New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1845-09-10
Waysiae Notes Abroad .. No. 3.
Foreign CorrespondeIce Of The Irlbune.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Tribune
LONDON. July 2lst l5i5
AFTER a sea voyage the sight of land Is always
sweo, and promising. especially oil one Oh historic
renovn. such as f ng land is Approaching we passed
,broupbtbe 40 called Needles with the Isle Of Wight
70 the Fast and the main land to the West OF US On
both sides the land was highly cultivated. Of rich
deep verdure and studded with villas country seats
and castles more less covered with ivya feature
that gives the landscape novel and pleasing aspect
Norris Castle, on the Isle of Wight with its ex
tensive and wei Laid out parks, is the most beaui
ful, and recently the Queen intended to purchase H.
bat the owner, Mr. Bell asking sixty thousand
pounds. which was thought too much, she bought
the adjoining property. called Osborn House to the
no small regret ii is said, OF the owner Of the Castle
Osborn House is being repaired and enlarged but
looks meanly beside Norris Castle.
The Experimental Squadron, consisting Of the
Rather with steam propeller, the frgate Vernon and
seven line battle ships, was anchored at Spithead
and would have a commanding appearance TO one
who could forget the blood il costs 10 build aud MAN
tain it, and the blood ii il calculated 10 shed-Gods
commands to the contrary Notwithstanding
small schooner took Us up the harbor the largest
and best in England and landed us at Portsmouth
an old and strongly fortified town with 5000 souls
within the town and many times that number with
out Here is the largest Navy Yard in the country.
but since late attempt TO ii on fire none but Brit
sb subjects can visit il without permission from the
Admiralty The large number Of soldiers and can
non one sees about the town give impression as
,cor were the business of life. Among the cannon
is one raised from the wreck Of the Royal George,
which was sunk in 1852, and among the ships the
Victory on whose decks Nelson fell. was told
this ship was kept up and manned with invalid sea
men in honor Of the great commander; II seemed
fit tribute of respect to his ailcctionae, generous ma
ture to make it an asylum for some of his poor
sailors.
The old look about the town, its heavy and decay
ing gates near one of which is ptured the head
of Charles and under il engraved, After his vast
travels through France and Spain, Charles J. landed
on this spot The narrow, crooked streets and
the dilapidated condition OF many OF the houses
give rather sad feeling TO one just from country
where almost every thing to be seen is young and
growing.
weekly The people seem ground down by cares
and taxes, and complain much of hard times All
business is dull brewing and dstilling liquors only
excepted The licenses TO sell liquors go with aud
belong to certain houses; these are all owned by
brewers, they being able TO give the highest prices
for them as their tenants, beside paying rent, are OBJ
lged to buy all their liquors OF them exclusively
One brewer here owns 100 such houses, which be-
side bringing an immense revenue give him al cleo
ton time many votes Such Is the dependence OF
tenants and iugglery Of politics.
deccntly dressed middle aged man addressed me
in the streets with tale of his sorows saying he
was once a respectable tradesman, but now in much
distress and with large family. gave him triile,
but on looking closely did not feel much for him,
his nose was of the beer color frequent apparition
in this climate.
Altogether was glad to find myself next morn
ing the box seat of a stage coach and on the way
TO London The road ran through undulating.
beautifully cultivated and gardenlike country, and
for miles and miles between green hawthorn hedges
The houses we passed looked clean and neat, and
the people rather more happy. Mobiles and Adm-
rails are here as thick as berries several such
were in the coach mean and bloated looking persons
but tolerably courteous. Colonel in the army
had engaged the box seat many days before, but on
hearing that was stranger who wished TO have the
coachman point out the localities of note and inter
est freely resigned it my favor. The coachman was
a sort of gentleman, who quoted from Shakespeare
and Claiming alternately, and withal an excellent
whip" The coach was commodious, the horses
al o,J all &c ,,.,, .rx-
fine animals We travelled AT the rate of ten miles an
hour; indeed it was the poetry of riding and afford
ed much enjoyment n.