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Show T ile Pa lace o·uicle to k a la rge compa ny o f tourist-.; thro ug-h th e g-o rg·co us room o f \\ ' inci sor Cas tle, a ncl afte r hav ing com pleted our s ig-ht seei ng- thro ug h th ese part s, we were o if ' ior our ret urn to Lond o n , \' ia ] ~ L o n Coll eg e. That return ricl c wa s a ll th a t the word delightful mea ns a ncl mo r e, beca use of the sweet Eng li sh sc ene ry and th e vis it that we made to the 1\:ew (;a rdcns. \\ ' hen we reac hed our hotel, we were entire ly ready to enjoy our dinn er and a nig ht nf ref res hing slumber s, and the reacln need h;l\l' no doubt th a t v\ 'C enjoyed both_ O ur Sunday was spe-nt by att ending the ch urch o f which Dr. ( ;_ Campbell l\1 nrgan is past or. This pri vilege was surely r ef res hing. a fter hav in g- been away fr om l ~ n gli s h s p eak i n .~scn ices fo r t welvc weeks. The co ng rega ti on \\':t'-' la rge, th e singing was in . pi rin g , the spiri t oi Li te se n ·ice was in ten sely dc,·o ti onal, and t he sermon "a-.; a masterly discourse up\ln the " I\: ingdom of ( ,od." \\ L' wen.: thankful ior the pr i,·ilege of listening- to such an e.·hausti' c presen ta tion oi such a far-reaching theme T he llri tish :\Jtts(.·um is simp]_,. immense in its co llection of intert·s ting tllln .t.:s. _lu t a word must su iii ·e hne. The c'\hihitiott oi a ncient sc ulp ture is mn:-.t complete. llere, l>euin nincr ...... :-.. \\'i th the Egyptian, the specimen:-. run throug-h the .\ ss.' rian, the < ;recian, and the Roman. Perhaps the most \ alued exhibit in this :\ lu seum is the RoseLLI Stone. It is an Egyptian a n tiquity whi ch is a lmost l'O\'cred \\'ith hicrog-1.' phics, ancl by it the rekllratcd I )r. Young \\"<IS a ble to de cipher the \\'rit ing:-. oi 1 he ancient Egyptian s. T his piece oi stone. t hrec ic<·t lo ng- and two icct and six inches \\'ide. "as iound nea r the mouth oi the \'ile ll\ a l'rench officer, named l'il!{l' 0 1e llunclrt•d Fort.\ ' l' I ' Cil |