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region of forest and Tnarsh. which had formerly been the hunting 

 ground of the Elector, was converted bv Thompson into an - English 

 garden." Pleasnre grounds, f«arks, and fields were laid out, and 

 snrronnded bv a drive six miles Ions. Walks, r-r^jmenades. 2rott<>s, 

 a Chinese pagoda, a raceconrse, and other attractions were intn>- 

 duced ; a lake was formed, and a monnd raised ; while a refreshment 

 saloon, handsomely famished, provided for the creature comforts 

 of the visitors. Here, during Thompson's absence in England in 

 1795, and without his knowledge, a monument was raised to com- 

 memorate his beneficent achievements. " It stands within the garden, 

 and is composed of Bavarian freestone and marble. It is quadrangular, 

 its two opposite fronts being ornamented with bass»>rilievos. and bear- 

 ing inscriptions." The wanderer, on one side, is exhorted to halt, while 

 thankfulness strengthens his enjoyment- **' A creative hint from Carl 

 Theodor. seized upon with spirit, feeling, and love by the friend of 

 man. Eumford, has ennobled into what thou now seest around thee 

 this once desert region." On the other side of the monument is a 

 dedication to " TTi'tti who eradicated the most scandalous of public 

 evils. Idleness and Mendicity ; who gave the poor help, occirpation, 

 and morals, and to the vouth of the Fatherland so manv schools of 

 culture. Go. wanderer I try to emulate him in thotight and deed, 

 and us in gratitude." 



Eumfurds health, as alreadv indicated, had given wav. and in 1793 

 he went to Italv to restore it. He was absent f<-.r sixteen months, and 

 during his absence was seriously ill at ^Naples. Had he been le^s 

 filled with his projects, it might have been better for his health. 

 Had he known how to employ the sanative power of nature, he 

 would have kept longer in working order his vigorous firame. But 

 the mountains of Massdore were to him less attractive than the 

 streets of Yerona, where he committed himseK to the planning of soup- 

 kitchens. He made similar plans for other cities, so that to call his 

 absenc-e a holiday would be a misnomer. He returned to Munich in 

 August 1794, slowly recovering, but not able to resume the manage- 

 ment of his various institutions. In September 1798, after an absence 

 of eleven years, he returned to London. Dr. Ellis describes him as 

 *'the victim of an outrage" on his arrival, the meaning of which 

 seems to be that his trunk containing his papers, which was carried 

 behind his carriage, was appropriated by London thieves. '* By this 

 cruel robbery," he says, " I have been deprived of the fruits of the 

 labours of my whole lite. ... It is the more painful to me, as it has 

 clouded my mind with suspicions that can never t«e cleared up." 

 What the suspicions were we do not know. 



Soon afterwards he was invited by Lord Pelham. then Secretary 

 for Ireland, to visit him iu Dublin ; he went, and during his two 

 months' stay there, busied himself with improvements in warming, 

 cookine. and ventilation, in the hospitals and workhouses of the city. 

 He left behind him a number of models of useful mechanism. The 

 Koyal Irish Academy elected him a member. The grand jury of 

 *YoL. X. i^Xo. 76.) "2 F 



