ed of a
Tariff.

LETTER LII.

Kind Friends at Bristol,--Weston Super Mare.--Museum of Baptist
College.--Highbury Chapel.--Old Houses of Bristol.--Fine Churches.

LETTER LIII.

River Avon.--Wye.--Chepstow.--St. Aryan's.--Wynd Cliff.--Glorious
Scenery.--Tintern Abbey; its History.--Ragland Castle;
Appearance.--Marquis of Worcester.--Chopstow Castle.--Henry
Marten.--Defence of the Parliamentary Party.--Severn River.--Old
Passage.--Henbury.--Blaize Castle.--Birthday Lines.

LETTER LIV.

Leave Bristol.--Berkeley.--Cheltenham.--Birmingham; Manufactories.--Rev.
John Angell James.--Mr. Vanwart.--Liverpool.--Chester; its
Antiquity.--Cathedral.--Rows and Pillars.--Englishmen and Americans have
much in Common.--Royal Agricultural Exhibition at Windsor.

LETTER LV.

Passage Home in the Steamer Atlantic.--Claims of the Collins
Line.--Lessons taught by Travel in other Lands.--Our
Comforts.--Excellent Character of many of the English Nobility.--Queen
Victoria and Prince Albert.--Prospect of Affairs in Europe.--Popery as
seen in her proper Territories.

Young Americans Abroad.

Letter 1.

ASTOR HOUSE, NEW YORK, April 1, 1851.

DEAR CHARLEY:--

I have just arrived at this place, and have found my companions on hand,
all ready for the commencement of the long-anticipated voyage. We regret
the circumstances which render it your duty to remain, and we all feel
very sorry for the disappointment of your wishes and our hopes. You
will, however, feel happy in the thought that you are clearly in the
path of duty; and you have already learnt that that path is a safe one,
and that it always leads to happiness. You have begged us all to write
to you as frequently as we can, and we have concluded to send you our
joint contributions, drawing largely upon our journals as we move from
place to place; and, as we have for so many years had pleasant
intercourse in the family circle, we wish to maintain it by
correspondence abroad. Our letters will, of course, be very different
in their character and interest, because you will bear in mind that out
ages are different; and we shall write you from a variety of points,
some having a deeper interest than others. I trust that this series of
letters will give you a general view of our movements, and contribute to
your gratification, if not to your instruction. The weather is
delightful, and we are anticipating a fine day for leaving port. It is
to all of us a source of