Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-04-17

was surprised 10 learn, however, that The en-
lire morality of London might be conveyed
by ihe road wiihou, detention and without
the sighles, interruption 10 The ordinary iras-
fic either upor the streets adjoining tie sta
tom or upon the llne ilself9und tho. inter-
ments through this channel are attended
with less expense than those which occur in
the neaIer church-yards The tariff nf ,ihe
company is fl74s.E E9 ,8s.. G6. fs, 9s.,
Tor first. secdnd. third, aud four,h-class
funerals, respscsisely; so,thatpis aslhnan
chooses 70 die In the fourth classihecnn be
buriedspreisy cheap. .dtleiy aq@A s9ii
,f'affsf sfswINcHBsTRRspf 4 40 N
Thislons OF theanostf remarkable oil,o9ns
in England ds,ke size pfdns Of tliaoldesi sst.
dement's Of The island. From the days o.
Eeber,ao thpse pf Edward ,he Qonisfsor \
cathedral stands on ihe samc spot where
Kinesi:s; the FIRST Saxon King who embraced
the Christian faith. laid the, foundations offs
FIRST English temple. How many great men
have been. entomhed within and around its
walls, and how mary masses have been
chan,ed for the repose Of their soulsl Z
7 Winchester Is the site of a college, which
was founded here by William Of Wykeham
"a NAL, who, bv his extraordinary genius
raised himself from the depths ofpoverly to
,he loi,y sea, Of Lord Chancellor.---
Although he was an ecclesiasIic he was re.
nowned both as an archilec, and a civilian.
Under his superi,endencc The park Of Wind.
scr was surveyed and lis palace reared
Having inscribed on the Amphbolous s,ruc.
lure, "This made Wykeham," (which being
read forward was compliment. TO the king,
ana backsoard was complimen,to himself,
he came near losing the favor OF his soser.
eipn. Towards the close Of life he fonnd a
more desirable and less equivocal way TO
perpe,uo,e bis name, by aPproprialing bis
ample fortune 10 The endowment. OF Two col.
leges--tais Of Winchesler--St. Mary 's--and
New College, Oxford-insllulions which are
destined 10 live as long as the Eng.
lish language, and dispense their blessings
from year 10 year long af,er the monuments
of their founders architectural genius shall
have mouldcred into dust. @ 5tuJ
.n,f s PORTSMOUTH. , aeo,rp
The bells were ringing merry peal. the
roar of artillery was booming over nhe sea,
and military bancs were playing martial airs
as | entered my native city, This all migh'
have been for The Lords Of the, Admiralty,
who arrived in the same rain thai did; .bul
then IL answered just as reH as u !. had
been exclusively TO greet my appearance
Entering the carriage | was soon put down
al the George Ho,el, where also The Lords o.
the Admiralty put up. Aller they had IN
spec.sd the port they gave grand naval bal
which, however. | did NOT, attend for seven
reasons, one Of which. was that ! NOT wss In
vled. The George Ho.sl is avery com.
fonable house, where traveller may find
every thing ,ha, he needs and almost every
thing ,ha, he desires. There is no common
table; you may have your meals 10 order al
any time, served up either in the coffee-room
or your privase apartments. There is NO
appearance Of bar. though liquors are fur
nished If called for. Here. as in other Eng.
llish taverns, lady receives you, and when
you depart makes out and receipts yonr bill
With all It's cleanliness, order, and comfor
the George Ho,el has nothing Of the spa
cionsness and grandeur OF the 81. Nicholas
or. the MeIropoliiah Of New York, 600"
WALKS ABOUT THE CITY. f''''
Soulhsea is charming promenade. Or
one side you have handsome terraces, or
the other the grovessand buildings Of ,he
"King's Rooms,'' celebrated watering
place. Here you may obtain hot, cold, o
shower baths. The prospects from the Ter
races nndfrom,he coonppde of The king
ROOMS" are enchanting; the shipping, lht
Isle Of Wigh. with its majestic hills, the in
ner harbor with its lor,resses, the gun whar
and the dockyard, the castle and the 'oper
sea. Al one end Of the Clarence esplanad,
are statues Of Wellington and Nelson, whicl
were presented 10 The mayor by Lord Fred
rick Fitzcarence in 1850; they we're sculp
lured by Millgan, Of London. The iorlifi
cations, which were the lavor,e scenes o
my childhood's rambles and gambols. WEI,
commenced in ihe time Of Edward w, an,
completed, noarly as they now are, in Ii,
4 reign Of William III. RI Il oa'' F.'f' s%
Wandering abou. we me, with numbe
of monumenls to remind US that we were Il
an old country. On venerable buildinI
where. before the introduction Of the elec
Wic telegraph, rose the semaphore from
which signals we're made to ships and com
municalions held with London, is q bust O
Charles /, with this inscription: I, b 81.
king Charles the First, afier his travel
through France and Spain, and havin
passed many dangers both by sea and land
he arrived here the tenth day Of October
1891 t Pa .FrlS atao =
The object Of his travels was to see hi
in.ended bride, the daughter Of the SPANS
king. Happy Cor him, and perhaps ior, hi
country 100, had he never returned. q
} On High-slree, Two objects altrac,ed m
notice. one on one side. the other on the Of
. posi.e: the one spacious and elegant Unlls
rian church, ereclsd l7l9, long belore,--u
! supposed--lhis form Of heHo6oxy had OF
: lained much influence in England; The o,hs
. an antique house, celebrated as The one
i which the Duke Of Buckingham was assass
mated by FELTON,, Angus. ,22, 1928. In III
: -I.PotIspoulh Church" there is a monumel
. / ~ T. r =.