The Weekly comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1853-1855, 1853-09-25
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OxFoRD, Eve. Aug. eth. '53.
Dear Comet ..--I take the pleasure
of addressing you once more from the
ancient city Of Oxford. a city seated on
q gentle eininenee, near the junction oi
1--WE rivers, the Isis and the cherwed.--
The Isis il divided into several branch
es, d short distance above this classic
city and consequently flows through
numerous small hsidges, bit is reunit-
ed again IN the south side and flows
in one body through The Folly Bridge,
and few hundred yards below receives
then beautiful chetwed. From this
bridge the scene is really beautiful,
and during the summer "Terms' is
very animated on accounts IF the many
boat races that take place and are a
bly, contested by gentlemen Of the uni
versity, who, in their elegant eight
Dared boats, and distinguished by their
fancy costumes and the colours an |
arms Of their respective colleges A..
the observed Of all observers during
the contest. s
The excitement Of the race over, the
stranger looks around lliin and be-
comes enchanted by the beauty Of The
scene. the beautiful river, with its mir
ror like surface, IL studded with plea
sure boats Of every size and descrip.
ton, some Of them 20 frail and light
Thirty fivepounds eaeh As to be scare
lyscapsble Of eatrying one person. and
others large and magnificent, richly
decorated and capable Of carrying the
whole Of the gentlemen Of one OF the
different colleges, to which they gene
rally belong. These boats are mooved
alongside Of the finest and most beau-
ful meadow IN the world, viz: Christ
Church meadow, with It's delightfully."-
shaded gravel walks, its magnificent
el,ns and rich green velvet like carpet
Of nature, bounded on two sides
by the 1sis and the cherweIl, on one
side BY the noble and majestic build
ings of Christ Churoh Ceil-gcs, and on
the other by the Magdalene bridge
and the Botanic Gardens, a beauteous
Of Nature and Art that
now occupies the ground that some
Back was used AZ q burial
place for the Jews, who at one time
were quite numerous at Oxford. This
most dell ehtful retreat can be visited
free from any charge, is arranged with
great taste and kept In the most per.
feet order; the main enteranee is
through very fine gateway, which
over the centre arch has a bust cfthe
founder Of the garden, and on the right
and left are statues of Kings Charles
the lst., and end. The inscription
over the gateway Is as follows.
Gloria Del opt. Mae. honor Carroll
Regis In usun acad, ct Rubub. The
gardens are well supplied with som
cf the rarest British and foreign Erotie
Herbaceous and Aquatic plants, and
also the most celebrated Her.
barium IN the world, and an eqsaria
for growing British and foreign plants,
some fine Conservatives; Green and
Hot-houses. and d large collection OF
foreign grasses. ---"Ohl MIR. Comet
(as volir friend Guy Mannering says
how delightful It would Be to dwell
with those we love, amidst such scenes
~ these The traveller who visits
Oxford by the northern entrance, finds
in a remarkable handsome wide
street called Saint Giles street, on both
sides Of It are magnificent College
and rows, noble looking old
'rees; in the middle Of this beautiful st.
near St. Mary Magdalene church
stands the Martyrs Memorial, erected
IN ls4l, a most beautiful and highly
finished monument, In honor Of the
ives and deaths Of three martyred pre-
|ates Of the Church Of England, Arch
bishop Cranmer, and the Bishops Rid
|ay and Latimer /; It is erected on the
pot where they suffered death by
burning and is Of such requisite work
and finished, that l feel my
pen quite inadequate to describe it,
It is heragon in form, IN height IS f.
II the most beautiful proportions, and
bears beside the statues Of thee mar
Eyrs, exqnisitely executed, the follow
ing inscription in old English Black
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