Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-28

that "by permission Of the Duke Of and during his
races pleasure gentlemens carriages Of every descrp
tion hackney coaches cabroles and persons horse
back may pass this gate from o'clock in the morn
ing until eleven o'clock at night" &C., excluding wagons
and common use, and concluding with the date in full,
like fashionable note. grow accustomed to this not
nfrequent impeachment and divine finally that may
be that his Grace has opened street through piece of
private property for the sake of increasing the building
fronts and for the convenience of those who be-
hind said fronts, his "graces pleasure being to limit
the of these little personal streets of his own and
afterward find that correct but all this does not
make it seem the less singular drive on, and grow
puzzled to find what in the United States should ca
continuous street frequently changing Names for
instance, the Strand, going westward passes
under the sole remains of the old city's outer wall
Temple Bar than becomes Fleet street. until mounts
Ludgate Hill under that name and punges into ST. Paus
Church yard from whence it energies with several
at once and in many different directions. But have
passed this old reGc of the Lord Mayors outer bounds
and am watching for st. Paul's. The majestic dome
with its at length appears rising coming
in sight between other buildings but its faint out
lines gradually growing upon the vision through the fog
and apparently rendered distant than really is
by its indistinct character And stand before the
grand cathedral Its first story is dark and smoked and
stained by ages but above that height it has the effect
of being almost covered with Here and there the
dark brown and black shades up and jet like
tongues of smoke its whole surface but either this
endarkenng process has been confined chiefly to the
lower portion the continued action ofthe elements has
the upper surface white again This popularity,
notice. characterizes most of the public especially of
the older buildings
week glides by, and more and go the rounds of
sightseeing, sometimes according rule and sometimes
contrary to rule, taking every opportunity between
whites to study England and the English so far at least
they may judged by London and those neigh
boring but distinct villages and towns which now make
up vast metropolis. l fall in more easily than
should have expected with English habits l am no
longer surprised seeing water on the table at
any meal; almost remember it as beverage;
in fact begin to to be thirsty. With the excep-
ton of Regents street and few Others the numbers of
the houses instead of alternating with u.s. are up one
side and down the other glance at the numbers on
both sides is Immediately suggestive of the distance
where the increasing and decreasing series meet and
where consequently the street either full
mination or goes on under 'sname and style" In
actt is not solely because instead of finding the English
Stiff formal and cold in their intercourse have found
that 10 an American when properly introduced into their
circles, they cordial, hearty, and hospitabe but
because have established personal relations with many
an old relic, sacred spot and halowed shrine; because
have made some niche the repository
condolences because grey coser-arches have
whispered softly back the names of those hold
most dear; and because have sympathies for my
own emotions and company for my own revsres for the
very statues that have gazed unmoved upon the busting
world around them, even for centuries that | love
London, exile though am. W. C. L.