There never was a time when more determined efforts have been made for the elevation of the submerged, and there never was a time when so many young men and young women have been found ready to give the whole of their time, or all their spare time, to the work. Whether they will succeed in effecting a permanent improvement remains to be seen; whether the attraction of personal devotion which is now passing over the minds of the young will continue and remain with us has also to be proved. The directors of the Browning Settlement meantime declare--I have no intention of questioning the truth of their assertion--that they find already among the people 'a quickening of spirit, shown in keener intellectual interest, intenser civic ardour, warmer friendship, and more avowed piety.' If such are the fruits of a settlement, we cannot but desire for South London a chain of settlements reaching from Battersea to Greenwich, both inclusive. NOTE.--Since this was written several new Theatres have been built in South London. I should therefore like to correct the passage on p. 320 which states that the Theatres are humble. Also I would acknowledge the existence of local newspapers, and instead of saying that it has no public buildings I would say only one or two old buildings. INDEX Acrensis, Thomas, 161 Actors, Company of, 225-228 Ailwin, Childe, 52 Albion Island, 4 Alfred repairs the Walls, 31 Allectus, Emperor, 18, 26 Alleyn, Edward, 271 Arundell, Archbishop, 114, 116 Asclepiodotus, 29 Awdry, Legend of, 15 Bankside, 217 Battersea Fields, 303, 304 Battle of Clapham Common, 18 -- on London Bridge, 148-150 Bear Garden Alley, 214 'Below Bridge,' 229 Bermondsey, Religious House, 51 -- Spa Gardens, 292 -- Hall, 233 Bill of a Feast, 265 Boadicea, Queen, 26 Boleyn, Anne, 122 Bombardment of London, 153 Borough Compter, 249, 272, 278 -- Society, 260, 261 Bridge across the River, 12 -- at the Barefoot Tavern, 264 -- Construction of, 29 -- Destroyed and repaired, 44, 45 --, The, 25 -- when built, 26 Bridges, Roman Method of Building, 28 Bull and Bear Baiting, 210, 211 Burials and Marriages in St. Mary Overies, 64 Cade's Rebellion, 148 Canal of Cnut, Maitland's Discovery of, 38 Canterbury, Pilgrimages to, 163 -- Tales, 168-176. Carausius, History of, 18 Causeway across Southwark Marsh, 6, 7 -- the Lie of, 6, 7 Chapel of St. Peter on the Wall, 4 Charles II.'s Restoration, 129 Charlton Fair, 188 Chaucer's Company of Pilgrims, 168-174 Chelsea--'Isle of Shingle,' 6 Christmas at Kennington Palace, 77-79 Clapham Common Battle, 18 -- Rise, 5 Clink Prison, 248 Cnut's Canal, Course of, 40, 41 -- Siege, 38 -- Trench, 38 Commercial Docks, 234, 305 Copt Hall or Vauxhall, 111 Count of the Saxon Shore, 17 Cranmer, Martyrdom of, 65 Cuper's Gardens, 252, 288 Danes defeated, 35 Danish Alliance against London, 32, 33 -- Invasion, Second, 36 Debtors' Prisons, 272 Denmark Hill, 311