American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-02-10
Volume v.

smlabe IN his manners. He rose from obscurity Il
emnence at an early age, by his own effoiss soaring
aioft Ike the self-posed eagle But alter all, he
was, perhaps for una,e in his death, being eheered
oy seadtast hope OF happier state OF existence
while warm sympathy for his premature fate in.
duced the world to do justice to his talents His
memory IS held in the highes, respect, by those
who were best acquainted with his genius and
worth
but must turn tor moment 10 subjects less in
teteslng to me than the birth places, residences.
and tombs of literary men. Nottingham is the mos,
celebrated place in the kingdom for the manufac-
ture Of lace; and as accident threw US into The town,
we wished TO witness the process of CASING alluded
10 IN my sketch of Leicester Bui here again we
were disappointed The establishments where alone
this operation is carried on is two or three mites
ftom the town and circumstances would not per-
init us to visit it.
| a walk to the Park, an elevated, spacious, and
beautiful promenade and to the Castle carried us
through the principal STREETS of Nottingham, which
are handsomely built of btick, having clean and
neat aspect The public buildings are numerous,
and some of them stately and elegant. Most Of the
inhabitants, amounting to 40,0so, are engaged il,
manufactures. The Castle is in a ruinous con-
don, but stands most delightful situation
commanding extensive view of the vale of ,ss
Trent, which is one oil the finest rivers in G.. Brit
ain, hurrying on with bold and majestic current
through highly cultivated disiriet.
The Castle rs founded upon rock, swelling with
much grandeur and boldness several hundred feet
above the plain. On all sides save one it was per
| iectly impfegnabe. Up this rock, from the
meadow TO the parapet, is su6terranean or cover
ed way, ascending by regular flights OF steps excs-
waited from the solid rampant, with port holes looking
at intervals from the perpendicular cliffs upon TIE
vale below. It was formerly baricaded with seven
gates, disposed al different points in the ascent
Through this passage, Mortimer was admitted into
the Castle, where he was found plotting with the
Bishop of Lincoln aid others, made prisoner,
taken to London, and publicly executed for high
treason. II still bears his name. We CROPPED our
way through the dark and gloomy labyrinth, which
is filled with rubbish and has several turns which
it puzzled US to follow. AT the base Of The rocE
are numerous caverns, which are formed into dwell
lings, whence Nottingham derives Its name, being
compounded OF TWO Saxon words signifying spelan-
carun domas--houses n the rocks. Some OF them
are yet inhabited. These natural habitaops con-
| sttuted the original nucleus, around which the
town gradually extended.
AT 8 O'Clock in the afternoon, we took a posts
| chaise and out for Hucknal the tomb of thS
Byrons. 1t was dark and gloomy day, cloud al
ter cloud rising IN rapid succession from the south
west and the rain a, intervals pouring in torrents,
Our ride was by cross road, and much the worst
We have seen since landing 1t is the over while
Byron's remains were carried, and from appearan
cess carriage has not been that way since. In some
places the grass was green along the pathway /; and
in Others the sand was washed into deep gulies---
The horses walked nearly the whole distance, and
revived the image of funeral procession. Such
snal-lke pace, however, afforded fine opportunity
for reflection and The aspect OF the skies was in
strict accordance with our feelings.
We did not arrive till about five O'Clock. Huck-
nall is humble lonely little village, upon sandy
plain in the midst of Sherwood Forest, out of the
way OF every body and every thing. The sight of q
carriage is so unusual. tina. all the villagers muster.
ed en- masse to look at our post-chaise. There was
lhrong OF hundred around it, n ten minutes after
our arrival. In dress and manners they have the
appearance of primitive simplicity, with some de-
gree of poverty. The houses ere mean; the inn
small and incommodous; and even the church is
Of the humblest kind, being low rooted, with lit
tie Gothic tower at the end, but without one inter-
estng feature, either externally or internally, ex
cept the cemetery of the Byron family
After much inquiry and search, the clerk ives
found who conducted us to the church. 1t would
be difficult to describe precisely my feelings, as he
unlocked the only door, and pointing to gray
stone Just on the right of the entrance, coolly re.
marked, Byron rests there" Each Of us stood
gazing in silence; and not word was uttered tit
the guide voluntarily commenced circumstance
detail of the funeral rites, informing us how many
carriages we're in the procession and what crowds
were at the burial. The vault was sealed, and
could not of course, be entered. Eight or ten
persons, comprising most Of the family, repose iii
it. Byron's coffin was placed near his mothers.
On plate upon its lid isthe following inscription:
+" George Gordon Noel Byron, Lord Byron Of Rochs
dale born in London, January %. 1888; died at
Missolonghi, in Western Greece, April 18th, l824.o
Al the head OF the coffin stands the urn, contain.
ing his heart and brains, Ia horrible idea,) with
statement of the fact engraved upon il.
monumen, to his memory mas lately been erect-
ed by his sister. Mr.. Hobhouse, his friend SUPER
intended the work, and has been several times Of