Litchfield enquirer., 1855-10-04

been appropriated by the plague. The stencI,
 which arose from it's waters cn being .ss,ir- red up" by the PadJle-wheels of the steam q. was perfectly sicken,ng. The river was actually tkick with the filth Of tens of il,oa- sands of sewers which are constantly low ing into it. while tho current is so sluggish that the mass of corruption seems scarcely to move ocean-ward. was assur~d by a medical gentleman that but for the small infusion of sat- ,cater which the stream re- ceives from the ehbing and flowing of the tide. it would be impossible to prevent tue breeding Of consaeioa from snch reservoir of pollution; and even as it was, he could only express his surprise at the comparative degree of health whicl, prevailed. The sub ject was matter of discussion no, only in the medical and other journals, but before the city councii---and several remedies were proposed. The proposition which seemed to meet with most favor, was, that gene- ral receiver should be dug on each side oi the Thames. which, by subterranean chan mel. should carry it's contents several miles below the city before emplying into the ri yer. This. or some other equally effective remedy, will doubtless soon be adopted. In fact, il is only since lsi7 that the aa,Ao- rites have permitted the gutters and sluices to pass directly into the Thames.
 Op Monday we again took the steamer at BlacktriAr's Bridge, and passed down the river two or three miles to the !. .Thames Tunnel" wonderful work of art, but far more novel than useful. The tunnel Is ap- preached from the streets hy circular stone stairway. which conducts the visitor wearisome distance downwards into sub. sesranean hall or ea,tance-way. Ona level with this outer court commences the great arch which passes entirely under il,e river, and is brilliantly lighted by gas, the tubes for which emerge from the walls on each side at regular intervals. On the eastern or left-hand side as you pass through, eie- gant stalls are fitted up for the sale of fancy articles, and the fair young ladies who at tend them, drive brisk trade win the ,hrong of visitors who are constantly pass. ing and requesting. In the entrance.way on the .. Sarry side." stall bears the im- posing sign" CaiIin's Picture Gallery"- some cunning print seller or snowman hay. ing doubtless stolen the name of the cmi. nent and popular American artist as spec The tunnel is visited rilipay ny strangers as curiosity, aud is scldom used by the citizens as matter nf coavenicnce for crossing the Iiver--,he bridges and fer ries better answering that purpose.
 The Baak cf Eayiand. The Eas, Iadia House. the lIonses of Parliament. TrafaI. gar Square. Nelson's Pillar, Whitehall. Charing Cross, Smi,l,tiefd. the Tower oi London, and other places Of interest, were visited by us during the week. We also witnessed the parade of the Royal Horse Guards, perhaps tl,e most splendid military corps in the world. Some of those present, We were assured, were the remnants of No ian's "light hrigade," whose fatal exploit at BalAklava has been nade :. doubly in- mortal" hy the genius Of Tenny son. While in the vicinity of the parade, ws were sur prised 10 meet with our friend and fellow. passenger over the ocean, Prof. Bowen. of Geneva Medical College. N. Y., who was about starting for the Crimea to fuIlili ihe duties of his appointment as . surgeon in the British army. We accepted an invita- tion from him to visit ihe exhibition of ihe Academy of Fine Arts, where we spent the remainder of lhe day in looking at and ad- miring the finest collection of paintings and statuary to be found in the metropolis. A visit to the Tower of London, so rife with historic and tradiiionsry renown, cannot fail to make deep impression upon the minds of all who cherish a love for the past ! hardly know where to begin description Of the aimos. innumerable objects of in,er- est which are deposited in and cluster around tha: venerable pile. The Tower was erected as a fortress. on the banks of the Thames. by William the Conqueror, eight hundred years ago; though it has been used not merely as . fortress. hut as . prison and palace. During the civil wars in The reigas of Stephen, John. Edward H.. Richard H., Charles l., and Cromwell, ii
 was regarded as place of great importance. and was the scene of many sieges and in-
 mulis. The walls, however, proved imprsg-
 nable, the garrison never having been com
 pelled io surrender .o .he besieg~Ts. h the
 ordnance office we were shown a regular
 saccession of xariike implements from the
 days when bows and arrows were lhe chief
 weapons of slaughter, wisls the several ns-
 propemenfs, ranged in chronological order.
 ier,ninating wjsls :. Colts kevolvrrs :" h
 the time Of Henry III. (isi6-lS7s,) the
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