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JOURNAJ
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PUBLISHED
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circulation
(only),
golden
sixpences,
half-pence,
pence,
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of
sovereigns
shillings,
crowns,
London
of
England
of
MONEY.
value
the
value
and
half-sovereigns
of
is
and
:
sovereign,
pound,
or
half-sovereign
;
of
silver
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and
of
is
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.
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;
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(or
half-farthings.
follows
as
bills,
of
and
fourpences,
farthings,
relative
consists
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is
shillings-
......
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is
half-crown
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shilling
and
but
the
two
last
are
not
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piece
is
bear
each
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pence.
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.
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six-pence.
12
.
fourpence
sixpence,
thereupon,
and
is
.
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shillings
.
.
much
in
.
the
value
indicated
circulation.
COIN.
worth
2
half-pence.
....
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half-penny
is
about
2
represents
equal
to
the
American
farthings,
cent.
or
4
half-farthings,
and
in
value
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PLAN.
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BY
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WORLD'S
ADVANTAGE.
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ON
THE
ADDED,
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LIVE
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TO
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TO
CAPITAL,
BRITISH
MONEY
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TIME
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LIVE
TO
LONDON"
IN
columns
the
(copyright being reserved)in
first appeared
of
the
*'NEW
SUN."
YORK
to. it is now
and
carefullyrevised
been
Having
submitted
publicin
the
to
considerablyadded
its
present form.
CALCULATION.
By
the
judiciouseconomy,
succeeding pages,
includinga
and
too
week
a
the
Cabin
in
passage
to Paris
Extra
and
be
in
in
systems indicated
Europe, out
London,
accomplished
"
and
home,
trip to Paris,
a
and
comfortably
followingfigures:
"
London
a
liner,both
as
ways,
1100
agreed,
15
return,
...
.
sigbt-seeingin
for
expenses
ma]/
to
voyage
residence
there,
at about
"
Trip
month's
the
of the
one
on
London
and
25
Paris,
|140
From
the
board
and
wai4
voyages,
more
than
above
should
lodging saved
cover
"
say
at
the extra
THE
or
deducted
be
during
least
cost
two
of
LIBRARY
CONGRESS
WAtBINOTON
the
the
outward
months,
and
"
of
expense
which
livingin England.
home-
will
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
For
Ho
England
I.
Association
!
"
Ocean
Steamers
"
and
Liners"
"
fort
Com-
"
and
Economy
Newspaper
Music
"
Cod
"
Fishing
Election
"
Dancing"
and
its
Tea
Lions"
"
of
and
a
Tiirn-m
Hotels
and
President"
Atlantic
Port
"
of
Boat-fares
"
nation"Portsmout
DestiCustom
"
House
Luggage
"
Thames
Duty
"
Hotel
Prices
Tobacco
on
Books
"
Gosport
"
"
"
To
"
The
Blue
London
Posts
the
by
Start
for
don,
Lon-
"
9
........
CHAPTER
HoAV
proceed
to
arriving
on
Room"
Hotels
"Furnished
Boarding
Lodgings"
Shops"
"
gage
Lug-
"
"
Houses
Furnished
"
"
"Furnished
"
Room"
"Bed
"
Temporary
"
Omnibuses
"
"
"
Coffee
Cabs"
"
"
Houses
"
Apartments"
"
London
in
Coffee
"
Room"
II.
Accommodations,
16
.
CHAPTER
By
Liverpool
and
Private
Tea
and
"
How
London
to
Lodgings
Supper
to
"
find
III.
Euston
in
Square
that
to
way
"
all
The
parts
Hotels,
"
London"
of
quarter
arrangements
your
Station
Thoroughfares
great
of
Coffee-Shops,
Breakfast,
Dinner,
of
London
"Town,"
25
.
CHAPTER
Oxford
Hyde-Park,
Moorgate
street
Eusion
ville
"
"
The
Bridge
"
Blackfriars
"
St.
"
Place
Waterloo
London
Market
"
"
Drury
Farringdon
Road"
Bridge
Lane
Islington
Road
Bridge
"
Bridge
Giles
"
Square"
City
Paddington"Edgeware
Square"
Hungerford
Holborn"
Finsbury
"
Quadrant
IV.
and
street,
.
and
street
Covent
Regent
"
"
Penton-
"
street
Westminster
"
tres
Thea-
Garden
36
street.
.
Yl
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER
Eeonomieal
Tea
"
Meals
Tea
"
and
the
White
Gardens
"
House
"Shades,"
.
London
of
Sights"
.
James's
Palace
Horse
Guards'
Westminster
"
National
Hall
Gallery^Exeter
"
New
House
"
Soane
Museum
and
New
The
St.
"
Tower
"
Soho
"
Bazaars
Sunday
"
Park
Side
Surrey
Baths,
"
"
Theatres
of
Hampton
Tooting
Concluding
"
Windsor
Ascot
"
Highgate
"
Remarks,
.
Richmond
Twickenham
"
"
"
"
Kensal
Dulwich
"
Green
Norwood
.
.
.
"
Races
Epsom
"
"
"
POSTSCRIPT,
TO
and
Amusements
Evening
Woolwich
"
"
.
HOW
other
VIII.
Greenwich
Hampstead
"
Pantheon
"
62
"
"
dia
In-
London
.
London
Court
East
"
Docks
....
Environs
The
"
"
Gardens
and
CHAPTER
The
Hall
Guildhall
London
Zoological
ami
Surgeons'
"
Paul's
The
"
"
Regent's
Institution
Church
"
Museum
"
House
"
....
YII.
College
British
of Parliament
51
Hall,
King's
Collection
Houses
"
CHAPTER
Somerset
St.
"
Service
United
"
Abbey
"
The
"
Whitehall
Parade
and
Gardens
Kensington
Belgravia
Palace
Buckingham
"
Park
"
"
Museum
James's
St.
"
.
Barracks
Knightsbridge
"
Minister
Palace"
Crystal
The
Gardens
American
"
41
Yl.
"
Park
Hyde
"Eagle"
.
CHAPTER
"
The
"
Smoking
"
"
.
The
"Morning
the
Papers"
tCvening
Conduit
"
and
Breakfast
"
Dinner
"
Divans
The
Comfortable
and
Papers"
V.
77
.
92
LIVE
m
PARIS,
96
LIVE
TO
HOW
IN
LONDON.
CHAPTER
For
England
Ho
and
Economy
"
Newspaper
House
Music
"
"
they
port
their
and
in
yet
Of
the
the
latter
it
every
respect,
To
and
is
the
advantages
ship
on
passibly
and
terms
the
be
say
word
that
not
the
steamers
ocean
regular
a
may
are
Collins,"
"
of
line
;
;
liners."
"
board
on
and
of
they
in
the
in
are,
with
numbers
without
or
advantageous
isolated
expenditure
and
to
to
intending
with
contract
comfort
attention
from
sufficient
to
"
to
direct
derived
of
extent
unnecessary
would
we
be
home
afforded
the
possible
greatest
captains
more
motives,
observe
to
subject
rate."
may
and
owners
out
to
necessary
associating together
voyage
"c."
needless
dollar,"
which
on
engage
particular
enjoyed
gratification, without
universal
"
quite
to
their
the
Liverpool
or
accommodations
"first
then,
secure,
"
Cunard
and
scarcely
rational
geurs
it is
"
suit
very
whatever
certain
either
London
although
various
in
for
from
are
the
by
Start
and
two
or
from
London
the
luxuries
former,
Custom
London
Posts
may
nation
Desti-
of
"
To
"
"
as
voyage
the
or
of
any
"
hint
who,
the
Southampton,"
Blue
The
departure,
a
those
make
Books
"
vessels
yet
to
to
Port
"
fort
Com-
"
Atlantic
"
Boat-fares
reflecting Americans,
their
means,
disposed
Hotels
Association,"
"
such
in
useful
prove
of
of
take
may
passage
vievrs
nor
Gosport
"
age
Tobacco
on
intelligentand
many
of
Prices
is the
This
President
a
Turn-in
and
and
Liners"
"
"
Duty
"
Hotel
Tea
Lions"
"
of
Election
"
Dancing"
its
and
Steamers
"
Fishing
and
Luggage
"
Thames
^'
Cod
"
Portsmouth,
"
Ocean
Association
!
I.
voya-
induce
to
for
them
provisions,
all
parties
chance
the
than
passengers.
the
stores,
could
10
When
a
whole
the
convert
party
numerous
is
between
"
associated, it will be easy
decks"
of
ship into
a
largecabins, running the entire distance
two
"with
a
range
socieie
if the
Then,
and
of double
"fore
singlestate-rooms
conclude
on
''find"
to
steward,
and
make
plan something
A
to
large part}?^
all other
like
the
make
the
the
economically: whilst, at
would
be fairly
remunerated
The
aft,"
each
side.
well
for
a
be
can
a
cook
arransfements.
ways
same
derive
would
passengers
amusement,
both
or
themselves,
enable
foregoing would
voyage
and
needful
one
and
"catering" and "general-managing" committee
formed, to provide sea-stock, stores, "c,, engage
and
to
very
a
comfortably
time, the ship-owner
the
accommodation
considerable
forded.
af-
advantage,as
from
each
with
providingthemselves
and
a
some
good cod -hooks, (the
strong fishing-line,
"sockdolagers" are a capitalinvention),as few vessels
banks
of Newfoundland
the
without
cross
having or
making an opportunity to take a good catch of codfish ;
delicious and
salted, make
a
which, either fresh, or slightly
mess-table."
most
agreeablevarietyat the
election of a
The
President," with sufficient,
though of
limited,powers, to be exercised for the generalgood
course
during the voyage, may be found desirable ; and we have
cations,
known
a
compiled from joint-stockcommuninewspaper,
all on
from
contributed
board, depositedin an
"Editor's
Box," and
fairlytranscribed upon a sheet of
afford much
instruction,as well as amusement
foolscap,"
as
"
"
"
"
"
all concerned.
to
In
"
numerous
a
fair musicians,
concert
and
when
and
dance
health, and
to
between
As
the
"
tea
an
and
London,
and
"
seasoned"
will
agreeable
prove
mode
to
the
sea,
an
some
sional
occa-
extremelyconducive
of passing the time
turning-m."
regardsthe port
passage-money
will be found
congregation"there
be
of
landing in England, providedthat
not
strict economy
much
a
less to
paramount
Liverpoolthan
to
consideration, it
11
will,in every
ship
a
place;
respect,be
bound
and
last, rather
for the
here
the
are
for
reasons
Liverpool,although a most
city,has little besides
interest
besides, it is
and
be
"
whirled,"
rail-road
with
has
visitor who
the
obtainingmore
object worth
no
hundred
two
for the
than
and
prosperous
its docks
and
business
miles
first-named
assertion
our
:
"
mercial
thrivingcom-
warehouses
London
from
to
there
transact
to
; and
than
a
the
flyingglimpse of
seeing m
route,
offers
country,
any
the
to
or
temptation
no
for both.
pleasure,or
W
hereas,
Majesty'smagnificentdock-yardat
also Her
includingthe great naval
the celebrated
anchor, "c., forges,
"
the
"
to
an
and
York
by disembarking at Portsmouth, where the New
London
lines of packets always touch, the visitor will
an
opportunityof seeing that important and extensive
sea
;
that distance,
over
unnecessary
expense,
speed,and consequentlywithout a chance of
at
traveller for information, for
as
in
embark
advantageousto
more
invention
of
Monsieur
have
tress,
forPort-
stupendous
block-making machinery
arsenal, the
world-renowned
Brunei, the
likewise
Tunnel
projector and architect of the Thames
her beautiful little "Fairy'
the Royal Steam-yacht, and
Nelson's Flag-ship,
the quarteron
tender;"*' The Victory,''
deck
killed
he was
at
of which
Trafalgar. And, besides
short
is only about
all this, Portsmouth
a
seventy miles
London.
from
and cheap rail-road ride
generallyanchor at SpitShips callingat Portsmouth
"
"
"
head, from
whence
in boats
encumbered
to
with
and
passengers
shore.
the
than
more
their
luggage are
If, however,
one
or
two
the
traveller
trunks,
with
or
responsibleperson,
can
obtain, and
until her
have
it
direct to the
during his stay
in the
arrival in London,
conveyed, after
lodgingswhere
London
World.
Custom-
they
only a
articles
"
der"
plunother
where
House
he purposes
is
if
him
heavy, the best plan will be to take
such
small carpet bag, or similar package, containing
in dailyrequisition,
are
as
leavingall the rest of his
board
on
ship,in charge of the steward or some
are
veyed
con-
he
amination,
ex-
residing
12
for the
boatman
and
boat
enteringthe
Before
sum
whatever
are
you
luggage
"Sallyport,"the "Point,"
consider
be
to
at
the
Spithead,bargainwith the
him for landingyourto pay
self
you
advisable
most
with
you, at the
the last we
"Gosport:"
at
or
take
may
destination,for
reasons
or
presentlybe given. If there be only one
half a- crown
two
(60
passengers, he will,perhaps,demand
for each, to any of the places named
or
(all
more,
cents,)
from
the ordinaryanchorage),
but
being nearlyequi-distant
probably wi^l agree to take eighteenpence (36 cents). A
will be charged (per
large party say a dozen persons
agreement) about a sixpence (12 cents)each.
When
hours,
a
ship arrives before or after custom-house
the customs' officers are
authorized
to permit
passengers to
its equivalent,
take ashore with them
small carpet-bng,
a
or
tom-house
passin^gthrough the cuscontainingnecessaries, without
shall
which
"
"
hut
;
advisable
is not
moderate
half
cases,
they generally examine
that
of
allowance
include
tobacco, in any
quarters of
than
more
shape
"
it
say
a
from
An
tempt
atpound, at the most.
to- bribe the officer to neglect his duty would, in most
fail,and is punishable by heavy fine and imprisonment.
Passengers'luggage is sometimes
pretty closely
to
three
should
those
the contents, and
a
"
frequentlyvery slightly inypectedat the CustomHouse, but it will not be prudent to attempt concealment
missioner
of any article subjectto duty.
By a minute of the Comof Customs, dated
or
May 11, 1844, "cambric
in
silk and tobacco, found
lawns, leather gloves,
passengers'
baggage, are admitted to entry, although not entered on
the report." The following
duties are payable on tobacco :
more
"
Unmanufactured,
per
lb., 3s. (72 cents.)
Manufactured, or segars,
Snuff, 6s. ($1 44.)
The
manufactured
at
Act
about
VIII.
and
article
half
the
can
9s.
be
amount
IX. Victoria, C.
editions of books
($2 16.)
published
bought at any
charged as duty.
93, enacts
in
that
England, and
"
conist's
tobac-
right
copysubse-
13
abroad, may not be imported into any
quentlyre-printed
British possession,
provided notice has been given to the
that such copy-right
exists."
customs
Such books, therefore,brought to be read on the voyage,
either
be left on
board
must
ship,or deposited in the
custom-house, (where they v^ill be kept for the owners
three
the
on
years)and possessionresumed
passengers
leavingEngland.
and
Passengers who have no desire to see Portsmouth
its
hons," and are not tired of the sea and i,ship,
will,of
**
continue
course,
their
London, which
will
and
a
"
Thames,
"
of London"
Port
the
London"
"
American
as
"
a
whole
dollars
score
distance
in
to
expenditure,
commences,)Yv^oolwich,Greenwich,
the
Deptford, to
and,
half
save
the
pleasantsail through the Straits of Dover
Downs," and afterwards
over
sixtymiles up the
and
passing Gravesend
Tilbury Port, (where the
give them
into the
for
voyage
generallytake
vessels
that
Downs,"
part
Catharine's"
St.
"
or
of the
"
is
voyage
and
dock
;
steam-tugs"in
easilyand
ably
agree-
accomplished.
We
would
advise
going
to
London,
their return,
as
they
when
at
both
on
But
and
embark
to
will thus
land
to
see
at
Portsmouth
at
the
Docks
all that is worth
on
looking
routes.
go back
must
we
There
friends
our
are
two
to
our
first class
Portsmouth
Hotels
at
party.
Portsmouth
"
the
both situated in High-street,
Crown,"
George" and the
and
fair specimens of their
order," as it exists
tolerably
in naval
and
militarystations in England; the charges
being somewhat
higherthan those of similar establishments
coffee
in the generahtyof other provincial
In the
towns.
6d.
Is.
meat
or
room," breakfast, without
(36
eggs,
3s., ('72
cents) ; with meat, 2s., (48 cents). Dinner
cents); Port or Sherry Wine 5s. (|1 20) per bottle; and
in the same
proportionper pint and half-pint the last a
"
"
"
"
"
"
not
may
unusual
order
order, always
2
for
one
person.
tell the waiter to
Whatever
wine
bringit in the
"
you
black
14
understood
bottle,"as it is perfectly
that when
the process
bar," a couple of
decanting"is gone through in the
glassesof wine are left at the bottom of the bottle,lest the
tion
liquorshould become clouded with the deposit; not to menall
the
knowing" hotelglass of negus" which
keepers and their w^aiters (and where are they otherwise
than
knowing") calculate upon
manufacturing out of
of
*'
"
"
"
"
for their customers.
every bottle of wine decanted
wine to be changed on
of orderingyour
account
body," or being "fruity;" for
probably be remedied
by an abstraction
first fault will
qualifiedby
be
thus
of
water, whilst the
of cider.
If your
substitution
a
of
much
possessing"too
wine, and
Beware
admixture
an
doctored, it will be quiteas well for
latter will
its
the
of
be
potationsmust
you to perform
operationsfor yourself.
aquafyingand acidulating
will be from
The
2s. (48 cents)
charge for a bed-room
Servant
fees
waiter
to 3s. (72 cents)per night.
Is.
and
chamber-maid
6d. (12 cents),
"boots'" 6d.
(24 cents),
of
keep a publicregister
per day. English hotels do not
the
"
the
privaterooms,
charged extra.
class
houses
meals
and
at
not
are
some
Portsmouth,
quiteas good
named
;
in former
Posts," known
midshipmen
the
use
the
as
There
have
the
well
as
are
places we
where
do
Ladies
inmates.
"
coffee-room," and
"
served
meals
in
them,
are
secondvery comfortable
where
the
accommodations
perhaps
these
amongst
times
the
as
leave their
better
"
than
"
"
are
The
at
The
Blue
the
Blue
Vo"iesses^
chestf'^se.^,"
and,
"
horesco
forget to pay for their breakThe
Blue
Posts"
but a
fastesse.9." In those
was
days
ciently
noisy hostelrie,but in these peaceabletimes, it is a suffiquiet domicile.
to London
As, however, we
travelling
by rail,
purpose
we
pieferlanding at Gosport, on the west of the entrance
referens,
"
"
sometimes
"
to
harbor.
Portsmouth
from
*'
London,
The
and
Indian
traveller's" house, the
Here
several
is the
good
terminus
hotels
of
; one
the
road
rail-
in particular,
capital commercial
charges fully one-third less than
Arms,"
is
a
"
16
CHAPTER
How
proceed on
to
Room"
Apartments"
Room"
"Shops"
London
The
wKich
the
reaches
and
the
**
Portsmouth
British
Metropolis,is
Borough of Lambeth,
the
river Thames.
in the
are
City,"Westminster,
the
all form
The
Lambeth
Thames
"
of
county
bank
of
and
the
South
separates the
Bed
"
"
Waterloo
near
Surrey" (the
City" of London,
the
on
gage
Lug-
"Furnished
Railway,by
Southampton
or
located
"
Room"
"
opposite (the north)
last
Houses
"
from
Westminster,"
as
Omnibuses^""
"
Furnished
Lodgings"
Temporary Accommodations.
"
traveller
the
in-so-far
Cabs"
Boarding
"
station of tlie Soutli-Western
Bridge,in the
south)side of
"
"
"
Houses
Coffee
"
Furnished
"
"
Coffee
London
arriving in
Hotels
"
II.
"
Middlesex, on
river; but the
wark
"
first two
excepting
the
from
part and parcel" of that vast tion
conglomeraof
bricks and mortar," the
Cobbett
or
as
Capital,"
called it, the "Wen"
of England.
The
"City" only,
"
"
"
"
however, within
of the
As
soon
its ancient
Lord
as
the
Mayor
train
boundaries, is under
and
the
diction
juris-
Corporation.
station,jump
travelled,and if you
at
stops
the
the
of
out
have
carriagein which
you have
brought with you any luggage besides the carpet-bagor
small portmanteau spoken of in the preceding chapter
"
and
which
"
you
look
master"
have
retained
doubtless
after it at
once,
accompanies
(for in
the
cars,
in your
England
and
the
session
pos-
own
no
"
gage
bag-
excellent
American
each
plan of attachingnumbered
duplicatechecks to
article of passenger'sluggage,the owner
holding the
correspondingnumbers,
if you
have
decided
hotel,or
particular
upon
other
has
not
yet
been
adopted,)and
takingup your quarters in any
lodgings,get one of the porters
17
of the
establishment
cab"
"
to
on
(cabriolet)
within
pass
the
driver
the
for
destination,
your
and
inside,is
when
allowed
are
with
agreement
your
chattels
yourself and
to
conveniency,"and
vehicles, drawn
two
by
horse,
one
passengers
understandingof
clear
which
leathern
*'
disengaged
first
the
those
of
of
covered
hold
to
fare, exclusive
a
line
it to
only. The legal
of such
ried
luggage as is too bulky to be carvisable,
8d. (16 cents) per mile, but it is always adengaging either cab or hackney coach, to
calculated
have
the
conveyance
the
enter
off you go !"
"
Cabs"
small
are
"
carry
station ;" make
*'
the
to
for
how
much
cab, distance
to
are
you
pay
exceeding two
quantityof luggage, (a carpet-bag
small portmanteau, should
be charged for)eighteen
not
or
(36 cents) will be about right. The fare by a
pence
horses,
chariot," drawn
by two
hackney coach," or
For
jaunt.
your
miles, with a moderate
a
*'
not
"
will be
third
one
more.
If you
have
seek
to
before
where
you,
lodging
a
world
the
"
"
choose," and
to
(of
don)
Lon-
instructions
our
guide,tell the porter to take your effects to the
him
thither, and leave them
luggage room," accompany
in charge of the
of that
clerk
ceipt
department,taking his re-
for
your
"
for the
The
same.
porters
of
at
all the
railway stations
companies,and
respective
the
receivingany
fee
from
reward
or
the
are
are
paid
vants
ser-
from
prohibited
for assistance
passengers
rendered.
In
addition
London
the
he
go
or
the
of
ply
traveller
can
be
to, and
no
to
at
the
is well
different
omnibuses
railway
acquaintedwith
put down
the
"cabs,"
the
at
distance
the
is
door
of
to
stations
town,
the
house
considerable, there
advantage in usingthat descriptionof
omnibus
London
charge from railway stations
is sixpence (12 cents)for each
2*
and
all
;
parts
unless
but
that
knows
he
to
wants
will be
little
conveyance
to
any
person,
of
;
as
quarter
and
as
18
much
more,
there
is any
have
We
visitor to
We
of
in
to
us
communicate,
we
if funds
that
be
consideration,"
residence
a
hotel, of the first water,
exactly suited, and "shaved"
elusive"
heart
Grosvenor
Square
;
St. James'
wish,
pelf."
London,"
shall
at
a
"
peradventure,
may,
which
in
all its
phases,
observe,
just briefly
of
matter
a
West
end"
"
no
ble
fashiona-
primary object,they
as
closelyas the most
a
rough
tho-
our
be
can
"ex-
Mivart's," in Brooke
street,
Limmer's," George street, Hanover
"
;
"
at
street ;
Clarendon," jSTew Bond
Fenton's,"
loo,"
Waterstreet; "Blake's," "Reddish's," and the
"
"
street, St. James's.
