Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-08-31
Foreign correspondence.

! iect 1t might have. In the afternoon | took a
walk through deep winding chasm, near a
mile long, just wide enough for road, and in
some places 20 feet high, with vast rocks jul
Ting out from It's sides, presenting very wild
appearance: and crossing over, ascended to the
very top of another of the seven wonders OF
Derbyshire, Nam Tor or the Shivering Noun
tain, 1900 feet high. The view from it was
magnificent. | had three beautiful dales in
sight. All these heights differ greatly from
our hills having no trees upon them, but are en-
tirely bare, and though NOT presenting as fine
an appearance as ours, on that account, yet al
low much better view from their SUBMITS.
At the bottom of Nam Tor is the celebrated
Odin Nine, whence is obtained the beautiful
Spar called Blue John. In the morning we
posted over 10 Sheffield, l6 miles, by Hope
Dale and Hatherrage, and reached there before
10 A. NJ, leaving us time for an hours ramble.
Here we took The railway 10 York, and first
found out that they have in front and behind,
cars with windows all around, called cOupeS,
which allow you fine sight of the country
The fare is irife more, which we always
readily paid if we could secure these seats.
The railroads are admirably managed in this
country. The attendants who are dressed in a
kind of police uniform, attend to what each has
to do with prompness, and every thing goes
right.
We reached York about P. NJ. and at once
started for the Minister, whose turrets we had
seen for miles. 1t was so clu,tered up by
houses that it was not easily found though so
immense building. The last fire | think did
good by clearing away some of them, and few
more burnings if confined 10 The buildings
around, would be of advantage 1t is great
shame that this splendid pile should be so peni
round with miserable huts and dingy buildings,
justly placed, as it is, at the head of the Gothic
Structures of The kingdom, for lis mass, gran
deur and architectural beauties. The interior
is most superb. The windows are all of paint
ed glass. The screen separating the nave
from the choir is most exquisite piece of
sculpture and contains the figures of the Kings
of Eng land from William |. to Henry VI II
abOunds In monuments, some very ancient, and
they show several ancient relics of interest 10
the curious. From the top is very fine view
OF the town and surrounding country. This
city The Eboracum of the Romans, is situated
on the Ouse and Fosse Ii was long the Sec
ond city N The kingdom, the seat of royalty and
aiiluence, but is now far behind score of other
cities which trade and enterprise have builded
IN the utllltarlan age. II is divided into four
districts which take their names from the city
gates, Mickle-gate, Bootham-gate, Morek-ga,e
and Walen-gate. We passed through Mickle.
gate, The finest, viewed these once famed walls
of York, went TO the Museum within whose en-
closure are The Old Roman Tower and the re-
mains of ST. Mary's Abbey, and returning 10
the railway, went on 10 Thirsk, IL miles, from
which we again posted o miles TO the ancient
city Of Ripon.
After late dinner S o'clock, P NJ we took
an hours stroll, saw the Tumuus, said TO have
been thrown up 10 cover the bones of the Danes,
who fell here in 667, in desperate contest
with Ella, King Of the Northumbrians, under
Hlnguar, In which the bird Of Odn triumphed
and Ella perished with his host 1t is high
mound about the height of the Academy hill
from Fermer street, and though many bones are
found in ii, it being the burial place of the
Danes is much doubted. From here we walk
ed 10 the Chapel attached 10 ST. Mary Magda-
lens Hospital, an old decayed building, with
half It's windows out 1t yields G400 per an
mum TO the Dean who breaches in 1t ouce a
month by his cURATE, or our guide said, as
often by his cHoRIsTER. The last Dean took
down the bell and sold it, We looked inside
and found it corresponding with the exterior in
decay and ruin. In the morning we took ny
over to Studley Royal, 10 see the famed remains
of Fountains Abbey. The grounds of StudIey
Royal, an immense estate, are most picturesque
! ly laid out and ornamented. 1t contains some
OF the finest trees in England, and the walk 10
the ruins which takes near an hour is most
delightful one. In various directions openings
are contrlyed 10 admit of the different beauGful
dlversltles which hill and dale afford, while
temples, towers and satuary are interspessed
over The whole. Arriving at Anne Boleyn's
seat, The guide placed US opposite the folding
doors, and then with quite an air, threw open
wide the portals, when the celebrated remains of
Fountains Abbey with It's stately walls and tow
er burst upon US, surrounded with the most de.
lighhul scenery imaginable. I cannot do bet
ter than copy for you an extract from one of the
many descriptions of it. leaving details until
another time. "Siix hundred years have pass
ed Stree Fountains Abbey was first reared by
mn Sfif, a..