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CONTENTS
CHAPTER I.
Preliminary Remarks -- A Reform Demonstration and Riot -- "Times" Printing Press -- London to Ostend -- Bruges -- Working Classes in Belgium--Brussels--Colonne du Congress--National Fete--Belgian Houses of Parliament--Hotel de Ville--Manneken Fountain.... p. 1 to 12.
CHAPTER II.
Brussels to Waterloo--Battle-field of Waterloo--Commemorative Monuments --Chateau of Hougoumont--Brussels to Aix-la-Chapelle--The Grand Cathedral, or Munster Kirche--The Town Hall--Hot Springs--Cologne-- Incident at an Hotel--The Rhine--The Cathedral.......... p. 13 to 21.
CHAPTER III.
Crossing the Rhine at Konigswinter--Rhine Hotel Waiters--The Seven Mountains--Scenery on the Rhine--Its Villages and Towers--Ruins of Towers and Castles on the Hills--Rafts and Steamers on the River--More Ruins and beautiful Scenery--We arrive at Coblenz--A Visit to the Castle of Stolzenfels--Mayence. ......... p. 22 to 33.
CHAPTER IV.
A Steamboat Trip down the Rhine from Mayence to Coblenz......... p. 34 to 43.
CHAPTER V.
Frankfort--The Cathedral--The Town Hall and Judengasse--Heidelberg-- The Castle of Heidelberg -- Baden-Baden--A Conversation House-- Gambling Tables--Strasbourg and its Cathedral--We Return to London via, Paris--The Nelson Monument--A Peaceable Reform Demonstration and Procession.......... p. 44 to 57.
CHAPTER VI.
Oxfordian Reflections--Punctuality the Soul of Business--The Greatest of French Exhibitions--Its Appearance at a distance--The Grand Entrance-- Avenue d'Europe--A Visit to various Countries and Termination of my Travels in the Exhibition Park--The Horticultural Gardens--Island of Bilancour and its Exhibition........... p. 58 to 73.
CHAPTER VII.
The Exhibition Building outside--A Walk round the Outer Gallery of Eating and Drinking--Inside the Exhibition Building--Colonial Courts-- The Originators of Exhibitions--The Visit of a King and an Emperor to Paris--Two Ladies Lost--Attempted Assassination --Paris during the year 1867.......... p. 74 to 91.
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CHAPTER VIII.
Personal matters hasten my departure to New Zealand--G. R. Stephenson's Letter--Unpropitious start from Southampton--On board the Atrato-- Arrival at St. Thomas--Its Characteristics--Passage from St. Thomas to Colon........ p. 92 to 99.
CHAPTER IX.
Colon--A Railway from Ocean to Ocean--The Journey from Colon to Panama -- A few words about the City of Panama -- Departure from Panama and arrival at the Island of Pitcairn--Some Account of Pitcairn and its Inhabitants--We Leave and Arrive at Rapa--Voyage from there to Cook's Straits--A Disaster Avoided and Wellington Harbour Reached.......... p. 100 to 116,
CHAPTER X.
My Proceedings in the Wairarapa--Meeting at Greytown--Observations on my position as Trustee--Remarks on Education--Public Meeting at Masterton.......... p. 117 to 123.
CHAPTER XI.
An Historical Sketch of New Zealand Loans from the year 189S to 1874--a period of twenty-one years.......... p. 124 to 153.
CHAPTER XII.
Loan Consolidation--Bank of New Zealand and the Auckland Loan--Ditto and an Otago Loan--A Colonial Guarantee and its effects--An Altercation --Mr. W. Fitzherbert leaves for England as Loan Agent--Extracts from his letters to me....... p. 154 to 162.
CHAPTER XIII.
A Trial in the Supreme Court and its Results--The Slip Question--My Services in England, before the Provincial Council--A Vote Proposed and how it was dealt with.......... p. 163 to 167.
CHAPTER XIV.
Governor Bowen--A Levee and One Dress Coat--The Reception Committee to receive the Duke of Edinburgh--How it ends--Dr. Featherstone's illness--Farewell Dinner to Sir George Grey--Private affairs oblige me to make a change....... p. 168 to 173.
CHAPTER XV.
Departure from Wellington--Calling at Lyttelton, Port Chalmers, The Bluff, and Arrival at Melbourne--Leave Sandridge Pier--In Bass's Straits--Off the Island of Rodondo--The Bounty Islands--Cape Horn--St. Paul's Rocks--Arrival in the English Channel....... p. 175 to 184.
CHAPTER XVI.
A Meeting of Colonists at a Railway Hotel--What they said and did--I find myself one of a deputation to a great man--Advantages of position-- Arrival of Dr. Featherston in London--His negotiation with Lord Granville--Departure of Troops from New Zealand--The Two Commissioners--Difficulties of Dr. Featherston in securing a guarantee to a large loan--Charles Dickens and his readings........... p. 185 to 197.
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CHAPTER XVII.
