deep, erected in the Raywood for general purposes. At the village of Coneysthorpe, a mile and a half 

 distant, are the works, consisting of a steam engine of twenty-five horse power, and capable of pumping 

 360 gallons per minute, by which the supply is maintained. 



Between the fountain and the Castle is a sloping panelled space, devoted to flowers of the 

 richest order, and decorated with scrolls of box worked on gravel and spar of different colours. A 

 flight of steps descends opposite the principal entrance into this panel, which is surrounded by alternate grass 

 and gravel walks. In winter its ornamental vases are sufficient to make it interesting, and when in the 

 summer it is planted with masses of the choicest plants of sorts, it is a very effective and beautiful 

 spot. On the general level above the panel stand, in different positions, some large Maltese vases on 

 stone pedestals filled with decorative plants, a few beds of kalmias of sorts, ledums of sorts, with 

 spiral plants, such as Irish yew, junipers, red cedars, &c. Two large tazzas of stone, eighteen 



feet long, twelve feet broad, and eight feet high, beautifully worked from a design of the late Earl 

 of Carlisle, and generally filled with decorative plants, occupy a prominent place to the north of the 

 garden just alluded to. 



Crossed at right angles by a gravel walk are three others, the centre twenty feet wide, leading 

 from the fountain towards the South Terrace. On each side run lines of standard Portugal laurel and 

 Irish yew, on grass borders. Facing the fountain, in the centre of the two large flats of turf, stands 

 a large Maltese vase, following which, in diversified circles, are walks of variegated gravel, and flower 

 borders. The corners of the outer ring, as well as those on the opposite side, are filled with four 

 large beds of hybrid rhododendrons. To the south, lower down, on an oblong piece of turf, surrounded 

 b}' flower beds and gravel walks of the same shape are two statues; to the west a statue of Midas, 

 and to the east one of Apollo ; the whole on beautiful carved stone pedestals. To the south, facing 

 each wing of the Castle, are two large grouped statues. Opposite the western walk stands a characteristic 

 group, Pluto and Proserpine, and facing that of the east is one of Hercules and Antaeus, both on equally 

 massive pedestals. On the same side of the garden, near the balustrade, faced by Jason with the Golden 

 Fleece, is a statue of Silenus nursing young Bacchus. Both positions are similarly treated — raised flower 

 beds in stone run parallel to each vase. A very handsome balustrade bounds the east and south sides 

 of this garden. 



Near the statue of Apollo at the lime-tree avenue is the entrance, by a large gravel walk, to the 

 new rosery, laid out last year and planted with the choicest collection of hardy dwarf and standard 

 roses — the former in beds and the latter on turf. It is oval in shape, divided into ten beds, and in 

 the centre, on a grass circle, stand the vase and pedestal, removed from the large Terrace, where they had 

 been erected by the late Earl, on which is inscribed the beautiful and well-known poem, entitled 

 Fcestum, composed by the present highly talented and distinguished Earl of Carlisle when at Oxford, in 

 1821. The outer borders of this garden of roses are divided by large beds of laurel and other ornamental 

 plants, while scattered over its surface are tufts of Pampas grass. In the south-west angle stands 

 a very fine vase, brought from Malta by the Hon. Edward Howard (brother to the Earl), and inscribed 

 with his name. The south terrace joins the walk through the rosery, and leads by a circle to the 

 kitchen garden. Eastward from the south terrace, descending a flight of steps, a broad gravel walk 

 leads to the south lake and the temple of Diana, a remarkably beautiful and interesting building, twenty- 

 seven feet square, with four porticos, and from which a most charming and extensive view is obtained. 

 Ionic columns and pilasters of black and yellow marble adorn both sides, the flooring is composed of 

 antique marble of various colours, and busts and statues add to its elegance and pretensions. A short 

 distance onwards stands the last earthly resting place of this noble family, the Mausoleum. 



To the west of the Castle, and facing the new wing, is a space of about two and a half acres, enclosed from 

 the park by a strong iron palisade, which is intended to be laid out as a flower garden in the Italian style. 

 The site of the old rosery, north of the kitchen garden, is now a very pretty garden, sheltered from the 

 north, east, and west by large forest trees. The centre is composed of three stone monograms of the letter 

 C on gravel; the beds are oblong and circular in form, and an elaborately carved pedestal of a sun- 

 dial stands in front of some wire arches covered with climbing roses. 



There are some very pretty detached gardens in the neighbourhood of the Castle. One much 

 admired near the Dairy is connected with the west front by a gravel walk across the park, and surrounded 

 by a strong iron fence. Mr Henderson, his Lordship's agent, resides at this favoured spot. Two 



hydraulic pumps, fixed near it, supply the interior of the Castle with clear but hard water, to rectify 



