The Westerly echo, & Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1854-1858, 1856-01-17

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cell, without . window to let in single
ray Of light, in which the distinguished
warrior and scholar, Sir w. Raleigh, was
confined for twelve years, and was af-
forwards, by the cruelty and injustice of
James L., condemned to the scaffold.
The White Tower" is large, irreg-
ular building, the frst story being filed
with arms for the navy. Within this
building is an ancient chapel, formerly
used by the English monarchs for relig-
ious services, and the room in which
Lady Jane Grey, whose misfortunss
claim our compassion, was imprisoned
by the bigoted aud bloody Mary. From
window in this room she saw her
husband, Lord Guilford Dudley, pass to
the place of execution, where she was
sosn after summoned herself. In the
yard are several large pieces of Turkish
ordnance. Whitehall Palace" is
handsome edifice Of hewn stone, which
is now used by the Government for off,
css To front of this building, Charles
I. was executed, and in it Oliver Crom-
well died.
The Bank of England is moro re-
markable for its size than for any archi-
tectural beauty which it possesses. 1t
has a capital of thirty five million
pounds, and gives employment to some
nine hundred persons. In the yard is
large furnace, enclosed in an iron frame
work for burning the old notes as fast as
they are returned to the bank, they
never being re-issucd. There are three
presses, each of which strike off eight
thousand notes per hour, machine OF
curious construction for numbering the
notes, and six machines for weighing
and detecting light coin. The bindery,
type room and workshops are all within
the building everything is done here
except the making of the paper.
Newgate was for years stigmatized as
ono of the worst-managed prisons in
England, but through the exertions OF
Howard, together with the philanthropic
lobors of Mrs. Fry, the discipline and
management of the prison has greatly
improved. The number of commit
ments average two hundred every
month There are several inner courts
for the purpose of ventilation and to
admit exercise for the prisoners. 1t has
a neat chapel where regular service is
held twice every Sunday, and small
library. A telcher gives instruc-
, ton daily to the boys who may be con-
fined here. Most of the prisoners are
kept employed in picking oakum In
one room are the old fetters and chains
formerly used, some very heavy on the
, shelves of an adjoining room are the plas-
: ter busts of those who have been execu-
ted. All the executions take place in
the street, in front of the building
The cul prit walks from the cell through
an iron doorway, which is never opened
except upon such occasions, to the fatal
drop. .''
= The Docks of London are on a scale
of grandeur commensurate with its great
commerce. They cover a surface ol
: about farty acres, are made of stone,
: and communicate with the Thames by a
0 canal. Without these iu'sad haTtccra;
o the river could not afford aocommoda-
. tion for the immense amount of shipping
: necessary for the trade of this city.
. The Wine Vaults may be reckoned
b among the wonders of London f; one ol
;. which covers eleven acres. This one
and I suppose the others are similar
is laid out in avenues about FIVE feet
VI in width, intersecting each other Al
:. right angles. There is railway TWEEN
& ty-6ve miles in extent, for slowing anc
!. removing the casks 1t will hold abou
10000 pipes. As the visitor grope'
. his way through the subterranean passa
a ges, the the rolling of carts is constantly
h heard overhead.
n Adjoining the Wine Vaults, is th'
4, immense Tobacco Warehouse belonging
to the government 1t covers fou
10 acres of ground, aud will store 2,60(
hogsheads of tobacco. Contraband to
bacco is invariably burned larg,
{, furnace, with tall chimney, in tn,
= yard, being used for that purpose. Tbi
is called the "Queen's Pipe"
: But time fails me, and | must clos
N by bidding you has,y adicu, until
re shall have the pleasure of beholiin.
you face to face, which will doubtless b