New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-16
THE TRIBUNE.
Wayside Notes Abroad. No. 5.

400 Of the fruits and products in general OF the
9Th here. and of the lower animals that subsst
bsreon.
The flowers are rich, full and delicious In the
g,ologica Gardens at Regents Park, on trees two
;,bes in diameter and five or six feet in hight grow
,ses exquisitely beautiful and fragrant Of many
,ohr. and ia great profusion The strawberries,
,,.pberres and cherries are OF an almost incredible
sac and Of superior flavor. The kitchen vegeta-
hss are large juicy and wholesome. The bread
inf. and meats nutritious and savory. All sorts of
horses are here very handsome las also are the equip
aces, and the management of them admirable. This
hs.atv Of the lower creations naturally leads one to
,hnk Of that Of the men, still more OF the women,
and must say, if those Of the Metropolis are fair
.,.cimen Of English women in general, and
non,hs residence and close observation among
bs, enough to form an opinion tho talked OF beauty
4 the women Of England is entirely fabulous, and
.,ceO,ing only the large blue eye that gives no
,bevisb suspicious looks from the corner of lids
hat a full and open glance ofwelcome only excepted,
The face has neither beauty offeature nor expression
he body is heavy and without symmetry, the foot
,umsy the gait graccless and the dress unbecoming.
AL love to see al angelic face have watched for
soe two hours in succession, the magnificent equip
ages wherein the ladies of the noble and wealthy
,hss parade through Hyde Park, and with scarcely
N exception, the lap dog, the horses, the equpage
we're the pictures the lady in it-a blur!
The moral and social aspect of society here is by
no means encouraging, and the most conspicuous
tsturc is gross scnsuality. Man. woman and child
-begrar, laborer, mechanic tradesman all are be-
ss by the beasty habit of drinking gin porter beer,
ale Dat Of these large masses one out of every
four has what s called enough, l. e. bat little more
would take him from his legs and ss.ses, and the
rest are very likely to be in the various degrees Of
inebration between him and sobcrness. Among
EIGHT decently- dressed women | met on a Sunday
forenoon in an Omnibus four visibly were under the
influence of the habit of intoxication. and one the
completes, embodiment Of all kinds of sensualiiy i'm
.sination can picture. Men and women servants
require commonly weekly stipend for beer, and
generally spend the whole of it in drink Saturday
evening the momcn, they get it. In two thirds Of
he city the constant carrying OF tin ale mugs OF all
Gzes empty or full, is sorrowfu sight From an
estimate roughly made, but not far from the mark,
there can be no doubt that the quantity of beer and
ale consumed in this city exceeds the quantity OF
Cro!on water used in New York In proportion to
the wretchedness of street or neighborhood, the
gin palace rises In size and show, where msera
be vicin helps to fiddle the trashy drinks down
and to kill the time and morals Of the lower classes
Of both sexes
AT evening the streets are filed with unfortunate
Gdeous looking women of the town and on Sunday
afternoon one who ventures out into the crowd Is
gneved and Disguised by the scenes OF drunkenness
and obscenity that meet the eye.
Ofcourse, the higher classes consider ale vulgar
md French brandics and wines taken more moder
sey are the respectable beverage, but the omni-
present stomach is always the first and special con
Gem Of the father Of an English familysand there is
I story that the Duke of Wellington paid, when
strawberries out of season, ten shillings ster'
Ing for each strawberry contained in two dishes
hat grsced his tabla and that one Of his guests
certain lord found them 30 every fine that he fin
iAed one dish by himself and sent the other round
phs wife that she might follow his example,
Sach is the way, rather than in the formation OF
ihnries and galleries that an immense income may
be spent Even at Court there is no expression OF
real elevation the ing of Prussia having on his visit
ber been introduced to all the lords and mobiles
with long and pompous titles, inquired for the liter
uy men of the Court, but these alas could not be
iound' Such at leas, is the story cure emily told
here and i, has the air of probability for, in Prussia,
The literary men are always around or at the Court
bal here the Queen, instead of extending her pa
tonnage to literature and art. is more likely TO give
d Tom Thumb. the Mysterious Lady and such like
bows Nor is Prince Albert more prncely he
oued upon Eastlake TO paint him picture, saying
wished to presen, il to the Queen on her birth
by and intimstng what kind of picture he wanted
ydescnbing one which Eastlske had painted en-
cured the price The artist replied, e" received
asee hundred guineas for that one Three hund.
Nd guness cannot afford TO pay so much, and
1sa be mistaken in the picture alluac TO- which !
N Told cost only thirty" Eastlake painted the
picture for thirty suineas!
Although there is here a regular system of Pill
snng by almost all, both subordinatcs and EN-
Foyen from which have myself been somewhat
'nderer, with sub marine telescope one still dis'
wen IN John Bull beneath the seas Of ale certain
~seuiy OF purpose. certain conservatism, ihai
Pp'csches to honesty and for that let him have
Fsise. but for the immense and disproportionate
'aih his institutions place in the hands OF the few
ehe expense Of the lives Of the working classes,
ne snentable ignorance and vice of the masses,
Nc gross sensual,y of all and the falseness of his
's'l system generally, the day Of account must
andy come.
A." the liberty of England, however fsvoraby
nay compare with Russian despotism or CONT
ma bottoms Of liberty. TO one who has brca'hed
Nc m Of Republic. and. under its exhilarating IN.
sace risen TO the consciousness of the dignity OF
4snnosd, and to capacity for and appreciation OF
government it is the mcrcst mockery
VI religious liberty even members of Parliament
=" nave no conception. Butt wceh since on the
>'eo reading Of bill that proposed to remove
:. "e Of the civil disabilities of the Jews, Mr.
~"oef gravely opposed tho bill in these words: 4"
"n the passage Of i, will incur the dispessure
4 We Almighty and draw upon us the vengeance OF
most High" in which opinion the Hon Sir
'so'dy heartily concurred &c" OF civil ber
''ee Is only what past centuries achieved, aud
100 h''le for the spirit of the present