New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-05-19
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

press, he hss attained name as sharp. nervous
witty though somewhat erratie writer. This volume
| fully sus,sins bis reputation IL shows no common
power Of observation perennial vein Of hnmor. and
great power OF forcble and picturesque expression.
Full OF animated descrp strongly individual
Isle in it's general yiews-and never falling into au-
guor common plsce-it is not only perfectly read
able for the moment but leaves multitude of agree
able pictures in the memory.
| Mr. Peck took passage in Boston vessel in Febru-
ary l-53 and arrived a; Melbourne after voyage of
about three months. The appearance of that city
not little striking 10 the unaccustoned eve Of the
stranger.
When !, Is remembered thai every building hut and tent
wa crowded with tenants j. may be imagined how AMI
mated tho prncra streets The business part Of M
bourne appeared chun just from long lonely
voyage. Colin--s.. a. passed down 1t the first
ing ihronced Broadway. IstoppeiOn the Eliza
betlst corner and took ohsers alton. Long %
MANY twenty yoke Of buocks 10 each. were draw
ing Jingle wagons up and down-giyng IA
yorate impression with regard TO the s;aie Of the out
o the town. Rough horses. the roughe-i AMI shahbics
that can be conceived can;erng and fro ridden By
men with long bOus stuck into shprt stirrup and who
seemed to urge their foror beast- along by Jumping in
their saddles and elevsn- their elbows. Heavy chase
carts and dog carts horse killing vehicles unknown in the
United >ta;esronies with errand-boys. and dray-carts
with hacks IN the lat stages OF decline, filled up
tie middle Of tic street. pom The sidewalk mot
ley throng all with busy faces ard pc ulaon in their
eyes-a few clean and we.resscd IN The English fashion
Melbourne sIqulslteste major part mixture % Jockey
and farmer with long boots eaitc aud loaded whip
merchants with eager calculating eyes jew of al nation
and combinations .wels Of low degree Parspes and Chi
noso sporsmen conycts those whose tcltae cOun
t,nance- je-bir plainly written vf those there
was 10 laCk-a few weldrcssed ladies' III long skirts
lragcled with mud servant girls and such policemen IN
Limo uniform escorts in ditto, with white AMI
then soldcr-nnd 20 down 10 the unsh m ashed
almost rabble whether composed Of d-app,nt
diccer- or what know notbut exhibiting of the
lowest and drest specimens ever saw in my life.
There was at least. ancied. head-tronc reckless
energy OF movement in everything. seemed to feel as
if great stream Of life were tasiing by ~ torrent
loud violent impetuou unconirolable II was mpo'si-
be not to be susceptible the sympathetic influences OF
The scene Though had hope of m-kng money, and
consequently nothing directly ia common with the throns
veyng cares could not help feeling sort Of Fictitious
vitality.
During Mr.. Peck's stay at Melbourne the popula
ton of the city and It's suburbs according 10 his est
mate averaged not less than hundred thousand souls
The tide of human life fucuated between Melbourne
and the mines oyerspreading the whole vicinity with
the devastation Of human presence The influence of
the settlers was neither wholesome clearly. They
reminded one Of Of l0custs destroying every
green and pleasant thing. Indeed, they made such an
impression on the writer that he was entirely thrown
from bis phosophc balance and fell into spasm of
mifantbropv. The earth seemed fair. and man aud
his abors so vile that he led TO question whether
the "paraeon of animals" was not mere parasitic
insect on the cuice Of the great globe like the horrd
monsters brough, to light by the solar microscope.
The Yankee portion OF the population. however was
not so far gone in irrecoyerabe dirt.
Jonathan j. certainly neater than hi elder hrofhcr-not
in his person maybe, but in bis hxing. his appoint
monts He conrves 10 have everything more comfort
able about him. lie may not build so substantially lie
may talk through his ana chew tobacco out OF doors
hut al home he il under government hat oDges nm 10
be rather particular One may see me derence on gong
from the States into any English colony or IN any OF our
large manufacturing where there are operatives
cncuch from Birnngh Manchester To occupy quar-
fer bv Themselves English tourists have often noticed the
nc,,cs of the dwellings in our cities Perhaps is owing
10 differences in climate and constitution; our Continent
has no; the nsular fog are not SO universally accGs
toned o the Of biuminou. coal We are more eScita-
bic and sensitive; les thiok-sknned However II may
be lie general fact j. lndi-puiabe.
DO not think Yankee popu alton could by an! force
of circumstances short of actual mdJor, ever SINK 10
tie Melbourne zero of discomfort II they M tney cou
not long survive it, In all the towns OF the es am
in California wherever they have migrated hey urs IN
,Icr wake clean food aud beds indebted True was but
a month in Melbourne and that in the best season dd
not experience of the dry hot winds iey peaA oil
which blow in summer romthe great uneAoed dc-eiis
I. the du. psLers like inches deep through the
clk OF closed door. and Window saw enough to excuse
much, however in the mud SIM, Jus,ce mus De none
and in pont of cleanliness Melbourne by her own confs-
sion must be found wanting She has acquired colonial
habits and unless she speedily reforms she must suffer Tor
them in the health OF her citizen. am sad when think
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of things continuing through many sultry seasons.
Mr. Peck gives some particulars OF the mode OF
living in Melbourne which may be Of interest to the
future emgrant.
The horses and bullocks as the English call them ~
s,,d Of cattle or oxen one about Melbourne gen
orally on extremely Unlocking and apparently lled anu
oyervork ed portion of the animal kingdom The horses
,op give out and decline going any further or as the
word t. bak or lib IN Melbourne with frequency
quite noticeable. They generally exhibit IN their forms
ANYTHING the fruit of good living careful grooming
The vehicles they have 10 draw are mostly species OF
ohaise cart built Tor a single beast with body like huge
wooden knife tray. perched springs Ike bakers cart
and having trout seat for two aud back one or two
side back ones for These may be better than
our old cabs but the roa and streets much worse and
the poor safer Hay in the city worth from thirty
TO FORTY pounds per un and saddehOrse cost. from forty
10 fifty pounds the expense for about seven pounds
Their yoke- have usually bows made of round threeuar
ter inch iron which must gall the neck cruelty they are
driven in immense teams with immense whips twenty eet
long and camor and needless noise, 10 Noioa e1Fs de
hghttul-t0 mine not.
The escort horses are better than those in general
But there are and then rne animals belonging ~ pr
Nate gentlemen who evidently PRIDE themselves on Their
turr-0uts am not hOrseman enough 10 know what may
be H. advantages. hut the English mode of riding rising
in the saddle with short stups and great apparent eor
10 get on srkcs American 90 raser JocAeylke than
becoming Every rides who can and there are always
pny of horscen the streets the state OF the roads and
s,rc. = nd,rpg the indulgence Of the national taste
;e of necessity All riders provided with heavy w1us
loaded a, the ends Of the short -tave- with hsmnerke
heads Of bras, or understandable weapons To look at but
unreliable one would imagine defense against the
pistol.
Mutton and beef are Of course, the meats MOS, CON
suped The Joints and cuts look well ia the butchers
shops on Saturday evening" displayed III the London
IA bon bur IL was q remark that they were ~
osrs texture and did not po.sess the fall flavor OF sn
lar met ,- az home They t not come very hin good
cut Of roast or boiled could be hal e.; the chop houses for