Jermyn
understood
to be
abundantly extravagant"hotels, the
from
thirtyshillings
{$7 20) to two
day, for merely bachelor's meals and
livingwill be
pounds ($9 60) per
accommodations
and
"
those, which
At
"
of
cost
class
with
The
all in
are
could
Square
"
elf
lined
supei-abundant,expense
and
this,our
to
"
the information
"Life
knowledge
luggage,when
it.
lucky
well
of that
some
profitby
to
that
are
for
"Introduction"
for the
not
pockets
But, nevertheless, as
disposed
the
London,
write
Whose
enables
quantity of
alreadysaid,in
"
feel
largeramount,
considerable
the
guide to
still
a
or
not
the
breakfast, dinner, tea, supper,
best
and
that
(apartments,
and candles,
firing
at
even
"
being charged as separate items ;) and if two or three
of the best rooms
be occupied,double the last amount
will
the daily
of a married
barely cover
couple, with
expenses
a
glass of wine at dinner, and fees to servants.
A
grade of hotels secondary in fashionable estimation to
all
the
foregoinglist,though
and
real
in
commodation
way inferior as regardsaccomforts,
are
Wright's,"Dover
no
"
Mor-
Warren's," Regent
Piccadilly
;
ley's,"TrafalgarSquare, Charing Cross;
street
Cross," Strand
street, Strand
street,
^'The
"
York,"
of wines,
The
Craven," Craven
(a good, quiet house, with
;
"
"c.,)Charles
street, Covent
an
Garden
;
"
Golden
"The
excellent
;
"
The
;
cellar
Bed-
19
ford,"
and
"
New
Somerset
Temple
In
the
"
City"
House,"
-and
"The
Head,"
Garden
Strand.
These
Hummums,"
;
Belle
"The
The
"
are
all
and
the
erset,"
SomWest
"
The
"
;
Crown,"
street, Snow
Skinner
and
the
Holborn
Hill
tugal,"
Por-
;
The
George,"
Saracen's
"The
Bull
Coffee
and
Mouth,"
Boulogne Mouth,") St.
Martin-le- Grand.
At all of the precedingthe charges are
and sixpence to two
nearly alike, varying from one shilling
"shinings(36 to 48 cents),for breakfast; two shillingsto
and sixpence(48 to 60 cents)for dinner; tea
two
shillings
Port and Sherry
the same
priceas breakfast, without meat.
in proportion
wines
five shillings($1 20) per bottle, and
for a smaller
quantity; ale, or porter, four pence (8 cents)
hot with,'^
cold witlioiU^'or
per pint; brandy and water,
one
shilUng (24 cents)per large,
(sugar being understood,)
and sixpenceor eightpenee (12 or 16 cents)per small glass;
glass of gin and water, sixpence(12 cents). The best plan,
quire,
however, is to ask for
a
liquoryou rego" of whatever
(supposed
to
be
a
corruptionof
"
;
London
"
Boar," "The
Blue
*'
Bridge street, Black-
York,"
Sauvage"
and
Bell
Anderton's"
"
are
proper
Ludgate Hill
on
all in Covent
House,
street;
The
"
;
Old
''
Bar."
in Fleet
friars
Tavistock,"
The
"
Hummums,"
near
of
Piazza,"
The
"
"
"
"
"
with
You
will
cold
get
more
hot
or
water
and
sugar,
A
for your money.
three shillings
(48
as
you
bed-room
wish.
may
will cost
to 72 cents) per
to
night,
shillings
(24 cents),
according to size and floor; waiter one shilling
chambermaid
sixpence
sixpence (12 cents),and "boots"
the prices of the
are
(12 cents),each, per day. Those
of English
the single inmates
Coffee
BLoom," in which
their meals ; but in private sittinghofeels generallytake
ladies are
and such cannot
be dispensed with when
rooms
additional
be accommodated
to
an
charge of about five
($1 20) per day is made.
shillings
time best suits
Every one orders their meals at whatever
two
^^
"
"
their
convenience
"*^hotjoints"of
;
meat
but
are
as
at
stated
ready for
hours
the
of
the
afternoon
table,ascertain each
20
morning the cooking-arrangemenfcs for the day, and he
governed thereby; otherwise a little soup, followed by a
bit of fisb/' a steak, a chop, or a cutlet
with a cutlet, a
chop, or a steak, by way of variety,
(unlessyou prefercold,
half cold, remnants
of roast or boiled joints,)
or
will be found,
in most
the stapleof a London
to form
Hotel Coffee
cases,
*'
"
Room
dinner.
Travellers
who
inclinations
and
means
like
specified,can
at
livingin such places,and whose
not opposed t-o the outlayabove
are
station'^ in a
proceed from the
"*
once
*'cab," baggage and all, to any of the hotels named.
Some, perhaps, may prefer fixingthemselves
in a
coffee
"
house," where
"without
*'
they
dinner.
Gray's
House,'" Fleet
St. Paul's
Those
Coffee
Inn
hare
can
will find
This
Churchyard.
literary
being
breakfast,
goc"d aecomm^odations
"The
or
and
room
Holborn
House,"
street;
and
bed
a
Peel's
"
;
Coffee
Chapter
last is much
booksellers, and
a,l
Coffee
House,'^
frequented bj
the
rate,
chai*gesare modeone
(SO cents) for
shillingand tlireepeace,
meat
and threebreakfast, without
pence,
or
shilling
eggs-, and one
and
one
or
shilling
sixpence (30 to 36 cents) peF
Servants-'
fees
night,for a snsall but good bed i"Oom..
about
the same
before quoted, but mucb
less when
as
the
men
house
is used
as
a
houses
Boarding
best,
for
v/ell
as
the
week
are
or
not
longer.
desirable
most
pre-occupiedby permanent
American, whose
objectis to see
meals
in
himself
feel
no
sional
Let
*'
appetitegiveshim
"full
to pay
disposition
breakfast
us
much
now
or
Lo-ndon, and
in
rooms
all he
a
the
Moreover,
can,
"Town"
hint, and
board"
ih"
ably
invari-
al),are
boarders.
quarter of the
when
stretched
and
whatever
in
numei'ous
will take
he
may
therefore
rates, for
an
his
find
will
oc'ca-
dinner.
suppose
that
of our
readers
many
"
World's
to visit the
have
Fair,'*
point" in order
consequently are desiroias of sparing their purses as
of
with
their determination
as
possible,consistently
a
seeing everythingworth
seeing,and
yet
live
nearly as
21
to home."
Well,
tlieyhave been used to do
then, having depositedyour
baggage as alreadydirected,
in the first,place take a look at the
Register"of Lodgings
the sanction of the Inspectorsof
to let," which, with
in
TherePolice, are kept at each railwaystation in London.
well
"
as
"
"
will be
found
the
respectable lodging
of
particulars
the
to
rent
be
per
necessary.
Rents
lower
on
house
keepers
accommodation
the
week.
useful,
addresses, "c., of
names,
Make
noting
such
the
the
extracts
''Surreyside" of
the oppositebank
on
river
the
;
vicinity,with
referred
be
to
terms,
the
disposed of, and
as
likely
appear
be
to
the
than
in
of
most
and
are
when
to
bly
considera-
in the immediate
Waterloo
neighborhood of the
Bridge Station" are the
Stamford
Waterloo
lower
and
Bridge Road;
upper
ster
Westminstreet
communicating in a direct line between
Bridge Road, on the west, and Blackfriar's Road on
the east, (intersecting
the Waterloo
Bridge Road at right
Road, (Lambeth,) and Belvedere
angles;)the Commercial
street
Road, running parallelwith Stamford
ber
; also a numof quiet clean
roughfare
leading thostreets, connecting those
well
as
as
branching off from the Waterloo
of about
In this quarter, covering an extent
Bridge Road,
in protwo
miles, there will be but little difficulty
square
curing
furnished
and
neatly
lodgings one or two rooms,
at
reasonable
small parlor and bed
for a
rent
a
; say,
in a small
($1 92, to
house, eight or ten shillings,
room,
lings,
$2 40) per week.
For a bed
room
only, four to six shil"
"
"
(96
cases
cents
included.
to
$1 44) per week,
By
''attendance"
"
attendance," in all
is meant
(and have
all
before
clearly understood
concluding a bargain) bedand
in
clean
rooms
making and keeping your room
or
order
when
water
; supplying hot
required; preparing
and
servingup breakfast, removing and washing up the
tea
equipage,(diningor
recommended.)
me
(24
shilling,
Boot
lodgingsis not
cleaningwill be charged
all
extra, and though we
supping
and
shoe
cents) per week
at
your
22
know
that
how
this
would
particular
small
in
sum
Stipulatefor
for clean
a
be
to
of
change
linen
be
be
may
question is
table
charge
no
expense
and
injudicious
; as,
a
perquisiteof
bed-linen
towels
made
saved, yet economy
for
in
a
at least
once
those
washing
general,the
attendant.
your
once
in
and
fortnight,
a
week
;
articles.
and
Take
week's
notice to be given on
a
lodgingsby the week
either side previousto a
turn-out
likewise,
Stipulate,
for a "latch-key;" it will always be a convenience, and
time and trouble, besides occasionally
much
save
ing
preventthe
of
"the
of
the
necessity abiding
pelting
pitiless
storm"
for
moment
a
by day or night,
longer than is
requiredto open the door.
be as well to
It may
agree, as suggested,for breakfast
attendance"
at your
but we
rather counsel
lodgings,
your
well
other
as
The
meals, abroad.
taking that, as
your
London
"Punch"
once
published amongst his facetious
the
"
"
"
*'
illustrations,a
sketch
of
the
"
Oo-ress
Lodsfing;
house
their
keepers of Margate and Ramsgate, ^vho live on
know, from sad personal experienceof
lodgers;" and we
their bitingcapabilities,
that the race
is by no
means
fined
conto the Watering places referred
to
being,in truth,
plenty as blackberiies," and active as livelyleeches, in
"
"
London.
with
a
a
And
albeit their devoted
"
lock-up"tea caddy, and
neat
ditto" pantry, yet inasmuch
"
of
victim
as
may
be furnished
good-lookingkey for
there exists a possibility
a
of
manufacturing duplicate open sesames"
he will,in all probability,
discover
soon
this
"
sugar,
bread, butter,
and
such
that
scriptio
de-
tea,
eatables, (to say-
other
he may
have
as
nothing of drinkables,)
provided for his
culation
own
especialuse, disappearlong before the ordinary calof one
satisfactorily
person's consumption can
for ; thus
account
otherwise
The
lessened
the
renderino-
agreeable by
"
no
the
means
home
a
breakfast
cheap
meal.
difficulties of lodmno--huntino; in London
by
the
there
practiceexisting
of
Lodging-housewindows, announcing
"
however
"
are
much
exhibitingbills in
Furnished
Apart-
24
the
lodgings on
for
the
at
there
shop
and
Station,"
"
"
Engage
course) order
street.
first,of
call
for
day
to
pence
bread
at
of
and
night, (seeing it
"
and
His
butter
tea
coffee
or
will
;
or
shilling,
one
;
comfortable
entertainment"
"
for
himself
make
until
amount
to
the
four-
(4 cents) for
shillingand sixpence
(4 cents) to
twopence
twopence
one
and
36
to
ford
Stam-
'^
him,
amuse
the
and
coflfee-
"
a
cents) for bedroom;
waiter, generally a female,
In all, one
shillingand
two
most,
shillingsand two
(24
the
any
Road,
for
luggage
respectable
a
Waterloo
room
his
pint" of tea or coffee, with
a
butter," in the
upstairs" refreshment
room,
the Morning or
Evening Newspapers of the
morning.
(8 cents)
next
bed
a
still leave
to
once
the
in
"
loaf and
small
at
go
several
are
let him
day,
same
who
also
acts
maid.
chamber-
as
eightpence, (40 cents,)or,
(62 cents,,)for bed
pence
meal.
and
If
good
a
night's lodging
accommodation
Waterloo
Road
at
may
"
;
The
hotel
a
be had
at
Leaping
or
the
tavern
"
Hero
Bar,"
is
of
preferred^
Waterloo,"
Blaskfriars
Road
:
Stamford
street
(opposite to Lower
;) Proctor's Hotel,"
Westminster
Bridge Road
Astley's
; (nearly opposite to
The
Feathers,"
or
a
Amphitheatre;)
good house
very
AVaterloo
close
to
Bridge. The
charges at those
places
be
and
will, for tea
or
one
shilling
sixpence (36
supper,
or
perhaps two
shillings (48 cents)
cents,)and the same,
One
the
bedroom.
for a
waiter, to be divided
shillingto
"
"
"
"
between
himself, the
chambermaid,
and
"
boots."
respectabilityof the
in search
of lodgings, make
where
street
are
or
you
on
inquiry on the subject of the first policeman you meet
in all quarters,
They are to be seen
duty.
by day as well
all your
as
by night, and will promptly and civillyanswer
questions.
Should
any
house
doubt
occur
as
to
the
25
CHAPTER
By Liverpool to London
and Private
Lodgings
Tea, and
"How
We
have
have
landed
Southor
shall
now
in that
to
way
hitherto
quarter
The
"
Station
Hotels, Coffee-Shops
Breakfast, Dinner,
great Thoroughfares of London
Square
"
indifferent,"will
but
and
American
reached
traveller
London
for
as
many,
prefer the
them
"
Town."
supposed the
Railway ;
"
of London
all parts of
Portsmouth,
at
Western
bad,
Euston
"
Supper arrangements
to find your
III.
reasons
to
by the
good,
'*
Liverpool route,
we
Capitalfrom that port.
thing
Although, as we have alreadysaid, Liverpooloffers noof sufficient interest to induce
those who
only travel
for pleasureto "go out of their way" for the purpose
of
seeingit, yet when there, you may as well take a look at
whatever
is worth
a
glance. But first let us land, and go
through the Custom- House formalities.
When
is fine and bright,
the weather
the passage
up the
side
Mersey is very pleasant; on the right the Cheshire
is the mouth
of the river Dee, recallingto mind
the
and
philosophic
Jolly Miller," who, accordingto the old
lived on its banks," and
the burden"
of
legend,once
whose
rationally
song most
says,
accompany
to
the
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
I
care
for
ijfnobody
On
numerous
the left is an
sand
nobody,
cares
no,
not
expansiveestuary of
banks
become
I,
for me."
visible
shoal
at
water, wherein
ebb-tide
; and
as,
duringheavy gales of wind, these frequentlychange their
cannot
position,
experiencedpilots
safelybe dispensedwith
in navigatinglarge vessels
through either of the two
channels"
in the
Fairway." Proceedingonward, and
"
'*
3
26
again on the right,are
place" of Liverpool
"
and
"New
Brighton;"
"
succession
a
of neat
the
"watering
lookingvillages,
docks"
Birkenhead, Avhere large"tioating
in
are
course
of construction.
If
at
tide be
the
sufficiently
high when
will immediatelyhaul
Liverpool,she
then
can
passengers
walk
ashore, and
luggage to the Custom-House.
by the advice given under the
our
Whether
"
duty ?"
has
the
your
effect that,
will either
"you
don't
is for
know
dock
; the
proceed
with
their
guided,when
of
there,
Portsmouth," in
"
shall
we
duty
pay
but
"
own
your
that
add, that, if
leave
if
some
thing
no-
required,
in store."
of
case
is
there
which,
use,
or
upon,
in the
unless
luggage,"
"
person
sengers'
Paswho
unusually largequantity,avowedly coming under
the
"tariff," is rarely taken
to
"Regular" Custom
an
House, which,
the
into her
your packages contain anythingsubjectto
safest and most
will be to
judiciousanswer,
except what
you
head
first chapter ; to which, however,
asked
the
Be
the vessel arrives
docks
where
American
Those
cargoes.
more
is
Liverpool,
at
than
two
get
them
or
considerable
a
vessels
who
wisely are
three
trunks
examined
distance
from
generally land
their
encumbered
with
not
and
in the
"
portmanteaus, can
bably
proDock
House," at the cipal
prin-
they are very slightly
gate, where, ordinarily,
inspected
looked
sometimes, indeed, not even
into,but passed and
"
"chalked"
unopened. It would not be safe, however, to
speculate"on such a chance, much less to boast of success
of tobacco, or
other
ticles,
arsubsequently; for the possession
"
which
sometimes
may
entails
have
Custom
escaped
unpleasant
of
House
notice,
In the improbable
consequences.
undue
exercise of authority,
exaction, or
the part of the
on
Officer," a complaintaddressed, To
the Honorable
the Commissioners
of Customs, London,"
event
"
will receive
are
no
prompt attention, and procure
fees to be
If it is not
at
"
paid at
intended
Liverpool,a
"
any
Custom
to remain
look-a-header"
more
redress.
House
than
in
a
will transfer
"
There
England.
day or two
his
effects
27
forthwith
to
raUroad
the
for London.
station, there
For
await
to
parture
his de-
(24 cents)a
shilling
one
''
ney
hack-
carriage"will convey two persons and a fair load of
Agree with the driver, however,
baggage to the station.
in
beforehand
use
requiredfor immediate
; deposit all not
the
luggage-roora"there, taking the usual receipt; the
charge will be twopence (4 cents), but your goods will be
when
of a second
removal
in safe keeping,
and the expense
"
"
leavinor
There
is
for London
loderino-s to start
vour
no
lack
of
hotels
close
by
will be
"
the
saved.
station,and
the
pricesof all are on a par ; bed-room
and use
of coffee-room, two
shilHngs (48 cents)per day;
half-a-crown"
breakfast, the same
(60 cents);
; dinner,
and sixpence (36
coffee in the evening,one
tea
or
shilling
cents). Your meals will be served at any time you please;
but if you
desire more
than a steak, chop, or
cutlet,after
the usual
and fish,inquireat what
hour
joints
your
soup
accommodation
and
''
ready,and you will fare all the better for being
ling
shilthar" at the rightmoment.
waiter's fee is one
The
(24 cents);chambermaid, sixpence(12 cents);" boots,"
''official" is
sixpence (12 cents) per day. The last-named
vocation.
always "porter,"in addition to his ''polishing"
will
be
''
When
ring
the
enter
you
the bell, engage
may
require.
a
hotel, walk
bed-room,
intx) the
and
order
"
coffee-room,"
anything you
Elephants"of Liverpoolbest worth seeingare the
with the river.
Docks," extendingfor several miles parallel
The
of prodigious
of those are
warehouses
in the vicinity
height and extent, containingvast quantitiesof American
from
cotton, and other produce, besides merchandise
every
of
dock
the
the
Clarence"
the
steamers
At
quarter
globe.
live
from Ireland discharge
their enormous
cargoes of both
continuous
and
dead"
stock
former
the
passing in one
stream, from
morning till night,and from year'send to
year'send, alongthe road leading from the dock- gates into
of the
the town, givingthe spectator ocular demonstration
Green
Isle" that produced them.
amazing fecundityof the
The
"
*'
"
"
"
"
28
Here
also will be
and
their
on
districts of
rural
failingthrong
never-
a
them
of
grants, some
seen
England
emi-
the
manufacturing
employment so
their birth (themost
to
way
of Irish
to seek
for
"
the soil of
on
miserablyremunerated
crying social grievanceof which five words will describe,
viz. : "low
wages, or no wages,") but by far the largest
number
for the purpose
of tak'mg
Liverpool
passage from
to the land of their brightest
hopes America.
Goree
Piazzas"
Retmniing from the Clarence Dock hj
"
"
"
and
"Water
Street," you
handsome
used
and
in
building,
the
by
the
the
at
the
of which
rear
is
an
in fine
merchants,
bar"
that
are
you
stranger,your
a
Hall,"
"Town
the
see
weather, as an
Exchange Reading Room," where,
"
"
will
a
square^
open
Exchange,"
stating
upon
"
will
name
be
and
registered,
reading
newspapers
can
Ameri-
of
enjoy the privilegeof
you
may
from
all parts of the world, of which
journalsconstitute a largeproportion. In
monumental
Exchange Square stands a handsome
erected
in the
in honor
hour
The
will each
the
walk
forest
of
shore
in the
masts
from
the
for the
repay
permits,a
be
Admiral
victoryat
School
"
of
in
battle
BHnd,"
trouble
to
Lord
of
of
the
"
them
visiting
will
show
advantage
more
trophy,
killed
was
Gardens,"
Botanic
docks, the river, and
distance, to
centre
Trafalgar.
and
"Everton,"
the
Nelson, who
the
;
and, if time
the
town,
the
than
the
Cheshire
they
can
other
pointof view.
The
lows
folare
as
railwayfares from Liverpool to London
First class,"l 16s. ($8 64)
second
:
class, "l 6s.
(|8 24)" third class, "l (|4 80)" Parliamentary"train,
leavingat five every morning, 16s. ($3 84). First and
seen
any
"
"
"
second
class
passengei^
weight of luggage,free
and
the
are
of
Parliamentary
"
each
allov*'ed to take
charge;
"
28
the
lbs.
third
112
class, "8
Lucrcrao-e
lbs.
lbs.,
is always
weighed,and when heavier than the "regulation,"
charged
When
the traveller
twopence (fourcents)per pound extra.
vantage
has much
overweight"with him, he will find it to his adother
to hand
his heaviest packages to one
over
or
"
29
publiccarriers
of the
who
"
Pickford,
Messrs.
"
the
within
warehouse-room
have
Chaplin "; Co.
"station," seeing
or
he has
fixed"
weighed,and takinga receipt. When
the
himself
in his London
quarters, by writingfor them
(two cents)to
penny
postage, when pre-paid,is only one
all parts of England, Ireland, and Scotland
they will be
forwarded, and delivered at his residence for 3s. (72 cents)
them
"
"
"
the
As
will
lbs.,which
112
per
journey
all expenses.
by the
capital,
cover
the
to
ordinarytrains,
occupieseighthours, (theexpress cars accomplishit in half
the time, being at the rate of nearly a mile per minute,
pool
stoppages included !)it will be desirable to start from Liverby one of the earlymorning trains, which will arrive
Town"
it is too late in the day to look out leisurely
in
ere
for such
best suit the
traveller,and
lodgings as may
into them
the same
move
evening. Before enteringany
*'
of
*'
the
that
see
carriages,
luggage room," are
of your OYrn
what
mind
your
with
seat
either
near
"
London
with
you left in the
the initial letters
;" observe, and
bear
in
placedin, or upon, and take
thereto as you possibly
can
:
by sitting
will not be exposed
to the locomotive, you
are
"
the
strong
in motion, nor
the
ticketed"
"
they
carnage
back
to
when
from
and
name,
as
your
all
effects which
the
furnace
to
the
air which
of
current
blindingdust
Such
chimney.
seats
are
meets
train
the
and
sparks flying
always the first
"one as soon
as
possible.There
occupied,therefore secure
will be no
charge for care of your luggage beyond that
posited,
dethe articles were
when
already paid for the receipt,
labels and puts
and nothingto pay the porter who
them
on
When
allowed
the
cars.
the
train reaches
to
take
refreshment.
