New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-08
Ntm9lork DAILY @ibm,re
Bayard Taylor in Northern Europe,
... No. XVII.
FROM LONDON TO NORWAY.

FROM LONDON To NOHWAI.
Cerrespo,dence to TIE N. Y Tribune - /
- B. CHRIsTLANIA, Norway, July {, 1897.
Midsummer's Day was ten days past before
WAS ready to leave London, and there was no time
10 be lost if wished to see the midnight sun frou
the cliffs Of the North Cape. therefore took the
most direct route by way Of Hull, whence
steamer was to sail on the Sd for Christiauia.
Leaving London on the morning of the I'd, rail-
road Journey of eight hours brought as to that
smoky old place, on the broad and muddy Humber,
. distance of 2l4 miles, We have an idea m
America that the rate of speed on the English
railroads is not only much greater than upon ours,
but that the time tables are adhered to with much
more, exactness. ! have not found this to be tho
case... Express trains rarely exceed 30 miles per
hour and not more than one train out of ten comes
NJ to its published time, so far as my experience
goes. On the New.York and Boston, the Hudson
River, and the New York and Erie lines, you have
greater speed and equal punctaality. There is
upon all roads in England tiresome custom Of
stopping the trains ten or fifteen minutes before
entering the final station to collect the passengers
tickets. The fares are not only much higher than
upon Continental railways, but the carriages are
far less comfortable the first class being often less
agreeable than the German second class, while the
second class is on par with the fourth on many
Continental roads.
Hull 10 a dull, dirty, smoky, commonplace town
Of nearly loo, 900 inhabitants and much commerce.
TIE Cathedral is small but Of good orthodox Gothic
and there is besides Doric column to Wilberforce
who was native of the place. The town is twenty
miles from the mouth Of the Humber, which,
though two miles broad or more is 80 shallow that
barge steamers can emily 60 out with the aood.tde.
We found our steamer, the Courier, lying quietly
in the Railway Dock, without soul aboard Of her,
INIT the Dutchman informed us we needn't hurry,
n she VIC uld not leave before the early flood on
Saturday. This gave as another duh, dark, wearl'
anne day. most of which we passed in watching
the Quare-rigged, ugly "bily boys Juggling up
md down the river, from the windows Of the Wit
tsria Hotel.
The fare from Hull to Christiania is three gum
Gas. which does not include provisions. went On
board on Friday evening and on asking Tor my
berth, was taken into small state-room containing
ten. "Ob, there's only strsn gentlemen goin' in
here, this time" said the steward, noticing my
box of dismay, "and then you can sleep on sofa
in the saloon, If you like it better" On referring
to the cleaners framed certificate, found that she
was $50 tuns burden, and constructed to carry III
cabin and go deck passengers The state.room
for ten passengers had single wash basin, but
believe We had as many as four small towels, which
was source of congratrlation. what Jolly
nice boat il is!" heard one Of the English passen-
gers exclaim l had been recommended to take
passase in her, in preference to the Norwegian
bosts: what must then the latter be? The stew.
.rd, who stood up for the dignity of the vessel,
said: ''Oh, you'll find it very pleasant; We ave
only twenty passengers, and we once 'ad heigAty-
four" q
In the morning We were upon the North Sea,
rolling with short, nauseating motion, under q
dismal, rainy sky. 1t always rains when you
leave Hull" said the mate, "snd it always rains
when YOU come back to it," divided my time be.
tween sea-sickpess and Charles Reade's novel OF
"Never too Late to Mend," CHEEKY comEparvn
under such circumstances. The purposed rowdy-
ism Of The mans style shows a little too plainly,
bat bis language is so racy and muscular, his char
SOteAo g" A"siy oAu ~"iPy "'""hj ss"s ~"S
not be censonous. Toward evening remembered
that IL was the Fourth, and go procured specific
Tor sea sickness, with which Braisted and /, sitting
alone on the main hatch in the rain, privately re.
Denbered our Fstherlspd. There was on board an
American sescaptain Of Norwegian birth, as
.fterwsrd found who would gladly have joined us.
The other passengers were three Norwegiaus, three
Sossil EDslshmen, two snobbish do, and some jolly,
good. Batured, eeand-easy youths, bound to Nor
way, with dogs, suns rods, fishing tackle and oil.
cloth Overalls. There vas little inducemcnt to
make acquaintance, especially after had tried the
range Of their ideas and found them very limited.
On Sunday evening discussion arose, beginning
with politics. running into ethuology, and terminal
ING with religion, in which bad to bear the brunt
o. their combined prejudices. The general gno.
"nee OF the English concerning America was
"nss new to me- but have rarely found people
dinellt to enlgh.en.
NE religious part Of the discussion was dssg,se-