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to have the accommodation of one; to say nothing of another and nosmall inconvenience in itself, namely, the distance to which the servantsare removed if not from all, at least from the greater part of the roomsin the house, and their removal in some degree from observation. Onthe contrary, by forming the offices in the basement, whether entirelyor partly under ground, direct communication may be obtained betweenthem and the several parts of the house, should it be so large as torequire more than one access from the offices to the rooms above. Ano-ther great recommendation attending placing the offices as has beendone at Lissadell, is that an unobstructed view may be obtained fromevery front of the house, and also that the pleasure grounds may becontinued quite round it, without interruption from out-buildings, courts,&c. In order to secure this Advantage to his mansion in the fullestextent, it is Sir Robert’s intention to form a convenient subway to theoffices for the conveyance of whatever the establishment requires, andfurther to screen the offices and their out-of-door appurtenances by aseries of terraces, whereby the lawn and pleasure grounds will be ren-dered quite private.

As we do not remember to have ever met with similar observationsourselves, these remarks may perhaps possess novelty for the reader;at any rate they will perhaps convince him, that the mode here adoptedhas something in its favour, whatever opinion may be entertained as tothe contrary one. We have therefore preferred offering them for consi-deration, to entering into a description of those in the plan, theconvenience of which will be sufficiently apparent to any one who willtake pains to examine it carefully; and we could do little more thanrepeat what is there sufficiently explained.

As it would be improper for us to state the exact cost of this mansion, we shall only observethat a similar one might be erected in England, in brick with stone dressings, for a sum between£14,000. and £15,000. or with all the fronts faced with stone, for about £18,000. In alteringthe original designs, with the view of reducing the expense to a comparatively moderate sum,considering the extent and accommodation of the building, the author has been much indebtedto the judicious hints of Sir It. G. Booth himself, who, during his travels upon the continent,has paid particular attention to architecture.