Birmingham, twenty
"
Waiters
will be
minutes
are
in readiness
tables,
abundantly-supplied
for
The
and promptly attend to their wants.
charges are
half-a-crown," (60 cents);tea or supper two
dinner,
cars"
the
As
shillings,
(48 cents) nothing to waiters.
from one
side of the station
will have changed their position
to
conduct
the
passengers
to
"
"
"
"
3#
so
other, whilst you
to the
engaged
were
leavingthe dining-room get
moved
they have
arrivingat
where
On
Hotels,
from
of
commencement
Victoria"
"
the
houses, which
in those
both
are
evening be far advanced, or you
immediate
"lodging-huat,"it may be
the
of
their services.
same
way
is made
charge
for the
of
hotels
Euston"
hand
at
well
if
; and
an
avail self
youris managed much
in
as
to
similar
a
bed-room
A
the
grade,but
coffee-room, when
the
of
use
preceding
"
indisposedfor
are
Euston"
"
house.
in the
taken
not
are
The
other
as
you
offer accommodation
to
close
the
the
and
generallyin waitingthere
are
show
portersto
Square station, in London,
Euston
in the
Porters
chapter.
of the
one
meal, when
your
to.
the
advised
proceed as
at
for the
a
meals
night will
lings
shillings(V2 cents); breakfast, two shil(12 cents); tea, two
(48 cents); dinner, three shillings
in
(48 cents) bat all servants' fees are included
shillings
room,
Victoria," the prices for bedthose
charges. At the
here
three
cost
"
"
and
breakfast
but
dinners
taken
per day,
Should
ao-ain
is made
cause
adopt
Station"
thingsto
your
(never forgetto
therefrom, and
There
let,by
you
the
of
The
south
"
The
into
night or
of
close
to
week
;
and
pence
suit
not
the
you,
the
under
deposit,)look
the needful
:
into
extracts
street, where
the
located.
aoEQe-shops, with
as
habitually
(36 cents)
are
previous chapter,viz
the
Luggage Room,"
Drummond
railwayis
fees
"
receipt for
will find several
end
and
Koad,"
carried'
out
servants'
recommended
course
Euston,"
"
cofiee-room.
makinoreg^ister,"
walk
Drummond,
east
ton-st.,
a
tea
or
described
head, in the
be
the
also
eighteen
of the
use
the
of this line of
terminus
to
take
house
"Lodmnof-
the
here
accommodations
say,
Waterloo
of
at
as
breakfast
charge
for the
the
we
a
same
and
;
Unless
house,
in the
the
are
served
not
are
dispensed with.
are
"'
tea
also in
bed-rooms
street, to the
right angles with it.
Seymour
running at
Seymour street leads into the
where, in
Somerstown,"
by is
"
Polygon," and, indeed, throughoutthe
'*
New
Chari-
whole
Q9
o^
don
Westminster,
and
Lambeth
south.
the
on
north, from
the
on
Waterloo
pier,or
a
"
street, Strand, steamboats
London
Bridge,to
take
Here
seat
there
on
will
embark
west,
gers
passen-
Chelsea, price twopence, (4 cts.)
the pier,and, while waitingfor the steamer,
of
be
and
front
arches
east, land and
the
the
to
ticket for
probably
river
bold
a
Chelsea,
for
minutes.
ten
every
a
its central
"
entered
take
Bridge,from
and
good point of departure ; at a floating
of stone
dummy," reached by two flights
steps,
close
the
in
Bridge toll-house, Wellingby
ton
upon
situation,forms
and
Southwark
opportunityto
an
Waterloo
those, the little
Somerset
of
terrace
notice
the
and
House,
Bridgfe. Passinor through
steamer
her
on
westward
some
handthe
of
one
touches
course
Hungerford Market
pier,passes under the suspension
of that
ilk,"calls also at Westminster
foot-bridge
Bridge
north side ; from thence
pier,
shooting"the Bridge,a capital
at
"
"
view
likewise
of
the
of
Lambeth
of
The
of
the
attraction
some
for
large developments of
to the
of
casual
Church.
of
residence
obtained,
of
as
bishop
Arch-
the
opposite side of the river.
latter,although, perhaps, possessing
those whose
pericraniums present
the
''organ of veneration"
but
httle
idea
Again, looking
Westminster
Further
is
the
observer
its interior.
glimpse is caught
Parliament
Palace, the
Canterbury,on
exterior
of
Houses
new
on
the
bank
Abbey,
boat
of
and
veys
con-
cence
magnifi-
the
the
to
"
north,
St.
a
ret's
Marga-
in front of Mill-
passes
prison; then
extensive
under
Vauxan
Penitentiary,
hall Bridge a lightand elegant structure
; the piersand
abutments
being of cut stone
supportingarches
masonry,
"
of
the
iron.
Red
Beyond
this,on
House,"
the
celebrated
south
in the
bank
of
the
river, is
"
as
sportingworld
the
where
and
scene
pigeon-shooting
aquatic contests
matches
pital
decided.
are
Nearly oppositeare Chelsea Hosand
(an Asylum for disabled and veteran
soldiers,)
"
Cheyne Walk,
being the
where
terminus
the
of her
steamer
westward
"
lands
her
passengers,
trip. Disembarking
33
here, the
*'
Duke
distance
is short
York's
School"
of
of which
soldiers,,both
Returning
the
Bridge
"
and
for
fare
twopence,
and
a
the
on
boat
until,to the
the
destination
eastern
While
of the
descending the
the
City can
Temple
"
London
lines of
from
scenes
dens,"
Garfine
on
Bridge, (iron,and
Chelsea
river
London
Citizens"
"
evenings; Blackfriar's Bridge, Southwark
something like that at Vauxhall,) and
the
of
Somerset
of
east
the
see
of
for
repassingthe
(4 cents)
promenade
the
children
orphan
the
side, you
same
favorite
the
take
Cheyne Walk,
to
Hospital,and
deservingof inspection.
well
are
objectsalready noticed,
House,
Chelsea
to
Bridge
"
steamers.
Waterloo
Bridge, the
site of
be distinguished
at
once
by the
of church-towers, spiresand steeplescrowded
great number
within
a
Among those, and
comparativelylimited space.
the river,the magnificentdome
far from
of St. Paul's
not
Cathedral
stands
ment"
Monuconspicuous ; as likewise the
"
"
"
erected
Not
to
in the
year
1666.
many
years
ago
the -base
to
"
austere, but
the
eventuallyaffirmed by a vote of
City of London, ordainingthe erasure
London
Bridge take
pier; fare twopence
House
the
Custom
and
through quite a
*
and
Commencing,
ending at "
and
Pie
Johnson,
the
Corner."
to
of
"
the
those
skies.
the
lies."
Corporationof
of
to
Tower,"
the
the
You
on
"
records,
at
Thames
the
"
the
accusation.
injurious
will
shipping,moored
authentic
in
moralist,
truth-loving
(4 cents).
forest
according
steamer
a
an
it briefly
conflagration
a
charge summarily
huge column
pointing to
bully, lifts its head and
of
judgment
don"*
Lon-
bore
monument
tall
a
was
At
the
"
fire of
"great
agency
celebrated
Doctor
the
London's
Like
This
Catholic
Roman
disposed of by
pithy lines :
of
tremendous
inscription,
imputing the
describes
the
commemorate
then
north
nel"
Tunpass
side,
in tiers
on
Pudding Lane,*'
34
sides of the river,tillyou
both
at
Wapping
;
and
here
land
reach
the Tunnel
visit the
"
"
Tunnel,"
dummy,"
tance
admit-
"
(2 cents) passing under the bed of the
river to the oppositeside.
The
completion of this work,
under
circumstances
most
of the
one
discouraging,was
ble,
obstacles apparently insurmountagreatest triumphs, over
skill and indomitable
achieved by engineering
ever
severance
perto
Retracingyour footsteps Wapping, inquire
from "Old
Gravel Lane," by the "New
Road,"
your way
take an
for the
omnibus
to "Whitechapel Road,"
where
fare sixpence(12 cents) which, if you wish,
"Strand,"
will
Waterloo
down"
set
at Wellington street, near
you
or
Bridge,from whence
you took your departure,
carry you
and
Waterloo
Place,
on, through Charing Cross,
Piccadilly,
to
Western
trances
enHyde Park Corner," one of the principal
into the
buses
omniModern
Babylon." The London
take five outside
including a seat on
passengers
the "box," alongsidethe driver
worth
whence
all objects
sides
than from
the interior ; benoticingcan be better observed
tained
obwhich, any information
required can be at once
from
the "coachman,"
whilst a knowledge of some
importanttown localities is also gained.
On
the route
from
Hyde
Whitechapel Turnpike" to
Park
Strand," the followingwill be
Corner," by the
passed in succession : The Jews' Hospital; The East India
House
; The
Royal Exchange ; The Bank of England ; The
Mansion
of the Lord
House
Mayor) ; St. PauTs
(residence
Church
New
Cathedral
; Temple Bar ; St. Clement's
; The
Church
House
(Strandfront);
; King'sCollege; Somerset
The
National
Gallery; Statue of Charles I. ; Nelson's
of
Pillar ; Statue
of Wellington; Statue
of the
Duke
of York's
George III. ; Italian Opera House ; Duke
Column; The Green Park; Apsley House
(the residence
of the Duke
of Wellington); Hyde Park
Gates, and the
one
penny
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
Colossal
the
"
French
Achilles"
army
Statue,
during the
from
by subscription
the
cast
from
Peninsular
ladies of
cannon
War,
taken
and
from
erected
England, the great
ma-
35
of
jority
"
a
it is to
whom,
brazen"
in
affair
at
the
nudity
following
of
from
verse
Good
The
"
When
"
Could
But
Some
people
But
and
the
massive
by
forty
weighing
Punch"
has
The
Cheapside
street
;
Cross
;
The
the
traversed
St.
;
Waterloo
trip
of
memory
thoroughfares
the
bridges.
Thames
and
Duke
way
arch-
lington,
Wel-
of
which
of
running
;
The
are
The
;
Ludgate
;
cessively
suc-
Poultry
Hill
Strand
either
of
the
a
;
;
Fleet
;
Charing
to,
latter
impress
idea
correct
London
parallel
of
will
Chelsea,
visitor
streets
many
hither
Piccadilly.
river, from
the
;
Arch,
the
;
costume
Cornhill
;
observant
of
the
modern
Churchyard
the
Park
of
fie !"
O,
Triumphal
James's
St.
Churchyard
the
general bearings
with
Paul's
Place,
down
ye,
cry
Whitechapel
street
Clement's
St,
men
is the
the
from
Leadenhall
:
at
satirized.
keenly
streets
the
and
statue
tons,
look
tro-phy.
a
into
bronze
a
can't
entrance
gates, leading
surmounted
"
Park
balking
other.
he
look,
won't
:"
Eve
sta-ty.
for
is
parture
de-
the
pother,
or
the
brazen
a
it
say
women
Hyde
to
is
fuss
to
ashamed,
seems
in
a-walking,
any
end
one
there
now
That
Opposite
from
and
without
Park
without
there,
Parade
gentlemen
Hyde
is, indeed,
lamenting
Adam
of
templation.
con-
fairly criticised,
song,
Days
and
into
go
and
to,
in
was
Achilleship"
'*
comic
a
word
the
what
aware
"
his
Old
ladies
And
of
not
were
of
sense
referred
correctly
most
once
presumed,
every
"
The
be
;
or
the
"
at
upon
of
the
principal
right angles
abutting
on
the
36
CHAPTER
IV.
Hyde-Park, Oxford
St. Giles"
London
street, and Holborn"
Bridge"
Mooregate street" Finsbury Square" City Road"
Islington" Pentonville" Euston
Road"
Square" Paddington"Edgeware
Regent street
"The
Waterloo
Quadrant"
Place"
St."
Westminster
Bridge
Bridge
Hungerford Market"
Garden
Theatres"
Drury-Lane and Covent
Blackfriar's
Bridge- Farringdon street.
"
Our
excursion,for
next
with
across
"
Cumberland
Bank,"
which
England.
the
north.
will traverse
This
the
of
the
which
take
a
for
the
the
Bank
notice
of
parallel
runs
little farther
will
"
leads
gate
street, Holborn, New-
Poultry, to
by the Strand,
river, but
London,
omnibus
an
quainted
ac-
pleasantwalk
a
the
the noted
was
of
Crystal Palace,"
"
passing along it, you
near
becoming
streets
whence
Oxford
route, like that
course
In
Church,
Here
Cheapside, and
street,
with
navigation"of
Gate."
of
purpose
Hyde Park Corner,
Park, passingnear
the
the
"
the
at
commences
to
the
*'
to
the
Giles'
St.
Rookery," (now
ing
form-
part of Holborn,)and
the
of
beggars'
yore," as
when
the
successful
after
which
always
"
favorite resort
in
the
the
formed
in front
the
end
of
of those
exercise
of
gentry, and
their
dulged,
vocation, they in-
of
fashion, in luxurious
suppers,
in chains," (roast
ges,)
turkey and sausa-
leading feature. On
St. Sepulchre'sChurch,
a
last
Snow-Hill,"
"
from
knell of all unfortunate
whose
criminals
of
Newgate prison,nearly opposite.
Newgate street next to Cheapside,is the
generalPost Office,in St. Martin's-le-Grand
;
and
handsome
calculated
w
ell
large
building,
"
On
where,
civic
(Holborn,) stands
belfryis tolled the
At
"
Alderman
"an
executed
wherein
cated
lo"Back-Slums,"
was
House
of Call," renowned, in
days
descendingfrom
the
omnibus,
at
it is
for
a
very
its pose.
pur-
the
Bank,
.37
of
publicoffices of
into that establishment, the
walk
course,
to
open
To
hours.
all,during business
which
are,
the
see
manufacturing"bank notes, (which is effected
by a most
ingeniouspiece of machinery, the invention of
Irish miniature
an
Oldham,) and to visit the
painternamed
bullion vaults
quitea snug little sorter" California placer
of
process
"
"
"
order
an
"
Bank
is
a
pass
from
bank
a
the
to
over
equestrianstatue
in the centre
pedestal,
an
is necessary.
Exchange, outside
director
Royal
Duke
of the
of
inside
of the
From
of the
which
of
and
Wellington;
area
the
on
handsome
well-arrangedstructure, stands a full length marble
figureof Queen Victoria. Both of those piecesof sculpture
considered to be first-rate specimens of art. On 'Change,
are
and
the
between
from,
globe,
the
"
most
do
o'clock, P.M.,
three
"
Egyptian Hall,"
its bashful
of
Fish
and
to
the
behind
a
work
out
the
take
King
William
beauty of
street
Hill.
The
street
ascent
look
a
Mansion
the
"
to
to
the
see
as
House
far
as
will admit
exterior of Wall-
the
the
with.
met
InigoJones.
of the celebrated
down
States,'*
"
House, and
Mansion
coming
architectural
Church,
proceed
p-o
concealment
-"at the
"
chants
mer-
doing business with, every part of the
and
there
then," on
congregate,"and
Exchano-e
the
brook
and
one
walk," any of our friends from the
afi[airscall them
thither, will assuredlybe
From
on
and
of
American
whose
"'
"
hours
"
Then
Monument,"
its
gallery,on
flightof stone steps, and
long geometrical
is more
clear day, the view from
above
extensive,
on
a
and finer than is generallyanticipated,
when
the vast cloud
of smoke, always hanging over
is taken into
the metropolis,
feet
is about
200
consideration.
The height of the gallery
from
of two
of
the ground ; and
in consequence
cases
the railing,
suicide,by persons throwing themselves
over
it is now
covered
with iron bars
forming a sort of cage/
The
of such
to
events.
frightful
prevent the recurrence
is sixpence,(12 cents.)
charge for admittance
into King William
the Monument
From
return
street,
and continue on
to London
Bridge,from whence there is
summit, is by
a
"
4
"
38
both
good view
down
and
the
river.
Retracingyour
steps to the Bank, pass along Prince's street to Moorgate
of which
the Paddington omnibuses
street, from the coi^ner
of those, (fare sixpence
start ; take
seat
one
a
upon
a
up
"
cents) and
12
you
will
carried, first in
be
a
rection
di-
northern
by Moorgate street, FinsburySquare, into the City
Road
Road, and then, turningwestward, along the New
Pentonville, Euston
passing by Islington,
Square, and
Paddington to the Edgeware Road, where you will again
ten-toed
have
the
to
recourse
carriageused by Irish
Haymakers," and turning your face to the southward, go
On
Gate.
"straightahead" until you reach Cumberland
of
returninghere you will have completed the exploration
the four great parallel
lines of communication
leading east
and west
throughout the whole length of London, namely
"
"
"
the
Thames, the Strand, and
their continuations,and the New
Road
"
will
river
also
traversed
have
Oxford
and
"
and
street
ditto."
You
the
fares
principalthoroughner
running north and south, viz : from Hyde Park Corto Paddington,(New
Road,) and from London
Bridge
in this last
To complete your parallels
to the City Road.
street
direction, walk
(from Cumberland
along Oxford
Gate) until you strike Regent street, on the right hand,
and there either get upon an omnibus
(marked
Elephant
ward,
and
Castle") or continue
promenade to the southyour
terloo
Quadrant." Wapassingalong Regent street, the
hall,
Place, east end of Pall Mall, Charing Cross, WhiteParliament
street, and
Bridge street, to Westminster
another
good view
Bridge,where
you will have
up and
notice
of the river.
the splendid
On
this route
down
shops and fine buildingsin Regent street ; the handsome
two
of
"
"
"
"
in the
colonnades
and
Place
and
of the
that
;
the
the
of York's
"
Quadrant
Junior
Senior
Reform"
Monument
Carlton
cents,)
United
United
Club
"
the
Parthenon
Service
Service
Club
House,
Club, in Waterloo
Club, the
House, in Pall Mall
Athenaeum,
; the
Duke
(admittanceto the top sixpence 12
Terrace ; the Admiralty; the Horse Guards,
"
40
terms,")
as
the
almost
in
only
the
fixed
steadily
Blackfriar's
that
;
the
to
Farringdon
passing
end
of
until
come
which
by
the
care
most
your
way
Bridge
the
see
;
Skinner
northerly
nance
counte-
turn
Snow
at
upon
So
New
Road,
riding
having
from
and
shall
be
to
all
can
"
show
satisfactorilybe
Moorgate
described
now
South
which
the
market,
most
how
rendered
how
of
parts
street
the
easily
the
a
be
available.
the
good
continue
street,
you,
"
versed
tra-
Edgeware
practical
East,
attained,
knowledge
the
to
already
to
town
east
Bartholemew's
have
you
the
Hill,
of
St. John
by way
perigrination northward,
reach
the
at
"Angel,"
Islington. Here
you
the
and
to
(turning
the
Crossing
from
street,
Church,
St.
cessible
ac-
street,
your
there
course
the
river
street,
and
prison,
and
visit.
by Bridge
Sepulchre's
Smithfield.
into
and
Bridge
Compter
with
North
more
a
of
to
a
Church,
Thames,
turning
once
St.
take
walk
Bridge
into
the
worthy
your
Holborn
to
again
when
Road.
work
more
left), passing
your
north,
(eastward),
once
Hospital,
then
street,
hand
right
view,
of
point
the
upon
go
of
of
property
any
morning,
banks
each
are
continue
Temple
the
From
evening,
fine
every
the
on
into
relaxed
rarely
Templars'
Sunday
every
(already noticed),
garden
old
The
fall
guidance
of
rolled
en-
authorized
may
is
eye,
share"
control.
service
divine
for
open
their
under
comes
as
the
under
"Lion's
being
legally
clients
dormiuni
the
their
to
are
such
which,
nimquam
secured
who
of
clutch
a
and
has
|until it
that
;
"
"
those
of
list
sometimes
qualification
boast
can
interests
the
clutches
their
they
one
long
advocate
to
indispensable
an
quaintanceship
ac-
West,
our
acquired
next
may
41
CHAPTER
Dinner
?6rs"
'ea Gardens"
"
Before
**
Comfortable
and
Economical
"
Tea
and
White
Meals
the
*'
Conduit
Evening
shall
we
and
Morning PaSmoking Divans
the
Papers"
The
"Eagle""
"
"
"
The
daily excursions
our
information
some
Breakfast
"
House"
commencing
sights"of London,
visitor
V.
for
his
submit
to
the
to
guidance,as
"Shades."
view
the
economical
regards the
ful
highlyuse-
department," which will be found
victualling
and where
in demonstratinghow
and
good, wholesome
comfortable
meals can
be procured,
without
departingfrom
wholesome"
and
the principles
of a sound
economy.
We
have already said that we
question the expediency
of breakfasting
at your
privatelodgings; but as some
may
prefertaking that meal before leavingtheir temporary
home
small store of
for the day,lay in the following
sumables"
conof mixed
as
a
beginning Quarter-of-a-pound
and
tea, on"e shilling
threepence,(30 cents;)that quantity
is generally
found
sufficient for seven
or
eight breakfasts,
*'
"
'^
"
and
any
subtraction
unauthorized
from
its diminutive
bulk
will
the most
by any save
scarcelybe ventured
upon
desperateof Ogresses.'^Half-a- pound of Housekeeper's
lump," fourpenee-halfpenny,
(9 cents). Sugar is a most
*'
*'
"
attention is paid to its
tempting article,and unless more
safe-keepingthan the thing is reallyworth, melts away
"with marvellous
than halfrapidity; therefore get no more
of butter ;
Quarter-of-a-pound
a-pound at any one time.
the best sells for fourteen pence
(28 cents) per pound, but
Ostend"
excellent
be bought,
Dorset"
butter
or
may
months, for one shilling
(24 cents
during the summer
per
and
Order
a
(
4
cents,)
one
pound.
twopenny-loaf,"
"
"
"
4*
42
wortli
halfpenny (1 cent)
morning,
and
for
requisites
'sable
would
Balderston
it
without
on
their
tea
"
or
an
with
springand
20
to
all the
men
a
or
as
good
those
all times
Caleb
can't
are
prime
sold
cold
get
to relish
by
matters
eatable
extra
morning'srepast.
next
eggs
indispen-
we
"
every
old
bit of meat
fancy in
your
in
in London
boiled
In
for
round,
"
'^
be had
beef can
at
spectable
nicelycorned
any re"cook-shop," price eightpence,to tenpence.
"A
cents) per pound.
quarter,"will generally
flank"
"
to
summer,
at
taken
eveningwhatever
each
you
each, and
cent
one
most
as
two,
or
Qgg
feel inclined to add
you
the
(16
call it ; but
like
be
slightrefection,"
a
coffee,indulgeyour
takinghome
or
"
to
provided with
will be
you
milk
of
of
two
ounces
ordinaryappetite,but, if insufficient,
of ham, or a "Savaloy"
named
nickby Cockney wags facetiously
will not only considerably
add
a
savage lawyer"
Savato, but likewise materially
improve your breakfast.
an
satisfy
"
"
"
loys are a sort of sausage,
sold, ready-cooked,at most
broiled
bacon,
or
a
new
made
of
of the
chopped
pork-shops.
ham,
A
and
slice of
Bloater," (a rich and
red-herring)toasted, will prove an
Yarmouth
"
only slightlysalted
agreeablevarietywith
and
thingsfor yourself,
the
only get just what
you will always
means
meal, by which
the
cut fresh," and
"c.,
one
all those
foregoing. Purchase
will
have
strffice for
meat,
your
London
servo
provision-dealers
and
for penny-worths just as readily
customers
as
civilly
they do those who order to a largeramount.
If you wish to read
a
morning paper at your lodgings^
would
instead of buying one, which
cost fivepence
(10 cents)
!
be
had
in London
no
daily Sun" to
per day, (there is alas
of threepence 6 cents
for the insignificant
sum
per
"
"
"
"
week, the
delivered
morning
ISTew York
to
the
"
"
price for
that
the
residence
at
you
the
Daily News,"
reading,"which
of each
is every
Journal
of its
numerous
hood
news-boy" of your neighbor"Times," the
Morning Chronicle,'*
patrons,)tell the
leave
excellent
which
"
"
or
the
*'
he will do for
hour's
Herald,"
for
one
(2 cents) daily.
penny
an
13
Pay him,
lad
same
mistakes
leave
or
always
not
may
the
on
his money
of
score
serve
pence
same
next
us
has
see
; and
money
which
thus
prevent
"relish") and
amount
news-
about
to
eight-
day.
per
Let
will
lodgings,
your
will
the
expenditure for
Your
other
or
this
;
you
time."
