The Grounds in Front of the Pavilion are so shut in by increasing the height of the wall, and boarding the inside of the iron railing, that they no longer, as formerly, prove an ornament to the town. We cannot help thinking that if this matter were represented in a proper light to Her Majesty, she would order the wall to be lowered, and an open iron railing placed on it, leaving the border of trees and shrubs within as it is, so as to produce a barrier which may be partially seen through, similar to the palisades and borders of shubbery which surround the squares, and to that which existed some years ago, as shown in Mr. Repton's Designs for the Pavilion, &c., fig. 147., given in our edition of Mr. Repton's works, p. 403. Allowing the eye of persons in the street to penetrate here and there into these grounds would certainly be a great additional beauty to this part of Brighton, and we should think could be no annoyance to a queen who is not averse from showing herself in public, even if she were walking within. Much has been said respecting the architecture of the Pavilion. For our part, we admire it throughout, for its novelty in this country and its consistency, for the unity of style which pervades every part, and for the substantialness of the execution of the work. We speak only from general impressions, without specific examination or entering into details. We hope every part of the edifice and its appendages will be kept up in good repair as long as it will stand. We regret to see some chimney-tops repaired with common red chimney-pots, instead of the ornamental forms with which they were formerly terminated; but we hope the repairs to which we allude are only temporary. We know not whether the town of Brighton is rich or poor; if it be rich, we would suggest the idea of clearing away all the houses round the Pavilion, and presenting the cleared ground to the queen, so as to enable Her Majesty to surround her residence with lawns and trees, and an open iron railing; and, to make this gift complete, we would at the same time clear away some houses, so as to admit a view of the sea from the principal rooms. Whether the expense of these improvements would be compensated to the town, by inducing the court to pay more frequent visits to Brighton, is a point that can only be matter of conjecture.
