| Show i lleane berne switzerland n feb esth 1872 editor deseret mows dous dear tear sir clr sir sin thre tho passage hassage across aaros the usually turbulent atlantic wab was not markedly any incident incidents pt particular interest the weather keather except during the first two or threes thy eer days beang being very nine fine bol eci BO thab that bd wyoming TV y A neye neyr ship steamed her 3 knots enabling us to reach queenstown Queens a town harbor ten days after our departure from new york it was noon orl ori on sunday the ot of november 1871 when J landed lat laa liverpool the ky sky wa W al black and the cold eold drizzling rain made ev everything look gloomy but buta ac spon reached the tho office of the Ru Eurof roian rolan iyan igan mission where I 1 received a hearcy welcome from bro reynolds I 1 waited almost a week for dr park who was recovering his hib strength and spirits on the shores of the romantic lakes of killarney but I 1 made mide good use of my time visiting the places of interest the english beem seera to have very peculiar ideas about weather although it a thick fog hung over england the whole time I 1 wab was there and although I 1 never keyei onoe once bad the sat bat satisfaction faction of seeing the cheerful face of the sun yet the greeting I 1 received everywhere was accompanied edby by these words pronounced with evident pride and satisfaction A nine fing morning air or A very fine nine day 2 sir air very gine ope indeed lri iri deed 11 at first I 1 manifested bome some surprise bur eur prise and I 1 ventured to make a timid prot protest eRt but it was of no uhe uie u sa I 1 could not ilot shake the deeply rooted of those good people I 1 th dept my wondering in my own mirld what they would say bay if they imea what we call a fine day in utah the attention of visitors is necessarily called to lo st sag forgea Gor gon gea hall the thio most prominent edifice in liverpool jt it is mil mii an imposing mase although its aspect is somewhat heavy and tho the interior la is decorated in ik a tich expensive mannaf manner the mu museum geuin ata short dla dis tence tanco P is less pretentious pretension in style but Is Iscer certa rily in better taste and contain pont sins sinh many dany objects of the greatest interest to ld science aud and a well selected tho hough J ugh small smail collection of good copies of antique statuary in connection with with ae die inu museum seum beum ja is a public library PR on a truly liberal plan Ris nis itis open to all gratuitously r and books may be obtained by simply asking for them I 1 found the table constantly occupied by intelligent looking working men engaged principally in studying scientific or technical books cooks subject connected with their trade or ok profession A certain portion of the reading room was set apart for ladies that thai biso also wag was filled with attentive studious readers 7 the he station or depot of the london western railroad in lime street is fi a very alna specimen of the english anglish manner in that style sty ie of architecture peculiar to such sueh edifices it is massive roomy and b convenient and the effect produced by the huge arched fron iron roof root is very striking I 1 believe belleve that sinca binca the great nnie nire in chicago america possesses nothing of the kind e except the great central depot in new york has only very recently been completed the building which in my opinion is the most perfect in liverpool lathe ia the exchange it ls is on a reduced style very much like one of the inner hiner courts of the louvre in ih paris and while le tho the various a portions of the edifice dor form m a complete con eon piete harmonious harmon lous ious whole a narb rare thing in english architecture the beauty and elegance of the details are worthy of bf special admira admiration ion the lime street hotel in front of the i lime street station is the finest build 1 ing in liverpool there are several other public buildings as well as many costly offices devoted to insurance or banking business but all present that peculiarly dingy appearance peara pe arance uce which is due to the condition of the atmosphere cf an english city the street cars in liverpool showed me that the inhabitants are not opposed in practice to the tho introduction of american conveniences when useful they are however constructed a little differently having accommodation on the roof to which passengers ascend by means of small iron steps at the back of the car the rails also are made and laid in such a manner that the wheels of other vehicles cannot as in america run upon them in liverpool I 1 preached for the first time and although I 1 fearfully dreaded the ordeal I 1 am happy to say that the sympathetic honest lancashire faces or of iny my hearers encouraged me lyton do my duty and bear beir my iby testimony mon y with gladness and when qu efly I 1 became acquainted with bome some bomhof of the them m I 1 ads wab was rejoiced to i find much cordiality and kindness tn in travelling velling tra to london the doctor and I 1 noticed the carefully cultivated fields the pretty hedges and the general genera tidiness of every thing on the road but although we passed through man manufacturing dl districts tracts we were unable etien etten even to see most of the many