Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1843-08-17
Foreign correspondence.
F1TzRoY SQUARE,

LONDON, June %, 1889.
Nv las, letter landed me safely at the Bed
ford Hotel, Covent Garden, London. How 10
detail wha. have seen in this great metropo-
his, hardly know, for the sights have been so
many and varied, that ii quite puzzles me TO de-
scribe them. London is abou, 80 miles in cir
cumference. comprising what Is called 'ibe ci-
~ of London the city of Westmnsiersn the
Borough of Sou,hwork.' with their respective
suburbs and many villages in Mlddlesex and
Surrey, which have been connected so as 10
now form one whole. There afe certain Prln-
cipal ranges or streets connected, which form
chief avenues across and ih,ough il; and where
the population seem almost all 10 lake them
selves in passing from place 10 another, e. g.
Did We TO 60 TO The Tower, we would 90 10
Oxford 81. and thence 10 High ST. Broad 81. Hol-
born, Skinner 81. Newgaie, CheapsIce, Poul-
iry. Lombard ST. Tower s,..-and so wonld all
within half mile around US; did we wish 10
60 from thence 10 Westminster Abbey going TO
20 ST. Panls, which we passed by Waiting 81.
We wonld keep on The left and 60 by Ludgaie,
/ Fleet ST and The Strand to Charing Cross and
i then yby Whitehall, or did we wish 10 go 10
HYDE Park we would have gone from Charlng
/ Gloss 10 Pail Mall, Haymarkel, and Picadlly.
! All these leading streets are constantly filed
with crowds of people and vehicles that one
wonders how they get along and where they
come from. There is no use 10 stop until the
crowd passes, for il is continual, and YOU cross
every street at run. dodging the horses heels
as best YOU can You have often watched a
row of ants now indus,riously they pied on, one
following the other and continuing as long as
YOU have lime 20 look, so the people in Lon
don. each plods on intent on what he is him
self about. and scarce is his foot lifted up be-
fore anolher is down in the place /, left.
The great beauty of London is lis Parks, and
The noise Of the streets soon drove me into one
of them for res, from The confusion; | entered
l., ST. James Park through the Horse Guards
A very short distance brought me 10 lake on
those banks children were gambling ard where
one soon forgefs he Is in the midst Of city o.
million OF people Passing on beneath MA
leslie trees, you see hundreds walking and
sauniering as though they had nothing 10 do
with business, care, or trouble. ST. James
Palace is OH one side Of this square. On an
Other buckingham Palace, the present resi-
q Jence Of the Queen. Passing on by fine build
inss you enter Green Park, connected with ST
James. and then crossing Picadilly, enter Hyde
Pard. | goi there in the afternoon, just as
:. began TO fll Five gates form inieis; fine broa'
carriage roads traverse il in various directions
y and i, is open 10 all but hackney coaches o
stages The consequence is thai every per
son who has pre'enslons 10 show or style, AM
can ruise horse, either with vehicle or with
ioui il. sport themselves here. The show is
{ rery fine one, coaches with four horses, ani
fooimen, and oui-rideTs. in Iiyeres of the mos
fanciful kind, da!i by one minute--iexi, a huh
pony joined to some queer cart, of which ih
owner is as proud as The Duke who precede'
him, was of his grand establishment. Thous
ands are ON horseback and many of them La
dies. | do not know more pleasant way. Il
spend few hours than to ga 10 Hyde Park, Il
see this display.
On Monday evening after arrived, saV
her Majesty, 10 my fuH satisfaction. having ha
!. Blhe hbeny % stare at her as much as pleased