Houma Ceres. [volume] (Houma, Parish of Terrebonne, La.) 1855-18??, 1856-10-04
~..,,h If British Aristocracy.

rr..lth Of British Arist0cracy.
:. Evidence ofthe wealth amassed by
.;..1 families, the traveller is shown the
,.c.. in Piccadaly, Burlington House,
n.voashire House, Lansdowne House IN
psHshire Square, and, lower down in the
=. few noble houses which still with
~. ,,"d in all their amplitude, the encroach-
.,, Of streets. The Duke of Bedford
:..ldes or included mile square in the
...t of Lenden, where the British Muse
- ooce Montague House. now stands,
II The land occupied by Woburn Square
R.dord Square, Russell Square. The
I.muis of Westminster built within a few
r..rs the series of squares called Belgra-
:, Stafford House is the noblest palace
!. london. Northumberland House holds
!. place by Cbaring Cross. Chesterfield
Hc,.e remains in Audley street. Sion
Hou,e and Holland House are in the su-
hu,b,, But most ofthe historical houses
~ masked or lost in the modern uses to
~beh trade or charity has converted them.
latitude of town palaces contain ines
Unable galleries Of art.
b the country; the size Of private
.s,tes is more impressive. From Bar
ad Castle, l rode on to the highway
trenty.,hree miles from High Force, a
hll Of the trees, toward Darlington. past
R.by Castle, through the estate of the
Duke Of Cleveland. The Marquis Of Brea-
daIbane rides out Of his house a hundred
miles in a line TO the sea, on his own
proucrty. The Duke Of Sutherland owns
The country Of Sutherland, stretching across
scotland. from sea to sea. The Duke of
Deyoushire, besides his other estates,
owns 90 900 acres in the country Of Der
by. The Duke Of Of Richmond has 40
600 acres At Goodwood, and 100000 at
Gordon Castle. The Duke of Norfolk's
mark in SUSSEX, Is fifteen miles in circuit.
An agriculiu.ist bought lately the island of
Lewis, ii Hebrides, containing 100000
acres. The possession Of the Earl of
Lansdale gave him eight seats in Parlia-
neut. This is the Heptarchy again, and
beiore the reform of 1892, one hundred
asd ffty.four persons sent three hundred
and seven members to Parliament. The
bosough.nongers governed England.
These large dominions are growing
hsgsr. The great estates are absorbing
IL snail fteeholds. In 1856, the soil Of
Eaglasd was owned by 100000 corpora.
,iaas and proprietors; and in 1922 by 49,
eoo. These broad estates find room ON
tks narrow island. All over England,
xsllefed It short intervals among ship
u.1a miles, mines and FORCES, are the
nnlises Of the noble, where the live.!ong
npsse and refinement are heightened by
tue contrast with the roar of industry and
necessity, out Of which you have stepped
add. #.sa ass s5 SASS aijh 81
HE .ns !; LR- w. Emerson's English Travels,
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Tar NlGeER CONVENTIONAL Rich
heeediag.-We clip the following from
tho BaAamore Patriot, Of the 23d ult:
o. New York exchanges, Of Free.oil
proclsities, publish the proceedings ofthe
Negro Convention, now in session at
Williamsburg. The sable sons Of Africa
NJ y work in regular Anglo.Saxon
kliuA By The appointment Of d President
q Vics-P President, and Secretaries. The
ssllcoaanittees were appointed, and a
asies sffesolotions reported, which recon.
seiat1e 6fu,aiion Of suffrage associations
adkaeues subordinate to the association
adtlat measures be takent to urge upon
= len Legislature the justice and e1pe-
dascy e eTanting the negro equal politi.
g Eisaskss with the white man. At a
senl meeting resolutions were adop.
Mnsg the nomination Of Fremont
anA5toa. But the cream Of the joke
= sns dale Of impudence-is the
p e Z resolution in these words Il
1ev V farther recommend that the
49, 6d6sge Associations in different
- W. State appoint committees toI
stisale candidates for Office in their
eedse loealities." 4 white candidate
% = i.Assoeated BY his negro constitu-
sel1not but think that the negro
a'a - Meth 10 drawing rapidly toI
aead, al hths ianatics in that region
70 20 eettansfin their own coin rather
ses.sf - eys1psct the debt to be liq-
I'D vsdkal1 Ave to confess ourselves |
AtMA Aehe Sims oftho times