London . ought a taste for real art from his own country. Sheridans allusion tothem was not much more com])limentary. About the time that the Duke ofYork took possession of Melbourne House, now Lady Dovers, near the HorseGuards, of which the most remarkable feature is the cupola in front, some dis-cussions were raised (no uncommon case) in Parliament about the debts of theroyal brothers. A considerable amount of virtuous indignation was of course PALL MALL. 301 expressed b)- the Opposition of the clay; and, some of their rcmarlvs havingbeen reported to Sheridan when he entered the House, I won
London . ought a taste for real art from his own country. Sheridans allusion tothem was not much more com])limentary. About the time that the Duke ofYork took possession of Melbourne House, now Lady Dovers, near the HorseGuards, of which the most remarkable feature is the cupola in front, some dis-cussions were raised (no uncommon case) in Parliament about the debts of theroyal brothers. A considerable amount of virtuous indignation was of course PALL MALL. 301 expressed b)- the Opposition of the clay; and, some of their rcmarlvs havingbeen reported to Sheridan when he entered the House, I wonder, said he, what amount of punishment of these 3oung- men would satisfy some people !Has not the one got into the Roundhouse, and the other into the Pillory. Carlton House did not carry many historical reminiscences with it when it was])ulled down. It was the Regents residence during the whole time of the Penin- ? V>~? • •- -nr- - ? _r-^-. ? - il4S^ e a m ?? jj -^ ;^r:a*:--»/^^^.. [Carltou House, Levee Day.] sular war, but its connexion with the martial exploits of that period was merelyaccidental: the more distinguished soldiers who had occasion to visit London gotan occasional dinner there. It derived a temporary eclat from so many of Mooressquibs being directed against it and its occupant; but this interest is of the kindupon which time operates with most destructive effect. Twenty or thirty yearshave a withering influence over lampoons. Already it is as difficult to enter intothe spirit of those of Tom Moore as of those of Sir Charles Hanbury Williams;and the Irish poet himself, in a fit of real or affected modesty, has gone far toaccelerate the work of time. In vindicating himself from the charge of havingrepaid the hospitality of the Regent with satire, he has succeeded in ])roving tliatlie could know very little of that Princes personal habits and domestic arrange-ments; and has thus lowered the value of his rhymes—in so far as they mighthave been take
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