The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-11-22
Men and Things in ENGLAND.

Ltrom the Correspondence OF the n Y. Coaiierl
EDINBURGm, Oct II, 1S4s-Since my last let
ter written in Paris, have been living the life of
a wayfarer through merry England - have been
haunting her old crumbng castles, and her mighty
ume-hallOwed cathedras; and many spot glorified
by History, Poetry or Romance, has ceased to be
an airy shape in my imagination, and in all of its
substantial reality has been inEad forever in the
most precious tablet Of my memory. | will not ask
your readers tolollow my steps for, from old Eng
llsh soil has been worn by the !" sandal shoon" Of
lUkhorn grt pilgrims, and it has long since lost its
freshness. Yet glance backwards at some few Of
the most noteworthy objects that have fallen upon
my observation, may not prove altogether unwel-
come 10 your readers.
was fortunate enough, if fortune it was, to be in
London on the day Of the Propagation Of Parlia-
ment The weather was most delightful, and the
whole ceremony, am told, went off with an eclat
that had not been exceeded for years. The road
from Buckingham Palace to the House of Lords
bordered, each side, by dense row of
eager, anxious spectators of both sexes and of all
ages and conditions The multitude was kept in
order by coated policemen, stationed in regular
file few feet apart, and each armed with Short
thick bludgeon, elegantly enough turned and
painte 10 adorn lady's drawing room, but yet of
size and soidity that abundanty demonstrated IFS
skull-cTacking, rib-breaking capabilities. White
hall and Parliament street, rough which the pro-
cession passed, were ornamented with a few flags,
but they exhibited far less snowy appearance
than Broadway ordinarily presents, on public occa
siOns. The royal cOrtege was not long, but to re-
publican eyes was sufficiently imposing. It was
headed by the royal life guards, a most splendid
corps Of cavalry, uniformed in helmet, cuirass,
deer-skn breeches and iack-b boots, and mounted on
noble black chargers. Afterwards came line Of
five or six coaches, containing peers and peeresses
connected with Her Majesiy's household. Each
coach had three or four Out-riders, liveried in
cooked hats, powdered wigs and lavishly gilded
suits of scarlet and every horse was attended by
its own groom dressed IN the most approved jockey
style. After another detachment of life guards,
came the Yeoman Guard, body Of war-worn ve
terans, kept in honorary service at the Tower.
Their weapons were long halberds, and their uni
form, consisting Of q velvet cap, linen neck-TuH,
and scarlet frock, inwrought with golden flowers
was an exact imitation Of the military costume of
the body guard Of Queen Elizabeth. This an
Gent and honorable" corps surrounded the royal
carriage Of state, which, with its sides covered with
the richest golden mOuldngs, and It's roof formed
into the shape Of massive CROWN was truly
magnificent work Of art, and presented no little
contrast 70 the plain and almost plebean coach in
which, the day before, ] saw the royal family on
their return from the Isle OF Wight. It was not,
however, the carriage that attracted the gaze of
the multitude, but its occupants. The royal pair
sat in full view of the people. The Queen was
attlred in a simple robe of white satin, and dis
played upon her person no ornaments except a deli
Cately wrought tiara of diamonds around her head.
Her hair, like that Of almost all of Aibions daugh-
tiers, is auburn, and ON this occasion was most sim
ply yet tastefully arranged. Her brow is high and
full as becomes female beauty-her eyes of a light
grey color, AMI her lips in their natural postion
parted just enough to show the pearl-whlte
teeth beneath them. Her complexion is light and
clear, and her counienance is no less pretty and
much more expressive than the engravings had
seen Of her Majesty in America had prepared me
TO expect / am told that her gait is neither majes-
tic nor graceful. However this may be, am sure
that if Victoria has not the queeny carriage Of her
Eliza bafb he has far
Of look, and trust, of temper On this occasion.
at least, she bore her hOnors meekly" enough.
She was constantly engaged in bowling TO and smil-
ing upon her liege subjects On the left side OF the
Queen sat her royal consort, Prince Albert, dressed
in the uniform of Field Marshal. He looked the
same handsome chevalier You see in his portraits,
but had thought, a considerably older appear
ance than the Queen, though, in fact, he is some
what younger He took little notice of the people,
and evidently considered himself mere passenger,
part and parcel ofthe royal paraphernalia. On the
seat opposite set the Duke and Duchess of Norfolk,
the former as Master Of the Horse, and the latter
Mistress Of the Robes. The Duchess, who is alarge
and not handsome woman, displayed magnIh-
cent head dress, set off with nodding plumes, and
was much more richly and showily attired than the
Queen.
do MT mention il as any reflection upon British
loyalty for it was doubtless in great measure owing
10 the less excabe temperament of the people, but
there was a marked difference between Her Majes-
" reception nN the anu llidt
Ceived by our President on similar occasions. The
cheers were few and feeble; no more to be COM
pared to the tumultuous outbursts with which
Americans greet their Chief Magistrate, than is
zephyr to whirwind. There was running and
scrambling, and crowding and pushing enough and
TO spare. But there appeared to be no enthusiasm,
no great inspiring sentiment The predominant
feeling was passioness curiosty-that same sort OF
wonder with which people regard some great per-
sonage from distant land " say, Jack, don't
she look like dolli" EIa MT she got a slashing
dress on ?''-these, and similar ordinations, were
the only ones that fell on my ear. sturdy fellow,
not far from me, sung out, +" Three cheers for the
Chartistsp' but not single response greeted the
cry. have travelled very extensively through
both the agricultural and manufacturing districts
of England, and that might the better learn the
general character and the prevailing sentiments Of
the people, my journeying has been chiefly on foot
II my own observation is worth anything, the Eng
llsh people, as mass, perfectly loyal to their
Queen, and faithful TO their great political instu-
tons. Chartism is scarcely known in the agrieul
tural counties. The landlords are, Of course, inter-
ested IN preserving the present order of things, and
as general Thing the tenants and aborers take but
the slightest interest in the political affairs of the
kingdom. The attention Of the latter which Is not
employed in their daily avocatons is occupied in
the sports and the ordinary gossip of the neghbor-
hood. They know and care as little about the Six
Points Of the Charter as about the Greek Kalends;
their talk is OF the comparative merits not of diff
lerent men and measures, but Of different horses
and hounds. There is not piece Of human flesh
in all Christendom composed Of less rebeous stuff
than the English farmer Cowper said of the
Frenehman-
Give him his lass, his fiddle, and his fEisk
lie e sways happy, reign whoever may
let the gifts be pipe, porter and armchair and the
assertion win be ten-fod more practicable Of the
British yeoman to the marrow bone.' Ia the ma
nufaciuring towns chartism is prevalent. but not
predominant. Il is chiefly confined TO the lower and
more ignorant part Of the population Manufac
turers and business men generally are too discreet
10 hazard their prosperity BY movements that tend
towards reyoluti0n--and the more intelligent por-
ton of the operatives are governed by The same
considerations They perfectly well understand
that their means Of support and all Of their best