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Gravesend steamboats call here. This is a very pretty waterside place, with several hand¬ some residences, chalk cliffs and pits, with little cottages " perched up aloft," the residents in which can keep watch over the pleasure yachts and training ships (of which there are two, the Arethusa and Chichester^ lying in the river. If we land here we can pass through the little village and stroll pleasantly along by the river side—"on the beach," if we desire to be very nautical, and the straw hats, jerseys, and reefing-Jackets of the boating and yachting men who gather here in the summer turn our thoughts in that direc¬ tion—till we reach the broad lawn before Ingress Abbey, a handsome white edifice, very conspicuous from the Thames. Although named an " abbey," there is nothing ecclesiastical in the character of the house, which was built about forty- five years ago by Alderman Harmer, proprietor of the " Weekly Dispatch," once the great Radical newspaper. A large quantity of the materials of old London Bridge were employed in the building, which is the most prominent object at this part of the river. The estate was at one time the property of Mr. Roebuck, father of the well-known representative of Sheffield, and it was also the residence of the father of General Havelock, who so greatly distinguished himself in suppressing the Indian mutiny. About a mile beyond the chalk hills, which form a back¬ ground to the pleasant picture presented by the river-side mansion, is a place famous not only in Kentish, but in English history. Most people have heard that there is a distinction between Kentish men and men of Kent, but the reason of it is not so well known. Here is the e.xplanation. " The sturdy Saxon thanes and yeomen who dwelt on the western side of the Medway, between that river and the 3 l8 The Environs of LondoH. Thames, received the designation of the me9t of Kent, for the resolution with which they opposed the march of William the Conqueror, who, after the battle of Hastings, having ravaged the town and villages of Romsey Marsh, and suc¬ cessfully besieged Dover, encountered little opposition on his course along the Watling Street, or high road to London, till he reached Swine's camp, now Swanscombe, a mile and a half south of Greenhithe, where a large body of Saxons (commanded by two ecclesiastics, Stigand, Archbishop of Canterbury, and Eghelsig, Abbot of the Monastery of St. Augustine) intercepted the line of march, and so resolutely opposed the Norman warriors, that William was glad to concede their demands, which were to the effect that they should remain as free under Norman rule as they had been under the Saxon kings ; and that all the old customs and peculiar privileges should be left undisturbed." Below Greenhithe the river curves rather sharply round a point known as Broadness, or sometimes Broadness Beacon, the northern extremity of Swanscombe Marsh, and nearly opposite which, on the Essex side, is Grays, or Grays Thurrock. Station on the Tilbury and Southend Railway. Fares, 2s. 3^/., Ij. Sd., IS. id. Here there are several large caverns in the chalk, which the good folks of the neighbourhood, "who are very imagina¬ tive, know as Cunobelin's gold mines, and those who are only vaguely historical describe as E>anes' holes. Caverns are not uncommon in the chalk formation, and we need not trouble ourselves much about the origin. We notice about here that, as near Plumstead Essex marshes appear to have extended into Kent, so Kentish cliffs and verdure seem to have crossed the river into the other county. About a mile to the west of the village is Belmont Castle, a beautiful residence, with a fine round tower, and a little more than half a mile to the east of Gray's is Little Thurrock, where is an ancient church dedicated to the Virgin Mary. A wide " reach " of the river, nearly two miles long, known as Northfleet Hope, brings us to Northfleet. Station on the South-Eastern (North Kent) line. Faresfrom Charing Cross, Cannon Street, or London Bridge, ^s. 6d., 2s. &d; I J. id. Tilbury. 19 The eye is attracted by a graceful spire, which we naturally suppose to belong to a church, but which really appertains to the college, or asylum for decayed tradesmen, founded by Mr. Huggins. The old church, St. Botolph's, contains a rood-screen of the 14th century, and several interesting brasses and monuments. There are extensive chalk quarries, and some of them have been formed into a dock of con¬ siderable size. A little farther down the river other chalk pits have been laid out as a pleasure garden, the Rosher- ville, dear to metropolitan excursionists, who delight in dancing in a " baronial hall," shooting at targets, light re¬ freshments or solid dinners, and " going in " for enjoyment generally. The proprietors of Rosherville aver that it is pre¬ eminently the place