New-York tribune., 1868-09-10

lFROM orR spEcIAL CORRESPONDENT
NoRv,cu Auo. 25-Norw ich is an old Roman city.
Boadicea set out from here on her rcsolute march.
Eight hundred years ago Earl Bigod-a noble
man who brougat swearing to perfection IN
Fuclond-rpIed here Norwich is undoubtedly
glorious old city. Englishmen, afraid Of east winds
which are not popular in this country shy of
spending vacations in Norwich but they might 90 to
other po4lts of the compass and fare The IL
IusiyGfed LOHGOB NotS OF this week, into when some
readers may be able TO look, gives good Eea OF lle
sylvan aspect of Norwich from MOuSehoid htalli
though a name suggesting very tiny inhabitants, II
is maguhCcut undulated heath, upon "AiOu
tho United states Army, during @ @Ine VII Mal
might have eucampcd. More than 3JJ years
ago 10000 rcbclIIous persons u4dcI VIC. II,tii9
Kclt, tanner and butcher, dlC pr0tIacteu oatue
here against the ncloSuIe OF ianuS taken rom 'ue
use Of the poor. There Is enough ol lnis IonI On
every year III England to justify quarterly ISoe-
lOn These Kcltlies believed IN prophecy thal
certain vale should bo tlled up WIN hltu men, ana
of course concluded that they were the men Who
were To do the killing. 1t never entered INTO Their
eilly head, that they were predcstmated to tl the
valley; bat so it came to pass. They stood good
deal of killing. There was always pluck IN your
Norfolk man, whether knight OF tradesinan priest or
rascal. II is o comfort in these days OF coumeIcial
haste and philosophical impetuOSltY 70 alght III
Norwich. The railways touch 1t without comnuhl-
eating unrest to the place. But TINS must nave G'Ut
wicked place one day There were III the ''IiO'oI
days churches than there are hOW-On9 @ @snoI!u
think for every family and now they st'hu olPoslvo
each other IN every street but theY arc hT luVnh l
shabby tabernacles such as men put up to m
=; tIss, Ga,s ,ybcn they buv cheap sell cheap, and
save their souls cheap Every NorWleh clli % C % nag
stanp of ecclesiastical genius upon IT,, and casts
halo of grace over the streets Even the Oultdi an
Ciurcb Octagonay built, is as quaint ana gracelul
as a vostibule of Hampton Court Inc heN' MI
CromptOn best known as Unitarian ulhlSIeI ocCI-
1ics an old Dutch church. The Cathedral thouEh
not large very stately, has the hnest c,olSteIs III
the Kingdom. They had a rough taste down here
once They hanged the kets alive III rons-ohe on
the castle and the other brother on acuTCh-sltep4e
and the old saints as they came to Worship refreshed
flyls ns hey
above them and calculated each mOIhing nov lVls
the agony would entertain the Town; theN n9u' III
deed prOtracted taste for tins klnd Ol tnlhg III olu
NorIyjcb DAYS Ii required some nerve to have an
opinjon on religious points IN those tunes IheIe IS
yet there the LOllaTds Pit, hldeouS excavation,
not far from the Bishops Gate. where they roasted
alive gentlemen and women, and IL Oystan6er eN-
pressed sympathetic opinion Tor the Scorcheu mere
tic at the post, they tucked nm up ana gave nun d
fry The Bishop could smell his enemies rs he sat NJ
breakfast and hear them howl in the internal PIT
moi Ear from his door The Cathedral is not far from
it. and fancled as walked through 1t, that there
was still scent of smoking dOubters IN the deeper
recesses Of the old carvings and coinlceS. o..
