Cities a bd about fixteeii miles, ^The ho&fêi à r e ^ îm ë $ tüW « f f tf tf of brick, and
T°vk£ difpofed with ihfipid finlilaïity ; but in recompense:, mM of theftreets
are feiéeilently,paved, arid have convenient paths for foot-paflefigers,
f | m a rt <jf refp'cdt to the common-people, almoft unknown to the carpi-
- tals on the Continent. * Another national feature, is‘;thfe« ’aMn.cMhcei&f
iMrihflrle ïédfidaS}êiRi* fb?sabïï0f^e^êr^ infirrnï^l®tiiffrefs;|ii^pqn t
^dïipïÿ^Qf 5tfie/ffiyp& îm«-
^reM^ftrSh^ers 'with? (hfeorrflhhientf>'n^r We ’1hiè ^lhfi»fdrp'riSQc|î0lpe
' t c f c 'f l f eM ë r f ë f e f eW ^ p o p ü l 'a ë i d t e i f b f l î^ 't f^ Ô i ï g ,R1‘% 'é j i r i® d p ;4 t e ^ é ^ f | i|É | o r
ât th e '^ a ln t “of!ciarriàgès,^ta:fîrtirnék c¥ovsding'illhhh^iÿaââ“to;fte^%i;fel',
and th^Wa^H^âhlfcmM'atrbnVwMbhJêWéAd^sî^t&ifoür. or«;«fiy#ba%s
4 $ iW *M v îrd # sf ' Th o u g h ' ïhè ^fcpÿèffifen'Mf^thê'-tîdetfbe 'félt?g&î<fer
as Staines,' the Thames-'âf'4 i'(Wd8h,<'iahd a teoîftfêérablë w a îf ^ e f o ^ i«
untainted4 with- fait. - * Its ’wit-ers’ am ^ a i f f ^ fK ^ d ^ n e i ^ ^ L â 't c l ^ d ^ e d
ï n ^innnWhrâbfe*pipeS'tfocüiosheflic bfesjrvfhilei; tAnhpàiit'^ oe éifekipifete
, . ^tesfnpplied iwith water T rb i^ ifcm ^ fm a ll ,tpâadiS f|ifearjHaT£ipft&^<%|nd
• -from' -thàt laudable dvork* ofbMiddietoé^ ;Rïv^r,%whkfiteQk^s
afeopiouSJadditïetn'fr'omicthfe north... T h e ,wà fe rf.dfcthte ^ha ^^ta fpLrd
. -to impart peculiar,xpaiife&'rodthe'îliquoAcaHedrpûtteBïfÿbut thistejajjeâ
-peihap&->only - tends“ s t’o ' fhepgthen the monopoly - of Mpe» London
brewers. - 1
- *PlJe-EnvirorisJo f'Eondbn •prefent<aî^élliaele“âinaôft^’ds^gmitÊân,d!'f e -
terfeftingiàs that -'of the metropolis iwelf. ’Extenfivè I&eèfïs -cf-vilMs âpd
-hpüfëéi ftre'îdtftrfÜHSxëa'W diredtion, #WW6|D-^â|^Ôf'
miles.3 cYfetTew bf-thë pùbliüfedïfiéës in<Eondôn ëari‘]fté|fend>*t4 Mu'ch
magnificence. The cathedral of St. Paul’s"'ifoiWs ^ h S '.d f ^ b iJhifefi ' êü-
eeptions ; .the exterior architecture o f ;this iprincipal cathedral hofiMh;
proteftafitîfBitlqTb^ugïiiaa^eftic,rt6ÎàJ'd^rëe<léfinfüblîmity, ' but thferitete-
rio rû s !dékdfivëiih^dehôi%tion.!'T h ë ;tomhsreceHÜyîèrdÊted,i:n-imitation
W t h ‘b f& W *W ë f t f& in f t ê r , w i l l i C o W r i b û t e i t o d b r i â t é ' t l ^ ^ î é ü î ^ t e * - " i f f l i ih e
efolpufiadfey fountai nsÿiS^îiît y^lftst#S fâ B e t# ’ if # Romfeÿ àhdj -itif gfe|i^Pai,
the public edifices of London are in difadvantagepus pofitions,. without
proper avenues or points,"Ojf profpedf. It is furprifing that fountains, or
jets ‘ d’eau, which, fo k mu'clr diverfify th e ^ornaments -, of'a -oityythough in
a garden they be puerile,, flipuld be s almoft unknown! in Ldiicldh,:
tejpt ,x èïminutive^l^Mimlh in ^n%lJOfWé' c’ôurtà' o f the Temple.
