The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-02

the United States this side OF tho atlantic TWO
considerations, vitality hose each other will In all eyeas
give 70 this country ooe ally and 20 ios cSntnssnt trans
engaged
Having said thus mach inducement to tho South,
the writer PLAYS Another chord in order TO Mind the
North by professions Of sympathy and pronounces tho
charges Of treason against Mr. Seward 70 be "calumny
would gladly give you the name OF my authority as
ny Presidential election but could not do go, without
running Of the very few EngAshmen, who is really
friendly TO the United States.
Forewarned forearmed; have discharged my duty in
convey you these facts and leave to the more
responsible OF sounding the oosn 70 rouse AN Amer
cans who love their country, 70 true sense Of the i'm
LONDON, Dec. Z, 1852
A Paris Correspondent in the British AarPols-Rs I'm
pressoss by the Way and in 7b,on-Fog, Mud, Dirt and
English At-7he Cdbmen and HokIs-Sl ss,viency
to the AriaOcracy in Fashion, and Their Tyrdnny-HoO
Some Americans Feel 7o,cards TIE COuntry-Mr Sep-
ards risa at Cotrt-THe Herald Raled Out BY the
Duchess Of Suaderland-Tne Session Of Parliament, and
Idlmerston's Plan IF Action, dc.
Instead OF ndcting letter from Paris, must this
week address you from this great capital business having
compelled me leave sunny France for few days stay
IN gloomy foggy, rainy muddy England You struck
with the difference between the TIVE countries regards
elegance and comfort, in the outward seeming, the mo-
ment you land at Dover Folkestone. The railway de-
pots in either of these places cold dark jail like build
ngs when compared with the light, airy and convenient
deboucheres at Calais Boulogne. confess to mortal
dislike to Dover well Folkestone. am always i'll
when arrive there from the effects Of the passage and
feel annoyed at the want of accommodation furnished by
the English seaports. At Calais Boulogne there
fine eating places buGets) where person can &c! nice
hot soup a glass Of good Bordeaux At Dover or
Fokestone the people stare II you ask for SOUP and offer
you hale instead Of wine On the occasion Of
my last trip left the shores OF France In
the bright moonlight II was clear, cold and
dry. In an hour and half landed at Dover,
in the midst of hail. snow and ran tramping through
SIX inches Of murky dingy snow. The change was too
great for my moderate stock of philosophy, aud am
afraid made Of some very strong language as re-
CARDS the weather in England have, during the last
seven or eight years. visited England Of times and
have ever met with cloudy, gloomy skies and dirty
streets.
must here also advert the superiority OF the rail
way in France. They most Iuxuriantly fur
nshed-have, cold weather, pans containing hot
to keep the feet warm while you sit the soft cushion
On arriving England you put into narrow
tioned into small compartments while you miss most
decidedly the soft cushion and the cleanliness OF the
French cars. believe, however, that on the Great
Western line the better but can assure you,
many your readers bear Witness the OF the
Southeastern line here wreched when compared with
those of the Chemir du Nord.
arrived a, London a. nine O'Clock in the
morning, whirling rapidly over the chimney pots
Of the suburbs, until arriving at the Waterloo
Bridge; and, after waiting long time in the
had turned my trunk upside down. looking for false bot
toms and secret drawers, l managed to get Cab and
drove up to most excellent family hotel.
1t seems strange TO find london as quiet as grave
yard late hour but such is the fact is only
about half past ten in the morning that the shopkeepers
take down their shutters and that the oy begins e as
suppose, that takes long time for the daily fog to
disperse notice when riding from the depot to the
hotel, that vision does not extend beyond crcum-
ference OF few feet. always wonder how the cabmen
can dash along they do without killing pedestrian at
every turn but still, at all risks and hazards they drive
along heller sketer, throwing their poor horses upon
their launches as they get unpeasAnty near other veh
ces and then with hi hi, and vigorous slash Of the
that is really alarming. AS regards celebrity the Lon ION
cabmen certainly RANK No. l. i must, before leav-
ing the cab subject as tho 1es..
are allowed 70 rattle about the town without
having any lights them In crossing street you hear
splashng noise near At hand-you cannot tell on what
side Of you-un, with rattle and bang cub dashes
past you almost crushing your feet and covering with
mud. Coming frsm Paris, where the municipal regula
perfect, but wonder TO see the Rd
ference displayed by the authorities of London upon This
subject There s really danger to LIE and limb in such
reckless driving al night of unghted cabs through dark
streets. All these things said above, the
sensible to to the evinced in Paris
for the safety Of the citizens
always struck when ia London, with the difference
the aspect OF the lower classes OF English and tho
lower French classes In Paris they always look clean
and tidy the white caps and coarse, clean
dresses they have certain style of dress that
denotes their station the large blouses that
give them air OF cleanliness In London is quite the
contrary. The poorest beggar must cduip himself in
habilenis such cothe the highest OF the land and
thus find the apple women wearing old, greasy tat
tered silk or velvet dresscs that once adorned the fair
and the wealthy bonnet, crashed and dirty, but still
bonnet, replaces the neat clean cap Of the Frenchwo
man; but then the old, boaied gin sOaked apple woman
would appear in the streets without bonnet
bOunetg-She follow
ample. As for the men, ! would require the
pen Of Dickens and the pencil of Hogarth to give
just idea OF the wonderful getting up Of the poor
dirty, dull looking beings that crawl abont London
from ginshop to gnshop The reason OF all this limitation
IS that in England there exists socK tyranny such
unknown in any other country The aristocracy has
long borne down upon the masses that it has become
second nature with them TO admire and copy after their
yrants The middle classes must at all hazards and
pense, copy they the manners and
OF the arsocracy while the lower classes initiate their
turn the middle classes This exempided most clearly
from following ract-Go the smallest theatre in
London, the farthest removed from the West End and
you will the ladies' al wearing low necked dresses
and short sleeves. while wresths and jewels (mation)
adorn their heads Why is thisS Because they know
that the Opera Lady Pamerson thus dresses and Of
course Betsy Hopkins must as nearly as she can follow
the example
last evening the little Strand theatre aud was
a,onshed to hear the usher request OF American lady
thst entered the place that she should her
'Can wear yer bonnet, marm," laid the man, with
deprecatng smile As the theatre is about the same
size n the hall occupied time ago on Broad
way by Woods Minstres you may conceive the iaiy's
aStonshment at the request well al observing that
all the ladies present were deekei on, In the height OF
fashion and full dress Thus Is through all the ramh
cations OF English society. The coal beavers and carten
belong clubs because tie lords do at their dinners
they get drunk and make speeches. because lords do
We're necessary could so making comparisons that
the correctness of what state regards the social
slavery that exists in England but well aware that
the fact Is that be patent with all my country
that have visited the country.
do not, OF course, refer To such gentlemen as
NJ Sumner, Seward, &c. They must have exalted
deae OF the country. owing to their abolonm aud
toadysm regards English ,nstituons, they made
lions Of during their stay in Great Britain
Az for Mr. Seward, he Will. OF course bear England in
the apple Of his eye II only In gratitude for having been
breeched and in hours by the tailor and
had 10 tofor ha-