People here proud OF the Erplnghan Date
which leads to the cathedral and erected by SIT
Thomas Erpingham in l42O SIR Thomas had QIehued
the priests bY sympathy for the IOllards ana ne was
allowed to cOndOne ms crime by erecting TINS TASTE
fu and graceful gate, except IN one respect ONeI
Sir Thomas had himself carved IN stone RneeHnS III
repentant state. Tins Is neither taStelul nor grace
ful and though Sir Thomas Erpingham was one OF
the heroes of AgincOurt. he had to stoop 20 this ,
An associate member from America has taken the
trouble to inform the Mayor of Norwich, through
the pages of The Chronicle published IN TINS clty'
that if the United States traveller he met on the 10
Yer boat did not know of Norwich IN England, he
GOubtess knew of a Norwich in America, planted on
the River Thames. above the City OF New-LOndon;
i'm New-England-in tne genuine daughter 9l on
Norwich, on the WeXsum and Iare' where no"
Norvich has made more glorious contributions to
repow,l than these wTetChed martyTdOmS quaint
Id Dr Thomas Browne who wrote Religi Medici,
lived here. Opie, the painter. Ola Crome, me Is
ai,yoys colied " Old CTOne though he no doubt
flarQ fST
are cherished by cOnnOisseuTs, was toWhsnndn Au-
miral Nelson was a Norfolk man and educated mere
Harriet Martineau, who needs no description 10
American readers. Is a Norwich woman. A NOrWlch
man of modern fame was W. J. Fox. NJ T., WDO was
successor of CObbett in the representation oil & Ou
ham; Mr.. Fox was the first orator OF the Antl-CoTn
Law League. When Golden and Brght We're on lhS
yAatform w. 7. FOX was "NorWlch weayer we n boy; BOY;
Yhe Rev. Thomas Wilson was Rector OF St' IeteII
Mancron the nOblest of the churches here, and the
first clergyman in modern days who a5andoned the
Enrlish church for conscience sake lhe Rev. New
enbam TraveTs of Yarmouth, near mere was another
IL was lucky for them the Lolards PIT was not
going when their scTuples set in. MI wilson Is now
Professor of English Literature at the Court OF
Wiemar, an appointment gwen MN OH lue IcCoi: IN!
Juendaon of Thomas carlyle vi GoIse, g. KUi1li ~ ~
week regarded "a crOwning glory that oir W IlIaIu
Hooker the father of the President OF the DIlbsA
Association, was born in Norwich.
We had worn out tine AbyaSlulan heroes IN llonuOh'
ond the introduction of Mr. Markham, 9lr RassaIl,
und DR. Blanc though interesting to many members
who had not bad the pleasure 70 meet tneI, VIZ
were not so alluIiug to the pubhc as unseen aINas
would be- They would have made the fortune OF
fine Association if they had come here fTesh from
Maglala As il was, the ladies crowded 10 the LIl-
biological section. Dr. Blanc very abusive OF the
Ahvssnians. he always was Bau as tney were
there they suffered Dr. Blanc ana ms abusive COM
nauions 10 dwell among them and at last lot them
Out alive Theodore bis Queen were persons OF IoIty
character judged by the Od Testament stahoai9 OF H
mOnarchs in Davlds time; ana many On ms TnIoIS TTi
showed high qualities. But this Is what DE- Diane
Bergars nfest the land the priests are ignorant and
besoted the soldiers the Of tho country. ADys
sinans regret 10 say, cowardly, adopts at low
trcacbery lazy, prctentOus, and pohpOus. Naturaiy
necessity and their festivals are but low ana coarse
orgies They have literature, 10 means OF Tecreaon
Their conversation Is revolving lhcOheIcut ldlh paIu
bldsphemOus, partly aSclNlOus, ana "Iien tnCy
US with their society always ending IN request lQt
when state that cleanliness is shdhe,
no disgrace robbery, treachcry, and murder GLORIOUS
deeds we have summed up the Qualifications most pi1ed
them rcco before daring act Of numbering the whte
men, their guests they enjoyed at leasi io "nS & o @
idea Of their Importance ana sHasgele9 ili " 10
fore the few helpless individuals their hihs detained III
captivity and in chains" ,. - ,
held his peace. When called upon IN London OF
here TO address the meeting the wary negOtatoI
says few pleasant words, humorous anu piIeI anu
subsidies INTO a Grant-ike tactuInlty:
large audience attracted TO hear Prof Iyn-
dall's Presidential address to the Mathematical and
PHYSICAL Science ogcUnd Tpnd,I Seyered his address
with freedom of manner that never urea; WIN o
cearnes of tone that enabled every word to be heard
and an impressiVeness which caused every passage
10 be felt The Professors address has not been met
by the same theological perturbation az the Presi-
dents Yet Mr.. Tyndalis is more destructive. The
President pointed out what might be dOne-the PIO-
fessOr did it. Here is one passage:
Were minds and senses so expanded, strength-
cued aud illuminated 20 enable us 70 see ana feel the
very molecules OF the BRAIN were we capADe OF IoOW
ing all their motions all their groupings, all thclr electric
discharges II such thele De ana weie We in@gy tI d az
quaintcd with the corresponding stales Oh thoRn anu
feeling should be far ever from the solution OI
the problem; HOW are uese pnys"i mr. =, 5ss 6e
the two classes OF phenomena would sun remain