Northern star, and Warren and Bristol gazette. [volume] (Warren [R.I.]) 1826-1830, 1826-02-25


| stone was obtained for the York Min
s,er or Cathedral. The huge edifices
| itself soon rises to view, like noun
| tain, and continues in eight nearly the
whole way, ill you reach the city. The
prominence Of this object and the dis
tant hills beyond with beautiful cham
paign country for afore ground to the
picture, render the approach to York
Iby no means uninteresing. On the
right of the road, we passed the race.
course, which is celebrated in the an
mails Of the turf, Yorkshire being dlstin-
euished by the excellence ofits horses.
| Another object strackus much more for
chilly and agreeabIy--along procession
lofyoung ladies', nearly Of the same age
and in, a neat uniform dress, who are at
tending school at the nunnery inthe sub
urbs of York.
| Our entrance into this ancient city.
(which at times has been the seat Of po-
Iiitical power. MS it still is Of ecclesiasti-
cal, was by Micklegate, one ofthe prin-
icipal avenues. Passing under lofty
|arch, which forms part ofshe old wall
land crossing stately bridge over the
Ouse, broad dark and sluggish stream,
I've arrived at Z O'CLOCK and took lodg-
lings at the George Hotel.
| Although the evening was now fast
closing in, aud its shades were deepcned
lby cloudy skies /; yet SO eager -as our
lcurio sity to catch glance at the prlnci-
lpal object of our visit to York, that we
lhastenel to'the Minister Immediately af-
tier our arrival. II is indeed stupen-
lous pile, lifting its gigantickand massive
pro portions with the utmost grandeur,
land making deeper impression upon
1.-THE mind, than any structure we had
lseen, not excepting Westminster Abbey
loy Pauls. In character it differs come.
what from both Of these, having less
venerable and solemn aif than the dark
and aged >turrets of the former, and less
lmagniiicence than the finished proper
Itions and cIassick ornaments Of the lat
tier. although it is by no means dehc.
lient in symmetry and architectral beau
lty; yet these things are not thought ol
at the first view. The spectator gaze:
with admiration and reverential awe al
1.-The imrnensity Of fabric!., which seem.
ltoo mighty for the work OF human hand:
and to resemble one Of those masses o
matter reared by the agency ofthe Gre
ator. lis apparent magnitude and th'
sublir1ity Of its image were probably
heightened by the obscurity Of twilight
Taking position few rods from tn
wall OF one of its sides, we threw It
dim outlines. like the shades o
a picture, upon the sky, and wer
able to trace its 10 rm arrd the shad
owy grandeur fits towers. This wit
I. walk round its walls and an indistinc
view of the great Gothick window in tn
eastern end, Yves all that could be &C
: complished for the night. A snlitar.
lamp was seen glimmerisg in the churc
which was probably Lighting some on
/: TO the tomk.
At Immediately after breakfast this morn
ut ing, we returned TO the Minister. or th'
+ Cathedral Of St. Peter, and commenced
= an examination of it in detail. Th
. grandeur of lis exteriour the loflines
:ts of its towers and the beauty fits arch
IT.: :ltecture detractcd nothing from the ae
ed miratlon which the first view excitet
~. rs length from east TO west is five hui
.lv dred twent flour feet,its greatest bread'
&C. two hundred twenty two, and its heigl
r 1.-two hundred thirty-Gve. The dinner
ofl sions Of the largest window are tevent..
rk. five feet by thirty two, which is said
a exceed any in tho world. Six centuri
pe ha.. elapsed since the Oldest part offs
fon Peters was erected. The difiere
om sections were a hundred aud fifty yea
,d lin building and the style Of architectul
,at. varies according to the taste of the. a.
of in which thh respective portions we
81 finished. There is not, however,
;op much discrepancy, as materially
;ch ;h break the harmony Of the several par,
and or destroy the grandeur Of the gener
Ihe effect. The whole edifce is of Il
ond Gothick order, with such npdiiicatio
atnI as century and half introduced.
,d. Whatever might be the original colo'
;ch Of the stone, exposure to the storms a
ma. sunshine of 80 many ages has mellow
.tIv Its tints and impaired to it a sombre ct
hat pIexion, which best comports with
but sober character ola temple, ,deepens
On feeling Of religious awe. No person c
tar enter such building for the first Il,
The with thoughtless levity Of the hea
WA. or without an impression Of seriousn
emf. and veneration.
bo- The intcriour cannot be compal
with Westminster, Abbey or even W