The daily gazette., 1874-10-24
tions. The building is In the Italian
style, reminding one of the Campan-
lie at Pisa. 1t is seventy feet in length,
and is the same in height. The foun-
dation-stonc bears the following in
scription:

dation-stonc bears the following in
| scription
The. foundation, Stone of this building
erected by. Queen Victoria in piOus remsm-
brance Of her great and eood. husband, was
1862.
BLESSED are they that sleep in the Lord"
The builder was Mr.. G.. Dulles, un-
der the supervision of Thomas, clerk of
the works.
No public visitors are admitted to
this exclusive tomb but once year
the servants of the household are
permitted to enter and study its splen-
dOrs.
Our guides next directed our attention
to the Duchess of Kent's mauseleum in
the same grounds. The dome suppor-
ted by sixteen Ionic columns of fpolish-
ed Penryn granite, is ten feet high, ,and
is otherwise superbly decorated, The
Royal Gardens, near Frogmore, are
thirty acres in extent, and enclosed
with wall twelve feet in height. 1t is
a magnificent spot, with its grand col
lection of plants and flowers. There
are two splendid apartments for the use
of the Queen out of which she proceeds
to the conservatories, which cover
total range of glass of 920 feet. There
is winery of 102 feet long, two peach
houses 5G feet long, and pits for forcing
melons, cucumbers, and asparagus, ,hea-
ted with hot water. These gardens are
considered to be the completest on earth
and are surrounded with eighteen hun
dred acres of magnificent scenery, and
stocked with several thousand fallow
deer. "Yonder," said our guide, sis the
Long Walk nearly miles in extent, sha-
ded all the way by double row of an
cient elms, delightful promenade. 1t
was planted in the year 1860, and,
among its other advantages, is saline
spring of great effect in chronic disea-
ses. In the southeastern direction you
will perceive lodge, which was for a
long time the residence of George ".
1t was taken down, by command of that
King, with the exception of the Gothic
dining hall, where at present occasional
royal fetes are held. At the back of
the lodge, you will see large building
called the Cumberland Lodge, former
ly the seat of William, Duke of Cum
berland, uncle to George w. The
Queens hunters are kept IN an adjoin-
ing premises Near Cumberland Lodge
Queen, for the education of the chill
dren Of the employees on the royal do
main. There, on the other side ofCum-
berland Lodge, is the broad approach
to the celebrated lake called Virginia
Water, of which you have heard so
much, surrounded by succession of
delightful views, increased by artificial
| aid. 1t is about seven miles in circum-
| 1o n ha1 in orfh
and in width one-third of mile, and
water in England. "Now," said our
| Runnymede and Magma Charta, about
three and a half miles off, the spot
where the barons retired that they
of King John to the charter of English
June, 1915. The table on which the
preserved. Here according to tradi-
ton, Henry VIII. met and wooed the
beautiful Annie Boleyn, under the
large yew tree, which has flourished up
wards of 1 200 years, and which is 32
feet inches in circumference, With
in six and nine miles of where we stand
the city of London, the market place
of Chertsey, where Cowley, the poet
J lived and died. The once-famous alb
hey has now nearly disappeared. 1t
was founded in the year 666, afterwards
completed and endowed by the Earl OF
, Surrey, then burned by theDanes, then
refounded by King Edgar, and now
almost utterly dismantled. st. AIMS
/ 10 ha ,,la W "A
Charles James Fox resided for some
years.
There you can see Ascot Heath and
Race Course, the finest spot of the kind
in the country, where every year the
great races take place, and are attended
by the Royal family and all the aristocra-
lcy. Its splendid stand for seeing the
races, and elegant rcfreshment and Craw-
) ing rooms, are all in regal style. Bin
, field, away off ON the borders Of Windsor
Forest, was once the residence of Pope,
! and about mile from the village Is
Pope's Wood, named after his celebrated
poem of '"rhe Wood" The pretty village
, of Datchet is rendered famous by Shaks.
, peare in his Merry Wives Of Windsor
and is q gre 1T resort of anglers. In that
, direction is Beaconsfeld, where Walker
= i, the poet and Burke the statesman lie
j buried, and where Mr.. Disraei resides
p during the summer. EtOn COlleBe, lul
q mediately in our front, you will of course
n visit for yourselves, but it is well enough
n to tell you that it was founded by Henr.
f VI, and in 1440 that monarch purchased
p the perpetual possession Of the the par
/ ish of Eton for the purpose of this grea
institution. Passing through successive
centuries, encouraged by generous appro
! priations, and by all the monarchs. tn!
!. establishment at present is in higl
If state of prosperity and usefulness. Th
l. school annually increases and now mum
bers thousand students. The organi
cation consists of a provost, vice provost
+ six fellows, u fellows, a master, deput.
master, assistants, 20 scholars, La
-. schalars, 10 choristers and number Q
y inferior officers and servants. The build
ings, as you see, from two large quadran
giles, and are built of brick, and have hat
y tlemented roofs. The chapel is magnifi
q cent Gothic structure, 175 feet in length
with stained-g glass windows, presenting
complete series of Scriptural subject
most elaborately finished. The youn
n gentlemen educated here are greatly a
ri tachedto aquatic amusements, and ever
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