The Democratic Whig. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-08-24
LONDON ANDPARIS.

LONDON AND PARIS.
Mr.. Walsh in his letter published in the
National 1ntelligencer, thus glances at the
comparative condition of various classes and
pursuits in London and Paris, and has Just re.
| turned from flying visit from London
"The national budget is bur little more va.
| rious and curious and proportionaby not larg.
ger, than that of the good city of Paris. The
| receipts from 1S43 from the octr0i tolls at the
gates, exceed thirty millions offrancs. The
total city income for 1S43 is estimated at
| forty'tWo and half millions for 1914, up
| wards of forty-fve millions for a surplus of
three millions beyond expenses. Next year
eight millions will be appropriated to internal
embellishments. If peace should continue
some twenty or thirty years more, what capt.
ais at the end of that period, London and
Paris The resources, enterprise, art of
London, are beyond all calculation. When
expressed my wonder at the new creations and
gigantic projects to an accidental and intellig.
| ent companion OF one of my sunrise
| walks, he replied to me, half in earnest,
| "Why, sir, we may expect that London in
| good time, will cover half England" In a
| quarter not old, remarked to my cab driver,
"Those houses are quite dngy. 4hey mus,
have been butt pretty long ago" He ex.
claimed at once, "Lord, sir, / have known many
/
ferring, not to any delay, but to the effect of
the atmosphere. The white glare of the Par
| is eCifces is worse for the vision than the COM
plexion of the London is unseemly. While
looked from the west minister bridge, for in
stance, at the columns or volumes of smoke
issuing from the numberless vomitories on
land and water, gathering in masses in the heav.
els. Laonld be surprised that bright sun was
ever enjoyed, The variations Of aspect in the
London climate atdifferent periods of the same
| day struck me more than any other difference
with that of Paris. My perambulation between
six and eight o'clock in the morning was often
with fine ight-a GEAR sky showing to advant.
age the beauties Of Hyde Park and st. James
| which surpases those of the Champs Elysees
and the garden of the I'uilleries; between eight
and nine; "a thick fog came from aboveand below
and until ten or eleven the perspective was
| limtel to a few yards. Again, we had a
frightening noon, and absolutely bright after
noon, and misty murky evening and night
To return to the Paris budget; 1t indica ties
of course the consumption, the expenditures
of the Parisian,s who i've say the journals, ac'
cording to their sense of security, political and
social, and the prospects of peace. They would
not indulge themselves In proportion to their
| absolute means when. Napoleon was in the
very zenith of his glory and power; the muni
| ciple revenue was then only twenty millions
| of francs. The Emperor forced his functional
ries to give expensive entertainments. After
| the restoration fthe Bourbons, there was more
| confidence or less distrust in the present and
future the city revenue advanced rapidly and
couslde: ably !; on the Revolution of July it fell
nearly ten millions OF francs it rose again
slowly, as order and the new Government
seemed to predominant. The cherishers of the
Orleans dynasty interpret its present elevation
| into proof of public reliance-of the solidity of
the throne. 1t can hardly be deemed sub.
| iect of congratulation that the impost on poul.
try and game yields nearly million of francs,
| for the great majority of the citizens are cut
offfrom the least share and the octro and ex.
else on wines occasion aduIteration quite as
mischievious to their health, as the widening
| of streets and the embellishments" can be
beneficial. Butchers meat, TOO, will, ere long
be unattaiuable by persons of ordinary or
| small means The price has advanced annu'
| alv for the last six years a cent per pound |;
the lowest for veal and mutton is from sixteen
to twenty. On the whole, however, there is
! an increased and increasing consumption OF
| Iuxuries flowers form notable item in the
budget. MY experience and minute inquiries
i in London led me TO the conclusion that a
| family who would be content with the main
simple comforts with the common articles of
| food-the most nutritive-might live better on
the same means, In the British than the
F rench capital. Lodging, commodlous, well
situated, is cheaper fuel at half'price; and so
with the necessaries for the table. Living
in high stqle must be more costly than here. In
both cities 1t would appear ruinous for almost
any income. In London you acquiesce in me-
1 diocrity of position-in small competence ;
4 there is so much above you in rank, and
parade, and wealth; graduated to climax-so
much about you in circumstances like your
own. and below you in circumstances meal
i culculable worse-and the middle classes have
so much pride and satisfaction in their magnif
icent royalty and aristocracys that you do moi
think of aspiring OF replnlng; and, with gent
ility and literary or scientific pretenslons, you
may get access, quite as easily as N Fariss "a
what rratifies such titles to consideration. The
subordination through all degrees, without
envy iostling or intrusion, that continues in
England, notwithstanding the tendencies o
the era-the spirit of the age may be equally
sirnalzed. The causes of the reverse II
Paris might be indicated at once. This Brit
] ish upper classes have SO much to lose of rea
power, of opulence. and Prestige-of submis
siye admiring public sentiment and conduc
} in their favor that we may be surprised the
} are not more cautious IN the use OF their al
! Ivantagcs. must decend from my stills AM
!, mention how much pleased to read In the Lon
don papers the decisions of the authorities
AGAINST the extension Of mood which deserve
: Inc epithet homicide in all large cites. Lon
ldcnis better paved everywhere than Paris; j
e / In sidewalks it has a strong Recommendation
i ITo tread.the streets in the neighborho0d ofm
present iod ging, is like walking on beads {
4 natural rocks !; you experience double the al
) | ;une n the same distannce, independently
8 sgear and tear Of shoe leather. The publ
!. Ivehieles are cheaper by third here bot
s throurhou, the year the Climate enables "
ii Is dispense with them ottener. you requi
4. them correspondently in reference 70 pe1at