The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1873-08-08
Phonix European correspondence.

much that is interesting to the traveller.
that you scarcely know what fret to
visit, and having ''gone the rounds"
which first to describe. The city is
built almost entirely of sun-dried brick.
The front of the houses are mostly
without trimming. Tho streets are OF
medium width and we'll paved. Although
100 miles IN circumference. any part OF
it can be reached in few moments, by
either the underground or over-ground
railway, both Of which start trains every
| five minutes. The underground is one
nificently fitted up every mile of two.
It's average cost is 5000, 600 in gold
| per mile. It's cars, engines and track is
the same as the ordinary railways.
There is also an over-ground railway,
| which passes over the tops of tho
houses. Every station on oil the roads
have refreshment rooms, with handsome
bar maids in attendance. They never
employ men; the gentler sex drawing
more custom. If you ask for water,
they stare ct you in emazement. Every
one drinks light wines or ale.
The old Tower Of London, for its
past history and for the relics of ancient
times, now slowed away within it's walls,
is considered by all the greatest object
Of interest, not only in London, but
even in Europe. Although built over
500 years ago, it stands to-day as i'm.
pregnable to age as when Sir Walter
Raleigh paced the floor of his narrow
cell. AS you descend the Tower Hill,
the old walls OF this ancient pile rise be.
fore you amid the surrounding mass of
modern buildings, grim witnesses Of
by-gone age. They remain to rs SYM
bols of the rugged times, when amid
the struggles of ill-defned rights end
uncontrolled passions, were laid the
foundation OF Engand's present great.
ness. The tower was built by William
OF Normandy as o place of safety
against the outbreaks of his Saxon
SUBJECTS, and has ever since remained
the stronghold of royalty. The site
was wisely chosen; just without the
walls Of the old city, on tie North
bank Of tho Thames, where the ground
gently rises above the neighboring
marshes Of Essex and the low ground OF
Surry. In 1871, it caught fire and
large number Of its relics were
destroyed; but SO much is left
to interest and attract the visitor,
that the lost part is never missed.
The walls are surrounded by what
was once O moat,, but now serves
as parade ground for the guard. They
have divided the tower into two wards,
the outer and the inner ward. The
inner ward is sub.divided into twelve
towers tho Bloody Tower, the Bell
Tower, the Beauchamp Tower, the Do
vereux Tower, the Flint Tower, the
Browyer Tower, tho Brick Tower, the
Jewel Tower, the Constable Tower, the
Broad Arrow Tower, tho Salt Tower and
the Record Tower. The first is called
the Bloody Tower, since tradition points
it out ns tho one in which tho two royal
cons OF Edward the Fourth were con-
by their uncle, Richard the Third, in
the year 1883. The second is the Bell
Tower-so called because of its being
surmounted with the alarm bell Of the
garrison. Hero Henry VIII imprisoned
the venerable Fisher, Bishop OF Roches-
ter. Here, also, Queen Elizabeth spent
her prison life. The third or the Beau
champ Tower is tho most interesting of
the inner group. 1t derives it's name
from Thomas dc Beauchamp, Earl Of
Warwick, who was imprisoned here by
Richard II. It is two stories in height;
the walls measure fifteen feet in thick
ness. The larger apartments are twenty
feet square. On the walls arc numerous
notices, names and orests, engraved by
! those imprisoned here at different pc
RODS. Near the entrance is the name Of
Marmaduke Neville, supposed to have
been of the Neyilles who SO strenuously
supported tho right Of Mary, Queen CT
Scots, 20 tho English throne. Over the
fire place is the namc of Philip Howard,
the eldest son Of Thomas Howard,
Duke of Norfolk, who was beheaded for
aspiring to Mary's hand. Near this is
device thirteen inches square, with O
bear and q lion grasping tho ragged
stah, and tho family &badge of
the Dudleys, who wcro confined
hero for attempting to place the
crown upon the head of Lady Jane
Grey. There are other Inscriptions
scattered over the walls, carved by
Gyfford, Baiiy and Store; besides mum
bers OF other State prisoners, who were
great in their day, but who have passed
away like the troubled times in which
they lived. In the Dovereux Tower.
was confined that favorito courticr of
Elizatebh's, Robert Deyereux, Earl of
Essex. Elizabeth's long struggle be-
tween reaentmaDt and offaot;oT l,,fo..