opposite the Banqueting House. It was begun in 1619, from designs by Inigo Jones, and is only part of a vast plan left unfinished by reason of the troubled times. Here was executed King Charles I. He passed to the scaffold through the north-end wall (to the left of the picture). George I. converted it into a Chapel Royal, for which it is now used: the ceiling was painted by Rubens, in 1629; the subject is the Apotheosis of James I., for which he received £3000. In the square behind is a bronze statue of James II., by Gibbons. The Banqueting House cost about £17,000; and Inigo Jones, the architect, received but 8_s._ 4_d._ per day, with £46 per annum for house-rent. The master mason, Nicholas Stone, received 4_s._ 10_d._ per day. Such were the wages of architectural labour in those days; though it is true that the value of money was greater then than it is now. WILD DUCK, RABBIT, OR FOWL! Wild Ducks from the fens of Lincolnshire; Rabbits from Hampshire, and Poultry from Norfolk. Our dealer has procured his stock at Leadenhall Market, and is now crying them in Piccadilly. STRAWBERRIES, from Battersea and Fulham, where they are grown in large quantities, and sent to Covent-Garden Market, from whence the London dealer purchases them in large baskets (called rounds), containing many pottles. BURLINGTON HOUSE. We have given the entrance gateway, for no other part of this splendid mansion can be seen from the street. This house was built by Richard Boyle, third Earl of Burlington, (who is said to have erected it there because he was certain no one would build beyond him,) from his own designs, assisted by Kent, who was his intimate friend and companion. It is very large, has a stone front, and a circular Doric colonnade joins the wings. Here were deposited those exquisite specimens of Grecian art, the Elgin Marbles, previous to their purchase by Government and removal to the British Museum. [Illustration: BURLINGTON HOUSE, GATEWAY. WILD DUCK RABBIT OR FOWL. STRAWBERRIES.] [Illustration: SAINT GEORGES HANOVER SQ: NEW MACKEREL.] MACKAREL!--NEW MACKAREL! Perhaps there are more of this fish sold than any other: they are very plentiful during spring. There is a law that permits of their being sold on Sundays, before divine service, on account of their perishable nature; for it has been stated 10,000 mackarel, worth £200 in the morning, would not be worth twenty shillings on the following day. Here comes the beadle, crossing George Street, to warn off a fish-woman, for it is eleven o’clock by ST. GEORGE’S, HANOVER SQUARE.