WONDERS OF ART. 
have been wlielped in Ihe Tower are more fierce tl an 
as have been taken wild. The dens are inclosed in front b/ 
iron gratings : llie greater part of them have been reccniV 
rel^dt, and every precaution taken to prei’ent accidents. 
Ibe Spanish Armory contains the trophies of the f' 
mous victory of Queen Elizabeth over the Spanish Arina<i‘!' 
Ainon^ these the most remarkable are the thttviJ'-scycH'^* 
intended to be used to extort confe.ssion from 'he Enc;!'’*' 
wliere dieir money was hidden. In the same roo.m arc olht-'' 
curiosities ; among which is the axe with which the tinfo''' 
tunato Anne Bullen was beheaded, to gratify the capricioU’ 
pasMons of her husband, Heuiy VIII. A represeiitatiff; 
of Queen Elizabeth in armour, standing by a crcam-coloin«“ 
torscj attended by a page, is also shewn in this roof’' 
Her Majesty is dressed in the armour she wore at the tin'® 
slie addressed her brave army, in the camp of Tilbiir/’ 
lo88, with a white silk petticoat, ornamented with po"** 
and spangles. 
The Small Armory is one of. the finest rooms of 
kind in Europe. It is ,345 feet in length, and in ecneral 
contains complete stands of arms for no less than ]OO,t)00 
men. They are dispo.sed in a variety of figures, in a vefV 
elegant '™"ner. A piece of ordnance from Egypt 1'"* 
been ately added, sixteen feet long, and seven inches and " 
a o.c. Theie aie several other curiosities, arnt"’!’ 
which are arms taken at various periods from rebels ; 
highland broad-sword deseives particular notice In nia"/ 
respects this room may be considered as one of the wonder* 
or the modern world. 
Tlio Volunteer Armory is in the White Tower, 
contains arms, p.led in beautiful order, liir ,80 000 nic!’’ 
with pikes, swords, &c. in immense numbers, ananged 
stars- and other devices. At the entiance of this ronr" 
stands a fine figure of C/iarlcs Bravdon, Duke of SufthllT’ 
in bright armour, and having the vert' lance he used in 
hte-time, which is eighteen feet long.— The Sea AkMO*"' 
IS also in this l ower, and, contains arms for nearly 50, 
sailors and marines. In this room are two elegant piece' 
brass cannon, pre,sented by the City of London to the E"'’* 
ot^ncester, and various similar curiosities. 
art of the Eoyal Train of Artillery is kept 
the ground-floor, under the small armoiy. T'he room'* 
