The Sun.
London, England, 1849-05-30 00:00:00

ROUSSEAU

Was at one time, as is well known, private secretary to
the famous Montaigne, After a long absence from
Paris, the latter, one evening, went to the opera, where
he was enthusiastically delighted by the performance of
Le Kevin du Village. " Who is the author of this
charming opera?" he inquired, his countenance visibly
expressing unwonted excitement. "You should know
perfectly well," was the reply. "It is Rousseau, your
old secretary. He has both written the words and com-
posed the music !" " What he ?" rejoined Montaigne,
lost in astonishment, "that idiot I has he done that?"
When the Genevese Poet-Philosopher and Musician
heard of this he smiled, inwardly gratified by this un-
mistakeable proof of his former employer's appreciation
of his work. " Music," said ho to himself in his usually
abstracted, pre-occupied manner, " is immortal, so at
least the Ancients tell us-but will mine be?" and he
sighed to himself—Gentle-hearted Philosopher! perhaps,
thine heart echoed back the reply that, even should thy
music perish and be forgotten atter the lapse of years,
yet would it be perpetuated in the works of those who
succeed thee—by pupils—friends—admirers, perhaps—
and the thoughts over which thou hadst deemed Oblivion
by a mind affinitive to what
had cast her pall—would,
thine was, be procreated substantially once more, even
though a thousand years or more may have changed
the surface of the earth and the habits, instincts, and
intellects of man. So true is it that, like Beauty, Music
has essentially and spiritually, an Immortality, which
she shares with her sister Poesy and with her alone !
Would that from thee and thy myriad strings I could
awake a chOrd that should like " a thing of beauty" be "3
joy for ever," when I sing this truth—
. FloweretS, wheh their bloom is fled,
Yet have lingering fragrance left:
, Music—when the Loved One's dead
Is not of all charm bereft:
So, whig.e_ hearts lie cold and chill,
And'Msa passing breath doth flee
The Spirit's Essence liveth still
In the faithful Memory!
For ,to Beauty do pertain
Gifts of Immortality:
Puitigh ye seek its form in vain;
, Though the germ awhile may die!
From the cerement it springs
Bright, regenerate, and free;
And in a thousand lovely things
. Still lives in the Memory! G. J. 0. A.
A HINT.
The following epigrammatic qualrain is charmingly
apropos of the miserable discords which occur so often'
iu sure of our inAittitions whose professed object is
harmony. was written anonymcusly some years ago
at Paris by a wag, who succeeded in throwing ridicule
and contempt on certain professors of the Conservatoire
de Musique, whose violent quarrels and petty dissensions
rendered it, at one time, more than probable that the
institution could not be carried on. Thus ran the
"Tad:nice-rears talens, et m'eme leur genie,
Ntia, au fait, ils ont un grand toit ;
C'eatde s'intituler professeurs d'harmonie;
Et eta ifetre jamais d'accord."
Loudon Prefessors—English, Irish, Scotch, aye! Welsh
fessorsorho eat each other up, or knock each other
down--what think ye of that? True, think ye?