"
breakfast, (not includingmeat,
reading,at
him, day-by-day,as
for
what
here
into
just come
As
is
breakfast
is
bit of
a
the
on
subject,
:
"
meal,"*
wholesome
"
too, rather
doors, for the
of
out
doggrel
noddle
our
a
had,
be
can
Peckish, "f feel,
Come, my good friend, here, let us drop
Into this tidy Coffee-Shop.
Or tea, or coffee here you
choose,
i
Sip
\
And
we,
The
your
two
cups
"
and
read
the
news
:
"
"
need
fear,
you
You'll
find your
breakfast
is not dear.
For coffee
thrmns,"^: bread, butter two,
take
i"anner"|| will do,)
(If you
tea, the
Thus, brieflysumming
up the cost,
Sixpence, at most, each purse has lost.
price is nothing
I
"
"
This, albeit expressed in rhyme (such as it is)is,natheThe
less, quitereasonable, and, better still,
perfectlytrue.
priceof a pintof coffee is threepence,(6 cents,)of
"roll and
tea fourpence,(8 cents,)
butter," or a "round
a
of buttered
toast," twopence, (4 cents,)total, with coffee,
five,wnth tea sixpence,(12 cents),
includingthe perusal of
and various periodicals,
all the morning papers,
gratis.
bacon, eggs, "c,, can
or
Steaks, chops, rashers of ham
pence
always be had at those places,and are charged from twousual
sixpenceeach; but, if you
take your
own
Savaloy,"or
(4 cents)to
"
beef
you may
with you, and
will
immediately be
even
a
look
*
t
call for
furnished
expressiveof
so
cold
without
either
i Threepence, (6 cents).
11 A sixpence, (12 cents).
the
wind
*
posed,
disor
which
remark
dissatisfaction.
"
ham
plate,knife, fork, "c.,
Jeremy Diddler," in " Raising
Dicky-bird" language (hungry).
Vide
"
a
are
or
44
It must, however,
and
hotels
well as
be borne
in mind
that
as
co"ee-shops,
various grades; and
taverns, are
pricesof all are nearlythe same
they are
although the
usuallyexhibited
much
of
"
in the
''
street
window"
"
some
are
sidered
con-
Those
respectable"than others.
the publicmarkets, or frequentedby servants,
located near
cabmen, porters,"c., generallyhave an
up stairs" room
for such persons as
preferpaying a penny more
per pint
for tea or coffee,to sitting
down
with the common
of
run
the house's
customers.
Others, again,whilst
furnishing
excellent fare, on the lowest scale of charges,and
having
all
but one
for
room
comers,
appear, as though by tacit
dress, at least,
agreement, to be used by those only whose
gives no indication of their calling. Some of these may be
"
more
"
in every
found
quarter of
'*
Town,"
and
will
the best
soon
firmed
judiciousinspectionof exterior,contion
by a trial of interior arrangements. Many, in addiand periodicals,
to the ordinarysupply of newspapers
comprising Punch," and such works as those of Dickens
also provided with
when
are
a
publishedin numbers
miscellaneous
books, and likewise chess
very fair libraryof
of their
and
draught boards, all for the accommodation
discovered
be
by
a
*'
"
"
customers
:
amongst
those
may
be mentioned
"
Johnson's,"
They
general Post-office,St. Martin-le-Grand.
in
wet
good placesto pass a
evening ; particularly
the
near
all
are
for
"
The
well
temperance
attendants
content
to
men."
in most
receive
females, and
coi^ee-shopsare
an
occasional
"penny
for
is not
the donation
but
visitors,
of course," as at hotels.
considered
matter
a
for persons
comfortable
A
dinner, particularly
the
fiom
selves"
themat
all
"
after the
American
country fashion, like
a
cup
of
tea
who,
with
meal, can always be had at a coffee shop ; the charge
the same
for tea, coffee,steak, chop, "c,, being precisely
cook joints
when
ordered for breakfast, and in such as
as
for their customers, a good plate thereof, with bread and
that
potatoes,will only cost eightpence(16 cents), which,
with
45
three
for half
cents
wholesome
and
the
world
:
using
those
two
fortunes
few
a
"
the
by
"
not
where
excellent,
All
fitted
are
the
proprietorsto
years.
are
enjoyed.
in London
"
good
a
expensivecapitalin
most
instances, enables
most
in
establishments
be
coffee,procures
or
of people
being simply that the number
places is so great, that an average profitof
cents
dailyon each visitor,givesa large total ;
These, however,
may
the
tea
reason
and, indeed, in
reahze
in
meal
three
or
pintof
a
the
two
cheap dinners,
as
:
rooms
only
the
Houses"
respectable"Public
with
up
well
as
chalk"
long
a
called
one
the
Tap-room," frequented by those who, gaining their
daily bread" by their
daily labor," prefer associating
"
"
trifle in the
savinga
in the
seats
"c., whose
potationsare
of
them, and
it is
"
To
the
"
"
to), which
referred
room
their
neighboringshopkeepers,clerks,
sideration
extra, in concharged somewhat
afforded
accommodations
superior
by way
doubtless
of
a
tax
and
"
of
any
comparative exclusiveness.
these houses
the sojournerin
a
fair
very
to
one
their
on
conformity with
cold
the
and
"
(the second
of
resort
working clothes,"
their
beer," to taking
his
price of
Parlor"
"
usual
is the
in
each
together there,
"round,"
established
"flank
or
take
usage,
of
London
his
may,
half-pound
beef," procured
at
in
of
"Ham
a
Shop" (pricefivepence 10 cents),his "penny
and walking rightahead"
roll" from the bakers (2 cents),
into the "parlor,"
ringthe bell, order a cloth, plate,knife
and
fork," with a pintof porter or ale (priceof the first
and
Beef
"
"
"
threepence
6
"
and
make
thus
of
cents,
the
excellent
an
second
fourpence
"
for the sum,
dinner
cents),
8
all
told, of
prefera hot
dinner, he can
buy a prime steak at a butcher's stall,price
eightpence per pound, and get it cooked to his liking,
the cost of his
will add
which
to
one
(2 cents),
penny
nine
or
ten
pence
(18
to
20
cents).
Or
if he
"feed."
It
will, of
he abstain
course,
from
the
occur
use
to the
reader,
intelligent
of fermented
or
liquors,
that
if
be desirous
46
his cold
of
avoidingpublic-houseexpenses, he can take
and bread
home
meat
to his lodgings,
requirehis
his
set
to
porter from
procure
savingone
article
boiled
of
London,
and
from
the appetites
of their
satisfy
displayin their shop windows
of
the
eatables
found
generallybe
located
in the
joints
"
in*
found
roast
and
Many
customers.
mens
speci-
substaniial
will
which
within"
obtained
be
to
establish-,
o'clock, P.
five
to
one
of hot
succession
constant
a
up
these
are
of
the
expense, are
t" they are
to be
of
to
"
or
public-house" thereby
pint,in the price of that
Rooms
"Dining
quarter
serve
tea,
nearest
scale
upward
called
every
the
make
to
water
(2 cents) per
enjoy his meal in private.
in the
ments
hot
serve
penny
and
"
Next
M.,
table, and
ant"
attend-
"
sample." The best of these
leadingthoroughfares"as the Strand,
"
equal
to
of the streets
Oxford
Piccadilly,
street, Holborn, and some
branchingtherefrom ; the established
pricesbeing, for a
the most
of which
plateof roast or boiled meat"
frequented
houses
offer a considerable
variety sixpence (12 cents) ; a
"
"
small
plate of potatoes
and
(2 cents)each.
to a priced bill
be
the
usuallymeets
out
demand,
as
licenses to sell exciseable
Strand, there is an excellent
side of the Strand, between
Bridge,there
House,"
"
corned
met
old
a
in
moment,"
degree
a
The
and
of
a
"
the renowned
"
plates,though
of
the
in cold
the
good, yet
''Flank,"
viands
slim, and
on
hot
weather, might be
moderate
Beef
bubble," will be
rather
are
tageouslyvaried during the summer
After the "Dining Rooms,"
and
scale,"are
a
Boiled
perfectionrarelyattained
servingup
laudable
to
"
and
Round"
"
boiled
slices,however,
invariable custom
other
or
neighboringpublic-house
rarelytake
Dining Rooms"
street.
liquors. In Bedford
south
the
; on
diningroom
the
Adelphi" and Waterloo
At
several.
cording
ac-
"
Bailey,
Ludgate street,
to
with
are
beer
Should
fare.
of
lad from
required,a
penny
one
vegetables,pie,pudding, "c.,
Other
"drink"
slice of bread,
a
where.
elsethe
pewter
advan^
months.
still on
the
"ascending
pricedtaverns
of Lon-
48
always full at "feeding time,"
a good place will do well to be
hour
an
before
deterred
by
Simpson's
therein
find
it is not
wise
once
that
*'
Tom's,"
P. M.
judge
the
day ;
of the
be
not
and
he
at
illustration of the
old
enter,
hastilyfrom
too
maxim,
externals.
other
the
will
"ordinaries"
two
are
two,
at
one
quarter of
of
Cornhill, there
on
of
course
to
a
in
exterior
boldly
excellent
an
or
chair
a
visitor must
The
unpromising appearance
hostelrie," but
"
desire
who
minutes
ten
fish is served.
the
the
those
At
in the
five
o'clock,
both hours,,
at
good and ample meal is served at
price eighteenpence (36 cents). The two last mentioned
houses are in the
Coal Hole," in a pasCity." At the
sage
nearlyoppositeto Exeter Hall, Strand, a capitalfamily
dinner, concludingwith a good pudding, or pie,is served
dailyat three o'clock ; the charge is eighteen pence, which
includes
a
pintof porter, or "half-and-half"
(thatis,ale
and
in equal proportions a
porter mixed
very palatable
The
Hole
is
Coal
theatrical"
a
house, a favorite
draught).
:
a
"
"
"
"
haunt
of the
is still much
"-Sock
is
a
and
late "Jack
Reeve,"
resorted
by
to
Buskin," and
London
also of
"professionals"of
the
concert
until about
perfectlyquiet house
and.
of facetious
memory,
nine
This
room.
ten
or
the
o'clock at
and
the
aro
"singing" commences,
company
entertained
with
a
varietyof "simple" and "compound"
sentimental
and comic
music, glees,catches, "c., executed
in a superiormanner
by reallyfine voices and accomplished
musicians
some
paidfor their performancesby the house/'
night,when
"
"
others
"
No
volunteers."
visitor call for
than
more
a
There
are
several
in
particularly
the
other
is
glassof
ale
if he
(4 cents) which,
potations,will pay
"
further
charge
be
for his
"
or
need
nor
the
pence
porter,pricetwo-
indisposedto indulgei^'i
night'samusement.
ordinaries"
of
vicinity
made,
Leicester
at the
"
West
Square, the
"
End,'*
Hay-
and
market," (fee, and not a few tables dli6tes, French
much
Italian,
frequented by foreigners
; but the best public
dinner-tables
During
the
are
those
periodof
we
the
have
mentioned
"World's
in
the
"
City."
Fair," however, there.
49
will
be
that
in
description
At
found
the
of
all
served
a
portion" of
"a
of
parts of
la carte
each
accommodation
first-rate
breakfasts, dinners, and
the
"
of
Town."
"
^'Restaurateurs"
French
are
suppers,
abundance
bill of
fare
the
"
price
its French
dish, together with
and
being inscribed thereupon. The best of these
Englishname,
the
are
European," oppositeto the Mansion House, in the
"
price
liquoris always "first chop"
of the best draught "stout"
threepence (6 cents)per glass
full pint. Giraud's, Castle Street, Leicester
a
Square,
for good fare,moderate
also be recommended
can
charges,
other
The
unadulterated
and
Sabloand
wines
liquors.
City, where
malt
the
"
"
niere, in Leicester
the
pricesare
rather
state, and
"done
the
at
places we
derton's," and
the
the
"
French
mentioned
have
street,
Piccadilly,Holborn,
French
establishments.
used
are
undisguised
an
their
to
faction
satis-
including
An-
"
"
Fleet
street,
Strand, Maiden
the
hotel, but
who
besides, those
Portugal,"in
dining-rooms"in
"
favorite
beef, mutton, veal, "c., in
to a turn," will dine more
good, well-fed
to
Square,is a
high ; and
"c., than
any of
Oxford
or
Lane,
the
at
even
best
Evening Papers,'
be best and most
can
economically enjoyed at any of the^
The
pricesan
already described.
respectablecofiee-shops
Tea
always
pence
coffee,and
or
the
cents)will
4
"
and
same,
the
a
perusalof
the
nicelytoasted
form
a
desirable
"
"
muffin"
change
(pricet\y
at
the
/.
ing meal.
who
Those
don's
the
"
," the
"
e\
smoke
can
enjoy their cigar or pipe at/rlidGarden,
Divan," King street, Covent
Smoking
weed"
Divans"
in the
served
are
with
Strand.
There
or
o^
at/"3'
thaA^rs
coff"ee,sherbet,
/^
of
other
engaged
their palateswhr
to moisten
temperate" liquids,
^
if they prefei/'^^^^^^g'
in their puffing pastime. Or
mixtures,
adoxA^^^^^^^
cloud"
over
"heavy wet" (malt liquor),
^^7 ^^ ^^^
they can
indulge their propensi^^
"
public
In
house
the
"
/
Parlors."
environs
of
London,
and
a-
i.
distance
with/^^
of
a
50
j"ne
Gardens
places
Pits"
Gardens
the
places,
which
variety
of
for
cents)
The
former,
holder
good
Port
genuine
four
imbiber
of
of
the
plying
up
ration
of
down
and
the
**
a
every
shilling
one
ladies.
for
each
check,
a
of
worth
the
freshment
re-
any
on
the
perpetual
a
bench,
will
boats,
Side,
of
see
an
stream,
motion"
the
"just
west
frsnting
to
of
a
London
not
or
enjoyed
of
the
ever-changing
forming
"
first,
quietly
description,
every
"
wood,"
the
for
be
may
of
measure
from
quart
per
Water-
"
full
"
"
"
"juice"
and
steamers
pint
last
the
seated
Here,
Bridge.
the
on
cents)
for
cents)
Shades,"
''The
at
are
nades,
prome-
cents)
cents)
drawn
wine,
Sherry
(96
shillings
is
receive
(12
half-
or
shillings (72
three
price
these
there
(12
admittance,
pint,
or
of
at
bar."
"
quart,
Tea
and
illuminated
sixpence
sixpenny
to
the
from
A
and
for
paying
on
also
both
admission
for
charge
gentlemen,
the
entitling
The
the
performances
works,
tea
from
are
at
;
operatic
displays
"G.
Road
fire-
the
Islington,
near
on
ton
Kensing-
leading
well-conducted,
of
and
of
some
road
that
;
in
There
City
and
theatrical
"c.,
(24
the
extremely
are
including
evening,
the
House,
on
rates
at
street.
Conduit
Tavern,"
Eagle
ended
on
Oxford
to
White
at
"
and
Bayswater,
near
where
promenade
a
pleasantly
be
Gardens,"
moderate
at
evening
autumn
may
Gravel
"
many
furnished
is
or
summer
Tea
**
are
beverage
refreshing
a
there
walk,
pleasant
don
Lon-
river,
rama
pano-
constantlyinapt
life.
illus-
51
CHAPTER
The
'.'
London"
Sigbts" of
Gardens
Park
Hyde
"
Westminster
Museum"
Gallery
National
Whitehall"
Hall
Abbey"
New
although
London,
and
"
The
"
Palace
Buckingham
"
Parade"
Gardens
Belgravia
"
Guards'
St,
"
Service
United
of Parliament-
Houses
Hall.
Exeter
"
Kensington
Barracks
Park
St. James's
^
Palace"
Knightsbridge
Horse
Palace"
Crystal
The
"
Minister
American
James's
VI.
inferior
in the
Paris
to
and
number
offers at least as
public monuments,"
attractive
sights"to the attention of the curious
many
visitor ; and although some
of the best of those are
private
at certain
periods
only to be seen
property, and, generally,
of the year, and even
then not without
express permission
magnificenceof
its
"
"
the
of
"
doubt
there is no
proprietors,
will be greatly relaxed
World's
six months
of the
The
viz.,from
"
during
first of next
the
extend
the
to
the
over
last
day
ensuing October.
will
great point of attraction,however,
the
grand
Crystal Palace ;"
splendor and magnitude than
ever
will
May
tions
regula-
period of
the
it is understood
Fair," which
all such
but
"
ventured
to
a
reahzation
even
assuredlybe
of
far
fairytale
greater
fiction
has
describe.
The
happy idea of a splendidInternational Exhibition of
the products of the Industry of The
of every nation
People
in the world, originated
with
his Royal Highness Prince
it was
Albert, (the consort
of Queen
Victoria,)to whom
probably suggested by a recollection of the "Expositions
(Tindustrie N'ationale," (Exhibitions
of the Products
Industry,)which
Holland, and
was
decided
were
Chairman.
to
carry
annually held
After
due
Germany.
are
out
appointedfor
the
in France,
the
gium,
Bel-
consideration
and
suggestion,
the purpose,
tional
of Na-
Prince
it
ers
Commission-
being theii
52
Then
the first as to
questionsof consequence
of the buildingwherein
the size and extent
to displayall
the articles it would
probably be requiredto exhibit
which,
it was
be extremely numerreasonablyconsidered, would
ous:
the next
the
architectural construction
of
regarding
such
also facilitiesfor an
edifice,affording
ati
bution
equal distriof the lightof Heaven, so as to be perfectlysatisfactory
Here
to all exhibitors.
the bold
conception and
geniusof Mr. Paxton, architect of the Grand
Conservatory
"jf the Duke
of Devonshire, at Chatsworth
(in which a
be malarge Tilted Wagon," and team of horses, may
to their aid, and
the first plan of the now
Hosuvred,)came
completed work was
accepted,and its erection forthwith
commenced.
Any doubts on the subjectof the quantity
of productsoffered being sufficient to fill the vast
fabric
and it is now
certain that it vnll be
were
soon
dissipated,
crowded
to overflowing.
The
idea of the prowill give some
followingdescription
portions
and
general appearance of this truly monster"
specimen of what human
intellect,seconded
by skilled incan
dustrjT-,
accomplish :
The
of the ground covered
extent
in is 2 1 acres
the
;
1848
feet; the breadth
length of the great centre avenue
of the buildingthroughout 408
feet : its height QQ feet,
and
the cubic contents
of the whole
lions
amount
to thirtymilof feet !
The
iron
roof, "c., is supported by 3230
arose
two
"
"
"
'
"
''
"
"
"
columns, and
is furnished
measure
galleries
six miles
with
34
miles
of
gutters.
The
in
length,and are supportedby
3000
in numbearers; the wrought iron girdersare 2244
ber
the sash bars, placedin one
continued
: and
line,would
extend
to
distance of 202
miles ! The
a
secting
transept (interthe centre
of the building)
is 408
feet long, by 72
is wholly
wide, and 108 feet high. The CrystalPalace
constructed
of plateglass (each pannel" being four feet
square) and iron ; the former weighing six tons, the latter
The
feet.
presentinga surface of 900,000 superficial
per
pro*'
"
means
are,
of
course,
at
command
to
temper
the
ex-
53
glareof lightwhich would
a
day.
brightsummer
cessive
on
entire cost
is to
become
property of the
The
Palace
otherwise
the
be
"79,000,
but will amount
able
intoler-
prove
(|395 000,) if
contractors
the
the close
at
(1750 000,)
decide upon
should the commissioners
possession
retaining
national work, which
of it as a magnificent
probablythey
do
"will. If, however, they should
not
a glorious
so, what
to purchase,and
spec" it vs^ould be for Barnum
bringit
of the exhibition
:
to
"150,000
"
to
JSTew
York
And
!
what
a
cage
it would
be
for
the
Nisfhtino^aleto singfin !
The
reserved
space
Temple of Industry, is
in this gorgeous
floor,and
of the
the United
for exhibitors from
40,000
square
85,000
States,
square
feet
feet for the. display
of such
be
suspended.
that the buildingshould
be
intended
It was
originally
uniform
perfectly
throughout; but in order to increase its
strength,as well as to prevent the necessityof cutting
articles
down
as
can
erection, opposite to
constitutes
features
yet, in
of
one
of the Palace.
every
sense
the
trees, on
''Prince's
suggestedthe
Henderson
now
spot selected for its
and
Fox
Gate," Messrs.
fine old elm
some
addition
the
The
of the
of the
and
principal
first view
term,
Transept,which
most
of such
lightpileof
a
attractive
stupendous,
glass,strikes
and
admiration
mingled astonishment
into the
the long lines of glittering
galleries
stretching
the perspectiveto a point;distance, until the eye traces
and from the first gallery
of the interior the scene
is,perhaps,
even
more
impressive.Looking from thence into the
beneath, the effect is splendid
; the
great central avenue
yond
unbroken
lines of galleries
taperingaway on both sides bethe reach of vision ; men
and
other
siderable
objectsof conin the distance, appearing
real magnitude, seen
and animated
no
largerthan Lilliputians
toys. Ascending
the
leads which
and
still higher,
run
stepping out upon
the
spectator with
"
on
either
side of the
apparentlyboundless
5*
transept, a full view of the roof,in its
expanse,
is obtained
; the
vast
sea
of
54
glass extendingso
the
far in every
of the
view
Park.
direction
Returning to
manifest than at
more
symmetry becomes
in this,^that
the great beauty consisting
to,
to
clude
ex-
the interior,its
the
each
first
of
glance,
its
tions
sec-
point
multipleof the other, so that at whatever
not
only appear
spectator placeshimself, the galleries
thousands
of
the
and
thus
but
actuallydo, radiate ;
is
the
almost
as
columns
a
which
the
support
roof
and
frame-work,
when
fall into regularlines,each pillar
point,
coveringthe next in distance,alongthe entire lengthof the
avenues.
apparent lightness
Notwithstandingthe extreme
of the edifice,the all-important
pointof strengthhas been
attended
to that
so
part of it is reported,
carefully
every
full
on
authority,to be capable of sustaining
satisfactory
four times the weight that can
possiblybe imposed upon it.
mission
The
followingis the Scale of Prices fixed upon for ad-
viewed
from
any
to the
Gentlemen's
one
exhibition
:
Season
"
Tickets,
not
transferable, three
guineas($15 12) ; Lady's do two guineas(|9 28).
tickets
On
of season
the first day of opening,holders
being received at the
only will be admitted, no money
sion,
and third days, the priceof admisOn the second
doors.
mission
each
day, "1 ($4 80). On the fourth day, the adwill be reduced
to five shillings
($1 20) per day,
and
remain
at that rate until the twenty-secondday, when
it will again be reduced, to one
main
(24 cents),and reshilling
at that rate daily,
except on Fridays and Saturdays,
when
the charge will be ''half-a- crown"
(60 cents)on Friand
crown"
"a
(|1 20) on Saturdays.
daj^s,
After inspecting
the
Temple of Industry,"let us cross
the Park
river,and proceedingalong
to. the ''Serpentine"
its bank
enter
Kensington Gardens, which, as well as the
"drive"
in the Park, is a favorite promenade of Londoners
of every grade (aswell as the elite of the fashionable world)
at all times, but more
on
Sunday afternoons.
particularly
The gardens are extensive, well laid out, and furnished with
la
shaded
geats pleasantly
by a fine growth of tall trees.
