The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-10-05


ola hill, stands the famous astronomical
observatory. The edirices are neither ex
tensive nor imposing-on the contrary,
are very ordinary, and no one would be
led to believe from their appearance that
this was the world renowned institution,
which all the civilized world acknowl-
edges as the initial point Of longitude.
The institution is not accessible to the
public except in special cases, and
through a permit from the Board of Ad-
miralty.
st. PauPs Cathedral, of which we had
read so much all our life, we did" thor
oughly from the crypt to the ball on the
top ofthe dome In the crypt,among Eng
lands heroes, are deposited the remains
of Lord Nelson and the Duke Of yelling
ton, the latter in an immense stone sarco
phagus, weighing seven zen tons. The
funeral Car used on the occasion Of the
obsequies, is deposited near the tomb
with all its trappings, and sombre pail
OF black velvet thrown over the whole
The car is of immense weight, constructed
| of metal, and cast from the cannon cap
tured in his various battles
Westminster Abbey, situated upwards
OF mile in westerly. direction from ST.
Paul's, also contains the remains of many
noted men. Among them we noticed the
monuments of Isaac Watts, author OF
Watts Hymns; Sir Humphrey Davy,
the philosopher; Gen. Wolfe, who fell at
the storming of Quebec, in the war of
1866, and Major Andre, whose melan-
choly fate is we'll known to every reader
of American history, besides many Of
England's sovereigns,-Queen Elizabeth
and Mary, Queen of SCOTS, and numer'
Gus others. In this cathedral are usually
held the ceremonies of browning the SOW
ereigns and christening the royal in,
fants
Parliament House situated on the
/! banks Of the Thames within a stones
throw of the Abbey, is an immense struc-
ture, covering eight acres of ground.
Parliament having adjourned, it is acces,
bic to the public only on Saturdays.
The whole building is deliberately finish
ed in carved woods and fresco and the
vestibules contain some fine historic
paintings, but on entering the apartments
for the House of Lords and House of
Commons, we were disappointed. They
are both oblong in form, the area being
about the size of Simmons Hall, the seats,
consisting of five rows on a side facing
the centre, are common seats with backs,
cushioned with leather-the House OF
Lords in red and the House of Commons
in dark green. The former house consists
of about $50 members, and the latter
more than $50, who sit side by side on
seats like schoolboys, and when the
Houses are full, there cannot be much
room to spare. The rooms, though splen-
didly finished in regard to ceilings, &C.,
are rendered dark and gloomy by the
painted windows obstrueting the light
For convenience, we consider them far
inferior to our Halls of. Legislation, at
Madison, fitted up with their chairs and
desks, and inferior also in size. a....
The crystal palace at Sydenham, TWEEN
ty minutes ride by rail from the CITY, is a
charming place. The palace in size and
appearance is not inferior to that Of New
York at the worlds fair in 1853, but the
show of manufactured articles is not ex
tensive. Its object is more for q. place OF
general resort for pleasure. On the occa-
sion of our visit, we witnessed n concert
from what was advertised to be 5000
voices, but by liberal estimate, We put
the number at $500. This, indeed, was
large number They consisted Of col
lections from the schools, assisted by a
few professional amateurs. We estii~ated
the audience TO cover lully one acre VI
ground. Among the airs sung was the
.Campbells are coming" which seemed
homelike; another "God save the Queen"
which was nothing less than one Of our
national airs "America." During the
performance Of this air the audience was
standing with uncovered heads, the
scene being very impressive. 4, .J 4r~ NJ