Reminiscences of Old English Places of Worship, &c., which I have seen-- Canterbury Cathedral -- Winchester Cathedral--Lichfield Cathedral-- Lincoln Cathedral -- King's College Chapel -- Portland Breakwater-- Salisbury Cathedral.......... p. 198 to 212.
CHAPTER XVIII.
Stonehenge......... p. 213 to 225.
CHAPTER XIX.
Dr. Featherston--My introduction to official life--Agricultural laborers and Joseph Arch--In search of emigrants--Complaints about it--The Doctor's illness--New Zealand affairs and Mr. Vogel: his Knighthood, and Polynesian Scheme--Insectivorous birds to Wellington--Provisions to Paris........ p. 226 to 240.
CHAPTER XX.
The Royal Family--Thanksgiving Day--The Crowd in the Strand--A Royal Procession--St. Paul's--Temple Bar--Adventures of a Cocked Hat......... p. 241 to 251.
CHAPTER XXI.
A Dust Yard--How some people live by nothing being wasted in London: a contrast to Chapter XX....... p. 252 to 254.
CHAPTER XXII.
Hanover -- Hamburg -- The Alster Basin -- Berlin -- The Unter den Linden -- Castle of Babelsberg and the King of Prussia -- A surprise.......... p. 255 to 265.
CHAPTER XXIII.
Introductory matter, beginning with dangers of the streets of London-- An Eastern Monarch in the Metropolis--A Romantic country--The Spas of England......... p. 266 to 272.
CHAPTER XXIV.
Buxton--The Spas of Buxton--The Serpentine Walks--Poole's Cavern-- The Road to Castleton--The Blue-John Mine Explored--Castle of Peveril of the Peak, &c.--Dovedale....... p. 273 to 280.
CHAPTER XXV.
On the Road to Haddon Hall--Situation and appearance of Haddon Hall-- Historical remarks connected therewith--The entrance and rooms close to it--The Chapel--The Banqueting Hall--Breach of Drinking Etiquette, how punished--The Ball Room--The Gardens and Dorothy Vernon's Walk--The Eagle Tower-- Chatsworth........... p. 281 to 299.
CHAPTER XXVI.
A Black Country--Kenilworth Castle--Warwick Castle, entrance to it-- Guy's Tower--Ancient Places--The Pride of Counties.......... p. 300 to 305-
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CHAPTER XXVII.
Antwerp Cathedral and the Churches of St. Paul and St. James-- Rotterdam to Amsterdam--The City of Pasture Lands--A Happy Village--Dutch Characteristics--The Return Journey--A Long Bridge and a Sea Inundation--Luxembourg.......... p. 306 to 315.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
The City of Metz from the top of its Cathedral--A visit to tbe Battle-field of St. Privat and Gravelotte--Monuments on the Battle-field of St. Privat-- French Memorial to their slain--Conflict at Gravelotte--Number of Germans and French killed and wounded........ p. 316 to 327.
CHAPTER XXIX.
Bale, its Cathedral--A glimpse of the Upper Rhine--Zurich--Notes on Zurich -- Its Inhabitants -- Its Institutions -- Its Lakes and Vineyards........... p. 328 to 335.
CHAPTER XXX.
The Town of Belfort--An Hotel and its Belfort Proprietor--Belfort Castle--A Siege Guardian of the Night--A Breakfast in a Railway Train--Anecdote of a Cheese......... p. 336 to 341.
CHAPTER XXXI.
How my friends fared during the Siege of Paris--A Visit to the ground occupied by the Besiegers--A German Battery in a Frenchman's Garden-- A Villa with a Mexican Gateway--The Vendome Column--The Trial of Marshal Bazaine.......... p. 342 to 351.
CHAPTER XXXII.
The Emperor Napoleon III.--His Death and Lying in State.......... p. 352 to 356.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
London and a Coup d'ceil--British Trade--The Royal Exchange--London Improvements--The Underground Railway--Tunnel under the Thames-- Continued increase in the size of London......... p. 357 to 364.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
Still in search of a Coup d'ceil--The Albert Hall--Externally and Internally--The Coup d'oeil found--Prince Consort Memorial--Its Sculptures........ p. 365 to 374.
CHAPTER XXXV.
Thames Embankment, its underground arrangements, its appearance--The Parliament Houses -- Westminster Hall--The Hall of Statues -- The Central Hall--A Visit to London a.d., 2575--Concluding Remarks........... p. 375 to 388.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
A continuation of an Historical Sketch of New Zealand Loans........ p. 389 to 406
CHAPTER XXXVII.
Beginning of the last Chapter--Mr. Vogel's South Sea Island Scheme-- The Premier of New Zealand in London--Arrival of a New Secretary-- How the Great Loan was raised--Mr. Vogel at the Offices--My interview with a great Man--His Marble Bust--A Letter respecting him--His Appetite. My Resignation--Sir Julius returns to London--His financial perplexity--An important Telegram--Conclusion...... p. 407 to 418.
