Show LONDON LETTER english Engl li Fa fanning Cauler bury and its cathedral conquest of or dover doter castle uy my our correspondent EDITOR alter after hold ing morning and afternoon service at S sittingbourne Sitting bourne we went to faver faven shum miles distant and held meeting in the evening it being sunday a number of the saints accompanied us u and we had A MOST moat EXCELLENT TIME TIMM on monday morning bright and ana early we started on foot for fo r canterbury like all the country roada roads in england at this season of tho the year ear this one was in excellent condition eion it was macadamized and slightly turnpikes turn at the center and had a nice clean foot path ath at the aide side no dust or rubbish is ever permitted to collect upon these roads for every fragment even to the dung is collected daily in carts and wheeled away THE TITE BEAUTIFUL 13 of farm land that now line ou our r route are everywhere dotted with the industrious husbandman and many methods which would be considered quite novel ia in our country are here pursued in ill the cultivation of the soil four large lare horses are aro often atta attached cited to one plow mow and although they are hitched one behind the other and driven without reins they the move with the utmost regula regularity rit y and nd pre r I ech clion kion and arc are as obedient bedient as abiri children r en to their attendant who walks by bt the side with a long ion whip and drives them like oxen at the end of each plat tho the mouldboard mould board is changed to the other side and the tile gang gang by he same furrow we also saw A NUMBER OP OF clows in operation epe ration these pl owera numbering frum from four to eight including tha tile subsoil knives are attached to a large iron frame that is drawn over the land by a ion long wire wire rope this rape rope is is suspended sut t between the tile drums of two large traction engin engines es that are stationed at either end of the plat to be plowed they are re drawn over the land and by one engine and at the end of the furrow referred and drawn buck back by the other the long wire rope being carried by ft a number of senall sina two wheeled runners that are attached to it at intervals as it is paid out they will plow from six to eight acres per day two men t two ro engineers engineers and andl two boys arc are required to manager them and about two tons of coal are used per day by lly both engines I in n oil our r country this clan of plowing j would prove altogether ton expels sive but the work would be most thoroughly done and the land ba b t made much more productive HOPS AKU AIM the principal principal product in this part vp f eug england all and as they are very profitable and the soil yields abundantly when properly property worked no pains or r expense is i spared to farm it by by the most ap approved roved methods I during the we day clay we wc saw a it number of road of traction engines drawing a small train of wagons after them these are usually about 20 horsepower and nill will carry twenty ton tons over an undulated road at an average speed of three miles an hour three men usually accompany their trains including the engineer and fireman one of whom is always alwais kept ahead to avoid danger to the traveling public WE WF REACHED canterbury about noon and acier after dinner visited the principal rin cipal places of interest canterbury canter ury is situated upon a plain on the banks of the stour and is Ls L by gently rising hills its history is almost entirely of an i I ecclesiastical character as befits the I city which is the metropolitan see of england and one from which the tile christianity of the kingdom first flowed in ethelbert became converted through tho the preaching of augustine and from this time fourth canterbury became of great importance as an ecclesiastical center though it was not until t tho b murder of thomas abecket in ill 1170 that it assumed the leader ship of ever every y other church and attracted such a coni constant tant stream of visitors and anti pilgrims in early times canterbury was enclosed by a massive rubble rabble wall and entered by six large gates one of these thee OLD GLIES still remains at the principal entrance odthe of the city on the west and is is pa passed sl d under by bk all tra traveler velera entering in t the city from that direction it is a curious p piece le e of workmanship and anti a most formidable forr place oade of defense A considerable stretch of the old wall can also be seen at the southwest south west wt corner of the city A portion of this ia now ilow surrounded by fly a fine terrace of buildings and another portion partly enclosed encloses the tho beautiful pleasure grounds that sur round the celebrated monument of dane john the outer moat also remains in a state of preservation at fit this latter point and the old turrets t upon the wall above it hao have ha o been fitted up aa as little observatories with rustic rustle seats and vitle twin twill ed many manx canopies cano pies of the old placed places of historic interest inte iest about canterbury