The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-08
THE TOWER OF LONDON.

THE TOWER OF LONDON.
We visited this morning the Tower OF
London, which stands as it has for ages, as
the pride OF London. When the bloody
acts OF tyranny that had been perpetrated
in this ancient structure are reelected upon
one would think that ii ought long since to
have been RACED to its foundations, like the
Blstile OF Paris. We passed through the
Bloody Tower, the Bell Tower, TO Beau
schamp, DevereauX, Flint, B0wyer, Brick,
Jewell, Constable, Broad, Arrow, Salt, and
Record Towers, all OF which have their
bloody histories and traditions. The
Bloody Tower is the traditional scene of the
massacre OF the royal princes, the two chill
dren OF Edward ", in 1883. The
Bell Tower was Queen Elizabeth's
prison, and the Beauchamp Tower
the prison OF Lady Jane Gray and
her husband, Lord Guilford Dudley, as
well as host Of other distinguished people
who suffered martyrdom during the bloody
eras. On the green Immediately in front
OF this tower is paved square, ia the CEN
tire OF which is plate marking the spot
where Lady Jane Gray and Anne Boleyn
and number OF the female victims were
executed. The White Tower was the pri-
son OF Sir Walter Raleigh, and here is the
vertable block-with the mark OF the
axe-upOn which he was beheadcd. The
inscriptions cut in the stone walls by all
these prisoners are carefully preserved.
That attributed "a Lady Jane Gray was
traced on the wall 18th a pin, as follows:
"To mortals' common fate thy mind resign;
My lot to-day, tomorrow may be thine.n
The Armory is very interesting, and con-
tllns many curiosities, besides specimens
OF implements OF armor and weapons OF
warfare and torture as far back as 1922.
To the ladies the most interesting is the
Jewell Tower, containing in large iron
cage, about fifteen feet square, all the
crown jewels and royal regalia. The
whole collection is valued at twenty mil
lions OF dollars. The crown OF Queen
Victoria, Worn only on great state occa-
slons, is said TO have cost 4 million Of dol |
lars. The great Kohinoor diamond is
among this collection. 1t is about as large |
as an English walnut, and is the personal |
property OF the Queen. The crown OF |
her Majesty Is cap OF purple velvet, in |
closed in hoops OF gold, surmounted by a |
ball and cross, all OF which is respondent |
with diamonds. In the centre OF tie cross
IS the 'inestimable sapphire" and the
heart-shaped ruby in front N the crown Is
aid to have been worn by the Black Prince.
LONDON HOTELS.
The hotels OF London do not improve
With the spirit OF the age, whilst the cost
II living In them is constantly increasing
Here Is the mammoth hotel at which we
ire stopping, the Charing Cross, which Is
tx stories high. There is an elevator
which will hold, when crowded. about six
'ersons, and moves at snail's pace. 1t
las no bell to call it, and il up stairs you
must walk down or wait until 1t passes the
loor. This morning we were notified that
he Gift" did not run until after 0
'clock, and last night that il stopped run
ing at IL O'Clock, whilst the number Of
uests now In the house is not less than
We hundred. A fixed price is charged for
ooms on each story, ranging from los. to
:. 3D. per day, and about 30 cents per day
reals are furnished in the restaurant at
retty strong prices, 20 that 10 live plainly i.