316 AUSTRALIA AND HOMEWARD. 



" thripenny " sail on Father Thames. Our course will 

 be very nearly parallel with our return journey of last 

 evening. O dear ! there, we have just missed the boat. 

 Well, never mind, there'll be another in three minutes. 



Don't fail to observe and count the bridges over the 

 Thames. London Bridge has every now and then to 

 give up some of his glory to more modern rivals. It 

 is something to set out on our " thripenny " voyage 

 at this grand old historic landmark. 



The next bridge is that of the South- Western Rail- 

 way, over which, almost incessantly, roll the trains 

 into and out of Cannon Street Station. Next to it is 

 Southwark Bridge which, when we have passed, our 

 little steamer calls for passengers at St. Paul's Pier, 

 just below the great St. Paul's Cathedral. 



Now we pass under Alexandra Bridge, which has 

 four railway tracks, and over which sometimes four 

 trains are passing at the same time, and there is 

 scarcely a moment in which at least one train is not 

 passing over. Next to it is Blackfriar's Bridge ; after 

 passing it we halt at Temple Pier, just below Temple 

 Bar, which we saw last evening on Fleet Street, and 

 also quite near Temple Gardens. We stop again at 

 Waterloo Pier, immediately in front of Somerset 

 House. 



We are now sailing along the great Thames Em- 