,
"
5Q
From
"
Belgravia
"
Place
St. James's
to
Palace,
the
outside
is not
than
London
"
much
to
sides of
three
said
go, eastward, by Grosvenor
Park, where we shall find Buckingham
home
"
boast
of, presentingnothing
of
Victoria.
Queen
The
more
it is
; and
very plain parallellogram
accommodations
not
are
by any means
a
inside the
that
we
on
faultless.
Proceedingstilleastward, we turn out of St. James's
built for the late
by Sutherland House," originally
Park
Duke
"
the town
residence
of the ducal family
York, but now
of Sutherland, probably the largest
estated and most
lent
opu-
of
England's nobles.
of
to
the
States
of
Earl
"
Lord
as
Morpeth.
The
is sister
present Duchess
Carlisle,"better
Sutherland
the
The
Cleveland
property,
in
known
of
one
United
the
ings,
Gallery of Paintthe largest and
privatecollections in Europe, is,ordinarily,
only open
of May
and
to the
June, but
publicduring the months
will probably be accessible
during the whole periodof the
Fair."
to
Entering Stable Yard," St. James's, we come
finest
*'
the
'*
Royal Mews,"
"
the
office of
state
horses
at
The
no
trace
steeds.
visit which
to
of
Master
"
the
fine, showy
are
blood
Arabian
colored, and
large cream
Besides
the
;
"
barbs," down
The
years
and
to
"
Cob
and
"
of
State
Coach,"
ed
obtain-
black
verian
Hano-
nearly 200
are
the
Hack,"
in
*'
a
other
purest Arabian
"
quaint but
also
old, is worth
as
inspection,
their appointments,devoted
to
"
be
Horse,"
number
same
these, there
"
can
adjoining.
playing
animals, though disthey consist of eight
comprisingevery varietyfrom
horses,
200
the
of
order
an
the
bles.
royal sta-
Grand"
the
Her
other
affair,
riages,
car-
Majesty's
service.
Palace
of
albeit
passing
stranger"would even
guess it to be a royal dwelling
holds a suite of sumptuous
apartments, well adapted for
such court
as
"Levees," and
Drawing-Rooms,"
purposes
therefore
which
are
always held here, instead of at the
and the old placemay at any time be seen
;
royaldomicile
The
old
St.
James,
"
no
"
"
"
"
57
it being a tacit
the
on
understandingthat
occasion
is to receive
St.
James's
Enclosure,"
which
is
and
tame,
that
will
*'
in numbers
crowd
bread
throw
St. James's
Park
71 acres.
adjoining,
Continuing our
the
Horse-
Guards
is 83
waters"
the
Parade, where
the
of
human
;
their
the
who
pleasant
a
nurses,
The
day.
east,
race,
one
any
with
of
variety of
remarkably
all
fine
visitor.
handsome
a
for them
; that
acres
still to
course
the
;
feet
children
who,
pastime for the many
throng this delightfulpromenade on a
of
each
his, or
throuo;h the
with
with
the
to
the
upon
out
breeds, and
rare
perfectlyfamiliarized
so
they
of
some
walk
us
laid
tastefully
being covered
therein
piece of water
aquatic fowls,
Park, let
party
a
for
"
Re-enterinor
of
consideration"
a
shilling 24 cents)from
her, trouble, (sayone
"
"
the conductor
area
Green
Park
come
upon
we
curious
pieces
of captured artillery;
a
remarkably long speciparticularly
men
of Egyptian Ordnance, taken
from
the possessionof
the French
in Egypt, and
immense
an
mortar, used
army
by the French in bombarding Cadiz, during the long but
unsuccessful
siegeof that cityand fortress by the French
forces, whilst the "Intrusive
King," Joseph Bonaparte,
throne.
the
above
occupied
Upon the Parade
Spanish
mentioned
the
Regiments
and
detailed
detachments
different
of Life
some
are
Foot
Guards
from
perform the
inspected,and
to
the
various
in the
militaryduties of the Capital,are
10
at
o'clock, A. M., daily.
militaryphrase "mounted"
A
full militaryband
always accompanies the troops, and
the spectacle is worth
witnessing,at all events for once.
and
its clock is the
The
Horse
Guards
is a fine building,
established
West
End."
Regulator" at the
out upon
Passing through the Horse Guards, we come
The
Whitehall, right opposite to the Banqueting Hall.
Charles
I. went
in tliis tasteful building,from whence
room
"
"
out
upon
the
scaffold
to
suffer
execution, is
now
used
as
a
militarychapel,where the service of the Episcopal church
is performed
the public.
every Sunday morning, open to
58
In Whitehall
Museum
Place,
of the
great interest
at
a
Service,"
United
"
the
distance
short
civilian,as
well
eastward, is the
establishment
an
of
the
and
military
The
collection of objectsof natural history,
naval visitor.
of engineeringchef
though not large,is rare : the models
The
d'muvres are
blage
numerous.
librarygood,and the assemof all the various descriptions
of weapons,
used
by
the
nation
and
tribe" in the
of every
fightingmen"
is perfectly
world, savage
civilized,
or
unique. Amongst
those the arms
of ancient times, when
valiant Knights,
to
to
as
"
"
Drank
"
by
are
no
the red
the
means
Museum
can
member
of
always
the
wine
the
through
helmet
least curious.
be
obtained
from
institution,upon
barred,"
An
order
the
secretary
to
see
leaving a request
the
or
any
to
that
porter at the door, and this is the course
a
regulation
usually adopted by strangers in London
; but
visitors that trouble, will probably be
calculated
to spare
effect with
adopted
the
in favor
Proceed
Sessions
we
of the
of travellers
the
to
Westminster
to
Law
Courts
"
Fair."
Hall, where
of
that
are
held
the
part of the metropolis
The
Hall itself is not used as a court,
Temple Bar.
being rarelyemployed otherwise than as a passage to other
tion,
parts of the building,
except on the occasion of a Coronafitted up for the purpose.
it is magnificently
when
west
of
The
roof
is of
immense
admiration
are
gratis.
There,
however,
amply
sufficient to occupy
of
or
ten
of the
dozen
a
and
architects.
Abbey. Here
the only monuments
Westminster
where
by
span,
we
From
enter
at
in that
are
at
have
persons
looked
up to with profound
hence
we
go to
Poet's
"
vast
objects of
least a day.
assembled
in
Corner,'*
pileaccessible
contemplation
When
'*
the
party
corner,'*
a
of the establishment
generally
sight-showers"
wish to see the monuments
forward
to inquire who
comes
fee of sixpence (12 cents)each, from
"c.," and receiving
a
those disposed to follow him, leads them
through the reone
"
"
59
served
enclosures
them"
explaining all about
along, concluding by handing round
which
hat,"
*'
he
kindly announces
insinuatinglyperforms
forthwith
he
as
General
"
Monk's
try on," and
"
you may
little "
a
moves
try on"
his
of
by adding that you may, "if you please,"drop into
aforesaid
antiquated Golgotha any loose coppers you
that being his only compensation,"
have about
you,
own,
the
"
may
ifec,and
Cathedral
The
he will
for which
"
service
is
be most
ever
performed
"c.,
grateful,"
bey
Ab-
Westminster
at
"c.
the fine choir are
in attendance,
Sunday, when
every
in a superiormanner.
anthem
is generally
On
an
sung
and
body of
would
the church, and those who
indulgein the luxury of
in accomplishingtheir object
a
pew, will find no difficulty
of the vergers, yfho
by allowing one
always hover al)out
finger
strangers, to catch a glimpseof a sixpence between
that
is
there
day
for
charge
no
admission
the
to
'*
thumb."
and
the
From
it is but
a
of the most
The
sum
of
Abbey"
*'
short
walk.
of
cost
the
Twenty Millions
of dollars.) To
millions
New
These
and
improved
the
to
noble
specimens
styleof
modern
ture.
architec-
amounted
whole
the
to
the
enormous
Sterling,(one hundred
of Pounds
see
Parliament
indeed
are
finished
of
Houses
interior of both
will
houses
(60 cents)in *'fees," to "deputies'
with
servants," who, if report speaks truth, "go shares"
of
From
their masters.
Parliament
return
we
by way
Whitehall, and due north, to TrafalgarSquare, passing by
the statue
of Charles
T., by Le Suer (A. D. 1533), and the
National
Nelson
till we
the
reach
Column,"
Gallery,
its
altitude,
which, though rather lengthy in proportionto
cost
about
half-a-crown
"
might
be
considered
fair sort
very
for the diminutive
a
it not
were
purpose,
of cupola stuck on
the centre
"pepper-boxes"
The
aforesaid.
at
remove
once
of
the
to
view
match,
of the
"
buildingfor
placed
on
either
its
kind
dish-cover"
of the roof, and
the miniature
wing
of
the
paintingswithin will,however,
all remembrance
"Dish-cover
of
and
of
the
Co."
ludicrous
Those
by
appearance
the old
60
comprise
masters
the
of
some
esteeaied
most
of
works
Guido, Titian, Michael
Angelo, Murillo, Corregio,Rembrant, Claude, and other celebrities of the olden time
the
whilst
"
The
productionsof
death
of
more
modern
Chatham,"
Lord
by
;
artists embrace
(Father of
Copley
of England,) and "Christ
Lyndhurst,Ex-Chancellor
healing the sick," by West, both natives of America.
Marriage a la mode,"
Hogarth's six speakingpicturesof
Idle
the
of the best of his other works, including
(several
and Industrious
Apprentices,"he presentedto the London
be
seen
by any
they may
Foundling Hospital, where
is no
There
Blind Fiddler," "c., "c.
visitor)
; Wilkie's
be dispensed
charge for admission, but a cataloguecannot
that
shall mention
with ; and
whilst upon
the subjectwe
in
of every galleryof paintings
cataloguesof the contents
and
the
London
including those of Dulwich,
vicinity,
be purchased at a very cheap
Court, "c., may
Hampton
Holborn
In the buildingconHill.
taining
rate
at
Barton's, on
the National
Gallery,is held the Royal Academy
of the
works
of livingartists,admission
exhibition
one
if taken.
shilling,
(24 cents,)and 12 cents for a catalogue,
eastward
Leaving the National Gallery,we pursue our
course,
along the Strand, to Exeter Hall, the head-quarters
of the
ReligiousWorld," which, during the period of the
of peculiar exannual
citement
May meetings,"presents a scene
Lord
"
"
"
"
*'
and
"bustle," somewhat
decided
for, when
the
staid character
of
those
difficult to
of
both
count
ac-
sexes
throng thither is duly considered. At the various
public meetings at that time held there, on the subjectof
Bible Societies," ForeignReligious
Missions," the
pression
Supof Vice," the
Suppressionof Cruelty to Animals,"
the
of Slavery,"and a long catalogue of other
Abohtion
of a merely
objects (some purely philanthropic,
many
then
who
"
"
"
'*
**
"
sectarian
character
in
terribly
nor
purse
they have
; but
in
ardent
supporters of each
all
sparing neither personalexertion
the ends
out
their unceasingefforts to work
view) many of the best publicspeakersin
earnest, and
in
the
"
61
to be heard, the most
England are occasionally
frequent
Lord
and
Lord
Here
also the
Broughanci,
Ashley.
being
Sacred Harmonic
Society"hold their meetings
; their
chorus
numbers
and with
300
members,
over
well-taught
**
Birch,Miss Luscombe, and
and female, and
solo singers,
male
the assistance of Miss
orchestra,their concerts
(alwaysconfined
are
crowded
invariably
be
asserted,that tliere only are
choruses
of Handel
contemplatedby
an
admission
to
excess
rendered
that
ticket is
renowned
Music)
unhesitatingly
and
sublime
and sixpence(84
only three shillings
be made
the holder
at
a
perfect
all the power and effect
The
priceof
composer.
but timelyapplication
must
cents),
should go
a
tinguished
dis-
to Sacred
; and it may
the massive
with
other
to the
good seat.
h
"
Hall"
an
for one, and
tain
earlyhour to ob-
62
CHAPTER
House
Somerset
Soane
and
Institution"
Soho
"
Once
"
"
British
Museum
Regent's
Bazaars
Sunday
the
King's College
Collection
House
"
"
The
"
Park
Tower
and
"
"
Churcli
The
"
and
"
Guildhall
London
Zoological
Theatres
Surgeons' Hall
"
St. Paul's
other
"
dia
In-
London
Docks"
Gardens
The
"
East
"
Pantheon
Evening
and
Amusements
Baths.
we
more
"go a-head"
of Somerset
area
New
Museum
SurreySide
"
VII.
Office,"and
several
for the
eastward, lookingin upon
House, wherein
other
located
are
Government
"
the
"Stamp
Bureaux,"
lished
estab-
working part of the machinery by
the stupendous sum
of fifty
millions of pounds sterwhich
ling
and fifty
milhons
of dollars)
are
(two hundred
annually
subtracted
of the industrious
from the hard earnings
People
for let rulers and
of England ;
legislators
wriggle,twist,
the question as
and
Crow"
"Jim
they may, it is by the
from
the brow
of the masses
the people
sweat
constituting
that all "taxes," direct or
indirect,are
eventually paid.
here longenough
have remained
But we
perhaps thought
too
long.
purpose
of
"
a
"
On
our
continued
eastward
progress
we
cannot
well
by way
King's College,"founded
of a metropolitan
high Tory balance, in oppositionto the
London
University"previouslyestablished in the
Whig
well
institutions are
Square. Both
vicinityof Bedford
after their respective
conducted, as regards classical lore,and
idea how
fashion of teaching the young
political
pass, without
notice,
"
"
"
to" sprout.
The
"New
to
church
in the
Strand," oppositethe
King'sCollege-"a propinquityvery
convenient
entrance
in
Eng-
64
always granted to respectableapplicants,
and, indeed, is
of the visitor's
frequently
dispensedwith on the presentation
of his name
"card," and the inscription
in a "Reo-ister"
kept for
that purpose.
The
disinherited his only child
of
his
consequence
father's) will !
Before
*'
opulentfounder
(a son,
Lincoln's Inn
all of
which
Our
next
Hall," the
"
of
artist),in
poor
oppositionto
Town,
Rolls
a
let
us
take
a
Court," and the
museum
"
his
(the
turn
into
Chapel,"
seeinor.
worth
are
in
marrying
leavingthis part
now
of this
o
Russell
visit shall
to
street, Bloomsbury,
from
that
The
number
of
part
of
Holborn
a
the
from
British
Great
Museum,
short distance,north by west,
nearest
vs^onderful
description,
brought
and
all
Lincoln's
to
Inn
of
unique curiosities,
parts
of
the
world,
Fields.
every
be
to
here, far surpasses
seen
them.
at
be
least
of this
limited
of
anything that can be conceived
A satisfactory
of the whole
will require
inspection
a week,
cataloguein hand."
Any further notice
great National Institution,in a work necessarily
so
"
the
as
The
admission
our
eastward
present, would
here
therefore be
quitesuperfluous.
is free ;
which
nous,
volumiare
catalogues,
be hired at shops in the neighborhood; the
may
charge is threepence(6 cents)per day.
The
Foundling Hospital,Brunswick
Square, lies next in
are
so
many
ment
arrangements of this establishdeservingof attention,and the fine appearance of
from probable
children,rescued through its means
misery, if
and
; the
not
otherwise
course
positivedestruction,and
cared
for
mind
well
well
fed, clothed,
body is a sight
to
Here
mind.
bighlygratifying
are
every well-regulated
several
originalpaintingsof Hogarth, already spoken of,
and presented by him to the Hospital,
in the prosperity
of
which he took a warm
interest. The singingin the Chapel,
is particularly
on
Sunday evenings,
good, many professional
vocalists frequently
attendingthere gratuitously.
St. Bartholomew's
tention;
Hospital,Smithfield,next claims atit is
a
very
"
as
handsome, roomy
as
"
and
commodious
65
the
building,
wards"
"
distributed,and
well
capable of receiving
are
carefully-
of
whose
cases
patients,
and
and
all
attended
to by first-rate physicians
surgeons,
their wants
suppliedgratuitously. Such is the reputation
of property resident in
of this Hospital,that many
persons
their family-homes and
distant from
but
London,
tions,
connecnumber
vast
a
sick, at
Bartholomew's,
taken
when
once
themselves
cause
where, in some
well
"doctored,"
to
as
wards," they^ are
nursed," than
they possiblycould
be
*'
in
cost
hotel
a
will do
well
privatelodgings.
or
consider
to
British
let
Next
not
us
to
capital.
explore the
petty fees,to the
at
being
(4
cents),for which
seen.
a
of
their
A
second
to
the
third
is
there
a
the
as
which
The
"
statues,
the
from
extensive
the
are
the
as
Wren,
the
best
ashes
under
descent
monument
of
the
Admiral
cross
of
architect
the
of his fame
Lord
placed on
affords
into the vaults
the visitor's purse.
a-day,when the organ
There
on
"
;
Nelson,
the
and
smoke
remains
be
"c., may
the
and
there
his tomb
is service
remarkable
for
made
for
the
from
In
the
topher
of Sir Chrisforms
the
also repose
being precisely
building.The
of the
pretence for
of
state
pilewhich
noble
summit
a
twopence
"
mortal
the
interred
has
Whispering Gallery,"
gallerysurrounding which
the
to
fee is
entrance
atmosphere will allow ; a fourth charge is
ascending to the cross, a distance of 404 feet
ground; and a fifth for visitingthe clock- room.
beneath
cation
gratifi-
a
Parliament
the
vaults
sojourn
Cathedral
the
;
even
monuments,
fee admits
Cupola,
view
to
unfortunately
temporary
establishment
the
interfere.
to
be wisdom
not
of four
property, with
power
friends
an
tortion,
ex(96 cents),
shillings
siastics
reallyis,solelyattributable to tlie eccle-
h-ead
the
church
the
not
it
the
disbursino^, in various
in without
amount
for such
better
times
of St. Paul's
interior
indulo-ed
be
far
ten
moved
re-
paying
"
American
Our
in the event
of
adopt a similar course
fallingseriouslysick during a lonelyand
in the
and
at
it would
whether
the
of
be
to
a
in the
sixth demand
Chapel
twice
pecuhar richness
of
66
tone
be heard, and
may
"
middle
the
About
of
meeting
the
is held
1695)
chaunting"of the choir.
of May, the
anniversary
in
Clergy" (established
"
month
of
the
St. Paul's, when
music
and
charity;
the
Sons
"
at
sacred
of
of
also the
is
in aid of
performed
the
on
there
Thursday
cert
splendid con-
a
the
funds
before
next
of
that
Whitsunday,
falls
1851,
(which,this year
upon the 5th of June,)the
from
all the charity-schools
children
in the
metropolis,
"
numbering
one
the
of
8,000, assemble
over
of
"
the
all these
adapted to
most
effect of which
the
Cathedral, presenting
interesting
imaginable. In
spectacles
of the proceedingson
the occasion, the voices
people are joinedtogetherin a Psalm,
young
a
lime
simplemelody, and sung in unison, the sub-
course
is
declared
Haydn,
this
at
remembrance,
the
powerful,that
so
he
"
should
great composer,
remember
it,and
thrill
at
till death.^'
Leaving St. Paul's, proceeding down
Cheapside, and
turning north into Queen street, is Guildhall, wherein are
located
the
publiccivic
the
by
no
the
Law
City
"
business
least
"
Courts
;
of
citizens,and
the
here
the
here
largeHall
banquetsgiven at the
means
luxurious
the
At
"
south
end
of
wooden
figures,coarsely
forms
resembling human
the
under
or
"
the
"
the
Hall
into
of
colossal
Guildhall
brought from,
Giants
how
or
not,
nor
subject.
From
There
thence
down
East
does
India
appearance
is
Hill
House,
there
of the
to
where
assemble
our
in
a
ration.
Corpo-
monstrous
bad
quiteas
"
Gog
in.
and
Good
"
where
cornered
"
route,
room
all
proportions, and
taste
into
"
in
of
no
a
occasionally
"
their
"
the
Guildhall.
through the
street, and
as
They are
Magog
they were
Cityof London
any lightupon
admission
Leadenhall
the
two
why,
"
of
something faintly
throw
charge for
continue
we
Corn
no
;" but
tradition
even
"
though
scene
of
executed
they got
present niches, the Records
say
in
of
"
is the
are
hewn
cognomens
last
expense
and
bedizened
annually bedaubed
conceived
and
they were
originally
known
also is transacted
"
try"
Poul-
visit the
imposing
very
few plain mer-
67
cliants, in every
who
practical
"
sense,
"
of
men
business,"
"
deliberate,decide
destinies
of
of
of
one
These
globe.
whom
the
are
have
and
country
and
control
the interests and
upon,
the richest and
fairest portions
of the
East
had
are
committed
their constituents
by
whom
they
elected
are
all
of
the
Whether
care.
the dividends
increasing
of East India Stock,
Proprietors
the
"
their
to
devoted
more
of
and
Directors, each
long personal experience
people
their councils
India
to
to
office
the
to
or
"
of
welfare
the
best understand
human
poor Orientalists,let those who
"
character
decide.
The
contains
Company's Museum"
large collection
charge, to the
and
P.
3
Our
M.,
pubhc,
Saturday.
every
destination
is the ^' Tower
street, and
celebrity)and
Tower
that
of
"
Julius
and
Beef
pie.
The
very
may
so
down
Here
the
Armories,
matters,
armor,
and
the
"
troop of
a
the
figureof
armed
Amongst these
Modern
Armory
first
in
is the
the
contains
commonly
BeoAtfetiers
ancient
the
"
besides
horse-skins,
knight clad
a
in
a
full
fashion, Cctp-a-
ancient
'-'Black Prince."
the
million
a
to
stuffed
"
of
in
taken
containing,
of
armor
gate
are
corruptionof
them
to
built in the
was
Guard,"
conducts
of
Pump"
"
western
visitors
Battle-Axe
^'
end
"Minories,"
is the
which
shall
we
the
to
the
whereof
portionof
the
bearing astride
suit of
foot
Guards,) who
curious
each
of
which
course
Eaters/' (probablya
modern
other
the
"
passing"Aldgate" (of
Csesar.
one
Sideboard
"
then
fortress,a
charge by
called
eastward
turning south,
Hill," at
ancient
days
without
curiosities ; it is open,
between
the hours
of 11
A. M.,
by continuingour
Leadenhall
"'
Indian
on
next
reach
of
a
stand
of
arms,
shall also be shown, and
effectively
displayed. We
Sir Walter
enter, the dungeon wherein
Raleigh was
used
at his
long confined, and the block and axe
execution^,
as
well
many
others.
other
instruments
as
Here
'SSpanishArmada,"
of
"
at
that
of
also
are
the
torture
"
it is
Grey,
thumb-screws,"
captured
intended,
Jane
Lady
on
board
of
and
and
the
said, to be employed
6S
''
persuaders
**
as
deliver
concealed
their
We
conquerors.
where,
within
Crown
and
the
their
to
attended
next
are
"
the
to
to
"
intending
Jewel
office,,
a
estimated
be
of
dollars.)The
in all to
amount
the
"
w^orth
to
(fivemillion
sterling,
and
treasures
Merchants
"
whole
Tower
London
large case, are
displayedthe Imperial
Sceptre of Great Britain and Ireland, and all
jewelled Regalia,"and symbols of royalty,
other
the
the
induce
to
of
million
one
pounds
fees
payable at the
Mint,'*
tenpence (20 cents.) The
"
TrinityHouse,"
both
are
located
Tower
on
Hill
And
of
.purpose
alone
or
for
now
under
Docks
of
its
visit
a
but
"
also
Government
lock, the
that
the
wliolesale
in
of
business.
the
that
line
extensive
most
others, may
be
of
the
"
bonded
"
liquors imported by
engaged
"
vaults, in which
wine
numerous
merely for the
though that sight
^Ye
inspectone
may
not
"
seeing the shipping there
deserves
two
London
the
lot
;
that,
London
of
Crescent
and
and
foreij^n wines
merchants
"
stored,,
are
**
VaitiH
any of
obtainable
or
is
the
at
presentingan order,
the Superintendent'soffice,
just within the dock gates.
visit the
Parties
to
Docks,"
meaning the wine vaultS;,
at
hotels, taverns,
just described, are frequently formed
of which
"c., the landlords
can
always obtain
Tasting
seen
on
"
"
"
Orders
from
the
with
merchants
tliey trade
whom
;"
"
tasting and, as asserted
by those unwillingto plead guiltyto an "intemperance"*
of the
impeachment, the intoxicating smelV
place,
those
olfactories
of
whose
su.ch
some
parties probably
not
are
pretty
unfrequently show
exquisitelysensitive
they have been to, on
plainlywhere
returning into the
but
as
what
between
frequent
"
*^
'*
"
"
"
wholesome
in
our
excm-sion
The
bonded
the West
are
and
fresh
can
and
would
air,we
to
the
Tobacco
the
East
"
all "associations'*
eschew
Docks."
