Hans Town.-Pavilion Hans Place.-Celebration of the King's Recovery in 1789.-Celebration of the Jubilee in

1809.

HANS TOWN.

IN the year 1777, Mr. Holland took a lease of one hundred acres of land of Charles, Lord Cadogan, which now consists of Sloane Street, Upper and Lower Cadogan Place, and Hans Place. The buildings were begun just at the commencement of the American War, owing to which they were much impeded: but we ought to observe, in justice to Mr. Holland's memory, that this is one of the most considerable plans that has been executed in the vicinity of the metropolis, and by which he has been remunerated in a manner proportionable to its merit.

In 1787 an Act of Parliament was passed for forming, and keeping in repair, the streets, and other public passages within the district of Hans Town, and for improving the same.

By this Act commissioners and other officers were appointed; and it empowers them to light, pave, cleanse, and repair the streets, to appoint watchmen, and other purposes.

By virtue of this Act the district of Hans Town pays an annual sum of 47. to the surveyors of this parish, in full compensation and discharge of all statute-duty and composition for the repairs of the highways.

PAVILION HANS PLACE.

When Mr. Holland took the above lease he reserved to himself twenty-one acres of land; on which he erected an elegant house, and laid out the adjoining grounds for his own residence. This is called The Pavilion, a view of which is annexed, and is now the property of Peter Denys, Esq., who purchased it of the executors of Mr. Holland.

The Pavilion consists of three sides of a quadrangle, open to the north. The approach is from Hans Place through a handsome pair of iron gates, into an avenue of trees. There is also another entrance from Sloane Street through Pavilion Street. The south front faces an extensive lawn, gently rising to the level of the colonade and principal floor.

This front was originally built as a model for the Prince of Wales's Pavilion at Brighton, and is ornamented by an elegant colonade of the Doric order, extending the whole length of the building.

This front contains the music-room, drawing-room, dining-room, library, and lobby; the whole of which being one hundred and fourteen feet in length may be scen at one view by means of two superb mirrors placed at each extremity.

SOUTH VIEW of the PAVILION, HANS PLACE, CHELSEA.

Publish'd as the Act directs Jan 18.1810.

Tbo. Faulkner

The wings contain various offices and apartments.

The entrance to the house is through an octagon hall in the centre, paved with black and white marble, from which you approach the principal suite of apartments by a flight of stone steps. In the centre of the house is placed a curious clock of large dimensions, made by Thwaites, which acts upon the dial of the north front, and communicates with several dials in different apart-.

ments.

In the east lobby is a proof cast from the original bust of Lord Nelson, taken from life.

To attempt a panegyric on Lord Nelson would be a waste of words:

"As long as Egypt's pyramids shall stand,

As long as Nile shall fertilize the land,

So long the voice of never-dying fame,

Shall add to England's glory, Nelson's name."

There are, besides, several busts, among which are those of Mr. Pitt and Mr. Fox.

The death of those distinguished luminaries has left a chasm in the political hemisphere, which ages may not supply; torn from their country at a period when insulted Europe was groaning under the tortures of a marble hearted tyrant, compared with whom, Nero may be deemed merciful, and Caligula just.

In the same lobby stands a bust of the late Professor Porson, a man of the deepest erudition and of the most capacious mind. This cast in plaister, was taken immediately after his death, and on which the hair of his head and his eye-brows are partly preserved; so