Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-07-30
wlLLis's LETTERS FROM LONDON.
NUNsER Two.

ways.-Priee OF the tsius.-Efeets Of travelling up
wards OF forty miles al hour.-Rura beauty OF England
Arrival in London.-R gent sireet.-Men.-W omen.
-Cauisges.-PlaesrJs-SH -Begsls--Sameness.
-Fashons.-"B Observation-Disclosures pavement OF
the sueet.-D tference between London and New
York IN this pariicular--Woojen pavcmenis IN wet
weather. fundamentally B'essiasIon's cquiPase.
The Chic: Of the Partisan Po!ce.-ll.s personal ap-
peaTance and curious ca.eer.-An American Belle
Her admirers.-Drolieue.-T celebrated moth
b!lIiy OF the season, etc. etc.
Lcxpox. July /.
Ny DEAR Manufacturing delay in giving my
little moeeu her first English dinner We saved our passage
y. The distance To London Is, believe, 22O miles, and
did it i've hours-au acceeFaton OF speed winch Is
lately introduced upon the English railways. There
slower trains on the same route, and the pce, by these
less There also three four dyrcGt kinds Of
TO each train and diiFeren, prices. CHANGED light
upon the fret class, and paid Is Tor paces-my
and child counting understand, SINCE that many
gentlemen aud ladies 81 the respectable rank take
the second-esss csrs-Ias few Americans would,
say, though there would be degrees sul be-
low them
TINS travelling forty odd miles the hour gives eyes
hsrdy lime TO know from COW, but here and there
got distant view in crossing valley and recognized
the rural beauty OF Elasnd the first impression which
as;s like enchanted memory, through life. Not,
wiihs,andug the great speed, the evenly
their admirable rails. that there jar to prevent ones
sleeping or being comfortable. and awoke from very
pleasant dream hud myself London.
\, dressing to dine cut on the following day,
stopped tying my send for physician, and here,
If you please viii makea Jump twelve days, and
TO bright morning when was let out Tor walk in
Regent street
Its extraordinary how little the English change! Re-
genI-streel, after four years exactly what Regent
stree; tcGs. The have the tight crayat coats
too small oyerbusAed whskers. and look OF being
sIvey washd. The carriages and horses exactly the
The cheap shops have the paeard Of "sELLSG orr
their broad windows. The blind beggers tell the
story and ed by the dogs but what stranger
than all this sameuess that the igdies look the same!-
The fashions have perhaps ehangetn the miners shops
Blu, the EnsLshng that done French bOnnets
they bought the English way which they worn
overpowers the novelty, and gives the fair occupants Of the
splendid carriages OF London the very same look they had
ten years sgO.
Still, .EeFe slight differences observable in
the street. aud among Oher-, observe that the economical
private carriage called "Br1ughsm" Is very common
These are low cabs, holding two oT Tour persons with
driver and perhaps a oOtman livery the outside
and horse TO do the work well two. This
fashion would be well, introduced INFO New YoIk-thst
say It city - 10 be well enough paved 10 make
a any thing but = dire necessity. The paving Of
London Is really admirable Vast city Is. the
smooth floor all and ride in
deed luxury. The brcakneCk, h1tiar'nt and disocs
Ting Io.is Broadway English Judgment an
neKcusabe stain public spit. And, sPropos o pa
ying-the wooden pavement seems To be entirely o
favor. Reseui-srcets aiI IN wooden blocks, aud in
weather and II rains here part Of every dayn Is so
slippery that onnb-s which has been stopped going
up with difficulty starred again. The horses
almost always knees, though the ascent Is
slight, and the fails O aud carriage horses
curing continually. Nothing edo ike the Nc.
Adam pavement and wherever you fad m London, you
hud pefieC; order the floor bowling alley.
thst oil heavy vehicles. (by the weJl compelled
have very broad Wheel aud hey Tser improve the road
than spoil ~ i-w the effect should be- passed
~ New York, IT ever has pavement worth preserving
Observing Lady Bessingons fauliless oqupsse Sian
ding the door Of the CUsmDrama, went 30 and saw
her Ladyshp, for She said -he suffering
illness. butt thought her looking for better
than when was last IN England. Her beautiful ME
ccs were with her, and LDfd; anu the celebrated VI
doc for this was what they hsd come to eej vas show.
ing ,heu the ds9us.s he had hi. wonderful de-
iectons OF criminals the weapons ne had tsken from them
and OIL the cutiOses VI biz chreerhimsolf the greatest
looked II the Prince Of Policemen with little interest
Of course, after reading bs singular memois. lie lot
man. very like the outline 81 Louis Philippe figure and
his head, enormously developed the pfecepnye ofg,ns
goes W small to the top resemble the pear viii which
the King Of the French commonly clricatufcd Yidocq's
bow nc when the mode " elog 1nd
respectful sDayiy, butt could not fepress ieeng Of
pugnance 10 him, nevertheless.
made q couple oi calls before went home. The chicl
topic u conversation OF both houses was the charms and
eccenrcites Of American belle who has lately msrrcd
into noble iBniY. She seems 10 have enchanted tue
cusIyes by treating them with TIE most undeiefenta
freedom. few evenings since, she Chnnccd 10 be
rounded By halt DOZEN nigh bred admrers aud
ton going rather heavily, she propYso1 cock night Dyid
the pory into sides, -lc tied the legs Of the young
men 'ogothcr, and set them 70 game Of notwithstanding
iu very fair representation Of an acton between bcge
rent ROSTERS One Of her expressions ncffasd With
great goe. She chanced have occasion when
sitting dinner between two venerable n'b''meu. "LnH
she osclanrd 81 hope dd0't splash cI'hsr II you"
have mentioned only the dioafe- % whai heard soye
fo instances Of her readiness and gwen and
those who mentioned them ol the Gloss she 10 shining
M their admung tone gave lar rcfeouno Of bow she
booked upon-os the most celebrated belle ond nuabt,
N. r. WILLIS.