Warehouse,
India
Docks,
the
all in
St.
Catharine's^
sion,
easterlysucces-
deservingof a visit,even by those who
fullyappreciatethe magnificentmerchant
each
know
navy
69
of
and
York,
New
other
great seaports of
the
United
States.
East
The
"Dreadnought,"
us
old
an
Blackwall, being the limits of
here take a boat, and visit the
at
excursion, let
eastern
our
Docks,
India
line-of-battle
ship,
Hospital,where
sea-faringmen
world, sufferingeither from sickness
Seamen's
in the
are
any
received
and
charge
whatever.
"
is moored
war
she is
the
kept
obtain
This
in
on
the
a
natioa
every
bodilyinjury,
or
assistance,free of
necessary
"
now
order, and
board
British
the
;
as
man-ofwell-employed
Tiiames, opposite to Blackwall
in first-rate
establishment
the
of
used
all expenses
incurred
;
in
scriptions
defrayed by voluntarysubGovernment
giving the use of the
are
Ihip gratuitously.
we
our
Landing at Blackwall, turn
''frontispieces"
the
station
that
at
westward,
entering
railway
place,and
class eightpence 16
cents
second
taking a ticket (first
class
street, where
fourpence 8 cents,)for Fenchurch
the
look
in upon
Corn
let us
alighting,
Exchange, Mark
Coal
Lane, and thence
proceed to the new
Exchange,"
Then
Lower
Thames
street, adjoining.
working our way
north, by Gracechurch
street, and
Moorgate street, to
London
tution,"
InstiFinsbury Square, we shall easilyfind the
"
"
"
"
"
and
At
the
large Roman
this
Catholic
Chapel,
Moorfields.
"
High Mass
(musical) is celebrated
chapel a
solo
the
choruses
Sunday, at noon
;
parts and
every
being admirably executed
singers,
by professional
regularly
for
the
One
engaged
shilling(24 cents) is
purpose.
charged at the chapel door for admission to this particular
"
.
Baass.
From
"
Finsbury Square an
Road,
Regent'sPark," New
hour
or
two, and
Here
spent.
place
on
Cross
now
a
the
summit
stands
omnibus
will
where
at
the
take
us
to
the
Colosseum,
an
shilling,
(24 cents,)
may
is the "Ball," formerly occupying
be
of
; it may
St. Paul's
be
skilful artistic arrangement,
Cathedral
entered, and
aided
by
a
rily
satisfacto-
where
a
the
through a little
little imagination.
10
the
visitor may
the
upon
upon
The
"vast
which
"
Swiss
the
for
fancy
moment
a
"
metropolis
sphere
Cottage
from
the
he
treads
"
"
"
is
a
he
is
looking dowil
"giddy height"
stood
of
pleasingobject,quite the
yore.
beau
ideal of rural retirement.
The
but since
frequented,
formerlymuch
the establishment
of the "Polytechnic"Institution,
with its
beautiful
views," the tide of pubhc favor turns
dissolving
two
thitherward, particularly
as
(48 cents) are
shillings
(chargedfor admission to the Diorama.
The
ZoologicalGardens, in the Regent's Park, possess
ranged
attractions,includinga well-stocked
menagerie,armany
the
on
plan of that in the Jardin des Flanfes,
(BotanicGarden,) at Paris. Here we shall see the Hi^
The
the
to
popotamus.
charge for admission
garden,
includingall its "sights,"is one shilling
(24 cents). The
of the Regent'sPark
403
area
covers
acres.
Our course
lies south, by Portland
Place, to Regent
now
must
we
street, where
stop at the Polytechnic Institution
to a
scientific mind
the finest "Elephant" in London.
be seen
There may
an
atmospheric railway; power looms ;
a divingbell,"c., "c., in full operation:into the last mentioned,
Diorama
was
"
"
"
the
voir
visitors may
and
several
descend
enter
surface of a largevolume
of water, contained
constructed
ingeniously
There, also,lectures
feet under
in
a
immense
to
receive
the
on
various
scientific
delivered
reser^
chine.
ma-
subjects
and the wonders
dailyby qualifiedprofessors,
of
the
dissolving
microscope practicallyillustrated ;
views"
the only charge being one
exhibited, "c., "c.,'
(24 cents,)with an extra sixpence("l2cents,)for
shilling,
those who
in the divingbell.
descend
From
ward,
eastRegent'sstreet we enter Oxford street,move
and lounge through the
Pantheon
;" then continue
and
route
to Soho
the rooms
our
Square,and look over
in the Bazaar.
counters
There
is no charge for admittance
to either of those places.
is that
One of the most
exhibitions of London
interestinsj
are
"
"
72
cation of the
blind,
of
and
the
criminals
the
;
"
school
for
the
Orphan Asylum ; admission free
preceding. We then proceed to the Surrey
Bedlam,"
*'
the
all of
to
children
establishment,with
ZoologicalGardens, a well-conducted
concluding
a
capitalmenagerie,and yarious amusements,
of fire-works
brilliant exhibitions
with
admission
;
fine
on
summer
ings
even-
(24 cents.)
shilling,
one
theatres, and
other
public
amusements
London,
a
stranger so disposed can
while
his evenings. Every particularrespecting
away
in the dailyjournals
will be found
we
shall,
those
; but
who
for the information of the economist
may wish to enjoy
Her
at
an
Majesty'sTheatre," Hayevening'samusement
There
are
great
a
of
number
where
in
"
market,
Garden
Covent
at
or
devoted
exclusively
the
the
Italian
whereas
say that
"
at
to
Theatre
ten
of each
doors
of
Pit, (where,by the way,
to the
in
dressed
unless
ticket
to
the
same
Music
Fenton's
full
ball-room
part
of either
Store, Strand,
Bond
street, for
when
it is desired
or
both
"
Opera,
which
of
and
Ballet
are
formances
peris demanded
($2 40,)
shillings,
for admission
those places,
is allowed
one
no
costume,) a
to
enter
subscriber's
at
be *' hired"
may
Mitchell's Library,New
house
at
night; and
per
of
the trouble
and
(|1 92)
eight shillings,
to
both
spare
purse
high
Gallery,"albeit rather
will
five
cost
in the
world,"
only
shillings,
($1 20) and
be
the
there
quite as well
generallyeven
singing can
better
as
heard, and the dancing as advantageously
seen,
lower
the
from
regions;" the visitor here, moreover,
incurs no risk of having to
tramp" home through wet
the night
should
in thin shoes
and lightrigging,
streets
come
on
rainy.
*'
dressing,"
a
seat
in the
"
"
"
"
*'
"
Let
it be
theatres, there
at
remembered,
is admission
likewise, that
at
**
enough
dramatic
decided
"
visitor to
entertainment
gluttons"in
London
that
line.
other
commencing
will give quite
night to all but
half- price"
"
half-pasteight o'clock, which
about
all the
at
for
one
Besides
will find abundance
of
the
theatres, the
evening amuse-
73
Lowther
promenades of the
the Burlington Arcade, Picadilly;
generallymusic every fine evening).
the
shilling
(24 cents);
Arcade," close by, and
one
In
is
last there
(atthose
"
Gardens
Vauxhall
summer,
Strand, admittance
Gallery,West
Adelaide
the
at
ment,
are
favorite
a
resort, and,
of the illuminated
walks, and the
brilliancy
other attractions
pyrotechnicdisplaysexhibited, present many
Cremorne
Gardens, Chelsea,
to
pleasure seekers.
though of inferior note, have many admirers.
man's
To visit the prisonsof the
City" of London, an Alder-
besides
the
"
order
Borough"
and
of Westminster
; those
is necessary
be seen
may
The
respective
the
by permissionof
"
Governors.
Supper
Easy Sing-Song" houses,
and
"Free
taverns,
in every
abound
quarter of the
Smoke-pipe" rooms,
in the
British
numerous
particularly
Capital, and are
the performanceat
After
of the large theatres.
vicinity
Old Drury," a plate of
A-la-mode
Beef," such as prepared
and
"
*'
"
Johnson's, in Clare
at
Court,
super-excellent. It
sliced
beet-root, shallots, "c.,
charge
"
eightpence,(16 cents,) for
"
Those
cents.)
who
go
nice
with
is served
found
for
small
a
there
a
one
v^ill be
crisplettuce,
"large plate"
fourpence (8
to
sure
are
once
hand,
at
near
"try
it
again."
At
those
the
"
Cock"
whose
"Welsh
Tavern, Fleet
lodgingsare
rabbit,"
season
"
that
of the
eastward
is from
August
served
be
can
end
the
to
sorts, called
favorite
Temple
near
"
of
Natives,"
Bar,
with
a
(in the
ters,
April,)Oys-
bit," poached eggs,
"rare
or
street,
"
or
Melton,"
or
Colchester," according to the beds from which they are
taken.
They are very small, but plump, and of delicate
"
flavor,
though
Americans.
pence
size,an
The
oyster-room
dozen,
(16 cents)per
amateur
esteemed
much
not
"
can
stow
so
and
by
tavern
"
generalityof
price is eight-
that, from their diminutive
away" half-a-doUar's worth
Stout" here is
readily. The
pint glass'fourpence
(8 cents). An
very
the
price of a
"Alderman"
pipe.
excellent,
74
loaded"
with
Waterloo
charge"(a
plug" of superior
tobucco),will cost the smoker
twopence (4 cents).
from
house
aleGoing westward
"Drury," Ofiley'sBurton
is a good place to get a
"nip" of that highly
palatableliquor,with the usual lightsupper
ments.
accompaniThe
holds
half-a-pint,
nip"only
(pricefourpence
but two
of those are
8 cents,)
quite enough to make one
how
feel rather
came
issuingfrom a close
you so ?" when
into the open air.
room
Stone's," Panton
Street, HayBurton"
market, is another
house, and reputed also for
its superiorstock of Irish and
Scotch
A go,"
whiskey
with hot water, sugar, and
lemon, charged sixpence (12
The
cents,)being the usual order.
prices in all tliose
placesare nearly the same, viz.,about sixpence(12 cents)
for "one
"two
rabbit," or
chop," a "Welsh
poached
eggs."
the
Garden
At
Garrick's Head," oppositeto Covent
Theatre, Bow street, there is every evening an amusement
which
lesque
some
persons enjoy amazingly. It consists of burtrials of imaginary law-cases
(afterthe fashion
Bullum
in Stephens'
Lecture
Boatem,"
versus
on
heads,")by a self-constituted
"judge and jury society."
law"
The
learned
in the
counsel
are
generallyrepresented
who
of
out
other
assume
by actors,
engagements,
members
of the English bar,"
the names
of distinguished
"
a
"
"
"
"
"
"
*"'
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
and
sometimes
make
humorous
hits."
"
is
There
no
charge for admission, and as the viands and liquorsserved
the attendance
are
remarkably prompt,
good in quality,
has a ftiirrun
of custom.
and pricesreasonable, the house
Hemmings, alongsideof the Haymarket Theatre, is much
used by actors, the landlord himself
sion
being of that profes;
"
it is well conducted
Cider
Cellar," Maiden
;
"
Evans'
Lane
;
"
Covent
Rhoades',
; the
Garden
(the
"
Coal
neighborhood
are
or
(as they are frequentlytermed)
singing,"
In this vicinity,
larly
too, and particu"screaming" houses.
in Brydges street, Covent
Garden, there are several
Hole," alreadymentioned),and
"
some
others
in that
75
the resort of the young
and
dancing rooms," too much
and which
all who
have
we
dissipated,
only notice to warn
cencies
welfare, and respect for the deany regard for their own
*'
of life,to
shun
them.
be
Many evenings may
the
lectures
at
there
several
are
various
Mechanics'
Institutes,of which
in London.
placesof worship
The
profitably
passed in attendingthe
his
visitor,whatever
in London
are
and
numerous,
creed, will discover
a
temple
the
devoted
"established"
is to be
church
Episcopal or
found
in every parish,and in all there are a certain number
of free seats,
At the Chapel of the Magdalen Asylum, on
The
it.
to
Blackfriars
the
road,
good
a
and
sermon
fine
singingmay
be heard.
always
principalRoman
The
South
Catholic
vvark, where
chapels
Cardinal
"
are
The
thedral,"
Ca-
officiates
Wiseman
;
Moorfields
the
Chapel (already noticed); Denmark
street
Chapel, Soho Square ; and the private chapels
the Spanish,Sardinian
from Roman
and other Ambassadors
Catholic
States
to the
Court
of St. James.
At
all of
of
these,
and
last mentioned, the
fine Masses
of
at the
especially
tage,
Mozart, Haydn, "c., may be heard to the greatest advaneminent
professional
singersbeing engaged for the
solo
parts.
The
Chapel, Moorfields, is
Albion
the
PrincipalScotch
Church
Free"
is in
Presbyterianchurch ; the Scottish
Regent Square, Judd street.
The
Unitarian
located in Exeter
street,
chapels are
Strand, and Stamford
Chapels of other
street, Blackfriars.
with in all parts of
to be met
are
religiousdenominations
"
"
Town."
abundant
are
everywhere.
CirculatingLibraries"
newsmen"
Many of the
keep them, and lend out books
and
periodicalseither by the month, week, or volume.
This is a great convenience
in a placewhere
works
are
new
"
"
so
costlv.
The
luxury of
a
bath
may
be
indulgedin by
the visitor
76
to
London
at
being
and
hailed"
"
Holborn,
and
on
baths,
flows
(12
less
for
for
neighbors
water
than
more
Road,
for
charge
The
"thorough
during
opaque
the
that
for
and
may
will
send
a
cents.)
tepid
of
and
stantly
con-
attendance
pence,
six-
ablution,
be
deemed
men,
frequent
sometimes
of
and
be
may
hard-working
not
In
cold
water
million"
"the
have
wash,"
(24
stream
but
;
who
may
are
bathing
sum
process
than
a
baths
coal-heavers,
a
there
which
through
half
shilling,
one
which,
accommodation,
necessary
for
City
cents.)
and
stokers,
the
;
the
the
stairs,"
"
and
moored,
are
adjoining
furnish
afterwards,
swimming
had
the
from
him
land
baths"
floating
Westminster
At
expense.
"
bather,
the
for
boat
moderate
Bridges,
Blackfriars
on
a
tunities
opporbe
render
pleasant.
your
the
11
VII.
CHAPTER
The
of London
Environs
Court
^Windsor"
"
"Hampton
Tooting
Hampstead
Concluding Remarks.
Greenwich
of
London
"
"
environs
The
fiom
the
"
Highgate
"
traveller,both
Kensal
"
well
are
of
account
on
Richmond
Ascot"
Woolwich
"
Green
"
stands
those
perfectlyrealizes
forth
what
is
Races
Epsom
the
and
Castle,
Windsor
Norwood
"
"
"
deservingof a visit
the many
interesting-
objects of curiositywhich
they contain,
beauty of the surrounding rural scenery.
amongst
Twickenham
"
Dulwich
generallyconceived
great
Prominently
which
of
a
more
"
Royal
Palace," than any other edifice within the British dominions.
old
It is,notwithstanding,
an
by
William
of
Wykeham,
finished
and
in the
having been
building,
during the reignof
year
the
erected
ward,
third Ed-
1370.
advantage,and
time enjoy a day in the country"to its fullest
at the same
the adoptionof something like the
extent, yet economically,
following
plan is suggested; if approved of on trial,it may,
To
the
see
Castle
and
Park
to
the best
"
with
a
little occasional
all other
In
State
outskirt"
"
variation, be rendered
excursions
:
available
in
"
place,procure a ticket of admission to the
Apartments (theyare generallymade out for parties
the
first
street
six),from Mr. Moon, Print-Seller, Threadneedle
and Co.,
(nearthe
Bank"), in the City; from Ackerman
Strand ; or from
Colnaghi,Print-Seller, Cockspur street.
Charing Cross ; any of those persons will furnish them,
applicants. Having then provideda
gratis,to respectable
Box"
"Sandwich
(a nice one can be bought for a shilling
24
cents
at any hardware
shop),store it with a suffi-
of
"
"
"
"
"7*
78
dent
of
reqmrements
for
cold beef and
quantityof
a
ham,
tongue,to
or
heartyappetite.
Our
the
meet
calculation
is
only
singleindividual, but if a party" be formed for the
trip,arrangements embracing greater variety(tea,sugar,
The
"c.) will,of course, be made.
foregoingare supposed
to be anticipatory
of the preceding evening.
preparations
In the morning proceed to the Paddington station of the
Great
Western
Railway, and start by an early train for
and
Slough ; the fare is one shilling
sixpence(36 cents),
but by purchasing"a
return
will be
ticket,"the amount
reduced
one-third.
From
is only a
Slough to Windsor
pence
pleasantwalk of two miles
charged,per omnibus, sixmitted
(12 cents). Ticket visitors" to the Castle are adat a gate, reached
by an uninviting
flightof steps,
"White
the
Hart"
Hotel, and on
passing near
entering
within the precinctsof the regalabode, are
conducted
to
the door of the
Chapel ;" there an officialattends to show
the interior,and the vaults, wherein
are
depositedall that
remains
of many
former
of England,now
resolved
sovereigns
into the
of our
common
fellow-clay"
humanity. In the
monumental
Chapel there are some
groups of statuary,the
"
a
"
"
"
"
exquisitesculptureof
The
but
vaults
a
are
silver
"
redoubtable
the
key," in
St.
then
which
comfort
the
the
to
the
the view
is
reach
a
or
shilling
at
even
power
the
loses
two,
shrine
from
of
the
summit
the
admission
are
of
entrance
ticket
is
quired.
re-
and they
registered,
Staircase to the antechamber,
up the Grand
thence
through the magnificentapartments,
exhibit
Court-
is to the
route
visitors' names
a
any
the
"
splendor and
part of the world.
Yard, ascend
of
combined
degree of
unparalleledin
to
of
visitors,
George.
conducted
and
To
shape
admiration.
of course,' to
matter
a
Chapel the usual
Apartments, where
Here
steps
as
the
universal
creates
the
State
are
shown,
its talismanic
nothing of
From
not
which
by
Round
a
ing
Return-
long flightof
Tower,"
from
stone
whence
truly delightful.
the
Great
Park, leave the Castle by the prin-
80
the
dining there, make arrangements accordingly. From
Cottage we retm^n to Richmond, cross the bridge,and
Meadows"
to Twickenham
where
proceed by the
may
the villa of the celebrated
be seen
Pope. Opposite to
of the numerous
is the "Eel-pieIsland
Twickenham
one
"
"
"
"
"
"
Aits," or
small islets of the Thames
hotel, where
good
a
dinner
; here
be
may
had
is
at
comfortable
a
a
reasonable
all accounts,
on
though we confess our preference,
of
Rose
Cottage."
continue our
From
this place we
route, by Teddington,
the residence of that great politito StrawberryHill, once
cal
for many
charlatan, Horace Walpole, and, subsequently,
Louis
Philippe,before he became
years, that of the late
King of the French," and Bushy Park, to Hampton
price;
"
"
"
''
"
Court
Palace.
originallybuilt by Cardinal
its magnificenceand
domicile ; but
Wolsey for his own
superiorityto any of the royal palaces then existingin
and
jealousyamongst his
England, created so much
envy
the
that
Cardinal, fearingto lose the favor of
compeers,
his sovereign,
presentedit,with all its costlyfurniture and
VHI.
rich adornments,
to Henry
an
artful,though, as it
eventuallyproved, a useless stroke of policy. At the
extensive
This
edifice
was
"
period described,
"
it was
that
said
the
dormitories
contained
eightyvisitors !
the
bridge over
Entering by the gate, near a wooden
The
Thames, three court-yardsare passed in succession.
of Henry VHI.,
of
first is that of Wolsey ; the second
William
III., and of George II.; the thiid built by Sir
the
Under
second
HI.
for William
Christopher Wren
"Hall
of Henry VIH.,"
to the
archway is the entnmce
joining.
adPresence
Chamber"
and the
with its fine tapestries,
Next
let us
visit the Chapel of Sir Christopher
Wren's
Court
are
some
exquisite carvings by
; here
OrinlingGibbons.
"
beds
of
silk
for two
hundred
and
*"
In
the
thousand
state
apartments
and
paintings
are
other
a
fine
collection of
over
a
including
antiquecuriosities,
81
the
noble
of the
The
by Raphael.
Cartoons"
"
privateportion
laid out
is very
extensive, and
are
which, with royal permission,
Palace
apartments,
in
suites
of
occupied by
pecuniary
nobilityand gentry, whose
means
are
inadequate to the independent support of their
of
The
rank and titles.
an
area
park and gardens occupy
men
nearly one square mile ; the latte prresentinga good speciof the most
approved horticultural styleof laying-out
of
pleasuregrounds in long by -gone days ; the disposition
with
the
trees, shrubs, "c., being in strict accordance
scions
decayed
certain
of
wherein
geometricalforms,
"
Grove
nods
half
And
at
the
grove,
eacli
alley
platform just
has
reflects
a
the
brother,
other."
grounds are kept in perfectorder, and contain many
fine trees, includingan
oak 38 feet in circumference, and
is
elm, known
as
an
King Charles's Swing." There
likewise
a
grape-vine, covering a wall 110 feet in length,
and
of
producing annually from 2,000 to 3,000 bunches
of the Hamburg
South
sort.
of the garden is the
grapes
Wilderness"
Royal Tennis Court, and beyond, the
planted
William
the
celebrated
III., comprising
Maze,"
by
in the same
formed
reign,and from whence, unless provided
The
"
"
"
with
a
clue, the
adventurous
wanderer
easilybe
may
puzzled to "get out."
On
week-day, (Fridays excepted,) the
every
to tlie public from
gratuitously
apartments are
open
the
of
the
morninsf till 6 in the evenino;, commencinoand
April
rest
of
Sundays,
ending
the
the
year,
on
from
The
30th
A.
10
of
September
M.,
till 4
P.
in
10
the
; and
M.
