Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-11-10

The following information is an extract Of a
letter Of a recent date, from gentleman near
the scene of action.
Don Pelra still remains IN Portugal, but his
hopes Of success become daily fainter and faint.
er The mass 81 the population are decidedly
against him The appeal 10 the Libe'a ais in the
promise of constitution will not produce 90
nperatiun-they dis'rust the Constitutional EN-
pprnr expelled from his dominions by Constl'u
tiuna lists Indeed, 1t is after all hnmbug. He
was a tyrant IN Brazil, and would be so in Portu-
gal. If victorious. In spite OF thousand consti'
,u,oDs. II is not on his part. nor on that OF his
mosaic army, war Of principle, but one nE self
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and plunder. He has com
manced bv pundering the churches and converts.
and stripping Opnrto Of its wines and stores
! this is by wsv of bringing peace, freedom and
happiness to tie Portuguese nation"
don comprises the city and its liberties, with the
city and liberties of Westminster. the borough
Of Southwark. and upwards OF thirty Of the con
tisuou villages Of Middlesex and Surrey. The
extern If this district is from east TO west or
| fium Poplar to Kensington, near eight miles: its
breadth from north to south is very irregular,
and may BIZ said to vary from three to four miles.
The circumference Of this immense congregation
| of buildings may 1e estimated at about twenty
miles The metropolis IS computed TO contain
upwards Of 60 squares, $4,000 streets, lanes.
| courts. &c and the whole formed by near 500,
600 buildings of various descriptions, as public
structures, churches, dwelling houses, warehous.
es, shops, &c. In the year 1877. London il
said to have contained about $4,000 inhabitants.
According to the census Of 1901. London at
that time contained 12l, 229 houses. inhabited
by al6.O73 families. making s64.755 PERSONS
| IL 1871, it had increased to ] O99, 104, and in
! 1921 to |. 1925, 1864 persons. BY the last census
OF 1881. il appears that still further increase
had taken place of DO less than 24S. los, thus
making the present population OF the metropolis
474.069 The number Oi oxen annually con.
sumed 10 London has been estimated at 10000.
calv es sc. 600. sheep light hundred thousand,
lambs, 100000; hogs and pigs two hundred
: thousand, besides animals Of other kinds
S,nithfeid is the principal market for the above
ARTICLES; and the total value OF butchers meat
sold there annually is stated at 8.OOO,O OO.-
There a,e on average. annually brought TO
B,llingssate market e. 500 cargoes OF hsh, OF Tor
" tons each. and about 20, 600 tons by land car
risge: in the whole leo. 000 tons The annual
consumption Of wheat, in Lpn'ion, may be ave-
ragged al 9OU, 'Uo qudrteTs, edeb CVutd'hhk o
Winchester bushels; Of porter and ale q. 1000. 600
barrels, each containing sc gallons; spirits y.
600. 600 gallons; wines 65, 900 pipes; butter 81
900. 900 pounds, and cheese 26. O00.O00 pounds.
TIE quantity of Goals consumed Is about 200.
QUO chaldrons, Of Sc bushels. or 8 ton and halt
to each chsldron. About 1000 cows are kept
in the vicinity Of the metropolis. for supplying
the inhabitants with milk, and they are supposed
to yield nearly 1900, 000 gals every year; even
this great quantity. however. IS considerably In
creased by the dealers. who a,luIterae II at least
one fourth, with water, before they serve their
customers.
The port, as actually occupied b. shipping. ex.
tends from London bridge to near Deptford. a
distance Of at least four miles. and is from four
TO FIVE hundred yards in average breadth. The
average number Of ships in the Thames and docks
10 100. together with 5000 barges employed in
lading and pniading them; 2,2Ss small craft en-
gagged in the inland trade; and 5000 wineries
Tor the accommodation Of passengers; 200 sc.
venue officers are constantly on duty in different
parts of the river; 1000 laborsrs are employed
in lading aud unlsding; and ZOO watermen ma.
vigats the wineries and craft.-Parfingfon's
Nat. Tssos and Hist. Of London.