London . [ Mall, alxiiil irjO.] LXIX.—PALL MALL. ? Pall Mall, sa)-s A New View of London, published in 1708, and professingto give an ample account of that city in two volumes or eight sections—- PallMall, a fine spacious street between the Haymarket and St. JamessStreet ; length 580 yards; from Charing Cross, near W., -200 yards. Theprecision and scientific accuracy of these admeasurements, to say nothing of thelaconic brevity with which they are recorded, furnish a good model for the imi-tation of travellers whom the Geographical Society may hereafter send to ex-plore unknown reg

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London . [ Mall, alxiiil irjO.] LXIX.—PALL MALL. ? Pall Mall, sa)-s A New View of London, published in 1708, and professingto give an ample account of that city in two volumes or eight sections—- PallMall, a fine spacious street between the Haymarket and St. JamessStreet ; length 580 yards; from Charing Cross, near W., -200 yards. Theprecision and scientific accuracy of these admeasurements, to say nothing of thelaconic brevity with which they are recorded, furnish a good model for the imi-tation of travellers whom the Geographical Society may hereafter send to ex-plore unknown regions. Pall Mall, even at this early period of its history, had already developed thecharacter it has since maintained: for in Evelyns time wc have reason to believeit was not paved; Pepys mentions supping at a tavern in it, calling it TheOld Mali, and thereby indicating that the tradition of its original destination wasthen held in fresh remembrance ; and in the days of Queen Elizabeth there wereonl

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