The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-07-03
Pic,u,e Of London ns il is.


lnielligenccr, writes Of this modern Baby Ion:
Ny first object, after was snugly 'fxed,"
as We say in America, was to make myself
acquainted with the general outlines Of toe
city, so that should at all times know trheTe
was, and ho1 10 90 to any particular place.
To this end, walked and rode in all direc-
lions through the principal streets and places
in the cly--would 90 seuen miles in this dl-
recIon, and then sepea in another--lor, be il
remembered that London is seven miles di-
reclly through, and twenty four or five miles
in circuit and is inlersected by eight thou
sand streets, lanes, alleys, &c. +! The pop
ulalun is estimated in round numbers at one
million and half The number OF carriages,
of various kinds, in daily demand TO transport
from place TO place, the moving multitudcs,
is abont four thousand The number ofIhose
that travel in the little steamers, up ard
down the river, is immense, The number OF
vessels that annually enter the port Of Lon.
don is thirteen thousand three hundred. The
docks are numerous--the largest OF which
covers twenty acres, and the whole area oc-
lcupcd by the docks, Warehouses, &c, is
nearly three hundred acres. This will give
you some idea OF the huge size of this i'm
menso Babylon.
Inext paid attention to the magnificent
buildings, public and private such as the
churches, the "club houses" which arc, for
tho most part very beautiful, the terraces (by
which arc meant the splendid mansions Of
the noble aud wealthy the Royal Ex-
change" the ''Mansion House," (where the
Lord Mayor Of London resdes,) the Bank Of
England and the Parliament House, &c, &c.
This last edilicc is not yet completed 1t is
said to he, whether truly or not cannot say,
the finest building in the world. tits Gothic
in its external features, built on the margin
( Of the river, presenting front of noary one
thousand feeI, decorated with a rich display
of graceful mouldngs, tracery and carvings,
with nnumerable heraldic devices, &c,
carved from tie solid rock Of massive mag
nesian limestone, and covers an extent ol
nine acres of grouud, with eleven open courts
1t is surnountod with seven beautiful square
towers the most magnificent Of which is
called "Vicloria Tower" and will be, when
il is complete, nearly four hundred feet high
This suherb palace, however, is far from being
finished, aud probably will not be, short Of
three or four years from the present da lie.
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A TIoRRTD AFFAIR.--The Washington cor
respondent OF lhe Bulletin, writing on the
l4lh says:
A remarkable incident occurred at the
Navy Yard last evening" which ! think deser
yes notice and for The reason that clTcum
stance of the kind could not take place pre-
medilatedy, and attended by SO much turtl-
tude, unless there were extraordinary causes
leading to the acl, rs ide from all coEsld-
eratons Of reck!essness OF insanity. A
sa;Ior-- one Of the crew Of the Government
steamer Vixcn,--was ordered 10 join his YES
sel, but he refused, and gaye as an excuse
for his conduct, that the Captain ol the yes
Isel was monster whose cruoIilcs TO his mel
were unexampIcd, and that rather than sail
under his orders, he would lose his right ann
But the service was imperative; and, ac
cordingly, bnt the one alternative presented
itself, either that lie should join The steamer
or main himself to render his services lnef-
fective. lie revolycd the matter in his mind
still repeating that the Captain deserved The
seyerest punishment for his crimes, rather
than be permitted to enjoy his command; and
from the barracks walked to wood pile, and
with single blow of an axe, severed hi;
his hand from his arm. The sympathy foI
the sailor--a martyr TO u sense Of wong an(
injury, became unbounded, and his case I'm
medioiey laid before the Navy Department
which will understand institute measures
for an investigation into the charges agans
lhe Captain. The sailor Is said to be sobe
man -inonensve in his habits, and by NJ
means addicted to the practices deseving o
Ihe punishment he declares he has rccciv
, ed. A question Of insanity was started les
evening, but learn that the physicians o
the city concur with The army surgeon in pro
nouncng him sane of mind. The comman
der of steamer Vixen, is Lieut. James Ii
Wrrd