A Abbeys: Dryburg, 355; Fountain's, 354; Glastonbury, 354; Jedburg, 355; Kirkstall, 192 et seq.; Melrose, 238; Muckross, 36 et seq.; St. Finian, 32 et seq.; Tintern, 354; Westminster, 131 et seq. Abbotsford: Sir Walter Scott's residence, 234 et seq.; his last days at, 236 et seq. Alphabet, Ogham, 27. Amesbury, 110. Ayr, 354. B Banin, John, 65. Bath: city of, 102; cathedral of, 102; bell-chimes, baths, and pump-room, 104, 105; ancient customs, 105; Beau Nash, 104, 105; Samuel Pepy's visit to, 1668, 105 et seq.; Richard Brinsley Sheridan, 106. Becket, Thomas À: biography of, 336; shrine of, 338. Bede, the Venerable, 248 et seq. Bemerton: little church of, and rectory, 114; Rev. George Herbert's ministry, 115. Birkenhead, 96. Birmingham: city of, 179; parks, 180; statistics concerning, 180 et seq. Black Valley, Ireland, 28. Blarney: ride to, 18; castle of, 19 et seq.; legends concerning, 21. Bolton Priory, 354. Boru, Brian, 70. Boston: town of, 270; St. Botolph's Church, 271; Rev. John Cotton, 271 et seq.; English hotel names, 273. Boyle, Earl of, 49. Bridge, old London, 138 et seq. Brigid, St., chapel of, 67. Brighton: city of, 345; beach and promenade, 346; residence of George IV., pavilion, 346; chain piers, 347; church of Rev. F. W. Robertson, 348; Doomsday Book, 348; history of, 349; Quaker meeting, 349. Brighton, New, 76. Bristol: city of, 97; St. Mary Radcliffe Church, 98; Thomas Chatterton's forgeries, 99; first steamships to America, 100; cathedral of, 100; old institutions, 102. C Cabot, John, 100. Calais (France): passage to, 350; city of, 351; ancient buildings, 351; history of, 352; balloon ascension, 353; American Dr. John Jeffries, 359. Callender, 210. Cambridge: city of, 295; respect for antiquities, 296; colleges, 296 et seq.; Fitzwilliam Museum, ancient churches, 310, 311; University Library, School of Pythagoras, Barnwell Priory, Hobson's Conduit, "Hobson's choice," 311; government of the University, expense of education, 312; college statistics, 314. Canterbury: cultivation of land in vicinity of, 331; town of, 332; Dane John, 333; cathedral, 333 et seq.; Thomas À Becket, 336 et seq.; eminent men of, 340; Walloons, 341; Edward the Black Prince, 342. Car, Irish jaunting, 18. Carlisle: city of, 193; cathedral of, 193; celebrated bishops, 194; castle, 195; William Paley, 195. Carrick-on-Suir, 59. Cascade, Torc, 38. Cashel, rock of, 66. Castles: Blarney, 19; Carlisle, 195; Donnington, 125; Edinburgh, 228; Kilkenny, 63; Loughmore, 67; Monkstown, and Anastatia Goold's exploit at building it, 11; Ross, 34. Cathedrals: Bath, 102; Bristol, 101; Canterbury, 333; Chester, 81; Chichester, 354; Christ Church (Dublin), 51; Durham, 246; Ely, 290; Exeter, 354; Glasgow, 201; Gloucester, 95; Hereford, 93; Lichfield, 182; Lincoln, 268; Norwich, 286; Oxford, 162; Peterboro, 276; Rochester, 330; St. Canice, 63; St. Patrick's, 48; St. Paul's, 143; Salisbury, 106; Wells, 354; Winchester, 119; Worcester, 88. Cathedral Service: history of, 47; chanting introduced, 48. Causeway, Giant's, 355. Chatham, 331. Chatterton, Thomas, biography of, and literary forgeries, 98 et seq. Chester: city of, 79; ancient walls of, 79, 80; ruins, ancient buildings, cathedral, 81; St. John's Church, 82; God's Providence House, barracks, cathedral service, military parade, American