The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-09-21
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I! two rivers, tho Isis aud the cherwed.--
The Iii. Ia divided into several branch
ca a short distance above this cl0ssie
city and eonaeWenlv flow. through
nun .rous smab 1bridgs. bn. il rcnpi'-
II again on The south side AMI flows
in one body through the Folly Bridge.
aud few hundred ymds below receives
he beautiful cbelwed. From this
bridge the sctne il really b autiful,
aud during The summer "Telms' is
very animated on account Of the many
boat races that take place aud are a.
bly, contested BY gsn'lem n Of the uni
versi'v. who, in their elegant eight
oared boats, and distinguished by their
fancy costumes apd The colours and
fln' Of their respective colleges. are
he observed Of alt observers during
. The contest.
The excitement Of The race over the
stranger looks around him and be-
comes enchanted BY the beauty Of the
scene. the beautiful river, with its mir
ror ike surface, Is studded with plea
sure boats Of every size and descrip-
lion some Of them so frail and light
(thiry five pounds each) rs TO be scare
" capable of carrying one person, and
others large aud magnificent, richly
decorated aud capable OF carrying the
whole Of the gentlemen Of one OF the
different colleges, to which they gen.
rally belong. These boats are mooved
along.i le Of The finest and most btan-
lu meadow In the world. viz: Chris
Church meadow, with i's Delightfully."-
shaded gravel walks, its mlgaif int
eIms and rich green velvet like carp #
Of nature, boupded on two sides
BY the Isis and the clierwel, Oh on
side by he noble and lnaJ.stit build
ing4 OF Christ Churcl, Colleges, and on
HE other by the Maglalene bfieig
and the Bo'anie-Gardens, bea1teott
combination Of Nature and Art tha
! now occupies the ground that SON
centuries back was used ~ n btIia'
place for the Jews, who at one time.
were quite nun ,rous at Oxford. This
most delightful retreat can be visited
free from any charge. Is arranged with
grent taste and kept in the most per-
iect order; the main en'erance Is
through very fine g,tew1v. which
over the centre arch has II bust Of tbd
founder Of the garden, AMI on the right
and left ARE statues OF kinss Charles
the lst., and 2nd. The inscription
over the gateway is as follows.
Gloria Del opt. Mae. honor Carroll
Regis in usum acad, ct Rubub. TIL
gardens are well supplied with som
of the rarest British aud foreign Fro l.,
Herbaceous and Aquatic plants, and
contains also the most celebrated II -
barum in the world, and an equaiia
! for growing British, and foreign plan
some fine con4erva'olies Green an
Hot-houses, and larg, collection oi
foreign grasses. f. NJ. Com t =
(as your lend Guy Minnering ~aya
how delightful it would be to dwell
with those we love, AMIDST sush sc'p -
~ thesel The Traveller who visit
Oxford by the northern entrance, tinis
/ h;usplfin remarkable handsome wi t.
street call d Saint Giles street, on DO b
sides of it are magnifi ent Colleg
buildings. and rows, noble looking old
trees; in the middle of his beautiful St.
near st. Mary Magdalene church
stands The Martyrs Memorial, erected
in 1B4l, most beautiful and highly
finished monument. in honor Of the
lives and deaths Of three martyred pre-
lates of the Church Of England, Arch
bishop Cranmer, and the Bishops Rid
ley and Laiiiner: it is erected on the
spot where they suffered death by
burning and is of such requisite work
mau~hip and finished, that | feel my
pen quite inadequate to describe it
l. is heragon in form, in height 73 Il.
Of he most beautiful proportions, and
bears beside the statues of thee mar
tvra. exquisiteIv executed, the follow
ing inscription in old English Black
lettcrs--To the glory Of God,
And ingrateful conmemora'ion Of bi.
servants,
Thomas Cranmer. Nicholas Ridley,
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