The Newtown bee., 1878-08-01
From Europe.
DnRsprs, July sth. 1878.
Editor Qf thc Bee,

Ntlf lusl ltttst 10 you Mit# uhlNtt " Berlin, though we had not then s.en the city, Since thnt time we haye spent three days in booking Into tho many attractions that thcrn iS 10 be presented to the eye of foreign traveller. Berlin is A beautiful city, situated on the river Spree, and is considered one of the largest and handsomest of the cities Of Europe; 1t is 12 miles in circumference and Is garriaoned by 10000 soldiers; it has over fifty fine bridges. and parks, palaces, ac., without number; its statnes +are very fine. Berlin owes much to the taste and munifeence of lts sovcreigns, The Untcr Den Linden Is considered one of the finest streets in Europe. Here are the palaces of the Emperor of Ger many, that of the Prince Imperial, Frederick William of Prussia (son-in-lnw to Queen Victoria1, Queen of Holland Opera House. Sc. Here tho fashionable and wealthy exhibit themselves and their splendid equippagcs, IL was our good pleasure tostop atthe "Kasierholr, <" where were also stoppingtho larger part of fhosn composing the Berlin Congress- Alnohg the number were Lords Beacons- ilehl and Salisbury of England. and counts without number. The rooms where they were assembled being very near, .it presented an opportunity for us ftossee them at these sittings, which we shyailed ourselves of; this place being talsO thc official residence of Prince Bis marcl, gave Us an opportunity of seeing him. We spent one day at Potsdam, which B called the Versailles of Berlin. Here was the greatest display of royal splendor that probably the eye can see In one day; for here the Emperor of Germany has fine royal residences in and about it. It being Sunday, the Empress had invited the Berlin Congress there for the day; we therefore had an opportunity to sec in what style lords and nobles, kings and queens entertain cd these friends. IL would be impossible to describe the affair; we shall leave it for your conjecture. Here, at one of the palaces that was once occupied by Frederick the Great, we saw the chain in whidh the great monarch died, his writing table covered with ink, his library filled with French books, music composed by himself. The apartments are kept nearly in the same manner as when he was alive we also were allowed to visit his grave, and we all placed our hands on his coffin, where he has been buried for so long time; and beside him stands his father. Napoleon l. many years ago stood in the same place and remarked: If you were not here I should not be in my present position Napoleon I. carried off his sword, which formerly laid upon the top of the coffin. His body and that of his father are contained in plain sarcopha- gus, and lie above the ground; but the grounds are beautiful, abounding in series of terraces, covered by over 800 1 orange frees some of them 300 years old. Here are fountains without num- Der, and such display of walks, grot- t.es, statuary, &c., time would fail to tell. The walls are adorned with pie lures of all tho great masters-all these to please the eye, as they are seldom occupied by the monarchs themselves. The Emperor is greatly beloved by the greater part of his subjects, as he ex- bends millions for their comfort. But we must hasten on.
 After enjoying ourselves to our hearts content at Berlin, we left on Monday, the 8th, for Dresden uia Leipsic, and here ve have enjoyed ourselves. This city is more like Boston than any place we haze seen since our departure from home The streets are wide. all lined
 with leautiful trees; and here are the greatst picture galleries of the world.
 We were very fortunate to meet on our
 arriaA one of Newtown's old citizens
 (for bng time), L. Otto P. Meyer and
 family; they have devoted the past two
 daysin making our visit to this place plea9nt, and the kindness shown our
 partyby them will long be remembered. Thatthey met with warm greeting
 fromls all you can imagine, as we were
 in a and of foreigners, aid none can hard' make themselves understood:
 we shll leave them with great regret,
 and have no doubt they will experience
 similr feelings, as they feel that they
 too re among strangers. We leave
 to-da for Munich. TOURISTS.
 MUNICH, July 12, 1878.
 Wlther the visit of the Newtown delcstion to Berlin had any influence
 uponhe settlement of the great ques-
 tion efore the Powers assembled there, yet dtain it was that while we were the tests of Lords Beaeonsfield and Salisury, the negotiations between them
 on t part. of England and Prince Gorts- chalf of Russia was completed. We do Il desire to take too much credit for havg brought about the settlement of thisontroversy being plain citizens of henited States; therefore we declined hayg it-mentioned in the public press. Sire We wrote you at Dresden VIC