where " to spend a happy day," and it is fair to suppose they know what they are talking about; certainly the visitors, especially the young folk, generally appear to be very happy indeed. The gardens are named from Mr. Rosher, who was at one time the owner of the estate. There are a pier, at which the Gravesend boats call, and a pretty church. We now approach, on the opposite side of the river, a low line of buildings, with an arched gallery, which might remind an irreverent spectator of old Temple Bar stuck in the mud; but we, who are better acquainted with the annals of the place, feel more respect for the historically famous Tilbury Fort. Tilbury Station^ on Tilbury a)td Southend Railway. Fares^ 2S. 5Yho died in 1740, aP^e age of 109. Bromley. 87 A beautiful counti-y lane, with rather steep ascents in some parts, leads by way of Sho7-tlands — where are a large 13ECKENHAM CHURCH. number of charming villas on the site of what a few years since was King's Wood—to Bromley. Station on the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. Pas¬ sengers are also booked from South - Eastern statiotis, changing carriages at Beckenham. Fares from Liidgate, ir. 9^., ir \d., \od. This beautifully-situated and healthy town, on the summit of a hill commanding extensive views, is now almost a suburb of London, and a new town of villas has sprung up. It is built along the brow of a hill, on the eastern side of the broad valley through which flows the Ravensbourne river, at this point of small dimensions, and shrinking in summer to the size of a little brook. It flows through the valley which separates Bromley from Shortlands, a portion of the parish 88 The Environs of London. of Beckenham. The range of small, rounded hills, on the Bromley side of the valley, are very steep, and from the summit of St. Martin's Hill, near the church, a noble view is commanded, extending to Keston, Hayes, Sydenham Hill, and the Surrey hills near Addington. The grounds of the Crystal Palace, though more than three miles distant, are open to the view. Bromley Church is an ancient structure, but was much enlarged in 1830, and has been recently restored. It is dedicated to Saints Peter and Paul. Many interesting tombs and memorials are in the church and burial-ground, among them the stone in the nave which marks the resting-place of Matilda, the wife of Dr. Johnson. The Latin epitaph was composed by the Doctor himself. Dr. Hawkesworth, the essayist, and the editor of " Cook's Voyages," is also buried in the church (1773). In the churchyard the visitor will probably be attracted by a tablet inserted in the wall near the east door, recording that the body of Martin French is there interred, with ''four of his wives." He died on the 12th January, 1661, and his last wife died on the following day. The oaken south door of the church is very ancient, and the " lich-gate " is one of the best existing specimens of that adjunct to a burial-ground. At the entrance of the town from the London Road is Bromley College, founded in 1666 by John Warner, Bishop of Rochester, for the benefit of widows of loyal and orthodox clergymen. Subsequent benefactors have enlarged the scope of the Institution, which now affords residence and a com¬ fortable stipend to forty ladies. The building, in the Tudor style of architecture, is arranged so as to form several small quadrangles, in which are neatly-kept gardens. The Shep- pard College is a similar institution for five maiden ladies, daughters of inmates of the old college. Formerly the Bishops of Rochester had an ancient palace at Bromley, originally built by Bishop Gundulph. It was pulled down in 1777 ; but a plain brick mansion, which replaced it, still bears the name, although it is no longer an episcopal residence, but private property. It stands in a fine park not far from Bromley Railway Station, and near the path over the fields to Bickley. A new Town-Hall, a very handsome building in the Elizabethan style, was opened at Christmas, 1865. It affords accommodation for the Literary Institution, a bank, and the police station, and has a handsome public room, where magisterial business is transacted, and concerts and enter¬ tainments ajr ylVWi. ^ \ Hayes and Keston. 