The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-11-18
TEMPLE UAR NEMORIIL.
From the New York Herald /

Primer Leopold Unveils tho Monument
Erected by tho City of London OIL tho Site
ofthe Old Historic Landmark.
LONDON, Nov. 8.-Priuce Leopold
this morning unveiled the Temple Bar
! Memorial, or obstruction, rs it has
been called, causing the stoppagc Of
traffic i'll that quarter. The statue of
the Queen, on one side, is extremely
bad; that OF the Prince Of Wales, in a
Bismarck cuirass, is on the other.
Both were hardly recognized by the
crowd.
The history Of the so-callcd Memori-
al of Temple Bar is instructive. 1t
took very long time, indeed, to effect
the removal Of tho rickcly old OBJ
struction itself. Long after it was
condemned as danger and q nuisance
10y all but the city authorities it still
stood TO constrict the traffic Of the
Strand, until at last 1t had to be rc-
removed lest it should tumble down
of itself. But even before this happy
release was attained the city authori-
ties had already begun to take steps
for replacing tho doomed obstruction
by new Nnc. The brilliant idea oc-
CURED to some member Of the corpo-
ration that Temple Bar ought to be
commcmoratcd, and the boundary Of
tho city TO be clearly defined, at the
point where it formerly stood. Some
members Of the corporation laid their
heads together, and committee was
instructed to decide on the memorial, -,
and to confer with the bcnchcrs of the
Temple, the architect Of tho new law
courts. and other persons and bodies
interested as to its site and nature.
The city architect was set to work,
and produced what was described at q
meeting ofthc Common Council held
toward tho close Of last year rs the
model Of a very beautiful work of art :,
in all respects worthy Of the city of
London and the metropolis. The
Common Council was SO apparently
struck with thc beauty of this model
TINT 1t asscntcd ut onco to tho erection
OF the structure. TWAS to cost E1O,-
600. There were TO be four bas rclicfs
OF subjects not specified. There were
to bc statues of the Queen and Prince
OF Wales ':of very large slzo and the
marble OF the purcst quality" though
the city architect modcstly rcfraincd
from saying anything about their
| "''f"tN iiCiltS' IIaS(, tIlOUSn lOb
least, there was TO be q mOnstrous
griffin on The top, estimated to cost
about 81 900.
1t is said that Judge Yaplc and
other constitutional lawyers of the
State of Ohio are Of the opinion that
General Garficld's resignation us Scna-
tor from Ohio, for tho six years sue
cecding the fourth day Of next March,
though accepted in legal manner,
creates no legal vacancy, and that the
Legislature just chosen in that State
will have no power TO elect Senator
in place of Garfield until after tic 4th
of March, 1881. The theory is that
Mr.. Garfield cannot resign nn Office hc
has never held, and that Judge Thur
man is the only man who would have
itin his power to resign the seat
which tho Ohio Legislature intended
Mr.. Garfield to fir after tho 4th of
March. lfthis view be correct the
next United States Senate may be
orgonizcd under Democratic auspices,
as the Senate meets on the 4th OF
March to confirm the appointment of
cabinet officers. a.'
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