Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1851-07-31
NeWrtSft, yuly 2l. 1851

eSer ~ w, Y dad mot expect so soOn To
hnd n cotn,f upOs this m,ihd,she sphere
where The Temperature was down 10 7o,
and irom that not above 81.
took the Philadelphia line nj = in
the isornlIsx, which you know ~ well
appointed and governed throughout. -
ny thc way, ihore ~ one rhiay nj the
President street Darot thsi nceds cor
r-cron. 0ncniefing the'cars, and even
those desigDnied for the ladies'. sturdy
iellows were +dsId taking whole seats
10 Themselves, and when politely asked
Tor two to SIT together, they utterly re-
fused, saying that a lady or any one
IN ght take sra,s BY them ii they chose,
but they would not bulge. Seats 'upon
such terms and with such persons, wero
pointedly rejected, and the ladies, sin
{" eight, went forward, where they
were politely accommodated in the
ncighborhood Of gentlemen. ] mention
this, that the conductors may be induc-
cd 10 pass through the ears at the mo
ment Of departure, to see that ladies
have seat, and that individuals do not
monopolIzc two.
On reaching Philadelphia, took the
Camden and Amboy line, and reached
New York before y in the evening" thus
having gone distance OF about 200
miles from 9 IN the morning TO 9 in the
evening. whhh is pretty good speed
Tor Il hot day. The next day took the
sp'endId Fail River line, aud coached
The lar tanned, ancient town Of Newport
about in the morning, and found com
ioriab.e apartments at the Ocean House
where large concourae has assembled
from all parts of the country, and the
cry iss Ill they come" Since the last
season, this establishment has been
compl, ,tely renovated in ull respects; a
better table is not spread in the United
States. ihe cooking is excellent, and tire
servants ~ attendance prompt vigianf,
and obliging. As the house H. very large
and seems To be elastic, MIR. Weaver
manages TO find room for all that come
The other houses, great and small. are
well filled, ana the occupants of the
cottages are here also in iull force.
have had the pleasure Of visiting some
OF tlrm-,hey are charminsly laid out,
really arranged tor comiori, not extrav-
agant. though generally owned by per-
SOUS OF ample fortune. One noticed
in particular, MIR. Wri .,ht's, Of New
York, is unIqre and beautiful in styte,
both in the greuIris and cottage, inside
and out bst SO much mas been said
and sung ahoat this cook invigorating
.ummcr retreat. aud published in the
Patriot. l wall not trouble you with an
other descripti) III, as it would be n re-
hearsal Of what you have seen before
Not so many Baltimore Ins are here now
rs last season, they having been attract
ed 10 Southern resorts Of eel. bri,y and
ancient fame. A large party, however,
is expected cary in Augus;-sevcral
reached here th . morning.
Gen. Scott has not reached here vet,
and it is said he will not come, though
his family are here for the season. =
Mr.. Cri,tenden leaves to-day, much
invigoratcd by the sojourD.
There is lcss offashon and fash than
recolect 10 have seen on any former
occnsion. Visitors seem to have come
TO enjoy the invigorating sea breeze IN
plain and unostentatious way, recipro-
eating social intercourse, without pomp
or parade. Pomp and pride would soon
find itself "alone in its glory" here, ns il
oukN W c'c'y ""SiC III VIE PioS'cs-
sive age.
As to The bellies and beaux, the fir.
tations, the killing and irisky airs Of the
gay and thoughtless, can give you no
account, as | took no note OF such airy
particles that float upon the surface.
Yesterday We had an admirable dis
course at Trinity Church, from the Rev
Mr.. Brewer. IL was a chaste. well
written product ton, and delivered in An
eloquent and impressive manner. II
went for the Union, the whole Union, in
the true Websterian style, and such as
free soiler or n secessionist might have
listened to with much profit and advan-
tage. Jud e Eustcc, e Louisiana, and
several other Southern gentlemen were
in attendance, and spoke of the dis
course in the most unqualified terms OF
appreciation. They said that such SEN
tnents were we'll calculated to cement
the bonds of the Union, and ought to be
circulated every where. have heard
that "A copy Of the discourse is 10 he ask
ed Tor tor publication, which, it is hoped
will be granted.
The Gcrmania band daily and night
" "discoursc most eloquent musr,"
and seem TO be more fascinating than
ever-pcrhnps their recent agreeable
associations in the concerts of the Night
ingale OF song has given an additional
impetus to their genius and talent in the
line oftheir vocation.
We have just passed through a Sc
we're storm OF rain, thunder and light
ming, which has given rs u clear sky
and fine bracing atmosphere, but at oil
times a blanket lie requisite a, night.
R,I,..1r. Dat