The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-01-21

From Ms London 7smes, january 3.

From The London Times, January 3.
There 10 much speculation anoat AZ to how we
shall DO ableto lodge. board, and entertain the
pers Of strangers who may be expected to visit
London next year. The fret point, doubt
Ds e he aaS . Of s
have not only to consider the aggregate Of the de-
tachments which may arrive from France, Ger
many, Holland. Italy, Russia, and, in word. from
Europe generally, but to carry calculations
into other regions of the globe The citizens of the
United States of America will, no doubt, come by
thousands to visit shores in the of the
| ensuing spring; our own East Indian possessions
and the British colonies will also furnish their con-
tingents Is it exaggeration to say that, from the
| whole surface of the habtabe globe--leaving the
three kingdoms for the moment out of the acc cunt
million Of persons will be attracted to London in
the course OF the ensuing spring to visit the great
Exhibition Of the Industry Of all Nationsi We leave
this portion Of the question TO the decision OF our
more speculative readers The only datum which
we can offer to assist their ingenuity is the state
| ment that has reached US that the railway compa-
MES have made arrangements TO convey 10000
vIsiters from Vienna alone. If this be so, the sex
pectation" Of the number OF continental foreigners
who may visit US next spring may be stated In the
form Of very obvious proportion. BE this, how
ever, n II may, there can be little doubt that,
| the 2S,OOO,0OO persons who compose the popu-
lation of the British lsles--London excepted
we shall at least have 100000 Of visitors TO the
great exhibition of next spring. Were all these
birds Of passage to settle down in single swarm
the population of London would for the time be
doubled. We should require two Smithfeds, two
Leadenhalle, two Bingsgates, two Covent gar
dcns Our milkmen would require double sup
| ply OF chalk, and our bakers Of alum. Twice as
many omnibuses would traverse our streets; twice
| as many handsome cabs be carcering from every
| side OF the town towards Kensington. Where are
all these people to feed, to sleep? What are the
laundresses about, We dare not follow the sub-
ject out in its infinite ramihcations. No doubt
keen eyes are already directed towards the posi-
bilities of the future. Many speculator looks to
the season of the Great Exhibition as a golden
time, and has already planned his measures for TAX
ing uthe OF the strangers Where personal interest
10 20 actively concerned, there is not much occa-
sion Tor urging the necessity of timely prepar alton.
we confess we look at the question in another
point OF view we are anxious TO see some little
matters OF arrangement modified before the arrival
OF our guests for the sake of the national credit
Like Caleb Balderstone in Walter SCOTS tale, we
are concerned for the honor of the family and
would gladly the dirt secured off the walls be-
fore the arrival of our guests. To Others we leave
the eating, and sleeping, and washing arrange
mcnts; but there some points connected with
the "sIghts OF London" which most Disgrace
iul TO US as nation, and sadly calculated to lower
us in the opinion of our foreign visitors.
In London we have not at best many sights prop
erly 90 called. There is capital city in Europe
which In point OF extent, in point Of activity,
DC compared with London. Never in the worlds
history was such swarm of human beings clus-
tered together as London contains at the present
moment II we could induce our 2, 900, 900 visitors
to hitch themselves upon the roofs of 100 900 omn
buses, and permit themselves to be driven in sol.
emn procession from Putney to Blackwell, from
Highgate to Chapman, it would be well enough.
Nowhere In the world can such spectacle be
a. the four great Docks Then there ia the British
Museum. which contains, no doubt noble collection
OF natural objects and ofantlquities; and aas there
10 the National Gallery! In the shape of national
monuments within the circuit of London, what
have we besides? Before Buckingham Palace, and
the old tumble down brick house at St. Jamess,
we should, OF course. be but too happy to put up
two large screens. Then there ia the exterior of
q nev aofD liz g.
there il Westminster Abbey. OF these edifces we
have right to think and to speak with pride. We
should be glad that every foreigner who may
visit London next spring should be cond ucted
over one and the other. But what will be the
surprise of visitors and what should be
our own shame, when our guests find themselves
stopped at the entrance Of these sacred buildings
and pestered for trnmpcry feea by pack of inn
Fortunate vergers: The Dean and Chapter OF West
minister conduct their business at present exactly
after the fashion Of Madame Tussaud. At the es-
adjustment of this lady, after the fret demand is
satisfied, should the visitor be anxious to inspect
the Chamber of Horrors, where to be seen "Ma-
ria Manning and George Frederick Manning
taken from life ut their trial. "Georpe Bom.
field Rush, with models of Stanfeld Hall and Pot
ash Farm" Sc, he must be prepared with his
extra sixpence. So at Westminster Abbey you are
permitted TO gaze your fill at certain tombs not in
cluded in the tariff, but should the visitor wish to
extend his walk round the more curious portion of
the Abbey, the Dean and Chapter meet him Tus-
saud wise, and exact the extra fee. We know not
stranger except the British Museum and the Ma
tional Gallery, except, indeed, the Pantheon in
oxford street, with the aviary and goldfish With
the highest respect, however, COR this institution.
we cannot but admit that it is scarcely worth while
travelling from Massachusetts or Astrakan to wit.
ness its highly interesting display OF course there
are museums for special sciences, such as that in
Surgeons Hall, and the chronological Museum in
Bond street, but these collections will not in all
probability add much to the qualification OF the or
binary spectator. The Asiatic and the East Indian
Mus museums are perhaps exceptions, and they are
VI the general aspect of the town, of our river,
OF our bridges, of our DOCKS we have every reason
to be proud, and our guests will have nothing to
mediate neighborhood again, there is Windsor
Castle, there is Hampton Court, there are Kew
gardens; and happily there ia no dean and no chap
ter to extort twopcnccs and sixpcnces from the per-
sons who may wish to visit any of these sights. 1t
would be gratifying thing if admission to the
Geological Gardens could, during the ensuing
spring, DC put upon as easy footing as possible,
But we are fully sensible that we have no business
to claim this concession right. The Zoologi-
cal Society must be reimbursed their expenses
just MS the proprietors of any other collcctionthe
Polytechnic Institution, for example. So again.
with regard to the Thames tunnel From our cx-
perience OF foreigners, we believe that, with few
exceptions, continental visitors will run to the
exhibition first, and to the tunnel next but il they
lind small fee exacted for admission, they have
no just cause of complaint. Surely the unfortu-
nate shareholders have right to some slender re-
turn on the capital they have expended upon this
work. In point of fact we know not where any
alteration can be suggested or blame imputed, cx-
cept in the case of our two great ecclesiastical
monumental If the custom of exacting fees for ad
mission to any part Of Westminster Abbey or St.
Paul's be continued during the ensuing spring, it
will be scandal to the dean and chapter Of either
cathedral, and disgrace to tho whole nation.
These dignitaries can surely spare from their
nucs the beggarly sum necessary to pay the few
vergers who may be required for the maintenance
Of order.
The TEMPERANCE APosrLE.-Father Mathew,
writing from Pensacola, Fla, gives a very ami
mated account of his labors for the last six months
Ibis mission has been most abundantly successful.
After leaving New Orleans, early in May, where,
during the six weeks previous he had received
fourteen thousand adhercnts, he proceeded up the
Mississippi and having visited Donaldsonville,
reached Natchez Next he visited Vicksburg,
where Mayor Rock told him that he had instituted
most rigid scrutiny, the result of which was, that
out OF seven hundred disciples, only three have
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