The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-06-08
Correspondence of The Telegraph.
OUR YANKEE IN ENGLAND AND
ON THE CONTINENT
STRAsBoURG, May 10, 1871.

last letter was from Liverpool, where we
stopped but fifteen hours in vain en-
deavor to learn something of our friend
Spaulding, of Chicago, in whose compa-
ny we hoped to sail from New York.
We reached London, that modern Ba-
bel, at seven, p. M, after pleasant ride
of six hours Goo miles, through most
delightful country, of green fields we'll
cultivated, and profusion Of fine trees
along the hedges. A pleasant day con-
tributed to heighten the enjoyment. A
cab soon took us from the station to the
Langham Hotel, largely patronized by
Americans, the driver as usual charging
about double the regular fare. We gave
him half-crown (sixty-three cents) and
turned to police officer near, when the
scamp disgorged. Looking over the reg
lister We found the names Of several
Americans, and among them Frank B.
Clarke, of Hudson, Wis, whose acquaint-
ance we soon made, but he was about to re-
turn to the States.
At 81 Sunday morning we looked into
the street from our window, and not O.
lperson was to be seen or heard, and at
I915, a. M, Regent street was quiet as a
lcountry farm house. Our intentions
had been to hear the famous Spurgeon,
but we saw by the papers that he was
ill and unable to preach, and turned
Jour course to st. Paurs church. 1t is a
rusty-looking structure of gigantic di'
DIMENSIONS, but so well proportional and
the dome SO proportionately constructed
that at first view the spire appears no
higher than many spires Of country town
Ichurches. In the matter of painted
windows, it holds no comparison with
/ Glasgow Cathedral, nor is the massive
ness of tn arches and columns any mare
imposing, though the building is much
larger. The chairs for seating are very
ordinary cheap flag bottomed, not worth
more than so cents, At precisely 1890,
thirteen officials, and the same number
of boys, all clothed in white robes, headed
by an usher in black gown and armed
with a silver plated baton, marched in
procession to the altar and service COM
menced, by intonation. The audience
was small for city like London-don't
think they turn out to church any bet
ter than in Kenosha, and the services
certainly seemed less sincerely deVo-
tional than in our own quiet little town
The voice of the speaker, being spread
over so large surface, becomes exceed
ingly thSaa and mingling with the echoes
of so many vast arches, is very difficult
| to be understood. The church contains
the monuments and tablets of many of
EnglaDd's most distinguished men, among
which we notice thost of Sir Charles
Napier, Sir Edward Packenham, who
fell at the battle of New Orleans in
1915, Admiral Howe, Howard the philan
thropist, Hallam, author of middle
Ages" &c. Some parts of the church
were undergoing repairs or changes, and
were not accessible. In the after part
Of the day, we strolled out to Hyde Park,
Buckingham Palace, &C., and carcunazGgj-
gated the whole. Hyde Park is extern
sive and magnificent, but it does not
equal Central Park of New York The
day being fine, tens of thousands Of
people throngcd the whole grounds, but
it was not the day to see the aristocracy
in all their grandeur, saw but one turn
out of four-in-hand. Near the south
east corner of the Park is nude collos-
sal statue of Achilles, cast from captur-
ed cannon, and erected to the memory
of the Duke of Wellington, by his CRATE
full country women. 1t is very magnif-
centland5 displays great skill of work
mansh1p, but it is questionable whether
our fastidious country women could adj
mire their taste in selecting statue Of
that kind.
Buckingham Palace is built OF cut
stone, and is quite smoky and diDgy, and
far less imposing than we expected to
see, but yet magnificent, and, with the
gardens, is inclosed within brick wall
about 8 feet high, and on the west side
is surmounted by rod of iron about a
foot above The wall, and with long iron