Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-03-08
ACROSS THE CONTINENT |
liverpool to London and Dover.
About LiVerpool-A Friendly stranger-By Care
TO London-'The Country
es-Peoplo-Fhctories-Q uarries
British Greatness.

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We arrive at Liverpool, January
4. aud soon the Cunard Packet
steamer disappears as speek in the
forest of steam and sail craft in the
harbor. a light draft steamer car
les US 10 the custom house and we
pass the decks, among them the
Laird dock, whore the rebel Alabama
was built and launched for the de-
struction of American commerce du-
RUG the rebellion. At the custom
house our.trnnks were examined by
officers in all respects gentlsmanly.
Questions. "have you anything in
your option liable to pay duty 2"
Answer: here. examine, as | do not
know. "Any American copyrighted
books ~ es, several. For sale ?"
No, for my private library. "Then
we shall mot detain you-steward,
assist this. gentleman with his bag
gage, and help him to cab" paid
the steward sixpence, and the cab
man shilling for carrying myself
and luggage at least u mile TO the
Liverpool and Dover depot. We
ticket through to Paris, then ave
from 81 till one o'clock TO stroll
about LIverpool-a city of 800 900
inhabitants, or about the same as
Chicago. iBut only in population is
there any neutrality-suspicious. also in
business briskness, as Liverpool is
one of the greatest business cities in
Europe and great deal the briskest
| have seen. The English gentleman,
previously alluded to aboard the
Palmyra, otfsrs to charter a cab and
show me all the great sights in Liv-
erpool that time can permit, and |
accept the offer. He says they were
thus generous to him in America,
and he wishes TO discharge some OF
the debt. lie insists upon paying all
the expenses.
AT Liverpool there are even more
news boys sthan in American cities,
and they cry their wares louder and
sing out tho sensation headings OF
the papers offered at one-pence, ha-
pence, one-pence ha-penny, &c.
These Liverpool news boys come the
nearest to a mob | had yet seen, and
reminded me of an item in Span
iard's recent harangue. "Where's
tho mob ?" "Here ! anl," said a
news boy--"who'll buy the Republica-
no Gd=ettn." The answer was acct
dental, but it told a truth which
went home to the Spanish Cortes.
With long journey ahead, filed
my pockets with copies Of most OF
the papers offered, and afterward
found them my best, if not only,
companions they only could speak
English during most Of the 1850 con-
tinental railway miles before me, and
ID them ! moved and dwelt when the
foreign gibberish of IA thousand
tongues, loose at both ends, were in
ceasIess play by day and night.
INlTI ALTON IN EUROPE.
Our cab ride about Liverpool was
exceeding proftable-being my in
itiation in Il foreign country, in q
city old when the oldest in America
was yet unborn, and still the com
mercial head from which America is
to learn very much before matricula.
ton. Only the language could re-
mind me Of home. All else was odd
The money counted in pounds, shil-
lings and pence, the names Of places
often Observation-Disclosures Alley,
Black Horse Square, Brides Hope
Road, Hurry Burly Cross, Hay
Weigh Station, &c. "Ho, Mister,
bout rid enough for shilling p
"Go-ahead, another shilling worth,
was the answer of my friend. 1t
was noon, aud we had seen scores o:
places renowned in history and figur-
ing in th9 pages OF fame. We left
our cab, and next passed through
some Of the fine retail marts, stop
ing at the show windows, and from
the prices marked on articles calcu-
lated hoE much cheaper an outfit
can be bought than in America.
Stocks Of furs rich and many dis
play of rich dresses and shawls grand
and cheap cassimeres at Is. Cd. per
yard up To s shillings-perhaps gen
orally the prices about half Ameri-
can rates. We dined at restaurant,
bill of fare same as at home, and ex-
pense half. Nothing unusual about
the dress and habits Of the people.
Very old buildings, some of the style
distinguished as peculiar TO the age
of Queen Elizabeth, and some Of Nor
man antiquity, but still in use as first
class business houses. Was shown
an old chnrch still occupied, erected
in 1864, very much coated with moss
and vines. Rows of very old build
ings used for boardings and lodgings
Went through market, plenty OF
game-partridges, pheasants, quails,
hares-the latter like American rab-
bits, only three times as large, very
fine fruits but chiefly brought from
parts distant from England-prices
| think third cheaper than in Amer
lea, some things half, and a few
equally as dear. The retail men
have not such enormous profits as in
America. There is more order and
regularity-not so much swindling
in prices. The prices at each stall
are marked on card.
At two O'clock ] take leave of my
good English friend, and must say
hardly ever parted so reluctantly
with a new acquaintance, a stranger
and no.future meeting ever expected
Politically he is tory, in religion q
high churchman, his pride and glory
all in England, but next to England
he could be an American. Hopes
there maybe no war about the ala
bamG claims, but thinks England is
in the right, though perhaps igno-
rautly erred in not arresting the Ala
bamd when about to sail, as Minister
; Adams had timely furnished the tes-
timony of the war-like use to be
made of said vessel. The fact that
war with America would cripple