Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-08-12

returning. w. Aad fine ssllasio. on board. with
every variety Of ths best Il wines; and tsking all
ever enjoyed. Her whole maehinery weighs a
little over 500 tons. I send you copy the Liver
pool Albion, which gives fuller description Of the
"President.'
Do you know the etymoiogy Of the word Liver
pool? IL was named by the Welsh g Llyn Llifaid''
pronounced g Kiln Khfaid" I" Kiln" means :" pool''
and " Klfaid" means a" Bird" called by the Eng
sh Liver" kind Of oird thst snce belonged to the
river Mersey, but which has disappeared. IL is
craven the Liverp oil court of arms, and bears a
leaf in its beak Hence this famous comnercial
town, was once bird pool" so called by its foun
ders, the immortal Welsh. A large pool once stood
where the splendid Custom House now stands, and
South Castle street, which leads to it, was once
called Pool lane. This 4" Bird POOP has risen into
a city of over 100 900 people, and is the most COM
mere ial place, next to London, in the world. The
ground in the city, however, is quite rolling and
uneven. Its pool, or pools, were close to the mar
gin of the river, which is now lined with the most
mag niicent docks in the world. Liverpool is finely
watered, and the drinking water is OF a pure and
healthy quality.
The reading room Of the Exchange is one of the
most splendid ever saw. The Atheneum, Lyceum,
and Underwriters, all afford speadid reading rooms.
The first is rather the most fashionable for retired
gentlemen. The open court in front of the Exchange
contains splendid monument to Lord Nelson, with
his watch word at the battle of Trafalgar, Eng
land expects every man to do his duty" Around
and near this famous monument immense daily com
mercal transactions take place, and especially in
the great staple Of commerce, cstton. From ~, III,
A. 81 TO 3 4, p NJ. this extensive Exchange is more
or less crowded with business men, not only from
Great Britain, but from nearly every part of the
world.
that day his saintshp let it rain, which the people Of
England say is a sign il will rain every day for
the next forty. Ii requires no forecast to predict
this Judging Of the future by the past, for it has
hall fcr la fart Ard . 4 h.
Their since have been here is fair sample, it pro-
misses to rain 365 days in the year.
The races have been some days in full blast, but
have been toe mu CHI engaged to give regular attend
auce Their race tracks here are not better than
they with And their horses, although really
beautiful and possessing the best blood do not make
better time than ours. l do no not think they
well rode neither do they contest their horses
over such long heats as we ours. They seldom run
over mile heats and that in one straight track in
stead Of a circle.
The appearance of an English gentleman thorough
v devoted 10 the sports OF the turf, very singu
lar being. We have at the Adelphia Hotel one of
these " pachas'' Of the turf He is stout ard red
aced and looks though beef, wine and porter had
been the elements of his being We wore dark yell
low knee breaches tied with garters He also wore
long stockings Of the same color, also brown
cloth coat with short skirts, and yellow buff
waIstcoat; both with gilt metallic buttons. His
nee kcloth, the folds of which filled his whole
bosom, and TO which was conspicuously stuck
gold broacnes Of large sizes the first in the shape of
horses, the second in the shape of dog. eat my
meals in the same coffee room, where he and at
tachees were also served He has his servants and
horses, and hailed from Yorkshire. All his talk
was about horses, their pedgrees, and various me-
rits. And whenever he uttered an opinion about
horse, his attaches, whose bills were doubtlessly
paid by him, never failed to coincide with him in
opinion, and warmly to applaud his judgment; and
no monarch ever felt prouder of his authority, or
had more pleasant courtiers than to this
Is n r
small, has his great small circle Of vanity, and
one more greater fools than himself snder his
control
Horse racing and regattas seem to be the ruling
and absorbing amusemeEts Of the English in sum-
mer. They are taking place all over the king dom
great gatta 10 come off in the Mersey the last
Of July, and many persons from London are expect
ed down
Next week expect TO spend in Manchester, and
will give You some account Of that place, by and by.
Nothing more at present. Good by. A. j.