Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-10-14

the Queens Household in the Procession; and
! among the few observed our Minister, Hon.
Mr.. EVERETT, with his daughter, in a bright
yellow Coach, with Goodman and out-riders
in rich livery, and Mr.. f. himself (ins.cad of
the plain Republican garb with which BENNY
MIN FRANKLIN, JonN ADAMS, and JoHN JAY used
to appear on such occasons,) in full Court Dress,
with gold and embroidery. don't half like
this departure from the simplicity which dis
tnguishes our form of government thourh it is
certain that tho American Minister has acoui.
red great popularity here, and perhaps aug
ments his influence, by his conformity in mat
ters of display and etiquette.
! You will see the Queens Speech in the
newspaper account Of the Pageant AS show
1t was all it 10 represented in gorgcousncss
ana inagniicence. But for every useful or
practical purpose and end, it was the vaincst
and the idlest thing imaginable. The Paria-
ment had virtually prorogued ITSELF There
were not thirty, if even twenty, Members of
either House present. The Speech is an un-
meaning form of words, done into sentences BY
Ssr RoDsRr PEEr, and read by the Queen, as
liamets Players read what was "set down"
for them, not as "tripplingly," perhaps, and
certainly with less effect upon the auditors.
This Royal demonstrates exhibited in bold
End SttIiAing relief, the contrast that exists be.
tween the Rich sanJ Poor of England The
'rappirgs upon the hIrses that drew the Queens
/ Coach, would have furnished the whole Poor Of
London with sumptuous repast The livery
OF the fat Coachmau who held the reias, would
have made the infsnt yesterday saw die in It's
! starving Mothers arms, cor, Portable fer the or
dinary term of human existence The solid
! gold with which tha. Coach is so cxpensvey
and ostentatiousiy adorned, would raise thou
sand families from indjgence and suffering to a
competency and to happiness. ! wished most
deYotedly that the whole American People
could have seen this vainglorious display Of the
expenses Of sustaining a Monarchy. Nothing
could have been better calculated 10 make us
love and cherish ouI own Government and In.
stitutlons.
The Old Bailey Assi2co ara now sitting a,
Newgate, whittier wen, TO have peep at their
! Worshps in Wigs and Go WINS. The absence
! Of Lawyers in Court Of Justice, struck me
with slrPr;sY, an,l reflected that very few Of
the involuntary suifors in these Aiss5es have
either money or friends, and are uaable, there
fore, to Fsy Gounge,. It is doe however, TO the
Oar OF our own STATE, 20 say that accused per-
soas tacie teve, &c to tria, without Counsel ;
| however destitute or triendlcss. The Jaw is
administered here most Vigorously in all cases
ot'larocny and forgery. They gavea girl yes
tcIJay a years Imprisonment for s{eaIilg a
hand' c-chef; and to another, Cor petit lar
ccny, it beng the secoad oflpce, twcve yeays'
/ transportation, wne a nan convicted of biga-
nv, got OF with two months Il, the Pcu,cu-
! tiary,
! iiaviag hca;d and read mach Of the extent
and magnitude OF the London Times Print. =,
Office, asked aud obtained pcrmiss' =, lby ;o.
forming Proprietor that '.,o,ooreI 10 tho
'Craft,') TO look thr"., ,ha establishment
C''' o''' '""'''a Vi peysoGs are employed in tae
Composite .n, De- poons Tho p,,or !,
wC-' o.
900 sheets an hour. Thirty Compositors arc
employed during Tie day, and twenty during
the night, On Advertisements. Tie new and
original matter begins TO be Pu, in hand al
o'clock =. NJ, and the Papers gets to Press
i. Nj. They pay Journeyucn but nine pence
eighteen cents) thousand for bourgco;se ant
mnion composition, and ten pence for non
pariel. The Salaries paid to Edtors Repor
ters and Foreign Correspondents, are enormous
though not half so enormous as the profits ottht
Establishment. Upon learning that | was &C
quainted with the "Genovcs Traveller" thei
American Correspondent, tho gentleman whC
accompanied ne lhrooSh the Office remarke,
that his Letters were highly appreciated b.
Statesmen, Capitalists aud Mechanics on thi
side Of the Atlantic.
There are no Subscribers here, as with us
TO Newspaper Offices. The papers are bough
and distributed by Agents aHd NcwGnen, Wh
have their Rooms and Depots in various part
Of the city. Each Advertisement pays a du'.
of eighteen pence to the Government
We are packing up for contemplated de
parture to France by to Morrow's Steamer E
London,
"TaTe thee we'd, and if 70, ever.
SIlll for ever fare tho we'll"