GERMANY

IN

MD C C C X X X I.

BY JOHN STRANG,

Author of "Tales of Humor and Romance, from the German of Hoffmann,
Langbein, Lafontaine, &c.," "Necropolis Glasguensis," &c.

NEW YORK:

THEODORE FOSTER,

-ASEMENT ROOMS, CORNER OF PINE-STREET AND BROADWAY.

MDCCCXXXVI.

DD 39 .S88

12-15-60

CONTENTS.

LETTER I.

The Elbe-Splendid morning scene-Cuxhaven packet boats-Gluckstadt-Stade

-Stader-zoll unjust-ought to be abolished-Blankanese-peculiarity of its in-

habitants-Hamburgh-first view of the city from the river--its harbour-the

interior of the city does not fulfil the expectations which a distant view of it is

calculated to excite-the streets narrow, crooked, and dirty-Canals-the Jung-

fernstieg open and handsome-the chief resort of the fashionables of the city-

National costume-Distinction of dress among the working classes-the Jung-

fernstieg at night-Cholera the leading topic of conversation at this juncture-

intense anxiety felt as to its progress—a journal entirely devoted to news re-

garding this remarkable disease...

LETTER II.

Restless activity of my companion-aided by the cheapness and excellence of street

carriages Expense of a Droschki-Beauty of the lately planted ramparts-Scot-

tish destructiveness contrasted with Hamburgh tastelessness-the churches of

Hamburgh-St. Peter's-St. Nicholas'-St. Catherine'a-Likeness of Goetz the

religious fanatic-St. James's-the Great St. Michaelis's-its lofty tower-Splen-

did view from its summit-Watchmen placed there to announce the approach

of thunder-storms, and to ring the alarum-bell when a fire occurs in the city-

Interior of the church-the Crypt-Burial in churches deprecated-the public

cemeteries of Hamburgh-their beauty and extent-Hired mourners employed

to bury the dead-the privileged class of Reiten Diener employed in this office-

their peculiar dress and emoluments-Pompous inode of announcing deaths,

marriages, and births, in the newspapers,........

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LETTER III.

Amusements of Hamburgh--Promenading-Skating-Theatres-Music-Dancing

and dancing saloons-Gambling--The hotels-Hamburgh a refuge for the gour-

mand-Smoking almost universal-The principal theatre-The late Schröder-

The interior of the theatre-Goethe's Faust-its first performance on the Ham-

burgh stage-its characters and peculiarities not easily appreciated by foreign-

ers-Story of Faust-Object of Goethe's drama illustrated-not suited for repre-

sentation-Acting good, particularly that of Marr and Legaye in the characters

of Mephistophiles and Margaret-Effects of the drama on the audience and on

my companion-Hamburgh watchmen.....
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LETTER IV.

The number of deformed met with on the streets-Charitable institutions-the Gast-

haus, &c.-Orphan Hospital, &c.-Algemeine Kranken-haus-splendid estab-

lishment-its interior arrangements-its kitchen-the infirinary not restricted to

cure of decrepit children-No beggars on the streets-cause of this-Rise and

progress of Hamburgh-Hanseatic league-effects of the league-tended to

spread liberty over Germany-Government of Hamburgh democratical-Com-

merce calculated to uphold freedom-contrasted with Venice, no such stains on

its history, as those which disgrace that republic-The senate-the mode of

electing a senator-prerogatives of the senate-the Bürgerschaft-Colleges of

the Oberalten-of sixty-of one hundred and eighty-the Caminerei-Assembly

of the Bürgerschaft-Advantages of the Hamburgh government-Two orders

of citizenship-Ecclesiastical government-Schools-The Johanneum and Gym-

nasium-Military establishment-Garrison-Burgher guard- Desirable residence

for a merchant... . . . . . . . . . . . .

the poor, but open for those who pay-Expense of boarding-Institution for the