Is not the Borough a very improper place for the king’s, or any other, college?—­Is it not the very mart of trade, and consequently ever noisy and in confusion?—­And what a magnificent improvement would its erection near Westminster Abbey be to that ancient and very sumptuous pile.  Could it not be erected from Tothill Street, and extend towards Storey’s Gate?—­And should it not be built in the Gothic style to correspond with the abbey?  The seat of learning and wisdom is in that neighbourhood (Westminster School, Houses of Parliament, Courts of Justice, &c.); therefore it is the place best adapted for the erection of a college.  Ought not also those disgraceful erections close to the abbey’s western front, to be instantly removed?—­And ought not the house of the dean, &c. to be also rebuilt in the Gothic style, and extend from Tothill Street towards St. John’s church?  I never see this abbey (the glory of London) without feeling utterly disgusted at the surrounding objects.  The great tower, also, should be erected in the same style as the other two.  But should not the council office, and Somerset House, be finished before other works are begun?—­Should not the interior of the dome of St. Paul’s be repainted and gilt, and the windows (particularly the three over the altar) be of stained glass?—­And should not the railing on the top of the dome on the outside (which is much decayed) be replaced by railing made of the new metal lately invented, which imitates brass, and does not tarnish?—­Would not the entrance for the public, from Piccadilly into St. James’s Park, be much better two or three yards from the new royal archway, as it will be very likely to be injured by people passing so near it?

Would not a Swiss cottage and a Chinese temple very materially improve the appearance of the islands in St. James’s Park; and two or three vessels upon that water, and the Serpentine in Hyde Park, also add very much to the effect?—­Would a tower, surrounded by a railing, as the monument, and surmounted by a statue of George III. (looking with surprise to see what his son had done), or Canning, or Byron, be a proper sort of monument as a tribute to their memories; and to be erected in the centre of the Regent’s Park?  Oh! what a prospect would its summit command!  Would not magnificent baths for males and females, erected on either side of Waterloo Place, and to be supplied from the new fountain, be a great addition to the beauty and comfort of this great city.

These additions, alterations, and improvements, ought to be made now; and I doubt not, in the course of time, all warehouses will be removed from the banks of the Thames, above Blackfriars’ Bridge, and that streets will run by the waterside as at Dublin.  Also the time will come when the houses round St. Paul’s will be pulled down and rebuilt in the Grecian style of architecture to correspond with the cathedral (the wonder of England), and be re-erected at a much greater distance from it.