The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1878-11-07


view OF London smoke and fog OK
tending as much as five hundred fee
in every direction, but although the,
I can see nothing they have the conso
, lation Of knowing that they are near
ly three hundred aud fifty feet abov,
the pavement. Wo recall with pleas
t ure a Sabbath service in the Cathe
!, dral conducted by that prince oI
l pulpit orators. Canon Lyddon. Tht
J throughfare around Me Cathedral ID
known as st. Pauls Churcbyard, th,
longer side, o carriage way, called
the Bow, the sh orter, a foot passage
called the String. Between The
Uhurchyard and Newgate ~ il
katernoster-row, The great center o
the book trade. Here are the Offices
Of Thomas Nelson & Son,and Black.
woods Magazine,a and in this vicinity
, most OF Shakespcars plays were
; originally published. just off from
this is the quiet little nook called
Amen Corner.
Very near st. Paul's are the Old
Baily and Newgate, ilnmortalized by
the genius of Dickens. Going up
Cheapside. one Of the chief retail
streets OF London, we pass tho great
building known as the General Post
Office, while u little farther up is
k'ng st. which brings us to Guild
hall whore are the ancient colossal
wooden figures, Cog and Magog
Continuing mp Cheapside we soon
come to the open splce in front Of
the Royal Exchange. which is em.
phaticaily tho business centre of
London, as Chariug Cross is tho
centre Of its fashion. doubt if
there is n spot in the world through
which there is more travel by foot
aud omnibus than this, as eight
main thoroughfares pour into it their
ceasless traffic. IL is well worth u
half hour Of ones time to stand on d
corner here, and also at tho centre
OF London Bridge, aud see the unend.
ing stream Of human beings aud
omuibuses which flow by. On one
side of the Exchange is tho Bank of
England and on tho other tho Man,
sion House.
The Bank OF England covers oight
acres of ground, has no outside win,
dows, is fortress which has with,
stood several siegos, has IL capital
OF S70,OOO.O00 aud employees nearly
1000 clerks. Obtaining permission
to visit the vaults We see gold in
heaps as plenty as iron in black.
smith shop, We look over railing
into court and see two men with n
palley lifting bags of gold into q
wagon, and in one of tho many
rooms n wonderful little machine
which weighs $4,000 gold pieces per
day, and picks out every one which
does not come mp to the regnii ed
weight. In the Royal Exchange a. O
some OF the oldest insurance com.
panies in tho world and also tho of,
iicers OF the celebrated "Lloyds" the
ship insurers, whose List is authori
ty ovory whore in ship matters. Near
the exchange is fine statue of Goo.
Peabody, the distinguished Ameri-
can merchant On tho opposite side
OF the open space is the Mansion
House, the official residence OF the
Lord Mayor of London, and where,
at his princely entertainments tho
highest MOBILES in the land can be
found.
Not far from here is the Old Tow.
or which in former times was fort
ross aud prison, but is now used as
a military curiosity shop, aud arm
DRY, and contains also the royal Jew.
els, valued at about $4,000 900. 1t
takes the best part of IL day to go
through the tower, with the gorge
ously dressed official guides. 1t is
especially interesting as the prison
and place of execution OF hundreds
OF Euglands noblest men aud WON.
on. Lady Jane Gray, Annie Boleyn,
Raleigh, and many princes OF Eng
lands royal families were put to
death on Tower Hill. Tho Horse
Armory which, is one of the finest
known collections OF ancient artnory,
contains rich suits displayed on
statues. and arranged in
chronological order, many of them
the very oues worn by the kings
whose reign they represent. In the
armory are also breech loading guns,
revolvers, thumbscrews, beh eading
blocks, and executioners axes all
from early times, and curious ancient
and modern weapons from all parts
Of the world. Within the walls OF
the Old Tower there has been enact.
ed enough OF romance and tragedy
to furnish material for volums. i
/, Opposite the Tower is the en-
rance to the tunnel under the
Thames, o dark, damp, circular, iron
hole seven feeti in diameter, always
10 be avoided il possible. Walking /
slong the bank Of the river we soon
,ome to the commodious Custom
House building, aud just beyond to
Billings gate fish market. 90 graphs
cally described by Dickens. II is Z
Be)l worth ones time to visit It from
70 = eoIook iu the morning. and
Ise end hcar the indiscriminats mig
'ure Of A. profanity, old women
ind slanG Rillesaa qleqtss Of IL
,ne summary morning ~ oll -
wanted. just scross the oSx1tt u