Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-12-25
LONDON.
Crossing the Channel i'm a steam SeOw-
Baggage ard BeEgsrIy London
PO-tsrs-Ihe POOr-Caste-
The AObiIiiy.
rbe Rurlieus Of PeitieOat Lane-VIet
and DegradatfOn-The Parliament
HOuSe-The ClnEmalt-Mark
Twain, Etc.

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IlONpoN, December 9.-CroSsing the channel
from Bologne TO Folkstone, a steamer ride of
less than two hours, may seem a pleasure, or
at be {, a trivial journey. But such WAS very
far from being my experience. A whirlpool
could not get up more disturbed piece of
water. l thought, on going on board, that the
piles of wsshbowls on deck and in the cabin
was an omtnOus as well as curious preparation
for this, short ferriage; but five minutes after
starting tested the convenience OF that crock
cry. sSeasickness, like misfortune, or the
burstir of a bombShell in our midst, brought
us all Ia a hurry to the same common level.
Crossing the Atlantic was mill pond COM
pared with this Devils CauldrOn," seething,
sirginG;, with kind OF malicious capricious-
ness, as though the sea was filed with sport
ing demons. My stomach, like every other
one OF. board, put up a powerful protest
against being swayed around in such reck-
less msnner. The warfare was too unequal,
and left us more dead than alive on landing
at Follsstone.
PORTERS AND BAGGAGE.
At C1aring Cross made my way through
an army of pOrters, that l paid literally to
look at me and touch my baggage. Seasick-
ness and a London fog combined TO make me
esper;Ite-anywhere, anyhow, or at any
price, TO get TO my hotel. The baggage ques-
tiOn is uhe heavy anchor to all pleasure Jrav-
cling In Europe. l would recommend my
friends, as Mark Twain says, to "iy light"
across The Atlantlc-a trite beyond the Geor-
gis livery Of a straw hat and pair of spurs
bat certainly nothing outside Of what you can
walk around in.
The POOh-CASIE.
There seems to me TO be a great difference
between the poor Of Paris and the same class
in Lonion. Here they seem more poor and
Wretched, aud more or them-unmlstakable
starvation and cruel suffering is too palpa bly,
visible TO deceive. The rise in Goals and
breads Is tangibly showing its effects on the
faces CT the lower classes. Another turn of
the torturing screw of hunger would bring
these masses in tumultuous menace to the
front tO not die Of starvation without a bloody
protest. The distance is so vast between the
extremes of society here that an American
Observts it more closely than one TO "the man
ner born" My opportunities thus far for
observation have been rather better than
those of a casual traveller.
TIE ENGLISH NOBILITY.
brought letters from Paris that at once
placed me in contact with the nobility OF
England. At dinner given by Mrs. Makdou-
gal Gregory (whO, by the way, Is so well relat-
ed to roble heads that she cannot spell her
first name with plebean &C" in il, but must
use a ''x, F." Unsteady, l there met Lord and Lady
Amberly. He is the eldest son Of Lord John
Russell. stanton Moses, professor of ltera-
Sor Crooks, of physical-fOrce notoriety-of all
the persons present, these two latter gentle
Las those who held their patent OF
n bility from the Almighty. Lord
Amberly Is diminuiive little
feeble voice and a general appearance that re-
minded me of Mr.. Toots, in DoHl6y and Son. 1
sm told that in the house OF commons his
strikes one as being rather light weight for
statesman. My Democratic rearing allowed
me to iorget the title and sift the man. His
wife, daughter OF Lord Stanly is bright, in
telligenJ woman, with dasn of LADY Gay
Spanksr" in her. she could think deep
ly and well If she only had the
time. She graSped the ideas OF these
men of talent readily, and hurled
them back again, nike with iuterrogative
satire, not disrespectfully but humor0usly,
preferllng 10 use the opportunity for the ex-
ercise of wit rather than study new thought.
"PETIICoAT LANE" AND ITS DENIZENS.
After this observation of nobility, was
anxious to see the other extreme of society,
and induced my landlady TO gO with me TO
"PettiCoat Lane" the home OF tricksters, Jew
traders thieves, ptck-pockets, poverty, rags
and 50 ualor. Every conceivable device that
human ingenuity could invent Is brought out
70 gain 8 few pennies. BY way OF trade, you
are offered bits and remnants OF really choice
goods laces, velvet, silk, gold, ivory,
gems, and then the most spu-
rious Of all counterteits, so mixed up
together that none but the best judges could
escape being cheated. Five or six, or as many
as can get around you--begging in most
clamoious manner for you to buy-st the
same time the little thieves are pressing as
close tO you as possible; watching an Oppor-
tunity to steal your gloves, handkerchief, or
anything that can be detached from your per-
son. 4. stranger within these precincts is the
signal for these human wolves, of all ages
sexes and miserable conditions to swarm out of
Their noisGme esr, dens sos5 Gods image has
of misery, that all the Sundsy-schools,
tracts, bibles and preaching in christendom
can never touch iber in their souls. First
feed, clothe and make comfortable the physi- |
cal, thilt they may not feel that there must be
a hand-tO-hand conflict for life, and then the !
barriers will be broken down, ana an open |
avenue to cultivate the soul. The highest |
saint in heaven, If surrounded by the same |
would have been the same demon
OF Petticoat lane.
THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT
As TO their wondrous beauty of architect |
ure, vastness and solidity, DO not think L |
ever heard person speak of the chambers OF
the house Of lords and commons descriptive
ly. A permit from The eiord-chancellor gave me |
the privilege OF going through the whole entire
range az buildings Nothing could be more
grand than some of the halls, that are rich in
carved oak from base 10 dome, ana tastefuily
ornRm snted with statuary OF the distin-
guishei men of the nation. But was saving
my superiattves OF admiration until Ireached
the hOlse OF lords, expecting that chamber TO
all others In that was most decid-
eds disappointed. II strikes me as being
small ind circumscribed for so great O pur-