, 1874-08-21
THE ICELANDlC AIILLENNlAL.

fanY 'Rtmca In observation-disclosures me
T. ot Tho 1f4llcnninl ,Coreiaon ses-rTl q
fAthC 0f Denmark nt TIlorshnval En-
| ~1eottto for -Acrlaud.
Htykas {1'y s' ussg ussSytsgssa<ee' R;',: e s london
At no period III tho aprals Of Iceland has ltu
eiSpltal sl6wd 80 nntrna.od a look ~ to-day.
Flags ara dlylng from tho maBtl,catlB Of the TO-
preventative sa,9 Kchoonors and frlkatos Of tio
MeT MG!tnosn an, nnt,sna-Don'nstk, s"oen. Nor.
1ceIstders With tIoir prqJence !. At tho
!pl'lgnary featval-ara from tlie Government
tnhtitottons md storehouses' Iii The town. Tho
| programme to be plncol before Ills Majesty,
nhdss sisa ovs Tint ays e Sn h5 st 4 hs
Vikings aro not lacking In loyalty, but arc ready,
wien Occasion occurs to accord to their HOyc-
| roign hearty reception. It IL anticipated Tint
.ss fit ys e hRag Kns m n to % S,vo "os
retained for tho royal visitor and Ills nuite and
evelT 1eolanlor rrays In lila heart Tint tll6 t;roat
deysor may DO moved not only to aonl forth low
rumbling sounds. but full strean1 Of boiling wa
tor hlgh up air This occnrB nccoraiug 10 tho
osidouco Of tho farmer who l.ells III tho neigh
bqrhood or tho hot springs, about tyico = week.
Istlt falling the areat aoyser, tho wrath OF
Strokr, ahosehboring hot spring a fow yards
distant, may be Invoked by tiirnig into Tho boil
ing woli half . load OF snrf. After lapso Of ton
Or twolre minntcB i deop, glrgling, carernous
eoMhu feaohos the eats, and theu atrokr, na it
with tho gtoateat possible Indignation Ut being
fed IN such manner, Shoots forth Lis
temporary burden to a height Of 10 OF 10
foot, along with q largo volume of boiling
flnid:, This coyslnnes for fully ton minutes, tho
deBultory sp!tting forth Of water columns from
the tlno Of ita conmeneement to it's usually toll
tieo Or thirty minutes. Naturally the greatest
volume OF Wator coluea with tho frat rush, and
should tho sun hnppon. to be shining upon tho
wator columns a. thoy rhe tho cfruct IS grand lii
From tho Goyuors the King will proceed to
Thlngyelir, whoro tho sncinnt "Atthing " (par-
llamont) used to 10 held, and tllcro addresses
Will bo prcaentcd by humorous dcputations, not
only BY THO officials representing this difrereut
the valionb nniTorsitios Of Norway, Swcdon, and
DenmarlE, About 10 00o people will 10, proba-
bly present. And, considering that tho Wholo
population muaters not mora than 5000 souls,
this inay bo regaracd-cspcctallY when no re-
at tue country, and all travelling has to 10 accom-,
pllehod OIL horso6ack-aA gront nnnrls Of lpyal
and national feeling. Tho assembago. moot On
q pairen plaiA, destitute OF all donioies eavo
hood, and = little church aud parsonage; tho
former ntfordtug shelter as far IA thoy 70. to
trnVclera, who arc glad to avail thoilaetYon of
the accommodation, tho alternative being
Crowd sp s'eGR INTO N roe to oeen ececa ' os, 70
chamber" In tbs parson's llouso, whero, in =
tiny anteroom. thore is 4 bod scarcely big enough
Tor one. AZ travelling in .Icoland cannot be
made nlone. tho party ubually consisting Of four
or fvo, with guide and boy to drive tho pack
bers arc seldom reaortcd 10 whom the more
conmodious door Of d church happened to 10
noar. But the little church at Ti,iugvetlir has
boon retained for tho King and hls suito; aud
rtcsent at tue ceromonien to tako placo on this
tino- -honorcd spot OF tho ancient Icelandio Par
liauionta, 1t appears highly problomattcal
whether, unleas tsnta are provided, night
covering can bo obtained. TO take tonts,
baggage, provisions, horse to rido upon, and
nl'ase horse (by no moans luxury, but a aheor
necessity, tho distance boing great Us vol astho
chances Of littlo .contretempH on tho roatl),
must be remembered. tint ut night the horses
have to ho talon Tor pasture some distance, and.
