The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-03-25
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The exhibitions and amusements in Lon
don, are opened nearly the year round,
and are quite numerous; but aside from
what we have already described, We shall
mention but two or three Of the most
prominent places We visited, viz.
THE NATIONAL GALLERY,
Trafalgar Square, is open to visitors free,
on four days out Of the week. In this
building are gathered succession of
choice and valuable works bequeathed or
purchased at various dates; and at the
present time, the national gallery Of Eng
land is scarcely inferior to that Of any in
Europe, containing pictures by some OF
the best English, and some Of the great
est painters of the Italian, Spanish. Dutch,
French aud Flemish schools.
THE BRITISH MUSEUM
is one Of the most important national in
towards Russell street, presents facade
$40 feet long, and has a five conferred por-
tlco, consisting Of a double range of col
umns, with pediment enriched with al
legorical sculpture, representing the pro
gress Of civilization. At either end Of the
museum are the residences Of the chief
officers Of the establishment The Roman
Gallery contains Roman antiquities dis
covered i'll Great Britain; Greco Roman
Rooms, are devoted to statues, busts, and
has relief Of the Greek school; the Lycian
Room. contains series of monuments
from the ancient city of Lycia, in Asia
Minor; in the Assyrian Galleries are ar
ranged the collection Of sculptures exea-
waited by Mr.. Layard, in l847 90 and
Messrs. Rassam and LOTUS in 1853 80, on
the site Of the ancient Nineveh; Egyptian
Galleries, contain collections which vary
in date from 9. 900 to $40 b. c., and are
the most extensive and complete in any
country in Europe; in the chronological
Room IS a very extensive collection Of an
tiquities and modern objects, illustrative
of the African, Asiatic, American, New
Zealand, and Australian Races, including
weapons, wearing apparel, implements Of
various kinds, ornaments, brcnzes, idols,
canoes, etc. The Central Saloon is de-
voted to antelopes, goats, sheep, bats, and
some Of the larger mammalia, including a
gorilla family from Africa, some giratfes,
walrus, etc. Other rooms contain collec
tions Of deer, camels, .lamas, rhionoceros,
hlppotamus large varieties Of birds, rep
tiles, fishes. minerals, etc, etc. Then
comes the Greenville Rooms, containing
library Of over 20, 900 volumes, and in ta-
bic cases are displayed several valuable
specimens Of block books, i. e., books
printed from carved blocks Of wood before
the invention Of movable types. Then
comes the Manuscript Rooms, containing
cases Of autographs Of eminent men; and
the Kings Library, built for the reception
of books G llected by George Ill, and
presented to the nation by George w.,
many Of which are very rare; some Of
the most noteworthy are arranged in diff
ferent glass cases, illustrating the early
history Of printing, also the beauty or
popularity Of types, bindings, illustra-
tons, etc.
1t would be difficult to mention any
thing i'll the line Of animals aud curiositIes
that are not to be witnessed in this mu-
scum, One good day can he very profit
ably spent here. 1t is free to the public
certain days in the week. Here is also
very extensive reading room and library,
which is not opened to the general pub
lie.
THE SOUTH KENSINGToS MUSEUM.
containing paintings, sculptures, gold
smiths works, jewels and enamels, porcc-
lain, pottery, terra Gotta. glass, metal
work, mosaics, carved worries, furniture,
woven fabrics, leather work, reproductions
by the electrotype process, etc, is also
free to the public oil certain days Of the
week, and here near by is the
MUSEUM OF PATENTS,
III which are seen various machines and
models, including Watts first steam en-
glne, and the engine Of the first steam
boat The Comet, also locomotive en-
gines.
Ot course in a place like London, the
daily papers are full of announcements Of
operas, theatres. and every va
riety of exhibitions and amusements,
which are varied from day to day.
Besides St. PAuls and Westminster Alb
hey, it can be said that London abonnds
with churches. Among some of the prin-
cipal are st. Bartholomew in West
one Of the oldest and most in
teresting churches in London; the Tenn
pie Church between Fleet street and the
Thames; st Saviour's in Southwark; st.
Brides in Fleet street; st. Martins in.
the Fields; and others too nup,ero IA TO
mention. of the Roman Catholic church,