On fashion's mould'ring base their transient praise.

Be this as it may, _we_, who are so _un_fashionable as to be
occasional promenaders in the parks, rejoice to present our readers
with the annexed plan of the improvements now in progress in St.
James's Park, and in conjunction with the palace works they denote the
simultaneous study of the happiness of the sovereign and the subject.
Our country readers, surrounded by all the blooming attributes of
health, will doubtless congratulate such important improvements of
what has been termed "the lungs of the metropolis."

The annexed plan is reduced from the engraving which accompanied the
Treasury Minute, January 19, 1827; from which the following are
extracts:--

"The Earl of Liverpool and the Chancellor of the Exchequer lay before
the Board a plan for building on the North and South sides of St.
James's Park, (in addition to the buildings already sanctioned upon
the site of Carlton Gardens;) and also for making some considerable
alterations in the distribution of the intermediate ground, whereby
the appearance of the park would be much improved, while a very
material accommodation would be afforded to the public.

"They state, that they have received the King's commands to convey to
the Board his Majesty's most gracious approbation of this proposal,
and his pleasure that the necessary steps should be taken, with as
little delay as possible, for carrying the measure into execution, so
far as it respects the South side of the park, and the alteration of
the ground comprised in it.