. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . th the docks, andruns its rails to the doors of the warehouses and along the margins of thequays, so that cargoes may be lifted from the holds of the vessels into thetrucks, and despatched to any part of the kingdom without delay. Thescene presented, when two or three mail steamers happen to arrive on tliesame day, is busy and varied. NotabiHties of all sorts— foreign monarchs,royal Bengal tigers, Indian, African and Egyptian princes, great monkeys,distinguished ambassadors, hippo
. An illustrated and descriptive guide to the great railways of England and their connections with the Continent . th the docks, andruns its rails to the doors of the warehouses and along the margins of thequays, so that cargoes may be lifted from the holds of the vessels into thetrucks, and despatched to any part of the kingdom without delay. Thescene presented, when two or three mail steamers happen to arrive on tliesame day, is busy and varied. NotabiHties of all sorts— foreign monarchs,royal Bengal tigers, Indian, African and Egyptian princes, great monkeys,distinguished ambassadors, hippopotami, alligators, generals, admirals,illustrious exiles, Californian bears, colonial governors, etc., are constantlycoming upon shore, and many of them afford infinite amusement and occu-pation to the loungers and gossip retailers of the town. There is an excel-lent pier which serves as a promenade, and for the embarkation of passengersfor the coasting steamers. Three of the ancient bars of the town remain. The Bar-gate that nowcrosses the centre of the busy High Street was at one time the north gate, 216. SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton. and was approached from without by a drawbridge over the moat thatencircled the walls on the land side. It is of two periods : the semi-circular archway is the original gate, and probably of the same date as thewalls; the pointed arch northward belongs to the fourteenth century. Oneither side are figures of Sir Bevis, whose memory is still fragrant in hisold town, and of the giant Ascapart, who was overthown in fight by SirBevis, and became his knave. Near the south gate, not far from thepier, is a picturesque tower, formerly called a castelet, and the remainsof the castle survive. It is named the Arundel Tower, after agovernor who here, in 1377, repulsed a French attack. Portions of thetown walls, and of some early houses attached thereto, also exist. The chiefof these may be found by the tourist west of the main quay. Here the longline of massi
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