The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-05

lies Oliver Goldsmith" may be read on
plain slab outside the building. 1t was
In the Temple Garden that Plantagenet
plucked tho white rose and Somerset the
red. which wero the badges of contend
Ing parties in tho wars Of the roses.
enjoyed this service most of oil. per-
haps because tho church, being sr'all,
could be near enough to understand
what was said. and because the music
was fine. The choir Is composed OF
boys and men. The service was intoned.
the psalms sung, beautiful cantata
by Bach was given. affording boy with
a charming tenor voice an opportunity
to show what he could do. On leaving
we again saw the royal party as they
returned from st. Pauls,
The most lasting impression made on
US was that caused by our visit to mo
Tower. An Interesting place 1t Is indeed.
AS has been truly said. II one has only
one day to give to London. that day
should be devoted to Westminster ABBEY
the Tower, and ST. Pau's. The Tower
covers an area OF eighteen acres. part
Of the Tower being in London and part In
Mddlesex The present buildings are
partly OF the Norman period, but archi-
lecture of almost all the schools which
have flourshed in England can be seen
within the walls. To view the Tower
rightly, one must regard 1t IN Its three
fold aspeot-as fortress, palace and prison.
1t was first built as fortress, and mas
a central keep called the White Tower,
which is the oldest part of the whole
The Tower was occupied as palace
by all the Kings and Queens down to
Charles H., 1t being the custom Tor each
monarch to lodge In the Tower before
his coronation and to ride In procession
to Westminster through the city. me
security Of the walls made 1t convenient
as a State prison. the first known pris-
oner being Ralf tlamoaro' blsnop o.
Durham. From that time the rover
was seldom without some captive. In the
Tudor period the Green" within the
Tower was used on very rare occasions
for executions. though condemned prls-
oncrs were usually beheaded on Tower
Hill. Worthy Of special notice IS the
Traitors Gate. with St. Thomas Tower
the masonry of which supports the vide
span of the arch, ST. Thomas Tower
was built by Henry III, and was used
as a landing place for prisoners who
had been tried at Westminster. Just
opposite Is the Bloody Tower, which
derived It's name from the suicide IN IT
of Henry Percy. Earl OF MOUNTAINEERING,
In the sixteenth century. Under TINS
tower one enters the Inner Ward dating
from the reigns of Edward III. and Rich
ard II. It was originally known as the
Garden Tower, as its upper story opens
OF, that part OF the parade ground which
was formerly the Constable's Garden.
Here Sir Walter Raleigh was allowed
to walk during his long Imprisonment,
and often conversed over the wall with
passers-by. Adjoining the gateway on
the east Is the Wakefield Tower, the
oldest building next to the Keep, TINS
tower is used now for the safekeeping
90 ho taWelS In
the center of a circular apartment IN ms
tower in large double case are ar
ranged the splendid objects which form
the English regalia, The original 1ewel
house was further to the east, forming
with the White Tower and porticos OF the
palace court yard. In which at present
can be seen the gun carriages and lmper
or which the body of Her Majesty, queen
Victoria, was conveyed on the occasion
of her funeral from Windsor to St
Georges Chapel A doorway In the
south wall leads to the White Tower,
somewhat irregular In plan. For though
It looks SO square from the inner It's
four sides are all of different lengths,
and three of Its corners are not right
angles.
The Temple armory contains collec-
ton OF arms and armor that had Its
origin In that found at Greenwich by
King Henry VIII. Considering the, date
of this armor and the fact that 1t was
once worn its preservation up to this
time is wonderful. 1t Is almost imposs!-
bile to tell of the contents of these rooms.
because everything is so interesting and
worthy of word of notice One very
] striking feature is the clever arrange
ment and adornment of the rooms by
forming designs of all kinds with pistols
swords, daggers, knives and guns.
IL Janxy u "a Whita rTOwAr WE