St. Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1845-1863, 1859-12-15
From the st Louis Democrat.
Sir Grantly DerkleY on the Far Weat

A large and select audience assembled at
the Mercantile Library Hall recently. t. hear
the lecture announced Ia I've delivered J." Sir
HraHtiy Berkeley, on lie subject ui English i'm
lreSsihuS "i the manners, CustrGnS Aud spuTis
Oi the Far West. TIE lecturer - - iutr"juc.1l
precisely at eight u'clnck. Several If his
huutlug dogs ~"re baught on the stage. and
remained beside the sSyakcr
The distinguished lGsturer spoke about one
hour, and has graceRal and distinct delivery
His remarks were huteioruus, and somewhat
tiugcd with tiattery tl:N ards this country. lie
laid high tr butte to the noble d. q, AID
quoted Byruns cEitNp1 upon a fAi,hinl New
tUuLdiard. Relieving tais Was country
where no staining array VAS kept up, he wts
much SURPRISED upon uccling upon :. SINGLE
platform, i"ur csptaiI.s, eight cuiunc!s, and
eleven m"FFs-a Prui,uCss I" tii!e. utterly
unhcaId "t. II disappointed painfully IN this
he vas disappointed dgTccIbiy IN his ulscrva-
."Es Cn board the western steamboats,. wL.r.
lie saw The captains on duty constantly. ,vc-y-
thing working Ike chck work, tie tables
c!eam!y spread, ara urier aud decurum ia
eati',t;-"Il contrary t" i,.e generally IrccIvc,!
lulrrs>iuuS IN England
Sir Graur'y related Sane funny s,orie. lie
had heard oi the LutTaII before luavlng home,
which CAUSED Considerable amusement t. tho
audience, but his experience would euall,
him, on retaining home t" laugh tie hcarrI.r
AID "xpose t.c reader t4rsc sturlrs tyd 80 sc-
r:uu,.y.
Up"n his arrival in Kansa. city in this
Stat. !'e WAS received with great uutiIon Ly
several citizens. one OF item ! doctor, who in-
sisted yn r'!ng with hlr OF. his western l,uT-
rey, aS he had previous! savel the lives # Al
least aity English lurd>, Il the r cky Muun-
tains-hr!s who hal tl'.c- never before heard
81 Another WAS a lite wiry sort oi ie..-
lOw. VIII" cXVcct"rAtcd Continually aal with
grea; accuracy ,f aim. \ little black vall,e
with u shining key -h"lc, lay Lcsdc lin n the
tlp~r, anl ~ the l,t.c Iaan proceeded with
hts speech Of wcl>"Inc hr aimed his tobacco
JTIce With perfect skill At ihc KEY -hUic-hc
lever missed Il once. -.PcrhaIs," sail Sir
Grani!y, my vAli-e Is in your way "Nut
At al, sail tie other, arSl as Il :" prove il.
another dl> barge II tne apbl,>o j;cc found
ITS way 10 the place Of III previous deposits.
Now. c"ntInuc'! the lcctkcr, II this u,i,len,
had been construed, as ''ge Engii.h tourists
have construed other id leut,, all England
would have bceu tod Eat IN the Cnite.i
States the people all chez ti tobacco and -vit
At ksy-L"iv-. Tie use t,hacc", l. wevcr
was c"nds mned, AMI he &si~c'! ladIr- II they
t"uiu Mt Nt"p t'lr LORDS iTr:H using II, t.
throw "it the crIu"lrne aud }aal"pt the ;o"urcr
costume fr stree, wear. &ar,c ii.'u-S seemed
I" 80 ahead t"g-,Ler IN ,is couutry-nau
whisky, aud tubHccp-thoE Egh lie didn't know
but that criuo!ine went q isie a. fAr-as hc had
Der" told that no ssq"'~ D. hrr-rIf dTe.,cd
without u. We fear ursfugli-H .end la,
ocen slightly sold by tins ADry--i; is a stretch
If the truth
Tie srrluus attention 4 the audience was
called - the subject uf Iu-!iug - practireh IN
tbs country. h.rr he re-, 'rr'od II a. uo "h-
honor by fighting a duo In ninety -riu-
ca~e, ia huuIr-! IL" shrc .irg e Jlvyd va.
up, "uly unnecessary. hut criminal. When
twn gentlemen quarrel! 81 nut be more
wrong ihAu he other: IL cannot be r'yn,
Snw, IN England tn,~e ! titers we're r-t-r-
rcd to secnrGs. AMI leftS wholly in their
hauds-the principals sbisS4lg by ,heir dei-
si"n. W! stevrr /, might he. When arms
were rc>or'ed o., ard "u- of the Iarrle, Wa
experienced and tue other WAS not no airr,
was al vel and swords lett ont Is: unrrar-
tce-i haniS. H. br-s. no advan,4re, =,
weap"ns were allowed. and no su,n ,bi,.r
a. r-nl"vn. watches and coin dreamed r
IL Was even there a Peruirlvus practice-he,e
highly r"pr-h.IisIi'e
Sir GRAVITY ci -.d Tribute n the g.,iu.
and en'"rrt'a.. 81 the uni'e-i States ard ~.
city "f - Louis The latter he r..,.ar,j..j :.
one "i tie grea,e-t sigIs e the coun,ry'. ~, -.
pe,ity, and had no druot that when y.
came here again, as b IDtsu4Ied. be would .a,