Revolution flags, 83; Roman bath, eminent men, 84. Chichester, cathedral of, 354. Churches: Christ's, Boston, Mass., 151; St. Clement Danes, London, 156; St. John's, Chester, 82; St. Sepulchre's, London, 154. Cork: city of, 11; Holinshead's history of, 16. Cotton, Rev. John: epitaph of, 125; biography of, 271. Coventry: city of, 178; Lady Godiva and Peeping Tom, 179. D Dover: ride to, 342; castle of, 343; town of, 343; harbor of, 343; history of, 344; chalk-cliffs, 345. Drake, John, the hermit, 37. Dublin: city of, 44 et seq.; St. Patrick's Cathedral, 48; Christ Church Cathedral, 50; Phoenix Park, 51; Royal Hospital, 50; parliaments held here, reformed religion inaugurated, 53; custom-house, courts, 55. Dunloe, cave and gap of, 27. Durham: city of, 244; cathedral of, 246; sanctuary ground, 247; Old Galilee, 248; Venerable Bede, St. Cuthbert, 249 et seq.; monuments, 250; bishops of, 250; relics, 251. E Edinburgh: city of, 218; New City of, Calton Hill, Nelson's Monument, National Monument, 219, 220; Burns memorial, Sir Walter Scott's memorial, 220; Holyrood palace, 221; Holyrood chapel, 223; Queen's fountain and bath, 224; Salisbury Crags, Old City, 224; wynds, or closes, Maison Dieu, 225; St. Giles's Church, cemetery, 226, 227; Tolbooth, John Knox's house, 227; reminiscences of Knox, 227; theatres and customs relating to, distinguished residents, 228; abbey sanctuary, 228; Sir Walter Scott's residence, 228; castle, 228 et seq.; St. Margaret's chapel, 231; old cannon, Mons Meg, 231; castle esplanade, 231 et seq. Ely: town of, 289; cathedral of, 290. Estates, landed, 44 et seq. Eton School, 322. G Ghearhodh, Morgyrhead, Countess of, 58. Giant's Causeway, 355. Ginkle, General De, 44. Glasgow: city of, 199; Presbyterianism, 199; history, streets, and parks, 200; college, cathedral, necropolis, 201; Martyrs' Monument, 202 et seq.; great chimneys, 204; Presbyterian meeting, Sunday intemperance, 205. Glastonbury, 354. Glena Bay, 32. Gloucester: city of, 95; history and cathedral of, 95 et seq.; Dr. Jenner's inoculation for smallpox, Robert Raikes's Sunday-school, Rev. George Whitefield, 96; martyr Hooper burned here at the stake, Thomas More's description of Richard III., 97. Gray, Thomas, the poet, 325. Green, Hoggin, his Oberammergau Play, 53. Guinness, Sir B. L., his munificent donation for restoration of Christ Church Cathedral, 50. H Henry, Rev. Matthew, ministry of, and Commentary, 84. Herbert: Henry A., 38; Rev. George, 115. Hereford: city of, 92; celebrated characters of, River Wye, 93; cathedral, 93 et seq. Hooper, Rev. John, the martyr, 97. I Innisfallen, island of, 32. Ireland: coast of, 6; spring season in, 10; history of, 69 et seq.; English in, 40. J Jenner, Dr. Edward, his inoculation for smallpox, 96. Jeffries, Dr. John, his balloon ascension, 353. Johnson, Dr. Samuel, 156 et seq. K Kearney, Kate, her cottage and eye to business, 27. Kemble: Roger, Charles, John Philip, Sarah (Mrs. Siddons), 93. Kenilworth, castle and grounds of, 176 et seq. Kettel, Lady Alice, her trial for witchcraft, 64. Kilkenny: town of, 62; of, St. Canice Cathedral, 63; witchcraft delusion, round tower, 64. Killarney: town of, 23; curious funeral custom, 24; ride to lakes, scenery, 26; description of lakes, 29 et seq.; legends, 31. Knox, Rev. John, residence