, 1863-02-21
Rev, ,w.U.N1ILBURN.
What q Blind 1Ian Saw in England.

Rev. ". II. Milburn delivered his lecture
entitled tWlata Blind Man Saw in England"
before the Young Mems Association in Bryan
Hall last evening. Hc began by asking why
blind man should not sec? Was light ab-
so1utcly necessary to seeing? Or were there
not other faculties By which the human soul
could become acquainted with the external
world? lie thought go; and what is more,
he found during his many yjourneyings through
the great continent that he Was sort Of sa-
cred person, owing to his sorrowful darkness,
and that the thoughts and feelings Of yearly
I'LL he met were ut his service.
He gave an account of his voyage across
the ocean, and mp the Mersey to Liverpool.
He had ten Yankees with him and in order
to keep up the national name for eStraya-
gancc, they Travelled in the most expensive
manner, and went to the best hotel, where the
rubicund looking landlord met them at the
door, with posse Of walters around him and
boots In the rear. His party was regarded rs
Il kind Of menagerie, and it seemed
for long time as if they would be
obliged to sleep out Of doors. After
much ado, however, the whole party
found lodgings, and next morning started of
first class by train for London. Two other
gentlemen from this side found the party in
Liverpool, and there were now twelve Of
them. So they sent dispatch forward to the
| big city to find daccommo odations for them. At
last they found Woods Hotel, at Furniyal's
Inn, in Holborn, and the landlord agreed to
| take them all in If they would consent to be
| put up 1t the rate Of four the first day, four
The second, and four the third.
1 p
tonished at the small number OF beds the ho-
tells contained, anu ts;r..eala!lr so when he com
; PARED fact with the vast acco1s.mn mndattons
| Of the Metropolitan and St. Nicholas Of NcI.~
York. Allundred beds was a great number
for any hotel in England to contain-whereas
in America VIC thought nothing Of accommo-
dating come eight hundred, or thousand
in London 1t Tained: He was prepared to ind
much moisture in England, and he certainly
did find it before he left, for It rained about
uirce days in the week dnrinEall his soiourn.
with its character, with the morals and reli-
gion. and the very digestion, and therefore
the temper OF the people.
The wcathcr also made the man. When he
went to London, he was as thin as match !;
Ac WAS nothing to boast Of now, but the audi
cncc should have seen him then to estimate
the difference Alright. Hc was made in Amer
lean weather. But look at John Bul1-he fills
the whole cye-and his physique is the finest
garment whcrewith God has clothed man in
this world. What wonderful power there is
in him.
Speaking of the cool quiet demcanor Of the
Englishman, hc said he had an Introduction
| to Liverpool merchant, who stood inl1reg
nablc in the citadel Of his selfpossession
whilst he rcad.the letter which was presented
speaker rose to leave. The merchant then
! without any ostentation, asked him to dinner
what company he should like to meet, ,-ane
ended by putting his carriage at bis entirt
service during his stay in the city.
He compared the common posture Of ou
own people and Of the English, and said W.
stood as If We were hung upon wires tht
EnelisLman as 1t his feet were rooted IL
granite. The conversation too, Of the draw
ing room and the dining room is as accurate
Parliament. He was delighted, also, viii
Westminster Hall, and what he heard In tn,
/ | House Of Lords and tue House Of Commons
and he never knew the meaning Of "Hear
Hear!'' until he heard the cry in the old LEG
islative halls Of England. 4 gentleman, e
G then comes the cry Of !" Hear: Hcar!'' t
!. help the poor fellow out Of his rut. III
: speaker then gave a parody, upon par
: liamentary speech, Which caused
eycr, hc said, vast difference be
tween parliamentary and stump speaking
There was more conscience in tho forme
It than in the latter: for he did not want th
!. audience TO infer from what be Ind said tha
! all parliament speakers spoke as slowly an
T. stammeringly as he had given them an @ exam
l. bic Of. Tie liberal members OF the Hous'
n John Bril- ght and Richard Golden, for exam
plc. spoke more like Americans, althoughno
- perhaps, quite SO rapidly. They weigh Hors
is In England before they utter them; an
Ct an Eng1ishman knows how to hold his to1gs
r, when he has nothing. to say. Ii Enga,in, g,i,
10 1utncy passes Tor yolubilitJ; md volubil1
-. for insinccri1y, which is the undcnsablc mai
- ~ Of the quaek. The right Of stamnerage
= efsauated in England according to man
y. tank. 4 Duke can sta1nmcr till doomsda
hc above NIL other men In England whom
oes1ied 10 sec was Thomas Carlyle. lie VI
t::la l b: called uron hi,u liz ,xn1i,d il, tncatt