New-York tribune., 1901-12-14

certain sly equine device, went through ex-
traordinary travels and adventures and finally
landed in Italy, where he sired the Alba Longan
dynasty. Brutus, in fulilment of prophecy.
while he yet lad. killed his father and
fled first to Greece, afterward reaching with his
followers the aforesaid island Albion. as 1t was
then called. He took possession proclaiming
himself King and naming his domain after him
self-Brtain. So say the early chroniclers
Walter Map of oxford, brought ancient
manuscript containing the narration to Geofrey
of Monmouth, who transcribed it into more mod
ern terms. AS a grown man has no recollec-
ton of what passed in his first infancy, so the
nations of the Old World unconscious of
what actually happened in theirs. Invention
has supplied the place Of remembrance; myths
that is to say. fill in the gap between birth and
the first chapter Of real history. History is
never quite young. 1t begins with the awaken
ing of nations memory.
The first authentic historians OF Britain were
Cesar, Tacitus and Strabo. and they knew
nothing of the Brutus legend. But the chroni-
cers VINO told it said that Brutus established
a settlement the banks of the river known
to US as the Thames which he called New-Troy,
or Troy -Novant, in Latin Trinovantum. This
place kept its original name all through the
ffty-seven British reigns whiCh-according to
musty. mendacious manuscripts-foreran the
advent of julius Cesar. AT the time of his
landing Cassibelaun was ruler OF Britain, and
it was his brother Lud, CaSsibellaun's prede-
cessor who changed .he name OF Trinovantum
| In the language Of the chronicle: He sur
rounded it with stately towers Of admirable
workmanship, and ordered it to be called after
his own name, Kaer Lud, that is the town of
Lud"-which has been corrupted into London.
Hence the origin, toe, of "Ludgate HILL where
st. PauTs Cathedral now stands. The stately
Of oaY1 oiroh1 1e ma aDeh hirb
course bald fiction. The Britons of that epoch
were half naked savages, who never had seen.
or heard Of an edifice of carved stone. Their
metropolis was a collection of huts at which
respectable twentieth century pig would have
turned UP his
The NEUROLOGICAL foundation ofLondon is re-
counted by Mr.. Francis. He then proceeds to
describe its evolution under the Romans, who
held Britain for four centuries. The Saxon hep
tarchs followed, and then an alienation of
Saxon and Danish monarchs. Through this
period the author takes US to Norman London,
! depicting its growing Importance as political
| and mercantile centre, and then through all
| the English dynasties down to the accession of
Edward VII The progress of London is thus
| unfolded step by step in historical detail. The
book in fact is very ambitious work, being
nothing more nor less than complete history
Of the British capital. 1t is printed in BREWER
type of almost ideal clearness and adorned
with fifty beautiful photographers, all illus
trating the city of Lud and Edward VII. The
covers are to our taste, too gay for the academ-
ical matter between them.
In the case of ireland, Historic and Pictu-
rescue" we again hold in hand duodecmo
volume with handsome gilt cover design (the
harp of Erin), decent paper, remarka bly, clear