Kenosha tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1855, 1855-04-05
Foreign Correspondence Of the Milwaukee Sentinel
Rambles in Europe.-No. 2.
HAvaE. (France,l February Is

Harre It's fcuturss.
} Before eaving the only spot VIII ere should heal
, the nure Saxon for long time | spent auothei
day in examining the city of Southampton.
found that was not only paid IN rational amuse.
rnent and pleasure, but received instruction anr
knowledge, which should he 10th to part WITH
The modern part Of the city has some fine bull
dIngs. The streets all McAdamzed and looi
/, neat aud clean. The block are long aud built Oh
a ullitarian plan Some of the stores are very
narrow ana small and others again of fair width =
varying from six TO eighteen feet, with but little
depth. All have different front, which gives IA
Their a grotesqus appearance to the street. The
goods are all put up 10 the hest advantage. Thi-
TACT, together with that OF there being many OF
them. gave no doubt TO the saying that En-,
gland was nation of Shopkeepers."
There is one thing that the lovers Of good Eating
cannot but notice here, the fine beef, mutton fowls
| &C., OF all descriptions. that hang before the win
do" OF about every third shop in town. Good liy.
'nG, with their beer and great deal OF out door la
Dor and exercise, give the Engshman his rudy
round face.
Ia the streets may be seen all sorts of vehicles
from the little cart loaded with few small bundles
| OF faggets. drawn by two donkeys little larger
man wharf rats, to the great, wide, numbering,
iour- heeled. black, CANVASS covered wagons
drawn by one horse. Occasionally ma be seen a
c"roretted carriage dashing through town, with a
driver in livery the box and (ootman standing
up behind Some of these carriages have a seat
behind on a level with the axle where the footmau
sits The city is full of hotels, with as various
names as in the United States. Among them
notice that Of the So Oriental and " Cnnute Cas-
lie. The latter il built after the style Of many
OF the old English castles. On the main front is
inscribed the following words " Near this place,
A. ID l0SS Canute reproved his courticrs." This
historical fact is made the subject of a story with
"A writ h,r(n I'M,
al happy style for the children, and interesting 10
ALL in the December, or January number Of the
Little Pilgrim
Southampton bears the finger marks Of time. II
W as oTce walled town, containing at that early
period about half lis present SIZE aud entered
by numerous gates. There ar, left now only three
of them entire one OF these is across High street,
the principal street of the city. The main arch is
the same it was five hundred years ago but two
side passages TO accommodate those walking have
been cut through within the last hundred years
The wall is nearly forty feet thick and about the
same in heighth. The length Of the gate is sume
sixty feet. AT each end there are octagonal tow
ers running up much higher than the centre--in
these are long marrow windows, but i'll the main
body below and above the gateway are large go H.
&c windows. Tie inside is divided off into rooms
which contain some very ancient pictures. These
roonis rarely used, supposed to have b, en-
the business places of the city Mayor aud his sub
ordinates. Or The wall there is left only about half
mile, running parallel with the water on the south
side OF the city; probably it was then 1T the wa>
las edge at high tide IL is about thirty feet high
aud nearly the Same thickness as the gates. There
are angles in this wall aud al The corner of each
angle there nre high otagonai towers, similar to
those g,, .'i !'o, ho,vs "a. t'.e ii's'
above the walls and long narrow windows IN the
second similar 10 those seen i'll some of the New
York CITY prisons, The Fl 81 circular windows or
pot holes were mad aihtrdly intended for defence.
and the others 10 igAi and observation. The wat
= in mahy p -ces rnure In Others partly oiiapoa
ted There is Il long IVY vine can,bering over the
mo ruiued part. hich gives 10 l. the appearance
of life struggling for the supremacy with DEATH
IN some spots the poorer classes have excavated
dwellings out of the wall aud now dwell IN them
But to return to the gate, there Is much IN us ah
cient appearance to interest stranger. above
the srea passage through on the eastern front is
cut in the wall the figure Of IA warrior in full armor.
On each side u SO The figures OF lions clain
ed-san, also OF the west side. There are also
on the west side the paintings on the stone OF two
riante. Among rhe oldest Inhabitants there is a
Tradition 10 this day, that ther" lived no. lar rom
hare these sane giants, for whom the people ''a"
ureat respect. There are also many other devices
on tins gate. but their meaning is mystery 10 me
people nf this generation. The whoie wa" VIZ"
tysplendd gates aud towers p.ust have been a me
u.ca of work in it, day and Ia no doubt o! Saxon
I
or Norman de ign. =,
From this place to IIavre il IS one hundred miles
and the channel is generally quite rough. i"'
steamers PLYING between the two places are gene-
taIif quite small aud have hut few accommodations
Tie traveller from the UnHcd States 10 inc coh'>
neut had better axe steamer direct IN Tue W.
ter 10 Havre, and III the summer TO u emen' ne
pric, is Just the sume, although the latter city rs
some six hundred miles further north. In leaving;
Southampton, we passed agnin down the oaE ali"
had a fine view of the town and hhrb4r. over '"o
hundred years since the May flower with her pre-
cious freight. left this same place to louho an EN-
pire of freedom il, the west. From the lons OF
those few pilgrims there has sprung mp hardy
race of freemeu. But while We claim greatness
in every thing aud our power is acknowledged
! among all ~ tons. let us remember that we sprung
/ from people Of whose parertage we may wehiee
nroud 1T lr of Great Britain. it has been truly sad
that her II orning drum beat, Keeping company
with the hours circles The earth in one continuous
strain of the martial airs Of England"
Half hidden by trees, on our left. is Ne;leY 40
bev. now in ruins. On our right. after passing ms
we could see in the d tanus he tnrrets oil Osborne
i.house - i- favorita summer residence OF queen
Victoria on the Isle of Wight. A few miles FUR
Their we came 10 Spthead. Here IS place oil sale
ANCHORAGE where the large ships OF war o"iong'he
10 the English, lie. We sa@ large fleet mere
aud were iniurmed il was that OF the baltlc uhaei
! Sir Charles Napier
| In ten hours we were at the city oil tiavre' III
his short distance every thug seemed to be cnan
| ged-the buildings were old aud diugv-soid''fs
aud priests passing up aud down the stree's'
and different language was spo<ea On the ie'
as we entered the city. is = large round lover
| which was erected to the memory Of Francis the
| FIRST who was it's founder in l5i6.-Fh4 haroor
ouavs and bridges of the very best kind ane
seemed TO be full Of shipping aud business OF al
/ kinds appertaining TO commerce Here Is the out
let OF the river Seine and the terminus oil toe raj
road from Paris.
II awe contains population OF 50 900, shon''
lodge, aud apart from it's being point o: grea
commercial import a,ice, contains but very itiie .'
interest me stranger On The north side oil the ca
" there j. high range Of hills following up the
Seine. ia the sides and in some instances or the
top, are butt some very fine private residences will
extensive gerdens aud parks The hirhest pon
OF this range is called the bill n'Ongouyill.. wher,
the trave Ter can have a splendid view OF the city
II Is not over thirty minutes walk rrom the harho
md will well paw person for going mp. Our tw,
and .half hours being up. am off for Paris in tn.
first Train +.
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