Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1844-06-15

piOuCuCi Iot tlc OCCdSlOu. He JuugeS
proceeding through the vaulted arches Of
this gray old pile in thrice powdered wigs
and official robes, the pealing forth Of the
deep toned organ surrounded BY mon,l-
tnents, Kings, Princes, Saints and Monks,
altogether, produces a sublime and grand
effect, and one can easily fancy himself iiv-
ing in the days of knights in stceI-clad ar
mour, dark dungeons and castlc-keeps, in
stead Of the tranquil times and sober real
tiles Of the 10Th century. After the bust
ness Of the assizes is finished al w orceste
shire, the Judges are met at the country
lines Of the adjoining county and escorted
to the Shire city in like manner. The de-
tails Of court proceedings was very similar
to our own. Twas rather surprised to see
so close resemblance. iDivest the bar
risters of their wigs and gowns, and |
think some Of our young Iowa lawyers
would not appear to much disadvantage in
pleading cause with these champions
fresh with thehonors of the s'M.ldlc Tenn
ple." doubt not but have tired YOU,
quite enough witha description Of this old
English city, and the opening Of an Eng
ish court. The modern portion Of Wor-
cester reminds me much Of Philadelphia in
tSe neatness and spaciousness ofthe streets.
The people are polite, opcnhcarted and at
tentive to strangers, the ladies very beauti-
ful; and that they evince good taste, | GER
tainly have right to assert, when tell
you that they filed the Worcester Athe-
naeum to hear my lectures upon Western
America. will now give YOU week in
London, providing always have room,
On the sixteenth Of this month [ ar
rived in London, being my second visit
| came per engagement, to deliver course
of three lectures, upon the advantages Of
emigration to the new States Of Western
America, at the ssPolitical and Scientific
lnstistution," Turnagin Lane, Snow Hill
city. | delivered my first lecture to a
very respectable audience, both as to mem
bers and character At the conclusion o
my lectures / generally express my viii
lingness to answer any questions upor
the topics Of which / have treated. ThaI
evening | was not little amused at one
old couple, a man and his wife, who came
up at the closing Of my remarks, and ex-
amined my box Of prairie soil, with great
interest. At last the old man took out 4
little pinch and gave to his wife. aTherc,'
he says, 'snow you have had the real
American earth in your hands, ssPlace
your foot upon it, says the old man,
Snow you have set your foot upon the
soil of free America" And the cid man.
eyes Frightened with the real triumph
as he withdrew, casting his eyes once
more upon the soil and then upon my
was 20 years younger" ] called on my
old friend and countryman Geo. Catlin, at
Egyptian Hall, piccadilly. 7 think il
might appropriately be changed to Ameri-
can Hall. At the present time there is
not only Mr.. Catlm's unique collection
but Mr.. Rankin with the Ojibbeways, and
Barnum Of the New York Museum, with
Gen. Tom Thumb. In word, Egyptian
Hall, Just now, is one Of the most attrac-
tive places in London, the people come il
crowds and frequently the carriages Of The
Nobility come and drive away again The
crowd Of plebeians is so great. Tom
Thumb is indeed prodigy, being Of the
most symetrical proportions and only
twenty-five inches high in boots, and weighs
ing fifteen pounds! being twelve years old
His performances are inimitable, especial
ly "Napoleon'' in his meditations, The
Grecian Statues, &c., &c. The Queer
has been graciously pleased to command
the presence Of the General for the
third time having made several valuable
presents to his "Generalship'' for his
clever performances. Punch las some
capital hits relative toths fondness evinced
by her Majesty for this yankee produc-
ton.
AS / was sauntcring along and gazing al
the thousand objects, animate and inanimate
with which Regent street abounds; who
should jostle against but my old acqnain-
lance Doct. Collier, Of mesmeric fame
The Doctor commenced in his ratified
Drained sort Of manner relating his adven-
lures since we parted in the North Of
England. After setting over cup q
coffee at French cafe in Regents Quar-
ant we parted promising that | would at
tend his Lecture the same. evening on
mesmerism, clairvoyance, SC. at the
"Marylebone Institute" Portman SQUARE
Con! inuing my perigranations and still
musing upon the strange compound tha
made up the character Of my Faction.
friend the Doctor, / soon found myself II
the Burlington arcade, Piccadilly. ! spen
an hour at the Indian Gallery, Egyptian
Hall. Recollect we Americans have ;
carte blanche, a free ticket, to visit whel
and where we please the exhibitions ant
Lectures Of our fellow countryman, con.
sequently my visits are quite frequent a
Egyptian Hall. I went to the stairs 0
London Bridge and took an excursion pei
Steamer down the Thames to greenwich
and Woolwich. Woolwich you know. i
the great Ordnance 'sDepot'' Of England
The barracks and armorics are spacious
and noble structures. The parade GROUND
Of Wolwichis an extensive area Of greer
lawn ascending gently from the town, il
appearance not unlike s'Nauvoo from tho
shore Of the Mississippi 70 the site Of the
Temple" When I entered the park gate:
a regiment Of artillery were paradina
which added much to the effect Of tho
scene. Ireturned to Greenwich. Green
witch Hospital is noble pile, in. chastt
and symetrical proportions; ! think thi-
with the Dublin custom house among the