1st
for
On
gratuitouslyopen until
pubhc gardens are open dailyfrom
apartments
o'clock, P. M.
the
on
state
are
not
in the
2
7
morning till dusk, and, except on Sundays, a fine
militaryband plays there daily. The privategardens,with
the Orangery, may be seen
by greasing"the hand of the
a
gardener with
shilling."
dine, as agreed, at th
Returning to Richmond, we
"
"
82
Cottage,"and
"
and
Town,"
"
shall
and
Here
are
of
the
account
also
which,
in
present
name
the
shallow
"
stood
other
some
Richmond
Anne,
we
Seasons,")
"
of
actor
his
interest,on
they suggest.
who
Earl
was
Richmond"
of
side-saddle
Richard
Yorkshire
in
Richmond
of
which
III.
;
formerly
Here
III.
Edward
died,
as
the
first introduced
II., who
Richard
of
queen
"
was
royal palace, in
a
of
monuments
where
the
Sheen,"
ancientlycalled
the Saxon
resplendent. Its
tongue, signifies
was
given it by royal command, in the reiga
Henry VII.,
of
through
Yard,"
Church
classical associations
of
village
The
Old
"
ramble
a
Thompson, (authorof the
Kean, by far the best
of
Edmund
of
that
da3^
visit the
the tomb
see
take
afterwards
did
use
England. In 1497 the palacewas
destroyedby fire,and rebuilt by Henry VI F. His successor,
"Bluff
King Harry," (Vill.)kept his first Christmas here,
this too, in the
when
he held a tournament
in the park ;
the residence of his first queen,
was
earlypart of his reign,
V.
of Arragon, and
here the Emperor Charles
Catharine
of
the
into
"
for
was
a
short
time
lodged,in
Richmond
afterwards,
the
Palace
Three
1523.
year
granted
was
years
Cardinal
to
Wolsey, as a return for his presentationof Hampton Court
dinal
The
to his royalmaster.
stylein which the haughty Carin his new
domain
surpassed even
kept Christmas
and
his fall,after
the splendorof his sovereign,
hastened
which
During
Elizabeth,
palace and park reverted to the crown.
reign of Mary, her sister,afterwards Queen
the
event
the
for
was
a
Palace, whi^h, when
of
her
Bess"
died.
Prince
"
of
of
son
this
; of
wicket,
side
or
smaller
of Richmond
the
the
Richmond
throne, became
his
"
youth, and
II.,in his infancy. The
exception of
one
good Queen
dwellingof Henry,
there
the
was
II. in
Charles
of James
palace,with
surmounted
by an
imprisoned in
residences, and
Subsequently,it
Wales
Pretender,"
ascended
she
favorite
most
time
short
one
arched
of
the
remains
gateway,
escutcheon, nearly defaced, with a
gate, both in a ruinous state, on the west
Green,
were
in
1769
levelled to
the
83
ground hj
memory.*
order
little to
A
of
monasteiy
v.; within
of
the
Carthusians,
of
the
for
of
a
by Henry
obtained
time
a
victorious
King
stood
once
endowed
and
Warbeck
James,
is
Green
famed
palace
War"
Earl
of
Surrey
Scotland, slain
the
at
Field."
-Flodden
Richmond
sward,
founded
hither
of
old
the
its walls, Perkin
"sanctuary," and
brought the body
battle
of
north
"American
of
George ILL,
for
noble
a
Cricket
"
of
extent
Matches"
the
finest
and
green
other
manly
sports.
Leaving Richmond,
Gardens
George
here
IlL
born
were
laid out"
"
were
wherein
Palace,
and
by
Pagoda,
its base.
Merlin's
"
of
The
within
to
from
A
the
The
M.
P.
3
to
noon
river, is Sion
love"
House,
of
one
Northumberland,
crown
in
1604,
*It
was
the
ever,
Earl
imprisoned
them.
both
are
the
the
reign
States
"
a
Regency."
of
seats
country
the
been
of
took
that
ducal
the
the
Isleworth,
and
London
in
sum
both
place.
That
of the
of
to
man
noble-
That
enormous
Monarch,
England
of
the
of
granted by
manor
Tower
most
of this
and
oppositeside
Northumberland.
the
in
"
United
the
having
of
($150,000)
during
pending
Arboretum
the
on
togrether with
Hugh Percy, ninth
"
excavation, called
honestly to keep
and
Kew,
from
of
"30,000
at
Kew
house
was
of
a
sunset.
distance
short
is
entrance,
grounds, and are open to the
the year (Sundays excepted),from
pleasure grounds are
always open
of
precincts
all
publicdaily(gratis)
1
of.
feet in diameter
49
sort
a
admit
belief says it is dangerous
concerned
unless the parties
Garden
Botanic
Royal
is
faithfullyand
the time,
at
mean,
high, and
fore
there-
and
popular
true
"
Richmond
the
pagoda
Cave," where
pledge vows
to
the
Near
The
would
capabilities"
"
feet
183
by Kew
of the
family of
pleasure grounds
Capability Brown,"
"
their
as
tastefully
conspicuous object, near
Chinese
London
several
raised.
and
as
A
towards
return
we
fined
those
wars
1812,
tween
behow"
84
days
for
"
Plot."
in
imputed participation
an
The
children
of Charles
I.
the
Gunpowder
"
long in custody at
Sion House, where, through the parliamentary
influence of
the earl,the king was
allowed to visit them.
occasionally
the
Gardens
Coming out from Kew
Green," we
upon
"Town"
return
to
fare
one
by omnibus,
shilling(24
the
shall pass near
beautiful
cents). On our
route, we
at C his wick ; but these,
gardensof the Horticultural Society,
well as the monument
as
to
Hogarth, with an inscription
by Garrick, in the C his wick church -yard, and the villa
and
grounds of the Duke of Devonshire, hard by, deserve
themselves.
a day to
The
first may
be seen
by obtaininga written order from
of the Society; the last by permissionof the
any member
were
*'
"
Duke,
Earl
Steward.
vertu,
the
Duke
by
on
Chiswick
the
villa
erected
was
the
by
last
from
a
Burlington,
designby Palladio, and contains
fine paintings,
particularly
uniques, and articles of
of various
descriptions,
includingseveral presented
the
visited St.
Grace
"
The
of
some
to
his
or
Emperor Nicholas,
the
occasion
House"
of
Charles
celebrated
day, breathed
Fox
liberal
statesmen
their
last,both
coronation.
remarkable
still more
James
and
and
George
of
being in
all the
vested
in
political
power
Minister
of England at the period when
each
became
was
prostratedby sickness, and finally
that grim monarch
Death
!
of
traordina
Ex-
Ambassador
autocrat's
the
is,however,
place wherein
both
British
Petersburgh,as
his
Russia, when
of
as
ning,
Can-
their
full
the
the
in
spective
rejoyment
en-
Premier
his
the
turn
prey
of
"
Our
next
starting
per
ramble
shall be
"
for
one
the
last
of
the
and
Greenwich
(farefourpence
steamer
gerford Market
place. This, now
to
8
cents)from
mentioned, and
most
Woolwich,
extensive
most
Hun-
distant,
arsenals
and
and until the reign
dock-yardsof England, was originally,
of Henry VIIL, an insignificant
tion
town
fishing
; the foundaof its present importancewas
laid by that king, and
I
In the reignof Charles
enlarged by Queen Elizabeth.
85
ship of
a
the
1,676 tons, and
of
great size
then
She
built here.
guns, was
and named
carvingand gilding,
lV6
The
Dutch,
vast
armament,
Yard
Dock
The
bank
of artificers
number
time
of
fourth
of
of
parallelogram,
a
includes
Foundry,
the
metal
one
charge."
Hshment, is immense
which
relics of
black
the
seen
an
charred
$10)
of
notes
the
same
the
enactment
from
of millions of
remnants
fire,at
11, A. M., and
obtained
General
of
"divisions"
branches
may
in motion, viz.
two
to
be
At
the
calcined, upon
from
pounds (|25)
9 to half-past
order
office
Woolwich
of
to
be heard
it may
see
Master
the
is the
and
Royal Regiment of Artillery,
T.he bands
of Royal Marines.
are
Bank
National
of five
is open
An
1 till 4, P. M.
Ordnance.
of
of
quarters
headone
of
both
sicians,
composed of very superiormuat
parade hours," morning and
"
evening.
The
Royal MilitaryAcademy for Cadets, in course
in the corps
for commissions
education
to qualifythem
is located on
Royal Engineers and Royal Artillery,
8
:
pound ($5 and
thus, by
were
and
value
Arsenal
of the service
and
the
at
by application
the
of the estab-
sight,appears
restrainingthe
bills under
from
of the
the
the law
and
one
cancelled
both
Royal
The
of
ments,
imple-
stores,
branch
England, which
of
once
of
issuingany
sterhng.
be
Bank
the
tons
Laboratory" may be
portionof the "sinews"
small
no
17
coal, but is,in fact, the consolidated
of
block
enormous
quantityof
The
of what, at first
huge,shapelessmass
a
arsenal, in
the
but
destructive materials
set all those
once
at
will melt
in which
of war, in every
"
at the
; and
munitionss
and
10,000,
to
largestfurnace
"
at
and
the
only about a
is now
engaged. The rope-yard is
senal
yards each way ; the Royal Arin this is the
100
of nearl)^
acres;
400
area
an
the
nearly a mile along
surrounded
by a high wall :
8,000
number
that
and
Devil."
Golden
employed here,
from
was
war,
is
Sea."
*'
for
stretches
river,and
the
of
"
with
Sovereignof the
splendidappearance
the
the
called her
richlyornamented
was
her
from
however,
mounting
of
of
the
86
part of
upper
in
yards
"
Woolwich
length, and
(1750,000).
The
instructed
committing
fashion.
murder
after
periods,but
They are employed
in
Moored
ships,termed
thither
sent
and
the
"
convicts,condemned
limited
who
are
about
the
of
scientific
most
of
one
"
the
river,off the
Hulks," the prisons
to
for
transportation
work
"
to
fully
care-
mystery"
largeEpiscopalchurch
a
Anne.
old
hundred
of many
art
120
"150,000
over
is 300,
iniquitous
has
several
are
cadets
"
wholesale
Woolwich
buildingcost
of
the
built by Queen
fifty
town,
the
number
in
;" its front extends
Common
out
their time."
dock-yard,Arsenal,
and
last
bal-
liarhters.
From
where
"
Woolwich
the
it is but
Hospital,or,
College" for
Seamen
service,is,indeed,
a
short
a
it is
as
maimed
noble
walk
Greenwich,
to
frequentlycalled, the
more
or
worn
institution.
in
out
This
the
be
may
naval
deemed
the
of a palace,first erected
here
offspring
by Humphry,
of Gloucester,who
Duke
named
it "Placentia."
The
palace was
enlarged by Henry VH., and completed by
It was
the birth-placeof the
last-named
Henry VHI.
of Queen
sovereign,
Mary, and of Queen Elizabeth ; and
VL
died.
here Edward
Having been suffered to fall into
taken
down
decay, the old building was
by order of
Charles
11.
who
commenced
a
,
maD-niticent
present site,the first wing of which
He
enlarged the Park, and built
the
top
of
the
Flamstead.
instruments, and
hill,for the
He
caused
he lived to
a
of
use
edifice
also furnished
see
on
the
finished.
Royal Observatory on
the
celebrated
it with
mer
astrono-
the
necessary
be constructed
deep dry well to
for observingthe stars
Wilhara
HI.
during the day time.
finished
the buildingcommenced
II., and, in
by Charles
to
conjunctionwith his consort, Queen Mary, determined
devote
the royalabode
lent
and benevoto its existing
patriotic
TJie structure, in its present form
enlarged
purpose.
and completed by George II.
occupiesa terrace 860 feet
in length,and consists of five distinct buildings,
known
as
Anne's," "King William's,"
**King Charles's," "Queen
a
"
"
88
Navigationand Nautical Astronomy. In the
of seamen
in the
Lower
School," 400
boys, the sons
officers and privates
Royal Navy, and of non-commissioned
in the
of useful
Royal Marines, receive the usual course
There
is also an
education.
asylum and school for the
who
and marines
have
orphan female children of seamen
in the Royal Navy.
served
structed
in
"
Greenwich
Park
well-stocked
is
view
good
a
with
contains
deer.
of the
an
From
of
area
the
river, of the
"
and
1*74 acres,
Observatory hill
Isle of
Dogs,"
is
there
of
the
opposite(the north) side, and of London,
far as
the clouds
of smoke
as
hanging over the citywill
permit. In all English charts and maps, the Longitude is
the Meridian
from
of Greenwich
calculated
Observatory,
to carry out
where, besides all the apparatus indispensable
is a room
the scientific objectsof the establishment, there
solelyappropriated to testingthe rates of time of a vast
of Chronometers,
number
thither by the makers, in
sent
order that their
be proved and certified. The
accuracy may
time-pieces,
ticking"unceasinglykept up by so many
makes
it necessary for one
in
loud tone, in order
to speak
a
country
the
on
*'
heard
be
to
when
in the
devoted
room
to
their
trials of
"
speed."
Those
held
"
in
White
who
high
Bait
desire
to
estimation
dinner"
palateswith a rare dish,
epicures,may order a
by London
the
Crown
the
or
Trafalgar,"
tickle their
at
"
"
Bait is a small
White
The
Sceptre,"at Greenwich.
fish, peculiarto the Thames, and is considered a surpassing
gourmands, but also by
delicacy,not only by Aldermanic
annual
make
Cabinet
an
sion,
excurMinisters,who
invariably
in a body, either to Greenwich
to
Blackwall, in
or
order to regale their official organs of taste and
digestion
thereupon ; of course, merely for the good of the nation."
A
dinner
for a party of four
including Bait" and
three
other
dainties,will be charged at about
piscatorial
shillings
(72 cents)a head, for the eating part; drinkables
accordingto quantityand qualityconsumed.
and
"
"
"
"
.
89
Greenwich
Fair, a fcivorite i-esort of holidayfolks,is held
ing
during Whitsuntide, commencing on the Monday, and lastthree
Some
dancing and
of immense
booths
are
capacity,that of the
Anchor"
5,000
accommodating over
persons,
time.
Return
the
Greenwich
to
town
same
by
days.
of
the
refreshmentCrown
"
which
over
series of
a
the
carried, for the whole
is
distance
arches, raised
adjoininghouses
of
the
to
with
the
at
Railroad,
to London
level
a
all
and
Bridge,
the roofs
of
Bermondsey district,which
it
traverses.
pleasantwalk
A
is to
from
London,
Dulvvich, (southof the
short
(ora
Thames,)
omnibus
where
ride,)"
there
is
a
handsome
free to the public,on
the
galleryof paintings,
of a ticket, which
can
always be obtained,
presentation
of the piincipalLondon
at any
Booksellers.
gratuitousl}^
Dulwich
From
laid-out
also
on
go
and
Norwood,
to
there.
cemetery
walk
over
the tastefully
agreeable hour
An
in
Lavender
may
rambling through
at Tooting.
Green
On the north, Hampstead, Highgate,and Kensal
cemeteries
includingthe extensive and carefullytended
visit.
For those
of the last two
a
places are all worth
Box"
will always be in
short
excursions, the ''Sandwich
at
can
requisition
hunger calls,its demands
; so that when
be satisfied,by enteringthe comfortable
once
parlorof the
nearest
public house, orderinga couple of
inviting-looking
slices of bread, plate,
knife,foi-k,"c., a pint of beer, or ale,
Beer"
in London, and its vicinity,)
is always called
(porter
exercise
and
fallingto ;" when, from the wholesome
taken, the agreeableresult will most
probably
previously
be
spent
the
"
dens,"
Gar-
"
"
"
"
be, that
"
digestion will
Good
and, inasmuch
"will the
"
as
draft"
drink,"
good
Epsom Races
"
be
8*
wait
on
draught of
a
on
a
your
mere
always
health
appetite,and
ale
purse
beer
or
for
a
on
both
is not
:"
"
costly,so
hearty meal,
and
a
trifle.
commenc"*
on
the
Thursday pre-
90
there, on the
Derby day," the
; and
ceding Whitsuntide
in all their glory.
innumerable
Cockney tribe may be seen
The
by the Croydon (atmospheric)
ground is best reached
Bridge. For the ''Derby" stakes,
Railway, from London
frequentlyamounting to little short of "4,000 (620,000,)
horses
all
sometimes
there
as
are
as
fortyor fifty
many
old"
four years
under
entered, and generallyfrom twenty
for with
result is always looked
The
start.
to twenty-five
"
"
interest.
intense
The
"
little treatise
are
frequentlyvary
and
;
London
fares
steamboat"
"
in this
quoted
recentlyexisting,but they
however, on a descendingscale ;
generally,
those
are
passengers
from
and
omnibus"
to
very
taken
sometimes
Westminster
each, (1 cent,)and
Bridge
Chelsea
from
by
for
the
to
plving
halfpenny
steamers
one
Thames
Tunnel,
(about nine miles,)for twopence, (4 cents.) Tickets are
given at the place of embarkation, and delivered up on
fares vary from
omnibus
The
twopence
leavingthe boat.
to
sixpence (4 to 12 cents) each passenger, according to
distance
be
; the
rates, and
number
a
passengers
allowed
carried, being affixed inside of every vehicle.
charitable
The
institutions,both
public and
British
Metropolis
regarding them
particular
the
of
directory,which,
as
are
at
may
creditably numerous
be obtained
by
'New
be
York, may
to
private,of
every
;
reference
seen
in
to
any
respectableshop.
Washing
is
done, in England, by the dozen
or
by
"
the
singlevisitors. The usual
or
prices are, for shirts, fourpence,(8 cents) white duck
and
colored
pants., sixpence,(12 cents) handkerchiefs
small articles, one
other
(2 cents,)each.
penny
the
of admission
The
terms
to
Crystal Palace are not
yet finallyarranged ; high rates will doubtless be charged,
when
the fair is first opened, to those who
are
willingto
without
for lookingabout them
being exposed
pay liberally
of a crowd.
to the
Subsequently a shiUing(24
pressure
piece;"
the
latter will best
suit
"
"
91
cents)
probably
will
hoped,
be
useless
quite
the
good
the
British
Our
the
dress,)
appeal
money
every
London
PERIOD."
the
to
made
would
be
depend
of
the
upon
visitor
all
who
to
and
really
that
to
the
rational
during
Jcnoiu
instructions
trouble,
and,
expectation
the
wholesome
London,
for
perusal
of,
herein
in
of
'World's
"
given,
effectually
fact,
The
"
in
This
we
fearlessly
we
confirmation
and
will
of
occasional
much
save
tend
American
Fair,'
their
consistent
fare.
that
to
realize
Visitor
or
in
(and
seeing
expense,
accomplished,
live
to
themselves,
possible
careful
a
How
*'
worth
People
and
having
of
out
there
least
quarters
assertion,
reference
is
altogether
point
to
English
at
confident
to
been
"
respectable
so
in
subject
self-control
every
particularly
allusion
the
on
everything
see
particularly
with
our
has
object
and
day
to
capital.
London,"
every
and
and
no
must
prudence,
sense,
great
more
chapters
avoidance
and
gambling,
cities,
caution
is
gratuitously.
to
large
any
their
;
all
it
eventuallj^
admitted
preceding
because
simply
those,
be
in
the
In
and
figure,
temptations
abound
vice,
the
may
swindlers,
London.
feel
classes
all
Rogues,
other
be
at
any
to
other
92
POSTSCRIPT.
the
After
the
to
writer that to
the
is to inform
which
complete
stranger
something more
by pointingout
there,
curred
put in type, it ocwork, the objectof
preceding chapterswere
a
in London
is necessary
where
the
than
"'
has
How
Uve"
to
been
plished
accom-
best, wholesomest, and
mind, can be obtained
;
body and
and that
something" being obviouslyraiment, we purpose
devoting a short chapter to the subject. To those of our
would
readers who
merely take advantage of their visit to
at
the British capitalto provide clothingfor themselves
cheapest food,
for both
"'
the
moderate
very
with
compared
it
rate
usual
the
dollars ; whilst
few
back with them
a
save
many
bring
justsay,
the
pricesin
acted
hints, if judiciously
upon,
to such
"
obtained
be
may
United
will, we
as
there,
States,
disposed to
be
would
we
spec,
them
fashion
Turn
notions"
on
Captain Cuttle"
note
in your mind, and if approved,make
a
over
"cast-off"
''Second-hand"
or
clothing no
their
purchases; and long ay, for ever
may
after the
"
"
"
"
"
After
such
American
aversion
to
every other bad habit, continue.
preamble,we shall not be suspectedof
Nazarene
a
patronizeany
designto
"
in
"
of
the
Claubered*"
dealers
rags.
"
such
All
domiciled, we
too),wherever
think of introducingour
little would
we
the
sweating" fraternity
; the
vampyres
"
Such
is the
scoured," dyed,
process.
term
and
applied
"
in
"
revivified"
a
chapmen
eschew
;
and
as
friends to any of
who, get their
Cockneydom"
by
a
Gentile, or
Jew,
(and women
*
of."
habiliments, and
such
"
our
convinced,
feel
may
as
"carding"
to
garments
and
when
"re-napping"
93
tasked
and
fatten on, the overfellow-creatures.
of their distressed
and
livingby,
exertions
hold
in abhorrence
yet in the
;
cityof
vast
under-paid
Those
we
London
there
and
of
conducted
by men
places established
for honorable, honest,
high and deservedlyhigh standing,
and
armed
a
man
dealing,where
"right up and down"
are
few
a
"
"
with
pi-ovidedhis
cash-in-hand,
head
be
screwed
"
the
on
from
top to toe," in the
rightway," may clothe himself,
best"
best" of perfectlynew
toggery," made of the
in the
best" possible
best" workmen,
materials, by the
for about
cost
at a
they would
one-quarter of what
way,
here is our
fair "bespeak" price. And
explanationof the
It takes a great many
seeming paradox :
people, and a
different sorts
of people too, to make
a
great many
up
The
world."
larly
sayingholds good everywhere, and particuin
London.
The
pawnbrokers of the British
an
metropolis are
abounding and very wealthy class,to
hard
when
whom,
pressed for the "needful," not only
but dames
of
high degree,"have ultimately
'Squires,"
The
words
recourse.
;
English law says, in so many
"
*'
*'
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
"
The
measuring
extravagant
short
"
of
by
greater
the
standard,
that
and
hbel,"
is
ours
most
a
let that
But
libel,for it is perfectly true!
example is notoriouslyinfectious, and when
bad
;
the
truth,
assertion
our
outrageous
pass
the
greater
"
Merchant
sons
of
and
extravagant papas
whilst
pocket money"
Tailors"
and
other
mammas
their
credit
run
at
good, there
being rendered
outfitters" is
"
is
nothing extraordinary in the latter
available in "raisingthe wind,"^;-o tempore, heedless
the
storm"
at
not
unfrequently eventually evoked
"
of
expense
well
as
as
accumulate
soon
above
is
ihe
last
from
a
sufferer."
"
large
described, which,
usuallysent
auction;
that
disposalof
in to
being
at
stock
the
certain
the
all forfeited
For
other
many
mode
the
this
reason,
the
causes,
pawn
of
the
fore,
there-
shops
clothing,such as
expirationof twelve months,
of
new
sale-rooms,
be
to
appointed by
pledges on
which
an
put up
law
for
advance
at
the
ex-
94
($2 40)
shillings
ceedingten
establishments
two
the
at
is sold, viz.
:
that
Covent
of
are
take
of
run"
the
Garden.
place
sales such
four
there
or
as
five
perty
proand
Storr
the
prince of auc^Both of those places
the
first named
described, which
days
of
very
: but
unquestionablerespectability
"the
has
are
such
Debenham,
Garden, and that
King street, Covent
George Robins, (in his day
tiondom,) Piazza,
There
Messrs.
