, 1881-11-04
LONDON.
A Visit to the National Gallery OF
Paintings.
Some Celebrated Works Of the Old
Masters,
4 Dinner at Lord Frederick Ca5eudIsh's-1to British
Muycum.

Special Cor7t,ro,,d<nts o. 1he Chieneo Tribune.
1.oSnoN, Eng. Oct 1s.-After ratter
lotstcrous v0ynEe from Now York our
steamer. The britannia, reached tho hRrbor
OF Queenstown In ten days, and can assure
you a more welcome haven never greeted
stoE,l.tossud ard weary travellers Tho day
previous wind ailu waves seemed 10 have
spent tl,clr fury. and on awakening In tic
morning found the sun gl1n,nering through
the dead light Of the cabtn. 'lcra'dLne
a pleasant day, which was followed by
moonlight night and II calm sen.
With pleasant a'reeze before US we glded
onward, pnsslIIg large steamer Which by
signals we discovered belonged tn the Ma
tsoial Lliie, aIHl also that s'Ig lnd started
three days before the Britannia. At midnight
we were still 350 NILES from Queenstown Oh
tl'ls our ninth dny out; but, as OUR progress
was favorable. we anttcipateh reaching ttlerc
the following day. Our hopes were not dis
appointed. and ut haff-past o'clock tile next
afternoon word was rnsseh t1lRt a tltE from
Queenstown was approaching. when
"elit ont to watch her, antf
We soon found ourselves lying Just
outside 1T the harbor. When the tug CAME
up newspaper llen. rs usual, bUnrtled the
steamer. together with nil old frnit-vendrr.
wl'osn costume and brogue proclaimed lul-
mistakal'ly TINT she was fresh from tlIe Eli.
erald Isle, willie ller gro.esaue appearance
GENERALLY created great amusement among
us. After receiving the mills anti q few pms
scngers. the tug departed, and tho Britannia
resumed ller course towards Liverpool. ThH
channel was ~ smooth as a river, and, al,-
other moonlight night fayoring The end Of
our ocea1l-soyage, we almost forgot the Mill
ocean storms, and their dark horizons II, the
beauty surrounding us. On Wednesday,. nur
eleventh day out, the Britannia arrived ut
Liverpool, about half-past Il. Ill. :; bull, being
Obliged 10 wait two hours 10 have bnggage
passgd by custonl-house officers, It was lhIf-
past 10 before We left fpr the London depot.
Ata o'clock VIZ started fur that city, Wlieru
VIZ arrived III five nllI half hours-the dis
tnnce between Liverpool and London being
310 miles.
LONDON.
Procuring accommodations ut the Lang
hain 1iotel-wlich, like most Others in Lon
don. Is on the European p!an7-I started out
the following day to take glance ut some bf
the sights 0f this wonderful city, 50 fraught
with interest in the present as well as III tho
past. As the day was stormy. took the
underground railroad, and, on leaving 1t,
walked in the direction Of st Martins
{1n {G1hnrcll whic1. ,sa Was bult by sIr Ctlstopur
beautiful pronorttous and tnisii. l a's,
passed the National Gallery Of Paintings;
but, ~ time was too limited then to lnvcstl-
gate Its treasures, tllis pleasure was post
poned till tho following day, or l may say
Willis at breakfast next morning l wns
handed az Invitation to dil.e Mt the residence
ing Friday, which at first concluded to de-
cline. not having provided myself with II
!rEss-sl,lt; but, Oh reculsldcrtnE tho lnattcr,
| changed ny mind, and proceeded TO fasll-
tnlnc, which I.s promised 10 Ilaye. ready at
the required ting. Lord Frederick Is tho
sec0nd SON Ut tho Duke OF Deyonsl.ire, and
llead.oisiccr Of the Treasury Of Great l!ritaln.
~ tle tneantilne, visited Somerset House.
THIS celebrated structure Is very large, there
being two immense court-yar!s surrounded
BY buildings, within whose wills Il conduct
Ell all the business Of the revenue Of tho
Kingdom. After leaving this. passed thu
Egyptian ObelEsk, nll(l PROCEEDED to tile
NATIONAL aAL1.EitY OF PAINTINGS,
whore we are brought fAce to face will, most
Of the celebrated masters, mid where Gun bo
traced the progress Of art from age to age.
Here Titan EIeets lis with his warn. haes;
llIbens with Ills rich colorinE; the painter
ben,tties and ric,lv.atlirei 'knIrl.ts. his
drnperlcs Of satin, md dMnusk, a'ul cloth Of
ind iinaly toned: CorreRelp. The master of
tho schouf of T'nritl,. lila f,ainter Of AMtinne.
that ctarnal w,,,tier: 1;,litn Murilfo. Tri,ttt,.
retto. Vantyck. Gnvi,. KembrMn.lt. poitssln:
md, In Word. Mi tilo ernudest Minister'S lis
wortd nyer kneW.
Ainnne ali if1ssc l]lustrioua namcs no,,o mn.
peni intrf M,wsrf1,jlv il The inaEI,InttoI tlt,,n
tIose nj HiiysdaEl. Wynamfs. ifnGlmt1,n. It'll
Win tlrr MIR. in thn verv sinilIiritv n thsir
sui,iects- ,ylthn,,f mrats,s Io,, mi,It
snHeti,nps w|tHn,,t n ,,n,ne INT nIM.uvs iii
~ nHasv .rhnr" nra RI n,nt,,usant. h.rs ~, ~
rims ut, tNn,uies nr nninccs. hi. In. r
sttufi a f"w rusttcs nh1nt thsan.
pearing, after their uay's labor,
~ the intsts OF the horizon; .or perlinps n
frozen river or forest~scenc Val der Neer
ldealixes the most ordinary landscapes BY
throwing oyer them simmer Of mnunllEilt
tha poor. are sleeping, Willie tho scn1.ty
fotiage OF SOME, stlnted trees. scattered here
md thorc, ts tintterinE ln tho ,'iEht-wntl,
And lInsy Ii AutrO1ri44 l1S tn rl1u ncrnAS {nA