. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. effec-tive elocution it has never been my fortune tohear. The most perfect stillness reigned throughthe place while her Majesty was reading herspeech. Her self-possession was the theme ofuniversal admiration. Nothing could have been aside, and when tliose who did not wear wigswould as soon have omitted to eat their dinneras to powder their hair. The bishops wore theirwigs, at all events in their place in Parliament,down to a comparatively late date in her presentMajestys reign. It is recorded that the first Dukeof C
. Old and new London : a narrative of its history, its people, and its places. effec-tive elocution it has never been my fortune tohear. The most perfect stillness reigned throughthe place while her Majesty was reading herspeech. Her self-possession was the theme ofuniversal admiration. Nothing could have been aside, and when tliose who did not wear wigswould as soon have omitted to eat their dinneras to powder their hair. The bishops wore theirwigs, at all events in their place in Parliament,down to a comparatively late date in her presentMajestys reign. It is recorded that the first Dukeof Cleveland, who died in 1842, was the very lastmember of the House of Lords who appeared inthat august assembly with a pig-tail and was the first French Revolution which reallydestroyed all the external marks of the quality,and what have we gained in exchange ? We mustcandidly acknowledge that a little too much ofequality has come in along with the compara-tively unobjectionable elements of liberty andfraternity. Houses of Parliament.] THE QUEENS FIRST SPEECH. CT,:. 53 OLD AND NEW LONDON. [New Palace Yard, CHAPTER LXLNEW PALACE YARD AND WESTMINSTER HALL. I can re-people with the Past ; and ofThe Present there is still, for eye and thought,And meditation chastend down, enough.—Childe Harold. New Palace Yard in the Seventeenth Century— The High Gate— Paradise and the Constabulary —The Fountain—The Ancient Clock-towerand Old Iom —An Old Tale re-told—A Kings Lamentation—Perkin AVarbeck in the Stocks—Punishments for Libel—Leighton andPrynne in the Pillory—Execution of the Earl of Holland, the Duke of Hamilton, and Lord Capel—Titus Oates —The Turks Head and the Rota Club—Statues of Lord Derby and George Canning—William Godwin, the Novelist—NVestminster Hall—Heads of theRegicides exposed on the Top of %Vestminster Hall—The Fate of Cromwells Head—Old Views of the Hall—Shops there—The TimberRoof-The First Day of Term—London Lickpenny
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