towns on the way as in europe the trains do n not noi t pass through the villages and ana iowne themselves ascii as in Ani america erica but lut invariably travel them de deposing and anh asang asing up passengers on twe the outskirts we reached uhe the mammoth city on saturday by b one p ahe fhe he many bran brao branches ches cheb of that maee mafe called the af metro etro politan railroad at bishops G grove roval balls bails pond boad road we found edund bishop brinton the president of the london conference with whom we staid and experienced a cordial and abd brotherly hospitality p pita lity my stay in london was so short that I 1 was notable not able to learn an fn much abut about the church in that etty city but I 1 attended the meetings of the north london branch I 1 was enabled to appreciate pre preci clate ate with what zeal with what falth faith the saints in london gather round the missionaries who bring them the gospel I 1 truth the meetinghouse meeting house wats was ful fu iland flaud the saints presented the appear anre anfe of steady industrious respectable looking working men nen and women with here mid aud there a few persons who from their dress and add manner seemed to be in the enjoyment of quite comfortable circumstances The Doctor andi andr ed the meeting and as Is the case in europe we became acquainted with mandof many of the saints at the close of the religious exercise sand band exchanged many a hearty the hand nere here easla easia as in liverpool tha the saints sainta greeted us with heartfelt hear felt kindness appearing very vory much interested in our answers to their hundred questions about utah we reluctantly took leave of them and felt thankful for the happy spirit which we enjoyed among them to co describe london Is beyond my power but hut I 1 bope hope thet the mention of bome some of the places of interest which we visited I during our four days stay will not be found uninteresting london ja ia immense its wealth Is 1 incalculable its attractions aregrett are great but there is u ajene je ne saia sais quoi lacking to entitle it to the first baukas a beautiful city its are scattered without order or system and while it po possesses messes so many edifices of unsurpassed dor its main maln streets are irregular i and mariy maby of its houses without style e or elegance everywhere I 1 nol noi noticed iced leed the total absence of harmony happy grouping of architectural beauty forming a complete perfect harmonious setout tout ensemble which leaves un an indelible image upon the mind of the observer eor eon instance st auila apaula aulla Cd cathedral thedral is ia ai seemingly smothered by the tall bu houses around it from which they are only separated bya narrow jane and even the main maln arteries of the elty city which lead off from ghisi this oneff one of tho the principal initial point points fi do so without symme symmetry tryl and tend to hide bide instead of bring out the architectural quail qualities ties of this thia diminutive copy of the great chur church cli cil of st peters at romme borne the bame same want of harmony may be noticed hithe in the tue group grouping indof of those truly magnificent structures the houses of paril parliament dment and the beautiful abbey of westminster the houses of parliament ment are undoubtedly by thein their size their architecture tho rioh rich peas of detail with which they ara decorated among the worlds g greatest greatest wonders but ut h how ow could that man of genius who conceiver conceio conce conoe lve ive ed and executed sueh buch h a marvel place his master in such a position and so dear doar the waters edge as to m make ake it appear as if it had no base and had partly sunk into the river that in my opinion wa was a great blunder but it is not all to mar the imposing efre effe effect et which the building was vas intended to produce on the bide alde of palace yard that clumsy tasteless mass known by the name of westminster hall is allowed to stand immediately in front of it I 1 under pretext perhaps that it was wa 8 bui built bulit t ty by berichard richard II 11 and is feet long by b 68 wide witha witha height of 90 feet still further tarther to the right la Is a block of ugly shapeless houses crowding that perfect gem of gothic art the beautiful abbey of westminster it would need beve ral days to examine this ciler chef of the florid gothic which if it possessed no other treasure than the tho chapel of henry VII would be worth a special visit to london I 1 would have lingered several hours in the nave and choir but aut time and dr park urged me on tz to other sights and I 1 was reluctantly cam compelled to tarn away ayrom aw from the venerable pile I 1 1 1 0 1 i the tho doctor and ind I 1 or of cours counse e visited th the e horse guards th the tha seat of administration of the arm army arms not that there thera is anything re markab remarkable T e in that building but because every one who visits london must go and admire the queens ll 11 life lioe f guards two of which stand on horseback at the entrance we according to custom and nud to gratify the M national lq pride of our kind cockney cicerone admired seven min minutes tite the bix six neet met and several inches of these splendidly bearded warr lorr lorn one minute inda and a little over