Show FROM A FRIEND 11 harbor arbor landing IB in Li con forence press in parliament Hati li leill E HERALD my last corn coln muni cation was written upon the sea on the day prec preceding edin g our arrival at Queens queenstown town at which point it was mailed the last ten days of oun OUR VOYAGE proved quite as stormy and variable as the former former p part art of it had been but as 03 wo we were in in a better condition to endure it having recovered from our seasickness seasickness and with tho the prospect ros before us of soon reaching lana land all went merrily as a marriage bell on thursday night the of april at our first precursor of land was seen in the glimmer from calf rock lighthouse situated off the coast of ireland about seventy five miles from Queens queenstown town after this numerous other lights were seen at intervals along our entire route to QUEENS TOWN HARBOR flashing through the gloom and darkness like blazing stars upon the dark troubled horizon many of our party did lid not retire but remained up all night watching the varicolored flickering lights as they marked our pathway over a stormy sea to a harbor of rest and safety at am a m of the 28 th the lighta lights of Queens queenstown town became visible and at a in we found ourselves safely moored within its beautiful harbor and find nearly surrounded by the verdant hills bills of ireland the entrance to the harbor is about the width of tho the golden gate and in seme acme respects ilar to it theadores the shores abores upon the side of the entrance for many miles are formed by precipitous bluffs in some places very rocky and ragged and at others smooth and grassy to the waters edge A lighthouse of unusual size crowns a craggy emi eminence to the right of the entrance and military forts line the strait on either side THE CITY IS SITUATED upon a succession of receding hills directly in front of us and presents a ft very chaste and beautiful appearance the buildings se to be constructed pr principally i ably oi of stone of a whitish cast atthe and an the green surroundings round roun dings hip and backgrounds make them quite distinct and conspicuous it is a small place havin having only a population of about nl we transferred the british mail amouak ing to about fifty bags and a number b er of passengers to a small steamer that tha t met us at the outer edge of the harbor and after a short delay veered around and put out to sea we now sailed along the south coast of in full view of land until about 12 in when we again became encompassed by water as far as the eye could reach ST gronaas GEORGE CHANNEL which we ther entered was quite rough A great many crafts of various various size sized I crossed our cour seand passed assed us to the right and left at E p ra we sighted holyhead Holy head coursed around it and steered db di for liverpool only 69 miles distant the day beant being cloudy with occasional copious a showers of rain min and short gales of wind it was bollong not long before we were enveloped in gloom and darkness again and compelled to trust for guidance to the numerous lighthouses and light ships that from this point LINE THE WAY TO LIVERPOOL like a row of lamps upon a long broad street of a city it was a glorious sight posted like senti nels upon tho the dark and watery way to guard us from reefa reefs rocks and sands of a treacherous coast they blazed in the darkness then waned P then blazed again seemingly with increased bri brightness glit ness at each succeeding flash illuminating our ur cour course courso so and making every passing craft distinctly visible and every object plain for miles around at 10 p in a bright illumination upon the distant horizon revealed to us the place of our destination soon the street lamps commenced to appear in littie groups like distant constellations and before another hour had passed wo we ENTERED MERSEY and anchored within the glittering circumference ofa of a myriad of shining lights in the morning we were towed into the docks transferred to a f ferryboat erry boat and landed lande dupon upon the stage ge at the city front we were I hero er met b by y E afdera iders anderson and felt of the Livere liverpool Liver poel oel office and conducted to 42 Is lington having breakfasted upon the vessel we were ready for our assignment sand by noon most of our party were again agai n en route to their respective fields of labor at p ro prest Carrington Bishop whitney elder felt and manning and rind myself STARTED FOR birmingham to attend the semiannual semi annual conference of the saints to be held in that place on the following day flat the entire distance of 90 mues miles was made in three hours including bev eral cral long slope stops ranging from five to fifteen minutes each As most of ol 01 your readers are familiar with the english railways railway saud and railway service I will not attempt to describe either only to say that they arc are very different in many respects from those in america the carriages are much smaller are ar arranged ranged in compartments accommodating from eight dight i to ten person persons and arc are entered from the side their engines and cars arc are all devoid of those decorations and garnishments garnish ments which are so lavishly bestowed upon them in america but for convenience and easy riding upon fast trains I think the english carriages r bages are su superior in fact I do not think that the IMIL