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The conquering Roman when he urged his way, 
That led to triumph, through the neighbouring plain, 
And oped the gloomy grove to glare of day, 
Awe-stricken gazed, and spared the sacred fane! 
One stone of all its cirele now remains, 
Saved from the modern Goth’s destructive hand ; 
And by its side I muse: and Fancy reigns ; 
And giant oaks on Penniel waving stand ; 
With snowy robe and flowing beard sweep bye 
The aged Druid-train beneath the star lit sky. 
II. 
“ The Druid-train has moved into the wood, 
Oh! draw a veil before the hideous scene ! 
For theirs were offerings of human blood, 
With sound of trump and shriek of fear between: 
Their sacred grove is fallen, their creed is gone ; 
And record none remains save this gray stone ! 
Then come the warlike Saxons; and the years 
Roll on in conflict: and the pirate Dane 
Uprears his bloody raven; and his spears 
Bristling upon the Broadlaw summit’s plain 
Spread terror o’er the vale: and still rude times 
Succeed; and Border feuds with conflagration light 
Nightly, the Teviot’s wave, and ceaseless crimes 
Chase from the holy towers their inmates in affright. 
III. 
Land of the South! Oh, lovely land of song! 
And is my dwelling by thy classic streams ; 
And is the fate so fondly wished and long, 
Mine in the fullest measure of my dreams,— 
By thy green hills and sunny glades to roam, 
To live among thy happy shepherd swains 
Where now the peaceful virtues have their home; 
A blissful lot! nor aught of grief remains 
Save for that friend, beloved, bewailed, revered, 
To whom my heart for thrice ten years was bound 
By truest love and gratitude endeared + 
The glory of his land, in whom were found 
Genius unmatehed, and mastery of the soul, 
Beyond all human wight, save Shakspeare’s own 
controul.,” 
F\S.A. L. & E. 
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NOTES ON CUNNINGHAM’S HANDBOOK FOR 
LONDON. 
Soho Square.—Your correspondent ‘ Naso” 
(p. 244.) has anticipated me in noticing Mr. Cun- 
ninoham’s mistake about Mrs. Cornellys’ house in 
this square ; but he has left unnoticed some par- 
ticulars which deserve to be recorded. Mrs. Cor- 
nellys’, or Carlisle House as it was called, was 
pulled down at the beginning of the present cen- 
tury (1803 or 1804), and two houses built upon 
its site, now Jeffery’s Music Warehouse and Weip- 
perts Quadrille Office. Some curious old paint- 
ings representing banquetting scenes, formerly in 
Carlisle House, were carefully preserved until the 
last few years, in the drawing-room of the corner 
house; when they were removed to make room 
for some of the “elegancies” of the modern print 
shops. ‘The Catholic Chapel in Sutton Street was 
the banquetting-room of Carlisle House ; and the 
connecting passage between it and the house in 
Soho Square was originally the ‘“ Chinese bridge.” 
“Teresa Cornelys, Carlisle House, St. Ann, 
Soho, dealer” appears in the bankrupt list of The 
London Gazette of November, 1772; and in De- 
cember of the same year, this temple of festivity, 
and all its gorgeous contents, were thus adver- 
tised to be sold by public auction : — 
“ Carlisle House, Soho. — At twelve o’clock on Mon- 
day the 14th instant, by Order of the Assignees, Mr. 
Marshall will sell by Auction on the Premises, in one 
Lot, All that extensive, commodious, and magnificent 
House in Soho Square, lately occupied by Mrs. Cor- 
nelys, and used for the Public Assemblies of the 
Nobility and Gentry. Together with all the rich and 
elegant Furniture, Decorations, China, &e., thereunto 
belonging, too well-known and universally admired 
for their aptness and taste to require here any public 
and extraordinary description thereof, Catalogues to 
be had at the House, and at Mr. Marshall’s, in St. 
Martin’s Lane. The curiosity of many to see the 
house, to prevent improper crowds, and the great 
damage that might happen therefrom (and the bad- 
ness of this season) by admitting indifferent and dis- 
interested people, must be an excuse to the public for 
the Assignees ordering the Catalogues to be sold at 5s. 
each, which will admit two to see the house, &c., from 
Monday the 7th instant to the time of sale, Sundays 
excepted, from ten in the morning to three in the af- 
ternoon, and they hope no person or persons will take 
amiss being refused admittance without Catalogues,” 
In December, 1774, the nobility and gentry 
were informed (by advertisement), “That the 
Assemblies at Carlisle House will commence soon, 
under the conduct and direction of a New Mana- 
ger ;” but notwithstanding the efforts of this per- 
son, we find that Mrs. Cornellys resumed her revels 
here with great spirit in 1776. In 1778, Carlisle 
House was again publicly advertised to be sold by 
private contract, or “to be hired as usual ;” and 
subsequently, after having been used as a common 
exhibition room of ‘“ Monstrosities,” a ‘School of 
Eloquence,” and “ An Infant School of Genius,” 
it closed its public career through the interference 
of the magistracy in 1797. 
A full and particular account of the rise and 
fall of “ Mrs. Cornelys’ Entertainments at Carlisle 
House, Soho,” was privately printed two or three 
years ago, by Thomas Mackinlay, Esq., of the firm 
of Dalmaine and Co., Soho Square. 
Carlisle Street, Soho Square. — The large house 
at the end of this street, looking into the square, 
was formerly called Carlisle House. In 1770 it 
was purchased of Lord Delaval by the elder 
Angelo; who resided in it many years, and built 
a large riding-school at the back. Bach and Abel, 
of “Concert” notoriety, resided in the adjoining 
house. Carlisle Street was then called King’s 
Square Court. 
