The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-09-04
EMPORIA NEWS.
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 4. 1874.
FOREIaaN TRAYEI..
LoNDoY, Aug. 23.

EDITOR News We have recent
ly enjoyed pleasant incident b
the visit OF the American Educs
tional party, which came from NeI
York and through Ireland an,
Scotland, personally conducted b
Mr.. Thomas Cook. While her
Mr.. Cook gave them an excursion
TO Sydenham, in order to visit tn
Crystal Palace, and they were Their,
feasted and entertained by Mr.. Sam
mel Morley, NJ. p, in the msrbll
hall of the Palace. Mr.. Morley Il
an ardent friend of the common PEG
pie In the matter of promoting theil
interests in connection with thu
national schools. A vigorous con.
test has occurred in Parliament oveI
these matters, the one party acting
with reference 10 diminishing Their
present privileges. and the other
endeayoring to extend them. be-
licve but little has been accomplish.
cd by either party, but the people
have lost nothing by the late dis.
cussions.
AIR. Morley 10 also q member of
the Natl Onal Temperance Union,
and president of that organization,
and 1t was quite natural that these
matters should be the principal top
les OF conversation, and OF the talks
Of the table. think we had no
cause for blush OH account of the
speeches made by the members of
the American party. Among the
speakers were Judge Spofford of
Newark, New Jersey, and the VEN
cradle Rev. Asa Mahan.
That there Is much inducement
to do what can reasonably be done
to stay the tide of intemperance in
Great Britain will be evident to any
reasonable person who obtains q
view of their numerous places for
the sale of intoxicating drinks, and
of the besotted inebriates who pat
ronize them.
The party made brief call at
Dulwich college, which is situated
in suburb OF London, and on the
way to Sydenham, about five miles
from London bridge. The college
was founded by Edward Alleyn,
a distinguished actor of tue time of
James |. 1t was founded and en-
dowed as II hospital and college for
the residence and support OF poor
persons, hut under carefully restrict
ed Limitations. 1t has been greatly
extended by later endowment, and
now buildings were added which
were form lily opened In 1870. The
establishment has capacity for the
accommodation of between six and
seven hundred boys. There is a fine
collection of paintings aud statnary
and large library, aud the sur
ronndings of the place are we'll cal
culated to contribute to the eleva-
ton and refinement of the tastes of
it's occupants. But il is limited that
this, as we'll as some other endow-
ments hereabouts, are not fully car
ried on in strict accordance with the
designs of those who originally en-
dOwed them. Among those that
are referred to, are the houses erect
ed by funds left by Mr.. Peabody,
for the use OF respectable persons of
extremely limi'ed incomes, of which
there are large numbers in London.
Ii is said that u different class of
persons are mOstly admitted to the
enjoyment of these privileges than
those intended by the founder. But
fine array of houses have been
erected by the use of this fund, for
he accommodation of somebody.
II is said that Christ's hospital, q
very ancient foundation, and whose
inmates are dressed in the costumes
of past centuries, is smenable to the
same kind of criticism, aud that an
other class than that which was in
tended by the founder are enjoying
the privileges of the institution.
The best managed of all the old en-
endowments are those connected
with hospitals for the sick poor.
Saint Thomas and Saint Bartholo-
news and Guys. and others, are
said to be strictly appropriated to
uses for which they were designated
by the founders. The first named
has been removed to the bank of the
Thames, opposite the Parliament
House, aud nearly adjoining the
Lambeth Palace. II extends forja
full quarter of y mile along the
south bank of the Thames, and has
a ground possession Of about eight
acres, but so narrow as to be most
conveniently occupied. 1t consists
ofabout twelve large but nearly de-
tached buildings, which are con-
nected only by line of corridors.
Saint Bartholomew seems to be In
a part of tho city which is too Gen.
trail, but il is said that it is quite
proper to maintain one of these es-
adjustments in such q locality on
account of the frequent casualties
which are likely to occur in q
crowded metropolis.
will not attempt to describe the
Thames embankmcnt, which has
hecn chiefly made by filling in alons
its banks aud removing some old
buildings along the line of the riv'
er. 1t is q broad and beautiful drive
and walk, aud is well shaded by
trees, which will be much more
valuable in future years when time
has added to their growth.