The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1869-06-16

HIesears, Le~pox, the ain Is aid to
BE 40 fee, aeoVe s., Pants. Of course Il Was
eettSr Known Ia EnxltsA history. On cuS
way, o. the M, We see = nth clay cottage.
ieSersSS ard seoet 70 ee pulled down, Here
Andrew Marvel petrtc,~-how few English
Statesmen can b described as snch ,--lisca.
Opposite Is an cid nd brick mansion. now
ersr,N, formerly school. Known As CrOua-
well HeaSe. Tic probability Is that this lat
ter house Was Nailt by the Protector a. q
residence for Gesersi lreter. who married his
d@eSetes. ard was orc q the commanders in
his army. Il dooS 10; appear that Cromwell
hsysset ever lived here Opposite, On the
same side Of the wsv - AnorVw NafVrNs
cottage. Is LAnScrisle House. where Nell
GSyppei ved. and where the Merry Monarch.
ss Il Is the silly fashion, 10 call him. MSS IN
the habit Il visiting, Here Is the scene laid
~ The elevation u her little bastard" IS she
termed him. - the title Of the nake Of s.. Al.
bans In the house Is s,ip preserved marble
estn, .sesroEpdcd with curious and antique
oSk-vorS. sim associated With her nsmc
Asthe house is still in possession OF ecleers-
ted antiquarian ard scholar, there Is no dan
ger 81 Its Being spoilt Sv modern Improve
uents~ A few STEPS farther On and wesrv On
the top q the hin. close Nv the grammar
school. : eOnriShinS Institution which has
lately eecr spending Questionable SUM %
money in bricks and mortar. aud which,
whStever NAV have been the Charitable iutcn-
TORS of The founder, Sir Rocer Chclmely.
Lori Chief Raroa ef the ExrheSusr. aud amer
tbs; CAief Jastice Of the Kings Reuch, Is
ron eh0l exclusively for rich peoples
sOcS> MOriaNd Was in the habit of staviar az
the Black Bull. on the north side ~ the hin,
and running ap. | dare say. very handsome
SONS HcSSrsh's enemy, Jack Wilkes
S;iSn of Pleasure snd of vii rsther than poll
ticiSn-Alat-rnSn, afterwards Lori Mayor Of
London, ". ?. tor MiaGleseN. came couriinS
10 HtsesSte The LADY, Was DisSen,sr, and
Jack Wilkes i reported a. Occasionally at.
te0ding the meeting house in HiSASste lane
in Mr., Wilkes eoSeh, which Was always
drawn ey six horses such was his love Of ex-
terral sppeSrsnce. II Was on the top Of
HiSAsste hill that Richmond was met hy the
citizens az London sfteF his return victorious
from Ro>wor;h Field. II was here that the
eOc>lirst0rs assembled 10 watch the success
81 Cav Fswkes in blowing up Lords and Com
u,orS before people took 10 reforming them.
That foolish priest. Or. Sachcvcrvl died az
HiShCs;c. Samuel TAYLOR ColeridSe lived
hcTe, dicd here, and Is buried here. As early
IS tSol London people came here 10 breathe
= freSher and a sSeeier air than they could
Hnd in London. Coieridse's home WAS in
the Grove. II Is OF nd brick. and Is now the
residence, as il WAS in CalsridSv's time, Of
surgeon. Only the other dsv met lady
who remembered the philosopher we'll She
described him as q snuffv old gentleman.
very fond q striking her hair. and Of seeing
her and another little girl take their 6ancing
lessons Cp the hill came Irving. Lamb.
LeiSa Hunt, men Of letters, great and small
Ia talk with the Suthor of the ancient
Mariner II Was in one Of the lanes lead
ing 10 HtEhS=te that ColeridSe met Keats aud
Hunt. As he shook hands with the former
be told Hunt there was death in that hand,
and 80 there wsS. The author Of "Epdymi-
on soon went to Italy, there 20 die Poets,
artists have always been fond Of Highgate,
and 50 have aldermen. Sir Sidney Waierlow
has built for himself mansion on the most
Nrircflv scale. The new Sheriff Of Lon
ion-hinSef Poei--Mr. Alderman Cotton,
yet resides there- There is scarcely finer
view IN ali England than that you get over
the valley OF the Thames ard the Surry hills
10 the Arehwsy-road, just shove the station
of the London, Edgware and HighgSie rail
way. and Just opposite large house built by
Ieneral Wade. On piece Of ground below
cnleridge, buildings have been erected BY the
aiShgste improvement Company for me-
,hSuicS- Gentlemen complain, but / think
he company deserves all honor for this at
eupt TO provide country apartments for
London people who most need country air.
let me add that Mr.. Whey, the Congregation
L minister. hSd pevionsly done the same
hing. but on smaller scale. But time and
iGe wait for no man. We must now turn
,ur faces Lontou-vsrd. first Of all stopping
. few minutes in one Of the oldest. aLd GER
Siuly one Of the most picturesque. of Lon
ion cemeteries At every step Won take You
ONE TO : well known uSTDe. The notorious
'Ohn >Sdlier. NJ P. was buried here One
{ the most tasteful monuments here is that
Tected 10 Lillywhite. the ericketer. by public
Inscription One Of the largest is that OF
\ ombweM One Of the most original is the
Smily grave Of John Aicheier. the well
,nOWn horse-siaughterer TO her Majesty.
The number Of literary men and artistic
ctorS and actresses barred here Is really
immense As We hasten out Of the cemetery
" pass, on orr way TO Keutish Town, the
'ublic house were her Majesty had 4 very
arrow escape Of her life from the horses to
er carriage running away. and which fact is
eeorde6 BY suitable Inscription As we
cseeud We pass tie little cottage where
William and Mary Hewitt lived. the siatelier
esidenee Of Sir William Bodkin on the right,
nd on the other side the mansion of Miss
'urdett Coutts, lSdy Of whom it is needless /
0 say one word Az the bottom of the hill, /
n our left, she has erected some very su- 4
-riOr residences for working men. which she 1
a. personally superintendent, and which 4
ill, Ne trust. long remain memorials of her I
pod sense. her liberslity and taste In Fitz-
oy park are some Of the most picturesque .
-sicences near London In conclusion let 1
le sod. Highgate has sll the appearance Of an
ld-fashioned country town, aud hope il
ill long preserve it--LoHdOa CRY Press