The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-08-22

49,
il our CITY Is ever 10 be we'll enough paved
to make drive any thing but dire neces
sily. The paving Of London Is really most
admirable. Vast city as IT is, the streets
are as smooth US u floor all over 1t, and Ia
ride is indeed a luxury. The break neck.
hai-lamlng and dlsloca,lng Iolls Of Broad.
way must seem TO English judgment an
neXcusable stain on our public spirit.
Aud, apropos of pav'ng-ihe wooden pave.
menl seems To be- entirely out of favor.
Regent street is laid IN wooden block.
and IN wet weather land Il rains here som.
part OF every day, rs So slippery that an
omnibus which has been stopped IN polno
up the streets is with difficulty started
agnln. The horses almost always come
to their knees, though the ascent IS yety
slight, and the falls OF cart aud carriage.
horses ARC occurring continually. Nothing
seems TO " do like the MICA dam pa, emen,
and wherever you find II IN London, YOU
find II IN as perfect order as tho floor Of a
bowling alley. see that all heavy ,ehl.
cles, (by the way are compelled 10 have
worry broad wheels, aud they rather I'm.
prove tho road thnn spoil IT, A law 10 the
Same effect should be passed in New York,
II II ever has pavement worth preserving.
Observing Lady Blessiugton's iaulllcss
cqupage standing at the door Of the Cos.
nioTama, | went ~ and saw her Ladyship
/ for moment. She said she was suffering
from recent illness, but thought her look
ing far better than when ] was last ~ Eng
/ lund. Her two beautiful nlcces were with
her, and Lord -, and the celebrated
/ Nldocq flor this was what they had come
10 .ce,) was showing them the DISCUSSES BE-
had worn IN bis wonderful delecllons u
criminals, tho weapons be bad taken from
them, and all tho curlosl,ies Of his career
himself the greatest. | looked al tie
Prince Of Policemen with no lIlto interest
Of course. after reading h,s singular mem
olrs. lie - fat man, worry like the out
line Of Louis PhlI,ppc's figure, and h,s
head. enormously developed IN the pfecep
tive organs, goes up 30 small to the top, rs
TO resemble The pear with which The klngot
the French 10 commonly cariealuIed. VI
doeq's bow TO mo when came 10 was the
noodle Of elegant and respectful sub,itv,
bot ] could not repress feeling Of repug.
nance to him, nevertheless.
! made couple Of calls before | vent
homo. The chief topic Of conversation at
both houses was tho charms and eccenlu
cites Of an American belle " ho has lately
married into noble family. She seems
To have enchanted the exclusives Nv treat
ing them with the most un deferen,iel free.
dom. A few evenings since, she CHANGED
to he surrounded by hall dozen high bred
admirers, aud conversation going rather
heavily, she proposed cock fight. D.,
yidln2 the party into Two sides, she tied
tho legs Of the young mon together, and
Get them to a game OF iis'eufls-snd,ng 10
a very fair representation OF az action II.
tween bollgercni ROSTERS One Of Der
expression. vas narra,ed with great glee
She chancsd to have occasion 10 snec q
when sitting al dinner between two yener
nblo policemen. La r. she exclaimed
I" hope ! didn't splash either Of you
have mentioned only tho dtollenes Of what
| heard Scveral instances Of her read.
ncs. and wit were gwen, md as those who
mentioned them were Of the class she Is
SHINING IN, their -dmlflng tone gave fat
rchecl VI how she - looked upon as
the most celebrated belle and nulablIIiv #
high lie for tho pfesent season.
Yours faithfully.
q Willis