of the metropolis, is on the site where formerly stood another cathedral 400 years previous to the Norman conquest. From the pavement of the crypt to the top of the cross surmounting it, it is 375 feet, and the minute hand of the clock in the belfry is said to be ten feet in length. In the body of the cathedral are fine monuments to Nelson, Wellington, Collingwood, Picton and other heroes, while in the crypt are the remains. of the architect, Sir Christopher Wren, and those of Wellington and Nelson, in granite tombs, surrounded by constantly burning torches. Here, also, is the catafalque, formed of captured cannon, which bore Wellington's remains to their last resting-place.

The National Picture Gallery in Trafalgar Square contains numerous gems of painting and statuary; most of the pictures are old, and from Biblical subjects, principally of the Italian, Spanish, French and Flemish schools, and some of the best works of Raphael, Correggio, Rubens and Murillo, are to be found here.

The Royal Mews or stables at Buckingham Palace, contains one hundred horses; those used on state occasions being magnificent animals of a uniform cream color. The carriages are of great variety: the state carriage, heavily gilded and ornamented, and weighing several tons, being the handsomest in the collection. The harness belonging to this equipage glitters with burnished

brass, and weighs 500 pounds to the horse, often causing the animal to fall beneath its burden.

Madame Tussaud's Wax-works is one of the great sights of London, and is said to be the finest collection of the kind in the world; the models exhibited being the result of many years' patient and careful study. The suite of rooms in which the collection is displayed is gorgeously decorated and gilded; the walls hung with crimson cloth and costly oil paintings. The figures comprise 300 portrait models of celebrities of ancient and modern times, including the complete line of the kings and queens of England, and images of the Pope of Rome, Napoleon I., and the Czar Alexander II. of Russia, lie here in state. The costumes are the identical ones, or correct copies, of those worn by the originals of these effigies, and are valuable both from their intrinsic worth, and for their historic accuracy. Curious and lifelike characters are those of an old man seated upon one of the benches in the midst of the spectators, moving his head while taking snuff, apparently absorbed in watching the moving crowd around him; and of a beautiful woman reclining in uneasy slumber, her breast heaving with evident agitation the night previous to execution. The Chamber of Horrors contains the figures of notorious criminals, and the guillotine used in France during the Revolution.

The collection also includes a large number of

relics of Napoleon, among which are his campchair, table and carriage, taken at Waterloo; Voltaire's chair, and the key of the Bastile.

On June 3d, 1882, we witnessed a review of the military or "Trooping of the Colors," as it is called in St. James' Park, in honor of Queen Victoria's 63d birthday. The celebration was attended by many distinguished guests, including the Prince and Princess of Wales and family, the Countess Burdett-Coutts and others.

Spurgeon -London's noted preacher-may be heard Sundays in the Tabernacle, which seats 5,000 people, and is always crowded by attentive listeners chiefly of the middle and lower classes apparently absorbed by his simple and earnest eloquence.

The Derby race at Epsom is celebrated once a year, when all classes make it a holiday. The steam-cars run from London to Epsom Downs, but to go by the road is to see London on wheels: from the four-in-hand private drag, elegantly mounted, down to the costermonger's cart drawn by the smallest donkey. Leaving the Grand Hotel on top of a four-in-hand coach, with a few friends, we started at 10 A. M. by the road, a distance of 16 miles, to Epsom, and soon joined a tide of humanity bound for the same place. On the ground were 400,000 people. The races, six in number, were exciting; but more interesting than they, were the great mass of humanity; the

numberless side-shows of every description, and the wandering minstrels moving about the grounds seizing every opportunity to earn a small pittance, rendered the scene a perfect carnival.

Windsor Castle is situated on the river Thames, 20 miles from London. It has been the favorite seat of the sovereigns of Great Britain for the past eight centuries, and, even before Windsor Castle was founded by William the Conquerer, the Saxon kings resided on the spot. The rooms shown to visitors are the Queen's audience and presence chambers, the reception, throne, Van Dyke, Rubens and Zaccarelli rooms, and the banqueting hall, all of which are elegantly furnished and hung with fine paintings and Gobelin tapestry. George's Chapel in the enclosure, is a splendid specimen of Gothic architecture; in it the Prince and Princess of Wales were married with great pomp. In the vault lie the remains of many of England's sovereigns, including Henry VIII. and his queen, Jane Seymour, George III. and his queen, William IV. and his queen, Charles I., and the Princess Charlotte. It is in this chapel the installation of the Knights of the Garter takes place.

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The Albert Chapel, a memorial to the Prince Consort, was originally erected by Henry VII. as a place of sepulture for himself. Afterwards Cardinal Wolsey obtained a grant of it from Henry VIII., and prepared it as a receptacle for his own remains. This chapel has been embellished with

unsparing magnificence by Queen Victoria, in memory of Prince Albert, and the interior is said to be the richest in the world. The entire vaulted roof has been covered with mosaic figures, ornaments and inscriptions, with gold-enamel, in basrelief; the floor and walls are beautifully inlaid with every variety of highly-polished marble and agate, in exquisite designs, and the window is of stained glass, with full-length figures of Henry VIII. and Wolsey. In the centre of the building is placed a cenotaph with a recumbent figure of the Prince in armor, and on it is inscribed:

"I have fought the good fight;

I have finished my course."

The Crystal Palace at Sydenham — an hour's ride from London is an interesting place to spend a day, affording an opportunity for the study of both nature and art. The gardens are very fine: their beautiful walks, serpentine streams, statues, fountains and lawns, rendering it a delightful resort. A portion of the building is appropriated to tropical trees and plants; another to courts of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman sculpture and architecture, which contain copies of the masterpieces of the great sculptors of both ancient and modern times.

Kew Garden, the most complete botanical gardens in the world, cover several hundred acres