ns 10 usual, let loose or insecureiy sshobbed,"
~ that in the morning 1t is BY no means an lil-
common thing to bo detained throo or four hours
while farncrs boy is sent to Bcour tho co.,n-
try for tho, .nlssing animal. Whom 5000 or
IL, 900 horses IN the eyonlng 10; loose on this
paAturo land, perhaps milo from tho tent,
tue gnrprlss Of the. trageur rho rises lato
mgGs tSa SSaoal tha t Of 1anng tho gentleman TO-
explains that "all thu best hats have been gono
this hnlf-1our." Tho possible difference With
regard to tic horHes might DO, that manly OF !
them had taken 10 '.'roanlpg," aud there MAS
AA0t t@H AAA AUAI1 4oAks ~ 10 NV Ghb4 ~
vide for mishaps in a country totally deyoid OF |
lueauh of communication, aud it III extremely |
dli!icult to oxtricate oneself when tlloy occur. |
A. tour through Icoiand teaches tho practice Of !
patience III al extraordinary degree.
Tue King, alter leaving Thtl!gyo!lir, win re-
Turn to lseykjavik. Two grand balla arc to be
gwen ut tho capital-onc to tho visitors aud tho |
othor to tho natives Of Heykiayik. No such &C.
lason LAS eyor been known for tho study sot tho |
lceandic people-tholr customs, mannors. and
sostnmes-as ttesc mil!onary fcstiyitles. / hayo
but just returned from an oiglt days excuruu,
% IAingyellr. Geyser, uud Ilocla, aud have slept
IN tho CHURCHES four nights out Of seven. ser-
vice appeara to, be held about ovory third Suu-
outside. end consuts them al to whether t.sore
Ire enough to mako up congregation. If they
sAy yes le prucoedB. Tho country it, tho in-
.erior III OF tho breal"neck character. Tho
lo chulotes arc the only respectable places |
tAcrein to lodge.
l post YOU u copy Of tho principal newspaper
II ,Aoyijayik. llero are two. This QUO ap-
" slatthlus !oehnusson,, the poet 81 Icelaud,
sho has traslatcd Macbeth, ~ Romeo aud
[uliot," Othello," and " Hamlct " Into Ice:
and!c. Tho tlrat-named only has been pub
iHMcd because funds aro ecarco. 1t was printed
aoaua Of printing "Hamlct."
Tho King OF DenMtnrk ut Th0rshnvn.
|horshurn, Earoc {July ~, Correspondence " The
L0t!40H iaMet. |
After twonty-six hours toerably noisy
nd tossing passage this port was reached
yesterday at i o'clock iu tho evening.
10 our nstunishmeut we found that tile
King Of Dou,nark had already arrived in the
,aruor Of Thorshavn some six houla previously,
u event which wo had not looked for, NJ various
'umors from Copenhagen supplied sho members
i tue expedition were rathcr to the oiIect that
ha King would loayo just early enough to reach
cclaid, without any halting, on the 3Oth or 3lst
" July. Soon alter we had Hottled down
70 won't ASHORE to gathor nows, aud found TINT
hs King Aud been received both bY tho Gov
ruor and tho Corporation Of Tlorshayn In
he oomao Of tho afternoon. aud was
tnyiug at tho Governors house. A Bpocal
ier, and q trjumphal arch naado out Of
ltch vertlant shouts aud flowers as tho island
ould Afford had boen erectcd by the loyal citi-
enB aud aa His Majesty landed Le waa tjrst re-
eiyel by; tho Governor, Flnsen,, with All atl-
resB Oh behalf of tho dlHtfict oyer wlllcL le pro-
idcs. mud afterwards BY another, just undor tho
arch, delivered to him oxscn,pore by
'io Mayor, BIZ. ltaaaloG, gentleman generally