CHAPTER II. TEMPLE BAR.

The Devil Tavern--London Bankers and Goldsmiths--A Whim of John Bushnell, the Sculptor--Irritating Processions-- The Bonfire at Inner Temple Gate--A Barbarous Custom-- Called to the Bar--A Curious Old Print of 1746--The White Cockades--An Execution on Kennington Common-- Shenstone’s “Jemmy Dawson”--Counsellor Layer--Dr. Johnson in the Abbey--The Proclamation of the Peace of Amiens--The Dispersion of the Armada--City Pageants and Festivities--The Guildhall--The Guildhall Twin Giants-- Proclamation of War--A Reflection pp. 4-24