The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1874-11-27
FOREIGN TRAVEL.
SsmIlhfIeId Market, Old and
NeW-'remPIe Bar-I'he
Probability OfIas Re-
nsOVnI-ElGe MAR
syrS' Tablet.

Ii Is u matter which nearly bor-
ders upon the ludicrous, to observe
; the Giyerse estimates which are
placed uDon common things and in
cidents by the people Of the old and
the new countries of the world.
The people OF England and OF the
older countries are in the habit OF
regarding, with the most marked
respecG and veneration, those things
which bear the marks OF greatest
antiquity. This characteristic Is not
confined TO their old Abbeys and cell
ebrated places of ancient renoWn,
but extends to their business places
and business firms. The American
will point, with a pride that almost
amounts To boasiiug, to those things
which are new, while the English
man is more likely 10 expend his
breath in expaIiating upon the
things which have stood longest.
The tradesman of London is quite
likely to place the year when the
house which lie is conducting was
established. and especially If its
date extended back into the last
century, in conspicuous place
upon his front, and more especially
IL back into the early part of it.
This veneration for the things of
the past has long protected some of
the old landmarks of London from
demolition. But the spirit of enter
prise and the desire for improve
ment has been extending backward
from the west and reaching toward
the east end of the old city, and to
such extent as to have induced some
well-marked changes. These have
mostly been wrought during the
last twenty years, or they are said
to have, in that time, been more
than equal to those which were in
trOduced during the century which
preceded.
The two localities in Loudcn that
have undergone the most marked
changes under the hand Ofimprove-
ment, are the old Smithfield Market
Place and the north bank of the
Thames, between Westminster and
Black FriarS Bridge. The old
Smithfield NJ arket Place, where cat
tie, pigs and sheep were exposed
for sale twenty-three years ago, is
now. occupied by an immense mar
ket building of beautiful architect
ureal proportions, about one-fourth
of mile long. This building rests
upon arches, and beneath it are
many railroad tracks by which the
slaughtered animals are brought
from the slaughter pens, or from dis
tant places, and elevated from the
cars TO the place I'm the stalls where
they are exposed for sale. At two
of the corners of this market house
are hotels, which are extensively
pa,ronized by persons who transact
business at the market. These un-
derground railroads, which encircle
the whole city, and send branch
es into several parts of its in
terror, have direct connections with
the distant lines, so that cars may be
run from the most distant places in
the kingdom to the interior sta
tons, which bel0ng to these several
roads. This furnishes a means for
the diminution of the immenses treet
transit by teams which would be q
great Inconvenience without this ar
rangement OF underground rail
roads.
Across an open space westward
from the Smithfield Market, is
Saint Bartholomew Hospital. Up
on Tablet near its northwest cor
ner is an inscription which sets
forth that within few feet of that
spot John Rogers, John Bradford,
John Philpot, and others suffered
death by fire for the faith of Christ,
in the years 1856, 1856 and 1867.
There is n neat chapel upon the hos
pital grounds, which was erected 10
commemorate the cruel death OF
these noble martyrs for the truth.
There is perhaps no locality in
London, the name of which is eve
rywhere more familiar than Temple
Bar. This structure, which consists
of an arched way for carriages and
pedestrians, extending about TWEEN
ty feet along the street and over the
arches, is a spacious room which has
/ served as q repository for some Of
the ancient relics for long period
The removal of this structure has
. been several times decreed by the
0 proper authorities, who have as oft
{ en- been induced to rescind their &C.
: ton by the opportunities of the
G people who so much veDerate the
q old landmarks. But the corrodinG
s influence of time is likely to accom-
J. plish the work of its removal. A
o assure was recently discovered il
! the arch, and unsightly supports
a have been placed under it in Orde
to insure safety. This structur
was erected under the supervision
n of Sir Christopher Wren, and is tn
n only remaining structure whic
l. stands as 8 memento of the day
s, when the heads of executed person
ID were exposed upon pixies until the
Of crumbled away. 1t is said that tn
st last spectacle of this kind was tn
rs heads of three Jacobites, which re
Or manned for twenty-seven year
i'll when they were blown of by gal
es of wind. A man is said to haV
l.. been in the habit of standing j
"a Fleece street with spy-glass, whic
he let to those who passed for tai
, ing view of the heads at penny
~. peep. a plan has been propose
III for the removal of this old relic
h"' Victoria Park, and secreting
no there in it's present form in order
~. preserve it for the observation
u" future generations.
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d. The ladies at Washington WI
,n have charge of raising funds {
the Centennial, and have be,