LONDON IN AINCIENT AND
MODERN TIMES.
TO THE EDITOR OF TEE SUN.
San,—As London during the present month is full of
country visitors, the following sketch of Loudon, ancient
and modern, may not be altogether unacceptable. There
are many histories and descriptions of London published,
but I do not remember any that have appeared in the
small space of the columns of a newspaper. To some
of your constant readers it may also convey information.
LONDON IN ANCIENT TIMES.
Where London now stands, some sixteen or eighteen
centuries back stood an immense forest, extending from
the Thames on the one side, to Epping and Hainault on
the other.
As far back as one thousand years—at which period
the several Saxon kingdoms became amalgamated under
Egbert, the first king of all England—London rose into
importance as its capital. It was enclosed by walls,
defended by strong bastions, and prepared for defence
against Northern and other marauders.
About this period the Thames extended over the
low lands as far as Battle-bridge, passing between Hol-
born-hill and Snow-hill. Another part of it ran between
and through, where now stands Bishopsgate, Moorgate,
Walbrook, and Dowgate, over which were many wooden
bridges.
The gates of London, were ten in number, and were
called Aldersgate, Aldgate, Bridge-gate, Bishopsgate,
Cripplegate, Dowgate, Ludgate, Moorgate, Newgate,
and the Postern-gate (Tower-hill). There were also
five watch-towers, serving as gates.
From the earliest times London has suffered greatly
both by fire and pestilence. In 760, 765, and 793, it
was nearly destroyed by fire. In 1563 twenty thousand
persons were carried off by the plague ; in 1610 forty
thousand persons ; and in 1665 no less than eighty thou-
sand persons fell victims to this visitation. Immediately
atter occurred (in 1666) the Great Fire of London, de-
stroying nearly threefourths of the city, and property to
the amount of ten millions sterling.
London has also at times suffered from insurrections
and commotions within its walls; in the reign of Richard
11. by Wat Tyler; in the reign of Henry VI. by Jack
Cade, and in Charles the First's time between him and
his Parliament, &c. &c. It also, in 1703, was visited by
a storm, which blew down two thousand chimneys,
stripped the lead off several churches, killed thirty or
forty persons, sank four hundred vessels in the Thames,
and caused a loss of 2,000,0004
Three hundred years ago, London was neither paved
nor: lighted, excepting a few lanterns suspended, as tin
some parts of Paris, across the road. " East Smithfield
was open to Tower-hill, Moorfields was open to the
small village of Hoxton, and Finsbury-fields were
covered with windmills. St. Giles's was in the fields,
and the Strand had gardens on each side. Covent-
garden was really a garden of a convent. Westminster
was a very small town; Southwark only a; few streets,
(dull, dirty, and cheerless), and Lambeth a little village
near the Thames."
Still in those days London could muster a large army,
and had afforded considerable assistance to the different
Sovereigns of England.
And this was London in the Olden Time.
LONDON IN, MODERN TIMES.
The improvements of London began in the reign of
George IL Squares were made, streets formed, churches
erected, Westminster-bridge built, the houses on London-
bridge pulled down, and most of the City gates removed.
And now, in 1849, London is the richest and most
famed capital in Europe—the seat of the most powerful
empire in the world.
Within this capital, covering a space of comparatively
small dimensions, stand the city of Londoa, possessing a
revenue that would purchase not a few of the continental
kingdoms, whose population is less in the present day
by many thousands than it was one hundred years ago.
The City of London contains the Bank of England,
the Mansion House, the Royal Exchange, the Guildhall,
where the Common Council meet; the Post Office, 390
feet in length; St. Paul's Cathedral (whose history were
worthy of a space here, were room 'Wowed. It has been
three times destroyed by fire, the last time in 1666. It
took 40 years building; it is 514 feet in length, 286 in
breadth, and 370 in hight. It cost a million and a halt
of money— an immense sum in those days); St. Bar-
tholomew's Hospital, and many beautiful churches and
halls of the Livery.
On the banks of the Thames, in the eastern part of
London, may be seen a mass of buildings called the
Docks, containing the goods of all nations, and food from
all parts. A few particulars will show the immensity of
