The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-28

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By means Of large steam engine,
the water IS forced up into the tank
IN the top OF one Of these towers.
which, through pipe, fills the tank
in the top of the other tower. This
water Is used to supply the fountains
in the gardens. 1icenfy tights Of
stairs, Of tlCeHty steps each, lead to
the top. Although wearied with the
day rambling, [ undertook the labo-
riOus task Of ascending to the top Of
one Of these towers. 1t was more
from curiosity than anything else;
and ! just wanted to know, when
elevated five hundred and fifty feet
above high tide, how far / could see
towards my native land.
On the 18th of July We visited the
ken Gardens, situated near the
River Thames, about ten miles above
London. These gardens are large,
and handsomely laid out, AID they
richly deserve a favorable notice Ia
this correspondence. They are second
to but few in England, and would be
an invaluable acquisition to any
place. But as [ have already de-
scribed several places Of a similar
character, | will not enter into a de-
scription here, but pass with the re-
mark that these grounds, 10 addition
to the beautiful trees, shrubbery,
/ flowers, walks, lakes and fountains,
contain several Conservatives, in
| which are almost every variety Of
/ trees. shrubs and plants from the
tropical regions. Hyde Park, also,
is place possessing great attractions,
/ and deserves more than a passing
notice. 1t is aa old and favorite
place of resort for the people Of Lon
/ don, and especially fer the nobility.
1 Many thousands Of people may be
seen on any evening prOmenading aud
riding up and down It's beautiful
walks and drives. In London the
provision stores and saloons are kept
/ open the greater portion Of the Sab
bath day. 1t strikes an American
as being q little strange, to see the
markets all open on tho Sabbath,
! sending oat baskets IN every dlrec-
ton, and especially to see tho great
number Of stands erected on the
/ edge Of the streets and presided
over by an old gentleman or an
! old lady, who sits all day ia the
! open sunshine holding up to view
/ a few sticks of candy, long c1scunE-
Der or a dancing monkey, and asking
persons passing by, not excepting
| those going to church, to become
purchasers. The laws Of England
! seem to be very slack in their moral
| restraint upon the commercial Tela-
tions of the country, prefegriDg to
leave that to the moral influence OF
the different religious denominations.
The noise of the locomotive and the
passing train may be heard at all
hours of the day. The citizens here
all wear shoes. Not one IN a thou
sand, or perhaps ten thousand, can
be seen wearing boots. While the
visitor enjoys many c0nyenlences 10
passing through these old countries
he must submit also to some inc0nve-
niences. He must go to the table
without napkin, or must furnish his
own. He must sleep on an iron bed
stead, as a general custom, with the
old fashioned curtains around his
head. He can have no hooks ID his
bedroom to hang his clothes upon
except one fastened upon the door
Ali over England and Scotland the
drinking water is kept Ia small
round, glass bottles, holding about a
quart. This custom prevails both in
private houses ana hotels, so far as
my observation and information ex-
tends. La all our route L have not
seen an instance to the contrary. Tho
water is warm and insipid when II il
put into the bottles, where IL remains
all day, only to Be renewed the
next morning, by another supply OF
the same sort, which one would natu-
rally suppose had already stood a
whole week in another room withoU;
molestatiOn The houses In London
are we'll built, and possess a good de-
| gree of uniformity. The streets arc
mostly narrOW-inuch too narrow for
the business and travel-they are well
paved with stone and kept clean; but
they are often blocked UP with vehi-
clcs so that it is impossible to cross
Tor some time. The soil of England,
like that of Scotland, is of a grayish
cast, and contains a great quantity Of
gravel. Ii IS much moro fertile, how
ever, than the sol Of Scotland. 1t is
not c0ngenial to the growth Of large
timber, but produces an excellent
yield of field and garden crops. The
/ posed to resort 10 arms for the set
clement of the Alabama controversy.
/ They denounce Summers speech as
false and unjust, and would like to
settle the question with Kind ,g0rds
and good dianers, 10ith98 much
money. They don't know how to take
Minister Motley-he don { eat and talb
enough for them. The weather here
is very mild and pleasant-well suited
to the comfort OF the people.
] must now close this hastily writ
ten epistle, and make my way to the
gay metropolis Of France, where L
| shall remain until the 18th inst. when
the whole nation will be astir ia the
celebration Of the centennial ami
versary of the birth of Napoleon the
LIST. A lively time IS expected in
Paris on that occasion.
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