minfter-abbey may claim thg^next rank ,to St. Paul’s cathedral, being
not-only in itfelf a grand impreffiye e’difice, p® the Gothic clafs, b u t a s
of *®^p|üftrrous aead,”OTSaMrr'anks’,'ppriod§,' and
^rbïllft©hi^%W^tl^Vre®raS§sV,^ n î r è h 1'-iclOTrh’.tA tfte 'Kumple 'jffeda-
*“*î hHl™f*^®8apa|T)y tSébqrt^"^mg^^'tnef*Eaf£ j3àxbns p ’was
aft^^aïdM’Ëft^êH^l^ ftqe ,By»e4 ! abd ‘ ré-fpuiidéd' 'by Edwar'd the Con-
'feflbr, wh©fei%emwisfithe moft ’ab’cffeîft n o 'wrfénjamrng. The prfefefit
^ d i ^ ^ w i |^ e f p » k ^ o P !H ^ i r y JI'E[r^ arid H en ry 1‘V II a'ddpcPan eîegaht
chapèb and h i s ‘’idmbjl m^vfor'HîmPTorrigiàniJ'j'in.tne vaultsjuùdêr
ïffilS'-eKtîpèl tHblatë^W^hârcHs'aridAheir offîprmg Jhave beea'népoflthd^
’ThèijSS w i f ithe ‘e<fiBc,éJTsf crowded W ith nllu’ft'rîcifts4 to mb s, ‘d é créta ’S'y
-the naffîny or1ëbédïed’âbHlidf'eiÇelfjpe .dfiifidiyiduÉdsj7jjKs.■paffi’isr!jopen
ffo'g^rï?ral“in^àSÊiyn ; and others b w e liètited^are 'difplayéd ..by 'lhW
attendant^ ^fo r<?a;'trïii€ ^ | rerpuher ai: i oh; ' 'AdjWentr'aré tli^'t wo%fehfts d if
^àflîâ?nem, 3and- WeflWiriftbt^hilft^h vaft room, f,2j'o “fe^i KIc te ^ 'And
:yo'wide^with a-siïnMs-dfâingipflri1ffi'e^k,ii h d tapartments:on the fidë^
in wmebl^re held fhh priS^cïpâ® ctroet-s 'Oriunftd. ^
THët^Kurches and 'ëha|?éls ' ex'cèrèd’^ocluîi numhéb, an[d' a few are o f
»beafitifiiî Ir^Éledtûre. '-Sboïê arê thé prodùdtiblt l l ^ r friigd4'Jonhs ; as is.
^lTO4'thè‘nohl€ haTï.quetfcgihbuîb-ar w bMhinJ with a^mdfterly deling:
p a in ed by IfebêSij ffepfefehtirig the apPtneofis o r James .1. *
‘ Neaff JLonlfon^bridé6'»* *of eÎQ"^ re e t'e î^ ^ re s mis "bold* ffbnt
' ab^ye^mtott io'f 'fifre fp® 1^ iandths, ‘èalléd: the Monumeftf^nerhg aeftinpd
3rn^çîîm®&wâte' 'the^conflagtation. ofiLondoff, ! ï f t the’.- rëiWPôT ' 0harles-
II." ‘ T h é TSj^CT’iP èh ly veneraBfè' ftcmi 'àiiciënt fame S a n a ^femarkahle-
■ffflr'ffil 3c?tfiofities‘whîcrf’ i r cbin^aiï^* The , new‘ ëtfthceeredtçd‘ by-the
^Compiny^TOidihg id 'th e ' Eaft ’Indies, nas' dACOThaerable degree of .êle-
gahee, and fttn e 'o f the halls of thfe compahïes iiaVe a refpedtable ap'pear-
anihêi' « T he Bank is.a ftrudture of the Ionic ordfer, moife’ remarkable' for-
•infrimfic wealth than exterionmdgnificenfeé.' T h d ^ tth ite éîtire ' o f jïïfe-
:-pWifëh'''Callfeâ‘;flNeWgdté‘rîs ' fin^ùîârfÿ ^pl^ipriàtèf. SpS ërfét, Hôufe
‘prefents an élégant, fpecimen of. recent architedture, hufthrayf 'péfhips^
dn fhtère'tiîhes hé foûnd*dl-deficient in fôlidity’as it'is ht‘ phefetît iheton-
Jifément’m r f h e 'h e ig h t-anft'Iteepnefs ‘of th é ‘flairs,, and- ift'fbnïé otheK-
3- ' .f fifg e d ls - î.
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