The New York herald., 1873-07-09

on leave for many long year. All the naval men
are on duty now. however and the George Is filed
with visitors from London, pretty women,
retired admlrals and post captains who have
come up to look at the "tin kettle" neer
which has superseded the wooden walls'' OF
their day and those ubiquitous creatures the rep
resentatives OF the press. Filled, however, it is
from attic to basement. Sofas are luxuries; tine
coffee room, after the reireshment takers have
gone to roost, is to be converted into a vast
blvouac. On the billiard table will be found the
portly iorms OF an Alderman OF London, the repre-
sentative OF the Hampshire hog, and lieutenant
OF marines, too late to join his ship; while
a thin man has been seen trying the possibility
OF accommodating his weight and breadth
on the mante she'll had taken the precaution OF
telegraphing for bed two days beforehand, and.
being comfortably housed, could afford to pity the
despair OF the homeless who were still arriv-
ing In shoals. Among them was an extraordinary
number Of foreigners notably Of Span
iards, who, unable to comprehend q word
OF English, gave themselves up to bowling and
lamentations ana woe when the state of the case
was explained to them by friendly interpreters.
What eventually became OF them 1t is impossible
to say, The rumoling OF their cabs through the
otherwise deserted streets was still going on at
midnight, and formed An uneasy lullaby to those
already between the sheets.
Why at the early hour Of ave A. M. am re-
minded Of Thomas Carlyle, the seer OF Chelsea, and
Of that hardy old Norseman, in connection with
poultry / had gwen orders to be called at seven
but two hours before that time was reused from
slumber by the continuous barking- can
call 1t nothing ese-of an accursed
Cochin China rooster and the screams
OF the members OF his harem. And then 1 recol-
lee: that the great bographer Of TeufesdrUckh had
to suffer similar infictlon, and appealed to his
next door netghbor, by whom the fowls were kept
81 don't see you have much to complain Of Mr..
Carlyle" said the woman che only crows three
or four times in the night" "My God, woman p
cried the Philosopher, ''think what suffer
WAITING FOB HIN 10 CRowin
There was no need OF much waiting for my
friend he blew his 'shril clarion" regularly every
shrieked his praises that was glad to turn out
and get the best apology for bath and make my
way down stairs Business in the coffee room was
already in full blast. Where the Spaniards had
been during the night II was impossible to say, but
there they were to the fore, and, though mute,
had by the aid OF pantomimio gestures obtained
for themselves an excellent breakfast. No
doubt even at this early hour. that Portsmouth
was en- Jgte. Bands Of music, military and German
civilian, were playing in the streets, the church
bells were ringing merrily, the sidewalks were
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cessant stream Of cabs and carriages poured from
the railway to the various landing stages Once
arrived At one Of these latter-either the Common
Hard, favorte promenade Of "the lass that loves q
sailor" especially when his pockets are lined
with pay and bounty, the Sallyport and Southsea
pter-the scene was buster still. One and all were
surrounded oy
PAssKN GER STEAMERS TAXING OUT KxcURsIoNsrs
at so much Q head, steam launches and rowDoats
from the various men-ofwar sent to fetch visitors
or awaiting the return Of officers who had been on
shore. Ny billet was on board the Gatton, turret
ship, and, with the exception Of the Devastation,
the strongest iron-cad In our navy, and
her position was in the centre Of the neet
that "lay heaving many milen In the third or
outside line iarthest nom Portsmouth, and nearest
to the Isle OF Wight You have probably seen an
engraving from Hooks picture called "LufY, Boyl"
the fisherman father bringing up his son to the
craft by which his bread has been 80 hardly
| earned. last auoh pair did engage
to take me OF In their cocfle-shcn