Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1881-09-01

Chief Justice of the Kings Bench, for
reducing a poor man fine from l3s- I'd.
to Is. Sd. This clock struck hourly.
and was intended to remind the Judges
of the fate of their brother, and teacn
lawyers the difference between lis. "a.
and Is. Sd. Il was built twoyears after
st. Paurs. =.
About the year 1865. clock-tower Oh
stone was erected in the courtyard. op..
posite the palace, or hall. and the Ole
clock removed there; but the clock and
tower were destroyed BY the Roundhead
Mob, in 1862, and continued in ruin
Gus state for fifty-three years. when IL
was removed to tho side OF New Palace
Yard. and now, where this famous OLD
|, ;lock house once stood. lisa dial inserted
in the building, relatingthe story OF the
| fine imposed upon Chief-Justice Heng-
ham.
The clock now in Westminster was
m lde IN 1854. IL has four dials. each
twenty-five feet in diameter The fig
ures are gilt. on blue surface. These
dials are said to be the largest in the
world. The minute hand, on account
of its great length, velocity. weight and
the action of the wind upon it. requires
at least twenty times more force TO
drive it than the hour hand. 'gI
1t runs for week, has n pendulum
fifteen feet long (Which weighs $50
pounds) and all the wheels are Of cast
iron. 1t takes two hours to wind. and
reports its own time to Greenwich by
electricity.
ST. Dunstan's Church, in Fleet street,
London one of the most curious and
historic streets in London boosted ola
clock whose quarters were struck by
two giants, or savages, rs they were
called. They were life-sized. wooden
figures. with clubs i'm their hands, and
they struck the quarters of every hour
on bells. moving their heads at the same
time. They were the pets OF cockneys
and countrymen. and attracted great
crowds. Sir Walter Scott speaks OF
them in his Fortunes of Nigel" and
Cowper also alludes to them.
The old church was pulled down in
1850, and the Marquis OF Hartford
bought the old clock and the two famous
savages for f2lO. .-
The Royal Exchange clock, in Lon
don, is perhaps the most remarkable OF
all. 1t was made in 1914. and Is as
noted Tor its accuracy of time as the
first Exchange clock was noted for be-
my thC WOhSt-hCBt CioCh III A<phhOh.
The old clock had four dials and
chimes. which played a tune ut three,
six, nine and twelve o'clock; on Sum
day, the 104th Psalm; Monday. "God
save the King;'' Tuesday, 1.-The
Waterloo March," Wednesday.
There's nae luck ABBOTT the houses"
Thursday, See, the conquering hero
comes;" Friday, "Life let us cherish"
and Saturday, 1.-THE Foot Guards
On January 10, 1888, the Exchange
was entirely destroyed by fire, the clock
tower alone remaining. the dials indi-
eating the exact time at which the
flames reached them-the north at
twenty-five minutes past one, and the
south, five minutes past five-and the
last air played bv the chimes at twelve
o'clock was, There's nae luck ABBOTT
the house."
If you should ever go to London, and
visit Westminster Abbey, there i'm the
nave you will find two small marble
slabs, acknowledged, on which is the
simple inscription:
:" Mr.. T. Tompion, lIls, and Mr.. q. Grahan,
l75l." Ia ri-.. ....
These men are considered the fathers
Of clockmaking. and were master and
pupil, and lie buried together. ..,.....
Now. my little friends, hope you
will look ut your own clock with great
deal more interest and respect.-Gsiden
Days. ....... or