Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1852-02-28

the slave owned by the most cruel Of masters.
Our eolofed population are provided with every
thing calculated 10 render them comfortable. and
ls'happy. They are worked moderately. clothed
comfortably, fed abundanlly, aud provided Coz
when they get old and decripid-Vhile The poor
OF this great metropolis are devoid Of all these
blessings.
Ny friend being connected With one Of the
Medical Universities Of Pennsylvania and desi-
rous Of gaining as much Information as possible
relative TO the manner Of conducting such rslab.
lishments in London. proposed that we visit 81
Banhoemew's Hospital. At which there are a
number Of students aud any quantity Of subjects
beth living and dead Tor them IA operate upon At
their leisure. This Hospital is the oldest and
best in the city; having heen founded by Rahere,
tie minstrel and poet of Heuery !, in loo. Il
owes much to the muniiicence of Henry viii,
who endowed il at the Reformation with an an
nual revenue, and profits largely at times by the
liberahty OF private heneIaclors, The an~ual
income Of this Hospital averages about f32,O0O
This establishment is conveniently arrangrdand
cleanliness. returning health and comfort pervade
all its apartments. The Professors were very
polite in conducting us through the different
rooms, and explaining the symptoms OF several
patients who were singularly affected, am not
medical man, vet took great deal Of int
rest in examining the different institutions Of this
character which add so much To the character Of
London. One thing noticed, and with some
/ pride too, as il is an American invention, that
/ Gbloroarm is invariably used in ampuiatIon
which are attended with much pain-a fact moi
generally known with u.s. who always apprehend
danger from its use.
From St. Bartholomew Hospital we visited
Smitheld Market, which is very near. This |.
considered the greatest market fur 1.-Two cattle y
the world il is situated in The centre Of the city
and covers an area Of six acres and quarter
markets have been held here from time imma'
mortal, Il being mentioned by writers as "a
back as the tenth century, as place where hor
ses aud catile.are sold Il is nothing more thar
square filed with an unsighily quantity Of pens
which are filled on market days with cattle, sheer
and pigs, besides any quantity Of trading and
swindling SPECTATORS, who nlest tho whole
nelghborhood The citizens have been cndeav,
ing for many years tofgcl paramen, 10 remove
this market place which is undoubtedly q grea
nuisance,to some point in the subelhs, but as bill
before Parliament are some what like their bill
in Chancerythcy have asyet received no encour
agemeni, and the market must continue an eye
sore and giievous nuisance TO oil in its vicinity
7 Al Smiihhcld we concluded that while VIC were
/ visiting such places we might as we'll 90 10 The
well known market Of Billinsgate, about which
we read so much in Punch, &c. Fish OF al
kinds in season are on sale here daily the mar
ket opens at five O'Clock in the morning and con
linues during The day. | was altogether disap
pointed IN the place il Is a little narrow, filthy
and cramped up affair, where gentleman wou'
dislike exceedingly to venture. But being OF
sight seeing made my way through, much I
HE amusement Of my friend who stood on tn
onisde-as walked along, the fsh'womeI
accosled me at every step, pressing me I
buy the fish percwincIes which they scllby tn
bushe, After | completed the task Of wadn
through FISH, women, and penewincles we wen
to place adjoining the market called The Tire
Tuns | avern, which IL II celebrated fish ordinary
Here we were furnished with fish dinner !
perfection, which added to the busy scene on tb
ever moving Tens induced ms 10 forget the mar
kel from whence they came and The deticai
hands that prepared them. But enough Of ih
fish stories Yours, &c,
TENNE5SEEAN.