Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-08-28
Froa, The Albany EceH,ng Journal.
LETTERS FROM ABROAD.
LONDoN, yulY M. M

mate, or we have Oecn strangely fortu-
nate IN our visit ;-Gor instead OF The smoke
vapors, togs aud rains, which we have
been taught u dread; we have enjoyed
genial atmosphere, bright sun, with
occasional but refreshing showers, for
tive successive days.
London, like the Cata ract Of Niagara,
Is constantly growing upon the wonder
and admiration of strangers. am gust
beginning TO be conscious Of the lmPoS
sIbiiity Of comprehending is wealth, its
magnitude and its magnlhcence. Ride
for hours, in whatever direction you
please, and the same evidences Of golden
conquesIs are presented. All the ma
tionS Of the earth must have been pay
inG tribute, Tor centuries to London, or
these untold and incompatible millions
could not have been concentrated here.
! was wondering this morning how
much "Provant" was requl ed TO furnish
this army OF people with rations. An
inquiry shows that 100000 quarters
lseven bushelsl of wheat are required
annually to supply London with bread,
that f2O,0 900 tons Of Fish are caught of
which $4,000 tons are Fresh Salmon,
annually, the annual consumption oil
butter is estimated at 40,OOO,OUO lbs
and the price varies from Is TO Is. 6d
or fro IN TWO or three shillings in our
currency: Of Meats | can get no estimate
but there is brought annually TO Smith.
field Market alone, 100 900 Oxen, 45O,.
900 Hogs or Pigs. 1850 900 Sheep or
Lambs, and $4,000 Calves; Of Milk, il is
sad that | 900 Cows supply the Me-
tropolis with 100000 gallons annually
at an average price of Is. lOI. per eight
quarts. Eggs are sent here in great
quantities, IN crates by the water, from
Ireland, Belgium, Holland and France,
sold sometimes as low as 6d. ver dozen
but generally from as to Is Cd. Hogs
nre lated here in the yards OF Brewe-
rles and dlstileries, for while every
thing of the grain kind is called Corn
that product is not grown here. Hams
sell at lad, Shoulders al Cd and smoked
Side Pork ut sd. in the retail stalls and
shops This is jast double the price
with US.
Every body drinks Beer in England
] have aslOnished walters, in two or
three instances, by asking for water
When you seat yourself at a table in a
coffee room" or "Steak house, for din
ner, and have ordered your .'ioint'' or
''steak' or chop" the Waiter injuries
Hale, Porter or Stout, sir2n If, in place
Of these national beverages, you repIy.
Wafer, he either laughs in your face or
Gurus away won iering where such a wild
chap could have been caught. Now that
! have seen something Of English hab.
lis, am astOnished that Miss Martineau
should have deemed the circumstance
that two OF three American women with
whom she met, were mot all for love.
but little for the bottle, >" worthy Of re-
mark. The drinking Of Hale, Porter.
and Stout is universal here, with the Cc-
males OF the Loorer classes, when they
can get it, and with those OF the better
ella sses Of the Mechanics, Females, peo-
pie and Shop keepers. VIII G at dinner.
IN Birmingham, ii was observed by all
OF US, thai the ladies Ia dozenl at the ia
bic drank porter as if they were thirsty,
and as IT II did them good. The lad
opposite to me who was well dressed and
well educated, disposed Of nearly an en-.
tire bottle. You meet ladies at every
turn Of the streets in London ''the rubric |
OF whose faces show the shrines at which |
they knee." have me. Ladies. At Ex.
hibltIon Rooms, whose fiery face enti-
tied them to the distinction Of being clas-
sed with Shakespeare's knights Of the
burning lamp" And you find every
sidewalk blocked up with lusty ladies.
who are indebted for their rubicund face
and rotund persons, to habitual beer
drinking, yesterday sat in an omni- |
bus with an old lady ard gentleman, eyi. !
IDENTIFY OF the wealthy cl ass, the later of
whom was victim 10 the govt, while
the former displayed a face and nose.
Inc maintenance of which cost as much
as Fal!staf paid for "sack" to keen Bar.
delphi salamander in fire.
We went last night to tho Adelnbi
Theatre where the leading attraction
was the "Wizzard Of the North whose
wonder working powers Of magic, If we
may believe the show bills, have procu-
red Tor htm a command to repair 10 ST
Petersiurgh 10 exhibit before the Em.
Peror Nicholas. This mau is indeed 4
WIZARD" The decisions praclised
cast Monster Adreat, Slgnor Blitz. and
al other magiciaus iato deep shade -
Let me astOnish you with a few speci-
meas Tie came into the boxes and
obtained a i've pound rote from a gen.
tleman, and asked another Tany one vino
choosel 70 write sentence on a sjio oC
paper. The noio AID the paper were
folded 50 On st the Wizard could NOT soc
either the number Of the former, or In
sentence upOn the other, aud then laid
uPoH plate, set IRE % by taper. con.
surled and the n shes hlovn abotts f6 q,