89 An omnibus from Bromley station runs to two of the most attractive spots in this part of Kent—Hayes and Keston. Hayes is two miles from Bromley Station, and is reached by a pleasant lane branching off to the right of the high road, and from Beckenham, by Hayes Lane. In the old Saxon church, St. Alarys, are the banners used at the funeral of the Earl of Chatham in Westminster Abbey. Near the church is Hayes Place, Chatham's residence, an unpretending building, in which Chatham died, on the nth of May, 1778, in his seventieth year. Chatham's distinguished son, William Pitt, was born at Hayes, and the locality remained a favourite one with him. At Langley Park, about midway between Hayes and Beckenham, lived the Earl of Auckland; and his daughter, the Hon. Eleanor Eden, was the young states¬ man's only love. We have mentioned Hayes Church as being very ancient. It has recently been restored under the direction of Mr. G. Scott. It contains some old brasses, one being to the memory of Sir John Heygre, priest, who died in 1523. Visitors familiar in any degree with our old literature will not need to be told that the title " Sir " does not necessarily indicate knighthood, but was generally given to parish priests. The principal inn at Hayes is the " George and the Dragon," and we call attention to the fact that the sign is an early production of the brush of Mr. Millais, now the famous R.A. Following a road which branches to the right of the Sevenoaks Road, about two miles from Bromley Station, and close by the new church—or else by a charming walk of about a mile from Hayes—we reach Keston Common, undoubtedly one of the choice spots of West Kent, a de¬ lightful spot for picnics, and rich in every floral attraction. Artist, botanist, antiquary, the mere pleasure-seeker—old and young—may all find attraction at Keston. Omnibuses for Keston await almost every train at Bromley Station. The drivers will tell the passengers that they stop at " the Mark," by which must be understood the " Red Cross," a comfortable village hostelry. The village of Keston lies scattered along the high road to Westerham. The common lies to the right of the road, and the broad domain of Hoi wood on the left. Keston Church, '—• • ^'—S(^the road-side, just 90 The Environs of London. beyond the enclosure of Holwood Park. This fine estate was the residence of William Pitt. A public path leads across the park, winding under the boughs of venerable trees, and skirting a rabbit warren among the ferns. At one point the path reaches the summit of a small hill, and the delighted eye ranges over a broad expanse of country, and dwells with delight upon the picturesque forms of the old trees. A seat invites the wayfarer to rest, and that seat commemorates the first conception of one of the greatest achievements in our history. An inscription records that it was erected, in 1862, by Earl Stanhope (the historian), and quotes a passage from the diary of William Wilberforce, the date being 1788 :— At length, I well remember, after a conversation with Mr. Pitt in the open air, at the root of an old tree at Holwood, just above the steep descent into the vale of Keston, I resolved to give notice, on the earliest occasion, in the House of Commons, of my intention to bring forward the abolition of the slave-trade. Lying away to the left of this footpath, in the recesses of the Park, and only to be visited by special permission, are the remains of a Ro¬ man castniin, or camp. Antiquarian researches prove that a very im¬ portant military station —probably known as Noviomagus — existed at this spot, and the remains of the triple ramparts and ditches, which were two miles in circumference, coun- tenance the idea. Traces of a circular temple and of a Roman villa have been found in the neighbourhood. In connection with the Roman occupa¬ tion, we have an ex¬ planation of the origin of the name of the little river RavenS' ROMAN CAMP IN HOLWOOD PARK. boumc, which rises on Keston Common. Tra¬ dition sa>^jj--#nit--wiiciT-Ttic~1RDinairTBJ^ers proposed to Bickley and Chiselhurst. 91 encamp in the locality, they very naturally looked for the means of obtaining water. None could be discovered till the flight of a raven was watched, and the bird was traced to a little spring bubbling up delieious water in the recesses of the woods at Keston. The brook, which wound its silent way from this spring, was at once named the Raven's Brook, and that name, in a modified form, it retains to this day. The water, whieh is reputed to possess certain tonic properties, is now received in a well in one of the pleasantest nooks of Keston Common. Bickley. Station on the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. Pas¬ sengers booked also fro7n South-Eastern Statio)is. Fares frotn Ludgate, is., u. 6^/., i\d. Leaving Bromley by Widmore Lane, or quitting that for a path which leads over fields commanding extensive and beautiful views, a walk of about a mile and a half leads us to Bickley, where many handsome mansions and villas have been recently erected, the beauty of the spot and the facility of railway access (it is within half a mile of the Chiselhurst station, on another branch line of railway) making it a favourite place of residence. The church, St. Georgds, erected in 1865, is a handsome building, with a conspicuous white spire. Not far away, to the north-east of Bickley, is a place, always of some interest, but of late years brought more pro¬ minently into notice by the death of the Emperor Napoleon the Third, and the residence of