IMMENSE ME PASSENGER MER TRAFFIC of this country could poe possibly sibly be conducted with the american railway carriage nor that as good time with as little liability to accident could be made over our roads tho grades arc are light and the curves arc are easy and the roadbed is not surpassed by any I have ever seen THE birmingham conference convened in the spacious and cle ele gant assembly room exchange building situated in the very heart of the city the forenoon was po go aupied by the traveling elder elders of the conference and elder F felt elt of the liverpool office the afternoon pra principally n X ally by bishop whitney and the ie evening by apostle carrington ring ton the attendance was very good particularly in the afternoon and evening when the spacious hall ball was nearly full fifteen utah elders were present and andai A most excellent I ent spirit prevailed the reports of the conference were very encouraging cou raging showing commendable activity on the part of TRAVELING ELDERS and a gratifying improvement from all account the former condition of the conference birmingham conference is divided into eleven branches and has a total church membership of five hundred sixty five having been added by baptism daring the last las t three months the saints here arc are not only increasing in faith but in good works also as is exhibited by the very marked increase of tithing paid the past half year they have e also recently fitted mp ip and repaired repair cd at considerable expense THE bockley owned by them here and being I believe the only piece of church property of the kind held by our people in great britain I had the pleasure of attending a sociable div given exi there by the Y 31 M K I A of the birmingham branch last evening and a most enjoyable time was im bad biad there is one pleasant fact that I omitted to mention in connection with the conference proceedings ce A large orchestral band composed entirely of outsiders kindly volunteered to assist the conference choir numbering twenty five voices with the singing of chcon the conference and their services were gladly accepted during the afternoon services vices while the sacrament was being passed they played a very fine selection from the mass and rendered very valuable aid throughout to the local choir ELDER ORMSBY who is the president here has done a good work in this land he has acquired the respect and esteem of the saints and his co laborera laborers and the present gratifying condition of the conference is largely due to his energy zeal and diligence directed and supported b by the guidance and blessing of the ard lord he haa has not only endeavored to promulgate the gospel and defend the the truth in the pulpit but he lie has sought to uso use his pen for this purpose whenever occasion would permit but the bigotry an and d intolerance of tho the press of this land is equal to that of our own c country antry As an illustration of it the following item appeared in the birmingham dally daily mail ail a short time since and was very bitterly commented upon in a lengthy editorial THE ENTIRE PRESS of th the town as well as that of t the be country at large was at once directed against us and the same sam e spasm which convulsed the press of america upon the passage of the ed burds bill seemed to extend its vibration to this land MR ma ANO AND ane MORMONS A gentleman having written to mr gladstone calling bis attention atte ution to the fact fact that bands of mormon missionaries sion aries visit great britain annually decoying decaying deco ying away thousands of young oung persons sons to a life of immorality in utah md and inquiring if the government could not do something to prevent the practice tire the premier has forwarded the following follow ins reply 1110 10 dovi downing ning street White whitehall hau december 00 ISSI sin sir mr gladstone desires mo me to acknowledge the receipt of your communication muni cation relating to the practice of f th the e mormons cormons Mor mons to carry off young persons to salt lake Cit citti yand and I am to eay say that ho lie fears that it is nota not a matter mat ter in which be he can interfere 11 he presumes el the young persons go vo volun un harily lie ile begs that you will accept his thanks for your kind wishes I am sir your obedient servant E EW W HAMILTON prest ormsby wrote a respectful and able reply to the article but not onu of fahe the numerous papers here would pu publish blich it at any price not even asan as an advertisement the subject lias his been BROUGHT and tho the country by mr moore IX P who announced last tuesday in the bouso of commons that ha he would again call the question up on the following thursday mr chamberlain M P from birmingham and chairman of the Bard of trade replied that he lie had looked into the matter personally had find inquired of captains of steam stearn vessels and that to the best of his knowledge would state all who were emi 91 rating to utah from this I land bild were going goin of their own freewill free will and choice As nothing has yet appeared in the papers relating to the subject it ma may be the prest presumed iWed that the question si umbers for the time being to break out anew at some future time I go to london this to which cr conference I have been assigned and from which place I may write you again in due time respectfully Respect full joa dos A amt WEST E england may ad 1882 |