England's commerce:—
The St. Katherine's Docks cover a space of 24 acres,
of which 12 acres form the wet docks ; cost building,
&c., 1,700,000/.; accommodate annually 1,300 merchant
vessels.
The London Docks can accommodate at one time 200
merchant vessels; it is 29 feet deep; its wine cellars ex-
tend in one direction 1,700 yards; and its diverging lines,
called trains, would reach in one direction about 29 miles.
There is generally in bond about six millions of gallons
of wine, ten millions of pounds of pepper, &c.; of to-
bacco twenty-four millions of pounds, the duty on which
alone would be something near 2,000,000 sterling.
The East India Dock (import and export) covers 31
acres of land. The docks are the warehouses of the
East India Company. There is seldom less than
24,000,0001b5. of tea in bond here, the value of which
is about live millions sterling.
London contains a population of 2,000,000 souls,
whose habitations extend over a apace of thirty-five
square miles, which pays a rental of 8,000,0001. annu-
ally. There are 279,000 houses, and 14,000 streets,
lanes, &c. London pays about one-third of the wineow-
tax of all England. Tne buildings of London are ra-
pidly increasing. There are 5,000 vessels, and 4,000
boats on the Thames, employing 8,000 watermen and
4,000 labourers; 20,000 vessels arrive and depart from
the port of London in the year.
The Thames runs through London, which connects
itself by the following bridges:—
New London Bridge, opened 1831. Length 950 feet.
Southwark Bridge, opened in 1819. Length of span
of centre arch 240 feet, contains 5,308 tons of iron.
Cest 800,0001.
Blackfriars Bridge, opened in 1769. Length 940 feet.
Cost 260,0001.
Waterloo Bridge, opened in 1817. Length, from the
first arch in the Strand to the last on the Surrey
side, 2,456 feet.
Charing Cross (Suspension) Bridge cost 106,0001.
Westminster Bridge. Length 1,223 feet. Costs con-
tinuous from its opening to the present day, always
being repaired.
Vauxhall Bridge, opened in 1816. Cost 50,0001.
There is also a passage under the Thames, called
The Thames Tunnel, opened in 1843.
London, which has almost, with its 14,000 streets, be-
come as it were one vast brick-field, has still left to it-
1. St. James's Park, possessing fine " promenades,
serpentine walks, parterres, and.shrubberies. wi:h a large,
and beautiful piece of water in the centre."
2. The Green Park, connecting St. James's Park
with Hyde Park Corner.
3. Hyde Park, presenting " beautiful and diversified
prospects; has a road through it to Kensington, called
Rotten-row; much visited on a fine Sunday afternoon.
The Serpentine enriches the scenery of this park."
4. Kensington Gardens are about three miles in cir-
cumference, and are beautifully laid out. The late
Duke of Sussex had a palace here.
5. Regent's Park lies between the New-road and
Hampstead. Oa one side is the Zoological garden.
The park has 460 acres laid out in the most beautiful
and romantic scenery.
6. Victoria Park, situate near the eastern end of
Hackney and Bow. It is larger than St. James's-park.
A. grant of 100,0001. was made for that purpose a few
years back.
Interspersed among its buildings are 400 churches,
380 dissenting chapels, 23 foreign chapels, 250 public
schools, 1,500 private schools, 12 prisons, 8 police-offices,
18 theatres, 300 hotels, 4,900 public-houses, 1,000 beer-
shops, 2,800 coffee. shops, &c. &c.
London consumes annually-
-200,000 bullocks 12,000,000 quarters of wheat
770,000 sheep 3,000,000 bushels of flour
260,060 lambs 11,000,000 gallons of milk
255,000 calves 2,000,000 gallons of spirits
274,000 pigs 2,000,000 barrels of ale and
200,000 tons of fish porter
12,000 tons of butter 70,000 pipes of wines.
13,000 tons of cheese
The quantity of tea, sugar, cocoa, and coffee not known.
And these are only a part of the food, &c., consumed in
London annually, as may be imagined from the fact that
in food alone upwards of seventy millions sterling is
expended—the article of sugar causing an outlay of
nearly one million sterling; while tea, tobacco, rum,
brandy, &c., are also in great request.
The merchandise of London is annually valued at
200,000,0004
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Facts which no other spot on the earth could boast of,
or even imagine.
Some idea may be formed of London by a glance at
the following list of the numbers of workmen in some of
the London trades. The number of policemen, postmen,
&c., need not be alluded to, as they do not come under
the head of

