Morning journal and courier., 1886-08-28

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 LONDON, England, Aug. 6. To the Editor of the JOURNAL COURIER: An easterly storm of marked severity pre- vailed as we sailed from New York in the City of Rome, June 23. The large ship next to the Great Eastern in size-rolled like e cork as soon as she passed Sandy Hook. Sea-sickness was the employment of the hour, many yielding to the blandishments of ''Old Neptune" The song "A Life on the Ocean Wave" was not sung for obvious req sons. Indeed remarks of a defamatory character concerning the author of the poem
 were freely indulged in. By some he was re- garded as visionary enthusiast, if not fu- gitive lunatic who finally perished at sea, a victim of his own folly. Though peculiarly susceptible to the disorder personally, I es- capped with the exception of degree of qualmishness and consequent loss of appe- tite The storm, however, was of short du- ration and entirely disappeared on the fol- lowing morning. The remainder of the voy- age was as smooth as the proverbial mill pond.
 What do the passengers busy themselves about for eight or nine days? Three meals a day-some steamers serve four or hve-with occasional maps in their berths consume much of the time. According to tastes and habits, the residue of the time glides away in reading, smoking, card-playing, pitching quoits, promenading, conversation, noting the speed made daily by the steamer, watch ing for passing vessels, with perhaps a little irritation on the part of some of the young people.
 Liverpool, with it's vast and costly auays, stone buildings begrimed by the smoke of bituminous coal and the hands of time, was reached at last. Eight days from port to port. Three hours were wasted in transfer TrJr,r fo fhn tar,dor-rJSa1 ot loyry tide-and in meeting the rigid scrutiny of the custom house officers.
 Long before port is reached the Yankee tourist is astonished at the cratic action of the sun, which persists in rising at eleven and twelve o'clock at night by New York time, when honest workers are presumably asleep-toilers on morning papers excepted. With his watch moved five hours ahead, he at length begins his wanderings in foreign lands.
 The Liverpool exhibition was the first point of attraction. An immense concourse of people were there and the display is creditable one. To American eyes it was decided novelty to witness, as 1 did, many women of apparent responsibility, accompa- nied by their escorts and in some cases by children, at the bars of the exhibition drink ing beer and wine amid crowd of men.
 Even. in England in other particulars man ners and customs differ widely from ours. | and misses with straw bonnets, light colored dresses and yet wearing fur capes. At first supposed they were worn for ornament, but was assured later that they were worn as a protection from the damp weather and sudden changes of the atmosphere. For the same cause black hats were worn generally by the gentlemen. Wearing dark straw hat when left New York, I found myself conspicuous object in Great Britain and else where. Street cars-or trans as they are called here-and the busses have seats for twenty passengers on top besides the usual number within. All vehicles keep to the left instead ot the right as in America, the rule applying to steam railways also.
 Drinking water was difficult to obtain throughout Europe In no railway station or hotel did obtain water without asking for it. None accessible to all as with us. When brought it uniformly came in decan- ter and was nearly tepid. Ice apparently gentleman travelling with me paid one penny (two cents) for glass of water without ice.
 Bootblacks in Liverpool and London wear scarlet uniform, number and are licensed. Other boys in uniform, with a brush and sort of wooden dust-pan, plunge constantly among the passing vehicles, at the risk of limb and life, to remove the horse droppings so that the street may be in fair condition during the day.
 A brief visit was made to Chester, seven teen miles from Liverpool. Founded by the Romans B. O., according to some ancient au- thorities, it presents many ancient struc- lures, with portion of the wall that once environed the city, with modern residences of a tasteful and attractive character. Horse run through the center of the place, the tops of the cars furnishing convenient and economical mode of seeing the chief points of interest.
 Stratford-on-Avon was reached late at night. Some difficulty was experienced in securing accommodations, the hotels being crowded. The Golden Lion Hotel at length made room for us. A political meeting re- lative to home rule and the Gladstone move ment was just closing. Lord Dutton, I un- derstood the name to be, was conveyed by his party adherents to our hotel in an open carriage Of course great throng were at tracted to the spot, which rendered it neces- sary to defer the matter of sleep. After singing sHe's Jolly Good Fellow'' and sev eral other rousing songs the crowd slowly de- parted.
 Shakespeare's house, the Memorial Hall and the church where his body reposes were duly visited. preceded by a stroll on the banks of the quiet and beautiful Avon. The old, old verse came again and again to my mind:
 ''The Avon to the Severn runs,