The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-06
LAST EvENING,

Last evening the Academy OF Music was tilet
from parouet to amphitheatre by an intelligen
and enthusiastic audience, the occasion beint
a lecture by John B. Cough, Esq, under tht
auspices OF the Young Mems Christian Associa
tiOD. The lecturer was appreciated by the au
dieDce by frequent manifestations of applause
sometimes almost deafening. The speaker wa
introduced by P. B. slmons, Esq, in few ap
propriate remarks, at the conclusion OF which
M. Cough came forward and spoke as fol-
lOws;- rr.
Ladies and Gentlemen:-Five years since
prepared a lecture entitled London by Night, y
principally for the purpose of enllsting the
sympathies OF the people In behalf of the poor,
the destitute, ana the outcast. Having deli
yered il several times / did not intend to de-
liver it again to the public; but it has been
called for SO often that was induced some
what against my own will, to revise this lee
tuIe-rewrite it, take out some, and make new
additions to it-and BRING it out again before
the public. The longer we contemplate Lon
don, the more impressed we are with the tact
that IT is a world in itself. Instead of becoming
familiar with it, you seem to become more
amazed and bewildered with its enormous
extent; and the greater and more constant your
explorations the less satisned you become with
your Rnowl ledge OF London.
To see London, you should visit IL in the
height of the season; for when everybody is
out of town il presents very different appear
ance. London is full from February when Par.
hameDt opens, until July, at which tine every
one who can afford it goes to the seaside or
Scotland, shooting grouse, or to the Alps; and
those who cannot afford to leave London shut
their blinds, and attend another place of wor-
ship, to make believe they have gone, because
II is style-tashion.
The law courts are closed at the time the
members of Parliament are rustcatng 10 the
country; the parks are desolate and London Is
dull. The height OF the season is after Easter
In the month of May comes the shopping, and
Regent street reiolces. At night the places OF
amusement are thronged. London supports
forty theatres and thlrCy-twO principal club
houses while there are also exhibitions, such as
the British Museum" the National Gallery"
and other places of resort, open to the public
gratuitously.
II is astonishing in what masses the Lon.
doners c0n9regate. About two million one hun
dred thousand persons visited the Crystal Palace
in 1860. | saw myself, on one day, 60. 900 per-
sons at a review OF $4,000 volunteers by her
Majesty IN 1860 If you walk in Regent street
you will see sight thai is gorgeous. Belgravia
is occupied by the rich, PimhCo bysthe poor and
pretentOus, and Russell square is what they |
call 'wel-to-do." The different trades and pro- |
fessions occupy different portions of the city. !
For instance, the caterers live about Brompton |
the medical students take possession of whole |
streets in the vicinity Of their respective hospi-
tails. The French, the Italian the Swede, the |
Dane, the Spaniard, the American, and all |
nations you will find represented.
lD my lecture tonight, on "LondOn by Night" |
you Will lind many things that are as new TO !
those who live in the metropolis as to those
before me. This lecture is the result OF many |
explorations by night IN com Dany with detec- |
tivee and policemen. To see London by night
we must avoid the city proper. AT o'clock it
is almost desOate, and at midnight is as quiet ]
as country town. We will hire CAB for the |
night, and start about O'Clock in the evening J
and we Will first visit, If you please, q ,iGfn |
Palace
There are 1900 gin palaces 5000 beer shops
which do not sell spirits and 800 public houses. |
London consumes $4,000 pipes of wine, 100000 !
gallons of spirits. and 40, 200 900 gallons of beer
They say, Drink beer, think beer" and / do |
not know but that is one reason why some |
Englishmen are so obtuse, (Applause.) The !
breWeries in England are enormous. The work |
III some of the largest is carried on by steam. |
1900 barrels of malt are breWed in day. The |
capacity OF their vats is 10000 barrels. There
are millions OF money invested in the destroy
ing of Gods good gifts.
But here, at this corner, is the ''gin palace
there are some called more respectable than
others: we see light within. We enter, and we
ind the room filled with people OF all sorts.
Before the bar stand about eighty people,
drinking gin, etc. The 'gin palace" not only
sells liquor retail, but wholesale also. There is
Wholesale entrance, retail entrance, and the
jug and bottle entrance; but wholesale or re-
tall, Jug or bottle, 1t means gin. The bar is
covered with pewter, perforated to allow the
DRAWINGS and spillings of the glasses 10 run
through into trough, and this is dealt out
again under the name Of ''all.sorts.n (Laueh ehter)
The profit from this source amounts to some
thing.
AT the back of the bar you see various pIa-
cards with names on them, such as "The Bal
moral Mixture, patronized by his Royal High
ness." Look at the landlord. He is very cor
pulent, and stands with his hands in his
pockets, as the French say, every much de.
VelOped" (Laughter.)
We leave this disgusting place, and order the
Cabman to drive us down to ''Whitechapei,n
We pass through "Cheapside," and we find our
selves In Butchers Row." Here is where all
that can be desired In the meat line is sold,
such as legs, liYers, kidneys, etc, the butchers
crying cut Buy! ouyl buyp On the other side
of this place we find baskets of fruit, women
with oysters, everything in the way OF crockery
ware, tin pans, gridirons, frying-pans, etc. etc.
this neiehborhood, it is hardly safe to enter
without the police. The bar-tenders are strong
fighting men. / think it is a better position to
put fighting man behind the bar than TO send
him to Congress. tremendous applause)
Places of amusement are abundant In this
locality. Here Is a panorama-only penny
entrance Zee. Paying our penny, and going m
to see the panorama, we say to ourselves, Fthe
best part OF the panorama is outsiden THIS part
OF London always has strong odor from fish
etc. You will 6nd men of all nations men who
worship God, and men who do not Here is
where the poor sailor Is taken in. remember
seeing sign in Water street, New York. at one
time which said, 'Sailors taken in and done for
here.n
When Jack" is ashore he seem to have Int
one idea. and that rs TO spend just as much
money he can in as short time as possible A
friend a photographer, once told me that a
sailor came to him one day and said, Il want
70 have futtergraf taken, and want it Just as
handsome as you can make it, One was taken
and ehown to him, but he said, "Why, that Is
TOO blessed ugly for me! / want this futter-
graz ior my sister, n5lyt
Several we're taken, but none were satisfac-
tory. Looking at q number OF pictures hanging
on the wall, he said ''Shipmate, sell me one OF
DCn0lG and