Le guide illustré de Londres : comprenant ses antiquités, architecture, arts, fabrication, commerce, social, littéraire, et des institutions scientifiques, des expositions, et les galeries d'art : avec quelque compte de la principale banlieue et la plupart des localités attrayantes ; illustré par deux cent cinq gravures sur bois, par Branston, Jewitt, et d'autres et une nouvelle carte complète, gravée par Lowry . opperthat a été sur l'ancien échange ; il n'a pas été beaucoup blessé par le feu,et a été restauré. Il est en cuivre doré, et est de 11 pi de long. Dans Tower est une volée de 15 cloches pour les carillons,

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The Pictorial handbook of London : comprising its antiquities, architecture, arts, manufacture, trade, social, literary, and scientific institutions, exhibitions, and galleries of art : together with some account of the principal suburbs and most attractive localities ; illustrated with two hundred and five engravings on wood, by Branston, Jewitt, and others and a new and complete map, engraved by Lowry . opperthat was on the old Exchange; it was not much injured by the fire, and has been restored. It is of copper gilt, and is 11 ft. long. Inthe tower is a peal of fifteen bells for the chimes, cast by Mears;and the clock was constructed by Mr. Dent, the eminent clockmakerof the Strand, under the direction of Professor Airey, the Astronomer-Royal, and the first stroke of each hour is true to a second of time.The citizens are thus enabled, by this exertion of mechanical skill, toobtain the exact time in London with as much accuracy as could beobtained by a visit to the Observatory at Greenwich. The bells haveunhappily proved unsuccessful, and though the peal has been casttwice, they are still not sufficiently in tune to be used for any pur-poses except striking the hour and chiming the quarters. The one-pair, or principal floor, is occupied by four series of apart-ments ; the principal of these, it has been seen, is appropriated to the ROYAL EXCHANGE. 373 ROYAL EXCHANGEPLAN OF FIRST FLOOR. PLAN OP FIRST FLOOR OF ROYAL EXCHANGE. Underwriters establishment of Lloyds (see above). Lloyds occupiesall the east end, and a principal part of the north side. The greaterpart of the west end is appropriated to the Royal Exchange AssuranceOffices. The south side is principally occupied by the ancient corpora-tion of the London Assurance, having an entrance and offices on thesame side on the ground-floor ; and on the remaining part of the southand west is a suite of offices, originally intended for the lecture-roomsand offices of Gresham College, but at present unappropriated. The o

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