Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1842-12-28
E,o -th. Petersburg Isfsiiigenesr.
'NTI-DICKENS.

iesque upon Dickens Notes on Am "'a' t"'
ma. made Its appearance in the shape ~ General cir
extra and IS cntided English Notes Tor " =" So;
euih,"n, 10y Ouarics Quckens Esquire" Tn,
- la boz. and the narrative opens rs follows l,o,
d., ~ ~Ss WIN very Pleasuabe sensations that .n
c morning OF the third Ut January, eighteen hundred
iSrywo and having succeeded by degrees in making O.
inc uiheren objects IN the room, onean indefinite
number OF bed posts by unaccountabe cohesive at
traction becoming resolved into only twothe c,nopv
head oil living serpens ccaselessy twinng crnknp and
swen assuming upon the ground chintz bed
inc Shapes and coors Of number of robbins than
were ever seen together before percbed uuon ,wg
ana picking at cherry which never succeeds in reach
lg' 'ne ein shadows fitting about. like dophins with
s ana Owls eyes, Sinking away through the crevces
Of the doors and the chimney until at last having salts
ed myself that was Qaories Qieken.. Esquire and that
the lady reposing beside me- in gentle and undis,,bed
elsep, was Mrs. QuickeRs forthwith rose wakened Mr..
u when together proceeded discharge those last d
ues which remained before leaving hone-und among
ne at OF leave taking the saddes and most disa
greeable Of them ar ~
Towards the close of the day. found ourselves on
BOARD Her Maestys steam packet, the Brittannia-l2OO
Her Majesiy's mails ~ ''''s
Here follows number Of incidents of sea VOYAGE with
uolcrous descriptions OF the ships company method
OF lilng uine, &c. until the arrival Of Her Maesty steam
-r britannia abreast of Liverpool.
victims Is England Involuntsrly said 10 myself-E,
sad- the home OF my birthplace of mg
kings warriors, statesmen, historians and the poe
scat OF learning and the arthc great central market of
e "ond-the mistress Of natonsthe queen of the ocean
and don't know how much more l said 70 n,vsef ali
pretty much to the effect"
h 'ne morning after my arrival walked into the
streets OF TINS city famous as the great shipping port of En-
gland. They are mostly very narrow badly paved and
oV ana present most disgusting appearance TO the eve
OF an American accustomed the beauty and
o. american citizens The dwelling houses and stores
snow indications OF and constructed to suit vare
OF tastes They are generally massive heavy structures
ao appear to be furnished without much pretenson 10
TASTE" r' ~
Inc writer introduces very pathetic sketch of Liver
pool beggar OF which there scarcity and of the
wretched novels IN which they drag out miserable ex
istence. 80
"our time being limited by the desire we had to ee, for
ward 10 London possible Monday morning Y,s
hxed upon tor our departure"
Now, English railway car Is one of the rnos, d;,,,
ioosh and unehsuan conveysnces that ever di,raeed
a! cv1ed age or country; instead of being large open
ana any as are ours, Is in fact bat long succession of
ankee stage coaches, Il first Glass; opening M
inc side the interior space divided by partitions with little
ces wherein, when you have thrust yourself into in. So
eiusion, you feel very much like a convict in ons nj an,
state prisons only not half comfortable"
me toowing Is specimen Of English society and intel
eence, which Mr.. Quickens fell in with BY the yyay
MS Brown, my dear, this Mr.. Quckens of Amerc.
In the United States. Mr.. Quickens Mrs Brownn
ihSde use oil my best eompliinen;s-was very happy 10
make Mrs Browns acquaintance She was the 6rst En
giish lady to whom had had formal inroducton had
heard the beauty OF English ladies' highly extoed was re-
loiced TO find in Mrs. Brown confirmation of an thar had
been said in their praise and this added few how.
and scrapes. ~
'Lor me, Mr.. oucken. you Americans are not as bar.
