, 1881-09-16

Tho nIoat splendid Ducal palaco in Tn.
glnnd-Decp Vaults Lu1mrlously Flt-
tcd.Up for TItlcd Inhabitants.
Hiaspoiy fieFdld.
During visit to Nottingham Ills Royal
1ltgllncss Prince Leopold. Duke Ut Albany,
X. e., spent t.uy iii tho Dukeries, so called
from tho residence Of five nob1enlen belAg
all within few miles of eact other. The
most remarkable of thesc siluntcd in tho
very henrt OF Sherwood Forest, is Welbeck
(Notts), the sent Of the Duke Of
Portland. ro lato Duke wns. an OK.
traorlinary nob!el,latl. Uo lived, In II
large measure, tho life Of rccl,!sc,
dcvoting his energies to the construction Of
remarkable underground works, which arc
to this day the marvel md tho mysteries Of
the Dukerles, and combine to make Wclbcck
the most wonderful nobtemail's mansion In
England. On the occasion Of the Princes
visit only ono representative Of tho
press was admitted, and III oppor-
tunfty was given Of seeing sev-
era1 of the marvellous tunnels, nntlcr-
ground apartments, ETC., Which have been
closed agatnst the public l,p to this time.
Tho subterrancan picturc-gallcry was first
visited by the Prince. 1t was built rs n
riding-house In 1G2a3 by tho then Duke OF
Newcastle. The into Duke converted It Into
n pIcture-gal!ery, and erected n riding.lonBe
IN 1,other pnrt Of tho grounds: The pcture,,
fEsSry folS sdt y IT, Ss waa onK ty feet e5r h Il 9 q
polished oak: IS Is the woedMork Y, & ot TIC
llnll. Suspended In line from tho principals
Of the roof are fur magnificent. cnt-g!ass
live sunligllts, tiye feet In diameter, are also
hung from tile ridge centre OF the rDDf.
FROM tho hammer beams are suspended
twsntyeiet snler ent-E!aSIs .n3i, eha3ac,!srs, ,S,
four cut-glass brackets with silyoretl bucks.
The room ID panele1 about four feet stx
Inches high, ind above that a line. Of s!lverctl
elass about three feet dcop, with cnt-elass
walls. 1n this room there nre nearly 2 900 gas
lights. THIS lebhy to 1t IL twelve feet long by
fourteen high. Tllo Inner doors opalllng ~
thc picture gallery aro entirely covered with
stlyerea plate-glnss, rs ARE also tho pillars OIL
each stdo aud tho cornlce nbove, the dnors
Tho upper part 0t the cor1liee above tleso
doors is tastefnlly fcstooncd with cnt-glnss
supported by plated pillars: On tho roof two
fixed n remarkable clock. It is made from the
hardest gun metal, and shows the time on
fnnr Illuminated opal dlnls, upwards Of tive
fest eaell !n dtameter, striking the hours q,
4lartors.' on four smaller bells, repeating
the hour after tho first, second, and third
quarters, and repeating agRin, tl,e "cal't-
bfige caaiiles ;I togetaof WIZ naear tne honf.
rotthere Is another tiMeplece recording tho
time MI two tllumlnated dlals. about two feet
eNch In diameter, mud driving two calendars,
sn9,"tns t, ;s no hsonrn' aae uay o1 y ~ i,o WeeK.
uiu al4 tna ii!uohs nee aau eQ"as'ou VI 'l'ne VII
TWO agparatSe llnis. :. ,,,,.. .,,. ,.,,.,,
unaer tnis room @ mlo VASf Wlhe.ceinas, wta.
Dlns q castiroil; Inc collars nfe collMecleu
,n Mitll ila apoey oy Mo sn9to1rahehtt passages;
nHe k!tchen IS 3ne OF the s,ioWs" OF
M8losek; faaiwaL , 4na9sre[onma 9e m ,.a, " wv ~
consirhcIGa s t Wy We lato unRe, ~ l!oaas oi o.
Wil'ci tno 0!nhels Wele cohavseyfu ~
o amnK.Foon: Mnem r ny ny Ira n1neM ,.;.a miS
aases Galm9 alohG oy ra1'' t aht wef9 p'agea
an,oaMtcG u az s,, on foahfoo G dape sona % bo}r
siysn; II he pletars.sSiery. tSs l!bFssy:
md similar apartments there WIS but lttt!e
1l1ne 10 examine the aFt,treasufes manly
cMo!leGtca go by tha INTO D1ke, lheiualn9
TIE tGIt!an4 1litllatnTeS, cehtainlnk WoTKs
Of ll!lllArd. tho Ollyers {lsanG and
ietorl, y. Cooper, Hlbsoll, ElntMan
Sr- ctc.s tno tlllo ralntlnGs Dy lknphael
XandYkc,, lsolnbraMdt, Guylers. !saApar
!'oQssin, ltuysunelt Clluuo LORRAINE, Iltlall,
9ubens, liolboln, 6ir Joshua heyH0ids, 0tc..
the manuscript, Including letter BY Charles
H., oliver Cromwell. q Ms. ACCOUNT nt the
roEalln, Jewels md plate OF Henry Ill,
WHOM III tlle custody OF Sir uehry wyatt.
Tic latter Is III lt8 original parchment Bind
Ing, AMI II signed repeatedly BY the King.
At WclbcGk tho Prince saw the first rub
terralteon library over CONSTRUCTED. 1t 10
parallel with the picture gallery and OF tic
Rnme length, eighty feut Wide aud fourteen
hfrr5. fut t,nfIt nrttlLn fEo 1t}A1 11u