are laid out in a number of walks and drives, planted with a variety of trees, shrubs, and exotics, among which are some particularly fine specimens of fir. One of these drives passes beneath the Forest road to Reading, and on each side of the archway are several massive columns of marble, granite, and porphyry, brought from Greece and the coast of the Levant, disposed so as to form an ornamental ruin, called the Temple of the Gods. On the summit of a small eminence stands the Belvidere, a triangular battlemented building, fitted up in the gothic style, and having a battery mounted with twenty-one pieces of brass ordnance, which were employed by William duke of Cumberland in his campaigns of 1744-46. THE LODGES At the centre of the park, during the year 1836, underwent considerable improvement, from the plans of Sir J. Wyattville. The old and unsightly lodges erected in the reign of Queen Anne are now no longer visible, but are converted into beautiful and romanticlooking cottages, in the gothic style. Those particularly worthy of mention are the Middle or Double-gate Lodge, Hardiman's Lodge, and Hudson's Lodge. The lodge called Sandpit Gate, near Holly Grove, was erected in the year 1800, after a design from the gothic, by the late Mr. J. Wyatt; the dwelling house is embattled, and its appearance is much heightened by the ivy that mantles the building in several places. The adjoining inclosures were fitted up for George IV.'s private collection of foreign quadrupeds and birds, which were presented by his late Majesty to the Zoological Society. On the western side of this gateway is WINDSOR FOREST, The original circumference of which was computed to be about 120 miles, but having been inclosed by an act of parliament, a small portion only, adjoining the park, and intersected by the high road from Windsor to Reading, has been retained for its original purposes. It is thickly planted in many places with young oaks, for which the soil is well adapted. The northern part of the forest is luxuriantly timbered, and retains its pristine appearance. Several drives pass through it, terminating at New Lodge, formerly a royal hunting box. Between the park and the forest, in the centre of a thicklywooded inclosure, is the house and grounds called CRANBOURN LODGE. It was built by the Earl of Ranelagh, in the reign of Charles II., and was subsequently occupied by William, duke of Cumberland. The Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Cobourg was the last member of the royal family that resided here. Part of this building has been pulled down. In Windsor Forest there are several celebrated oaks; one of these, the King Oak, is said to have been a favorite tree of William the Conqueror (who made this a royal forest, and enacted laws for its preservation). This oak, which stands near the enclosure of Cranbourn, is 26 feet in circumference at three feet from the ground; it is supposed to be the largest and oldest oak in Windsor Forest, being above one thousand years old, and is quite hollow; the space within is from seven to eight feet in diameter, and the entrance is about four feet and a half high and two feet wide. WINKFIELD SCHOOL. In 1790 the Earl of Ranelagh erected on the neighbouring plain a school for the educating and clothing of twenty boys and twenty girls belonging to Winkfield and Cranbourn. It is a neat building, the school rooms being in the wings, and a chapel in the centre, connected by a light colonnade. There is a small library, containing several scarce and valuable books, principally classics and early writers on divinity. ASCOT HEATH. About six miles from Windsor, on the northern side of the Great Park, is the race ground of Ascot Heath, which is allowed to be one of the finest courses in the kingdom. The races annually held at Ascot have been long distinguished for the patronage with which they are honoured by the royal family. A stand was built in 1822, for the accommodation of George IV. and suite; slender columns support a flat roof commanding a full view of the course. The interior is divided into three handsome apartments; the principal one is 27 feet by 17, and is tastefully fitted up. Her Majesty Queen Victoria, for the better accommodation of her numerous suite, has caused another large and elegant apartment, with suitable offices, to be built, for the convenience of serving refreshments. In the year 1839 a magnificent stand was erected by subscription, and which, in splendour and extent, rivals the celebrated Epsom betting stand; the accommodation is of the most superior kind, and from all portions of the edifice the entire view of the course is discernible. A small stand adjoining, erected by the late Duke of York, was presented by George IV. to the the Jockey Club. MONKEY ISLAND.* About half a mile from Bray, on an island in the Thames, is a fishing seat built by the late Duke of Marlborough, called Monkey Island. The principal building is named "The Temple," and is erected on arches, the windows commanding an extensive prospect; it was formerly fitted up as a saloon, and decorated with carvings of sea deities and aquatic devices richly gilt. The island was sold by the present duke, and the buildings are much decayed. Visitors are allowed to land on application. *Faithful representations of the above have been recently published by J. B. Brown, Book and Print Seller, Castle-street, Windsor, NAMES OF THE PAINTERS Whose Works are in the STATE APARTMENTS OF WINDSOR CASTLE, With their Native Place, the Date of their Birth, the Artists 1510 Bonifaccio Veneziano 1592 1753 Bassano Burford 1839 Haerlem Brussels Udina .... 1665 1642 1729 1609 1682 1536 1534 1686 21 Barroccio, Federigo.. Bassano, Giacomo Beechy, Sir William one Berghem, Nicholas Breughel, John h Carlevariis, Luca Carracci, Annibale S Claude, Lorraine Cleeve, Van Joas e .... 1624 Van Goyen and Weeninx 1683 1565 Peter Goekint Bologna 1560 Works of Corregio Correggio, Antionio.... Correggio n Dolci, Carlo Domenichino, Zampieri. Bologna 1581 Calvart and the Caracci 1641 Names of Painters. Where Born. Date. Studied under. Died. More, Sir Athonny .... .... .... ...... .... 1688 .... 1541 Utrecht 1519 John Schorel ........ 1485 Bellini and Giorgione..1547 Andely 1594 Quintin Varin Rome ... 1665 1675 1546 Angelo and Parmigiano 1626 1609 Rubens 1678 Mytens, Daniel (elder) .Hague. 1606 J. Van Zwaanenburg 1492 Raffaelle di Urbino .. 1546 1577 Van Oort and O. Venius 1640 1448 Pietro di Cosimo 1530 1649 1610 His Father & A. Brower 1694 Cadore 1477 Giovanni Bellini Amsterdam 1643 His Father & J. Van Loo 1703 ...... Amsterdam 1639 John Wynants 1641 1621 1672 1519 .... ................ ..... 1820 Oults, Fife. 1785'. Haerlem..1620 John Wynants Zeeman, Enoch ... ..... Wouvermans, Philip . Zuccharelli, Francesco.. Pitigliano .1702 G. M. Morandi. LIVING PAINTERS. Sir Martin Archer Shee. Pickersgill. Reichman. Simson. |