The Sun.
London, England, 1859-09-05 00:00:00

LO7VESTOFT.

The season of this quiet and pretty little water-
ing-place is now at its height, and the town is, as
it deserves to be so well filled that apartments are
to be had with difficulty either at the hotels or the
private lodging-houses. The south pier is of course
the favourite promenade, an excellent band enliven-
ing it during a great portion of the day and
evening. The bathing is very good, and seems to
be indulged in to the fullest--gentlemen for the
most part, up to eight or nine o'clock in the morn-
ing, going in from the beach, which in some parts
is very secluded, and so ignoring the use of those
most uncomfortable of all inventions, bathing ma-
chines: The lovers of sailing have every oppor-
tunityin that healthy pastime at a
nominal, while those partial to the
indulging
ample sport on the riverWaveney,
pehi9earagte or almost oiafiairntdfiuln
which is close at hand. There are many pleasant
walks
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very the
igneighbourhood.h The old part of the
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in its situation, and opens upon a
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large space.of considerable extent, much resemblint
Hampstead-heath, which is covered with fern,
heath, and furze, and from which an extensive view
of the sea below is commanded. This is a favou-
rite spot for pic-vies. The sands at the foot
of these picturesque cliffs, are for some distance
covered with grass, fern, &c. Lowestoft is the most
easterly-point on the coast ; the air is consequently
very bracing, and particularly suited to those who
find Brighton, Hastings, &c., at this season of the
year too relaxing. '1 he town is clean, and we be-
lieve well drained, so that its population are said
possible health. There is an ex-
cellentroom and library on the pier, in
t o enioy
which occasionally during the season select balls
rtehodeinbgest
are given ; but with this exception there is an
entire absence of anything in the shape of amuse-
ments other than those we have mentioned. This,
however, is hardly an objection to those seeking a
eh= a'e from the noise, bustle, and excitement of
London life. Should more excitement be desired it
may be enjoyed to the full at Yarmouth, which is
only an easy distance of 10 miles by 'bus or rail.
The only drawback to Lowestoft becoming a still
neater favourite is its distance from the metropolis.
It is, however, much better off in this respect this
season than last, the route having been shortened
30 miles by the opening of the East Suffolk line-
On the other hand, the question of distance operates
favourably in keeping the place select, it being so
now tei an extent to satisfy the. most fastidious.
On Tuesday last there was considerable excite-
ment on the pier on the occasion of the annual
lifeboat experiments. The boats from Lowestoft
and Pakefield—the latter of which last autumn
succeeded in saving eight out of 13 lives of the crew
of a vessel wrecked off that point—left the harbour,
each crowded with visitors anxious to take voyage
in one of those gallant little barques. We can our-
s-elves testify to the excellent qualities and good
management of the crew of one of them, on this oc-
casion. Experiments were also made in the way of
effecting coninumications with distressed vessels.
The first was an invention of Captain Manby,
which consists in firing a shot to which a rope is
attached from a mortar, over the vessel requiring
assistance. Owing probably to some mismanage-
ment, however, the experiment was not very suc-
cessful. The firing took place from the centre of
the south over the head of the north pier, but in 3
out of 4 shots the rope broke, and it was not until.
ti e fourth shot was fired and after some little de-.
lay (during which it seemed to us that an ill-fated
vessel with its crew might have gone down) that
the desired communication was effected. This,
however, having been accomplished, a life-belt was
speedily sent along the line, and a boy who was
placed therein made several passages backwards and
forwards, both raised above and dragged through
the water. The boy seemed to enjoy amazingly
this mode of transit in the presence of a large au-
dience, who afterwards rewarded him most libe-
rally on his coming round with a hat. Experi-
ments were also mtide of conveying ropes to a dis-
tance by means of the old-fashioned rocket, and
which to our mind were more successful than those
with the shot. This, however, may have been the
result of accident. On Monday evening there was
a display of fireworks from the harbour. As we
haye said, it only requires that this place should be
better known to become a stiV greater favourite,
the facilities offered by excursion trains and re-
duced fires going far to compensate for its dis-
tance from London.

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