The Arkansas banner., 1850-02-05
fFfotn the Louisville Journal Foreign CofreSpOndgncs-SO. II.

INIII-aFY aUIIsTl- menis, dock-ysfd &c., which visited tie oiher day. 10 witness grand review oi lhe artillery corps by The MaJquls Oi AngIesy. The tfip down was made m one ot these httie steamers wfeh as re- marked before, leave The yarsOus bridges aud peers aost ryeiy minute IR the day, ad alaaFs ruu iai. lndee the Enghsh ate the gteaissi p~opie in the wof for cheap eXcuisIons afd lfse sights. ant you canho, visit, any day lH the week, kchn5ui, lamp- ton Coud, Kew Gatdrhs, any otae: iaTogite re- sosi Wa,ch can be reached by one oi thsse small boats WiIhoa' hHding yourself ia a crowd, For a iex psnnIes yUa can go ln d boat 10 Wuolwitch and the consequence as, the boa1 was crowded, as well as the parade ground, no; ;wihs'anding the lat uhpfonising ppPearaAce oI ihe weaiheI. \ gouty old Eaglfsamsn of iae best bar1me- lee In ihe ~Oiid aiid heueyer you see him sI6ed ~Ith sn umbrella you Bisy certainly expect iai- Ing weather as II Il Mere already TaifIi <. l Was pleased with my days visit. not uny on account oi toe review, tat beeause 1 iiad an eXceirat oppof- tan,ty ol observing '.iae c'fy' from the nser.
 From Mr. Dickens hoitor oi dIrt ia general. and o the sand the sa'es of the MIssiSsppi in pafte uar, might be induced 10 suppose that tbe face tIus gentsInan had been teBdefiy reared Ia slsss box, bear she Pafilas s'feam oi some crystal iouu taIn, and that his eyeshad never beea oifsuded by The marrow, diriy streets oi London nor its nose asstisj by the fare compound of vilaiHous smells aIsing tTom hIs IavofIie IeRs.' For have never seen city, even ih "stle A8ertea which presented a less rTepossss-ias appearance thah LoGGon along tAe banks Ul tus Inaass. The large, dingy ware bonses ot unsq4ai heights, High patched windows aad crazy doors, tts harrow alleys, haii shfouded m he t4aseous fumes from the that hled ,he.n The decayIHg ph.s tnal support the hafYes. Teek- Ing wtlh tnr green sAne rom the hsh tdes and tnr xenefsi cc,niofiiess, damp aud h.jhy o1k }he
 houses We're Calculated t0 tn-ptTe asy thiHg but the poeueai admUa'iOh sDieris1ned uy F. giisbnen iuf 1 ,Helr city aud nKer. Aud then the Thames th4t huge sewer of mighty ci'y', t,t,--that convenient cepiaele iof dead dogs and cats, that galiy hoa 1 upon Is sgriace-tllai running qua znire, whose tubd waters, when stirred by she iaoof,uL steamer lac foul sneis o shaken hoyy- .ediloS IS the glory aad The boast ol Dickens and his compalrIots ! Il filters and a1aAs ihis hit!ly Water, which ben , ifesa from the Thames he would hold his nose at hut ms rery delicate stomach IS turned by the l dduxtuie of saRl, which IS the cieaHest thiug a iBe ~ofht, &Ith the water of the Mississippi. BH one has ;te misfortune 10 run through fhs slave States n America-the other ls purified from all its disgusting imp,es sgsioas in Air. Dekens's opinion, 1 by washing the blessed ~oil 0i Great Britain
 N oolNIeh s remarkab.e for l's Gusi as iis bar rarks all the pasemtts bsIng made uf loose sandy gravel, and Ha+t snug ilttte inortai. bed up 1 iH each eye, before l reached London agaln. On the paradr grounds all immense square was Joined by guards stationed along ihe lines ad walled n bg spectators. Al the urper end oi fl, w beTe the Marquis and h.s saH look up tileff p9sision, long
 nes carriages, HItb lhelt hor.ss taken ont, were draAn gp t~o derr, aht fFo"ded wftl anxious spsc lafors. Tbs review vas what l suppose most 1 reviews are There Was great deal of charging about O. Inc lpinz artillery much ietiug o;f oi Og glns and great rafting. of small ones. Nos they would rush across the plain as l. flying al or from | au ensmN suddenly haii-uHimbef tlriI cannon, and commence that shook The earth, and flied iAe atmosphere atlh smoke thai yelled iheil titufe operations. Then We woaid again hear tae deaiehIi5 olatter ot their pieces, as lhey charged back @htts atlvaucine. retiring, wheeling and hrIng constituted tbe eSclauons ot the masses 1 at infantry. Then tbey al wheeled into iue, ani 1 The MtiU4gg tgttDL.q ht et F tn 4t haii speed "Ithout his hat And then they once l uote wheeled mic Iiajuous-ihe MafGgls retired to nis iofmer position, and platoon alter platoon
