, 1870-12-03
LONDON.
p" 4 London Particular"
Sightseeing Under Difficulties
Quizztpg Country cou'ins'
,x.,,x ~ o<,r.uosAn CORRESPONDENT ]


r1oeaic fog of Lsrd Mayors day. There haa
rct l'etu euch dsnse one for many years. ]
was in the thick OF it f,r ecvsral hours, hav-
ing in an evil momen, yielded 10 the out
eroksn hints Of some caunsr. cousias, and
Gallery, to Maiams Tuseaud's,
to zee tho civic pageant pAsz. The suburbs
were tolera,.ly clear in the early morning.
soft white miss hung over the gardens, and
enfulde6 :he u 1ubn AID trt c, Ia its moist cI~
brace. 1lle tall borees and the church.apfos
wore right~c,rs. aud the txopennT ridges
which We rcekreyH call bills might haro
been the Highlands Of Scotland. 80 ineistinct
were their proportions. and 80 vaguely
rast did they IooEl before one- OsslAn's
children OF the mitt seemed to have changed
their quarters 10 the dist1i-ts within eight
miles Of CAstinG Cross, and travellers By
suburban railAa.s a=kei esSh ether ~hethtf
this was orly +'ihe pile u the morning" or
Ntcthsr We should meet with one OF the
dark days before Christmas " in town. They
we're rot left in doubt long. The fog grew
deuser every gard The s1aln travelled. Tho
metropolitan tetu,lu. were nugs And
Loud repotte-su4A " il tlese llnes suggest
bomba-dmept At leaet-uere heatd every few
seconds, accomplished by coie'u noaus IL
from the eho*ss Of departed Alderman tor
turea on ths Anniversary i'y the thought of
tl,s turtle ,htir t1anst mt condition made
it impcs. ible they conll consuma. Thu. it
WA tho fog e9nA}a on tue various 1aes
popped, sud btrged, aud groxoed tnrpugh
the Ja1Eneer, ~ tue passengers
CROPPED thtir way fro1n Tho sfa.io n and nsde
for III. st,esta. The i 3ios Of our party Pc
fhoEed aeain-t The tua1o!mont Of caos ..
dangerour. and tsael,red to he allowed to
walk to their dAs.!4,7riou; ard HI the. re-
fused point L 10 return homs, instead Of
hrzvirE the tefife OF the sfEeo.e, We hnmorod
ttcns. ard assesi from C'.atins Crnsa Station
ecashed from da"gets to which = curse Of
battles would seem = healthy and innocsnt
rastims, We resclied shs ssepa Of the
National Gs'1eEs.,. and prepared onr.
selves for tbs deliberate eut 'vment of
look additionally mellow o. u daT llks TINS;
while the C1audes AID H-mhsandts would
be even more aiming thxn usual the frat
trom the oaeis OF bzishtne.s they would
form, this las1 Az slos.ug this familiar light in
look for in the ou:er aud thrauded world.
But it w1a not TO be- We weru not to hAvn
such so}acs n wAe t, b. derived from tho
contsmrlstion Of cur couatrs = pictures; for
tho authorities OF 1lle National Gal
,sT had nd e;ni,as'sd ,,'. ;;.;, t. thu toe; ,s:
against tile rnbIio 4 Ind 3f<y,r's d.: brings
out the gentle men OF psclasorr instincts, and
y gallery OF valuable I4lIt,;.ga, open tu Ill
co1nese, ard half illsd ~ith fog, would
make happy hulst,ce rfGuasl for the Loudon
thief The ur+e Of III. stranger, aad tho
pork.t-hsndt.r.hfef Of tie upwuy, would
rot 10 their olly same. Given sharp r&zor,
sraIso attend a:ca cf v.ai.oe., dim room,
and m orxslnz-d gsrS. AMI ai,st eo easT NJ
10 cut maetrr-pi-re ffnm Its frame aud to
roll it up and hsaF,t on IL tnum7ns s. the
National tielltrv wzn c'os"', aud your
servant. the writer. wss left WITH \
rarty Of frieru4 oa hi. ila:st- whs ~ers eAxet
10 4e anuset:, and ulln " ra unable to walk,
and who wrre afraii TO n:e. The position
Wa emb.n.. .*irs ~. ~ -, st,soa On the
rope. waited d:voussy ~. An iaspirati "a.
II came. 1hsre VAS darxa ss 10 right and
dArhrers to iefs af us. F,lt ua11ariuu with
thick oodte. All place it, it \ lev uew:s aud
frogs, aud assnsui slsrm to .u1yive, hoE FIR
con't they see through tho npaqao conn
selves immersed? Ne HeEo ~ those
hypothetical nevis SID frogs Tie muddy
coffee, which stuct i'll or tbsoAts, which st:s-
1A,ed our noher, aud mad: our eyes seem - it
they hkd been tndo *tI with rims OF hre,
pAce Madame Tues .uS'a al in2o-elbll.f.
DxtcE street, wi,cre tia. no'le sxlabi,ion Of
WAX tftiGios In st1uAte, ~ couals OF miles
from where We 81 u, nAl va could not have
groped our H Hay th:tlrr II u hlns's ransom b y!
been the G1ler~on Of suc:.ss. We should
gercd in laccsd.aS. cr have ctnnoned agasns!
policeman At OAuel G rcus, and
been ron'J tly taken into ca. oir ~ m.nhsn
Of th- t1a.g"Tuas cla-rts. II vas only II l.
