The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-25

which Is entrusted to me TO ae1eno.
Amen, Amen, Amen"
Trafalgar Square is one OF the
principal points of interest IN Lon
don. The square proper IS paved
enclosure, parapeted on three sides
by walls, slopiRg gradually 20 the
front, which is comparatively open
and faces down Whitehall. Imme-
diately in TIE centre of the space
here afforded, occupying q noble and
commanding position. stands the
Nelson Monument, a magnificent
fiuted column, resting upon series
of massive stone bases, and tower
ing into the heavens to lofty and
majestic altitude. Upon each OF the
four faces of the commodious die Is
depicted, in bronze demi-relief, one
of the principal maritime exploits
of the gallant admiral, the main
one descriptive of his death at
England expects every man to do his
duty.
The remaining representations are
the battles of Copenhagen, st. Vim
cent and the Nile. The gigantic
shaft which shoots upward to a
heighth something less than 200
feet, is surmounted by q full length
statue of Lord Nelson, clad in naval
uniform and standing near coil OF
cordage, as if upon his own ships
quarterback; his arnless right
sleeve pinned to his breast, and his
left land resting upon drawn
sword. The original of this uni
form, or at least the one which he
wore when he was killed, together
with his sword, watch, nautical in
struments and other relics are care
fully preserved in the Greenwich
Naval Museum. At the several cor
nerS of the lowest monumental
base, couchant upon huge project
ing pedestals, are four colossal
bronze lions, whose behemoth-like
forms and defiant attitude, embody-
ing so well the national idea of
"Touch me if you dare, inspire the
observer with reverential dread lest
they should suddenly spring from
their fixed immensely and make a
meal of him. To the right and left
of the monument, at either extrem-
ity of the paraPet, are two fine
pedestrian statutes, the former Gen
eral Charles J. Napier, and the lat
ter General Sir Henry Havelock, the
hero of Lucknow. In the rear, at
the right and left centres of the in
closure, two fine fountains are play
ing, and back Of these, joining the
three walls of tie parapets, are two
large pedestals, one of them vacant
and the other occupied by a hand
some equestrian statue, subject net
given, and whose identity l could |
not guess. In front of the monu-
ment, a little way down the slope, |
is stationed once beautiful but now
time marred statue of the Inflated |
NJ onarch King Charles the /. The
figure, which is of bronze prefusely
was taken down and
concealed during the Cromwellian
era, but after the fall of the Protec-
torate was restored to the position
it now occupies.
If we were to walk up the Strand
as far as Fleet street, we would be-
hold an amusing and withal inter-
esting spectacle, in the former
palace of Henry VIII. aud Cardinal
Woolsey," now answering the pur-
pose of a barber-shop. The dual
ownership implied by the tonsorial
sign which adorns the front wall of
.he building, whether joint or sue
,eSsive, I am unable to explain; but
f either, it was probably due to the
'act, we'll known to the students of
history, that whatever was the car
iinars was Henry's, and whatever
was Henry's was the kings. 1t was
in this same barber-shop
hat the cardinal got shaved" so
Nearly opposite is
| half ruined tavern, sign Of the
which is said to have
AVE been a former favorIte haunt
# 20 Rare Ben JonsoR." But we
Won't go in that direction now.
Here is street leading to Piccadilly
Circus, where we will take a bus as
ar as oxford street. Anything from
he summit of the vehicle. and SIM
ltaneously upon an old gentle .
mans head who is getting
ut down below, we render the
customary "beg pardon"-a salve
or every sore on the London pave
and having settled the two-penny
are. with the extra Tip" of a cop
er FOR what on earth we haven't
ime to stop and enquire, we event
ally gain the sidewalk and move
risky along up Oxford. We are
)okiRg for HOLES street, one Of its
mailer tributaries, which our guide |
oOk informs US is somewhere in Z
le vicinity of Cavendish Square.
Holes street, Here it is. a
ather narrow, short but respect :,
Die looking thorOughfare, opening
& Oxford street, short distance
eyond Regent Circus, and at the
pper end Of which is Cavendish
suare-which, by the way, is in
le exact form of circle. Pursu-
~ our meditatiVe way up one side
the street and down the other,
with inquiring gaze
lch house in either row, We finally =
alt before No. q, tall, narrow II
1T nevertheless handsome struc-
ire, the upper part of which has
10 appearance Of bright red brick,
lille the lower portion is nearly
vered nv ornamental iron facinOS