Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1845-08-13
From The Ner York Mirror.
WILLIS, LETTERS FROM LONDON.
NUMBER TWO.

LoNpo.', July ].
Nv dear Misunderstanding some delay in CIV
mo nv li,to Imogon her first English dinner
ve saved our passaoc by half minute, and wcrc
Of from Liverpool at precisely. Tho distance
n Iondon is, | believe. 22O miles, and We did II
in five hours-an accoleration Of speed which Is
a.ely introduced upon the English railways
Thero nro slower trains on the Same route, and
The price. by these, is less. There re also three
Of four different kinds Of to each train, aud
adilicront prices. | chanced to light upon the
irst class. and paid c5 for two places-my nurse
and child counting one. ! undorsta nd since.
that many gentlemen and ladies of tho most res
pectabIc rank take tho second class cars--(as iow
Americans would. ! am sorry to say, though
,bere would DO two degrees still below ,hcm.)
Ills travelling ut forty odd miles the hour
gives ones eyes hardly time to know tree from
. cow, but horc and ihoro got distant view il
crossing valley, and recognized the lovely ruraI
beauty of England. tho first impression which
last one, like enchanted memory, through life.
Notwithstanding tho great speed, the cars ran SO
evenly on their admirable rails, that thoro was no
mr. 10 prevent one sleeping or being comfortable,
and awoto from worry pleasant dream TO find
myself in London
As was dressing to dine out on tho following
iay stopped tying my cravat to send for ply
scian, and horc, if you please, VIC will mako u
Jump over twelve days, and como to q bright NOR
ming when | was let ont for q walk in Regent
street.
1t is extraordinary how little the English
change! Regent street, after four five years.
i exactly what Regent street was. Tho mon
have tho same tight crrvats, coats too small, o.
verbrushcd whiskors, and look of being excess
sycly wash'd. The carriages and horses exact
yihe same. The cheap shops havo tho samo
placard of '.sELLING OFF, in thoir broad win
dows The blind boggnrs tell the samo story,
and arc led by the same dogs: but what Is stran-
ger than all this samoncss, is that tho ladies' look
the same! Tho fashions have perhaps changed
in tho mlincrs' shops! But tho i.uylishng
that is dono to French bonne.s after they arc
bought, or tho English way in which they are
worn. over powers the novelty. and gives the fair
occupants of the splendid carriages of London
the worry same look they had ton yea rs ago.
Sill, there some slight differences obscrv-
nblo in the street. and among others, observed
that the economical private carriage called Il
"Brougham, is worry common. These are low
cabs, holding two or four persons, with driver.
and perhaps footman i'll Ivory on tho outside
seat, and ono horse seems to do the work we'll
as two. This fashion would be well introduced
into New York-that is to say, if our city is ov-
er to be we'll enough paved to mako a drive any
Thing but dire necessity. The paving of Lon
don is really most admirable. Vast city as it is.
the streets smooth as floor all over it. and
to ride is indeed 4 luxury. The break neck, hat
Rmmlng and dlslocating lots of Broadway must
seem 10 English judgment inexcusablo stain
on our public spirit. And, apropos of paving
The wooden pavement seems to DO entirely out of
favor. Regent street is laid in wooden blocks
and in wet weather (and it rains horc some part
OF every day,) 1t is so slippery that an omnibus
which has been stopped in going up the street is
with difficulty started again. Tho horses anos,
always como TO their knccs. though the ascent is
very slight. and tho falls Of cart and carriage
aorses are occurring continually. Nothing seems
to "do'' like tho Nc Adam pavement and whom
ever yoa find it in London, you find it in as por-
'ect order as the floor of bowling alley. see
nat all heavy vehicles. (hy tho way arc compel
ed to have very broad wheels, and they rather
improve tho road than spoil it. a law to tho
nme effect should be passed in New York, if ii
ever has pavement. worth preserving.
Observing Lady Blessing:on's faultless cuui.
page standing at tho door Of tho Cosmorma,
ven. in and saw her Ladyship for a moment.--
She said sho suffering from recent illness .bu,
though, her looking far better than when was
last in England. Her two beautiful nieces we re
WIN her, and Lord --; and the celebrated
'noc1 for tins was what they had come to sec ;,
vas showing them tho DISCUSSES no had worn in
ms wonderful detections of criminals. the wea
Pons he had taken from them. and all the curiosi
aesof his carcer-himself tho greatest. look
dat the Prince of Policemen with no lt,lo inter
sof coursc,afser reading his singular memories
Hi fat man. very like the outline of I1oui.
hilippe's figure. and his head. enormously de-
soped in the porcepiive organs. goes up 50 sma
sthe top. as to resemble the pear with which tn,
aing Of tho French is commonly caricaturcd.-
.mocq's bow 10 mo when | came was tho mode
aelegans and respectful suavity, but could no
less. ~ "'' ~ % ''0
- made couple of calls before went home
ae chief topic of conversation at both house
s Inc charms and eccentricities of an Anne ri
NAa Gel who has lately married into q noble fam