New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-07-28
From BIackwccdS Magazine for July
THE WORLD OF LONDON.

hunger housslcssness or toll had place in imagined
terrestrial paradise On our FIRST crossing fincneE IN
snon, and gaining the summit of that abrupt aec's I
which Hi.hgate arch-way now stands, whence tnn III
ecurc and srnokeslimued prospect OF the mighty
obtained by those ourncyng from the north we wen nd
Der the strainng OF the eyes, and cran1nS OF ~ h
mounting among the luggage upon the roo' ~ -
Ynurky volume of the endless extended r sim;
Nor do we forget the laugh raised at the eNln - IN Co.
rlicity bv the uaggsh guard demanding u s . b. -;
our frs, appearancc in sight Of London assuring Us ~ s
,;.IaJ b;,, N that sum from every new conner,
IA b;b in our then yerdant condition, we we're green
enough 10 believe cn r =
IN, universal spiendo and luxury OF London many unoo
o lenis whose speculation Is confined 10 the great
arteries of communication between one end OF town ana
,er or the realms Of fashion at lie West Ind OF the
same opinion that poverty which they do not they
NOT believe exists and the contemplation of distress Is
not at any very pleasing few will De the trouble to
make expeditions for the discovery Of the abiding places
human misery The truth poverty and "rechedness IL
London are bashu than elsrwherc-hdng themscve
the sight prosperous abundance they nestle in noo
Where co contig uous palace lis head,
To hc Of Their humble she'd
And a. The world of wealth and fashion their gbo
hoods do the worlds of misery congregatc IN theirs il
there end there also beggars end OF the town
there wretcedncss gcncci and ungcntec pauPefo ds
icneble and questionable.
Nothing Of this DO VI meet with IN the leading arteries
OF the metropolis You may walk from the Bank 10 Hyde
Park Corner with money your hand, and not encounter
solitary of charity; ali exhibits the pride OIL success
ful industry and the ostcntaon of superiuous wealth IL
such CITY YOU would hardly believe that human beings
should be compelled pick from dungbs the refuse 'es
tables of the markets. wash and otter them Tor Sae ana
We, the obscure wheronwe reside esounds from morn
ing ,il nipt it'll the cries those who have obtained their
baskets Of vegetables this way second hand; nay We
have ourselves the poor Creatures cuhng their Vege'a
bes in this fashion
II would scarcely be credited that in splendid London,
men are subjected to various kinds of and repuve
to that il such things related of Turks or Hocnto
we should them down many proofs OF inherent bar
barsm among the people where such uSageS had pace
For ex,mple tho porterngc OF meat the wholesale
kets as Newgate and leadenha Is performed by women
many of them old You will these wrcched creatures
sagge under the weight OF sidc OF beet having an etre
sheep upon their heads conveying their burdens TO hc
lutcEers carts up in the vicinity OF the mnrke-
Surely this is mans work and il women are driven by hard
necessity such masculine toll IL must argue something ro
ten the of that society where such extreme necessity
,scred exist, Another melancholy end revolving secta
Gle is that of and children ofa ayes upio the middle
in the vast laystals wherein collected the removed filth
the metropolis Kidding and sitting the materials OF which,
of DUST technically called, are com
nosed begrmed with irrcmovabe skins of dirt and look
ing more ike damned souls from Internal prison-house,
than creatures who heirs TO an eternal heritage OF
heaven!
!, ,s really wonderful TO see how life is sustained by
grca, of evcrcrowdeA population Go 10 Strut
ION Ground in Westminster Tolenham Court Road, or
along Whitechape places where Prescrpvc rgh, seems
re exist to expose, the open the wares OF humble
1rlckcrs on Saturday night winter when the snow
on the ground falling about your aud see the crows
of hiverng standing by their little stock IN trade
TO be converted if they fortunate, into the means OF
s,avng off starvation for the There Tor example
stands poor woman her tray OF oranges and apples sup
ported against her limbs by strap of leather passing over
her shoulders rushlght ckers IN the midst oil her truy
store either side sucking their little fingers TO oegul
the cold are two halfclud children bending eager
the passing crowd if mporhg them TO buy; the aspect
of mother and children that of creatures Infatuated L"
hunger hardship and grief Near to these stands bind
hmm ippy
stayaccs braces penccascs and such tritns articles
his sghes orbs they roll to and ro IN their sockets are
his adyocues he trusts implicitly the honor and good
feeling of his customers his little transactions Tor who
would rob the blind Farther poor widow, whose
means of livelihood inverted umbrella filled with penny
prints glance will tell you she has seen better days ana
er c merchandise tastefuy assorted indicates no vul-
gar mind On the steps OF door sits poor woman CRYING
bubv at her breast when you inquire her ge she eH-
tends in her hand few boxes of ucer matches and IN
forms you she has been striving all day and has sold no.
thing.
The sallow-aced manufacturer from the country, who
came UP TO London in the vain attempt procure work,
with his wife and children drawn up in the kennel
leny mpoing aims ragged soldier OF the late Spanish
legion with wooden leg, and pewter crosses OF San Fer
nando offers rty sonss for halipcnny' little boy hardly
able 10 crawl screams fifty radshes hafPcnny; here arc
stalls covered with pieces of stale fiat fish, there murdered
rmakin arc offered for sale under the savoIy 'acoSho
IN another place the skin Of the animal strip
ned while vet alive and made into cap hawkcd about
nv the wife daughter of the picm0n Meat sh, flesh
and fowl. condemned by the proper authorities OF Tie s'
raj markets, here exposed IN every state OF puiFu'v
and what more extraordinary, find abundance OF consul
ers Truly il the spectator OF these the diverse sides Of
life. does not feel lively of th,nkfunes to the Great
Being who has voucsaed him abundance, NC earnestly
recommend him 10 turn Turk in default OF better religion
Can any one with hear, the size ola nutmeg contemplate
without pain the paIe condition Of those wretches
vo make out life hand mouth, exposed TO tie m
cleueuces of the weather and pepcually baited by the
,nvrmidons of law whose recreation lie in hunting
these children of misfortune from humble industry to CRIME
Of positive and decided impressions, the first and strong
est the stranger wandering through London feels the idea
of imitabily. Ii is him only world. bat world
without end spreading gigantic every side
upon surrounding Villages eNes the rural del;ies
ancient seats and aims universal empiie OF
c1 and l, eternity OF town. without begin
ming and without ed-an filling the mind Of the be-
wilercd wancrcr with the idea of amplitude inhnites
nay extended Let the adventurous traveller take his sta