The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-11-06

Hampton Court, to ebert OF which 6procecd TO Ep
sey and 10 Croyden.) som aud to Wiabiedon)
East Croydon ..........6
Beckenhain. ......... 30
Woolwch ...........23
COT which IL proceed
Gravesend aln Chatham)
Grn"rwich .........4 AZ
These figures foot three undred seventy three
trains leaving the metropolitan for the places
above mentioned and the various other villages along the
respective lines OF railway. Let add TO these the
cusion trains which start in the morning for distant To-
cates and the long trains proceeding To different parts of
the Kingdom, Of whica have made alton,
shah hnd that above four hundred trains London
every Sunday.
We have mention of the fares these commence
at few pence and run upwards according to distance
travelled aud class OF carriage occupied plainly ev
dent that where there many ways of reaching the
same point and where much competition exists the
rates of fare thing but extravagant Even
low ares charged passengers upon some OF the lines OF
railway by OF the Sunday trains conveyed the
double journey for single fare thus making the cost
OF travel IN many instances somewhat less than cent
per mule.
PARKS on srSpAY-suSpAY MUSIC
The aspect of the various parks Sunday is OF course
somewhat ruled by the each holds on the map
Of the metropolis. Whilst Hyde Park, in the west with
its adjunct Aepsnglon Gardens, will be radiant with the
gay pumage Of the birds of fashion and tine after
noon i'll May hundreds OF handsome eQupages will here
fill the drives the hackney cab being excluded therefrom
we shall lind Victoria Park in the east, filed With
humble but perhaps as happy lot OF beings The fus-
tan jacket there not abooed the hackney cab
excluded, and in the latter, perhaps convalescent
wife is beng driven for an airing imparting by her
proving looks halo Of pleasure those accom-
her OF course none Of the parks well filed on
Sunday lily de Park. FOR always rule that whore
there the be there will be there the greater
humber 10 Sunday afternoon walk in the park
to look upon the gay carriages, the fine horses, the be
wgged coachtnen the many colored foo:men, and
the fashionaby dressed ladies, is event
occurs TO many London iradesman, and many
mans son, and many London lradesmans
daughter, exactly once week. The. fine bands
OF or other of the regiments Of Life
Guards play in the Kcnsingon Gardens twice
week during the summer mouths these being days upon
which those who were engaged in business could
avail themselves OF the musical treat that the bands
failed 10 yield Lord Pamerston during his previous pre-
mershp must, be il said TO his honor instructed these
bands add Sunday their days of performance play
Dg the latter day pieces accordance with tue cha
racter thereof Tens Of thousands Immediately accepted
the gilt. thronged vicnage OF the platform upon
which the band was stationed. Though not word ,ud
be said against the behavior of these people the
rans objected, and the order for Sunday music with
House Of Commons, Lord Pamerstou stated thar though
his views directly In favor of the Sunday music
he lad felt it his duty TO order the dscontinuance of
the same in Difference to the heads of the church.
But the people had tasted the pleasures OF upon
the only dag that they could listen it, and many public
spirited persons conceivng that though the
would not permit governmental band play in the park
Sunday still that they would prevent the perform
Of any band which the people themselves might
provide subscription consequently raised aud one
band placed in Regents Park in the north, aud
IN Victoria Park, in the east OF the metropolis The sale
of programmes Of the music penny each adopted
means OF increasing the subscribed aud the
speculation has been attended with such great
ances every summer but the penny subscriptions h-sio
given in the purchase of programmes, has been proved
sufficient 10 liquidate every expense.
SUNDAY PUBLIC HOUSE, REGULATIONS.
has already been stated that the and hotels
which according to law required their doors at
midnight Saturday open the same a, one O'Clock on
Sunday and have depicted the Of that
are at that time TO be found within their portals Inc
doors again closed between the hours of three and Eve
the period OF afternoon service at the places Of
worship after which latter hour they remain open 10 all
comers until eleven o'clock night Some few years ago
ne rulers Of the land, following in the wake of
the Scottish sabbatarlans, passed law curt.ling
the hours upon which the public houses b.
allowed open on the Sunday. This was too great
Interference with the liberty OF the subject for NJ John
Bull and the Sunday riots IN Hy Park consequent
thereon To this place the laboring classes repaired Tor
the purpose Of giving their feelings by hooting
such Of the upper classes venured Sunday
drive IN the Park the former being determined that the
noble should not enjoy his Sunday afternoon in hrs way
The workngnan was 10 be abridged of any Of his aiyan
tages that day Il Is unnecessary TO state that N B
got his own way, and the obnoxious Law speedily
peacd.
Though the public houses sin town are closed al the
time anne, those in tue country around London op,n
then the entire OF the day to vsers 10 their
loci'is The Law states that "traveiers shall always
b. cIab 70 gain admission for the purposes of refresh
men, a. ltgh several nformations laid against
he prom of the suburban hotels about the
time aiiiea to- the agistrates took so popular
vew OF the subject, add gave the word "traveerr
wide definition that in every they refused
vict.
SUNDAY NIGHT
AS night draws on the streets of the metropolis
NO. the sound Of drunkenness and revelry: II il
the hurryiDg OF and women and children
TO their homes as at the various railway stations
train after train disgorges itsef oil its living load it
also caused by the rafting wheels Of omniouses and
hackney cabs, as they are conveying along the
people who too tired TO walk perchanca here and
there, their way home, will wife the
bar OF public house, and there they will both aay their
thirst by draughs Of porter, but having drank t. away
they will go. Eleven o'clock at last arrives the public
house closed and shortly after find the engineer OF
the last train is pokng out his fire. and the omnibus
has just arrived at the termination Of It's Journey All
again Is STILL aud the streets OF London again left TO
the patrong policeman the sleeping cab driver and gr
maikns plaintve cry London has again returned the
state in which We found II at Sundays dawn, but the
history OF the week s ony for this At four
O'clock on Monday morning the early public houses
W open their doorseone, perhaps 10 keep them open
hsht and day FOR the mex, six days for there law TO
prevent them-the business Of the week will commence
hurry and excitement un1l midnight Saturday again
brings unto It peace and quietness.
I CONTRAST.
We nave ueicted Sunday II spent in London Docs
~ nu reao lesson TO the people Of New York; Does
not make the heart OF the pen,up New YORKER Tor
tDe green heds and sylvan And why shon ha
not visit them for there within IN easy dsanc If
The American metropolis hills and daies and woodlands
and waters. that Tar supas8 thing of the Kind ~ ba
ound the British metropolis New York ana No
Jersey can boast Of grander tln can Old to
land and have river aud bay wh SO ,ouals ~,
Of the world does possess With sir places cnsa
at hand, why should the hard working men and w,rnen
Of New York be deblrred from visiting them ,ipon tho
ouy Gay IN the that they afford the tine for
such purposes ADsHcr us, !e sabba,lraus, whyg
OpER TONS OF TIE ENGLISH NATIONAL
SUNDAY LEAGUE.
TO THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
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