Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-25
TRIP To EUROPE
southampton and EnvirOns
By JOHN 8. BENDER, ESQ

quixotic, of Course was nerved for any
emergency, and in company with Joseph
| A. Blundell, Immediately prepared tor n
| siege Of
NETLEY ABBEY,
| place that We had never heard of before
This ancient Monastery is situated
about 81 miles from Southampton, on
an arm of the sea- and conceals within its
walls many points of interest, which, il
written, would fill volume. yet we have
not time nor opportunity to- dig them out
Suffice II TO say that the Abbey was er.
ected by some Cisterian Monks who emf
grated from France at the beginning of
The 18th century. The inside of the
building is 211 feet long by so feet wide
AT the transePts, or wings, il is 160 feet
wide, and from the ground to the summit
OF the gable is 80 feet Though nearly
destroyed it reveals some of the most per-
feet specimens OF Norman Architecture
Its vaulted rooms and subterranean passa
ges, many of which are still to be seen.
impressed us with the idea that it was
constructed for defense against invasion.
as well as place OF wors, ip One room,
in partial state of preservation, with its
OF prison, which, for want of better i'm
formation, We concluded had been used
To punish refractory Monks.
The Old Roman Camp Clausentum.
was not far from this, at which place
there Is a Castle still remaining in a fine
state of preservation, and occupied nv n
family. From this Castle subterranesn
passage is supposed to have been con
structed 10 this Abber Niches are
Yet apparent in the walls, which are
supposed at some timein the worlds
history TO have contained the bust
OF some patron saint, or other ancient
worthy; but now. like the foot print OF "A
human being, in the solid rock. we can
tell how il was made ard what made il.
but do no. know who was there. One
thing we do know; no where is the des-
lrucilve course of time and the ruthless
hands of the invader more visible than on
those old walls The Abbey was prob
ably destroyed in the reign of Henry the
VIII, during Cromwells wars.
The old ivy covered walls and gables
now standing. the wildness OF the land
scape surrounding. and the profound
stillaess convince the visitor al once that
Nctley Abbey propcrly ranks among the
grandcst ruins in the world. The old
winding stairway WAS closed. or we
have scaled The walls; but when
eur guide told Us that one or two Years
sgo young lady hal gone up. fell down.
xnd was killed, and that the avenue had
been close0 tu prevent further accident.
our regrets were changed tn thanks.
Every vestige of the stained glass has
been removed but there is still remain
ing a portion of the trssclatcd tile which
covered the floor, which reveals an art
that now seems 10 be lost to the world
BY paying our guild shilling we were
permitted To take small fragment of this
tile with US. We left At will, many re-
grets believing it will pay any one visit
ing the south OF England to go and see
Netley Abbey On our return to South
ampton we took survey of
THE ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL,
which was on our way, and about one
mile from the Abbey, and 81 miles
from Southampton. This building is
142O feet or over Il of a mile in length;
the architecture is italian and was erect
ed by her Majesty Queen Victoria. in
1856, Immediately after the Crimean war.
1t is built of brick and stone at cost
OF over 100000 pounds
Three thousand sick soldiers are landed
here every year; and it is the head quar-
ters of the Medical Staff Attached to
the Hospital is Literary Museum and
luuatic Asylum. The ground on which
it is situated contains $50 acres. beauti
fully ornamented, and adorned with ev-
ergreens, fruits, and other trees, and
together with monuments and
statuaries, which gives the whole an at
tractlve as we'll as lonesome appearance.
Ii WAS this place that suggested to
me, that in England the great effort is To
preserve antiquities and nature, and i'm
America the strife is to supersede the
beauties of natural scenery with the
monotony of art. The museum of skulls
and sections of the human body, dlstort
ed by disease, il CHASTITY and revolving To
the finer feelings, certainly forms one of
the most interesting, if not attractive
features of this institution.
The Quay at Southampton contain a
small salutlng battery, of seven guns
among which We noticed one which,
according to the inscription, had been
presented To Inc citizens of SOUTHAMPTON
by Henry the VIII. 1t is a rude piece Ct
mechanism; but when we considered
that it was here by the hands and mind,
of that monarch, who lived over three
hundred years ago, aid created such
cOmmotion as we'll as sorrow in the
world, it became an object OF great inter-
est 10 us.
December the 4th, visited
WINCHESTER CATHEDRAL
gS lnc4 Tod NJ 81 Sci
said tn be the oldest in the kingdom. 1t
was built in the year A. ID. $50. On en-
tering this grand old structure, 1 was
Immediately impressed with the idea that
l ought to take off my hat, or rather cap,
for l did not have hat on; but noticing
that my English cousin did not take off
his. presumed that was the rule, that
we could enter this sepulchre without
the usual formality atten ing a funeral
We were however soon met by sacred
looking man, whose appearance impress
ed us with the idea that he had Just come
from the tombs, or had been resurected
from tie dead. who asked US politely, yet
solemDly, If we would take off our hats
Immediately putting my hand to my head
l found that | had only a skull CAP. and
having seen during religious service in
America. churchnen OF my age wear
their skull caps, during service; the first
impulse was To resist this indignity. A