Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1849-10-01
From the London Literary Gazette.

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From the London Literary Gazeite.
Eugene 9n'ao' Is one Of The most popular ,~fe";leio-
',Ns "' tide iafis press, and his namc IL well known NJ
the author Of tho Rerue de Paris. which figures every
week in the Steele, and in which, the sa,ings and doincs
Of Tho bcdur monde are REGARDED sometimes with w.t., al
ways with snartness, and invariably with supreme con-
tempt Of Truth and probability. This good NJ. Guino
has jus, rsd a we'k's visit IL London. having c,me over
IN ono or Tho patches of the cntious sent by he .Ohice
General des Chrmine de Fer fr CO sterling, and hs
has iavotod The Sie,ls with hs obs.rva,ians Oh tho city
Of smoke aud is people. As the Eoglisll like 10 knew
what foreigners say about them. n few brief exiranis
from these feuilhfon' viii, perhaps. mol be read without
interest.
O London IN general. Guinoi @ys
Nv n' first strikes the mind and a~stonishrs tina eva RI
tho LTcignrT arriving IN Loud N. Is The extent Of the city.
the mise, the mo~eu ent, the cn,wd which agiiate IL at
immonsi'y. In no other capital ran be found such gran
deur and such iumnlt. In all di,oc,iuns oren, large, and
long porsPcciivcs, animated by tho mult,udtv- liver
"iihou, end. which rhl along ,umultaolsly : h,ols If
pedestrians aud vohicle,. Ia the popnlons quarter Of
London one can only walk by forcing a passage with tha
fists and eilows. II is y perpetual struggle; ono must
constantly be on the offensive and def nsise. Once On ono
sile ot n street. il h impossible 10 pass /, the otherr
Tho smallest man. the light It sylpb. could no, succeed
IN cross,ng the street full Ut carriages cncnnbesed with
horses aud with thousands II wheels, which ruilsd licked
10 one another. English coaclmen alone have tho talent
Of getting OUT ot this chaos ot carts. cahs.f wagons and
"nnlbuses Of the 'c,npest which roars incessan,ly from
Inorning ill night" ~
The decks excite the Esuiictoaist's wonder and admi.
ration; hut he snoers at the marv.ls uf Iha Tower. dunhts
the authenticity Of the blocks aud axes which, are said tn
have figured In notable executions; ~ firmly convinced
that all the jewels ii The cTo"L arc paste, snd 10 shocked
at tho queer costume 0f the hu,ssiers- - berteatsrs ho
means--who. he says. wear caps of the time of Queen
Elizabeh. coats of tho time Of Charles L., and trousess NJ
Tho yeur of grace 40. He then declares that st. Psuls
is a poor imitation of St. Peters a, Rene. and the Stock
exchange Of the Buurso at Paris; atcr which he proceeds
ms follows: -saa
"The English are accustomed IL place a statue hrfars
their monuments az an advanced ssat,asl. without asak-
lug to establish any relatiun he,wern the parsonage cad
the edifce. Ieture ST. Paul's there il tho statue Of Qnesn
Anne; before the Strk-exchange The statue of Field
Marshal Wellington covered with n little cloak, liks
those which Partisan p,stmen wear 10 winter.
"YM will often ms.l in tho iown s,n,acs Of Losd Wei
Eng IN. and yon ~ill often see the name Of Waterloo In
scilhed Mt tho cnIners If streets Not having the esnb6r-
,as d0 cho,r, the English are ubl'dge To repeat 'hs,nsplys.
They serve up Wellington In all kinds II sauce. Tia 10
their hero Of every day. aud their herr of Sundays. They
multiply hs likeness with inexhnus,ible rrofusion. repre-
sening tho great man IN all FIRMS. Ia all pOSures, asd
in all costumes; on fmt, IN horseback. q Ia antique. a ID
niodeIne; rs Cesar. a. The Great Frederick. as Napo-
leon, M Finnc,ni, sonrstitnes clo,hrd in uniforn; In .
great coat, In , cloak, in n waterproof, IN a cat with .
stiff COLLAR. lie must certainly In spnOwhere repereen.
ted with m unbr ella IN his hsnd. Under all ,hase do
guises, il IL always the same man, with his hsroc, Paach.
like fnce. $500 -.
Hc Hams ~ w dtTIPO 10 III less Vubutyuity eewe
plyed than the face uf the most i,iusvious G;sne'al.--
Streets. places. allry.. ra3sagcs. and squares dscorass
themselves with inslent pride with the name VI the
memorable battle. The Eag'ish, however, forget TIA.
they hid only q share 10 that affair, and swngger 40 II
1t belonged To them alone. Wellington and Watsrlos
are the glory Of The earth, aud the glory II The "a se
are Nelson and Trafalgar. A Column Of stone. high -
the column Of tho Place Vendomo, rises in the middle
of TnGaIgar Square, and on lha, Column Admiral Nslsua
is stuck. IN the attitude at a bully with the mss in the
air and tho hat c,ckcl aside N.lsnn ., hla cnlu,un has
iva kings of England Cor SAT- lliiios \ king heore, a king
behind; Charles !. preceding him as an oa,ridor, Grosgs
". following him as = grom. The two monarchs .als,.
are uncovered, viii ST N lson has his hat On. Assuredly
Nelson deserved the honors Of Trafalgar Square. but what
was The use of giving him that coriege, and placing there
two Royal statues which look So piteously 7" h.
The Financial Reiom Association Of Liverpool docs
moi speak SO disIespectfnlly of The Guards as our Js"lls-
foniste:
"ln going to Westminster. the curions stnp at the
Horse Guard Barracks. situated at Whitehall, al the en-
trance to ST. Jsmes's Park. The s ldiers of The corps
d'eiitc are of an elegance which is seen nowh here else than
in the English arms, and a, the Opera Comique. There
is nothing martial in their uniform. but ii is 80 elegant
and coqueitish as to prmluce the best effect. Every 0ns
of these soldiers has the air Of a walking gentleman IN
tho stage, rather than Of a real Dragon really mounting
guards. Our readers, Cannot picture ~ themselves sosdirrs
10 well dressed. combed, brushed, oiled, pomatumcd.
blackinged. and vanished their hands and nails are at
tended 10 as carefully as those Of the most perfect gentle
man their hair is curlei with ART, and any tr0ppeg
whose hair is not properly arranged. or nicely parted, 10
sent 10 the black hole. On that point discipline Is in
exorable. These soldier dandifs receive pay p~r,portion-
ed to their elegance. Means are afforded them u pas~-
ing n comfortable existence. They are copisusly Ted,
and take tea three tunes a day. Their uniform is splen-
did, the lowest g,ade serves as a melcxrfH orna'ncn's;
%corpoals are cavered with embroidery, aud lieatsuAnts
wear two large epanlct,es." n .ssa sea 81
The writer then INFINITELY describes how grades ars
purchased in the Englisl, army, how they are qAAsd "
the stock exchange. how they are spmeumes chrapss.s.
sometimes dear, aud how clever men cun,riveIH ~ ~
money aud gain military rank by selling "
price is high. and buying in when low
Eating at London is thus puliced/ a..
Foreigners are obliged To ~ their dinners =, . ia
,syeIus. for there are nc,tLr restaurants nor SPIT nc"
cafes, as at Pals, eu,y~s iasssos very SIMPLY as ssss'., =
s,ires ~ ,aIe,lShe bsf. In the fashionable 'avrs"s.
where vop~ssk for q b, ef-sieak, they bring you me-
mates. zach covered with q ii ver cover. Whist :. 'nsU'
von AK and they answer. Ia Is your seefs'sak z 70.