New-York tribune., 1877-08-21
LONDON SIGHTS.
MORE ABOUT THE TOWER

LONDON Aug THE Tower of London is de
rraded-that is to say made ordinary-by being put
TO commonplace uses and by being exhibited IN
common-place manner. They use the famous White
Tower now as a stOrehouse for arms. Ii contains
at this minute lO2 900 guns all in perfect order, be-
f,aes a vast collection of old arnor and weapons.
The arrangement of the latter was made by Planche
the dramatic author-who is famous rs al anti
ousran and herald. Under his intelligent and taste
full direction the efigies and gear of chivalry are
displaved in such way that the observer
may trace tho changes that war fashions have
undergone through the reigns of successive
sovereigns OF England from the earliest
period until now. a suit of armer worn by the
detested Henry VIII is shown. and also particu-
LARRY rich suit worn by Charles /. The sng-
eestiveness of both figures cannot he missed Ma
ture has written brute upon the one and dsselnb.er
upon the other characters that admit of no doubt
I'm q room on the second floor Of the White Tower
they keep many very gorgeous Oriental weapons
and they show the cloak in which Gen. Wolfe dled'
on the Plains Of Abraham. Ii is a gray garment,
and the active moth has given II share OF ms per
sonal attention The most impressive objects to be
seen here however are the block and axe thai were
used in killing the traitor Lords KIlmarnock, Loyet
and Bameriiso after the defeat of the Pretender IN
I7a5 The block islnade Of ash and there are bg and
crne dents uTon il which show that it was made for
use rather than ornament. IL is harmless enough
now, however and this writer was allowed TO place
his head upon II in the manner prescribed Tor the
victims of decapitatiOn. The door OF Raleghs ped
room is just opposite these baeiu relics and II IS SAD
that his History OF the World was written IN the room
in which these implements are now sneb conspcu-
Gus objects of gloom. The whole place Is gloomy
aud cherries beyond expression, and very great
must have been-the fortItude of the man who bore
"A ~ify
not falling to turn it TO the best account by produc-
ing book so marvellous for its learning, philosophy
md eloouence A ridiculous Deef-eater," arrayed
in a dark tunc and trOuscTs trimmed WITH red' ana
a black velvet hat trimmed with bows OF Dlae ana
red ribbon, pTecedes each squad OF Visitors sD"
drops information and hs from PeIBt 20 peant. Ihe
'ard fate OF the Turl of IiesseX was found to be
particularly fascinating topic with one oi these
functionares: and very hard II was-fOr the ls'eef
as well as tine Earl-when standing on the SPOT
where the poor gentleman lost his life by the mad
spite of Queen Elizabeth to hear his name so perse
cuted. This spot is in the centre OF what was once
the Tower Green, and II is marked with brass
plate naming Anne Boleyn and giving the date when
she WAS here beheaded. They found her body IN an
a5row box in the Tower graveyard, and II now rests
with the ashes of other noble sufferers, under the
stones of the Chapel of ST Peter about nifty feet
from the place Of execution The ghost OF Anne
Boieyn is said 20 haunt that part Of the Tower where
She lived and il is likewise said that the spectre of
Lady Jane Grey was seen not long on the ami
versary of the day Of her execution, to glide out
upon balcony adjacent to the room she Is known to
have lived IN at the last OF her wasted and unfortu-
nate life. Ii could serve no good purpose TO relate
here the particulars Of these vistatons; but nobody
doubts them-whe he is ID the Tower. II is place
of mystery and horror, Notwithstanding ali that the
mactical spirit Of to-day can do and has done, 10
degrade it--and that Is much.
The Byron Memorial Loan Collection lately on
view at the Albert Memorial Hail. did not attract
whar in our country woui be considered much at
teutiOn. YET il was a vastly impressive show OF
relics. The catalogue names seventy-fou objects
ami rIy-niue designs foT monument TO Byron.
The designs are without exception bad mat
which has been chosen is merely pretty lt presents
feare of tine young sailor-boy type, seated on a
pedestal One hand, the right supports the chin;
the other resting on the left knee, holds an open
book and a pencil. The dress consists of a loose
SHIRT open at the collar and down the bosom, sailor
pcck-tie and munty trousers. ByIOn's dog Boat
a.n-commomorated in the well-known epItaph-
"To marx a friends remains these stones arise
never knew but one. aud here he Ncs?'-
ie shown in efigy the poets feet and the dog is
rubbing Eis nose az the right leg 0f ms master.
Tie treatment OF the subject III this model certainly
deserves 10 De called free bat the general effect of
the work is fnical The statue will probably be
popular: but it wall give adequate idea OF the
man. Byron was both massive and intense; and TINS
portrait is 40 than the hero OF some itie na-
ticul romance. Ii was the relic department, how
ever and not the statuay that most al iTaced notice
The relics ID three glass cases, exclusive OF the
large portraits 1t is difficult TO specify which was
The most impressive and il Is impossible by written
words TO make the reader-suppOsing him to revere
this great poets genius and to for his memory
feel the thrill OF emotion that was aroused by actual
sight and almost actual touch of objects so inti-
mately associated with the living Byron Five pieces
Of his hair were shown, one of which cut oil
after his death by Capt. Trelawny-the remarkable
gentleman who says that he uncovered the legs Of
the CORPSE order 20 ascertain the nature and extent
OF their deformity. All OF the locks OF harare faded
and all present mixture Of gray and brown. ByrOD's
hair was not seemingly, of fine texture, and At ap
pears 20 have turned gray early in life These uesses
were lent TO the Exhibition by Lady Dorchester,
MIR. john Murray the Rev. II. NJ. Robinson, DID,,
anG e. }. 1relawny. A strangely interesting memo
rial was litde locket of plain gold, shaped like
heart which Byron used to wear near to this was
the cruciiX found in his room at Missconghi.
after his death. II is about ten inches long, ana
made of ebony. small bronze figure OF Christ is
displayed upon it, and at the feet OF this figure
cross-bones and skull Of the same metal. glass
beaker which Byron gave 20 his butler in 1915,
attracted attention by its pOrtly sic, and 10 the
trofane fancy limited that his Lordship had formed
o very liberal estimate Of the builers powers OF
suction. Four articles of head gear occupied a
prominent place IN one Of the cabinets. Two are
helmets that Byron wore when ne was IN Greece in
1924 and very absurd his appearance must have
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