Democratic standard. [volume] (Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio) 1837-1850, 1843-09-19
LETTERS FROM ABROAD.
From tAo Albany Evening Joufaal

LONDON, July l4th, lS43.
This great Metropolis has been slran'
qely maligned in regard TO its climate,
or We have been strangely fortunate in
our visit; for instead Of the smoke, va
,pors, fogs and rains, which we have been
taught 10 dread, we have enjoyed gen.
ial atmosphere, a bright sun, with occa-
sional but refreshing showers, for hVe sue
cessive days.
London like the Cataract Of Niagara,
is constantly growing upon the Wonoel
and admiration of strangers. 4 am Ju:'
beginning TO be concious OF the ImPOssI-
biIi,y Of comprehending its weal'n It's
magnitude and its magnihcence' h'ue
for hours, in whatever dirocuon you
rIaase. and the same evidences OF goldeh
ronnuesis are presented. All the nations
AZ ne Earth must have been paying trio-
1ts Cor centuries, to London, or these
Tntold and incompatible millions could
not have been concentrated here.
| was wondering this morning how
mucbsP Proyant'was required to furnish the
Army Of People with rations. An inqul'
nv shows thai / 800 900 quarters (seven
bushels) Of wheat are required annually
10 supply London with bread, that l2O,'.
600 tons Of Fish are caught here (oi
which $4,000 tons of fresh Salmon'l ans
nuaIly: The annual consumption OF But.
Ter is estimated at 40,000,OOO lbs, and
the price varies from Is. to l. I'd, or
from twot 10 hree shillings our. currency
OfMeals can get no estimate but there
Is brought annually 10 Smithfeld Mar
ket alone, lS9 ,009 Oxen, 45O,OOO Hogs
or Pigs, i $50, 900 Sheep or Lambs and
$4,000 c alves; of Mix it is said that l
600 Cows supply the Metropolis will
e.O3O,OO0 gallons, annually, at an ave f
ace price oils l0d. per eight quarts
Eggs are sent here in great qGan'illes
cTsies by water, from Ireland, Belgium
HolIaud and Franco, and sold some'
times as low as Sd. per dozen, but gen
prally from Is. to Is. 3D.. Hogs are lat,
ted here in the yards Of Breweries anc
DIstilleries, for while everything OF th'
oIain kind is called Corn that produc
q not grown here. Hams sell at 7ld
Shoulders at 3d., and Smoked Side Porl
Al Sd. in tho retail stalls and shops
This is Just double tho price with us.
' Eyery body drinks Beer in England.
have astonished Walters, in two or thre
instances, by asking for Water. Whe
Won seat yourselfat table in a "Cofe
Room or "Steak House" for dinneran
have ordered your "joint," or "steak."
Wchop," the Waiter inquiries "Hale, 70
ter. or Stout, sir2" If in place ofeitht
of those national beverages, you repl
Water, he either laughs in your face {
turns away wondering where such wi
ahsD cOuId have been caught. Now tn
Ihaye seen something Of English habit
I am sstunished that Miss. Martinez
should have deemed the circumstan'
that two or three American Women wi
whom she met, we're mot all for lov
buta little for the bottle" worthy Of I
mark. The drinking Of Hale, Porter q
Stout, is universal here, with the I
males Of the poorer classes, when th
can get il, and with those Of the bet
classes of Mechanics, Families, PeoI
and Shop keepers. While at Dinner,
Birmingham, II was observed by all
as, that the ladies' "a dozen) at Tab
drank Porter as iG they were thirsty,
asir it did them good. The Lady op
site TO me, who was we'll dressed
we'll educated, disposed Of nearly an
tire Bottle. You meet Ladies' at ev
turn Of the streets in London, the ru
Of whose faces show the shrines at VIII
thew kneel.' have met Ladies, at
hibiIion Rooms, whose frery faces
titled them to the distinction Of bt
.clAssed wiihShOkespeaT Of
burning lamp And you find every
walk Blocked up with lusty Ladies,
are indebted for their rubicund faces
,.rolund persons, 10 habitual beer dr
ipR.i Yesterday sat in al omnibus wit
old Lady and Gentleman, evidently
The weaIthyclass, the latter oEwhom "
victim te Gout, while, the former
played face andnos0, the maintena
(Which had cost as much as Fal
paid for 'sack' to keep BardOlPh's {
mander in FIRE.
We went last night 10 the Adj
Theatre, where the leading attra'
was .The Wizsrd Of the North, "
wonder working powers Of magic, |
NAV believe the show bills. have pro
ed for him command to repair TO
PetersburRh TO exhibit before the En
ror Nicholas. This man is indie
tWizard' The delusions Practlsed
Monsieur Ardent, signor BltZ, an'
other Magcians into deep shade:
me aslonish you with a few sPecim
He came into the Boxes and obtain
FIVE pound note from one gentlen
and asked another (any one who CHI
to write sentence upon aslip Of
per. The note and paper were fol
50 that the Wizard could not see ell