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sorEs FROM T5uRIsrsJoURNAL.
a. ENGLAND, 1882.
w. W. B. GALLAHER-Dear, Sir:

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w. W. b. GALLAHER-Dear Sir:
Tuesday, May 23rd.-London, the metrop-
oils, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain,
is si.uAted on the Thames River 45 miles
from its mouth, and has population OF
100000. The city proper of London is on
the north bank of the river, and embraces
but small portion of the space TO which
the name of London is applied. London is
of great antiquity, but little of it is known
previous to the time of Nero when 1t bore
the dignity of Roman Colony. Having
left Mclrose by rail yesterday and stopping
a few hours in Carlisle to see It's I'D Castle
and Cathedral, arrived here early this morn
ing and have spent the day riding about the
city, viewing its buildings.
Wednesday, May 24M.-The Derby Race
at Epson is celebrated once year, when all
classes make it holiday. The steam cars
run from London to EPSON Downs, but to
20 BY the road is to see London on wheels,
from the four7in-hand private drag, elegant-
" mounted, down to the costermohger's
cart, drawn by the smallest donkey. Leav-
ing the hotel on the top of a four-in-hand
coach with few friends, started at 10 4. NJ
by the road IA distance of 16 milesl to Ep-
som, and soon joined the tide of humanity
making for the same place. On the ground
were 400, 900 persons, among whom were the
Prince of Wales and most of the Royal fam
ily The races, t6 in NUMBER were good,
but the sight yas the people, and thousands
of shows, making it a perfect carnival
Thursday, May 2jh.-Thc National Pic
,ure Gallery situated in Trafalgar Square, is
alarge building containing numerous gems
of paintings and statuary. Most of the pic
lures are old and from Biblical subjects
Some costing as high as $4,000 They are
principally from the Italian, Spanish, French
and Flemish schools, and contain some of
the best works of Raphael, Correggio, Ruben
and Murillo. Madame Turrands Wax
Show is one of the sights of London md said
to be the finest collection of the sort in the
world Tho models exhibited here are the
result of many years Of patient and careful
study. The slite of rooms in which the col
lection is displayed are gorgeously decora-
ted and gilded, the walls being hung with
crimson cloth and costly oil paintings The
figures comprise 800 portrait-models of ce-
lcbrtics and distinguished personages of
past and prescn, times, including the com
plete line Of the Kings and Queens of Eng
land. The dresses are superb and tlarge
sums of money. The collection also COM
prscs large number of relics of the great
Napoleon Including his carriage taken at
Waterloo and other monarchs, Voltaire's
chair, key of the Bastile, &c. The Chamber
of Horrors contains figures of distinguished
murderers and the guillotinc used in France
during the Revolution. The Pope of Rome,
Napoleon 1st and Car Of Russia lie in State
Friday, Hay 26h.-Windsor Castle is sit
uatcd on the river Thames, and twenty miles
from London. 1t has been the favorite seat
of the sovereigns of Great Britain for the
past eight centuries, and even before Wind
sor Castle was founded by William the Con
uueror, the Saxon Kings resided on this
spot The rooms shown to visitors are the
Queens Audience and Presence Chambers,
Reception, Throne. Vandyck, Ruben and
Zacarelli Rooms, and Banqueting Hall-ali
of which are elegantly furnished and hung
with fine paintings and Goblin tapestry.-
The st. Georges chapel, in the enclosure, is
a splendid specimen of Gothic architecture.
In it the Prince of Wales was married with
great pomp, and in the vault liethe remains
OF. many of England's sovereigns, including
Henry VIII and his Queen Lady Jane Sey
mour, George III and his Queen, William
" and his Queen, Charles | and the Prin-
cess Charlotte IT is in this chapel where
the installation of the Knights Of the Garter
take place. The Albert Chapel, whose in
terror has been embeilished and fitted up in
great nlagrifcehce lat the cost cf millions
of dOllaIs) BY command OF Queen Victoria
in memory ofthe Prince .Consprt, is consid-
cred to have the richestinte-ior in the world
1t certainly is dazzling, and in so short an
account it is impossible to give an ides Of its
splepdor. It was erected by Henry VII as
a burial place for himself Cardinal VOL
sey obtained grant of it from Henry VIII
and with profusion Of expenses prepared
it as receptacle for his own remains. Late
" the entire yaplted roof has been covered
with Mosaic figures, ornaments, and inscrip-
tions, all standing out from a background
of gold enamel. The window is of stained
glass with full length pictures of Henry VIII
Wclsey, &c. The entire walls and floor are
beautifully inlaid with every variety of mar
bic and agate in exquisite design. In the CEN
tire of the building is placed a cenotaph with