The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-08-30

my mind at this moment pur6
which contains under its ROOF the banks
Of New Zealand, Ecuador, Ale3anaf1s'
Roumania, Australia and sweden. n
fact, in some manner every people when
possess commerce must be rePresensea
in this financial centre. The other place,
where one can by actual VISION learn me
truth Of which ] am writing, Il down on
the banks Of the Thames. This river
runs through the heart Of London and
divides Il into two parts. As far as Lon
don bridge, ships Of large size can ascend
with the tide. And thither they do come
from every point Of the compass and
from every cline. II you want to 80 %
any part Of the globe which is usually
visited by ships, I care not how far away
1t may be, here in due time you will hnd
an opportunity 10 crafty your WlSh.
Thither as the practical centre Of me
world vessels make their way and thence
again they return.
Psi THE GREAT SIGHTS.
II would be useless for me to attempt
here to describe what may be called the
great sights Of London. Many Of them
are familiar to all intelligent persons, 30
far at least as they can be without an
actual visit. And 10 dojustice TO any one
Of them would demand more space then I
could afford to give to 1t. Even Nasty
ramble through Westminster Abbey, the
British or the South Kensington museum,
the Crystal Palace, the National Gallery,
the Tower, or other similar places re-
ouires the better part Of day. To see
some Of them with real satisfaction and
protit DAYS or rather weeks are necessary
One OF The feelings with which an
appreciatiye visitor is sure to come away
from London is that Of regret that he
could devote no more time, and study 70
| matters which there can be examined az
no where else. -''.. E
A WALK.
But let US take walk. And one needs
to walk here a good deal in order to dc
Justice to the localities. II you ride you
inevitably pass unnoticed multitude Of
objects which deserve visit. Charing
Cross is as good starting point as We
can select. And what m interesting spot
it Is! It has the Strand on the east,
Whitehall on the south, and Cockspur
street on the west. The tradition is that
II was called after Eleanor, the eherereine
(dear Queen) OF Edward /. Here, at
least, he set up the most handsome OF the
nine crosses which he erected in her
memory. This he did because, here the
last halt was made with the body when on
it's way to Westminster Abbey for sepul-
ture. And here thecr stood for more
than three hundred and fifty years, until
the Long Parliament caused it 10 be
pulled dswn and the stones to be used in
paving the streets in front Of Whitehall
Charing became the scene OF execution
OF many political offenders. Proclama.
tons used 10 be read at this spot. And
at it, too, Victoria, in 1887, was,declared
to be the Queen Of Great Britain. It ii
to-day one Of the principal centres o.
London, japd from it We will start on oni
walk. a. n. ,r ',1'.'si
THH STRAND. fsar
Shall we 60 west; or east. 1t does no
matter much. In either case at ever!
turn we, il wa,chful, shall discover some
thing which is we'll worthy our notice
We will set our faces eastward. What Il
the name OF this street, which Is *
thronged th'people on foot, and people
in all sorts OF public conveyances? w
turn our eyes toward the placard on Thu
corner and read, "THE STRAND" and W,
feel that we are in part OF the citywhicl
: ia famous all the world over. II Is per
haps the greatest thoroughfare Of Lon
don, and has almost equal portions Of tn,
metropolis on every side Of 1t. Wehav
gone but few steps on our journcy'un-
Ill we are in the neighborhoOd OF Coyen
Garden Market which is the chief empo
rum for flowers, fruits and early yegeta
bles. But unless Il is early morning o
Saturday afternoon, it is not wortl
while to spend time in..visiting it. A
these hours il is one Of. tho sights OF Oh,
city. Or, II we turn aside for momen
into Russell street, we will be in the local
ity OF coffee houses often mentioned il
the Guardian, Spectator, and Taller, ant
closely associated with the name
of Addison, Steele, Pope, johnson
Goldsmith, Garrick and u whole host o
other literary celebrities.
What is this plain building on our LEFT
with Greek inscription on It's frontH 1
certainly does not look as II it was wor.
thy Of more than a causual glance. Tha
is no other than Exeter Hall, where SC
many meetings in the interest Of religion
and philanthEophy have been held. 1t il
the fashion for some people TO laugh n
those who are accustomed to congregat'
within It's walls. But let them laugh
Out Of Exeter Hall have gone forth IN
fiuenccs which have righted many wrong
and largely blessed the world. And it i
not yet without its power. Hurrying b!
such places as the Adelphi and othel
theatres, we come to Wellington street
and have glimpse Of Waterloo bridge
Canova, the sculptor, pronounced It thu
finest work OF the kind in existence. Ii
architect was John Rennie, Scotchman
the son OF an East Lothian farmer. IL
length, including the approaches, Is 2, 46t
feet, and the cost was upwardso OF So, OO0,'
900. II was opened to the public on the
second anniversary OF the battle OF Water
loo, and for this reason took the name
by which it Is known.
SOMERSET HOUSE AND SRIGHBoRHooD.
Here also Is Somerset House. The
ancient building which went by this nam.
was q palace, in which the wives o.
Charles I. and Of Charles II. held theil
courts. The present edifice ismore mod
ern and is used for public purposes. In
the eastern quadrangle is the Kings Col
lege. Various government Offices, IA for
example that OF the Inland Revenue and
and OF the Registrar General, are located
here: Once the pictures Of the Royal
Academy were exhibited in certain oil the
rooms which are still pointed out, and
which were frequented by sueh. artists as
West, Reynolds and 0pie. This neigh.
borhood also is the home Of the newspa-
pers OF the metropolis. Their offices
abound not only in this part Of the Strand
but also in all the surrounding courts
alleys and streets. Read the igns and
you recognize the familiar names Of
Punch, the Illustrated Meas, the Graphic
Au lie Year Round, the AIeaeum, the
A. Al u