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Burnham Grove, Sir W. Johnston.

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Taplow, P.Greenfell, Esq. At a distance of 10 miles is High Wycombe, the 95 Thandsomest town in Buckinghamshire. It has sent two memb. to Par. since Edward I. It gives the title of Earl and Baron to the Marquis of Lansdowne.

Wycombe Park, Sir J. D. King; and Wycombe Abbey, Lord Carrington. Haywood Lodge. Shottesbrooke, A. Vansittart, Esq.

White Waltham, the birth-place of Hearne the antiquary,

Two miles distant is Wargrave, and three miles beyond it is Henley-uponThames, a place of considerable antiquity, and famous as the place whence the adherents of Charles 1. were driven out by Earl of Essex.

Holme Park, R. Palmer, Esq. M. P.

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Maidenhead Station. Maidenhead is a markettown in Berks. It was anciently called South Arlington, and subsequently Maidenhithe. Besides the Great Western viaduct over the Thames, there is a magnificent bridge of 13 arches, erected at an expense of L.20,000.

Twyford Station. Stanlake House, Sir H. R. Dukinfield. Woodley Green. Woodley Lodge, J. Wheble, Esq. White Knights, Formerly a seat of the Duke of Marlborough. Reading Station. Reading, a market, borough and county town in Berks. It is a place of great antiquity, having existed in the time of the Saxons. It was frequently taken and retaken during civil wars in 1643. The earliest charter extant is that of Henry III. It has returned two members since 23d of Edward I.

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Stubbings, and beyond Hall Place. Sir E. G. C. East, Bart.

Reading is famous on [many accounts. It was taken by the Danes in the ninth century, after they had defeated Alfred the Great. It acted a prominent part in the expulsion of John, Charles I. and James II. Pop. 18,937.

Some of the houses in Reading are constructed of timber, but greater part of the old town is of brick. In the suburbs are many handsome houses. Here Jare some remains of an abbey for Benedictines, founded by Henry I. in 1112. It is well furnished with charitable and religious institutions.

Whitley Park. Three-Mile-Cross, resi dence of Miss Mitford.

a beautiful spot, adorned with many statues, both of bronze and marble. The little park, which extends round the east and north sides of the castle, is about four miles in circumference. Here is a tree supposed to be " Herne's Oak," immortalized by Shakspeare. The great park is situated on the south side of the castle, and includes the beautiful avenue of trees, nearly three miles in length, called the Long Walk. It is terminated by the colossal equestrian statue of George III., in bronze, by Westmacott. The drive through the park to Virginia Water is exceedingly striking. The interior of the castle is remarkably magnificent. The corridor or gallery, 520 feet in length, which leads along the south and east sides of the court, and is richly adorned with bronzes, marbles, pictures, &c. excites great admiration. The state-rooms are fitted up in a very superb style, and the different apartments are adorned by a great number of paintings by the most eminent masters. Her Majesty's private apartments can only be seen by an order from the Lord Chamberlain during the absence of the Court from Windsor.

Half a mile from Windsor is Frogmore, the favourite residence of Her late Majesty, Queen Charlotte. Six miles distant is Ascot Heath.

Earls of Banbury. Popu- 70 Wallingford Station. 47 The road to Oxford passes

Bristol lies partly in the county of Somerset, partly in that of Gloucester, and was by Edward III. erected into an independent city and a county of itself. The rivers Avon and Frome run through it. The ground on which the city stands is very unequal. It is nearly 8 miles in circumference, and is supposed to cover about 1600 acres. The city, with its suburbs, contains 750 streets, squares, and lanes, 10 markets for various commodities, and 470 licensed publichouses. Bristol is a city of great antiquity. It is supposed to have been an inhabited place so early as the time of the Roman Invasion. About the time of the Norman conquest, a strong fortress was erected there by the Earls of Gloucester, which, after it had stood about six centuries, was demolished by orders of Oliver Cromwell. During the Civil wars, it was garrisoned for the Parliament, but was stormed by King Charles, July 24, 1643. After the defeat of Charles at Naseby, Bristol surrendered to Fairfax after a siege of twenty-one days. During the excitement created by the Reform Bill, Bristol was the scene of violent tumult, in which many lives were lost, and property destroyed to the value of nearly L.70,000.

Bristol contains 17 churches and 5 chapels of ease, besides a considerable number of chapels belonging to various bodies of Dissenters. The cathedral was originally a monastery, dedicated to St Augustine. The only vestige of the original structure is a beautiful gateway. Bristol was erected into a Bishop's see by Henry VIII., who annexed to its jurisdiction the whole of Dorsetshire, part of Gloucestershire, and three churches formerly in the see of Wells. Secker, Butler, Newton, and other eminent men have held the office of Bishop of this see. Bishop Warburton was once Dean of this cathedral. It was in the church of St Mary Radcliffe, that Chatterton pretended to have found the papers which he endeavoured to pass off as the MSS. of Rowley. The public buildings of Bristol, taken as a whole, are in nowise remarkable. The Exchange, erected in 1740-41, cost nearly L.50,000. The public schools and educational societies of Bristol are both numerous and flourishing, and the city abounds in hospitals, alms-houses, and other charitable institutions. Bristol carries on a considerable foreign trade to the West Indies, America, Newfoundland, and also to Spain and Portugal. The net amount of customs' duties for the year 1835-36, was L.1,120,808, and for 1836-7, L.1,073,100. About 15,000 tons of shipping are engaged in the timber trade. A considerable quantity of foreign produce is conveyed to Bristol coastwise under bond. Bristol has also a considerable inland trade, especially with the western counties, and with North and South Wales. The principal manufactures of Bristol are, glass, sugar, iron, brass, copper, lead, zinc, floorcloth, earthenware, tobacco, &c.

The Bristol Docks were formed in 1804-9, by changing the course of the rivers Avon and Frome, and placing gates or locks at the extremity of the old channel. The accommodation thus obtained is very considerable, and will admit of any extension which the increase of trade may require. The works were formed by a proprietary body, at an expense of L.600,000.

Bristol is divided, for municipal purposes, into ten wards, and its government

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is vested in a mayor, 16 aldermen, and 48 councillors. It returns two members to Parliament. The population, in 1831, amounted to 117,016. In 1841, to About a mile from Bristol is Clifton, the aristocratic part of the city. Here are baths, springs, hot wells, assembly rooms, &c. In the neighbourhood of Bristol, there are a number of fine mansions. The principal of these are, Leigh Court, Ashton Court, King's Weston, Stoke Park, Redland Court, Westmead, Blaize Castle, Stoke House, Henleaze, &c.

XXVIII. BATH TO SOUTHAMPTON THROUGH SALISBURY, 61 Miles.