New-York daily tribune., 1843-12-23

Correspondence. of Tie Tribune.
LONDON, D-csnbs. 3D. 'i3-
DEAR S1Rs: As you see by the date, am sti
in the heart Of the world, but, God willing,
shall make my exit in few days. Nothing cal
be mere oppressive than the throngs-nothlDe
more disagreeablc than the smoke and nothing
more sckening than the squalid misery, every
where to be seen, OF London To the gorgeous
couipages, the immense wealth and the statel,
palaces Of this wonderful metropolis, am forced
10 turn an indifferent eye-for here, there, ever,
where. all around, behold thousands OF my hhinG
who speak the same grand language and were
created by the same glorious God, weitering IN the
sloughs of idleness beggary and despondency.-
Thev are IDLE, because no work IS to be procured
they beg, because gaunt starvation clenches It's
cold skeleton fingers III their heart strngs;and they
despond, utterly despond, because the vista OF the
future appears, if possible, more dreadful than the
horrors OF the present. An American who has
never left his own free and happy country can
form no idea OF the Aceldema Of wo, crime and
general human degradation TO be found IN Lon
don The whole truth Is not at once taken III bl
The mind Of him who IS so unfortunate as to be
told it. You must gaze uponlt-long and steadily,
before the Hell reveals all It's gloomy depths and
ppspeakabIe calamities. might 90 on for SLY
months enumeratng the several cases Of dcsti;u-
ton alone. which have witnessed, during the
last three weeks, and then | should not finish my
revolving task the condition Of this Kingdom
is truly awful The dignitares cannot conceal
the fact from their eyes | am now speaking
ONLY Of EngIand's condition as 1t IS affected BY
domestic calamity. The voices Of thousands
around, CRYING for BREAD and that when there
is wealth enough inside Of Temple Bar TO relieve
millions, must be heard. But how are those thou
sands to be relieved That IS difficult question.
Their hunger their destltuton. their frequent loss
Of the God in their frames and souls, are a.trbuta-
ble to bad, internal legislation. They may have
rrasped at aLt too quickly. Their preclpitancy
IS beginning to teach them an awful lesson
And amid all this, their basphemy, (for by what
other name shall | call this continued Govern
mental action which SO robs reduces, and debases
men y YOU hear them canting about the Estab-
lished Church HIerarchy-ts grandeur-its
aoants' doubt II they would permit the One
to whom they erect temples to sit among The
Bishops if he should re-appear. When read IN
America of the expressions and poverty OF the
lower ENGLISH classes and looked around at the
plenty and freedom OF my own countrymcn, |
wondered that men of sinew and bone and muscle,
such as these lower English classes possess, did
NOT rise up in their indignation and atone for the
wrongs oi ages in the forfeited blood of the opprcs
sors. Let no one wonder. These English pay
daily, and arc forced to pay daily, for the very
chains which clank around their limbs. They
support the baycnet glittering at their throats.
Seeing, as | do the distress Of England, | am
not surprised at the discomfort. Nor is this dis
content confined 10 the lower classes Of which
have been speaking; it rankles and burns IN the
hearts of the middle classes, and is stirring up to
noble thoughts and heroic action tic minds OF
na.iy able men, whose circumstances place them
not only far above want but elevate them TO q
lofty rank.
.'The.e's blood
Right glorious blood Yet running IN tbs world
OlouIS."
AS a physical revolution here is out OF the Ques-
toni mean a successful revoutlon-we must
look to The sure but silentinhuence pure Demo.
cratic progression. England as well as the whole
world is already feeling it; butt moves too slowly
for the American temperament.
The Anti-Corn-Law League is rapidly gaining
ground. Even the Times admits this. The
Sliding scale of Peel must soon slumber in the
tomb of the Capulets. 1t Is odious 10 almost al
parties.
The theatrical world is quite as much under
par here as ia New York. Lectures seem to bt
the order OF the day. The Rev. Mr.. Lord o
Massachusetts,, lately gave great satisfaction II
Liverpool, by course of lectures on the Middle
Ages. They were very well attended
The American State Debts has been the pnn
cipal subject of comment, during the last month
l see no use IN my not saying at once, tina
the feeling of indignation against the United
States runs mountain high" John Bull for
gets the suspension OF specie payment by his BIG
bank for over twenty years. All. John has bat
memory, ,ohen it Suits him. But Johns indigna
ton would cool down Immediately if the deb
should be paid, and he would be perfectly willing
to try the game of four, six and seven per cent
over again. The fact is, John is very glad tc
have some cause of complaint against Jonathan
and therefore he makes great rumpus as pos
sibe about the matter. He knows as well as yol
and do, that every cent Of the debt viii be palc
even to Mlss!sslppl's-when the curse put OF
| her by worthless demasogues has been washed
away by the hands OF honest men. but never
theiesS Mr.. Bull must have his blowout. Grum
bling constitutes the Engllshman' Paradise. lm
an intelligent and wealthy son OF John admitted tt
me, no later than Yesterday.
met the Iron Duke some days since. BE
looks hale and pretty strong, considering ms agt
and politics. Indeed should not be surprised /
Wellington should live for ten years to come.
Nearly all persons, OF all parties, admit that The
conduct OF the Government towards O'Connell
is weak in the extreme. The great Agitator WI
certainly gain another victory; the laurel 5 o
which will be reaped during the approaching
winter. But few wealthy Englishment are favora
Bile to Repeal. This convinces me that England
as z country, wishes to procinc,at1-e Ireland, lol
wealth here controls every thing.