The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1851-06-10
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u,vs AID Eat1prise-A Railroad IN the ar
Mswicipal Ord1-A Lesson for Ne,c York Guy
II Great Historical Eret-A Fsnny Frcs ,cah
Bloody I1minatio~-A Warning for E"g,"e0si
1ae Cause of Du~g9 in Massive Iron Shafts-ihs
Great FrencA Question, &c.
LONDON, May "a, 1851.
The New York Herald continues, as usual, TO
create an excitement on this side OF the Atlantic
Its semi-serious semi-comc remarks on the gganh'
humbug Of the day have thrown the leading jour-
nails especially the Times, quite into Mysteries.
The. Herald is, however, right in the main. Scarcely
ever, in all the dsappointments and deceits Of this
disappointing world, have ever experienced
greater disappointment than in this crystal palace,
and this great Exhibition ast is called. 1t makes
. much greater show and produces better impress
sion in the pictorial newspapers, and innumerable
wsodcuts and engrayings to which it has given
birth than In the reality, and to actual vision !
gaEed with astonishment when | came in sight of
the building, not at the erection, but at the failure
--sor such il is. OF the contents, the rich shawfs'
and silks, and cottons, the costly diamonds, the
new inventions, the diversified machinery, with de-
scriptions of whi,h you have been inundated al
satssen,, will say nothing at present. They are
no humbug; it is the pretenson of the whole aHasf
With the exception of few individual articles as
fine a show may be in the stores, the manufp-c
tories, the workshops OF New Y9Zk without coIning
i
New York which, with the only dlferenc of not
being so vast are beautiful to look at the crys
tai palaces and, after ALL there is beauty what
ever in such huge structure Of panes Of glass.
Besides it's intrinsic defects the palace. it is
called-the gingerbread toy, as it is in facts
badly placed IL stands close upon the roadside, and
in front oft there long line Of lew stables in
vhichthe horses belonging to the soldiers ofkaghts
bridge Barracks lodged, hiding the building
from the view. Anything, whatever it may be,
which is patronised by royalty, is sure to be add
nired. and He'd in there ia
nothing surprising in all the Congregations made
respecting this affair, because it Is the hobby Of
Prince Albert and the Queen The English are
loyal people, and it is loyalty and royalty alone
which have given much extra Importance to this
CONNER affair. The H5rah has come very close to
the amount of the receipts such as they undo
~ will be before it is The nobility and aris-
tocracy, as yet, have been the only visbeFs paying
large sum for entry, ard they have Cooked ia
crowds ut the heels Of their royal mistress. To
the people will be admi ted at one shilling EACH
and doubt the shilngs OF the millions Will bring
revenue than the twenty-five guIneas OF the
nobility 90 that the calculation of the Hrai will
very probably be realized in the end. 1t Is singu-
lar fact, that this exhibition i productive of injury
TO the shopkeepers Of Tendon, especially those at
the west end Of the town Since il opened they have
been doing scarcely any business, the nobility, in
stead Of going shopping az formerly, all going TO
the exhibiton and spending all the day there; the
fashionable streets aud lounges formerly 20 crowd
ed at this with the equipages Of the wealthy,
comparatively deserted, and ali drive to the
Park. The talk Of the crowds OF foreigners aud
aggeratIon. The travel on the railroads leading 10
London has not exceeded the average OF former
years at this season, an the member of yslters,
great it undoubtedly is. has not been
felt in London, any more than the arrival OF a ship
full of emigrants i felt or noticed in New Ork.
80 much, at present, Tor the Exhibition. More
anon.
The condition Or the people Of England Is mani
festly much better now than II was when your cor
respondent was here few years ago. At that time
the protective duty on food which enabled the ars-
IN N rEarp fran he ftrr
not removed. bread i now cheap IL Is IN
New York, and the people are more contented
The triumph Of Collins line, effected by the
Pacific, has filed al Americans here and all the
lovers Of America who not few, with exultation
and delight. New York now, with her Atlantic
steamers and her splendid liners, beats the world.
From other port in the world sail such steamers,
nor such splendid packet ships. In of the latter
your eorrtsponden sailed, the Sir Robert Peel,
owned by Messrs. Grinnen aud Minturn; aud it
would be positive injustice not 20 mention the
beauty, elegance, and excellent accommodation OF
these line liners the skill, enterprise, and polite
ness Of the captains who command them, espe-
cially our captain, Chadwick. These American
ships surpass all Others 10 be seen in the London
docks. No nation sends the like to England, and
the English packets are nothing TO them Hor
10 whom honor is due, and il is emphatically due
10 the enterprise, beralty aud skill Of the mighty
merchants Of New York, and the captains in com
mand Of their floating palaces.
The railroad Conyenienccs in England are very
great, especially in London On landing from the
steamer (Which we took at Gravesend) at Black
well, IN the remote suburbs OF LOadon, we entered
the cars which carried above the houses through
the heat Of densely populated town, into the
centre Of London city. Nothing can be better
conceived than those city railroads. Imagine
gallery commencing at the Battery and running
round and through the city OF New York, on which
the cars trave without nte ering with the streets
or people below. This aerial road, as it may be
called, is here level with the tops Of the houses,
which in New \ ork would be about as b Oh as the
top of the second door Of the houses. The differ
ence in building will account for this. For miles
and miles round the city proper London is composed
Of streets Of small houses two stories high prettily
laid out in small streets kept remarkably clean, af-
fording comfortable residences for people Of small
means, the Average rent being about 80 or so
per annum. To each Of these small houses there
IL small yard garden in the rear; and in every
one Of them, in corner at the extre nifty Is dust
bin il Is called, which is a receptacle for ashes,
garbage, cabbage leaves, &c, SC Once or twice
week, the dustman comes round with his BELL his
spade ard basket, and empties the receptacle, car
rying each load On his shoulder to his cart at The
door, till the place is thoroughly cleaned out. This
is surely better method Of municipal management
than what j. seen in New York, where the varie
gated specimens Of boxes, buckets, &c standing
=. the street doors overhowing with ashes an
oeence TO the sight and to the feet. Not particle
OF dirt sops, ashes thro n.o th. streets in
London, BY which means they present the appear
ance Of pleasing Gle anliness and neatness. Over
the tops d these houses, such as have described
them, the locomotives rush along wi.hou. danger
TO life Or limb, for it il their own peculiar road
At suitable distances there stopping places
where passengers " they please ascend or descend,
going down flight Of stairs which conduct them
into the streets below, where as soon they come
they see the smoking train steaming and whistng !
high above their heads. IL appe ared to me an ex-
eellent plan and excited my admiration. dwell |
the more upon these important topics, because |
the New York city government has yet much to
earn and much TO improve, and has already re- /
eeived many q useful lesson from the Nuc York !
Herald. As regards the dustmen who carry away /
the refuse ashes and dirt from the yards Of the 1
houses, their operations interfere with bust
ness, ast they only go round in the morning, before
eight o'clock, end all is done quietly and with the Il
regularity q clock work. They are employed and 4
paid by contractors who make a great deal Of mo 1
ney out ofthe ashes, SC which they thus collect.
The most memorable historical event which has \
nst occurred in Europe, i the triumph Of the policy