The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1873-07-10
WAITS WAITED WESTERN FROM
OVER THE WAVE.
LONDON, England, June 9th, 1873.

remain another day in that city, during
which time l called on Gen: Fairchild,
our able consul; he looks as happy as
ever, reports matters in very gratifying
condition, he has been shown every at
tention. especially by the merchants and
authorities, BE says it is the hardest
| work to be consul he ever did, the
| labors are very ardous. He has very
! pleasant suite of rooms in Tower build
ing. on Water ST.; for 20 years past our
consuls have occupied third story rooms,
but now they are down among people
[ went over to Wales later in the day
and visited the ship yard from which the
Alabama was launched. In the evening
attended Royal Concert at ST.
Georges Hall. [ heard the celebrated
Best play on the great organ, the largest
in the world, the music was beyond my
power of description. [ took the 11:40
morning train on Friday for London,
distance 200 miles, fare about SIS, we
reached London in just hours, being DO
miles an hour The country through
which we passed was very populous and
| enjoys nigh state of cultivation, the
crops were no further advanced than
those were when passed through Mich
igail. just before reaching Stratford,
| the ruins of an old castle were pointed
out, they were on high elevation over
looking the city The r. r. runs
through Lord Ltchfeld's estate, we
could not see his house on account of the
trees. We did not stop to water, the
engine took on water while under full
Roadway, there being a long trough
about inches wide and deep filed
with water, into this they let hollow
pipe, which, by the rapid motion of the
cars forces the water into the tank. For
many miles before reaching London we
passed through a seeminly densely popu-
lated city, and were finally let out at
Enston Station. The cars, | might here
add are not at all like ours. Each coach
is divided into from four to seven COM
partments, the door opens from each
compartment on the side, there being no
communication with each other These
are generally marked 1st, End, Sd class,
and baggage room The coaches are
| light and set on springs and are very
much more comfortable than our cars at
home. [ travelled this 200 miles with
| greater ease and at almost the same ex-
pense and time that the IS miles btweeen
Chicago and Milwaukee are travelled;
then they either run under or over high
ways and through all cities and towns so
there is no fear of accident, there are no
conductors, but porters at each station
to unlock the doors and collect tickets.
On arriving in London [ went directly
to the Queens Hotel, that being recon-
mended as central and first class" but
I was unfortunate in this as it is some
four miles from Enston and one Of the
oldest and most inconvenient Hotels in
the city of its class. 1t is central, and
this is its only recommendation. Lon
don is wonderful city dating back over
1000 years to its origin, it has come up
to great and mighty manhoed with no
early training. It's streets are narrow
and crooked, some of them not wide
enough for two teams to pass, and there
are some 5000 of them, many bearing
the same name. THE city proper only
contains about 100000 inhabitants,
although the great metropolis numbers
over 5000, 600, the city is only that por-
ton around which the old walls extend,
and this is city in government by itself.
Fhe Lord Mayor rules only this portion,
there are three other Mayors ruling in
different parts of the metropolis, over
entirely distinct cities. There is Hamp-
stead, Hackney, High Gate and Isling-
ton, Cace suburbs, but now merged into
one great whole, yet still retaining their
original corporations, and individuality.
In some of the most busy thoroughfares
you ask for direction to some place and
they will tell you, Oh thai is up in the
city, the farther we go from the city,the
more commodiouss are the streets and the
less populous. It is perfectly wonderful
how the people are crowded together,
many of the buildings run two stories
he ~,
IN many instances, is not more than II
and often feet wide. The arrange
ments for supplying food for this vast
multitude are very extensive, there are
$50 miles of oxen. 5000 of sheep, l7O-of
calves, 200 of pigs aud 70 acres of poultry
packed close together and 21,5OO miles
OF rabbits consumed In a year, and
pyramid Of bread 800 feet square and
1880 feet high, and 1900 columns of
hogheads of beer miles high, used annu-
ally. This will give you some idea of
what is eateu; the water and coal used is
immense. I have visited, as yet, but
one market, the Covent Garden, for
fruit and vegetables, this is most central
was once the garden of Henry VIII,
Edward VI, the Duke of Somerset.
The others, of which there are many,
are fully as large, [ am told. There are
$50 papers published, of which II are
daily. The Times is, perhaps, the most
influential and Oldest. As to the city
and its many places of interest I have
not yet had time to glance, there is food
here for study and interesting research
for mouths. and can only spend weeks.
Owing to the hot weather now approach
ing in Southern Italy, and the conse-
quent unhealthy condition of that locali-
ty, from the malaria, caused by excava-
tons made by scientific men. I shall
only remain here until I get rested and
then go on toward the south, the land of
classic lore. We have not had dav of
pleasant sunshine. the sky is dull
the ar thick and fogy. Last week was
'Wfssen week, if you know what that
means, | don't, everybody seemed to be