Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1876-01-14
BY K. T. sTABECK.

chester that writer is at loss which to
notice. There is the new Town Hall.
the Albert Memorial and the Free Trade
Hall, all elegant structures. l will
briefly notice each one of these, and then
pass on to Liverpool, and from thence
across the blue waters to once more be.
hold my native country.
THE NEW TOWN HAIL.
As l said, this is worthy of notice, and
I regret that 1 can only give a brief
notice to such magnificent building.
The edifice consists of a basement,
ground, main, second, and third stories.
On the ground story there are Offices for
several of the departments, but the most
important are located in the main
story, which have grand suite of
rooms, extending for 300 feet along the
Albert Square front. The angle formed
by Princess street and the Square con-
tains large dining room; next to it, on
the right, the Mayors reception room
spacious apartment; there are ante
rooms over the central entrance; further
to the right large committee room;
beyond this smaller committee room.
and then the Council Chamber, which
occupies the position at the junction of
Albert Square with Lloyd street. The
various departments have rooms along
the other three sides. The Mayors pri.
vate room, the Town Clerks office and
the City Surveyors Office front Princess
street. The water works department
is fronting Cooper street; the gas depart
ment and committee looms in Llovd
street. The grand public hall is in the
centre of an inner court, with access on
the main floor. The principal entrance
Is In the centre of the Albert Square
front, little behind which is lofty
clock tower.
THE ALBERT MEMORIAL.
There is nothing more beautiful In the
city OF Manchester, occupying the same
amount of space, than the statue and
canopy erected in memory of Prince
Albert. It IS situated in Albert Square.
The countenance of the marble statue
OF the Prince is in the direction of the
new town hall. The statue was the
work of Mr.. Noble, and was the gift of
the late Alderman Goadsby, who was
Mayor at the time of the Princes death.
1t Is of Sicilian marble, and represents
the Prince in the robes of the Order of
the Garter. The canopy was designed
by Mr.. Thomas Worthington, while the
carving and sculpture, which are ex-
tremely rich, were almost exclusively
the work of T. r. and E. Williams, all
of Manchester. The Prince died on the
18th of December, 1851, and the statue
was unveiled on the 23d of January,
1867, by DR.. VIM. Fairbairn. The total
cost of the statue was $4,000.
THE FREE TRADE HALL.
This noble building, situated in Peter
street, is the architectural embodiment
OF the liberal and free trade principles
of the citizens of Manchester, and few
erections in the kingdom are better
known. 1t occupies the site of lesser
building of one story, in which the great
agitation for the repeal of the corn laws
was CARED on. 1t is In the station, or
Lombsrdo Venetian style, built from a
design by the late E. Walters. There is
an open arcade in the ground story,
giving access to the hall and gallery
staircases. The first story is ornamented
by pair of columns in the bays be-
tween each window; and in the span
drills Of the lower arches, are the arms
of Manchester, Stafford, Rochdale, and
neighboring towns. The large hall is
1870 feet long, IS feet wide, and 90 feet
high, with seat accommodation for about
5000 persons. While remarking upon
this building, it may be mentioned that
on the Goth Of March, 1867, a bronze
statue, by Mr.. Marshall Wood, of the
great hero of free trade, the late reyered
Richard Golden, NJ. p, was erected on
a granite pedestal, in the center of St.
AIMS Square, and was inaugurated by
George Wilson, Esq, on the 22d of
April following, in the presence of a
large gathering of the citizens and of
free traders from distance.
After bidding farewell to my friends,
I took the cars with the purpose OF get
ting to Liverpool. I passed beautiful
wales and the most delicious landscapes,
perhaps in the world. Of course l had
only momentary glimpses of its magical
beauties, but enough to stamp the pic
ture on my memory forever. After
succession Of rural scenes, such as
England only can present, we came
suddenly upon mining district. What
a contrast! The earth torn up; heaps of
rubbish; fires blazing up from tall chin.
news. The fog and smoke now became
more dense, which indicated that we
we're nearing the great harbor city.
Alter passing through a mile long
tunnel, we came in view of Liverpool.
We reached the city in time for an early
tea, after which I hired a carriage to
take me over to the city park, where l
walked through by a winding road,
from which opened the most exquisite
views of lawn, wood and stream, here