New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-10-02

| There is not much to interest travellers between
! redbnroh and New Castle. The road crosses sew
| oral hills and through extensive heaths, upon
| shich il is said cattle and sheep craze to much
advantage.
| NEWCASTLE, though ,ye were approaching II
in a clear day, was enveoped in clouds OF slnoHe'
| The darkness of which was visible several mics
out. It's place Of about $4,000 lnhaoilah's
| who seem actively and prosperousiy employed:
| The Coal Mines arc not only great source ol
wealth to the Nobernen and Gentry to whom they
! heloug. but OF employment and support 70 the
other classes. Newcastle enjoys some COM
merce. and it has engaged to some extent IN the
manufacture Of IRON, steel glass, ano even wool
ems. I, contains, too, the Hospitals, Churches,
Schoo-Houses. Barracks, and other pubic build
;ngs to be seen in all large English Towns or
Cites This was the birthplace Of Admiral Col
IIyGwooD, and of AEENsIDE, the Poet. Several
of the wealthiest Noblemen IN England not only
derive their income from their Coal Mines. but
have erected splendid Mansions near Newcastle.
where they reside. Lumley Castle, the residence
of the Earl Of Scarborough, Lambton Hall, the
scat Of Lord Durham, and Howick, the seat Of
Earl Gray, arc each within short distance from
this place. Although for several miles around
New Castle the earth has been d!senbowcIed and
indications of these subterranean excavations 1t
is difficult to realize or believe, while walking or
riding on the surface, that thousands shut out
from Heavens light and air, are laboring below
you.
There are several entire Streets Of large Stone
Stores and Dwelljng-Houses in New-C Castle with
out occupants and, Of course, presenting gloomy
aspect They are monuments at once Of the en-
IF
hallucination led him to suppose New-C Castle was
! to rival London. lie died beggar and, believe,
in Debtors Prison.
There was Horse Fair here today, and one of
the squares is vet filed with hundreds of the most
| inhumanly used beasts | have ever seen. All
the ills that horse flesh is heir to- stand revealed
IN these poor animals, whom the jocl,les and
grooms, with the ald of spurs and other stlmu-
lants keep prancng and waiting before the jim
my Greeas' who are to become purchasers OF an
''orse.' The bipeds, who seem equally divided
between sharps and flats, are most vehement in
voice and manner, but their conversation IS, Tor
the most part, in a language either too refined OF
too barbarous for our comprehension.
In the evening went to the Theatre. The
price of Box Tickets was threepence. The Com
pany, could 1t have relolced III an infant Pheno-
menon,' might claim remote k!ndredship to that
of the ncvcr-to-bc-fo forgotten Crummles,' who,
you will remember, confessed that he "ncver
knew the worth Of that Incompatible wonan his
wife until he saw her balancing upon 9ourteen-
foot pole, with brilliant display Of works at
her heels" One Of the Stars III this tragic FIR
mament is Il gentleman whom | well rcnlem-
bered 10 have seen playing III the Albany Thea
tire, from the circumstance that he talks as II he
had mouth-full of hot buns. We remained to
see robber shot, a bandit dirked, heroine faint,
and half dozen OUT Jaws arrested, when we LETT
without taking checks for the Aftcrpiccc.