The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-06

LoND0N, July 2l.-On looking ont The
port 81 our SiateroOm this morning a blank
brick wall with the granite coping Of the
dock were within six feet 81 IL. and an was
still and silent on the vessel and within the
Wellington dock enclosure. chad come
IN 81 midnight, and svailed ourselves of the
early morning - take a stroll around the
dock. and there could not have been les
than sixty immense ocean steamers living
quietly within this one enclosure. some pre-
pairing % depart aud others having entered
during the tide 81 the past night. There
are twelve or fifteen Of these immense docks.
and The outlook 20 the right or the left
seemed Ike forest ~ niasi> They extend
Along the front Il the city for a distance Of
s.X miles. and hes present scene Of bnsi-
ne>s activity thai has no equal anywhere in
TIC world.
LIVERPOOL. HORSES.
The draueht-horscs Of LIVERPOOL arc
most powerful, animals, and are the first
remarkable thing that strike, tie eye u a
Stranger. They move along with majestic
,ir. dragging after them trUck-wagons
loaded with boxes and haics. barrels and
ho-shead, - ,uch weight n would -tag-
~ an ordinary team Il American horses.
TIE ~ lcels ol The wagon, have tires tive
and .iX inches iu width. and the whole
runnins-cear j. heavy in proportion. II
/, q matter IS wonder that Barnum doe,
not ada % his attractions a team 81
the>e ponderlus horses. with their
stout legs and long, shaggy feilocks
and lTo.d breasts. They would he q
decided curiosity. especially 20 hi> rural
visitors. This horse Is 80 different from
tAe ordinary horse. APPEARING 20 he a mass
q animated Eu,clt,. with a. majestic a
tread and bearing o. The Lon. Their drivers
tlkc great pride in their teams. and every
horse bear~ evidence oi being wei -rO0med
and well Jed. whilst The harness is in per-
feet order and 'bc h0cklc, and ornaments
polished brightly. They must weigh on
I'D average one third more han our largest
driu-lt-hoT.e>. and have strength la pro-
portion. They are heavier and larger than
Che imported percherou drueht-horses q
William 7. Walters, E~q.
MORNING DRIVE.
In drig'n. from The Wellington dock to-
wards tbc centre ii thc civ We passed for
distance - five miles along the business
thor0uyiflrc, ga the city front. and had
iina view oi tlis section n ile city. which
j. remarkably clean and Wei paved. The
almost universal pavement j, the Belgian
block. though on The main IeiAil-tu>ine>,
streets in The centre # the city the wooden
r1yemeu. h. used. II is rmarkaliy wei
laid. If hardened blocks. hut, by ,ty ordI-
nance. the leaNy-iraUEAt vehicles. with
tieir immense loads. are prohibited from
passing over D..
w drove around -. Georges Hail. the
Gallery q Fine Art~. and 'he CITY build
ir-,. having t"o hours 10 spare before the
-rlin for London was 10 start. The retail
b. ia l.fs 81
q goods. attracted the attention Of our
4ly companions. and They regretted they
x not time lu explore them. There T.
-.fdiiy about everything in Liverpool that
I'D seldom Re met with anywhere else.
ermmenciu- with the massive granite slabs
oi the dock Walls. and inflated in IL busi-
l..- Establishments. public buldlnG~, and
Tie residence, II the city.
TUE DOCKS.
T. many # your reader, ibe reason why
LIVERPOOL ha- u have walled and water
-.bt dock. with massive -ate-. probably
~aquire- eXp!anaiion. II > on these docks
Lat TIE commerce of Liverpool depends.
they are q necessity 90 IT, existence ~
.rest commercial city. On tbs side ~
re Atlantic th. rise and fall Of tn tides Is
-aneihiDg prod nous. compared with thai
., Baltimore. The tide "a orr NharVe~
Uses and falls only three or four feri,
whilst I'D Liverpool the standard d, aoou'
.rlne.u feet. though during the spring
l-, in Nav thc rise reaches twenty
three feet. md Las been known 10 reach
twrltr-niuc feet. The nccc->it! Tor Dock
g. hold both vessels and water 90 noai
l,w in vail therefore he apparent The
-1f,- can 1r'y Dee opened ai Llgn ude'
rLtu Tie water in the Ner>ey b. on ltFel
with doe water held IN these granite basins.
81 li-l water ail vessels prepared 10 >ai
f.at ont. and those in tie Mer>ey must
a..i IN for protection from the rectulns
.le. which would De apt 70 leave lntlA
tranded on the beach. These Tran e.
M-ut, for commercial convenience pfiein-
lied with Liverpool, and have since been
Introduced II most oi TIE Atlantic ueH
--r,. If Furope. The rise and fall 81 iAc
.le 20 the ports oi Tie NedlieIi i,.-'i -
only "a few ictt. aud docks are not neces-
-4-v. though there are some IL Nurseries
u.rd trr the heavier class oi vessels.
Tho civ If Liverpool j. said. with the
suburbs. which j. something IKE our
.. Belt" 20 have population II over Goo
i.ll. ana f., more rapidly increasing than al
suv rreyi0u> time in IL history. bIhth-
lead. which il 80 Liverpool what brooklyn
r, NV York. j. becoming great com.
n,rci.l citv. though for smaller clas' OF
vessels. !, ha. many hne docks ana o'-.eTS
arc being built.
One 81 the commercial advantage, 81
fae.e docks q. tlat the caring ana h,ulln-
. many = The cargOe-. q welt - inc So
r.n- of them. j. in great measure on :
..feG az course there j. great dtai slVitu
in the backwards and in contiguous ware
houses. tut number OF cafeoes aIe u-'I .
-ran.ierrcd from one vessel 10 ahos'i ~
Zach % the docks has a seclloh OF .''
,lgnite enclosure constructed 10 De n>.u :. =
drv-dock. \ vessel can be hOaiod lhlo j.
tbr water pumped out. and any repairs Ie
eljred 70 The bottom made win sTe''l COZ
Venienct.
orr FOR LONDON.
An O'Clock we left for London by lh'
Northeastern railway. and were soon on
anon, The Green fields and thriving 20" D.
~rd t-illa0e-. and soon we passed Inc Ia
-Ii,,rey. ~ Manchester. II was beauii
f-l and refreshing sight after our occai
ionrpey. tie grass and shrubbery I'D tHl
r1oi.f climate irving a rich ana NlNiu vi
dure r. an kinds Il vegetation. L'e,.
% = 3.n9 down 20 the railroad 'iach
i. cultivated. and even many OF tiie III
h.ulrDeut. Of the deep cuts. " heIe''
,.,.ef.l,le. can be raised on these VAN
-. tbev are sure 20 be found. hel
too steen Tor cultivation they are SCI VII
.--,.. and the hay AZ many Poihts ""
80, vowed and cured. There are
l,srren fields or waste lands 70 De sven ~
ana no snp-shoJ cuiiIsst A -l.1.;,.'
land ia merry England, ana soou 80" -