TOT" 49, wv e''"S
Tribe! madam, tribe am not a Jew"
Well but you're an Indian amt YOUR
An Indian, madam, what can YOU meant"
lie looks very white, declare But Jockey f,ha,,s the
BROWN you told me that all Americans were In iians
now began TO breathe little free'r Gracious heavens
10 De taken for Jew and an Indian"
Mr. Quickens gives the following description of the grea,
city OF London, called by Englhen queen CITY Of the
London how shall describe it how convey to
he reader idea of its and msgnicenceits
sqSarss SMfndlng OF streets and ones public
nooly-the Populousness OF its streets-the beauty and
strength OF its bndges-he number OF shps and boas-
us extent OF Its docks Ii beggars all descripuon-or in
other words. 1t reduces description extreme penury
Sil' however, try. | dare hope for success Take
Boston, for lnstance-multply thecouh. of its pouua
ton, taken indiscTmnaey tweny-a certain far cen
uemnn therein, who gives good dinners by ten thousand
one dozen lnimtabe looking boys I'm America al eas
That sell newspapers in State street. By five thousand-s
the pastry cooks, coaheayer, by five hun
dred, ana You have the population London Take the
Snop al the corner Of Ann and Union Streets old State
i"se' ue IoN. TlpPs house, all the houses Ann and
Hanover streets and Sauiaion alley; Harris Folly and In
ce sans Madness tile towns OF Salem, Newburvport and
HUI, multiply them by fifteen, then shake them well 10
geter and drop them where between East Boston and
Dedhan widen the back bay hundred feet multiply
Cambridge and Crag's bridges by FIVE and place them
across III intervals OF quarter Of mile carry the riyer
souhwestery as fer as your Imagination pesses take all
the shipping over into it, take up the Bunker Hill Monu
ent and drop II somewhere South Boston bridge for
uc over, brlng al the omnbusses the United States
multiply them by three and put motion in the streets
-ra" an immense canopy OF black Grape the whole
suitable distance above the chnpey. and Won b.v
London ITSELF"
With the following sketch of Iondoners we sb, cor,
ede our extracts from this reparee for TO-DAY
i ne people OF London peculiar IN their An |
ana habs Their average height falls very short
OF five feet sin; in complexion they arc salow with bu, liz
tie color; their bodies long and full legs short and ,l
neal and usually attached pair Of feet which bear
stronger resemblance to Canadian shoes than any thing
that occurs TO this moment they measure in Length
twelve inches more or less and the ankle affixed to them
between the seventh and inch on the scale leaving
projection OF about two inches beyond rcarorard for
heel Inns conformation puts II OF the power Of Lon
doners 60 imported French boots. and il i on this NJ,
count as was told by intelligent French gentleman
that the manufacture hl with any sale in the En-
gish market" !
ln general the better part Of the inhabitants dress vert,
stability; that portion below them i'm the scale may no s,;d
TO dress all The former manifest decided nar,s
y Tor scarlet wastcoets. In fact think never knew An
hnghshman that did not least They have also
paruaiy for black stocks cravas which are drawn
tightly round the neck the ends in under the sc,
let and held together by an enormous brooch R -,
arrangement, the place where shirt should show itself he
ing entirely concealed proof afforded us that the
uadion' current m many parts Of America that English
men have IN some past time worn and do now wear shirts
extremely fabulous and unworthy the credonce Of dis
corning traveller.
Then TO habits II they are men Of leisure men Of re-
spectacle business professional men, government officials
Nc they rise at about eight in the morning
coffee, dry toast and boiled egg After which sllo,n
suitable time Tor the reading OF morning paper the leader
always coming in for the largest share OF attention for these
people are violent m their political opinions and pcudiccs
without IT. doing them good than IL does coz,
Wet ia New South Wales for they have inst AS much ,r.
dom oi thought and speech, and lust about as te mowers
OF turning them 70 any personal or public advantage
IL y customary % lunch at about twelve dine M five
when few choice friends invited this love Of social
enjoyment, which is the most strongly rnarked fc,nr, ~
English character Of the better Sort cannot refuse my
cordial praise and admiration. The dinner always begins
with b'ped hsh, which TO my had the taste and
smell Of dead kitten whether this was owing 10 n,puri,,