. The New world compared with the Old: a description of the American government, institutions, and enterprises, and of those of our great rivals at the present time, particularly England and France . A^rf:. SEATS OF MUNICIPAL Citv Hall, New York. 2-The City Hall, Paris. 3-New City Hall, —The City Hall, London. 5-The City Hall, Brussels. BRITISH PROVINCES AND PROVINCIAL CITIES. 283 An American visiting England will disembark at Southampton,on the south coast, or at Liverpool on the north-west. He may alsofind steamers to Cork, and to Loncloncleny, in Ireland, or to G
. The New world compared with the Old: a description of the American government, institutions, and enterprises, and of those of our great rivals at the present time, particularly England and France . A^rf:. SEATS OF MUNICIPAL Citv Hall, New York. 2-The City Hall, Paris. 3-New City Hall, —The City Hall, London. 5-The City Hall, Brussels. BRITISH PROVINCES AND PROVINCIAL CITIES. 283 An American visiting England will disembark at Southampton,on the south coast, or at Liverpool on the north-west. He may alsofind steamers to Cork, and to Loncloncleny, in Ireland, or to Glas-gow, in Scotland, or even to London. But practically, all greatpassenger trade between the United States and Great Britain goes toLiverpool, which is the seaport of Manchester, Bradford, Leeds,Sheffield, and Birmingham, and which grew into importance almostentirely by the American trade. When steamship commerce beganacross the Atlantic, the city of Bristol made earnest show of rivalrywith Liverpool. Bristol equipped a steamship, and sent it to NewYork, but before it could get off, the Liverpoolers despatched an oldtub of a tug, which barely lived to New York, but beat the Bristolship some days
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