Litchfield enquirer., 1855-10-11

reditary rank. Lord Brougham was in form er years the great man of the House of Lor.ls, and still retains much of his intel- iecual power and personal influences Though apparently 7s or 30 years of age. he spoke with more energy than any other person, on the occasion to which refer. Lord Derby IS plain man--and in his looks and manner of speaking reminded me of the Hon. Green Kendrick, of Waterbury. Shaftsbury is taller and more slender.speaks without gestures and more deliberately. and though much younger man, may in many respects he compared with the Hon. Ralph I. Ingersoll, of New Haven. Lord Redes- dale is short and plump in his person, and is evidently not practieed debater. I could liken him to no one So 6ltingly as to my editorial friend Bolles, of the Hartford Courier. Lord Granville, fancied, was not unlike His Excellency Governor Minor in his personal appearance and manner; though the resemblance in this case was not so striking as in some of the other ln- stances referred to.
 The members of the House without ex- ception were dressed as simple citizens, without any mark or badge to distinguish them. The clerks and the Lord Chancellor however, wore white wigs and silk gowns. It struck me as singular that the members very seldom addressed themselves to the presiding officer, but rather to each other, and especially to the individual who might have next preceded the speaker in the de- bate. Indeed, it was long time before could ascertain which was the presiding officer--his seat having the appearance sim- ply of bench we'll cushioned, and his lo- cation being but little back from the centre of the Hall. was not fully satisfied on that point, until his lordshp rose to "put the question:" which was done in such so|iiy roice that was unable to distinguish single word. The members appeared to understand him and answered accordingly.
 Having in due time obtained admission to the Library of the British Museum, | spent several days most agreeably in an ex. animation ofits valuable and curious books and manuscripts. I, is vast store-house of historical and antiquarian collections and l could not but wish that our own country contained similar insttution.-- The immense halls are constantly thronged with visitors, and the clerks are incessant- y engaged in supplying them with what ever book they may call for. The number of visitors made to the readng-room for study and research during the year 1854, was 56.l32. Large additions are constant- ly being made to the several departments of the Library. In 1854, l3,055 printed vol- umes were procured either hy copyright, by gift or by purchase; while 906 MSS, 695 charters and rolls, 100 coins and 24,- 900 geological specimens were added to the general collection during the same period.
 Perhaps, MT. Editor, have cried you and your readers with my sketches of Lon. don. During my two weeks stay in that city. saw much more which interested me than have been able to tell within the li- Inits of half dozen letters. But must close-afier briefly aIluding to my visit to Sydenham |. Crystal Palace," about seven miles from the railway station at London Btidge The buildings. the grounds, and indeed all the arrangements of the Exhibi- tion, are on the most unique and magnif- cent scale. There are forests and thickets in which are seen not only every kind of wild animals, but every variety of the hu- man species, or the size of life--each forest and it's inmates representing different sec tion of the savage or halfcivilized world. 1 The modes of warfare, the manner of living, and the domestic habi,s of these several ra- ces Of men, are thus clearly presented to the eye of the visitor. Within the buildings are immense artificial ponds, in which the lank grass is growing, the water-illies are blossoming, and the fish are sporting. In one department are seen the palaces of the eastern Kings. decorated and furnished in the style Of oriental magn;Gcsnce; in an- other, the streets, mansions, and works of art, disinterred from buried cities, are re- presented in their ancient splend0r. Under the superiaseodencs of distinguished Pro lessor of Geology, the gronnde in inc vici- ni.y have been diversified with swamps, ri- veJs, and ledgrs, and inc monster forms of animals that are supposed 10 have existed on ihe earth previous 10 .i,e creation of man, are seen as if in the act of climbing up ths
 riyer-hankso or crawling through the swampa
 The profusion of sia.uary, paintings, and
 specimens of the mechanic arts and manu' faciufes, 1 have never seen equailed.
 looked and wondered, until horne down with
 fatigue. and was glad to return so my lodg
 ings in the city s.K. \.