Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-11-17
LETTER FROM EUROPE
LONDON, THE STRAND, ]
june "a, 1859. {

'lings and commit to paper a few
thoughts as they occur" ] have
been here ten days and have seen
more Of interest than for twenty
years previous.
In my last letter ] gave you a
partial description Of the Queen; ]
here ado a few words more in refer
ence to the personal appearance Of
her Majesty. She does not now look
at all like the pictures and efigies
We have seen Of her; she has become
very fleshy and matronly in appear
ance. Prince Albert is fine look.
ing man, quite bald and has very
marked German features. -
Yesterday, visited place Of nd
tionsl and historical interest the
Tower of London. This has stood
about eight hundred years, and was
built by the Norman invader, Will
liam the Conqueror. 1t has been oc'
Icupied at different times as fortress
royal residence and a prison. Here
were enacted scenes the most horrid
bloody and murderous that have
ever stained the pages Of Englist
history.
We visited the cell where Sir Wal
ter Raleigh, the hero, navigator ant
scholar, was imprisoned for many
years, and where be wrote bis histo
~ of the world l. saw also the AK
With which he was beheaded in 1918
The walls are fifteen feet thick
We saw the rooms where Lord Gull
ford Dudley, Lady Jane Gray, hi
wife, and Anne Boleyn, the unhappy
Queen of the infamous Henry The
With were confined. ] looked
out of the very window through which
the lamented Lady Jane saw be-
husband led to the scaffold, when b,
was only permitted to wave his hant
to her as the last token of his fina
fare WELL 10 few minutes she saw
his corpse pass under her window t,
its place of inteIment. He was ex
ecuted on Tower Hill = she directly
after in the Tower Yard, in front 9
the Prison. The walls of the prison
are covered with many inscription.
of interest, wrought by the unhapp,
inmates. On the wall of The prison il
which was incarcerated Lord Gull
ford Dudley. is indelibly inscribe,
the word "Jane," in large letters, an,
no doubt was made by him in allu
sion to Lady Jane bis wife.
We were then shown the Armory
Hall. Here are preserved all kind
| of amor for man and horse TIA. hav,
been used from the earliest ages; in
GLIDING ofcourse, various Implement
Of war used from the time Of til,
-Rt man and Norman conquests.
The jewel room is a most dazzling
sight. The reg,dia and crown jewell
have been kept in the Tower sinc'
the reign of Henry the lid, in 1915
The crowns of the different Sover
eigns With the diamonds and scep
tres are arranged in the form of I
pyramid, and covered with a profu
sion Of diamonds, and constitute {
mountain Of light. The Crown worr
by Queen Victoria surmounts The
py ramid; the cap is Of purple velvet
enclosed in hoops Of silver, surmoun.
led by a ball and cross, all of which
are resplendsnt with diamonds : in
the centre Of the Cross is sapphire
of inestimable value, and in front oil
the crown heart shaped ruby said
to have been worn by the Black
Prince. over five hundred years ago.
Two nights since We visited the
Gallery Of MADAM Tusaud--tbe great
est collection Of wax figures and rare
curios tiles now extant. 1t is one Of
the established institutions Of Lon.
don. The frat two figures on enter.
ing are George Washington and
BENJAMIN Franklin, pretty well exc