ovet forch fora each booe of altitude after baving having acknowledged the snow whiteness ot of their thein buckskin breeches and the dazzling dizz ling brilliancy brill brif lancy aricy dI otheir their ar ari I 1 mur mut nab ve could nob not help noticing the gr great f number of bf pretty se servant arvant girls giris who like Infer inferior lor hatel satellites lites but bat full fuli of undisguised admiration revolved in around these proud resplendent bun sun ilke like specimens of anglo angio catov baboo manhood one of the remarkable features of london which until the last list 20 years was peculiar pecullar r to that city is the number of fine parks with which it is 16 adorned the principal ona ones being hyde park kensington gardens green park and st james in the aristocratic west end nd where in the london season the fashionable rides and aud drives present presenta a very animated seene beene while the lake lakes sare bare are lively with boats these parks are planted with noble trees and lri iri include clude fine walks and shrubberies eries erles adorned with flowers of every description victoria park on the east sidel bide of london is frequented by the less wealthy classes who live iivo th in its vicinity but is never levei wheless carefully and anil prettily planted aller whiter on the tho shores shore of its lilliputian lakes may beiben be seen been hundreds hundred sot of dueks ducks and swans iwans which are so BO tame tamo as almost to snatch from the hands bands pf af children th ildren lidren the bread or cake which it is ia their heir delight to give to tc the beautiful bird it is in regents park th the elargest largest of all that mv mav be seen the gardens of the Z society bof id f london 7 sanco the siege of paris when the two fine zoological 1 logical gardens of that city were werd populated de tb supply meat to the famished parisians parl Pari blans there la Is noti novi nowhere liere so rich or bovar BO varied led a collection of living ani mals ti the tee beasts birds fishes or reptiles of all ail chrls parts of 0 the world orid orld ald aid are here represented by living 8 specimens brought over sea bea and land at a great expense an one ono 0 must admire the perfect arrangements by which the animals are surrounded surrounded whenever practicable with wi th tho the same plants and conveniences they are tere accustomed to in their weir native land an and devery every thing is done dohe to supply them theta with the peculiar comforts they enjoy for instance the hippopotami have large jarge ponds of fresh water into which these thesel huge mo monsters naters plunge plunie with delight snort snorting ing and blowing in very estaci the waders comprising dueks ducks geese etc enjoy liberty in a maze of little streams forming many many mant small islands where they build thir their nests and live in i apparent happi happl happiness nebb nees many a animals known to mos most t by the accounts of trat travelers elers eiers maybe may be here seen and studied with facility while it is an easy task to compare the various species thud thus brought together I 1 was somewhat disappointed in not nin fin finding some of our north american ani animals maisl malsi especially especial lythe the bumm buff buffalo alo aio or bison hlson but the keepe beeper rhad had the honesty to confess that the tho north american buffalo and deer accustomed to a pure dry atmosphere cannot become acclimated to the foggy damp air of london and although specimens are often brought to 16 the tho boe Eoe society lety they seldom dutli outlive VP a season I 1 need not say bay that thal although we had determined not to delay in london and to postpone visiting gits its establishments of learning we nevertheless found a few hours to visit that great popular academy it I 1 may so call it the far famed british museum this splendid national collection wab wan opened in 1795 and has since been repeatedly peat edly enriched by donations and purchases among the contributors are the monarchal monarchs mon archa of england many noblemen and a host of distinguished sa ea the original building having proven quite insufficient the present structure was commenced in 1825 and now stands complete the stern but noble style of the building being very appropriate the facade is of the tho grecian tower order and the tho tympanum of the portico la Is enriched with allegorical sculpture the level of the principal floor of the buli buil building dlug diug I la ia a reached by a wide flight of stone atone steps which add to the imposing grandeur of the whole edifice this unique museum contain sas e everybody knows the tho most complete collection of zoological specimens of fossils of minerals while dr park took a interest in those departments I 1 stecial found und the greatest enjo enjoyment in inthe the splendid galleries of antiquities 8 in these collections one may follow I 1 I 1 step by step the illustrated authentic his tory of the ancient world V orld orid from the earliest time of the tho pharaohs Phara to the last hiat period of roman greatness history lives in these monuments of fallen empires arranged in chronological order it breathes in these marvellous marcellous marv ellous productions b of art art are from 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