CUSTOMS IN ENGLAND.

Ectract Of a letter from an .7merican aop d


eHiug IN England.
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Ectract of a letter from an .7merican aoao frap-


eH1ug IN England.


1t is astonishing to see the immense NUM-
bers of carriages, with their display OF
drivers and footmen,--latlies on horseback
dressed in blue habits, with mems hats and
wells, accompanied by gentlemen OIL horse
thousands of gigs &c. &c. which APP
near in the PARKS every fine day; but the
greatest display is on Sunday afternoon from
four to 6 o'clock .lhey ride round and
round, to the number of many thousand
Here is great display of fashion, but it is
discussing to me to, see old women of seven
ty with thousand curls dangling about
their faces, with quizzing glass constantly
at one eye, viewing those who pass them
The west end of London is where the fashion,
ables generally live, and an Englishman in
this quarter OF Londen speaks of the city as
though it did not belong to the kingdom
! The public builings are very heavy and
| large. Millions of pounds sterling lay waste
in London in the gothic structures which
are not handsome in my eye.


! In rainy weather, the streets OF London
are very dirty, and much worse than they
are in New York. The immense travelling
brings the dirt from the streets upon the
side walks, and one is constantly in the mud,





impression of your shoe wherever you tread.


Further it is extremely difficult to get a.
| lcng for umbrellas on such days, as it is very


fashionable there, for those who stand from


A. to feet inches TO make constant exer-


tions to reach their umbrellas over the head


of feet people to the great danger ottheh
eyes.


In fair weather the streets are tolerably
clean, The dirt carts are preceded by
sweepers, and as fast as a heap is made, 1t is
thrown into the cart, and in this way they


clean their streets; if left to the inhabitants
it would never be done. But london is not
SO liable to get dirty as New York--you will
not find straw, paper, vegetables, offals, &c
: thrown in the street Every straw, &c. is


put to use, every thing is consumed here IL


some way that useful.


There is one disgusting sight in Londot
and that is, to see the Immense number O
women that resort and set with men drink
ing porter in the tap rooms. oil when there
> are many thousands. Women, single wo
men, go into these places and call tor pm
of porter or glass of ale like the men, ane
mix in conversation with them. You vii
also see women go into the eating houses, o


which there are hundreds, take their seat
.. in the boxes alongside Of men, and call to-
their dinner and porter. But the creates
!. sight is to go into the back streets, and tak'
stand near the celebrated gin shops, an'


observe numbers of we'll and miserable dress
| ed females constantly going into these place
to drink gin, for which they pay two penc
glass. 1t is miserable stuff, not half S
good as our whiskey.-Besides, you will OBJ
serve many poor wretcfed looking wome
: standing upon the walks, and hanging abou
. the corners, with black eyes, and otherWls