his widow, the Empress Eugenie— Chiselhurst. Station on the South-Eastern Railway. Fares from Cannon Street, is., u. 6^/., ij. The road from Bickley to Chiselhurst passes under an archway, formed by the rather peculiar-looking engine-house of the West Kent Waterworks Company ; and from the station the village is reached by a long and dusty road, which passes the entrance to Camdett Place, the residence of the Empress Eugenie. The house was built by William Camden, the famous antiquary, who died here in 1623. A considerable portion of the park has been built on. The Emperor Napoleon is buried in a beautiful little chapel, added by the Empress to St, Mary's Catholic Chapel, 92 TJie Environs of London, situated in a lane opening to the common, opposite the church. On week-days visitors are admitted to see the chapel and totnb by orders obtained in answer to written applications to the Rev. J. Goddard, Chiselhurst. The parish church, St. Nicholas's, in the Perpendicular style, is adorned with frescoes in the nave, and has some curious old stained glass in the window. The rose and crown, the device of Henry the Sixth, and the falcon and stirrup, that of Edward the Fourth, are conspicuous. Many notabilities are buried in the church; among them Sir P. Warwick, a staunch adherent of the Stuarts in the Parlia¬ mentary difficulties. The Walsingham family were residents at Chiselhurst, and a curious brass, designed by Sir Thomas Walsingham, preserves the memory of his father. The more famous Sir Francis Walsingham, Secretary of State to Queen Elizabeth, was born at Chiselhurst in 1536, The church has been recently thoroughly renovated and beauti¬ fied, and a new spire was erected in 1857. The churchyard is kept in excellent condition, flower-beds and trim paths being carefully attended to. There is a district church, Christ Church, near the station. Caijiden, the historian and antiquarian, retired thither to close his long life of literary labour ; wrote there his " Annals of Queen Elizabeth," and died there in 1623. Another famous Elizabethan, Lord Keeper Sir Nicholas Bacon, father of the great Francis, was born at Chiselhurst in 1510. Among the more modern celebrities connected with this spot, we remember Prince Hoare, a well-known dramatist, and secretary to the Royal Academy, who died in 1B34, and is buried in the churchyard ; and in 1852, Sir Herbert Jenner Fust, Judge of the Arches Court, died in this village. Viscount Sidney, Lord-lieutenant of the county, has a fine seat at Frognall, about a mile to the north-east; and there are numerous villas and mansions, one near the church, the Manor-house, being especially noticeable for the wood carving on the doors. 13eyond the common, which is one of the most, charming resorts for holiday excursions, there is a delightful walk through a real Kentish lane to Saint Marys Cray, and beyond that to Orpington. The Crays (St. Mary's, St. Paul's, and Footscray) are pleasant villages, the first named being the seat of one of the largest paper-mills in the country ; and at Orpington is a fine old church, Norman and Early English, with interesting brasses. WOLSEY'S (;ATE\VAV, ESHEli. OVER THE SURREY HILLS. S in the case of Kent, the waterside places of interest in the metropolitan county of Surrey have been noticed in journeying Up the River. Like Kent, however charming the riverside may be, all the picturesque and interesting wealth of the county is not ex¬ hausted there, and we may run a few miles inland with pleasure and profit. London is actively pursuing such a policy of annexation, that it is not easy to say at what point we may fairly suppose ourselves out of its domain. A few years ago we should have been quite safe when we had passed the ridge of hills behind Camberwell, and descended into the charming valleys and green lanes beyond; but now those peaceful places are in¬ vaded by rows of terraces and semi-detached villas, and we hesitate with a doubtful mind between town and country. We shall not be very far wrong, however, if we suppose that we are in the environs when we arrive at Dulwich. Station on London, Chatham, and Dover Railway. Fares from Ludgate, <)d., "jd., ^d. Omnibuses from Gracechurch Street and Elephant and Castle. The Manor of Dulwich was given to Bermondsey Abbey by Henry the First in 1127 ; and in 1606, an actor and master of the King's bear-garden, having made a fortune by 94 TJie Environs of London^ his vocation, purchased it. Six years afterwards he retired from the stage, and wishing to leave the world a little better than he found it, and desirous also perhaps that he, Edward Alleyn, should not be quite forgotten, established the "College of God's Gift," for the support of six poor brethren, six sisterS, and twelve scholars, giving for the purposes of the charity 1,400 acres of land and other property. The college was partially rebuilt in 1740 ; and, the