The daily gazette., 1877-11-07
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THE FACToRfEs OF LEICEsTERaNpt
THEIR TIRED woRKMEN-ABBEY
.RDINAL woLsEY-CON-
vENTRY AND IT'S ENvIRONS
| Leicester is fair representive of first
class British town. Ii contains a popu-
lation Of 100000. Under the Romans 1t
was place of note. During the Saxon
era 1t was the centre of the kingdom Of
Mercia. The King of Northumberland |
once sacked it and slew its Inhabitants. |
1t fourished once more under the Danes. |
During the vicisstudes of thousand |
years 1t sustained sieges without number |
and was the scene OF many memorable |
events. Although it now contains but |
half dozen really fine church edifces, |
no less than tifly two are mentioned in |
in It's history, These have been nearly
all swept away by the devastations ofthe
, past. In addition to It's points of ancient
interest it contains multitude of tower
ing factories, that give employment to
thousands of operatives. The condition
OF the latter is miserable enough. They
are poorly paid for their almost unending
toll; and the slightest commercial jar
affects them ruinously. When trade
grows dull starvation stares them III the
face. Their masters reap all the profits
OF periods of prosperity, but neglect to
sustain them in intervals of adversely. If
. lyou rise early enough you will find the
streets thronged with the poor fellow
. hurrying to their daily toll Better to be
free savage On the plains than a serf
like one of these. As watched them
: Fastening to their roaring prisons at adog
> uot they seemed la
n GREATER HEBoEs
tThan Napolson's Guard at Waterloo
t Each one of them was aware of the fate
t. in store for him. He knew that he was
rushing down lane that had no turn
g ing. AT the further end he saw disease
IT and death confronting him. What cour-
age it must require to lead such a life /!
g No one could note without pity their
10 sunken cheeks, their anxious expressions
their hacking coughs and their stumbl-
?, ing, uncertaif footsteps. Yet why they
9 presevere is no mystery. They are i'm
" molating themselves for the sake of their
families. They have wives and children
u to support. AS bright1eyed- children
Al grow up around them they founder gloo-
II mily on quenching their despair in fiery
n potations, until at last they drop into
y their graves and are forgotten by all
20 save the aching hearts around their deso-
st late hearth-stones. Nor are women
WHOLLY exempt from this legal and civil
y, lized human murder. If you wait few
fe moments you will see them trudge by
y; Y You may detect the novices at a glance.
- They are blooming girls. Want and a
70 bleak future fail to repress the buoyancy
u tof their spirits. Rags can disguise but
ne mot wholly mar their beauty. How mer-
es rily they laugh in the fresh morning air
in Few of Them mark the faded charms, the
, haggard visages and the wasted figures o
IN those who have trod the self-same patti
e. some years before them. 1t is best tina,
az they do not. They will reproach fate
n soon enough. A portion of the Abbey
where l}ati'
to CARDINAL woLsEY
of Died is situated just beyond the munici
he pal limits. The original structure was dt
'e, stroyed by fire in 1916, when Prime
ar | Rupert carried the city by storm. Tn
W outside walls remained standing, ant
were incorporated into the private resi-
yes dence that no occupies the site. The oil
ng boundary wall on the south border of tn
Nv estate is the most Interesting object ofth
ed. vicinity. 1t is rudely embattled, stand
OF, upon the brink of the river Soar, wit
OF It's lunettes hanging over the swiftly flow
'rs ing tide, and supports charmingly sha
er- ded terrace walk. Oyergrown with ivy
a il presents venerable appearance, an
as is an enduring memorial of the taste an
industry of the monks of st. Mary. L
one of the public squares in the ciJy stand
IS. what is known as "the clock monI
ment" Its principal adornmeuts are tn
,lv finely executed statutes of four emineL
,h men OF former times. One represents
las t. 7 SIMON DE MoNTFoRr
Try Au earl of the eleventh century, in tn
lie net armor of his time, sword and shie1
ire in hand. Ills countenauce Is one of tn
Us, hnest Imaginable, indicating great pride
ar. kindness and generosity, and lion-hear
10 ed courage The early heroes of Eng Ian
~ Justly command respect for their SO
~ lierly qualities. AT one time LeieeSte
ne boasted a castle of strength and lordl
IRE proportions, only a fraction of which
an now standing On the eastern side of til
ne city adjoining the bank of the river, is
m brick stable, in the side of which is tai
ne let reading "Near this bridge lie til
~ remains of Richard III, the last of th
~ Plantagenets, 1885" After his overthrow
Se at Bosworth field, the usurper's dea
nd body was brought back to Leicester an
Tx pitched into The, river at this poin
led Shakespeare has given him wider nam
)ss than the mere possession OF thron
he could ever have done, which illustrate
nd how great poets are greater than king
80 bout thirty miles distant in Coventr,
" noted for its beautiful legend of
h,r eal LADY GoDIvA, 1t.
in Which all readers Of Tennyson are fami
nod lar with. The Lady Godiva was not a
~, ideal creation, but Countess offlesh al
" " blood A picture of her and her husban
uD- is yet to be seen in u church window
OF coventry, with an inscription reading
lth | Luriche, for love of thee,
'th- ,. Doe make CoVentre toll free.
em The streets of Coventry are infamou
g a. 4, crooked, and the buildings ever
" are denote age and old fashion.
s bean called "the City of Tar
> Spres." IL would be- difficult to impr
,,; v!se II more simple anu applicable i
' '- scri 1tion. From out mingled mass
10" gcosser structures the spires of TrIni
oau nurch, ST. MIchaels and another &
the Lame OF which have forgotten, rise
'red I'D and splendid prominence.
the NJ caael's is noble pile. Its front
fact a,rned with innumsrable statues a
ot a .cn frettings of stone, and In its enli
md lah ho,, Ist hn