The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-02-12

81, 700, 900. Tho area occupies "a acres.
The warehouses, in connection with these
docks, contains seldom less than 100, 900
tons Of goods and merchandise, princi
pally the produce az the Mediterranean
aud America. The chief entrance is by q
handsome gateway, nearly facing the
Mint. The London Docks, winch are
several in number, and cOmmuni-
cate, each having a basin and canal
The nearest or western Of the docks is 20
acres in extent. There is also small
dock called the Tobacco dock, with ware
houses adjoining, capable Of holding "a
900 hogsheads Of tobacco, besides having
room in vaulted cellars beneath for 20. 600
pipes Of wines and spirits Another large
dock, called the Eastern, occupies seven
acres, and has its own separate canal and
basin communicating with the Thames,
nearly a mile further dow. These docks
employ q capital If al put four millions,
and abeut 2, 900 vessea from all parts 81
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freights of upwards If 3OO. OOO tons, are
annually cleared here. Besides all this,
numerous steam vessels and emigrAnt
ships, lighters and small carrier boats, are
constantly moored to the quAys, Or Afoat
in the basins. Execution Dock, Mapping,
ON the left, was the place at which pirates
and persons who aad been guilty Ut CAPT
tai crimes at sea, was hung IN chains at
low water mark, remaining until three
tides had overlooked them. of Rother-
hithe church we cross the Thames Tunnel
1t consists of double corridor, composed
Of central gas-lit arcade, 10 !, 200 feet
long, SO feet wide, and Is feet beneath
low water mark, stretching beneath the
bed Of the river. The tunnel is now con
verted into railway, carrying passengers
from Rotherhithe to Mapping. At Cuck-
holds Point we enter Limehouse Beach
1t was formerly distinguished by pole
surmounted with pair of horns, which
served to remind the voyager Of an old
tradition, that King John was caught bY
a sturdy miller of Charlton making love
to his fair wife, and that to save his bones
the king desired him to clear his eyes, and
claim as much land as he could see; that
his vision, quickened Ly greed, extended
to this distant point; and that the royal
promise was therefore fulfilled, with the
condition that the miller should walk once
year from Charlton to the Point with a
pair of horns on his head. Nearly oppo-
site is the entrance to the West India
Docks, which stretch right across the base
of the low narshy peninsula called the
elsie Of Dogs" These docks are the
largest il the world, cost 81 700, 900, and
occupy an area OF 295scres. The Victoria
London Docks occupy very extensive
area further west. Here. perhaps better
than anywhere elss, may be observed the
indications Of the immense wealth and IN
Huence Of the British metropolis. In no
other place in the world Is collected So
much natural wealth with So little apparent
display; for it does not show itself in the
shape Of gold and silver and glittering
gems, but under the guise Of huge, mis-
shapen bales Of merchandise; dirty casks,
ill-made grass bags, nauseous hides, musty
oil casks, masses of wool and cotton, bags
Of rice, sickly smelling barrels Of tallow,
packages of indigo, heaps of strange woods;
besides sugar, tea, coffee, drags, spices,
chidren's toys, etc, whole shlploads at a
time. There, among the forests of masts,
have met people Of all nations and tongues,
not to quarrel or disagree, but in the pros
ecution of the peaceful principles of com
merce and principles which, with
education and religion, are destined at
last to ''replenish the earth and subdue
it." For this friendly meeting and inter
change Of the worlds commodities have
the toilers worked beneath the sun of Al
RIGA or froze III the Baltic's icy pillows;
for this have rough unshorn men braved
storm and wreck and danger, and even
death itself, upon the broad, uhfathomed
ocean, outlying on the shipping yards At
night, and soothed by the music Of them
own homely voices, till at length the curse
isturmed into blessing, that BY the sweat
Of their faces are they enabled to cal
bread.
We now arrive opposite Deptford
Dockyard, established by Henry Will in
1913, showing long line Of buildings and
monster sheds, but which have ceased t
echo with the hum of men and the clane
Of hammers. Hither came Peter the
Great to learn ship-buildIng- al
day and drinking all highland amusing
himself at intervals by driving a wheel.
barrow. Oh this place lies hospital ship
for all nations, moOred near the right
bank. A sharp bend in the liver nov
brings us in sight Of Greenwich Hospital,
the foliage Of which surrounds the upper
part Of Greenwich, and the green hill,
rising far above il, is crowned by the
world famous Observatory
| In the river is moored large ship Of
war, for the education Of boys. Green
wich is renowned for three princi pal
things-frst, its observatory, built by
order Of Charles ii !, furnished with per
haps the finest astronomical instruments
in the world, and constituting the central
meridian II longitude III ali British calcu-
lations; secondly, its noble ard beautiful
park, the resort Of pic nic parties in the
summer season, and in which are kept
several herds of deer; and thirdly, its
hospital, in which formerly we're lodged