The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1867-08-08

richly ornamentcd, here tho knights Of the o,dcr
NJ Both were formally installed The chapel 10 I
entered BY a nsht of steps, in the centre Of the I
chapel is situated the monumcnt Of Henry and !
his Queen Beneath the nave lie tho remains OF /
George the II and HE queen. and although lyins /
in different cofhus they may he said to rcp1sc n /
The same as the inner side Of each wa rcmotcdbt
The Kings request. The tombs of the rovpl,v In |
this chapel are very numerous including James !
the l. Charles the II &c. IN the chapel Of ". /
Paul the leading monuments arc those Of James |
Watt, tho celebrated engineer. sir Thomas Bron.
by and Lord Bouschier Thenve passed through
the chapel OF 81. John whore iherc are several
very aae monuments, then Isllp chapel, ~.
Michael, 81 Andrew &c. An the chspcls aro nm.
der the same roof AMI we were nearly two hours
In going through them. forgot to menijon tha,
in the ccntre Of the Abbey and nearly sdrroandcd
by the different chapcls is that Of Edward the
Confcssor, the most ancient aud perhaps the mos,
interesting Of them all. 10 the centre stands the
mosaic shrine Of the Confcssor before which
Henty the ~ vas seised NitN his last nlncss
while confcssing. Here arc many fne monu.
mcnts, Richard II and his Queen. Annc, Henry
III, Henry v, Edward III and his Qucen rhIlippa
aud Queen Eienor. Here are also tho two chairs
used at the coronation ofthe sovereigns Of Grca,
Britain, one Of thom has stone scat which was
brought from Scotland by Edward tho l. The
stone was known therc as Jacobs pillow. Andtn
the embulo,ory are many fne monuments which
will not undertake to describe rs my letter Is
already much too long. Contiguous to West.
minister Abbey is the House Of Parlament, or
new Pelacc OF Westminster, magnificent Gothic
structure covering eight acres OF ground, the old
House Of Parliament was destroyed by arc IL,
1884. II has river frou, Of 900 feet The cost Of
this structure was about e2,OOO,OlO, wo procured
tickets and were admitted. We were also in the
House Of Lords and heard the debate. The Lords
wear kind ofgroy wis with long ears something
not unlike those Of an elephant only longer they
looked very curious 70 us Tho House Of Peers
u profarcly gilded and pointed in froscoc with
many worry hnc paintings costing many thousand
pounds. The siIo ofthis room Is 100 n. long i5
n. wide and % n. high, no, as large as might bc
supposed. In this room the Quecn sits on the
gorgcously gilt and canoricd thrcnc when she
opens the Parliament. In the ccuirc is the wool.
sock of the chancellor Of England, large, square
sock Of wool, used rs a sea, without back or arms,
and covered with rod cloth. Beside the House OF
Peers and House OF Commons, thero are many
other apartments belonging &c this noble s,ruc.
turc, tho Libraries, Committee rooms, Victoria
Tower, tho Royal Staircase, 81. stephens rorut
Corridors, the Queens Robing-room, Royal Gal.
lcry &C. ST. PAuls Cathedral is Rnothor place OF
great attraction, ITS lofty dome may be soen for
miles around Tho magnificent deep tones Of
It's great bell can be heard for miles, IL strikes the
hours but Is only toilcd ON tho occasion OF q
death in tho royal family, Il weighs ~ tons,
This cdiacc Is built In the form Of across 6lt q.
tong and 2sI wide, covering nearly acres Of
ground, one architect aud ono master mason
spent % ycors Of labor upon this building, Sir
Christopher wrcnway the architect There are
many 6ne statues and many objects Of interest In
this old Cathedral but as my iotter Ia already 80
long Iwill mention but one and that is the funer
al car and trappings Of the Duke OF Wellington
which is in tho crypt beneath, always Lighted
by gas day and night This ls the ndcntlcal col
which carried his remains through tho city al
his funcrai with all tho cquipegc md Assort
monts horses representing natural sire, Il is
grand affair. AZ this Cathedral we attended ser.
vice one sabbath and It was very impressive
The next Sabbath wo heard the far-famcd Spur.
geon, his church is about tlc same size and style
as that Of Henry Ward Beecher. But there was
tremendous pressure to get in, we however got q
good soati they have congregation singing only
no choir and II sounds something like the waves
on the sea shore, there are 40 many voices. The
sefmon was good but nothing remarkable as VIC
thought.
