The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1859-10-17

cal right and religious liberty In Great Britain.
That the veritsble head of OLIVER CRoMwxI.
now exists and Is IN good state Of preservation
near London, in the custody " a lady, there ia
| no doubt. Having been seen and actually
handled, and its written and printed history
carefully noted down. there can hardly be the
possibility Of . mistake. kumors Of the exist
ence Of the head were in circulation In London
half century since, sDe periodicals now In tho
British Mu'eum suggested such . fact. Various
correspondents alluded to Its concealment, and
ss having keen scer privately; but 1t Is only re-
ce1t'y that an American gentleman was per nit
tod to zee the relic and handle il In person.
CRoMwEIL's body was cmbalmea aud buried
With great Pomp In Westminster Abbey. Aftor
disin,ened. tho head cut on and . piie-stsI
thrust through the neck. II was then plaesd on
Westminster Hall. II remained there q consid-
arable number Of years, until either blown down
by the wind or carried of by stealth. II was
secreted for q long series Of years, and handed
down from generation TO generation among the
dssce ndants Of CRoMwEIL until II now rests In
the custody Of the accomplished daughter ot W.
a. WTLKNsos, ksq, an ex-member Of Parlia-
nent, residing at Beekenham, Ksnt, near Lon
don.
While on recent visit TO England, tho writer
passed the Sabbath with Rsv. Mr.. vEaRKiL,
pastor Of the Dissenting Chapel at Bromley,
] Kent. During tho evening Of that day an allu.
sion was made to his having seen Cs0hwEILs =
ncsa In tnsl v.oy 80 s9ioed !nat tno
r",. s;.h. - ~ ,hs na.."..nr. ~ t' ~ ~, p,
Sssirar. shs, 4, sbonid H. To- 80 I h;S;,.ff ;f
Near noon We called at tho residence Of Mr.
WILKINSON, at Beckenham, net . long distance
from the homo Of the estlmAble Miss MAssH.
~ ~. .son So ;a,n M ~. lbs ~
n. go - ~. .'.sx.... - a. En.'a!sh ,
try, the windows looked out upon landscape of
faultless loveliness and beauty. Lawns, velvet
anYsr. ~ I.sf"rI Tho .ya IL ,So ais, "
I., D;s.asI - ' ~,
.h.%o,s ~ T.. ''. ss;s,t,n' -, e sh sOop
oao, 'ns suo,'us ,s,,n., ,i Ipo ,
u'0' o''' s''"P' " "0~"uA H"s"'"
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very soon 'auy VI .ia.uIo LIN yeani .nu ..
nam nausoue teison, on.o'ou w. Loon, wiz aa All
tnA' ,ndleA'oa PGst'on anu 'ne mAnneis ., .ne
,'nr, uu1 myi a., an III, n.ina ,Ja ' sIa .no
purpose OF our VrN peinB maze khown, u was
chsc,inliy granted, especially when Il WAS sta.
.od inc strshser wa ah a,noi'oan. 'oly sson I.
WOODEN poN was orsugnt INTO tne room ana
opehoni rhc,oSa % S ~ .,, was snauel one Oh
oAA, witn ua,t prasS mn n,hees. Two or tnroe Gov
s " md d'oth INA anu f i,r.J MS'o 0st st'te ,ss
moyeo, ana tnen was h,e1 out the 'entaoie
he,a o, OL,NEh W ShoswL'
a me hesd nay,nE oeen einoI'mci' retains tne
ness 10 sh,Vsnsu' uIy s,e'o, ous .ns ,oAt'os
~ t.s;h ~. Su i"e n.u n ~. ~ ~ ~.
y. hi.,arc.yv ,,m" m"s "l..,,v d,.,iuct '"o 1y
r...mh,.no.S. =. bu.t cor,;.d fro,, r..I Ia.
Sbich |. near NV. carries c1nvictisn of Inc iinn,
tity Of tbs mead bsyond a mi,Tivinr. tn. iron
p;k, which WA, thrust through the throat and
came Out at the ton Of the head. Il ru,,ed in,
Its sre and az porurs have consumed the upper
psrt. and ouly cou ole of inches Of the iron re-
main above the head. Ibo. yooden part of
| the nike was broken OF lust bciow tho throat,
and the fracture shows that II WAS severed by vi
i olence. and not cut asunder by an instrument
| Altogether, this singular msmoriai Of another
age is IN batter stats Of pressry atom than any
Of the smhsimec Egyptisns, and 90 weI pre-
served are the features, and tho shriveIlod skin
pu'siye FLAxMAN tho eminent sculptor. who
had examined II with care, In connection with
| coptem poraneous burs and prtraits. unbcsita-
tinpIy q. prosssd entire confidence. that IL IA Mz
l head of LIIysR CaonwhIL. In addition. the
family who posse.s this strange relic of an iilus
| tr:ous man, have both prir ted documents aud
written "details of It's history, 40 minute and cir
curnstantiai, that they knosc beyond doubt, is
| authenticity, Yet In LondJn, littls or pothing
| Is known Oh the exi stsnce Oh this head, even
| among men of position and influence. Until re-
| Gently, Il has been kept secreted. and now i, IA
NOT cs sily accessible. The following letter from
Rev. Mr.. VERsnLI, who Is an intimate friend Of
i ~. Can,,Iw ~ M wn urxanH rr.nar~d NJ