M, .n6 thsrg,' Dsusy Lsne Theatrs and Chris
ty'e Mi:a'rt1- hotr had - 1uof ming" perform
xucts, there cid not ros1a till IN tho after
1oo:,, or four hcule la:cr. No ont
Houlu ray th-y ware hunEly- In Vain did
yaunt the exce:lenrc OF E.itAuxs cookery;
in the Oaerz Arcade, haza by, .na A97c. 90.
breakfasts. scr%. d in tho Fall Nall scstau1an
over the way. This ladies' tceI red he1mi.pi.
that thoy y4,ii Lot ''seol thsiI
luncb," on any csns:d'r tscn: that they were
60 seldom tu Iondou tlAt they preferred do
voting ut mich time t1ss'ioie n its elghts
and TINT {eli.L.nG4y. ra,t g., Ibis. as II plinet
10 trace in mo / lstent ten 1encs to Eluttony!
they always wondered how people" (hoa
Offensive this roun Of multitude eau be mAd
Hheu sonr own veal uss es or %hortc3mIng
arc gtnsE.!zea nnces i: . "sonla coy, cut At - :!
with five heIplcs-, and auctenr, AMI ina1
pe.ierced tonl- .upon my hsuds
lie stree.n pe' fec y iatp.ssstlc; the who'll
Of London 1n'mrtatd in t'tnsneFlan dArkneas
and they ii her iuearabte CT obstnatelr un
Happily for mo. l though: Of my club in fAl
Mall. ard threw il ont l. bsi:. - II ID tho,
ever bHen initi1fcl 10 tho mye.esieA Of Lou
don c}ub-lileF" / asked, airilF. Did the
kno* that th,+ VIA the day wheu HeE Najet
tS's Miu,s...s sveke to the citizens !
the Guildhall dinner, and that it VA
tho universal custom for those Eres
men to .tend thoir nlora,nGs Ut th
political clubs, there to ak uver tns topics &
The hour. aoi to sehsasss in conversation
$r.,r fall Ears
sentiments aud condolences they would pr
claim 10 public lev hnu1a 1ate1? Ny pr
riuc1al t,+h rose isstantly. Yes, they ha
heard al n1eLtionc1. III wouta, l thongh
DO really Interesting to know se]e1oe, \.
whether ang fulsous Artist bad dashed q
a work Of iu,ari:4tacn enti.e1y similar
miue!) Tley wonld like shove all thin
10 rec tbs interior OF club; thst instr
mcnt hy ~hich eassgo= keep III women, add
my Eet-nloth.r, Miss Jane, severely. Size
rpin.ssr with nice property at her or
disrosal, sud pretty Wit. lher know my il
auencc, sa,l tho oihtr~, and hos I v,
t'Eehtnd The eeenea :" could I, would I,
60 very thouEhtfnl kind, and consilerzte ,
to take them 4scs no II Heuczate, to wht
they knew belonged, ana where do1b
the Eeet would ~ oa view. Ny di8culdt
were over. Once insi 10 u,~ c1ub tooEs, and
could, knew, hs iudi.tous'y +king out Il
Lime, md by tall. the servants into my co
HCS0CS
mon me tc imaginary political conclares with
The buiiditg-!ccnpy suy frsends for It 70,
IN nour. Dy that time, tho day might h.
cleared. or they might be peTsuaa
to look after lunch, and, At "
sste h.a ssn ss.p''e; ,tn 50 70 o.es1 msae
pre # MS 1t 1east determined that the ri
should not fail in interest from any lack
bicl1.rsme&l celebri isr in the Fooms NC we
through. Tho dry 1,oftes looked Is il be
soen ehost "nen I emerged from the I
and introduced five ladies' into the &
hall. We had csme tho few hundl
Yards from Trafalgar Squa.s preceded by
courle OF link o.s. who paid and cent ~
directly Nc gained tic rlao stops Ih
ehould t,o no fa-iIt,cs for departing endde
rop that WEE in nv nxu castle, Of t!:st :
determined; and a. We sct out on our II
ruupd lt,r great r1.&:c. I cu!uarored i to reut
hcr. a. 11tid!y ). could, 1has ointment n
we're in tosn. 1t is a remarkable fast that
cor.,us fea.sed Il cir over upon more cele'
lies That morning than most peo?lc
brought face to face with in thc vhole
tbeir tixca. When Theodore Hook poin
ont tho Bishops seated in their 1awn slee
in the House Of Luros, ~ peeresses IN I!
cwn right, lc wts believed tmplaca
ias lax<s Shen; H. chsneeo. susss
,C.1ai,.l Woltev, the old lady hs
qnizzire declared indignantly that si'e r
letter than that, ~ Wolsey had bean =
thee many years. "Quite mistake ma
1aeerrey yo1t "rttorte6 the 2erturbsbleJe Je
80 false report net adoat, intended BY
enemies to deceive people in the country.
town We knon hetteg. giva To1 my NO,
Nothing 40 painful ~ this happened
my ffi.nds. The fog waich3 do1
over all tho hinge roouas ,ulakinR it dit6:u
dizccln the fcA ure. II ,nose sitting In th
may. perhaps, have asded their perception
throwing halo or glamour over tho oal3.
rectalle, but commonn1nea heads WHICH
long to the majority nj nv fellow -unn,her
the negenerA&e- Eatl Granville nro
pTer his coffee and tosst.
EArl Russell Who was bac,