Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-28

ton of London and of its environs living than the fol-
lowing statement Of the numbers of HOLIDAY people who
sought for within the metropolis Monday last
Whit-Monday is always general holyday, but do not
think there anniversary Of that day upon record which
mentions SO great number of sghtseers in motion
on Monday Ias.
Persons.
The British Museum was visited by. ...... ~, G34
The National Gallery received. ..l7347
The Vernon collection seen Bly,. .23, 700
The House of Lords by more than 5000
The Great Exhibition by SO, 500
To these add St. PauIs Westminster Abbey, Kew Gar
dens, Hampton Court, Richmond, Greenwich Hospital,
Woowich Gravesend &c., and the theatres and other places
of evening amusement and it exaggerated calculation
to assert that than quarter Of million Of people in
and near London found time and take HOLIDAY
Monday last and it be recolected that these people
nearly all from the humber grades Of society, and must
be added the Of thousands Of those whose hoydays do
depend upon the calendar but who take them when they
WILL by snted prescription, but according to their
caprice and pleasure There in London HOLIDAY much
food for reflection in the counenances Of its parak
businesske intensity Of purpose, which, though devoid
of the caking Of working day, strongly marked with
determination to make the most Of HOLIDAY There is
Of the absurdiy Of Roman carnival the boserous
display of Irish fair, the savagey Of
Spanish bull fight about English HOLIDAY. is strik
ngy indicative Of English character and think this year
it exhibited deepe but quietly expressed English enjoy
ment Nor ought to be omitted in this very hasty sketch
of WhMonday in London, that every where the greatest
good order and poprey Of conduct observed There
great crowd mob Those who form the latter
show themselves on Lord Mayors day. any other similar
exhibition Of empty foolish pageanty, If such other can be
found and have sympathy with the crowds who can en-
Joy the contemplation Of the British Museum, the Vernon
Gallery the Glass Palace But feel assured that the
worst London mob that could be collected in 1851 would not
exhibit any measurable degree the erocy and the cen-
ousness which those who would have formed
such an asembsge fifty years ago. The schoomaster has
been abroad and if absolutely among the very lowest
classes among those Immediately above hem and other
teachers besides literary have been exerng their ameo
rating Influences Look two caben acc-
den,ay impeding each others progress in Chespsds-and
plenty Of such be every dsy-and
contrast their language and behavior with those Of their pre-
decesors half century ago their language an interchange
of playful if not polished wcsms and not Of oahs and i'm
precautions and their behavior devoid Of passion violence
It true our excellent police have great effect in pre-
serving order and may be that continued obedience to the
authorities which cabdvers and carriers have discoy-
cred were established for their advantage have induced the
general good conduct to which we allude
But to the aengrosng affair Of the Great Exhibition"
The generality Of sights which have been long anticipated
dsappont upon actual inspection admired and run
after for week or two fall of in attraction according
to the old saying Of g" nine days wonder Not SO with the
Glass Palace and its contents Every fresh visit only In
creases the qualification every day brings its shoals OF
visters of all ranks and physcgnomes Inc vast
hud;ng i now complete Babel in the variety Of tongues
PR1rcaAaD would find difficulty in arranging the company
in il proper chronological classification and Dr. BownISe
M find
sorely tested.
The readers Of CHAucER and SPEsCER have found in the
writings Of those eminent poets sort Of prophetic pre6sura-
,;on of the CRYSTAL Palace The former in his House q
Fame. in specializing upon the Of Dreams cannot
decide whether
"Spiis have the might
To make folks dream o'nigh',
Or il the soul OF proper kind
Be 80 perfect q find
That il tcote tphat is to come"
GAS I slept" be goes on TO say,
al dresmt was
Within temple made Of glass,
In which there more images,
or gold standing in sundry stages
In more rich tabernacles,
And with je,DeLs more pnnscles
And more curious porfraitures,
And quaint manner Of figures
OF gold work than saw ever"
Then saw I stand either side
Straight down to the doors wide
From the dais many pillar
Of metal tina, shone out full clear" ~
" Then gan look about and
That there ent'ring in the hall
right prea, company wiihal,
And that Of sundry regions ...
Of all kinds Of conditions,
That dwell in earth beneath the moon,
Poor and rich"
Such great congregation
Of folks as Isa,o about,
Some within and some without,
Was nerer seen shall be more :"
There il much more in the strain in this poem
CH.ucxR relating to Queen sitting in this "empe mad
Of glass;" before whom
"People Of sondry regions
"Of all kinds Of condcoDs
"Tha, dwell in yearth under the Moone,"
Appeared.
&C. Madsme,' ssyd they, we he
- Foke that here beseechen thee
- That thou grant good fame
- And let our workts have good name;
49, full recompensacioun
.f"Gf good works, give US good renoun.
We will not trouble your readers with the passage from
Fay Queeae, but is equally striking and appropriate
The attendance the shilling days during the week h'
averaged about 5oo0o each day. That on the half crow
day did no, exceed IS 000 and that the 6veshins do