Connecticut western news., 1874-12-18

"wedcd 10 the Scavengcrs' daughter, which will try to describe an iron ring encircles the neck, with another for eaci ankle, the arms are pinioned behind, iht head and feet are then drawn together &, near az they can be, the poor wretch k then left in that position for hours, and II no confession then, the rack is applied and then the thumb screws and so on. The meats surrounding the tower is dry now and used as drill ground. The Armoury contains l5,0O0 rifles, and weapons out oi date, swords bsyonets, and ramrods are beautiful divices made with them, here are breech Ioaders of the time of Henry VIII I56O, revolvers certainly not as small and neat as of the present day. but of precisely of the same principle, every kind of chair mail, and plate armour from the time of tn c crusade l2l6. the cap pied suit made for Henry VIII, when he was IS years of age. the full suit weighing 92 pounds, there are scores of equestrian figures. showing every kind of horse and man armour worn at diff ferent times. A stone on the tower green marks the sport, where the executions took place, here the unfortunate Lady Jane Grey was beheaded, the last execution was in l745 when three Scottish Lords were be- headed. The traitors gate through which all the State prisoners entered the tower is on the river side and guarded by two strong water-gates.
 The crown jewels have been kept in the tower since l2l6. The splepdour of this magnificent dlspl of gems will astonish any body, ever in the simple apartment in which they are seen, during the turbulent times succeeding the death of Charles l, many of the Royal ornaments and portlons of the Rrgalia were lost or sold, after the restoration, a committee was appoi nted to direct the remaking of these portions oi the Regalia, the old name and fashions are retained.
 Her Majesty's crown is @ cap of purple e velvet enclosed in hoops of silver surmount- ed by ball and cross, all covered with diamonds. in the middle of the cross Is the ''inestimable sapphire" and in front of the crown is the hesrt-sbaped ruby, said to h aye been worn by Edward the Black Prince, the crown weighs about l6 ounces, and is valued at one million (fl ,OoO. .OoO). pounds there are four other crowns, every one of enormous value. made for differer, sovereigns, including one for the heir ap parent
 
 Sir Edwards staff is of beaten gold. 4 feet 2 inches long, and weighs g pounds. It is surmounted by an orb, said to contain portion of the true cross The Royal Sceptre is of gold and is placed in the right hand of the sovereign at the coronation. The Rod of Equity Is of gold, surmounted by an orb, on which are the figures of a dove with cxpa nded wings. It Is orna. mented with diamonds. There are six sceptres in all, and In addition there are the cutsra or pointess sword of mercy, the swords Of justice, temporal and ecclesiss. tical these are carried before the sover- eigns at coronation. The Koohinoor brace let is shown, but the "Koohinoor" dia- mond Is not on exhibition, being the pri vate property of her majesty. The Bap- tismal Font, and Sacramental Plate used at the christening of the royal children, and many other things 1 cant find room to mention. make up the RegAIia, and l sup pose there is proper<Y of more value in that room than any other one room in the whole world. l only ask for an inch or two of the crown and will he satisfied
 E. WtNcEwoRrH.