Smyrna times., 1896-08-26
ON HIS RETURN.
After Visiting England, Scotland, France and
Ireland, DR.. SwlnHey, SaiIes for Home.

Special Correspondence to the Times.
Mr. Editor We reached this noted
City yesterday A. NJ. via North Sea, per
IS. S. Melvina," two days from Edin-
burgh, Scotland, weary but very glad
to be on land again and meet our old
acquaintances, Mrs VIM. NJ. Jones and
family, 13 Kelross Road, Highbury
Park N. This city is so very great and |
sights so numerous we expect to see
what we can now and leave the rest un-
til our next visit.
Briefly related Our first visit was |
to the &c Heart of London" the Man
sion House, here we were fortunate
enough to see His Highness, the
Lord Mayor, sitting with the court on
an important criminal case Also saw
the Royal Exchange, Bank of Eng
land, then we visited Westminster
Abbey, with its immortal dead sleeping
within its ancient walls. Then to
Tower Bridge and London Tower,
where are kept the Crown Jewels"
especially Queen Victoria's crown,
with other Jewels, valued at 100000 c
sterling.
Thence to st. Paul's Cathedral,
which is beautiful beyond description.
Here we attended the evening vesper
service. The magnificent church and
altar was made beautiful with double
brightness from the sunsets golden
4 rays. We visited the Crystal Palace and
| then a day up the river Thames to
Kensington Gardens. We will only
mention few of the other principal
( places we visited Surgeons Church,
& the Salvation Army headquarters, the
National Gallery. the Royal Palaces,
Buckingham Palace, where Princess
Maud was married few weeks ago ,
Somerset House, ROthchilds House,
House of Parliament, Hyde Park,
r Victoria Embankment, The Thames
4 Tunnel, &c.
Q August Sd, Monday $50 P. NJ, we
q started for the continent, our ticket
# called for London Bridge Station tC
q Paris via New Haven and Dieppe
l. about twelve hours ride. The Englisl
4 Channel was smooth and we reached
4 France about A. NJ. Iprefer American
# r. r. travelling to any other have we
q experienced.
The French soil is in high state o
cultivation the Vineyards and field
upon the slops are beautiful as the SUI
ut rises above the hill tops and for mile
le the meadows are covered with cattl
i'd and sheep. Fields of grain and vege
ct tables, &c. abound luxurialty.
I'd Indeed we find another language i
d. Paris, but our friend Mr.. Carpente
II. helps us through and maps out on
Id program for each day, and we visit L
V. Madeleine, Au de TriOmphe, Place d
sir la Concorde, Palais Royal, Halles Cei
X trales, NOtre Dame Cathedral, Place Z
be la Bastille. Pantheon, Luxembour
Galleries and Gardens, the finest fowt
gardens in the world. Thence to IL
= Chamber of Deputies, Hotel des Il
valides. Our last day in Paris v
ut visited the Tomb of Napoleon I, one
5es the most magnificent sights in EurOp
nd 1t was near evening and as the last ra,
es, of the setting sun fell upon the don
ro- across the polished columns, goldt
Ir. altar, and on the Tomb, we thoug
ce, what a fit resting place for this mob
his hero We spent our last hours in Il
no Tuileries, Summer Gardens. The bra
t. " band of the III Regiment, Roy
nj Guards, furnished the music.
lld On the fifth day we returned to Lo
no don very tired; then rested for o
If journey to Windsor Castle, LiverpoC
the Dublin, Ireland, reaching Mavi
the where we spent one day at Giar
ON Causway taking our "S. S. CircassiG
iull August 14th, bidding farewell to En-
on lish shores, and with fair winds, a
ate a smooth sea we hope soon to be
eds home with our friends, greatly bel
the fted in every way, with very pleasf
9ful recollections of our voyage across
OPP ocean.
nor Ever,
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