Of
curious workmanship, captured from a
Spanish ship, by Lord A. Hamilton; the
prodigious pair of antlers from Ireland,
presented by Lord Muncaster; various
excellent specimens of ancient British
armor, and the accoutrements ranged
along the walls; the figure of belted
knight, clad in complete suit Of beauti
'fnl armor, competed of highly npolished
steel, and pronoucced by Crosse to be the
finest suit of old English armor extant.
The great hall was wainscoted with oak
to the height of about twelve feet, and
the floor was composed of alternate
squares of beautiful red and white Ital-
ian marble. y "o-S - ~.
This is now covered with the debris of
the fre-half molten metal, charred
wood, fragments Of plaster. partially con
sumed pictures and remnants Q Z armor
The ceiling was composed of the finest
Memel timber, elaborately wrought
somewhat after the manner of the roof
of St. Georges Chapel, Windsor, and
divided into, compartments, beautihed
with coats of arms. In the center we're
the arms of the present Earl, rounded
with the insignieCot q Knight Of Sta Fat
rick, and in the surrounding eightprin-
cipal compartments we're placed shields,
within garters, charged with the armor-
ial bearings of the Earls and Dukes of
Warwick, who have been Knights of the
Most Noble Order Of St. George. ilOver
other parts Of the ceiling were dispoaed
the coats Of arms of the many illustrions
families with which the ancient Earls of
Warwick and the House Of Greville have
been, connected The colossal antique
bust Of Hercules, and sarcophagus, on !
the front of which was represented in
basso-relievo the story of Dina and En-
dymion, have both beea destroyed. The
latter was regarded as an invaluable
work. ,&tsie MEkN
The chief works of art in the state
rooms rescued from the fire are: Hebe,
Goddess OF Health, by Gnercino; Inside
a Church, fine transparency, by Ser
walls; A Battle Piece, by sehutt; A Sea
Fight, byVanderveldc, Head Of an Old
Man, by Rubens; Still Lite, by KALI;
Fruit, by Campidoghoi Portrait Of "a
Female, by Pourbus; Portrait of an
Italian, supposed to be Titan. Por-
trait of Laughing Boy, said 70 be by
Killigrew, the famous jester of the
Court of Charles u; portraits of the
Earl Of STAFFORD, Richard, Earl of War
wick, by Davilia; Charles H.; Henrietta
Maria, consort Of Charles l.. and the
Marquis of Huntly, all by Vandyke; Ig-
natius Loyola, by Rubens. The paint
ing of Charles l. on horseback, attend
ed by his equerry; the Duke d Epernon,
considered one Of Vandykes best ef- |
forts, and the most valuable painting in
the castle, is also safe -
This picture was formerly in the pos
session Of the Duke of Lorraine The |
.Cedar-room happily escaped the FIRE, but |
il was thought necessary to remove all
the furniture and paintings. The state
bedroom, with the. furniture, composed |
of rich crimson velvet, presented to the |
late Earl of Warwick by George III. is
likewise safe.x The tapestry Tin this
room, made at Brussels ii 1904, is sup
posed to represent the gardens at Yer
sailles. There is also a superb marble
chimney-piece, designed by Westmaeott.
All the books in tbe libraryp some Of
them very rare, we're rescued from the
fire and safely deposited in the stables
The following other portraits were saved
Henry VIII.,- Anna Boleyn and Martin
Luther, by Holbein; Two Old Men
Studying Music, and the -Four EyanEe- |
liats, BY Rabens, the Earl Of Essex by |
Zucobero; Margaret, Duchess Of Parma,
BY Gagliari9 the Duchess of Cleveland
and two other beauties OF the Court Of
Charles IT,, by Sir Peter Lely; the Inte-