Though this villa, figs. 128. and 129., is bounded by straight lines, and, being rectangular, might form a portion of ground along any road, yet the manner in which the buildings are disposed prevents it from being considered as belonging to the class of suburban villas. The design is by Mr. Rutger, and, like all that gentleman's ground plans, is remarkable for convenience of arrangement.

"The ornamental part of this design," Mr. Rutger observes, "maybe considered as in a mixed style, partly geometrical and partly irregular. The approach is by a lodge entrance; and it passes on from the entrance door of the house to the stable-yard, and out again into the public road. On the left of the house are a conservatory and its fireplace, etc, hidden at the back by a shrubbery. The wing on the right, also hidden by shrubs, is for the kitchen offices. There are two private entrances from the main road, that on the left (a) for the family, and that on the right (c) for the domestics, with a private walk to the latter from the kitchen offices. On the right of these offices is a poultry-court (e), with entrances for the family at l, and for the domestics at q, adjoining to which are the laundry and drying-ground (f), where a brew-house or cider-house may also be constructed if required. The forcing garden and reserve ground lie at the back of the stables, and may be entered from the stable-yard, for the convenience of dung, etc, as well as from the kitchen-garden and the gardener's house. The erections at the north of the reserve ground are, a potting-shed, a cellar for mushrooms, etc, with fruit-rooms over, and the gardener's house.

The range for two forcing-houses, with a greenhouse between, is placed against the wall on the south side of the kitchen-garden, and approached in front by a walk from the lawn or pleasure-ground. On the western front of the house is a colonnade, in front of which a terrace walk extends on each side of the extremity of the lawn; on the verge of which are small clumps and vases, or other ornamental devices, in alternate succession. On the farther side of the lawn are a pond with a fountain, and a summer-house or billiard-room behind it The small circles in the shrubbery on each side of the summer-house, at r r, are intended for statues, or some kind of ornamental structure." See the isometrical view,fig 129.

Mr. Rutger continues: " I beg here to observe, that, as a general principle, I would not admit of walks crossing each other at right angles, or nearly so, where it can possibly be avoided; and that, where it cannot, I should conceal the angles formed by their intersections with shrubs, planted as closely as possible to the walks. In the ground plan (fig. 128.), it will be perceived that, on three sides or corners of the walks which cross each other at s s, this principle is attended to; and that on the fourth side I have indicated a vase, or something of that kind, for the sake of variety, though I think that shrubs would be better." a, Carriage entrance from the Brighton road, b, Private loot entrance for the family, c, Private foot entrance for the domestics.

d, Stable-court, with coachman's lodgings over the harness-room; a three-stalled stable, double coach-house, &c e, Poultry-yard, with a private entrance for the master and mistress at l, and an entrance for domestics at q.

f Laundry and drying-ground, in which there may be a brewhoose and a cider-mill, if thought requisite.

g, Farcins; and reserve ground, the range of building on the north side including the gardener's boose, mushroom-shed, and tool-house.

h. Peach-house and vinery, having a greenhouse between them, and behind the kitchen-garden, in which are the sheds and furnaces.

i, Summer-house. j, Conservatory.

l. Hie family's private entrance to the poultry-yard; and through it to the laundry (f), or to the stable-court (d) m, Furnace-shed and potting shed for the conservatory; behind which is a water-closet; the whole concealed from the entrance approach by evergreens. The water-closet is entered by a concealed door in the back wall of the conservatory, and it has also another door on the outside; so that no person need come out by the same door by which he went in.

n, Gardener's house, with an entrance from the public road, and another from the reserve-ground.

o, Mushroom-cellar, with fruit-room over it In this cellar may also be forced rhubarb, ehicory, &c p, Tool-bouse and poultry-shed. The ice is supposed to be kept in one of the cellars under the right wing of the house. .

330. Remarks

There is scarcely a single point in this design that we would wish to alter, with the exception of the termination of the terrace walk at tin fig. 128. We would have this walk terminate either in an alcove, and give up altogether the entrance in that quarter to the kitchen-garden; or we would carry it on to the kitchen-garden wall, and terminate it there in an archway, which should form an entrance to the kitchen-garden. The opposite end of the terrace walk, which, in the ground plan, is concealed by trees, is intended, we presume, to terminate in a covered seat of some kind, that has an architectural character harmonising with the house and conservatory.

Wherever straight walks are used in laying out grounds, one of the main points to he attended to respecting them is, their finish, or terminations; as, when these are not of a decided description, there is a want of that character of art which is essential to this style of design. This rule is founded on the principle of a sufficient reason; for why should a walk he continued along in a straight line, unless it he for the purpose of arriving at some point or object that it is desirable to go and see? The windings of walks also depend, or ought to depend, on the same principle, viz. the recurrence of obstacles, either natural or artificial, which prevent them from being made straight. We go along a straight walk, in order to come at the object which is at the end of it; and along a winding one, for the sake of observing the objects that gradually develope themselves as one turn succeeds another. The straight walk approaches its object in a direct and grand manner; the winding one in a manner which is varied and graceful.

Design XVI. - A villa of three acres in extent, with a nearly regular outline.