The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-08-22

there is sad absence OF all high enthusiasm high
intelect-or appeals to lefty principles IN all the
discussions in both Houses OF Parliament Their
contests are all confined to little petty prtudlces
connected with worn out and antquated systems,
corrcded and rotten with the lapse OF years.
We have also visited variety ofihteresting places
"a London Among the most curious were the darkest
recesses OF the Tower of London. Colonel Green
wood, the commander ofthe Tower carried us round
them and showed us all the dark vaults, secret stair
cases. gloomy crypts, and other parts to which the
public are never admitted. He gave us an elegant col
lation in the same chamber where the famous con-
spirators OF the gunpowder plot were tried and con-
demned-and also invited us to sleep night in the
same bed room, or near it, where Queen Elizabeth
was confined in the short reign of her sister Mary.
So much for that. Great improvements are
making IN steam navigation in England. am as
sured by competent persons that the great Bristol
iron ship will go 10 New York in ten days II is
expected that she will be ready sometime in the
fall and possibly may return in her then. large
steam ship, constructed on the same principle, is
owlaying in the Thames, preparing to 60 out to
Calcutta She was built in Londonderry, and am
assured that, on trial. she proved perfectly success
full. There are hopes that the Boston steamers will
yet go to New York. to avoid the rocks and logs OF
Nova Scotia. The loss Of the steamer on Seal
Island has created much reflection here.
ry.
beginning to increase very much Indeed am con.
fdent we have before great period of increase,
emigration and prosperity. The "mode republic"
begins to stand as high as ever she did this side
of the water. The only drawback is our low State
credit--but fthe agents of Illinois should succeed
in their negotiation, as / have every reason
to believe 1t will stimulate every State to follow in
her footsteps. We shall then stand before the
European world as well as we ever did.
We have been delighted with London, and have
been so constantly engaged with dances, balls,
operas, picture galleries, and seeing sights, that
have become quite ipdisposed, and must retire
from London for little repose and recovery. To.
HlsHt we set out LOT DuOln, WNH letteIS OF lntIO'
duction TO the great Dan OConnell and other per-
sons OF distinction. / shall then be able to find
out every thing about 'repeal" and its probable
success. In the meantime, / understand that it
is going ahead very rapidly-that the Peel ministry
are frghtenedthat the old wings are put in guam
dary-and that there is possibility that repeal
IN Ireand-the church affairs in Scotland-Pusey-
ism in Standardization in Wales, and the dis
trees of the lower orders every where, may unite
their forces and raise fame that has not Illuminated
these islands since 1910, or thereabeuts England is
in crisis, political, financial, and religious. Time
will reveal all. l am a cool Spectators and
will give cool and fair ,opinion-but this see
and feel, that the best and happiest country
for all classes and all tongues, is still the United
States. There human life, under our brilliant skies,
has just enough Of trouble TO make it agreeable
but none of the bloated wealth or terrible
misery that we see in this over crowded land.