long since crumbled bi by the hand ot of lime time have recently been cen rebuilt and the original style of architecture has been pursued ill in their construction giving them a neat and well preserved yet antiquated appearance u ij naturally the greatest object of attraction but as no pen description can do it justice and my space is limited I forbear mentioning it a ac ti anny ha aay ay aie most m d st li dral in nil and is in the bes es detate of of any ancient k church that I have visited i sited the present structure is 13 the third one that haa has ever been built upon it the same ground the firt fira was the old Itoman church eaid said to mohave hav e been founded by king t lucus in 80 A D this was given by king ethelbert to angui tine but in i it loll 1011 it was injured by by the danes duties and finally d destroyed troyed about the time of the conquest con nest it was rebuilt in in eleventh tl the eleventh eleven century and destroyed by fire in 1174 when the rebuilding odthe of the third chu church ach was begun and continued at intervals ynell iltis 1509 M thu th A aja aa besenti A one waa was idnia corn it is feet long on 71 feet wide and ita its great tower ia is feet high in tho tile evening we took train for dover and occupied the following day in vi visiting biting the tile principal sights siva of this seaport when julius ius cr contemplated the subjugation of britain lie embarked from front a point near calais and directed hia his galleys toward dover aug octh K B C 55 but the derrion demonstration of the armed nativa baffi awas was formidable that the conqueror of paul thought it prudent to turn his forces eastward and emelect some easier landing place authorities differ aa as to tho the exact place of ine f embarkation mbarka but gilt it it js is popularly leti PY believed the great bulk of C maali i landed on this low shore near the P present t town of deal a few miles I distant I the ams ains avii wib A M in n vain and tic itic ifie aders succeeded in forming a camp upon the shore bore successive engagements took place but tho the Brit britaina ains siire were ultimo ultimately ly defeated and at ft a spot on the driver eivar stour near canterbury consented to pay tribute to the tl vict oy iolj jjoe romans jarn aitu th a numerous army caiar returned in may of the following year and although he was again es isted he finally succeeded in uha suba sating abing the whole country durin the reign of lucus A D ali sea rec receded e from the south eide of f the valley at the entrance of i he haven and the town of dover va w ia its fortified with walla walls battle battlements rits it t the foundations kr cre fully tracel traced in A af 16 I enn c U f AT duvze tolay to bolay day lay admiralty pit pier the castie auda tho the nur U s fort for fortifications i fica lions that cover the eur sur rall iding li tights the admiralty ft is a massico wall of granite pas masonry onry extending bardi into tha the bea t llie the end oc which la Is constructed ted an all iron turret conta containing i ng an 81 ten ton gun this gun iw feet long carriea carries a ball bill weighing 1700 pounds and ano requires pounds of powder ier for each charge it is loaded oi d by hydraulic power and is made to revolve in every direction this pier ia is but the first ofa succession of piers that are designed to enclose a harbur harbor of acre acree and to extend fur for a distance of two wiles luilea lurleain in a semicircle semi circle from front the cast east cm ern to the western heights the foundations ortho tic are said to have been laid in the first century of christian era er abut bu t u unquestionably ably little on or 10 tho former forme r t ii noar v r rc mo in it is ft a NO HOST MOST difior at present occupying occupy hig tho summit of a lofty eminence that a almost cu larom rf rom chii sea isch to a height of feet the purpose of its construction admits of no question use and not ornament fornai n ent add use as a local writer observes of a stern character when strong walls and find stouthearted stout hearted loyalty loyalty were elements of externally a ily the castle mayi be dimply simply described 1111 m a v andi nearly square stone A its hearit wal walls s arc tire 24 feet thick and it rises to the height el lit ofal feet above the tile level of the yard kilt it is roofed with bombproof arches and surmounted by a number of inch 68 long conf rang ranged ed guns guim that are am nent edt din jn traversing platform I arins ll 11 t til E is surround q edy by substantial walls arid slid front fromi ietto I 01 alio foot of the emi eminence tience on tho tile cast west and caralle blin es W fortifications travelee tra veree the hill to the level of the plane and citadel upon the wistern western heights tire lire too cx ex and anti to admit of any description alie they are more modern than iho tile former fornier and command laul a mn g town arand pitr f ja et t t a h er V I Tile they have been construe con constructed strut ted at an immense cost and an I ores ime inie arc are the works lil IB all engla ff n d to W JO IV PST LONDON jan 27 83 |