Litchfield enquirer., 1855-09-20


 way); but as she premises are surrounded by high brick wall, l sought in vain tn obtain a look at it. The execrable taste and the miserable spite manifested by thatman. would, if generally cherished, destroy every antique shrine in the kingdom. l am happy to know that far different spirit prevails; that public and private buildings, as we'll as venerable ruins, are treated with re markahle degree of care and attention on account of their age and the associations which gather around them. oflen thought if some of those stupendous piles siood on the hills or in the valleys of my own land, :. Young America" would soon transform them into ceilar-wal.s and stone fences. At his vandal-touch, how suddenly would vanish the glory which thousand years have imparted, or hundred successive gem erations have sancti6ed The respect which is almost uniformly paid by the people of Great Britain to those places and buildings that possess an historic interest. forms an interesting characteristic of the English mind. and one which l would not wish tos see essentially modified so far, at least. ,s its action is confined to transatlantic scenes. Perhaps i. is indicative of too in- lense conservation, to be desired in a country so young and progressive" as our own. Do you suppose. MT. Editor, that the awellers on Litchfeld Hill, two thousand years hence, will beable to point out to their friends from the city any of the beautiful .asnsions that crown the middle of the nine ,,eensh cen,urys
 Reverencing, as do, the name and me- nory of Cromwell, was deeply interested in visiting the broad domains of " Hinch- enbrook," the ancient seat of the Earls of Essex, who were immediately connected with the family of the Protector and bore his family name. The grounds extend vest ward from the railway station. and present to ihe eye only succession of lawns or meadows and noble forest-trees. A @ The Grammar School at which Oliver received his education preparatory to enter ing the university, is still standing. Twas shown through its small apartments by the Principal or "Head Master" of the institu- ,ion, the Rev. John Fell, M. A., who po- titely pointed out to me the different styles of architecture. indicating the different eras in which the walls were erected. A portion of the wall which surrounds the garden of Mr. Fell, he assured me was at least eight hundred years old The courtesy and hos piiality of :his gentleman can never for get; and may with equal propriety say the same of the Rev Mir. Haworth, Rector of !. All Saints." Though had no letter of introduction to either of them. the inter- est to which they manifested in me, in the objects which had led me to the fatherland, and in the country which 7 represented, could not we'll have been more cordial and spontaneous. This and other similar recep- tions, from entire strangers, took me by surprise.
 In she church of All Saints was shown the original entry of the baptism of Oliver CromweIl-which by some means escaped inc vigilance of the Kings commissioners, who, after the restoration, were sent to Huntingdon with directions to destroy eee- rythins which bore the name of Cromwell. Va,;oua recoYds and tombstones were defa- ced or destroyed by them; but this most inc teresting relic remains.
 On my way to the Eastern Counties raiI- way station, passed the house which was once the residence of the poet Cowper. It is plsin brick building with the rnd to the street, and has nothing about it particularly attractive. P. K.