PRICES of STOCKS, from JUNE 27, to JULY 27, 1793, both inclufive.

By ANTHONY CLARKE, Stock-Broker, No. 13, Sweeting's-Alley, Cornhill.

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THE palace of Blenheim, the moft magnificent pile of architecture in this kingdom, is fituated within half a mile of Woodstock, nearly eight miles from. Oxford, and was built at the public expence, in the reign of queen Anne, by whom it was given, with the park and manor of Woodstock, to John duke of Marlborough, and his heirs, as a teftimony of royal favour and national gratitude, for the many fignal victories he had gained over the French and Bavarians; particularly on the 4th of August 1704, near the village of Blenheim, on the banks of the Danube, from which this noble palace receives its name.

The architect of this fuperb ftructure was fir John Vanbrugh; who, though he has been perhaps justly blamed for a heaviness in his general defigns, muft at leaft ftand acquitted in this inftance, when it is confidered, that ftrength, and durability were principal objects to be regarded, in a pile that was intended to remain a monument of British valour, and British generofity, till the remoteft periods of

time.

The north front is 348 feet from wing to wing, highly ornamented; and the roof is concealed by a ftone balustrade and statues. This is the grand approach; to which we are conducted over a valley, by a magnificent bridge, the diameter of whofe centre-arch is 190 feet, being conftructed in the style of the Rialto at Venice.

Beyond this, in a direct line, and on a confiderable eminence; stands a ftately column, 130 feet in height, on the top of which is a ftatue of John Churchill, duke of Marlborough; and, on its pedeftal, his eminent achievements, and the acts of the British parliament in his favour, are fully infcribed.

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The fouth front is lefs highly finifhed. It commands a delightful view of the pleasure-grounds and plantations, as well as of the diftant village of Bladon.

Over its entrance, which is fupported by Corinthian columns, ftands the buft of Louis XIV, of France, adorned with proper military emblems, taken from the gates of Tour nay; and, near the eastern angle, the prefent duke has fitted up a commo dious and elegant obfervatory, properly furnished with the best inftruments and glaffes that can be procured, under the direction of that eminent aftronomer, Dr. Hornfby of Oxford.

The apartments of this palace are finished with princely magnificence; and the tapeftry, paintings, and sta tues, are exquifitely fine:

The common entrance is by the eaft gate, which leads into a quadrangle, confifting of offices: thence we proceed into the area; and, through à fuperb portico, on mafly columns, enter the hall, which is fupported by Corinthian pillars. The ceiling, which is the height of the building, is painted by fir James Thornhill, and allegorically reprefents Victory crowning John duke of Marlborough, as the points to a plan of the battle of Blen heim. This room contains a buft of John duke of Marlborough, a Venus de Medicis and Faun in bronze, from the originals in the grand duke of Tufcany's collection; feveral marble Termini, and two beautiful ftatues of a Nymph and Bacchanal.

From the hall, we enter the bow window room, the tapestry of which reprefents the battle of Blenheim, and other exploits of John duke of Marlborough. Among other paintings, this room is adorned with a capital original picture of the Virgin and Child, St. John, and St. Nicholas,

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by Raphael; formerly belonging to the Cappela degli Anfidei, at Perugia, and brought over by lord Robert Spencer, brother of the prefent duke. Adjoining to this, is the duke's dreffing room; which, befide a variety of other celebrated productions of the pencil, contains a very fine Holy Family, by Rubens; Our Saviour in the Virgin's Lap, crowning two Female Martyrs, by Titian; and a beautiful picture by fir Joshua Reynolds, reprefenting lady Charlotte Spencer, in the character of a Gypfey, telling her brother lord Henry his fortune: the archness of expreffion thrown into thefe laft delightful portraits, by the masterly pencil of fir Joshua, is fuperior to all description.

We next enter the eaft drawing room, which is adorned with many fuperb paintings; particularly, a very capital Bacchanalian piece, the Offerings of the Magi, and Rubens with his Wife and Child, all by that cele brated master; the laft being a prefent from the city of Bruffels to John duke of Marlborough: alfo a Man's Head, by Titian; and a Holy Family, efteemed the work of Raphael, given to his grace by the city of Ghent.

The grand cabinet is filled with fome of the most capital original paintings in any collection: among which are a Madonna standing on a globe, furrounded by Angels, by Carlo Marratti; Chrift bleffing the little Children, by Vandyck; the Roman Charity; Lot's Departure out of Sodom, a prefent from the city of Antwerp; the Flight into Egypt; a Portrait of Paracelfus; and the Head of Rubens himself; all by that great mafter. Pope Gregory in his robes, and a Female Martyr with a palm branch, by Titian; a Magdalen, by Carlo Dolci; and a Holy Family, by Ludovico Caracci.

The blue drawing-room contains feveral paintings; the principal of which are, Catherine de Medicis, by Rubens; Time clipping Cupid's Wings, by Vandyck; an Aftronomer and his Family, by Dobfon; two

Family portraits; and a collection of beautiful miniatures, in one frame, with a curtain before them.

The tapestry in the adjoining winter drawing-room represents the Four Cardinal Virtues, with their proper emblems. Vandyck's pencil has produced a very fine portrait of Mary duchefs of Richmond, lord Strafford and his Secretary, the duchefs of Portfmouth and Eleanor Gwyn, miftreffes of Charles II, which are the only paintings in this room.

The dining-room is remarkable for a very capital painting of the prefent Duke, Duchefs, and Children, by fir Joshua Reynolds, In this room are likewife paintings by Rubens, of Lot and his Daughters, and Venus and Adonis, both presents from the emperor of Germany; a Bacchanalian piece, by Vandyck; and a landfcape, by Claude Lorrain.

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The faloon is a noble and highlyfinished room, lined in the lower part with marble; feveral compartments above containing reprefentations of the different nations of the world in their characteristic dreffes and expreffions, by La Guerre. The ceilling, executed by the fame artist, emblematically defcribes John duke of Marlborough, in the midst of his victories, arrested by the hand of Peace, while Time reminds him of the rapidity of his own flight.

Several of the victories of John duke of Marlborough are delineated in the tapestry of the drawing-room, to the right of the faloon; and, over the chimney, is a buft of the emperor. Adrian. The principal paintings are Meleager and Atalanta, by Rubens ; the Adoration of the Shepherds, by Lucca Giordano; and fome pieces of Pouffin.

The tapeftry of the middle drawing room, to the right of the faloon, exhibits more battles of John duke of Marlborough; and contains a capital painting, on black marble, by Aleffandro Veronefe.

From this room we enter the ftate bed-chamber; the chimney of which

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