The Diamond state., 1855-10-05

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psrjs, September, 1860.
IR. EpIrodt Having now been ia
XSEM about FIVE days, and Of course,
s68H something Of life in the great
metropolis, / will give you for publica-
'stfon few "currante calamo' obserya-
tions upon my continental sojournings
and pcrcgrinations, Wishing to make
as much Of my time as possible whilst
is sfis, I have, from the moment Of
frjval hayelle led almost inces-
sss' a4 aIa feel lne5y fill more like yield
! i'll tlse almost It'll stab 4 solicita-
Thu Sleep Saa han attenptS
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|I 3sI before visif don,
4 Vas, Of cosfrs itsl
inagnifcencesA S d
stranger to it's ilal i we're
However many 1i vilict
II had never prey
aof witnessing, andx para Saopss M
them the famous srNatsAls asll8ee; l1loW l1lio,W
removed to syamllani, Il lAfa nee Of
about ten niles. hough tlfe space
occupied by the building itself IS not
quite so great as previous to its reno
yal from Hyde Park, the. eolleetiap Of
articles on w 4 SIT B N W
id, much NOR 0ilnas
too Y Il surround y / |||I| n s Z aTs Y
I'M tom 1s u iHieult
A. sag ~ ffling more
7 lis, liental and
the gardens when view
he tIlat time. You enter, ami 1
<Imost as electricity, a vast
u Fountains, rbosns, statuafy,s
6rs of every cline, bursts upon
19hished vision, and wrappedI
ID n 1zld delight you stand mi
nDotId Y contemplation of the scened
around On ono side and partly |
baundWg one end Of the broad encl643
4ltf6g stands the towering palace, alifts
ID Eternal lIeasenits crystal walls4
8nd Iending enchantmentto theyiew''
ttlle whole forming a prospect, which |
once beheld can never be forgotten.
Whilst in nI-A,44l->---I- ---------slo Of I
The medical colleges and hospitals, and |
affi6ng others, the National Infrmary
for sick and worn-out sailors and mari-
ners, SITUATED at Greenwich, on the I
Thames about three miles from the
city. hisw ensise Institution is en-
tirely supna9d BY government
makes up 6ut twenty-five hundred
beds and Iias an average of two hum
dred and fifty on the sick list. In
passing Up the Thames, / had fine
view Of the wonderful ship "Great Le-
viathan" now in process of eonstruc-
bon on its banks, which when compile
ted will measure six hundred feet in. :
length and carry twenty-three thou
sand tons of cargo. As life-boats, she
will carry two ordinary sized steamers
on her decks. Her motive power will L
consist of four engines, driving two
'ide wheels and one screw; and her
|tfength, previous to launching is to
70 tested by lifting her amidships.
Her middle compartments only, being
ret finished, she presents strange
md most ungainly appearance, look
ng more like a huge iron pot, than
IN East India merchantman. Leav- /
ng I proceeded by way Of !
Southampton and Hayre to Rouen
where remained all night, my ,
Through ticket" being good for four I
lays from the time Of issue. Getting {
here into conversation with several ]
'oung Englisllmen. who, like myself, I
Tere sbobhing around Y for pleasure q
nd obserrae We sailed out enlio
tasse after ton for randi g thr ougfsiSis 4
he city It being Sunday the streets i
veres crowded with pleasure seekers, il
he. placesof amusement densely filled V
i'd dsurrounded outside, and the gamb- d
ng and drinking saloons thrown wide Z
pen and thronged to repletion with. Il,
ieir uproarous frequenters. The places q
f business too being ID full blast and blb
le shops set out in fheir gayest col G
Is, conspired greafly y to the general Ei4
'yful aspect Of the place. = sRonen; as ol
,ta are doubtless aware, is one Of the di
dast citiesin France, and is widely d;