 marched bi b.la. witt eai0fs iJ Jing and bands play nS tli. they nad al passed, when te square was broken up-horses We're put io the carriages, aud the generai scramble o get back commenced. The anofin oi he i. lnS aftuiety .s ma-aIhcentwith ith iheir huge betrskin ea|s, and the breasts 0f theIr bHe cOais b'sZng wliI Soid lace. The regular artillery also has blue uuiOim bu, Is much less handsome. The English make spteh1d i1ok ns soldiers. Their unlllrm. f. ibem-iteir aluis are brightly bdIuisied-and he scarlet coats whitr pants, and grgssfier caps Of tie guarts mske a splendid show. The s'anilns atmy 0. Great Brl'- ain IS one hundred and fifty thodsand toen, bu cnly thiTsy thousand of these ate stationed at bone the remainder being scattered among the colonies Ia addition to these, some four thousand policemen sIe stationed in the city oi London alone. Ihe pay of tae inIanry of the lne about that pf our own, but the guards and the cavalry nearly douoie dA ulEity alttbh-u fHe EudtN@ ave Nfh~ ef~e 10 bot Pfdnce around with lhe Queen on State occa- -i0ns. The pay oi colonel oi infautry is tNenty- five hundred doiiars, whilst officer of the saine fAnk ln the cavalry receives five thousand five hun drrd.
 In returning to London l stopped at the Green. wici, hospital for old sailors. The first building was the palace Of Charles the Second another was built the opposite sIe of the court exactly cor responding with it, but both of them being found inadequate for the accommodation of lhe pensioners t'se more splendid buildings were ordered to be built uader the direction of Sir Christopher N Wrru by Ntliam and Mary Those built by Sir Chris toPAeF have five domes and handsome CoFiuthia an ffoRis aud thigk adOEd magnificent specimens oi architecture as have seen ih England. hers are now ia Inc institution nearly three thousand pensioners besides large soaoai for thr sous 0. sailors, have IaiI rgged ship attached, where the boys are thoroughly educated for tAeir profession, but they are not compelled to follow 1t went throagh seyerai Of the dorniilori-s. one ol which was formerly lhe bal room of the paiarr having ih II tAs window through which Jnag.es escaoe,. when holly pursued hy the troopers ol Cromwell That air ot exceeding cleanliness which usually distinguishes well disciplined mau-of- war per vadea the whsle establishment, and was delighted with the snugncss aud comfort of the itie state rooms beiongiGg tG eAcl man. A clean bed, walls decorated by coicred nautical enErasngs. aud dil- iereat articles oi household all very nest gave these lItis apartments something of the ook of
 
 these houSeie~s old tArs 4 naiosm o long blue Coat aud flat cap is wora by the pensioners. pelfly al of whom bofe aboat thein some of the distiB- guisaea traits of old sea.dogs. The low. bulky stature, the rolling gatt. and weather beslsn coun- teHance belonged 10 near.y all. They receive, in ! addition 10 their board and clothes, one shi!ing a week as "iobacco money" Many Of ihem had lost leg or arm, bat they all seeried happy aud contenied as they isztly bAsAed themselves in the sha, or gathered m iiille groups ih the smoking raoms IL was a heaGtilu. evidence Of English charity toward those who had faithfully served their Fcoanify, that these poor wosn-oat old veterans |, asisr hves Of hardship and danger, should in ther helpless old age, b lodged In iAe palaces of siGES. hut how different k tIe pstioaal and iuai9i5aai character oi ths English. Prije prompts them 10 sustain the first. in order 10 prese, far appear aaee abroad, but being withoat such ,nceAjye in Their social intereoarse the natiye meanness of tue man will display itself in his petty eeoaomy aBd naFrow- minded solfisaness
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