hall by James I., according to the extensive and magnificent designs of Inigo Jones, in 1619. This is a noble of hewn stone, adorned with an upper and lower range of pillars of the Ionic and composite orders; the capitals and the opening between the columns of the windows are enriched with fruit and foliage. The roof is covered with lead, and surrounded with a balustrade. The building chiefly consists of one room, of an oblong form, forty feet high; converted by George I. into a Chapel Royal, in which service is performed every Sunday morning and afternoon. In front of this edifice, on the 30th of January, 1648-9, Charles I. was beheaded, on a scaffold erected for the occasion, having passed to the scene of death through one of the windows.

The town residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury, is an irregular pile of building, situate on the south bank of the Thames, almost opposite Westminster Abbey. Having been erected at different periods, it displays various kinds of architecture. A considerable portion dates as far back as the thirteenth century. The corners of the edifice are faced with rustic work; and the top surrounded with battlements. In the banquetting room, which has an old carved ceiling, are the portraits of all the primates from Laud to the present time. Juxon's hall (a noble room), forming part of the old palace, has Deen converted into a library, which was founded by Archbishop Bancroft, and increased at successive periods by Archbishops Abbot, Juxon, Laud, Shelden, Tennison, and Secker, till the number of volumes now exceeds 20,000. The chapel, erected in the twelfth century, con

tains the remains of Archbishop Parker; and in the vestry are portraits of several bishops. The Lollards' tower, at the western extremity of the chapel, contains a small room wainscotted with oak, on which are inscribed several names and portions of sentences in ancient characters, and the walls are furnished with large rings, to which the Lollards, and other persons confined for heretical opinions, are supposed to have been affixed. In the grounds, which are tastefully laid out, are two fig trees of extraordinary size, said to have been planted by Cardinal Pole, about 1558. A new Gothic wing was added by Dr. Howley, the late archbishop, from the designs of Mr. Blore; and the domestic portion of the palace greatly enlarged and fitted up in a style of simple beauty-oak panelling prevailing throughout-contrasting finely with the fretted ceilings and ornaments.

BRIDGEWATER HOUSE,

Green Park, the residence of the Earl of Ellesmere, erected in 1848, from the designs of Charles Barry, esq. In plan it approaches a square: the south front is one hundred and forty-two feet six inches from east to west; and the west front one hundred and twenty-two feet from north to south; and there are two small courts within the mass to aid in lighting the various apartments. The palace-residences of Rome and Venice have furnished the general types for the elevations, skilfully combined in good proportions: the details are mostly very elegant, and the general effect good.

The picture-gallery, which occupies the whole of the north side of the house, and is carried out a few feet beyond the east wall of the ground floor, on stone landings and cantilevers, will be opened to the public.

APSLEY HOUSE,

Hyde Park-corner, the residence of His Grace the Duke of Wellington, was built by Lord Chancellor Apsley, afterwards second Earl of Bathurst, about 1770, from designs by Messrs. Adams, on the site of the old ranger's lodge. In 1828-9, it was enlarged, and entirely remodelled, under the direction of Sir J. Wyattville. The principal front consists of a centre with two wings, having a portico of the Corinthian order, raised upon a rusticated arcade of three apertures, leading to the entrance wall. The west front consists of two wings, the centre slightly recedes, and has four windows, with a balcony. In the saloon is a beautiful bust of Napoleon, by Canova.

NORTHUMBERLAND HOUSE,

Charing Cross, is one of the most magnificent town mansions of the nobility, and is a fine specimen of the architecture of the time of James I.; it was built by Bernard Jansen, a Flemish architect. The lion on the central parapet is the crest of the Percies.

STAFFORD HOUSE,

Stable-yard, St. James', the residence of His Grace the Duke of Sutherland. It was commenced in 1825, from designs by Mr. F. Wyatt, and was intended for the residence of His late Royal Highness the Duke of York. On his demise, it was purchased by the Marquis of Stafford, and furnished in the most splendid style. Its form is quadrangular, and it has four perfect fronts, all of

which are cased with stone. The north or principal front, which is the entrance, exhibits a portico of eight Corinthian columns. The south and west fronts are alike; they project slightly at each end, and in the centre are six Corinthian columns supporting a pediment. The east front differs a little from the preceding, as it has no projecting columns.

BURLINGTON HOUSE,

Piccadilly, erected by Richard Boyle, third Earl of Burlington, on the site of a house built by Sir John Denham, the poet, in the reign of Charles II., who was his own architect.

"Who plants like Bathurst, and who builds like Boyle?" It was admired by Horace Walpole, and is thus alluded to by Gay, in his "Trivia:"

"Burlington's fair palace still remains.

Beauty within ;-without, proportion reigns;
There Handel strikes the strings, the melting strain
Transports the soul, and thrills through every vein;
There oft I enter-but with cleaner shoes,

For Burlington's beloved by every muse.'

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The Duke of Portland died here, in 1800, only a few days after he had resigned his seat in the Cabinet.