The Producers of Wealth.
16,000 shoemakers 14,000 tailors 13,000 carpenters
6,800 bricklayers 4,300 butchers s,4oocabinetmakers
5,000 painters 3,000 hatters 3,000 whitesmiths
3,700 compositors 1,200 tinmen 1,400 milkmen
2,100 coopers 6,000 bakers 3,000 brushmakers
2,600 watchmakers 6,000 engineers 1,000 tobacconists
1,40 k) dyers 1,000 fishmongers 2,000 cabmen, &c.
coachmakers 2,000 grocers 800 pressmen, &c.
It is calculated that on any fast-day or other cessation
from work, for one day only, the capitalists of London
lose twenty thousand pounds.
As it would occupy many weeks to visit all that is in-
teresting, instructive, amusing, or astonishing in Lan-
don, a selection here may be found useful. The follow-
ing are generally resorted to by strangers from the
country, as well as by thousands of inhabitants of the
metropolis:-
1. The British Museum, Great Russell-street, Blooms-
bury, open Mon , Wed., Fri.—Free wimission.
2. East India Company's Museum. Saturday-10 to
3—Free.

3. The National Gallery. DL, T., W., and Th.—lo
to 4—Free.

4. Pantheon, Oxford-street. Every day-10 to 5
Free.

5. School of Design, Somerset House. M.-1 to 3
Free.

6. Society of Arts, Adeiphi. M., T., Th., F., Sa.-10
to 4—Free. _ _ _

The following require tickets to:gain admission:-
1. Buckingham Palace, Collection of Paintings. By
order from the Lord Chamberlain.
2. College of Surgeons. M., T., W., Th.-11 to 4.
3. House of Lords. W. and Sa , during U 331.92-10
tO4.

4. Soane's Museum; Lincoln's Inn-fields (during April, the occasi. and performed his duties
May, and June)-10 to 5. satisfactory manner.
5. Vernon Collection, National Gallery. M., T., W.,
and Th.-10 to 4.
6. The Mint, Tower-hill. Daily-10 to 4.
The undernamed require payment for admission.-
1. British Institution, Pall-mall. Open from February
to Easter, and three weeks in July.
2. Greenwich Hospital. M. and F.
3. Royal Academy, Trafalgar-square. May, June,
and July.
4. Society of British Artists, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall..
5. Zoological Gardens, Surrey-10 till dusk.
6. Cosmorama, Regent-street--10 to 4 daily.
7. Colosseum, Regent's Park-10 to 5, and 7 to 10,
daily.
8. Diorama, Regent's-park-10 to 5, daily.
9. Madame Tussaud's Wax Works, Baker-street-11
in the morning till 10 at night.
10. Polytechnic Institution, Regent-street-11 to 5,
and 7 to 101- at night.
11. St. Paul's Cathedral-2 till dusk.
12. Westminster Abbey-9 till dusk.
13. The Tower-10 till 4.
14. The Zoological Gardens, Regent's-park-10 till
dusk.

OF TUESDAY:
'WHITEHALL, MAY 26, 1849.

Besides which there are the Lowther Arcade, Strand;
the Burlington Arcade, Picadilly; King-street Bazaar,
Portman-square; Baker-street Baz tar; Low ther Bazaar,
Strand; and the Pantechnicon, Pimlico, always open to
the public, free.
London, abounding in everything, is not deficient in
its places of amusement (which, while gratifying its
tbou,ands, is the means of employment to thousands
more), among which are the theatres, consisting 01-1.
1. Her
_Majesty's Theatre (the Italian Opera) Hay-
market.
2. Royal Italian Opera, Covent-garden.
3. Theatre Royal,.Drury -lane, Brydges• street, Drury-
lane.
4. Theatre Royal Haymarket. Lessee Mr. Webster.
5. Astley's Amphitheatre—for horsemanship, &c.
Lessee Mr. Batty.
6. St. James's Theatre, King's•street, St. James's.
7. Lyceum Theatre, Strand. Madame Vestris and
Charles Mathews.
8. Adelphi Theatre, Strand. Webster or Madame
1 Celeste.

