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of government has not been directed towards 

 giving it a substantial repair. 



The Artillery Barracks form a range of 

 stone buildings two stories high, five hundred 

 and twentj-seven feet in length by forty in 

 breadth, extending in a westerly direction from 

 Palace Gate; they were erected previous to 

 the year 1750, for the accommodation of troops, 

 by which the garrison was reinforced, and were 

 then distinguished as the casernes nouvelles : 

 they are roughly constructed, but very substan- 

 tial and well arranged : the east end of the 

 range was for several years used as a common 

 prison ; but since the erection of the new gaol, 

 this practice has been discontinued. Besides 

 sufficient room for quartering the artillery sol- 

 diers of the garrison, there is an ordnance 

 office, armoury, storehouses, and workshops. 

 The armoury is very considerable, and occupies 

 several apartments, wherein small arms of every 

 description for the equipment of 20,000 men 

 are constantly kept in complete repair and rea- 

 diness for immediate use; the musquetry and 

 other fire-arms are arranged so as to admit con- 

 venient access for the purposes of cleaning, &c. ; 

 the armes blanches of all classes are well dis- 

 played in various designs and emblematical 

 devices, and present, on entering the room, a 

 fanciful conp d'mL In front of the barracks 



