The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-08-09

/ and butter, up TO crown Win a'' '"c
deliCaCes ynu may want
We took up our quarters at tn" Char
/ ing Cross Hotel, until we got apartments
TO suit us, coming aHd going when we
( pleased; eH perrin enting in dining and eas-
ing rs our fancy dictates, ard according
to tho parts OF thls great city our traves
! bring US; and when we tlre o! this, order
! ing our meals 10 our home like rooms.
And how what shall | -ay about this
! city of millions. Its vsstness l AIN BOT
able to fully take in. Some little idea
may be gained OF it by riding through 1t
on top OF An omnibus, which | nave done
often, making the acquaintance OF the
driver, who by the way is splendid
cicerone, always willing TO drink your
honor's health at an expense OF SIX
pence, pointing out 10 ycu the novelties
and celebrities as you pass, noddlng to
"cabby" occasionally, Tor, as one OF them
remarked to me, 1--WE don't have much to
do with hem; they are below US. They
drinks YOUR 'eath At all hours, and we
only when otf duty" Speaking kind
word to "Msggy,' the flower girl OF the
"Seven Disis," a pale and ssddened
face, but with brilliant black
eyes and sort musicsi
voice, neither of which can you resist, rs
she beseechingly holds up her bunch OF
roses and begs you to buy. she was the
darling OF home fourteen years ago
and since which time, she tells me, she
has offered on that very spot ner howerS
to each passer-by, and - | tossed her
shilling, her God bless you sounded
sadly on my ears amidst all the noise and
confusion Of that locality And as ne
yives ycu the history Of the place, ne
shows YOU the store filled with dogs and
birds, of the man who is pstronized by
the Prince of Wales in that way, and
one of the richest men OF London By
such patronage, aud the influence 1t
has on AL purchasers in that
line. And thus you can travel along
amusing yourself from hour to hour
on this ever changing panorama through
the Strand, Fleet street, Chesps'de, Re
gent and Oxford street, or 60 and stand
IN front OF the Exchange aud it is there
the immensitv OF London grows upon
you. This is perhaps the most crowded
part OF the city. From morning till
nirht one continued crowd moves back
wsrd and forward, whilst vehicles Of
every description pass and repass IN
never ending professions. This crowded
space receives the multitudes that pour
in from eight or nine leading avenues,
and it is estimated that more peo pie,
Omnibuses, cabs snd carriages pass here
than any other one place IN the world.
Here from the Bank o! England and
pours continued stream OF people. 1t
seems to be dividend day, and you
find \ grea.er number OF females than
usual, doubtless from this tact alone, tor
ordI' srily you miss them IN any large
numbers. H. this, the quarters OF the
greatest monetary establishment OF the
world, | mad occasion to draw some
gold on Bank OF England nOie, and
going IN to do so had To give my name,
residence and address before getting 1t.
The number Of the note was then re.
corded. torn of and filed away, never TO
be sent out again. 1t would not be inter
esLiLg for me 10 say anything about the
bank. sll is too we'll known. How its
capital has increased from one 10 dttecn
million pounds, now II manages the
debt Of England, the privileges 1t en-
JOYS of issuing notes payable on demand,
secured by twenty millions OF bullion.
Waat shall talk about? The objects OF
interest are SO many that 1t Is hard t.
choose And vet | can't say | like Lon
don. um not amazed or struck with
the beauty or style OF It's buildings IN gen
a.. The houses OF even the nobility are
uninvIting IN their external attractions
to what | had expected, for here II is sge
that renders all things attractive. Tosay
this is so many centuries old, Is spanacea
for all the damages or time and covers
up all deficiencies, and so it is TO GER
tain extent. What care you about the
beauty of West minter when you once
enter It's arches and chape's and vaults
and stand gazing on the tombs and mon
uments OF the mighty men OF all times
past whose remains lie mOuiderlng
here. For as Paul says "whatso-
ever are true, honest, Just pure.
lovely, whatsoever OF good report are
here TO be found Hars Is the monu
ment to Mary Stuart, Queen OF Scots,
privately removed mere by her son
James l, and close by that OF Elizabeth,
and on which we read that "she was
adorned with every excellence Of mind
and prinCely virtues beyond her sex, a
prudent governess, vrtuous queen and
truly religious" But her statue does
not indicate beauty of person by any
means. But little ways of Is an altar,
which tells Us, "Here lies Edward ',
and Richard, Duke of York, whs, being
confined in the tower and there stuffed by
pillows, were privately anG mesniy |
buried by order OF Their uncle
Richard. whose bones laid l9l years
under the stairs We 20 into st. .
Paul's chapel, we notice thst OF james /
Watts sea ed on pedestal, with com /
passes forming designs. The inscription /
tells as 1t is not to p"rpetute hi, name. /
which must endure while the peaceful /
arts flourish, but to show that the king, |
ms ministers, &c, honor those who best |
deserve their gratitude.
In the chapel of St. john tue Baptist, /
are the monuments. very ancient, OF two !
Knights Templar, that Of Edmund .
Crouchbsck, son OF Henry Ill, So calico .
from attending his brother in the Holy .
war, and wearing crouch or cross on .
the shoulder, as badge of Christianity. .
On the base are the remsins of ten .
Knights armed with banners, surcoats and .
aross-beits. You thus pass along, every
step reminding You OF some mighty
mind or genius. Mrs Sitdons the .
actress. George Canning, the statesmsr,
scholar and orator, the first minister ct
the Gown, Lord Palmerston in the robe
OF = Knight OF the Garter, VIM. PIT, .
first Earl of Chatham represented n.
speaking, and 81 his feet figures OF Pru-
deuce and Fortitude Here Is q bust OF
Warren Hssting., Governor Gener Il OF
Bengal, and first Governor-Gensral OF
Indls TINS one l. 10 the memory OF .
Wiluam Wilbertorce, who removed by .
the blessing OF God, from Eug sad, the .
guilt ot the slave trade In ths south .
transep. we have tie poets corner. Here .
lies GsrriCE
"Shakespear and Garrick like twin stars .