320 AUSTRALIA AND HOMEWARD. 



London. A little back from the river, fronting on 

 Whitehall, are the Admiralty Buildings, the Horse 

 Guards, the Indian and Foreign Offices, while running 

 into Whitehall are Downing Street and Parliament 

 Street. 



Passing under Westminster Bridge we get a full 

 view of the great British Houses of Parliament, where 

 so many laws have been made, wise and otherwise ; 

 and where, perhaps, more eloquence and true oratory 

 and wit have boon heard than anywhere else on earth. 



If we were on shore we would go down and see the 

 place where Guy Fawkes was caught with his fagot 

 and fire ready to destroy the king and his pa liament. 

 The pl-ce is spoiled by too lavish an expenditure of 

 money beautifying it. 



Direct y back of the Houses of Parliament is West- 

 minster Abbey, with its royal tombs and historic 

 memories. If we had the time \ve might go up Great 

 George Street and Bird-Ca^e Walk, past St. James' 

 Park, and see Buckingham Palace, but our little 

 steamer will not w .it. 1 'irec ly opposite the Houses 

 of Parl ament, ac os> the river, and al-o fronting on 

 it, is St. Thomas' Hospital, consisting of fouiteen large 

 building> all alike, all separate, though standing side 

 by side. A little farther on is the Medical School, 



