The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-01-18

suages, houses, structures, or edlnces in or upon
Outer Moor or the said field called West Smithneld
but that the said separate fields and places be re-
served, disposed, aud continued @ TO su1h Ike COM
and now used disposed, or converted to-" Matt
lands History OF London, p. 3l2
mentaries on the History Constitution, and Char
tered Franchises OF the city OF London hrd edition
revised, 1859, p. 400 1.-THE King declaring that he
win not allow these fields to be built upon In an
article in the twenty-eighth volume OF the claw
city OF London, Mr.. SERGEANT Pulling. very high au-
thOrty, says page 27O, 'Charles 1 granted further
the tracts OF Open ground, then called Moor1eds
and also expressly confirmed the city title to West
Smithoeld, with proviso that they should not be
In 2 Maitands History of London, p. s99, is a
print, dated 1754 representngtne lower quarters OF
with trees and surrounded by walks. See, also, /
ID, 432 The City and Liberties OF London after
Great Fire Of 1865, and Id 1863, London as fortified
Even Pennant, in 1890, recognizes this state of
0T Ss 8 %s ATTEMPTS @ DPs
sent, most part OF which, except the still ne
elected Moordelds, is covered with Streets"
The enclosed moorneds. under the names OF
Finsbury square and. Finsbury Circus, two rallied
squsres or gardens or six and four acres aud West
Smih1eld, six acres are to be found In the map OF
London, In Bohn's Pictorial Handbook OF London,
1854, or in that OF the Great London Directory OF
lent feature, peculiar to the large towns OF Eng
land, but more particularly to London, being
distinguished from the Piazze, Pazas, Places,
ETC., OF continental cities, by having originated
in sacrifice of building ground, not TO the
purposes OF ornament and architectural beauty, but
to the pure necessity OF ventilation They are
therefore In the newer parts OF London
more numerous and larger than IN other capitals,
but not appended to any public buildings (Which
usually hide in obscure secondary streets), and not
making any pretension to more adornment than the
ordinary dwellings. garden inclosed by open
railing serves to hide the ugness OF sham art, re-
freshes the eyes, wearied with the sombre monotony
OF our rude dwellings, and though occupying some
Of the space hardly mpedes the circulation OF air
but, according to modern chemists, actually helps
After speaking of lingo Jones attempt to intro
duce the Italian Piazza In Covent Garden, he says
-"HiS next attempt OF the same Kind (incoln's Inn
Felds) has been more Fortunate remaining still the
largest ventilation of London, next TO its parks
situation), and now by far the best grown with tim
Der. The equateral form OF this prototype of our
them till within the last twenty years, but we now
have them OF all proportions, up to a lengthy slip,
besides one oval (FtDsbury Crcus), and many SENT
circles segments, called crescents. For all recti-
linear gures even trlanges, the term square is
"The following are the chief squares Of the older
class Rectangular, with their sides nearly quite
neons Inn 1 FeIds 9 Rnssa sSusre @ N S acTss: Ra
Portland Place, Z; Euston, 7; Finsbury, 6; and
or an oblong shape, l3
Openings OF other regular forms:-Finsbury Cir
Places Of irregular forms: :-Smith1eld, 5; and
three others.
"An openings exceeding an acre or two have now
field and Trafalgar Square,"
The last is called an artificial stone quarry
In the Commonwealth vs. Alburger, Wharton,
473.Judge Sergeant, speaking OF Holmes map, says:
'"The plan was engraved and impressions taken for
the Of those interested" " and say OF the original
1t is IAN official paper on file in the proper ONCE Of
So treated by Judge Smith in his learned note in
Smiths Laws, p. 10T.
these plans (aome 81 lays down the streets Of the
city, and the five public squares lying across the
Streets 80 as not to be mistaken, or confOunded
W 10 rpat0 nj N a mr. left
vacant. The lots OF the first purchasers marked
on the plan by numbers In three OF the squares the
lots run up to them and in front OF them, giving
ten lets on the south and east of the northeast
public square, six lots on the north and east
the north and west OF the southwest public
square, but no lots are placed on the squares. So
square, both from Delaware and schuyEill
Front streets, but stop at it's boundaries: The
the northeast and southeast squares have written on
their face ''eight for public :" the north
Esq the southwest, eght acres allotted for pub,
lie uses" etc." On the "Centre Square, ten acres"
Of ground Were laid ont as squares for public uses,
distinct from the streets and lots, and other property
in the city bounds, when the original plan OF the
city wassmade by It's founder.
"The advertisement annexed to the list OF first
purchasers stands on the same footing as the list
itself After describing the site OF the City and it's
advantages 1t says:-1n the centre OF the city is a
square OF ten acres at each angle are to be houses
for public affairs, as Westinghouse Assembly or
State house, markethOuse school-house, and seve-
raj other buildings for public concerns. There are
acres to he for the same uses as the Moor6elds in
London. Moornelds were secured to the city OF Lon
don by charter dated October IS, 1888, from being
built on, and that they should be put TO such like
common and public uses as they had been and were
"That nve public squares were thls laid OF by the
founder, and the first purchasers here Ia the original
plan OF the city, in 1858, and were then dedicated 10
public uses, Is thus fact as clearly established
any ancient fact can be by evidence, especially no
plan or drsught or statement to the contrary has
pvp ar he on ma al fOr a
long time after. II there is any fact IN the history
of the city, universally acknowledged without
tion by its Inhabitants. its founder, its historical
writer's its maps and plans, and owners OF property
aud settlers IL is that Penn laid OF five public squares
for public uses" Commonwealth vs. Alburger,
The Genre Square is distinctly mentioned IN his
charter to the city, dated the 25th Octo0er, i7Ol
'and the one. and-twentieth year OF my govern
ment." In map OF the improved part OF the Pro-
vince or Pennsylvania, by Thomas uolme, Sur
small plan of the city with the five squares on it
Broad street and High street are represented run
ming up to the Centre Square, on which appear
a building directly in the centre OF the
square, or what might be called the
intersection OF the two Streets II continued through
the square. with steeple or belfry. l have been
furnished by Henry f. Keene, ESQ, descendant
with an engraved map OF tue city, found among
his papers On the upper part OF this plan are the
| names of the first purchasers, and below them a
view Of the state-house which was finished ia IIsi
| Upon the plan are the four squares, on each OF
which is engraved, "a Pqoliek square, as" On
Center" ''The old courthouse had been built In
1907, in Market street. above Second street. and was
used not only hall OF justice put also as legis-
lative hall, In which the provincial assemblies trans
scted Their business, and the general elections were
marEethouse had been built from the cour,
mousse 10 InlId street. and by an act or Assembly or
2sd March lIso the wardens OF the city were autho-
Ilzed and required 10 extend the market-house from
| Third TO Fourth streets, and under subsequent
| Gtrq Yves nroa and