New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-29

| associated with the conspiracy IN .r~"e1
Thackeray's old residence in Yonge str..,
slnston Square, is doomed. and soon vn, ~ Aea'
| Some years have passed now since m. sNe.
the Byron house, in Piccady us9. whs,.
Sir Algernon Borthw!ck) was 20 much :, "sa
that the observer could never recorn,,.
the place that Byron knew 80 run, ~. 10
away" In my book OF Shakespeare r. ""N
originally published In the form Of ske,ch.. :
The Tribune, an engraving on page ls4 ~
Green Arbor Court which was once the shoas'
Goldsmith. An old resident OF London
IT, has sent to me an interesting note Witt
persons who care for the study Of liter.,v
Equities will be glad to read
The three top windows on the right ia.
| else the three top windows facing the $780,
| light Goldsmith's floor. One Of the rooms n..N&
| the angle, whether the last room on ths 49,
| the court or the last room on the right hanXs
| OF the central building, was his / have ~ -
been In both rooms, and, indeed in all the ro.sel
on these corresponding floors. | was well i'm =
quainted with these floors just beneath rho -. 80
story. before the buildings were razed. 10 suxa
the site for the Snow Hi Staten OF the 49,
| Chatham and Dover Railway This ons,.s,'ee
| involved the demolition Of the old "Break.VsH
| steps," a steep double set Of stairs two stsN
| flights with a landing midway. Ny memory m.E
| not be relied upon about the landing hovsr
| leading from the court into a lane running d,%
| into Harrington street The name Of the 49,,
have forgotten. Formerly these steps ran 49,
10 the channel or valley Of the Fleet Riys,N,a.
the eastern bank Of that stream. That Ian. "
absorbed long ago In the railway premises ~
entrance "a Break Neck steps is shown In IN. :.
craving. under the penthouse roof. to the "a.
facing the spectator, and. perhaps Goldsmith.
room was the one where the top window Is,.ss
the attic window shows over the ertrancs -
the steps. have been up and down those s.ss
as a boy, and young man. many soon y
times. Originally rope, slung each A.
served for a support. much needed. 10 the neds.,
TRAN, but, about half a century ago. the corpr,,
ton substituted wooden rails. rounded an
smooth, fixed by stanchions 10 the walls vhN
rose sheer, on each side. 70 a great height ~
in course OF time these rails became finely ri
ished by the innumerable hinder garments Of n.
little boys who used to amuse themselves =
sliding down them.
The memory Of Goldsmith especially survive,h
the Temple-where once he dwelt and whe, rfu
they show his graveyard TO walk there at nlstt
Is to think OF that gentle spirit and Of the N
legacy OF beauty that his genius beQueathN
The gardens Of the Temple. at all times peacefx
are more than ever peaceful between midnIsA
and dawn. Whoever walks there whether b
day or night, finds his thoughts allur~d 10
distant past. The Temple was the abode Of n,
order It was bought by lawyers Gn l34N and con.
yerted into inns. Temple Bar. where now the
Griffin stands. was built In 1872 and then Esu
House. which lay outside OF the Bar and wAisA
was part Of the residence was called the Outs
Temple while the parts which lay within the
Bar became known as the Middle Temple ard Tho
Inner Temple. Essex House, the abode Of ,Aat
unfortunate nobleman who rose against Qwsa
Elizabeth and who persisted beneath the axe
1901 was long ago demolished; but the Inner al
the Middle Temple remain. together With q
Mary's. the ancient and beautiful church Of he
Templars.-in which was formerly heard the slt
auent voice Of Sherlock. That estate hss Pre-
pered in the hands Of the lawyers. New build
ings have been erected. and luxurious chamber
as we'll az some that are only quaint and honey,
are there enjoyed. but the aspect Of the places
now almost exclusively modern.
Two relics that 7 saw at Strauori ought par
tlcularly 10 be named One was shown 70 me y
Sir Arthur Hodgson. Of Clofton.-a prayerbook
having on its title-page the autograph Of rs fr'
mer owner. Ambrose Rokewood. one Of the COZ
spirators in the Gunpowder Plot At Cofr
Rokewood lived Just before the discovery OF that
iniuuitous plot. and - Clofton his prayer-oot
had found it's way. The handwriting Is quaint
characteristic and handsome and the book-t
beautiful piece Of printing-is In perfect condition.
The other relic was a copy. In the handwnuns
Of DR. Johnson. OF the letter that he sen, 70 M
bod on the night before that unfortunate clergy
man was hanged for forgery June q IND Tm
document will be found In Boswells Lie TIE
copy Is the property Of Alderman Bird. OF strs
ford TO whose grandfather Il was given BY d.
Johnson: and equally in its clear and firm nsnr
writing IT'S perfect composure 81 henignant sn'
tinent. and its mellihuous style II Is perhaps M
mos. superb example on record OF absolute rss'r
nation 10 another mans woe. DR.. Johnson wns
philosopher. and certainly he never displayed ID"
interesting fact more conspicuously that when
wrote 10 DR. bod. Warwickshre Is rich IN nv
mentoes Among the relics preserved at war
wick Castle are helmet that was worn by oh"
Cromwell and a cast Of his face. after ceam
armor that was worn by Mon,rose; portraN"
Anne Boleyn and her sister Mary Che only o''
OF the latter lady known 10 exist: trunk 70"
was the property Of Queen Anne: Nandy"'
equestrian portrait Of Charles the First: anu
llfe-ike and very powerful picture 81 Wentw0HA
the great Earl Of STAFFORD. whom Charles
strangely and so meanly sacrificed and VINO le|
beneath the Puritan axe. on Tower Hill W.