9. Princess's Theatre, Oxford street.
10. Strand Theatre, near Somerset-house.
11. Victoria Theatre, Waterloo-road.
12. Sadler's Wells Theatre, St. John's-street-road.
13. Surrey Theatre, Blackfriars-road.
Besides the Islarylebone Theatre, Queen's Theatre,
City Theatre, Standard Theatre, &e., &c.; Eagle and
Albert Saloons, endless musical halls, assembly-rooms,
concert-rooms, Vauxhall-gardens, Surrey Zoological-
gardens, and Cremorne-gardens, come in for a share of
public pationage.
And amidst this vast busy hive of human beings, so
well stored with all that makes England a great nation,
the Press—that has given " light and life to charity "
that has " taught the senator wisdom," and the monarch
on the throne to wield the sceptre in mercy, truth, and
justice—that has conveyed the tale of woe from the poor's
man's cot to the abodes of royalty and the mansions of
the great—the Press of London stands proudly pre-
eminent.

THE ORIGIN 01' THE EXISTING LONDON PRESS.
Established. DAILY PAPERS.
1770. The Morning Chronicle.
1772. The Morning Post.
1781. Ihe Morning Herald.
1788. The Times.
1792. The Sun.
1793. The Morning Advertiser.
1811. The Globe.
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1846. The Daily News.
WEEKLY PAPERS.

1792. The Observer.
1796. Bell's Messenger.
1808. The Examiner.
1818. The Dispatch.
1820. John Bull.
1820. Life in London.
1822. Sunday Times.
1826. The Atlas.
1828. The Spectator.
1830. The Britannia.
1836. Weekly Chronicle.
1838. The Era.
1842. Illustrated London News.
1842. Church and State Gazette.
1849. Historic Times.
The rest too numerous to mention.
In concluding this description, which is much longer
than originally intended, allow me to subscribe myself
a well•wisher. W. A. J.

SOCIETY OF FRIENDS OF FO-
REIGNERS IN DISTRESS.
The anniversary of this society was celebrated on
Monday by a public dinner, given at the London Ta-
vern, the proprietors of which, Messrs. Bathe and Breach,
fully preserved their usual character in providing a ban-
quet remarkable for elegance and profusion. There was
on the present occasion, not only a very large atten-
dance, but one exceedingly select. Amongst the two
hundred present we observed the following:—/iis Royal
Highness the Duke of Cambridge, the chairman ; his
Excellency the Count Kielmansegge, the most Hon. the
Marquis of Westminster, the Baron Rehausen, the Count
Hardenberg, the Chevalier Tottie, the Consul-General
May, the Consul-General Zehrab, and the Reverend
Dr. Kup(r.
[We are requested to state that the Chevalier Bunsen
and his Excellency the Turkish Ambassador, who had
signified their intention of being present, were unavoid-
ably absent.]
On the cloth being removed,
His Royal Highness the CHAIRMAN gave—" The
health of her Majesty and Prince Albert, and mentioned
that her Majesty had given in a donation of 1001. to the
institution.
The toast having been enthusiastically received,
His Royal Highness the CHAIRMAN proposed the
toast, " The Q'letil Dowager."
This sentiment having been duly acknowledged,
His ROYAL HIGHNESS proposed "his Majesty the
King of Hanover, the Prince of Wales, and the other
members of the RoyaleFamily." The toast was drunk
with all the honours.
The next toasts which the Royal Chairman gave were
" The Foreign Sovereigns who are Patrons of the So-
ciety" and " the Army and Navy."
The Marquis of WESTMINSTER rose to propose a toast
which he was sure would meet with universal accepta-
tion—namely the health of their illustrious chairman.—
(Loud applause.) He knew that the toast would be well
received, but before he proposed it he would beg leave to
trespass on the attention of the meeting for a few mo-
ment; because he was unwilling to let pass the present
occasion without offering a few words as to the objects
of the society—the cause of which they had met to
advocate and to forward.—(Hear, hear.) Englishmen
were justly proud of their charities, extending as they
did to provide for distress in all its shapes—they were
proud, and justly, of those great charitable institutions
with which this country abounded. But of the many
societies to which the country afforded its fostering care,
the society the cause of which they were met to ad-
vocate presented paramount claims.—(hear, hear.)
It was a society which embraced the inhabitants of
every nation, totally irrespective of creed or sects.—
(llear, hear.) He would ask those who had travelled
abroad, and had experienced the warm reception of the
south, or the open hospitality of the north, whether their
hearts did not expand with delight at the idea of being
able to afford a something more than hospitality to those
who came as strangers to this country?—(Loud ap-
plause.) Looking to the occurrent s which had taken
place in the states and the principalities of Europe—
looking at the convulsions which had shaken other na-
tions, from which not only the highest but the lowest
suffered, when individuals were cast from their homes
and thrown in a state of destitution on the world, it
would be seen what the society was able to accomplish.
It gave assistance to those who were in need, but, by a
wise regulation, it afforded none to those who were not
twelve months resident in the country.--(Hear, hear.)
He would now turn to the more 'grateful part of his
duty, in offering his deep and sincere feeling of respect,
not only to the family from which his Royal Highness
sprung—(Cheers)—but to his Royal Highness perso-
nally.—(Applause.) He would ask what part of England
—what part of the empire could not bear testimony to
his Royal Highness's unbounded liberality, and to his
unbounded personal exertions in the cause of charity?
He begged in conclusion to give " His Royal Highness
the Duke of Cambridge."
The toast having been most enthusiastically received,
His Royal Highness the Csentsitast briefly returned
thanks, mentioning that he had taken the chair eleven
times on the occasion of the festivals, and would have
done so twelve times, only that he was prevented from
doing so by indisposition. He hoped that ho would fill
the post as long as Providence permitted him to do so,
and that in his retirement it would be occupied by his
son, Prince George of Cambridge.—(Loud applause.)
His Royal Highness the Chairman then proposed
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The contributions ia aid of this charitable society
were acknowledged as being upwards of 2,000 i
Amongst the contributors were the following:—Her
1001.; his Royal Highness the Duke
the Chevalier Bunsen, 30/.; the
Westminster, 25/ • F. Huth,
Turkish Am' ha's:l:dor, 201.;
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Admiral Cecille, 151.; the
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was also in attendance, and added much to the Convivi-
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i❑ a most

FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE

The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to
be passed under the Great Seal, granting the office and
ptiace of Advocate-General, or Judge-Martial of her Ma-
jesty's Forces, to Sir David Dundas, Knt.
WAR-OFFICE, MAY 29.

Ist Dragoon Guards—Cornet John Kemp (Riding
Master) to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vic•, Morgan,
who retires ; Thomas Nisbet, Gent., to be Cornet, by
purchase, vice Kemp. May 29.
31st Regiment of Foot—Lieutenant James Campbell,
from half-pay 50th Foot, to be Lieutenant, vice Pilking.
ton, appointed Paymaster 66th Foot; Ensign Henry.
Brenchley to be Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Camp-
bell, who retires; Robert Hutton, Gent., to be Ensign,
by purchase, vice Brenchley, May 29.
43d Foot—Ensign Charles Carew de Morel to be
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Denniss, who retires ;
Henry Wilmot, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
de Morel, May 29.
46th Foot'—Ensign Edward Wemyss to be Lieute•
nant, by purchase, vice Fredricks, who retires ; Thomas
Fergus Greer, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Wemyss, May 29.
57th Foot—Ensign William Fowler Jones to be Lieu-
tenant, by purchase, vice Hunton, who retires ; Joh❑
Henry Vicq, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice
Jones, May 29.
69th Foot—Lieutenant Augustus Barnard Hankey to
be Captain, by purchase, vice Walker, who retires;
Ensign Alexander Edgar McGregor to be Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Hankey; Arthur Vincent Turner,
Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice McGregor,
May 29.
72d Foot—Lieutenant Rowland Webster, from the 3d
West India Regiment, to be Paymaster, vice Smith,
whose appointment has been cancelled, May 29.
77th Foot—Captain Philip Bolton, from Half-pay
Unattached, to be Captain vice Bradshawe, promoted,
May 29.
83d Foot—Ensign John Sprot to be Lieutenant, by
purchase, vice Downnaan, who retires; William Fitz-
Roy, Gent., to be Ensign, by purchase, vice Sprot,
May 29.