The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1876-01-29
Tr0eeitnQ SSsetches.
TO AND FROM THE OlD WORLD !
London and its Wonders

SQC AALS AMI ~ bLAO NUM-
The squares Of London are numerous,
and many of them Of great extent, and ex-
ceed.nsly elegant, and not few Of them
adorned with statues of sovereigns, war
riors, and statesmen. Among the most
fashionable squares may be mentioned-
Grosvenor, Belgrave, Portman and st.
James. Eaton, Csdogan, Bryanston and
Montague form the largest. West Of Re
gent street, are Berkeley and Cavendish
squares. Two other divisions of squares
are situated between Regent street and
Chancery lane. North OF it are Russell
and Bedford squares, occupied by the
aristocracy Of the legal profession, among
whom mingle merchants and literary men.
To the east are Queen, Brunswick and
Mecklenburg squares; and To the north
are Regent, Torrington, Woburn, Gordon,
Tavistock and Euston squares. Eastward
are Red Lion. Bloomsbury, Finsbury, Lin
coin lima Fields, Covent Garden, Golden.
Leicester, Trafalgar, etc. The most con-
spieuous monuments are''The Monument"
on TUE street hill, Auted Doric. column,
202 feet high, surmounted by blazing
urn, erected in commemoration Of the
great fire in 1866, which broke out q short
distance from this spot. Within the col
umn il a fight Of 345 steps, leading to an
iron balcony, from which the prospect u
very interesting, especially if it be 6 clear
day. The inscription which formerly ran
round the plinth was an follows: This
pillar was set up in perpetual reInem-
brsnce of that most burning Of this Pro
toslant city, begun and carried by ye
treachery and malice Of ye Popish tactic,
in ye beginning of Septem., in ye year Of
our Lord 1866, in order to ye carrying on
their horrid plott for extirpating the Pro-
testant religion and old English liberty,
and the introducing Popery and slavery"
These offensive words, after being obliter-
sted by James H.. we're reset in the reign
Of William, and finally disappeared by
order Of the Common Council in 1881.
The York column, at the south end Of Wa
terloo place, is plain Doric pillar Of gran
lite, l24 feet high, surmounted by a bronze
statue Of the Duke Of York, the Queens
uncle At the Waterloo place end, ia the
Guards memorial, erected in 1861 to the
memory Of the heroes who fell in the
Crimea. 1t consists Of granite pedestal,
surmounted by bronze figure Of Victory.
bearing wresths Of laurel, below which
are three bronze figures Of soldiers Of the
Guard. Another faithful guard, who has
been stationed steadily on this spot for
the past six or seven years, In q gentle
manly policeman, by the name Of H. II.
Palmer. We made his acquaintance, and
gathered from him much valuable infor-
nation.
Passing down Gracechurch street, to-
wards London bridge, may be seen = fine
piece Of work, the statue Of William w.,
and at the head Of Constitution Hill 10 the
Triumphal Arch, surmounted by colossal
equestrian status Of the Duke Of Yelling
ton. This is the largest Of the kind in
London, and was erected in 1910, in de-
6ance Of the opposition Of the press, at Q
cost Of csc, 900.
TIE PARKS
OF these the largest and most fashion
able, IL
HYDE PARK,
containing 400 acres 1t has towards the
south side q large, artificial lake called
the Serpentine, which is spanned BY
handsome bridge at the entrance to Ken
sington gardens. The principal entrance to
the Park, on the south aide, u by . triple
railway close to Apsiey House, and within
few yards Of that point is the beginning
Of Rotten Row, q narrow strip rallied OF
for equestrians, and stretching about one
mile towards Remington. Farther north.
and on the other side of the Serpentine.
ia q famous drive sailed the Ladies'
Mile, which extends nearly to the bridge
before mentioned; AMI here on the sum