Lexington union., 1840-11-28
A GLANCE AT LONDON.

LANOE II LONDON.
, A London correspondent of the Ne
York American, gives this view Of th
great metropolis, from the top Of s
PauPs:--
"We entered the ball on tho cross, 81
feet high. Our vision took in the entir
OF this vast metropolis. What thought
ievelled in our minds! Would we coul,
transcrlbe them. What city IS London
Every body has heard Of its West End--
mat abode of fashion and royalty. Iii
an empire by itself. The habits, pursuit.
thought, hopes, fears, Of its inhabitants dif
ier "wlde as the poles assunder" from
those OF the East and Centre. One por
ton sink IN the arms of repose just as the
other enter on the threshold of the busy
day. Stand on the top of st. Paul's al
nine IN the evening. Brilliancy aud bus.
Tie flash on the eye and fall on the ear in
all directions, to the remoiest verge Of the
city. For two hours, all is life and gale
ty.
AS the great Cathedral clock strikes
eleven, the din in the Eastern and Central
portions OF the metropolis gradually dies
away into a confused hum, which ere the
hour OF one is tolled, gives place 10 pro.
found silence, broken only by the slcalthy
foottaIl Of the watchman, or The occasional
rattle of the solitary cab. Light after
light has faded from The windows, and the
trading and Iaboring populace have sunk
to slamber. How different the scenes al
The West End! The noise ofthc carriages
home the members of Parlia.
menl or passing to and from the dinner
aud dancing parties Of the nobility, il
equaIled only by the briliancy which
flashes from bower and ball. The melody
OF lae waltz steals sweelly and fatally on
the listener in the intervals of the din OF
revelry. 1t is The very moon of the West
End! One Two and even three. are
counted off by the tiroess sentinel Of ST.
Paul's and daylight dapples the East, ere
the dwellers in Buckingham House. Ro. |
gent street Portland Place, and Piccadillv
seek their Uneasy pillows, or the Club
Houses around St. james cease TO echo
-he ciamor orpolilics.
From three to four--a single hour--s;.
ence, deep as The tomb,' reigns over he I
'lty. What thoughts now crowd the mind
Il the stranger! He looks down upon the
nerlad buildings at his feet, piled around
Or miles, and fancies they are the sepuI.
hers OF the dead, and the lighted streets,
lbyrlnths in some vast charnel house.
lie IS bye-and-bye reused from his solemn
oyerIe by the noise which feebly rises 10
IS ear from HE East. The clock tolls
'ur. The sounds from below grow s,ron.
er and louder as the light ia the horizon I
lcreases. Mile End, White Chanel !
load, and Commercial Road, send M .
lolr distant echoes. The solitary mid II
isht passenger on London Bridge has r
ven place to scores, which are rapidlv
icceeded by hundreds, to be overwhelmed .
y thousands. 4
Five O'clock is passed. The shops are Y
'enlng, omnibnsses whirl through Cbeop. i
1e from Hoborn Chnring Cross. AIdoale P
ID Aing William streets. The Thames Y
ows signs of returning lie. The lille B
Gamers are darling under lis BRIDGES ljt
wherHes are lying in all directions "
: Catherne's and the London Docks 4
sound with the shouts Of the sailors-the 50
"sboys are crying the Times, tbe N
Ieraia'' the 'Chron--the fish woman ia CT
lames street have commenced lhejr oI
lrnal quarrel-the cabmen have walked y
m their last nap aud drive al d break ht
OK pace through the streets-the tida of al
manlty rolls over BIacklriars and Ton. 70
bridges-and ere seven arrives, the te
'at thoroughiares are flooded with The W
ddIlag and lower classes passing 70 th
'Ir ealIy avocatlons. All this while. is
nobility aud gentry Of the West End pc
the soap-locks" aud drones of M ou
St. press their rpilows.
TIE RTcH MANS DAucnrER IT u a
N said that the times are STRANGELY III,
'red, and certain il ls tho peopIe are II
vas once thought honorable to labor u Fca
constantly engaged il some active ! N on
'ui ayocailon, bat now days il il ihot, his
orable TO be idle. There ia con. WI
nl OF the high prices ofaIl necessaries ou
uman existence, and with much trlb In
i the amount of idleness could be cal res
lied with mathematical accuracy wa
'ughoul the extended republic, nIIowing AR
drones only half price for the services he
lghtperorm, which others are paid All
it might not be an unsafe calculal;or not
Ut down the whole amount now paid CAT
and marketing in Tie d. i "cc
not little Inconsistent to hear ns
8 whine about the price Of proy,s,orns g
Q they bring up their daughters q !,
the streets and exPeni money. a Fand
4 one Of the great commercial c;t;o. sue
4 resides n ren,Iano.n ,,.., w SAucs, Dal