Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1850-06-17
MISCELLANEOUS.
LONDON AND IT'S VICINITY.

Greenwich hospital is FIVE miles down the river Once
the residence Of tho sovefegns Of Great Blin il has
been greatly enlarged and bcauted ill nearly three
thousand have royal walks and royal homes upon
the green terrace, right by the that have so oen
borne them away To the hardsh ps and batlea of the
wide The cerrespondoncps Of tho buildnys of
dome agans dome, OF colonnada answering 10
colonnade, of pats and paths and vistas are az OK
act and complete as the love Of order require mud
yet The least Of nature is sacrificed. More than
three hundred duplicated doric columns with pasers of
Portland stone, range in their places mud stand opposite
each other, IN the second of buildings either side
the upper terrace OF beyond the grand square viewed
from The river.
The painting ol the ceiling in tho ''painted hall" was
executed by Sir James Tbonhill who 'l,y his back
sixteen Yeas in order do H. Portraits Of celebrated
naval characters and epresen' Of distinguished na
val actions. cover the walls Nelson and the spirit and
sembance Of Nelson's deeds your eye and imagin
aon IN almost every square foot OF space His garments
fresh from the strife Of battle aud the scene Of immortal
DEATH sacredy preserved there The chapel direct
" in front OF the hail. the open space built and
finished in style equal To the generous p.n prevailing
elsewhere 1t contains painting. by West Of the pre-
serva'ion Of st. Paul from shipwcck Oh the is and Of
Nlelta.
There schools, upper and lower. connected with
the hospital, for the Of officers and seamen and
which have eight hundred pupils so that about fur
thousand persons reside at the institution The boys
marched 10 and from their dinner with baud Of music
formed from among themselves, under their professional
teacher, keeping good step, and enjoying with the
spectators strains sweelly brave and well performed
They dispersed 10 practise upon the rigging Of vessel
which was safely noored in III, bowels Of the dry land
there, or to pass to whatever else might be allotted the
hour.
Greenwich Park is Of varied surface. aged. stately
with trees, very beautiful, much ifeqneatcd and
what neglected. blessed by the presence of deer and full
Of diverse associations. The Royal observatory. rising
Of the heights in the midst Of he park is known
The world over, though thousands Of children get faint
abstract notion Of "ongirnde from Greenwich" long
before they understand any thing bout the Of an
observatory snch town as Greenwich, unless geo
graphy and kindred matters taught Ii,le II
they belonged The zeal dull earth than they When
was first started of in ihnse mysteries
The bridges Of the Thames are by 10 be for
gotten. These seven in number, including for
fool passengers and are Of the most durable and hand
some construction. On each end Of the London bridge
large dry arch is thrown the streets apd then five
other ellpcal arches leap the river the being
considered fine thing of The kind as execu-
ted. II is all as sd The rock make it. and smooth
and graceful chise and taste could leave IT, South
wark bridge is of ron laid upon Stone piers hav-
ing only three arches, the span Of the middle being
2dO feet which is said t, be largest span of in The
world. The suspension foot bridge has foundation OF
two piers nearly so feet in height, which built the
bed Of The rve and which the supporting chains
carried thus forming a centra span Of nearly $50
feet, with two smaller ones. The Thames tunnel has
not been rsed yet for carriages, and far dsapponts
the expectations 10 that grand undertaking. II
ssts Of square Of brick work. containing in j, two
arced passages, 200 feet in length, which illumi-
mated with gas.
The Founding hospital takes up exposed and deser-
ted children, receiving them infants, If brought
by the mother and then only under certain conditions
of her claim 10 regard. II has funds 10 maintain and ed
ncate nearly five hundred saw the children there at
church and at their dinner and healthy and whole
company of boys and girls well be found.
The girls, in caps, whi's tppes and aprons, with band,
around the arm, and the boys in their uniform dress
mounted up by the sides Of the organ ler tier aud de-
poyng to hs left and right, when the front seats
mingled their voices in sweet and happy music. At the
table The little things Of three and four yens old forming
The small end Of the tapeug row, handled knives and
forks though they had been taught self reliance from
the first day Of their life.
The Club-houses Of London arc often very costly and
splendid structures and do not shrink from standing
amid its palaces Their halls and other rooms are ial
superior in size TO the cast room Wsshingon about
which we have some lines made such ado. and equally
exceed that in iheit IHIsh and s hef appointments