The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1845-07-29

vi the Germans. were from Hanover, 9 from
Hamburg, i from Baden. | from Lubpc 9 from
Bremen, and | from Heinault Mr. Robert
Owen was une of the Scotchmen. and he was the
only one on hoard, fancy, for whom fame had
made any great outlay of trumpeting Six cler
gymen CD served as our protection against the
icebergs. doubt whether the Atlantic had. ever
before, such broad wake OF divinity drawn
across it. Probably. the true faith was in some
one of their keepings
| wish to ask personal favor of all the friends
OF The Mirror who are in the offices of American
CustIm Houses. VIZ: that they would retaliate
upon Englishmen in the most vexatious manner
possible. the silly and useless impediments thrown
IN the way of passengers landing at LiverpooI
We dropped anchor with Custom House stea-
mer along side, and our baggage lay ON deck two
hours, (tIme enough TO be examined twice over)
before 1t was transferred to the government yes
sci. we and our baggage were then taken ashore
and landed at Custom House. But not IN he
examined there! Oh, MOI 1t must be nut into
carts, and carried mile and a half TO another
Custom House, and there it would be delivered
to MS. 1t we were there to see it examined
We landed at ten o'clock in the morning. and
with my utmost exertons. did not pe, NV bao
gage till three. The cost TO me, Of pOrteraoe.
fees, etc, was three dollars and half besides
the theft of two or three small articles bpIonoiop
to my child. | was too i'll To laugh and there
fore passed the matter over to my resentmenis.
trust my particular share will be remembered in
the coming wars Of Oregon
During The four or five hours that was plav
ing the hanger-On 10 vulgar and saucy custom
honse officer at Liverpool, one or two contrasts
crept IN at my dull eyes-contrasts between what
had left, and what was before me- The nost
striking was the utter 1cant Of hope in the conn
tenances of the working clasSes-ihe look of doc
ged submission and animal endurance of THAR
condition of life. They act like horses and cows.
snowy equpage goes by, and they have not the
curiosity to look mp. Their gait is that Of tired
dOnkeys, saving much trouble at leg lifting as
possible. Their mouths and eyes are wholly SEN
sual, expressing capability ola want above food
Their dress is without thought of more than
warmth and covering. drab covered with dirt
Their voices are half note abuve prunt. In
deed. comparing their condition with the horse
would prefer being an English horse to being an
English workingma And you will easily see
the very strong contrast there is. between this
plctnre and that of the ambitious and lively work
ing men Of orr country
Another contrast strikes probablv. all Amor;
cans on first landing If female dress. The
entire absence Of the ornamental-of any thing
indeed, except decent covering-in ali classes be-
low the wealthy, is particularly English and par
icularly un-Americau. do NOT believe that you
would find ten female servants in New York
without (pardon my naming t) a " hustle"
Yet saw rs many as two hundred women in the
streets Of Liverpool, and not one with hustlel
J saw some ladies' get ont Of carriages who wore
them So that it is not because il is not the fash
'on, but simply because the pride (of those whose