Mortimer,
late
made.
end," where
West
"
of
been
has
in
every
generally
week,
on
the
followingplan:
"
The
of
Act
Parliament
requiresthat
before unredeemed
pledges be so sold, the auctioneer shall publisha catalogue
and residence of the pawnbroker with
containingthe name
whom
each article was
pledged,togetherwith the number
and date
of the
duplicate"given to the pledger. The
for a day
goods are publiclyexposed to view in the rooms
two
are
or
gratuitously
previousto the sale, and catalogues
Each
ask for them.
distributed to all who
tioneer
day the auc"
at
commences
that
and
;
even
the
"
whether
part
of
the
objects they
try on"
coats, cloaks, "c.
show
o'clock,M., and
hour, intending purchasers may
examine
for
12
the
A
such
reference
article is
"miscellaneous"
an
may
feel
time
fore
be-
closelyand
disposed to
urely
leis-
at
any
bid
and dress
things as over
to the catalogue will then
unredeemed
pledge,or a
stock,
an
estimate
of
value
and marked
in the "margin," as
accordingly,
When
that periodarrives,each
the day of sale.
a guide on
the auctioneer,
pawnbroker, in his turn, takes up a station near
to "buy-in" such
and
is allowed
goods as do not
advanced
them, with interest, "c. ;
bring the amount
upon
but as their great objectis to keep their money
constantly
for any price"near
turning,"they always prefer selling
of a more
their mark," to "holding on," for the chance
lot" is
a
If, therefore, when
profitable
shop customer.
"knocked
down"
asked, will that do ?"
to them, they are
(the "bid" they have just made
being understood,) they
will generally
answer
"yes," and the property may be had
can
be
made
"
"
"
TO
HOW
Whilst
American
cash
traveller
required
avail
and
advantages,
ourselves
with
make
a
doubtless
trip
the
to
embarkation.
is %\
the
Now
can
shall
by
least
at
proposed
presumed)
dehvery
requiring
be
pages
to
our
points
most
as
likely
to
but
to
of
"
;
the
official"
at
the
by
of
such
office
of
does
our
the
those
who
friends
French
"
as
is
and
delay,
of
his
obtain
not
the
through
for
document
the
regulations (it
trouble,
easily economized
period
for
however,
apply
vouch
to
the
custom
should
the
fee
in
one
citizen
before
nent
conti-
the
States'
applicant
officer's
involves
obtain
the
known
which,
of
part
To
its transmission
all this
England,
in
of
any
a
The
just acquaint
apphcation
be
other
any
week
a
payment
as
or
that
necessary
nationality,
prompt
will
us
indispensable.
personally, accompanied
25,
remaining-
essential
passport
no
is, through
that
"
it is
"
tells
proved
conveying
to
city-
localities,
have
we
the
such
upon
France,
it is
Europe,
way
trust
we
that
all its
with
devoted
be
needs
visit
to
as
in
them.
to
him
of
on
of
amount
will
London,
of
experience
American
enable
those
shall
personal
The
we
small
residence
familiar
as
information
useful
prove
which
the
Atlantic,
Paris,
to
prolonged
disadvantages,
be
such
own
its
to
opportunity
nearly
us
Brochure
readers
his
the
voyage
somewhat
and
to
our
houses
his
the
of
command
can
the
rendered
having
usual
side
capital.
Frequent
our
who
of
IN PARIS.
European
extend
to
himself
French
of
the
upon
LIVE
know
do
be
to
fice.
post-ofexpense,
how,"
not,
that
legation, Poland
97
London, one day before
(runninginto Oxford street,)
is required,
they -willbe furnished with a passport,
paper
with
without
the
vise
ment)
endorsewhich,
or
(or
gratis,
American
minister
also
of
the
gratuitous Avill
five quarters"
house
custom
every purpose of the
street,
the
"
answer
"
"
missive.
There
several
are
from
routes
London
Paris
to
; the
cheapest,but longest,
being by steamer, from the Thames
Tower,") to Dunkirk, and from
(Irongatewharf, near the
The
fare
thence, via Lille,to the metropolisof France.
in the
Times,"
by this line,as per latest advertisements
"
"
London
"1
cars,
is,for saloon, and second class railroad
($5 28c.); fore-cabin, and third class cars,
newspaper,
2s.
iVs. 6d.
($4 20c.).
will occupy
journeyto
from
The
ten
passage
fourteen
to
Paris about
twelve
London
to
hours, and
the
Dunkirk
is
from
more.
Dunkirk
railroad
ble
misera-
a
and
hole ; Lille an extensive
strong frontier fortress,
with
little beyond its military
defences,and underground
fine lace-thread
halt
and
The
there.
manufactories
bobbin-lace
section
la belle
of
to
in an
the rail" in this quarter, is, however,
-far the best
point of view, the finest,and b}'The
shortest
sea
London
those
two
cultivated,
both
to
by much
capitals.
to
Calais
hour
an
of the
the
are
(abouttwo hours)from England
voyage
Dover
half
Boulogne will be
from
by
agricultural
splendidcountry.
France, is from
to
a
traversed
France
"
of that
induce
most
;
"
Folkestone
from
longer;
there
is
to
railroad
a
English seaports named,
expensiveroutes between
but
the
Brighton by rail ; from thence to
(the great
Dieppe by steamer, and from Dieppe to Rouen
cotton
manufacturingcapitalof France) pausingthereto
From
London
to
"
"
the ancient
see
the
to
a
suburb
bridgeof
of the
olden
venerable
cathedral,wherein
of the world-renowned
remains
the
and
St. Sever, the, here, wide
of
boats
Joan
"
the
time, who
9
conceptionand
was
intended
of Arc
river
execution
by
mother
interred
are
; to
cross
Seine, over
of
a
nature
monk
for
98
vocation, like that of manyengineer,but whose
others, was
sadlymistaken ; to ascend the superincumbent
the magnificentprospect
from,
thereMontagne" and admire
civil
a
*'
and
to
Lowell, hold
traveller
out
inclined
more
Paris
than
rail ;
seaport
take
to
the
the
is
docks
new
down
"Southampton
Wight on the trip to
is
Havre
2.
three hours'
the
see
by purchasing a
will
be
"
"
well
Water"
by
Havre
for
reasons
Cowes
and
to
our
London
the
of Rouen
hence
to
route
en
of
Isle
pensive.
inex-
commercial
French
ticket," a saving of
effected.
are
road
short, and
delightful,
Havre,
return
we
specimen of an English
worth
seeing; the sail
are
Lions"
and
American
ride from
"
stop and
dollars
and
the
are
fine
a
the
to
specimen of a
cars" from
by takingthe
seaport, and
can
here
only a
Manchester
being duly made,
fine, handsome
a
of
Southampton
other; and
any
it is
;
rivals
inducements
strong
:
prefei'ence
1. Southampton
by
Rouen
all calculations
but
:
the
see
Still further, should
Paris, we
;
moreover,
a
couple
we
of
decide
re-embarkingfor Home, sweet home," at Porsmouth
was
as
conditionally
proposed in our opening chapter,
and Southampton return
steamboat
the Havre
arrangements
of our
admit
being landed at Gosport, Point," or the
take a
can
"Sally Port;" or if it suits us better, we
Havre
liner" from
or
steamer
or
Southampton to New"
upon
"
"
"
"
York
or
New
-Orleans.
and
port the traveller may
whatever
at
will be
duties is
tariff of customs'
llie French
closelyinspected,and
scanned,
to
see
that
rigidlyenforced,
disembark, his luggage
his
even
person
ously
curi-
importsno smuggled or prohibited
every shape, is a government
he
goods. Tobacco, in
be refused
half a dozen
monopoly, and even
segars may
All luggage,except
admission
doiianiers.
by close-shaving
be dispensedwith,
small
a
should, if possible,
carpet-bag,
which
will
aire in
passing it through
save
the trouble
and
the
expense
custom
of
house.
a
commissionYour
pass-
99
port is
demanded
and
cer,
possessionof by a policeoffito obtain
a
provisional"one
taken
and
it will be necessary
[PasseporteProvisoire,)which
"
will cost
francs, (40
two
startingfor Paris.
Station," there
arriving at the
by an officer of
again be examined
cents,)before
On
will
City
and
customs,
that
look
libertyto
at
are
being performed you
ceremony
for suitable
accommodations
out
during your stay. Those will
by the "touting" Commissionaires
for
arrivals, and
new
each
to
hotel.
decided
the
hand
where
and
street
the
who
the
address
to
Travellers
Hotel
Meurice,
ries.
This
house
so
say)
have
find
Rivoli
is much
plenty
cher) in
a
moderate
French
a
whom
they
"
ITdtel
of
first rate
for
conduct
and
money,
quarters
are
the
at
the
garden of the Tuilefrequented by opulent Englishmen,
near
of
here, as well as at most
Parisian hotels, English is spoken.
obtain
per
them, but, having previously
to
and
To
head
much
of
put up, and written the name
hotel
card, step into a cabriolet,
a
on
the driver, and proceed to your
nation.
destiwho
Rue
profferedin abundance
always on the look out
to
spend it, will
willing to
be
receive
(victim we
may
Pay no attention
customer
a
luggage
your
the
Octroi, or
"
the
bed-room
priced
other
principal
{cliambrea
cou-
Garni, (furnished
lodginghouse,)
the
night or week, is no difficult matter ; for even
most
expensiveof those placeshave them at all prices; but
invariably
bargainwhat you are to pay before taking possession.
Unis, (United States Hotel,)
The Hotel des Mats
by
the
and
the
JVotre
are
Dame
for
always
cents)
cabinet
and
des
des
Ambassadeurs,
a
small
first rate
to
four
but
both
the
Victoires, near
respectable,
quiethouses,
those
to
Hotel
and
comfortable
located
Bourse,
the
or
charges
bed-room
France) varying from two
francs
(80 cents)per night.
had
for
from
franc
Rue
Exchange,
reasonable
(the beds
in
be
in
francs
A
;
are
(40
sleeping
a
cents)
(closet)may
includes bed
(30 cents) per night. This
thirtysous
and
attendance
; the
occupation of a
chamber-fixing,
(20
100
is understood
room
and
if
to
possessionbe
period,the
at
commence
retained
full
after
price for
o'clock,M., daily,-
12
that
the
hour,
sequent
any subday will be
at
current
demanded.
"
Hotel
Place
de
; Hotel
Rue
de la
Paix,
Poissoniere.
We
in Paris
Hotel
Victoires
house,
at
the
"
he
than
:
Richelieu; Hdtel de Bristol,
St. Honore. ; Hotel
Bedford, Rue
Paix
des
Hotel
;
Violet, Boulevard
should
obtain
the
he
the
cards
uses
England.
week
or
so
French
Amhassadeurs, Rue
but
from
a
respectablehotels
always patronizea
hotel
his arrival
more
"
can
whatever
and
Princes, Rue
des
Venddme
la
des
all well known
followingare
The
in
at
visitor
of
the
hotel
Notre
Dame
prefer an
one
port where
If it is not
he
intended
Paris, it will
not
EngUsh
of the
two
or
when
best
lands
on
to remain
be worth
while
lodgings otherwise than by the day ; but if a
longer sojourn be proposed,there will be a considerable
savingin rentinga room
by the month ; this,in the quarter
of the Palais
the Palais
National, (formerlyknown
as
Royal,) or any of the streets near the Tuileries,will cost
from
30 francs ($6) to 80 francs, ($16) monthly. In the
Vieille Rue
du Temple, near
Marais, however,
the
say
Boulevard
du
Temple reallybetter accommodation
may
be had
at
from
20
francs, (|4) to 50 francs ($10) per
month
; whilst in the quarter of the university the Pays
Latin
the left bank
of the river Seine
on
(reachedby
the
Pont
and
the
R^le Dauphine,)
crossing
Neuf,
passingup
medical students, and others, desii-ous of attendingprofessional
to
engage
"
"
"
"
"
"
and
15
francs
are
scientific lectures, will find
(|3) to
25
understood
francs
to
(|5)per
include
"
take
in
order
that
up
quarters,your
and
your name
it will
registered
; after which
your
stay exceeds
a
week, you
These
attendance, but
3 francs
givethe porter a trifle,(say
and the
is by no
thrown
means
money
may
at
rooms
month.
to
you
snug
60
cents
be
must
ges
char-
it is usual
monthly)
"
away.
passport will be
other
from
Wherever
required,
be
particulars
may
returned
to
call upon
you, and if
the Com-
101
missary of Police of your quarter, and get a Carte de
a
surete, (^in/act
permit"to remain in Paris)in exchange
"
for your passeporte provisoire.
leave your room,
Whenever
you
door, and
lock the
posit
de-
porter's-*
lodge ; the hotel proprietoris
for the safety of your
luggage. After
responsible
Cochere (largegate entrance)of your hotel
the Porte
the
then
dusk
in the
key
closed, but
knockingor ringingfor admission, a
of a corde
therein will be opened by means
wicket
communicating with the porter'slodge; enter, shut the
will be
on
"
**
small
gate
the
lightfrom
if it be
a
the corde
which
"
very
porter, and
cheap
will
hotels
principal
the
de Hote
6 francs
to
the
;
hie
to
"
your
key
get
your
chamber
probably be
and
;" which,
quite high
"
"
!
enouQfh in the world
At
one,
do
cannot
"
there is
always
charge varyingfrom
(|1 20) which
includes
excellent
an
(80 cents)
francs
4
ble
Ta-
canter)
Carafon,(a pint de-
a
wine). But
(ordinaryBordeaux
at your
do not commend
the practiceof taking meals
we
hotel.
At
a
Cafe,(coffeehouse,)or Restaurant, (eating
house,)a capitaldejeuner a la fourchette(meat breakfast)
of vin
had
be
may
cents.)
ordinaire
for
Cafe
from
15
lait,a
au
served
either
do
we
with
Box"
tions in and
about
and
portionof
for 10
or
of
cold
12
from
cost
12
is
to
(boiled in the shell ")
feedingshops" are
"
coque
Such
"
the
customer"
"
at
meal
a
is
stated
;
wine
take
our
London
"
Sandwicl)
perigiinaprove
very useful in our
lots of Charcuiiirs
Paris ; for here
are
it will
in pork, ham,
(dealers
;
(20
Coffeethat
"
or
(apricedbill of fare),
50
to
sous
(cents)
per
forget to
not
us,
22
franc
a
(still
smaller)included.
beer
(small)or
If
from
butter, will
parts of Paris, and
la carte
a
varying
sum,
all
of
fair allowance
with
milk, sugar and
coffee,'^
15 sous
(orcents). Eggs a la
additional.
2 or
3 sous
(cents)
superabundant in
(15 cents)to
sous
Traileurs
roast
sous;
and
9*
"c., cooked
in every
(cook shops), at
foAvl
with
or
?^
other
meat
ner)
possibleman-
any of which
may
petitpain d^un
be
sous,
a
bought
(a roll,
102
cent) and
priceone
dinner
wholesome
and
(a pint)of wine, a good
spectable
always be enjoyedeither at a relodgings. The wine shop
your
demi-Utre
a
can
wine
shop, or at
pricesare always fixed by law.
To obtain a knowledge of the streets of Paris, we
would
advise a walk
along the quais, on the banks of the Seine,
commencing at the garden of the Tuileries,and proceeding
by the river side to the Pont de Jena at the opposite
extremityof the city. On this route you will see the Palace
of Deputies; the I'iverfront of the Louvre
of the Chamber
;
of the Archbishop of Paris ; the
Pont
the Palace
Neuf^
(with the equestrianstatue of Henri IV.) and several other
bridges; the Hdtel de Ville (CityHall) ; the Morgue, or
"
found
or
recognized,
of
river front
Let
Rue
the
house," where
in the Seine, or
dead
it becomes
necessary
the
des Plantes
Paix,
de la
Jen din
straightahead
the Boulevard
to
de la Badlle.
the Place
inter them
to
the
de la
Grand
; the
theatres
the
stood
after it ; La
Bastile.
which
numbered
with
parallel
It
streets
at
run
will
with
it have
their
10
sous
and
the
with
the
and
Cofe
placewhere
the
numbers
once
stranger
that
river the
figures,whilst
names
Gymnase
; the
Paris, to remember,
black
cession,
suc-
by the
the gallery
(cents);
from
Gai/e, theatre
risfhtangles
in
see
erected
greatly assist
of
to
come
Po7'te St. Martin, and
the Elephant fountain, and
the
shall
we
Varleth
the
;
moving
till we
Army
the
;
St. Denis
Porte
navigating"the
those
are
;
Madelaine
La
named
theatre
Turqae
"
of
church
the
Colonne,
de la
Madelaine,
(the panoramic view
Emperor Napoleon,
is magnificent)
its summit
on
; admission
the
; and
(botanicgardens).
this line
On
of
Column
the
depositeduntil
are
series of Boulevards
along a
unknown,
persons
the Place
be from
promenade
next
our
on
of
corpses
the streets,
those
in
in all
houses
running
colored
red.
(cents)whatever
the distance,but it is sometimes
necessary to change vehicles,
ticket [cacMt de correspondance)
for his ultimate
when
a
be had (without further
destination may
charge) by each
Omnibus
fares
all
over
Paris
are
6
sous
104
the Caveau
des
revolution,)
Monpensier of the first French
wherem
blind musicians
Aveugles, {diVrndioi "basement"
nightly perform,) and
of the
basement"
"
du
Caveau
the
lookingffent. he must be immortal
in the most
approved melo-dramatic
days of yore," to jump nightly,and
habited
"
"
drum"
double
In
those
behind
drums
two
"
days, when
licensed
curtained
a
in
ferocious
a
la sauvage
a
with
"
"
French
beat
and
screen,
fact
another
in
wont,
style,was
every night,at stated
"
intervals, from
Sauvage,
cellar" character, in which
"
the
speed 1"
furious
houses
gambling
that by
government
"
were
regularly
in
shared
by
doing
t
he
Palais"
both
iniquitousprofits,
dailyand
was,
vice, and debauchery
nightly,a theatre of public dissipation,
of all sorts, unsurpassed and unsurpassable on
earth.
The
a
their
so
"
but nothing to boasi
enjoys a better reputation,
of.
The
picturegalleryis open to foreigners(showing
passports)on Sundays, Mondays, and Thursdays.
place now
In
the
palace,on the left bank of the Seine,
held
of Peers
monarchy, the Chamber
well
attractive
has
an
picture gallery,,
Luxembourg
when
France
their
sittings. It
filled with
was
best
works
forced
as
the
albeit, rather
a
of
modern
coloring,display a high degree
to
study, and
garden of the Luxembourg
estimation
in our
surpassing
of
the
unlatticed
The
existence
Guard"
of
the
tomb
to
of stai^
The
his
army
interior
of whom
Here
and
Old"
wiil be
disabled
for
hospital
attention.
"
wich
Green-
at
as
"
and
hollow
a
at
during daylight.
observed
our
the
base
and
"
are
the
a
"
still
Young
guide
fitting
Napoleon.
de Mars,
is remarkable
passed
Tuileries
the
"
be
claims
of both
many
the Empire, any
Champ
of
Invalides, (an
des
of
"
observatoi-y
an
can
delightfulpromenade,
a
that
whose
from
next
soldiers,)
veteran
in
transit
H6tel
is
thereof
column,
the
"
end
is
The
cultivation.
assiduous
talent, much
nether
artists,which,
French
as
in
the
at
a
short
ground
review
distance
where
before
V
from
lides,
the Inva-
Empereur always
settingforth
on
any
of
105
his
than
course
Let
us
for any
make
an
other
hither from
of
the
hand,
at
to the
cemetery.
all the
Abelard
of
Their
of
two
"
improvements
race
a
la
Pcre
de la
.
"j*imthe
rods
entrance
suggested
unquesffonably
in
which
of
Raquette.
and
Heloise, brought
tasteful specitomb
a
men
the
stands
on
right
three
or
la Chaise
Pere
as
"
architecture
distance
a
cemetery
of the Barriere
Paraclete.
monumental
used
more
now
purpose.
outside
ashes
the
repose
is
early visit to the
Chaise ; it is situated
Here
It
campaigns.
numerous
times
modern
been
have
adopted for the purpose of renderingburial grounds places
of pleasing
interest,instead of objectsof painfulassociations
to
the
survivors
From
hence,
conducts
to
us
relatives
deceased
of
walk
a
friends.
Boulevard
exterior
the
along
outside
Catacombs,
the
and
of
the
de
Barriere
of
formed
Catacombs
a
are
VErtfer, (Hellgate). The
from
of underground galleries,
extent
seemingly boundless
Parisian
houses
whereof
which
were
quarried the gypsum
In these galleries
constructed.
are
are
piledup
principally
the
exhumed
from
bones,
symmetricallyheaps of human
National
the
different citychurchyards at the time when
of the dead
Assembly" wisely decreed that the remains
"
should
the air breathed
to contaminate
lonofer be allowed
no
cannot
Catacombs
of
the
by the living. The galleries
without
a
guide, and torchlightis
safely be traversed
should
be formed
indispensable.A party of half-a-dozen
for the
when
purpose,
the
will cost
exhibition
under
a
franc
(20 cents)each,
On
Pantheon,
church,
at
the
to
the
and
Rue
was
St.
not
periodof
Voltaire
and
the
Jaques.
us
look
the
purposes.
revolution, it was
first French
of
first
Rousseau,
the
of
ashes
depositedin
and
into
edifice, although
This
there
cupola there is a fine view
embracing all the sinuosities of
the
let
Catacombs,
built for ecclesiastical
conservation
amongst
the
from
return
our
vaults
they
the
a
now
Erected
devoted
distinguishedcitizens,
the
of
the
Paris
were
still remain.
and
those
of
From
its environs,
Seine, which,
literally
106
French
a
translating
with
phrase, seems
depart from
to
Paris
regret!
Let
des
now
treat
Plantes.
The
us
botanical
ourselves
of
excursion
an
is
here
museum
collection
flower."
to
ev-^eryknown
So, likewise is the
the Jardin
to
superb
is the
so
;
tree, shrub, herb, and
'*
Lectures
menagerie.
by
the
distinguished
professorsin the world, are here constantly
in courae
of delivery,and, like the admission
to
department of the vast and noble establishment,
every
always free to the public.
The
BibliotfiequeNationale
(National Library) Rue
is
of the largest
in the world.
JRlchelleu, one
Admission,
most
In the court
gratis.
the
Venus
In
de
the
will
other
models
St. Denis
be
of
defect
remedied
was
number
of
by
of
the
et
of
statue
After
the
Metiers, in
workinof and
of
assemblao;e
weight
walls
Arts
machinery.
immense
the
Salle des
vast
a
all sorts
portionof
upper
exquisitebronze
an
is the
found
erected, the
was
is
Medicis.
Rue
"which
below
roof
this edifice
caused
the
The
spread" outwards.
followingingeniouscontrivance
"
to
:
of
made
to pass
strong bars of iron were
the
roof- plates,"
and
through the side walls, justunder
a
"
"
the
traverse
into
a
a
"
male
broad
lamps
the
building;
*'
from
forcing them
remain
and
inwards.
lastingsuccess
in the
completed.
fortune
The
of
is,that
idea
that
was
of
place,
powerful Argand"
bars
iron to
;
the
a
in its
"
the
obtained
worked
was
fixed
and
bars
positionthey occupied when
The
bars
close
the
to
up
The
operationwas
perfectperpendicularswere
entire
under
causing the
screwed
were
those
Ranges
suspended
which
of
which, when
fitted.
was
then
flame
outside
screw," upon
nut"
were
end
each
poor
in the
interior,
expand, the nuts
walls, gradually
repeateduntil
the proof of its
and
still
screws
their work
was
mechanic, whose
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107
issued
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