Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1869-11-11
,URC RREsPo NDENC
LONDON Der, Goth. 1869.

20 find the American. and other home
papers: not having seen any of them tor
three months it Is pleasant to look upon
their faces again. aud although I have
not been very long away the prospect OF
getting home 81 soon is jolly.
notice the criticism Of NV friend Mr.
Roberts, upon letter of mine published
ia the Portland Press. lie reminds one
Of the critic who said he always wrote
hi reviews OF books before reading
them. He said reading the books
have taken my letter at second hand.
Had lac read il himself. he is too as,u;c
TO mistake it. purport and quite too h,
ct to give such an account Of II a. l zee
IN the American Ii he has any ia. a
that "rcgret nv efforts tn relieve ship
ping or ,hipbuildcrs, let him disabn-e
himself ~ once. have ALWAYS main
tanned that cheap iron and copper were
necessities in Ship building. and that
iron. aud propelled by steam or sail,
believe 50 Vet. Aud to get cheap iron
and copper ! know no better way than
the one originally proposed by me the
Draw back. II my friend. Mt stockton
have any other way q; getting cheap
mon they would do well To advise the
state Ut il. but | hope they wont say
gain thai abandoned my own bani-
: ling -ihc drawblcA-evcn though il has
since been adopted by other.
London i busy a. ever. II j. old.
smoky. fog-y aud uncomfortable. bat
The streets are iull. the onnibu-c- are
Z over flowing. the underground ears are
Z uilcd la their utmost capacity aud the
Thames steamers are crowded. How
pcuple will get about in this great city
-INiN wears hence. when it shall have
again doubled IL population i. hard 10
.,c
There arr number 81 bridges across
tide fnAu-- but thcv are All iall day and
might London Brdgc j. especially
rrrW led and one hA. 70 move puick
SUI '''''N '''"' T. :" N''P Qua 90 i"' way
y '''' 80 '''A' "'' run ~" W
end.
W better evidence OF the pressure OF
h'N'' ~ I" -'''h ''''" '''' n" i"''iic'
"''"' t'' 'i4'''''' - "'-'"' q" io"''
''''' ""'i Wv ''''' "''''">' "'"'n
N'''''' i''"" II '-'''''oh h''"e'' i"'
"""'' 'h''' i''''' = ''hA''' costing Ao""'
''~"'N 'h'u'''''u d'ii'''' aii |" u lar IL
"A' FF"'''d'l WITHOUT DELAY Or accident
ah'i' y "H'Mh i'rtE or my icct o'
comp u''- l"' h"tH"d "i dong the
""FA =" -i"r'ii'N--b was begun last
MAJ was 70 INK ,In''t> on either sidc
"i i'ic Iha'nc- Ten iect square, and IL
thc Depth ~ siNiA feet. Having done
th.- they h'gah work on both sides al
clay Tow ard thr centre oi the stream.
~ iA-i rs thr excavation was made
-'""t IF'" IihS- seven ic"t "a diameter
were placed ana hrh thc ""ik = done
iht' VIII nave an iron lube seven icri III
diameter F4Accd "a bcI"" the bottom oi
t"r TN'r- ~ ihi- tube i to be an ON
h'pu- carry i"S l'NI'ech people anu IA
ihc 'hAli- ~ either enc OF IL Al elevator
iA--th-"I- ale !" y dropped down the
sAaN ia 'hr elevator, transferred To III,
OMNIBUS Carried across the river, placed
lh ih" elevator on iie opposite side. and
h"l''cd 10 ih- ie'ei OF the street III Three
minutes and ior = penny And II 4
-'i!'nH'A calculated that ia" pressure OF
travel on London BrIdSc i 30 great. tha
( people wall prefer lhc tunnel aud rend r
i pronlauie. IAN there be stronger esi'
denc's ol the Immense crowd Constantly
pressing through the streets OF this
great cry
Parliament l. away and the members
ui the Government have no; \ ct got bach
from Their August vacation 'rou>e
shooting Bogus on the IAN DAY o
August, and the world including
Parliament leaves london tor vaca'
. non. They 20 over ON the Rhine and
ihio switzerland, and found some
Oh the LAWYERS penetrated even as lar as
Venice. o.ier- 90 10 h-hiiig aiid shoot'
ih2 lh England OF scotland ana a mem
Dtr- OF fhiiiaineht afciouhd among theii
constituency they IRON time 10 time