Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-11-29

Onr Enronean Letter.
LONDON, Eng. Nov. Il. 50.

week showed 2 continuance from Gay 70
dsy, in London, Of TIE most disagreeab.e
weather that can attend the change from
an English autumn TO winter, not fog,
indeed, but intense gloom, chilly a;mos.
phere, and almos: iEcassant rain, 4 very
wetting rain, Of that sort which makes
thick, greasy mud. instead Of washing the
street pavement. The gay, luxurious
proud who 90 on: in close, private car.
raiges, and the snug hirers al iji.um Of
four wheel cabs, might congratulate them
selves on escaping the grea; discomfort
endured by nine-tenths of the CITY working
population. men and women, IN their
needfal errAnds OF business n: all hours
| from breakfas: 70 bad:ims. To be sure,
there are frequent omnibuses, the inside
seas OF which, at q COS. OF twopeace or
threepence, when once you have settled
into them afford shelter from the plague
/ OF SKY water overhead, but with the disad-
vantage o: holding a dEencsed umbrella
between your knees. and close contac.
with the moist garments Of your equally
afflicted neighbors. l: is sel1)n worth
while to wal: for al omnibus in the rain
at any point OF its middle course; aud ouy
urban civilization has not yet reached the
expedier.. which would seem both easy
and desirable, OF erecting sheds or as,
houses a: certain b-1ai psr.s o; the main
thoroughiares, similar - the "cabnen' :
shelters" to pro,ec: sIca tJI.Jrn stree
travellers as the one above portrayed
The wind and rain, 70 thousands of frai.
and delicate human beings, even in this
wealthy town, who lack means to buy
suficien. covering, and who are badly fel
and badly lodged, bring premature death,
as to many OF the birds and insects that
perish unregarded q: the close Of autumn
The bronze statue Of the late Thomas
Carlyle, erected By public subscription OF
the Chelsea Thames embankmen., neal
the house in Grea: Cheyno row, wa.
unveiled On Thursday week. This inter
e:ting ceremony was performed by Prof
Tyndail, the mos: eminen. teacher 0
physical science now living N England
while the proceedings were assisted b.
Lord Hougnton, one OF ,o17 mos: di>,in
guished amateurs OF lj.4:a- .iera. ure
Mr.. Rober. Browning, the III :: profoundly
meIi.a,ive Of ouc !viag po-.>, and NJ
". T. II. Lecky, the historian OF Englan
and Ireland in the eighteenth century
The sculptor OF this s:a.ua. Mr.. ], E
, Boehm, r. A, has added to our plhIi
memorials fine work Of ar, and as
that much rarer acquisition, vivid Ike
ness OF the man sought % be Ce7tesente
Thomas Carlyle is depicted sea.ci ia hi
arm chair, wearing the We! h1oHn d:e.:
: ing gown, and in IN a;.i;aie @; though
rendered with unusual Success. It
Carlyle in his declining var anl 70
remarkable degree Carly a. lis friend
knew him. The bronze s.a.ua : OF If
size; and the supers,ruc:ure is \ massiyel
handsome pedestal OF Aberdeen GRANT,
bearing the record, "Taoma. Carlyle
born Dec. (, l7Q5, nj EeclsfechAn, Dun
: friesshire; died Feb. 5 1881, at Gre:
. Cheyne row, Chelsea. Before unyeilin
;, the statue, Prof, lynda! expressed wis
that somewhere on the Thames embaas
ment memorial MN. be raised to
q man who loved Car.7.e and vas by blk
beloved to the en1-"T.s .5F,ies., plres
d and most penetrating spirit tina. ever shor
: in American literature. Ralph Wald
{ Emerson This suggestion was warml
+ cheerel.
q The heavy gale which prevailed o. ii
cas-: and south coasts or Friday AMI 81
:, urday was disastrous 70 shipping Repot
n have been received Of the losses OF sever
r vessels which hay- been seen 20 iolale
M: nothing more ye: known OF then
In o.her cases it has beeu ascertainc
from survivors saved By the life boats tn
e have been washed of the weeks to VIII.
70 they were cluging.