The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-17 00:00:00

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When I entered Burgos the w 1.,,,.
seemed to have turmsl out int.) ti
Wu could searcoly make 4,11 r w„
the crowds which thronged the ste
place particularly a qua lit, irreg
formed by picturesque old heuses,witli
running all round it, and a bronze stet
the Spanish kings in the centre —seem,
great point of attraction. There four
barrels were blazing, and an rselisieeal
fired off. The whole of the juvenile 1„,
Burgos seemed to have ()oiler:tell tege
spot. With the beggars and idlers I
the meet picturesque groups, lookin g al I
and more romantic by the lurid light
fires and of the faint oil-lamps, as Bur,
yet lighted with gas.
In Spain, as in some of the more e;
and backward towns of Germany and
the ancient institution of watchmen—.,
an they are called here—still exists.
veed up in huge cloaks, and carryii
parade
the streets at night, and mug
and half-hours in a loud long or ‘,
great sight of Burgos is its magnifiers
one of the finest in Spain—indeed, th.
Europe which can vie with it in riche.
turn and profusion of decorations. I ti
in the dim light of evening, when it,
and long aisles looked doubly imp's..
solemn effect was heightened by the e,
which we every now and then eme. ,-
befere the feint light, which. wr
beams, shone upon s • .-arv.si • •
pictured shrine of a ;aut. N. ,•
all through it. The sculpt i •
warriors, awl bishops in its 11
chapels, its massive, awl .111.v..1 p.i..
lantern tower, and the rich treu,i,
silver vessels-- relics of a past
sacristan displayed to us, ale .
interesting to behold.
Another great sight of Barz..- r-
or Carthu.siun convent of Mir d' • •
about two mils from the t-oeri. r•
beautiful Alameda, and then tio
and barren waste of country. Ti, •
as well as all the rest throughou• r.
was suppressed some 41) years Air..
only tenanted by four monks, w
wondrous chapel to visitors, with 1•.
stalls, magnificent altar, and ex
marble tombs of Juan 11. and Qu.
Portugal, considered to be the ti:
Burgos itself sours to be a der :eye
no commerce of any kind. It se..::
gars and numerous idlers—pi.
wrapped up in long brown du ...-
browner than their swarthy fa.. • .
manage to arrange in geseeitil
peaked broad-brimmed hats, au I ••
entirely ceinposed of many-colour .1
The departure from a Spanish rai:,
quite as disagreeable as the arri...
one small yurehtt fur the sal.• f t
classes. There is nothing to
side one is expected to approach it :
less traveller who conies up to it
cne is refused a ticket, and oblig..l
last place in tle.. 4144, 410 at the other
the third-class passengers are the a
imaginable, against which, in our
reach the ticket-office. we are wine
most unpleasant proximity. Besides
who are sorei-ebh travellers, beggars o
tious are allowed to enter the stag
their idle trade among the paeseug
snatching the money out of your haw
eels e change after paying for ticket
small and confined waiting-room, in w
tit ion about three feet high alone se;
three classes, one is alone free fret
mentors, the pests of Spain.
It is imposieble to conceive anything
or desolate than the central region of
peninsula; scarcely a tree is to be sec
seeintry is of one uniform brown, scattr
with huge rocks, with here and they
village. Over this plain the wind
terrific violence.

Valladolid is the old capital of S.l
interesting city to visit, not only from
associations, but also from the quain
architecture of many of its strtvts
public buildings and churches. The I
is a handsome old square, with colonnade
and a good public garden in the centre
the best shops, and of an evening both
colonnades are crowded.as it seems to be
and fashionable resort of the inbabi
city. It is interesting for many hist.
which took place on it, but especially
scene of the first auto du it in Si
several Lutherans were burnt in the
Queen Juana. The town seems to be
from the dead state in which it has ref
many centuries. There are several mans
here. and quite an air of bustle and activi
quaint and narrow streets. The Alaniedas
nienades by the river side are well laid
platted, but tlu• weather W3A too Cr
them. Beggars positively swarm here.
threatens to be most serious. and the
of Valladolid has just put out an earn.
urging the faithful in his diocese t.
largely towards the relief of their poet
ing brethren.
On my journey from Valladolid
same dreary scenery continued. In
there was, however, a sort of savat
about it. rocks were piled on rocks in
desolation, and the dark line of the &stint
fortued a gloomy anti not unfitting bad:gr.:it:
so inhospitable a landscape. The exit... Lt.. •l•
netts of the atmosphere cannot help strikmz
most unobservant traveller. and at ,tim•:.••
sunset the glorious tints which are ,pr, ,ad
this far-extending scene of wild rock. m
and desert are really magnitieent. !,7 •
passed by any I have elsewhere seen.
Avila is said to be One of the mo.t
titles in the world; in its dark narrow stne:• • •
se, ins earned back to the middle age.. 1 •
antiquary and evelesiologist it is one of
interesting, cities in Slain. Tlir eathear.:l.
in l lull, with its thin granite aisle% :mil 51.1.
stained-omi. is grand in the extreme: So:
of the
churches—runny nearly in nuns
marvels of early Gothic art.
The inhabitants ,t:
as picturesque in their appt•artt
a 0... ma .0
thoroughly back% aid, as their ruined oil .
The inn in which we slept carried tts back 1.• t!t •
day of Oil Blas tend the Knight of 1.:1

Mr. John Bright, 31. P., and Mn.. Bright, 4.1,
the NI shy,. Z....ex. left Torquay yostently.

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Dlr. Street is engaged in the repair of
Abbey.
The Re rate rt Gazette des Tlu'afreg autiounee4 that
English company has offered Mlle. Nilsson 100,00
francs a month for a four months' tour in Durland au/
prop I, to continence at the conclusion of her engage.
neat at her Majesty's,
Since the death of Mr. Charles Kean. his widow
has restored to Mr. Lovell the copyright of the tan'
dramas. TA.. Seen: and The Taal of Gov.
~.I:lnursar, are glad to think there is a chance
ot these works being n•pnescuted before long upon*
I cotton stage.
The collection of prints which was COMO-lea in
the Slade gift to the 'British Museum will shortly be dis-
played to the public in the King's Library of that imatu•
bon. The department of manuscripts, British Museum,
has received more than 300 Ethiopic MSS. which were
so-
cured at llagdala. These writings were examined iu
Abyssinia by Mr. Holmes and found t„, comprise Items
which are of great antiquity.
111 r. 11. W. Longfellow is now staying at the
Hotel Windom., I'aris.
Qt' EENSTOW N. ot 1% 17. The Nut. al Steam-
ship Company's steamship F.rin. from New York. arrival
oft this port at I o'clock this m ttttt ing. She lauded pas-
sengers, and proceeded for Liverpool. AU well.

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