This, however, is the age of improvement, and it is said that the Palace will shortly be pulled down, and in the front of St.James's Street a magnificent triumphal arch is to be erected, to commemorate the glorious victories of the late war, and to form a grand entrance to the Park.
"The Duke of York, the Duke of Clarence, the King's servants, and many other dignified persons, live in the Stable-yard." "In the Stable-yard!" said Bob, "dignified persons reside in a Stable-yard, you astonish me!" "It is quite true," said Tom, "and remember it is the Stable-yard of a King." "I forgot that circumstance," said Bob, "and that circumstances alter cases.

But whose carriage is this driving with so much rapidity ?" "That is His Highness the Duke of York, most likely going to pay a visit to his royal brother, the King, who resides in a Palace a little further on: which will be in our way, for it is yet too early to see much in the Park: so let us proceed, I am anxious to make some inquiry about my antagonist, and therefore mean to take St.Martin's Lane as we go along." With this they pursued their way along Pall Mall.

The rapidity of Tom's movements however afforded little opportunity for observation or remark, till they ~79~~arrived opposite Carlton House, when he called his Cousin's attention to the elegance of the new streets opposite to it.
"That," said he, "is Waterloo Place, which, as well as the memorable battle after which it is named, has already cost the nation an immense sum of money, and must cost much more before the proposed improvements are completed: it is however, the most elegant street in London.

The want of uniformity of the buildings has a striking effect, and gives it the appearance of a number of palaces.

In the time of Queen Elizabeth there were no such places as Pall Mall, St.James's-street, Piccadilly, nor any of the streets or fine squares in this part of the town.