The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1825-10-19


The coach in entering and leaving the I
place nearly encircled the church, and
from whatever point the spire was sur
yeyed, it appeared TO lean and form
the segment of a circle, to such de-
gree that one would scarcely believe 1t
could stand upon its base. 1t is con-
siructed of blocks of stone, laid in such
a manner as to render it both deeply
fuied and spiral, which in some way,
not very easily explained, produces the
deception.
Soon after passing Mansfield, con-
siderable town neatly built OF stone, we
entered Nottingham Forest, a wide and
desolate region, resembling the Moors
already described. A part of it hasl
been reclaimed, and planted with fir,
now arrived to a heavy growth. 10 the
depth Of this waste, passenger pointed
oct by the way-side spot where late
ly stood a gibbet upon which criminal
was executed in that barbarous way,
for robbery and murder committed in
the Forest few years since. A curl
Gus pebble, called blue-slone, resem-
bling metal, and much used in bur-
nishing the wares Of Sheffield, is found
on this barren tract. One of the best
= -. -s,Ser~tJ VufuduIc, DrIng d.
most as highly priced by the manufac-
turer as diamond. A female, whom we
saw employed in polishing snuffer-trays,
said she would not take is for the one
she was using.
The entrance into Nottingham,
large and comparatively new town 10
IFS aspect. built OF brick, and celebrated
for IFS manufacture of lace, is singularly
novel and grotesque. Every height is
covered with wind-mills, and the knight
of La Mancha might here have found
formidable army. Scores of them, rang
ed in rows, aud all in motion, turning in
both directions, gave an odd appearance
10 the scenery.
On this side of Nottingham we cross
ed the Trent, comparatively large
stream of The breadth of the Passaic,
over which is handsome bridge, with
numerous stone arches. From high
hill, little further on, there is wide
and charming view of the town, its an
Gent castle, and its beautiful enYirons.
The scenery is more Variegated and
picturesque than any that was observed
on this route. whole horizon, many
miles in diameter, is commanded from
the eminence. The Castle is built up
on high and rude precipice, looking
down upon the Trent and the meadows
upon its borders 1t has been cele-
brated place in the civil wars of the
kingdom. aud was the headquarters in
the rebellion of 1745.
We arrived at Leicester in season for
lea. This town lays claim to an anti
guilty, somewhat ludicrous. 1t is said to
have been built by certain king Lelr,
mot the Leir of Shakespeare some
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1t is certain he could not have been a
Roman, nor a Grecian, unless he was
contemporary with Deucalion and &c.
crops. The town stands upon an exten-
slve plain, in the midst of rich agricul-
tural district. 1t is large, well built
place, with au antique air about it, and
celebrated for the manufacture Of no.
sieIy. lis suburbs are pleasant. 1t was
subject of regret that we could not
remain for the night, as it is the resi-
dence OF one of our fellow-passengers in
the Corinthian, who politely invited US
to visit him. He informed us in the
course of cur voyage, that in his
grounds sleeps the dust Of Richard the
Third, WHO fell al Bosworth Field, dis
tant few miles; as also the remains Of
Cardinal Woolsey, the unfortunate min
ister of Henry VIII.
At seven o'clock, we were in the
suburbs of London. have no time to
describe my feelings, on first beholding
its spires and turrets amidst clouds oil
smoke. The coach drove through a
narrow, dark, and dirty alley, to the
Angel Inn, which has nothing angelic
about it but its name. Here we were
set down, amidst multitude Of mill
lion and halt, like drops of water fall
ing into the ocean and lost 10 the COM
mon mass. The tides OF people con-
SANITY pouring in and out of this vast
reservoir of population are astonishing.
All the avenues are thronged with
coaches, and vehicles filled to overflow
ing. We met no less than five, starting
nearly at the same hour for Birmingham,
carrying fifteen or twenty persons each.
The servant conducted US 10 cham
bers, which she pronounced 10 be ex-
cellent, but which appeared to have
been finished and furnished before The
time of the GunPowder Plot. Our only
consolation was, that Goldsmith, John !
son, or Garrick, driven by the necessi-
ties of an exhausted purse, had shaved
before the same antique glass, which by
dlnt OF its ridges and cracks was a fine