At a distance Drakelowe, Sir W. N. Gresley, Bart. To Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 83 miles.

At a distance Bretby Park (Earl of Chesterfield), 4 m. from which is Calke Abbey

Sir George Crewe), and two iniles farther Melbourne Hail, Lord Melbourne.

One mile distant is the village of Repton, one of the most ancient places in the county, and supposed to have been a Roman station.

Comberford
Tongue, Esq.

Hall, W.

To Lichfield, 7 miles. Elford Hall, Hon. G. Howard.

Orgreave Hall, Earl of Lichfield.

Wichnor Lodge, T. Levett, Esq.

Wichnor manor was held

23 by Sir P. de Somerville un

der the Earl of Lancaster, by the curious tenure of being bound to present a flitch of bacon to every married couple, who, after being married a year and a day, should make oath that they had never quarrelled.

11 BURTON-UPON-TRENT, 271 To Lichfield, 124 miles.

an ancient town noted for
its ale. Near the town hall
is a curious ancient house.
The bridge over the Trent
appears to have been first
erected about the time of the
Norman conquest. Here are
the ruins of an extensive
abbey founded about 1002.

At a distance Foremark,

Sir F. Burdett, Bart.

Osmaston Hall (Mr Fox), formerly the seat of the

Dovecliff House, T. Thorneville, Esq., and beyond Rolleston Hall, Sir O. Mosley, Bart.

Egginton Hall, Sir H. Every, Bart.

On Egginton Heath, the Royalists and Parliamentary 32 armies fought in 1644.

The Pasture House, B. Heathcote, Esq,

Wilmot family.

DERBY is situated on the bank of the Derwent, which is navigable hence to the Trent. The town is very ancient, and took its name from the river on which it is situated. On the east bank of the river, opposite to Derby, was the Roman station Derventio. Derby contains seven churches, several meeting houses, a Roman Catholic chapel, a Mechanics' Institute, and a Philosophical Society founded by Dr Darwin, who here composed the greater portion of his works. Here are extensive manufactories of silk, cotton, and fine worsted stockings. The silk-mill is the first and largest of its kind erected in England. Here also are large porcelain works and manufactories, where all kinds of ornaments are made of the marbles, spars, petrifactions, &c. found in the neighbourhood. All Saints' Church contains numerous monuments of the Cavendish family. Rich

ardson the novelist was a native of this town. A castle once existed at Derby; but the last remains of the building are said to have disappeared during the reign of Elizabeth. Several religious establishments were founded here at a very early period; but no vestiges of them now remain. Prince Charles Stuart advanced as far as Derby on his march into England, and the house in which he lodged is still pointed out. Through the noble munificence of Joseph Strutt, Esq. the working classes of Derby possess peculiar opportunities of enjoyment and gratification. This public-spirited individual appropriated nearly eleven acres of land, containing an extensive collection of trees and shrubs, for the recreation of the inhabitants and their families. This piece of land called the Arboretum was laid out, at the donor's expense, by J. C. Loudon, Esq. with great taste and judgment. The value of the Arboretum, including the ground and buildings, is estimated at £10,000. The Derby Grammar School is supposed to be one of the most ancient foundations of the sort in the kingdom. Flamstead the astronomer received his early education in this school. Derby returns two members to Parliament, Pop. 32,741,

XCIII. MIDLAND COUNTIES RAILWAY, 49 Miles.

This Railway was begun in 1837, and opened throughout the whole line, June 30, 1840. It commences at the Rugby Station of the London and Birmingham Railway, and runs to Derby, where it joins the North Midland to York and Leeds.

LEICESTER, On the banks of the Soar, is a place of very great antiquity, having been a city during the Saxon heptarchy. It appears by Doomsday Book, that, at the Norman conquest it was a populous city. In the reign of Henry V. a Parliament was held here. Richard III., after his defeat and death, was buried here in a Franciscan Convent, which then stood near St Martin's Church. Cardinal Wolsey died here in the Abbey of St Mary de Pratis. The town was formerly fortified, and the remains of the wall may be in many parts distinctly traced The castle was a most extensive building. Its hall is still entire, and the courts of justice are held in it at the assizes. Leicester contains eight churches and twenty-one Dissenting chapels. In St Mary's Church is the monument of the Rev. T. Robinson, author of " Scripture Characters," who preached here for many years. There are few towns in which are to be seen so many charitable institutions. The chief employment of Leicester is the manufacture of hosiery goods. The lace trade is also carried on to a very considerable extent. Leicester returns two M. P. Pop. 48,167. Five miles distant is Bradgate Park, the birthplace of Lady Jane Gray; and four miles beyond it is Bardon Hill, the highest part of the county.

NOTTINGHAM is situated on the north bank of the river Lene, about a mile north of the Trent. Its early history is involved in great obscurity. It at one time belonged to the Danes, and was one of their Mercian burghs which connected their Northumbrian and East Anglian dominions. William the Conqueror built a castle here, the government of which he conferred upon his natural son, William Peveril. This fortress, which was of great strength, was the object of contest during the troubles of the reign of Richard I. In 1330, Roger Mortimer, the paramour of Queen Isabella, was seized in this castle. In the civil wars, Charles I. set up his standard at Nottingham, but the place fell next year into the possession of the Parliament, who garrisoned the castle, of which the famous Colonel Hutchinson was governor. It was dismantled during the Commonwealth, and upon the Restoration, the ancient fortress was replaced by the present edifice, which belongs to the Duke of Newcastle. It was burnt during the riots which arose out of the political excitement of 1831, but has since been rebuilt. The castle stands on a rock at the south-west corner of the town, overlooking the Lene. Nottingham was the scene of the Luddite disturbances in 1811-12.

The principal public buildings of this town are, the new Exchange, the county-hall, the town-hall, the county gaol, the infirmary, the lunatic asylum, St Peter's Church, St Mary's Church, containing some fine monuments, and the castle. Nottingham has also several meeting-houses and charitable institutions; a spacious market-place, a small theatre, a grand-stand on the race-course, which is one of the finest in the kingdom; extensive cavalry barracks, and a free school. Thurland Hall, an ancient house of the Elizabethan period, is still occasionally used for public dinners. It was the temporary residence of James I. About a mile south of the town is Trent Bridge, of nineteen arches, a very ancient structure, and exhibiting, from frequent repairs, great architectural variety.

The principal manufactures of Nottingham are, bobbin-net and lace, and cotton and silk hosiery. There are several mills for spinning cotton and woollen yarn, and for throwing silk; several dye-houses, white-lead works, and an iron

foundery. Wire-drawing, pin-making, and the manufacture of brass fenders, are carried on to some extent; and Nottingham ale has a high reputation. The trade of the town is much promoted by its proximity to the Trent. The Nottingham Canal joins the Trent a mile from the town. The environs of Nottingham are very pleasant, and abound with gardens belonging to mechanics. Nottingham returns two members to Parliament. The pop. of the town, exclusive of the suburbs, which have lately been included in the municipal limits, amounts to 53,091. The outlying portions have a population of more than 20,000. Gilbert Wakefield, Dr Kippis, and Henry Kirke White, were natives of Nottingham. Seven miles distant is Hucknall Church, where Lord Byron was interred in 1824.

XCV. NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY-DERBY TO LEEDS, 72 Miles. This railway, which was commenced in 1837, and opened July 1, 1840, takes up its position at the termination of the Midland Counties and Birmingham and Derby Junction Railway. The grand station where the three meet is on the south-west side of the town of Derby, near Siddal Lane, and is supposed to be the largest and finest in England.