Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1855-05-22
From the Western Christian Advocate.
Letter from DR.. Thomson.

From the Western Christian Advocate.
Letter from DE-. Thomson. N
aitt. .ai INo. XIII. haN p
ltis time we left England, Our route is
from Portsmouth to Southampton. a beauti.
ful seapor, and market Town at the mouth Of
the l,chen. Taryng here short lime, ]
had an opportunity Of looking at the town,
a, least in lis principal avenues. Ii seems
TO be clean, well-paved, thriving place, hav.
ing number Of good churches belonging
10 various denominations, and a variety OF
eletmosynary institutions. An inlet Of the
sea affords good anchorage here, and vessels
Of q large size may unload alongside the
quay. Ii is the emporium Of a consid.
cradle district, and has an increasing trade.
We were conveyed by carnage along pier
extending four hundred yards from the shore
10 the steamers side. Here we took pas.
sage FOR Havre. The foule from London TO
Paris BY Southampton, though moi the shor.
est is one Of the most frequently travelled,
especially since the completion Of ihe South.
W Wesiern railway and the railway from Hav.
re TO Paris, through Rouen. We sci off by
night in order 10 take advantage Of the Tide.
The passage is not difficult, and Ihere is bu,
liuie dagger Of encoun,ering adverse winds.
Again we are a. sea; but what contrast
between The "Ballic" and This l.ule steamer!
took a firstcass ticket, and can testify
mos. feelingly tina. "bad is the BEST" Hap.
py for us, the nigki was mild. lay down
few hours in sort Of clothes press, and
then arose to sip cup of coffee and prone.
made The deck watching for The rising sun,
A, length he shines sercnely upon the sea
Abou, nalf past ten we enter the fourisEing
fortified pot on The north bank Of the Seine
More than thirty years ago, when was Q
child. entered this port. Ii has been as
socia.eG in my mind ever since with fear an;
ein-lhe former occasioned by The difficulty
Of ascending from the vessels deck, ant
The latter by al SORTS Of sport with the ma
,iyes ofmy own age during short residences
in the city My father, when he lett Eng
land, had some idea o: setIlins on this. sid'
of the Channel, but the manners and Gus
toms Of The peopIe--par,icularly their desc
cralons of the SabSa,h--were so repugnan
10 him ,h at he soon set sail for the NOR,
conpenial shores Of the United States. Her
we are; police officer, in faded blue, will
sword dangling at his side. demands pass
poris, and subordinatcs take charge OIL m,
baggage 10 search |, with scrutiny; they eveI
draw my cane umbrella from lis sheath an,
spread il out Baggage having been return
ed 10 me, Imust mex. 90 TO the Office Of po
Ilica for my passport. AT length we are a
ease, with trunk and passpor. In comlorlabl
quarters, Going up The Rue de Paris, on
Of the first things noticed was a6gh, be
tween carriage driver and WAGNER.
seemed 10 occur very naturally; the parlie
did not appear 10 intend Il, bu. just miscel
''Ilaneouslya' a'pitched in'' 10 each other inerel
because their vehicles did What was tn
/. issue can no. say. The French are an on
,husiaaic people. Everywhere, however
you find human passions but this coun,r
seems 10 be their native region, where the
put forth their utmost strength ChrisIianis
has done. we are apt TO think, comparativel
little for France; YET when we consider no
much was necessary 10 be done among til
lmpe,uous people, we may change our opit
ion. Poor, priestridden populace, no
much do we pity you'll Yet, how much 81
perior are the most stupid, igaorant, and d,
luded among you to Mohamme1ans or he
lhensl el 7st ls0t4
The houses and stores along this prime
K pal avenue. which extends through the tow
from north 10 south, up 10 the gate Of Ingo
vile, are very fine, many Of them indie,
d. imposing. Ingonville is a pleasant subur
and is the great place Of resor, and anus
rneni, especially on the Sabbath, or was
when | was seven years old. Noire Dan
"a church Of the sixteenth ceniury--whe
| first heard mass. looks dbou. as suppo
eda The foni6catious begun by Louis x
and finished by Napoleon are three or 70
\ miles in circuit. This is the gieat ouipt
7 Of Paris; Il issaid 10 emore accessible ,hI
h. any other port ON the coast, and isto Fran
wha, Liverpool is 10 England. especially
1 liar as American Eadeis concerned; y
rapidly gaining on i,s rivals of The Lol
and the Garrone- Bordeaux and Manu-
h has no impcnan, his,orieal monumsn
being a modern iown, founded bya Fam