NOTES UPON CUNNINGHAM'S HAND-BOOK OF LONDON

*St. Giles's Pound*.—The exact site of this Pound, which occupied a space of thirty feet, was the broad space where St. Giles's High Street, Tottenham Court Road, and Oxford Street meet. The vicinity of this spot was proverbial for its profligacy; thus in an old song:— "At Newgate steps Jack Chance was found, And bred up near St. Giles's Pound." *Dudley Court, St. Giles's*.—This spot was once the residence of Alice Duchess of Dudley, in the reign of Charles the Second; and afterwards of the celebrated Lord Wharton. The mansion and gardens were of considerable extent. *St. Giles's Hospital*.—Th…