of, 227. L Lakes: of Ireland, 29 et seq.; Scotland, 206 et seq.; Windermere (England,) 354. Landed Estates, and laws of primogeniture, bane of the country, 44. Laud, William: archbishop, 122; place of birth, 339. Leamington, 174. Lee, river, passage up to Cork, villages and scenery, 10. Leeds: city of, 191; collieries, Rev. Dr. Priestley, 191 et seq.; season, Kirkstall Abbey, 192 et seq. Lichfield: city of, 181; Dr. Samuel Johnson's birthplace, 181 et seq.; cathedral, 182 et seq.; celebrated bishops, 184; cathedral desecrations and repairs, 185 et seq. Limerick: city of, 40; cathedral, 40; chime-bells, castle, 42; resistance to England, 43 et seq. Lincoln: city of, 265; industries of, 266; cathedral, 268 et seq. Liverpool: passage to, from Dublin, 75; approach to harbor of, 75 et seq.; docks and landing-stage, 77; history of place, 77; intemperance, court scenes, 78; St. George's Hall, suburbs, Toxton, Sefton Park, 79. Loe, Thomas, who converted William Penn to Quakerism, 16. London: city of, 129; West End of, Hyde Park, 129 et seq.; Westminster Abbey, 131 et seq.; Houses of Parliament, 134 et seq.; River Thames, 135; Victoria Embankment, 136; Albert Embankment, 137; bridges, 137; old London bridge, 138; old watermen's troubles on the Thames, 140 et seq.; river frozen over, 141 et seq.; St. Paul's, 143 et seq.; streets of, 143; climate of, 144; National Gallery, British Museum, 152; cabs, parks, 153; old churches, 154; tower of, 157; Hampton Court, 158; Bunhill burial-ground, 159; Fire Monument, 315. Ludlow, Lord, captor of Ross Castle, 34. Lynn, 279 et seq. M Manchester: history of, 190; manufactures, 190 et seq. Maryboro, 67. Melrose: journey to, 233; abbey of, 238 et seq. More, Sir Thomas, his description of Richard III., 97. Mountains: of Ireland, 38 et seq.; of Scotland, 206 et seq. Muskerry, Lord, defender of Ross Castle, 34. N Nash, Beau, 104 et seq. Newbury: passage to, from Reading, 123; old Jack House, 123; Jack of Newbury, 123 et seq.; extraordinary cloth manufacture, Rev. Dr. Twiss, Westminster Catechisms, New England Primer, Benjamin Woodbridge, 124 et seq.; Donnington Castle, 125; Chaucer's house, St. Nicholas Church, curious customs and ancient epitaphs, 126 et seq. Newcastle-on-Tyne, 243. Norwich: history of, 283; eminent persons, 283 et seq.; relics, 284; cathedral, 286 et seq.; bishops of, 289. O Oxford: city of, 161; martyrs, 161 et seq.; cathedral, Bodleian Library, 162; curiosities, 163; colleges, 163 et seq.; students, 165 et seq. P Penn, William: sailed for America, 11; conversion to Quakerism, 16. Peterboro': city of, 276; cathedral, 276 et seq.; Whit-Monday, 278; eminent personages, 279. Prout, Father, 21. Punch Bowl, the Devil's, 39. Purcell, ancient estate of, 60 et seq. Q Queenstown: harbor of, 6; city of, 8; peculiar customs, 9. R Raikes, Robert, father of Sunday-schools, 96. Railways, foreign, 22 et seq. Reading: city of, 121; birthplace of Archbishop Laud, 122; Congregationalist meeting, 127 et seq. Robertson, Rev. F. W., 348. Rob Roy: country, 207; biography of, 207 et seq. Rochester: city of, 329; cathedral, 330 et seq. Roe, Henry, Esq., his work of restoring St. Patrick's Cathedral, 52. Ross, island and castle, 33 et seq. Rudhall, Abel, and Abraham, celebrated bell-founders, 96. S Salisbury: city of, 106; cathedral, 106 et seq. Sarum, Old, ruins of, 108 et seq. Scott, Sir Walter: Edinburgh residence, 228; Abbotsford, 234 et seq.; closing days and hours of his life, 236 et seq. Service: intonation of, 48; reform of Church of England, in Ireland, 54. Shakespeare, 170, 174. Shandon: St. Ann's Church of, 13; "sweet bells of," 14. Sheffield, 264 et seq. Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 106. Shrewsbury: city of, 85; River Severn, St. Chad's Church, Quarry Walk, parliaments, historical incidents, 86 et seq.; celebrated cakes, St. Mary's Church, the Shrewsbury clock by which Sir John Falstaff fought an hour, 87 et seq. Slovenliness of American roads, 19. Smith, Captain John, monument and epitaph in St. Sepulchre's Church, London, 154 et seq. Staffordshire, smoke and iron district, 189. Steamships, first that crossed the ocean, 100. Stirling: wars there, 210 et seq.; castle, 212 et seq.; old Gray Friars Church, 213; ancient guildhall, 213 et seq.; ancient burial-ground, Wallace Monument, 214 et seq.; biography of Wallace, 215 et seq. Stoke Pogis: ride to, from Windsor, 321 et seq.; church grounds, 322 et seq.; the "ivy mantled tower" church, 323; Gray's Elegy and biography, 325. Stoke-upon-Trent: city of, 187; pottery manufacture, 187 et seq.; birthplace of Rev. John Lightfoot, 188. Stonehenge, 110 et seq. Stratford-on-Avon: town of, 169 et seq.; Shakespeare's birthplace, church, 170 et seq.; his wife's monument, 172; biography of him, 172 et seq.; Shottery, residence of Anne Hathaway, his bride, 173 et seq. Supremacy, act of, 70. Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin, 49. T Theology, influence of Scotch on the Irish, 46. Torc Cascade, 38. Tower, Reginald, ancient, at Waterford, 58. Trent, river, 187 et seq. Twiss, Rev. William, 124 et seq. Tyne, Newcastle on, 243. V Valley, Black, in Ireland, 28. W Walloons, the French silk-weavers, at Canterbury, 341. Warbeck, Perkin, 16. Warwick: city of, 167; castle of, 167 et seq.; Leicester Hospital, 169. Waterford: city of, 57; ancient Reginald tower, 58; barracks, soldiers, police, history of city, 59. Wells: fishing-town of, 282; cathedral town, 354. Whitefield, Rev. George, his place of birth, death, and burial, 96. Wilton: town of, 112; Samuel Pepys' visit to, in 1668, 113. Winchester: history of, 116; celebrated men, old museum, 117; touching for cure of King's Evil, banqueting hall, King Arthur's Round Table, Charles II.'s palace, cathedral, 118 et seq.; Isaac Walton's tomb, 119; marked historical events, 120; remains of bishops, 120 et seq. Windsor: town of, 316; castle, 317 et seq.; St. George's Chapel, Prince Albert's mausoleum, 318. Worcester: history of, 88; cathedral, 88 et seq.; bell and clock-chimes, landscapes, 90 et seq.; St. Andrew's Church, 91; potteries, 91 et seq.; cathedral service attended, 92. Worship: origin of houses of Christian, 260; cathedrals and minsters, cause of their erection, 266 et seq.; progress made and making, 269. Woodbridge, Benjamin, first graduate of Harvard College, 124 et seq. Y York: city of, 254; history of, 254 et seq.; distinguished personages, 255 et seq.; St. Mary's Abbey, ruins of, 257 et seq.; relics, 258; York Minster, 259 et seq.; archbishopric of, 261 et seq.; interesting relics, 263; Minster's history, 268 et seq. Yorkshire, 253. |