108 AN AMERICAN FARMER IX ENGLAND. 



CHAPTER XV. 



Chester Market The Town Common Race-course The Yeomanry Cav- 

 alry, and the Militia of England Public Wash-house. 



ITHE day after we came to Chester was market-day, and the 

 -*- streets were busy at an early hour with people coming in 

 from the country to sell produce, or purchase the supplies for their 

 families for the coming week. The quantity of butter exposed 

 for sale was very large, and the quality excellent. The fish- 

 market also was finely supplied. The dealing in both these 

 articles was mostly done by women.* 



After walking through the market, we went to the Roodee, 

 and there saw the Yeomanry reviewed. They wore a snug blue 

 uniform, were armed with sabres, carbines, and pistols, and were 

 rather better mounted and drilled than any of our mounted mili- 

 tia that I have seen. The active commander seemed to be a 

 regular martinet. If the lines got much out of dress while on the 

 trot, he would dash up, shaking his fist, and loudly cursing the 



* We noted the follovring &s the common prices : 



Butchers' meat, 10 to 14 cents per Ib. 



Best fresh butter in balls of 1 'j Ibs, 35 cents. 



Salmon, fresh from the Dee, 35 cents per Ib. 



Turbot-, 35 cents per Ib. 



Soles and other fish, 16 cents per Ib. 