The Tower OF London however ~ n sight. II Is
supposed TO have bccn commenced by Julius
ceasor Il covers about u acres OF ground and is
surrounded by moat. In this ancient structure
arc the Barracks, Armory, Jewel House, White
Tower, 81. Peters Tower, Bloody Tower (whorc
Richard III murdered his nephows), BowycI
Tower where the duke Of Clarence WAS drowned
In n butt OF Malmsoy, Brick Tower In which Lady
Jane Grey was confined, Benuchamp Towor, ths
prison Of Anne Boleyn, and many other buildings
Tho monarchs Of England lived in the Tower
down to tho time Of Elizabeth, II was also used as
n prison for state criminals and many Kings
Queens, Warriors and Statesmen have been i'm.
prsoned and murdered within It's walls, among
whom are Lady Jane Grey, Catherine Howard,
Anne Boleyn, Sir Walter Raleigh, Lord William
Russell, Sir Thomas Moore, William Wallace,
King John OF France &c. Tho very spot was
pointed out to us where Lady Jano Grey and
Anne Boleyn were bcheadod. We were shown
all through the Armory, containing many spcci
mems OF ancient warfare as well as 65 900 stand OF
firearms. Tho Horse nrmory " an extensive gal
lcry in which Is a finely arranged collection o
armor used from the 18th to the 18th century, in
cluding suits worn by distinguished persons
Henry tho VIII, James the I, Dudley earl of Lei
cester, Charles the !, &c, The room in which 81
Walter Raleigh was Imprisoned Is shown. Tn,
block upon which Lord LOvci was bcheadcd, Il
also shown. Tho Jewel house contains all In,
crown jewels of England, they arc enclosed in NJ
immense case around which you walk and lister
to the description. Prominent among them {,
the crown made for Queen Victoria at an expense
OF 81, 600 900, among the pronusion Of diamonds is
tho greet koihnoor set m bracelet, this howov-,
is an imitation, the genuine stone is :tot here
but all the others arc genuine. Here is also the
large ruby worn by the Diaclx Prince. The crown
made for the coronation Of Charles II. The
Prince of Wales Crown, II is unadorned with Jew.
cls The Queens diadem, 81. Edwards stan o
beaten gold H. inches in longth. The Roya
sceptre. The Rod Of Equity, placed at the ef
hand Of the sovereign at the coronation, Sword
OF Justice. Golden salt cellar, Baptis,,ai Fon
used at the christening Of the royal children, be-
sides various dishes, spoons and other articles OF
gold. We were not Idle during our stay in Lon.
don, but were on the move every day, seeing
every day something interesting and wonderful
Madam Tassand's wax-worksare very interesting
Tho hauros arc Just as natural as life pad OF the
natural size. Here you see Wasbir gton, Lincoln,
Johnson and many other distinguished Amori.
cans and the likenesses arc wonderfully good, al.
together there ere four or FIVE hundred figures
including all the Kings and Queens Of Britain
To- four or lvo centuries well all the present
royal family There are also to be seen here
many old aud valuable relics, the carriage made
for Bonaparto's coronation as well the last ono
he rode in at ST. Helena, besides many other rel.
les formerly the property Of Napoleon, some
articles Of attire worn by Queen Elizabeth &c.
We also visited the Picture galleries, Museum,
Buckingham Palace, Crystal Palace, Bank Of Eng
land places Of Amusements &C. And last but not
least on the evening Of the Eth we attended a
soiree at Mr.. Adams the American Minister.
There were about 100 persons present, all Ameri.
cans ofcourse, and twas very gay affair, 1t was
perfect blaze Of diamonds, Mr Adams is a fine
looking old man, he resembles very much the
pictures have seen ofJohn Q. Adams, to which
family believe the minister belongs. Mr.. Ad-
ans and daughter arc not handsome, but very
hosPitable and polite We mot several persons