New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-10-04
THE 'rRIBUN NE
oREIoN CORRESPONDENCE oP THE rRIBuN
From our Special Correspondent.
YORK AND THE MINISTER.


ctv of old YoRK. Far of, the majestic M'nster
( seen towering above, It's turrets tipped by the
,.t;no sun. and soon the lcalls, perfect as when
,becannon were first pointed against them, come
into sight.
gpt before entering them, let me relate little
;reident, showing how little our own metropolis
;s known in her namesake city. A Yorkshire
man in the cars with me, finding that | vas not
an Englishman, Why, you speak English as
well as | DO: 1 can understand every word that
vou say.' | was sorry that could not return
the compliment, for at least little Of his Ian
glape was utterly unintellgibe to me, the da-
lect of this region, within nine hours ride from
London, being infinitely more barbarous than
in the most distant and obscure corner of the
United States. After being cross-examlned by
him as to being native of France, OF Hamburg,
Of Italy. SC told him that came from New
York, of which he might have heard. con
yes said he, at is little village up in Canada,
named after us-isnt it 2"
Is it not full time then, that we had name
Of our own, which citizen could give abroad
nth the feeling that it had proud {" odor of ma
tonality We have long enough borne title
which reminds the nearer only of a decaying
town in England, which will be ruin forgotten
when our own city is at its summit of prosperity.
Whv then will we not combine to give to our
metropolis the sonorous, appropriate and ancient
name of Manhattan, and to our State that of
Ontario? But it is useless for me to urge point
for which Irving contendcd in vain.
After securing a room at the Hotel, sailed
out on a voyage of discovery. The full moon
had just risen, and by her aid the ,Oalls were
soon found. A broad low arch, now undefend-
ed lay open to the country, and beside it flight
Of steps led to the top of the walls. They stand
upon hugemound ofcarth, thirty feet high, falling
of from them on each side in green slope and
bordcred on the outside by the remains of the
moat From the summit of this bank rise the
walls, of massive masonry, having on their top
tagged walk, guarded by strong parapet. At
intervals are bastlons, buttresses, recesses and
projections and Sits for the discharge Of weapons.
They command view of the surrounding coun-
try for many niles, and at that lone hour, so per-
feet seemed the walls as if just deserted by their
scntinels, that | should scarcely have been sur.
prsed if the moon had soon cleaned on the he'll
NETS and hauberks Of an army of Charles or Crom-
well, advancing to night-assault on the city,
But my solitary walk was undisturbeed except
by meeting q pair of coolng lovers-excellent
substitutes for the fierce warriors who once fought
on these battlements.
The towers of the MINISTER were in sight, and
to them ! next directed my steps. AT the ex-
tremity of a narrow winding lane, | suddenly
came out in full view of its western front. Never
before had SO realized the power of architect
ure. The two noble towers shot up two hundred
leet to meet the moons rays, and their richly
iretted columns, turrets, arches and pinnaccs,
were mingled IN gorgeous proiuslon. From eve
~ corner leaned statues, with mitre, cowl or he'll
met, seeming half alive in the uncertain light
At each successive glance, from some recess be-
lore unseen, a new figure would appear to start.
The whole was perfect in unity, and yet CON-
pssed thousand minor parts each equally beau
hiul and complete The labor of ages seemed
avlshed upon 1t, and it would scarcely be super
sitlon to fancy that each of these elaborate, and
70 us lncomprehenSibe masses of adamant, had
Its artlhcers real and solemn meaning. The
window between the towers, on its painted glass,
Rcounted the legends of the Scriptures, to all of
which the carved PANELS added their testimony.
Aitera long and eager admiration, ! walked on
ward, and was surprised to find second grand
mont, also" beautiful exceedingly" with its broad
ssps and double tier of windows, surmounted by
inargold hight, the largest in the world |
passed on, and a third front met me, with It's
snoow, famous all the world over, as the great
East one. tits seventy-hvc feet high and thirty
wo WIDE and its astounding grandeur is soften
oy deecatc tracery and exeuisitely carved
Na''ohs' After long study OF this, continued
ny Walk, expecting nothing farther, and scarcely
oelleylng It possible to find new form of beauty,
saeh fourth front met me presenting five slender
se'eate windows, whose feminine grace has given
es'n the name OF :. The five sisters | now
s'uliiiaed my round, prepared for any thing, and
soala scarcely have been surprised if had seen
ue Roman St. Peters or the London ST. Paul,s
pefched on some corner Of this stupendous pile
eetlui must nave pecn the tertlhty OF the
genus of the architect who could imagine four
such elevations, each SO perfectly beautiful, and
seteach So different and original, and in itself a
model of grandeur, and all carved, even to ex-
cess with quaint and strange ornament.
1t was difficult to tear ones self away from such
0esuty and to lose an impression which could
never be renewed. The next morning, however,
revisited it, and after another and another cir
sols OF ITS walls, entered the interior. Passing
Sioes the western arch, around which is SOUP
,ufed tie story of Adam and Eve, the great
wave was before mc, divided by three aisles with