The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-09-07

piles, with frontage of nearly a thou
sand feet on the Thames. The clock
tower is forty feet square and $40 feet
high, containing a bell known as Big
Ben (not cracked Big Sam. The
grand Victoria tower is still higher be-
ing IS feet square and $40 feet high.
l hope before leaving London to get a
peep at the interiors of both = Uses.
Westminster Bridge whic = e
Thames here is SAID to b. a: l., St
one in the world at the opposite end
of this bridge, on the Surrey side of
London, the north side being Middle
sex, is located St. Thomas Hospital
one of the oldest and most plou.lLrnt
in the city.
Having taken this hurried view
this most interesting portion of the
Metropolis, and having been joined by
Mr.. A. ]. McDermot very agreeable
Irish gentleman and Parliamentary re-
porter for the Dublin Times newspaper,
we took tram for The Crystal Palace
at Sydenham short run out in Surrey.
1t is great resort for Londoners every
day, but particularly on Sundays and
holidays. The grounds are extensive
and beautifully located, commanding
magnificent views of the surrounding
country. Fully sixty thousand people
were on the grounds that day it being
as have stated Bank Holiday. On
our return l noticed in the crowd at the
station two very intelligent looking lads,
little fellows, whose costumes were to
me very odd. Their heads were un-
covered, and their long blue coats of
monkish cut reaching to their heels
were held in place by leathern girdle.
Yellow stockings and stout low square
cut shoes completed this antique look
ing dress. On inquiry I learned they
belonged to what is known as Christ's
Church Blue Coat School, richly en-
dowed institution which educates a
given number of boys principally the
sons of broken down merchants. They
are required to wear the dress just de-
scribed and are forbidden the wearing
at any season of any covering on their
heads, they are in fact miniature monks
except the shaven crown. Returning
to the city we completed our days
work, and industrious sight seeing may
we'll be so termed, by taking a stroll to
Newgate street to take glimpse OF the
grim old Newgate Prison. We viewed
with interest the old black doorway,
out OF which the condemned were led,
and the iron rings to which the gallows
were fixed. Across the small square
stands one OF the old buildings from
whose windows the revelling crowd
viewed the public executions. Ad-
joining Newgate is the old Bailey Ses-
slons House, and close by old St.
Sepulchre's Church whose old clock
when it struck eight on hanging morn
ing stirred the motley crowd who had
waited the whole night through to witness
the ugly spectacle. The whole locality is
full of suggestion of its old time de-
bauchery and barbarism. From New
gate along Giltspur street it is short
walk to Smithfield where the religious
Martyrs Of the time of Queen Mary
were burnt at the stake. No less than
a77 so gave up their lives. In cor
ner of St. Bartholomew's Hopital a
stone tablet is set, on which l read this
inscription, "Withln few feet of this
spot John Rogers, John Bradford, John
Fulpot and other servants of God suf-
fered death by fire for the faith of
Christ in the years 15556-7." Near
the same hospital across the street
st .nds the Priory Church of Saint Bar
tholom, W founded A. D. 1923. Its
entrance today is graced by the ubiqui-
,us gin shops. On Tuesday l made
the regulation visit to the tower of Lon
don, and returning by Cheapside viewed
the great Saint Paul's Cathedral, the
magnificent monument of Sir Christie
pher Wren's genius as an architect, and
of which London contains so many
striking examples. His epltaph in
Latin is inscribed over the north door
in gilt letters. Translated it reads,
"Beneath is buried Ch. Wren architect
of this church and city, who lived for
more than ninety years, not for himself,
but tor the public good. Reader, if
thou seekest his monument, look
around" While l am compelled to
forego further mention Of so famous a
monument OF London's historical and
memorial wealth, l can only add, that
while Westminster Abbey commence
rates principally the lives of men who
have achieved civil eminence, St.
Paul's has been made a Pantheon for
E4gIIansdf gIa ID military syy. and g! lG.sl paxs hsrQs
famous whispering gallery which is
reached from an angle under the dome
Ey zoo easy steps. Later IN the day 1
substituted wax figures for marble eff
gies, and visited Madame Tussand's S
famous collection of wax work. 1t is
larger but not superior to the Eden
Musee in New York, and l was more
amused than entertained by 1t. 1t
contains a fine display of Royal cele-
brities in wax, but my Americanism re-
ceived severe shock IN its burlesque
representations re of our Presidents. In
an obscure corner, at the end of long
row of Royal characters, stands meek
little figure in black labeled Harrison
President of America" What America
or which America the artistic Tussuad