The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1884-07-24

mile, nearly parallel with the river, which
here flows Easterly again, we reach st,
iPahPs Cathedral, erected 1876 to ITO at
a cost Of about three aud half millions
OF dollars. Although it is magnificent
structure, 500 feet in length, with q
breadth at the transept of 25O feet and o
height OF over 400 feet to the top of the
cross which surmounts its mammoth
dome, the first feeling of the visitor 10 ant
to be one of disappointment. Its nave.
with those massive square piers, has not
the solemn majesty O.. York Minister or
the beauty and grace of Westminster,
and were it not for the monuments and
other evidences of the character of tho
place, which ace seen on every hand, it
would not be difficult for one to imagine
himself in gigatic warehouse instead Of
christian church. Many of the mill.
tary heroes of England find resting
place within It'd walls, and dozens Of
monuments are placed here In memory
OF those whose remains are depoaited
elsewhere. The crypt contains the tombs
OF NELSON and Wellington, the latter d.
Teotiy beneath the dome. The tourist
who Is ambitious enough to ascend to the
dome, will be rewarded with magnifi.
cent view of London smoke and fog,
extending at least Thousand feet in
every direction while those.twhos CON.
tinue tho ascent to the ball, will ,efd that
lt savors far more Of labor than pl asure.
We speak from experience.
A short distance East of ST. p aul's ia
the banH OF England, one of the largest
Institutions Of its kind in the world,
cosasing eight ac.ca oc land aui hayi,,r
o capital of $40 900 900. It is irreverently
n rt.H RI - yaz
needle street." About halfa q mile South.
east of the Bank, is located the Tower of
London, which as fortified palace, has
figured largely in the history of England
ever since it's erection by William tho
Conqueror 10 1880. It covers I2 acres of
ground and comprises l6 towers, 4 of
which are in the outer ward and IL in
the interior. It was in one of the former
that the young princes were murdered
and in one of the latter that the Duke of
Clarence was drowned in butt of wine.
The tower is now used as q military
museum and its armory contains many
specimens OF ancient and modern impla-
ments Of war, including q large number
OF equestrian figures In armor. It ia the
finest collection of its kind in tho world.
In one OF the inner towers is kept the
Grown Jeweleand Regalia, valued at $15,-
00O,000. Tho collection comprises q
large number of crowns, sceptsTs, ETC., of
various ages Numerous eminent per.
sons have been imprisoned here, many
never to go forth again. except to exec1.
ton. In st. Peters chapel, near by,
some of these unfortunate victims were
buried. Here iia the remains of Anne
Bolyn, Catherine Howard, Thomas Crom.
we'll, Lady Jane Grey and many others.
Macauly remarks hat there 10 no sadder
spot on earth than this little cemetery.
The British Musecm is about two miles
Northwest of the tower and three. .fourths
of o mile North OF Trafalgar Square. The
collection, which IL without doubt the
largest in the world, has never been cata-
logued, mere list of its millions of
exhibits would require several large vol.
umes. II ehould be study for weeks
Instead of the few hours the tourist Is
able to give to 1t. It's libraries number
over one million volumes and its manu-
script rooms contain many interesting
documents, such as the originRl copy Of
Magma Charta, etc. or its myriad of
interesting exhibits, We can Only mention,
without description. few Df the more
prcsalaeEt. The. Roaasta- stn. fren,
Egypt, the inscription on which furnishes
the first key to the ancient Egyptian
hieroglyphics the remaihs Of Che Mnu.
soleum Of Holicornassus, one of tho Seven
Wonders of the world the Elgin mar.
bleB, brought from the Parthenon at
Athens; the collections of bas.reliefs
from the ruins of the ancient cities of
Assyria, dating from 600 ITO 900 years
before Christ; monuments from Egypt,
Inscribed ln nearly 1000 years before
Christ, with many other statues, orns-
ments and antiquities ofvarious ages and
countries. II is a wilderness, of ,curiosi.
lies and interesting relics of the past. i.
In Hyde Park, in the. Western part of
the city, are Kensington Gardens and
Museum. The gardens comprise many
acres aud are. well laid ont, eIdEthe
museum, though not RsiIarge as the Brit
arranged. Near by is the Albert Memo. mo-.
rial, erected by Queen Victoria, In MEM
ory of the lato Prince Consort. 1T ia ia
the form of Gothic canopy, aurmounted
by spire rising to the height of I75 feet.
In general appearances It greatly, resam.
blesN The Scott monument, Oh Princes
street, In Edinburgh, which we NEGLECTED.
to mention In our letter from Scotland;
But 1t 10 impossible to give O descrip.
tion OF London in. the hrief limits Of q
letter, rs Q mere mention Of Its places of
interest would require volume. Its
Geological Gardens, contaiaing tha larg-
est collection Of birds and animals in the
world. its beautiful parks, It's in dergroulnd
railway, (which, by the way, is not 70 be
c6mPered with the elevated eysten of
New Xors) its mighty river, with its tide
Of from. .eightto twelve feet, and the great
enbankMents with their line drives IN ita