no
longer kept clear of visiters, and access to the Castle itself may be
much more freely enjoyed than during the late reign. The King and the
Queen may be seen daily in the real luxury of conjugal and domestic
comfort. Plainness of purpose, and affectionate amiability of manners,
have done much towards their popularity; and the love of a good and
wise people cannot be better secured than by such fostering
consideration from their rulers; nay, its paternal influence is but
part and parcel of the grand scheme of civilization and society.

Proceeding to the details of the Print, we may observe that in our
eleventh volume we gave three engravings illustrative of the Castle
improvements; one of which represented the gateway named after the
late Sovereign, and seen from the Long _Walk_. The present Engraving
is the other side of the gateway, as seen from the interior of the
square or quadrangle. This new gate was externally completed in 1826.
The natural application of the fine avenue, called the Long Walk, was
thus realized. The gateway consists of two towers the York and
Lancaster. The foundations and walls of the York Tower were part of
the old building--the Lancaster is entirely new. These towers which
have machiolated battlements, are about 100 feet high; the gateway
between them is 24 feet high. In our former Engraving, the gateway was
in the distance, but the present being a near view, shows the
solidity, largeness of proportions, and the boldness of the building,
to greater advantage. The appearance of the whole is extremely
beautiful, although its newness and cleanness remind us of Mr.
Bowles's eccentric observation, that "it looks as if it was washed
every morning with _soap and water_."

Here it may be as well to state that Windsor Castle is divided into
the upper and lower wards. The lower contains the ecclesiastical
portions of the edifice, including St. George's Chapel. The upper ward
is formed by the celebrated Round Tower on the west; the state
apartments, including St. George's Hall, on the north; and a range of
domestic apartments on the east and south, which communicate with the
state apartments. The whole building is thus a hollow square, of which
the three outer sides on the north, east, and south, are surrounded
with a magnificent terrace. The Inner Court, or Quadrangle, is a
connected building of three sides, the fourth being formed by the
Round Tower, or Keep.

The improvements of the interior of