The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1870-09-06

The convenience % living moaeF
sssly here rake one Sigh far tbe want
q such privileges n Nev York
. Apartments Furnished. are modest
d indicated IN wiu3ovs IA vey guar
Ter q tho town. A furnished drawing
room floor, consisting q . paflor and
tvo bedrooms can &c had from two
pounds . week. upwards, bedrooms cn
The upper doors. ten shallngs sterling
each This rent includes the aiteud
huce Il servants, cooking ard serving
meals ID private; and usaaliy The mar
ke,ue il done by the landIady who
charges her dodgers With the pfce u
provisions and a penny pound q so
over. 4 good plain table can Be sap
Piled fer about ten shiIings sterling,
each person. This system IS even more
pleasant than the Partisan one q going
IS restaurants for meals
The war has not frightened an tour
lists from the continents party q
American ladies SCI, ont last woek for
Switzerland 4 friend writes from
Hamburg des Bans. Aug 18th
have bad no trouble o. difficulty what.
ever, except IN all. a few hours delay.
Although. as sou viii perceive am in
the heart q helligerent country
Leaving London. took boat from
Dover to ostenl thence rail "a Brussels,
where we remained two days Thence
| went 70 Cologne stopping day Of
two at Spa. on the way From Cologne
i / came up the Rhine u Richerich,
thence 10 Frankfort. and from Frank.
fort to Hamburg Such trip these
cautious islanders would pronounce
simply impossible
An instance of honesty in the
"sluns, seems r. he making the hero's
fortune A gentleman dropped poe
textbook containing considerable
amount Of money, in the vicinity OF
HoIborn, not far nom St Giles A lit
tie glrl picked it ap and brought it TO
her father, who travelled miles to the
west end to restore the property to the
gentleman " hose card he found inside.
The seedy but honorable poor man was
rewarded. aud the instance Of honesty
mentioned in the Evening Standard
The publication has drawn forth many
contributions from admirers Of tie rec
ttude eyinced by the poor man, aud he
IS likely 20 get an Office
Miss Fanny Aiken Kortright's new
book on The True Rights Of Wo-
man" opposing the strongminded, I"
has brought her fame and honors. Mr.
Gladstone invited the fair author 10
dinner, aud asked for copy to present
to the Queen, who sent handsome
gift in token Of her approval of the
work. Bnlwer and several bishops all
SO sent notes of admiration. Miss
Kortrights father was an American,
and she is n grand daughter Of the wife
Of President Monroe.
1.-THE Thunderer" Times of this
morning, talks significantly Of peace
TO be forced on the contending nations.
The war certainly is sadly in every
body's way Steamships, ! hear, are
crowded with returning travellers; for
Americans do not like London, and
Paris is considered perilohs A party
of friends who visited Dublin and were
directed by the railway guide-book to
a hotel much bopraised, found it a
frightful den Of dirt and discomfort,
and went out to hunt other quarters,
leaving the children and nurses waiting
in the room they left When they de-
parted, the Innkeeper demanded a
pound five do llars1 for the hours ac-
commodation, and they were compelled
to pay IT, the law, it seems, ah'ording
no redress.
The node Of directing passengers
who inquire the way, is rather puzzIing
TO Strangers "Goto The top Of this
street take second turning, Scross
street, aud then 10 10 the bottom, &C.,
/ is the uual London direction The
streets are labr.nyth, changing their
names every f,@ yards; the small ones
run in and ont Of The great thorough.
fares without regard to rule or regul.
arity, and bevilder the ubaecustcmed
/ eye. In Ireland yon are told to Kape
on straight and turn Of TO The left, till
we see a road foremost yees; thin kapf
ION turnin' till ye think We have come
TO it" IN Scotland the "turnings are
openings" and the directions are lit
tie more clear IN London the omni.
buses, Of buses, are almost As mncl
oi M tory; The liferant routes ant
various fares having 70 DO studied and
learned like ia unknown language
The cab system has undergone n Sigh
modification since TIE rebellion oi th,
catmeu, and more Is leit g then dis
cIet.on They usually manage to III
sizpence more -. q their fares thar
iite tW allow ,aen ly maatiag th,
distances and ihey 04aag.e aboug out