Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-10-14
From the AUany EUcning journal.
LETTERS FROM MIR. ,yEEp--NO. XIV
LONDON, Aug. q, 1873.

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LONDON, Aug 81, 1913.
IN walking up Regent.s'rcct yesterday wit
messed a scene Of anguish, new to me, but not
so to those better acquainted with the abodes of
desttution. Observing crowd gathering upon
the opposite side Of the street crossed over and
saw an intant that had Just bleathcd It's las. in
the arms Of its mother, who had been sitting or
standing all day in that street, cndeavoring to
sell matches. The child died for the want of
fCod and nourishment, and the n,ott,er, who was
still pressing her dead infant to ber bosom, was
picture Of desltution and despair. There was
scarcely strength enough in her trembling
,lInbs to bear her into an Apothecary's shop
where the restoratiYes tried in vain upon the
child, where needed by the tainting mother
This poor woman, by her language and deport-
ment, excited much sympathy. She was eyi-
dently il s'grcatly z dcbiliated state from the
want of food. She had only received two half
pence for matches in two days, and hal no o.
ther means OF support. Regen;-street, where
This Mother and Child sa, starving, dazzles the
eye and bcwildcTs the imagination with its
wealth and magnfcence. The mines Of Poto-
81 and the treasures of Goconda seem TO have
been poured Itto the luxGrfons lap Of Regent
street. Bat amid all this wealth and luxury,
Mother toiled in vain for the coarse food that
would enable her to give nourishment to dy-
ing infant! and thus is hc:n=n III, III This
great city painfully diversified.
passed from this heart-sickeninc scene over
to the Brunswick Hotel. in Hauover-strcet
Square to pay my respect to AEpUr LAWRENCE
OF Boston, waose health, am happy 10 sag, has
improved and is importing This enterprising
and enlightened hrnc-i2an Metcta-t is en;e,,,-
ing the best society Of England. His conpa-
ny Is sought, not only by the noble in rank, but
~ these ~tc are ennohied by talent and geni-
US. II is gratifying 10 see Americans Of AZ.
Lawrence's intelligence ana worth abroad.
Their presence here, furnishes the best answer
TO the malignant and miserable calumnes and
caricaures which Mrs. Troloppc, Basil Hall,
and Charles Dickens, have perpetratcd upon
society and manners in America.
The Queen came in state to-day, from Buck
n@ham Palace, (having arrived there from
Windsor yesterday to prorogue Par,iGr:.ent.
This Is one of the sreat Nsgean,s of Monarchy.
Having witnessed It once, in all It's magnificent:
emptiness, | am content to let tha. curtin fall.
Having no friend at Court by whose favor
could get into the gallery Of the House of Lords
| hired chair (tor seven shillisgs sterling, Gy
77a,! Of 7inSicating tkc fI,7ctb 'iha, fol and
his money are soon partel,) IL t balco,ir It'd
cay hct'%>eu the l;c~5e:SGs;Gs Gs and Weotf.ias-
ter-H,', whecc ast patiently 70. three mortal
hours. Tjc f'i-s t.Ie rcq'';y ofou,' Of Tie Pun
.'.occssio;,s waajcn Tc L5-c 50 '3ft2n lnilnmck-
Cd il i'!,aattcs s:,1 pcgcoaiscd On canvass and
paper,
tHc ulItiIlis C,cg anxious 20 sec these
Royal shows, began 10 assemble in the ayenuce
leading to Wcstmns;cr-Ilall at II o'clock
EFcry ac,r,-it,:cn oi Ychc'c, fyom Tie Coochcs
with c'nbia4oned Arms and Inverted Servants,
TO the plcbciaa Cab, filed with CaShiouables,
were Stationed in ':ncs cXtcuding nloye than
rnfe alcug the streets through which Her Ma.
jcs'y woo|d pass Windows and Balconies
wcte hired by those who either preferred H.
oT could not procure Carriages. Sor, ' ''''
n.cn,s oC iiorsc-Guards and ' ''e "0-a~''
stationed between w WIZ ''s" "''o
b,,, p,loco vstnins,er and Bucaing-
ca ,obo, ~ one J'clo:k every one seem
r &c CT their s.ais or their stands, and
..on that time uati two, when the Royal cor.