revenues arising from the property having greatly increased, in 1857 the charity was remodelled, after a considerable amount of legal controversy, and now bears the name, " Alleyn's College of God's Gift at Dulwich." It is managed by nineteen governors, and the Archbishop of Canterbury is the visitor. The old College— the warden of which must bear the name of Alleyn, or Allen, license in respect to orthography being permitted — is a quaint building in the Tudor style, probably rebuilt in 1842, surrounding three sides of a garden, and flanked by the Picture Gallery. The new school buildings, about a quarter of a mile away, were designed by Mr. Barry, and cost ;^ioo,ooo. The style is very ornate, with terra-cotta busts and decora¬ tions ; and there is accommodation for the education of about 700 boys. The new schools were opened by the Prince of Wales, in 1870. The Picture Gallery, which contains about 400 very choice pictures, especially some of the masterpieces of Carlo Dolci, Titian, Poussin, Murillo, Rubens, Rembrandt, Turner, Wou- verman, Gainsborough, and Sir Joshua Reynolds, is due to the liberality of Sir Francis Bourgeois, R.A., who, in 1811, bequeathed his fine collection to Dulwich college, with £,\o,ooo for salaries of officers and servants, and ^2,000 for necessary alteration of the premises. A sum of £^fxx> was subsequently given by Mrs. Desenfans, widow of the gentleman who first formed the collection and bequeathed it to Sir Francis Bourgeois. The Gallery was first opened to the public in 1817, and very recently has been entirely recon¬ structed. It is open free to the pniblic every day, except Sunday, from ID to 4 or 5, according to the season. Children not admitted. Dulwich lies in a valley at the foot of the Sydenham and Norwood Hills, pierced by a long tunnel of the London, Chatham, and Dover line, leading to Penge, a rapidly- growing place; and on the summit of the hill is the Crystal Palace^ Crystal Palace. Reached by railway from London, Victoria, Liidgate, and most of the main lines have communications. Fares from the stations mentioned u. 3^., is. id. Tickets including admission are also issued. The Crystal Palace—generally described as being at Syden¬ ham, although the greater part of the grounds and the palace is in Norwood—is so universally known, that it will not be necessary to attempt an elaborate description, which indeed would require a guide-book to itself. We all know that it originated in a desire that there should be some memorial of feir Joseph Paxton's wonderful palace of glass, erected in Hyde Park for the Exhibition of 1851 ; that a company was formed for the purchase of the materials, and that Sir Joseph re-erected it, with vast additions and improvements ; that the beautiful grounds on the hill-side were laid out with exquisite taste and skill; that royal receptions have been held, and musical performances given on the most colossal scale; and that, in short, the nearest possible approximation to Fairy Land (modified, that is, by science and art and stately ceremonial) is to be found in the Crystal Palace. The structure is 1,600 feet long ; the width throughout the nave is 312 feet, and at the central transept 384 feet; the height of the nave is 110 feet above the ground floor, and 74 feet high in the transept. Two spacious galleries traverse the building ; and in the nave are marble basins with water- lilies, glass and bronze fountains, flower beds of exquisite beauty, and innumerable pendant baskets filled with flowers. Groups of statues intermingle with the " greenery," and the sunlight, beaming through the roof of glass, imparts a beauty to the scene which can be witnessed nowhere else in the world. In the central transept is the grand orchestra, with room for four thousand performers, and the great organ of 4,568 pipes, constructed by Gray and Davison. Adjoining the transept are the opera theatre and the concert room ; and in the galleries are a picture gallery and reading-room. A leading feature of the Palace is a series of courts, each devoted to the illustration of some historic or natural develop¬ ment of art, and each containing a reproduction of architec¬ tural peculiarities. The chief courts a.r&\.heipgyptian, Greek,Roman, Alha7nbra^ Byzatitine, Middle Age, Retiasissance, Italiati, and PompeiaJir There are also courts in which the results of modern art and technical skill are exhibited. It is impassible within ous $6 TJm Environs of London, limits to do more than indicate the existence of these courts, without attempting to describe the decorations and contents. From the Palace the descent is made by a succession of ter¬ races, ornamented with statuary, to the grounds. From the upper of these terraces, and from the balconies of the build¬ ing, a view of surpassing beauty, chiefly over verdant Kent, is obtained. The fountains are the largest in existence, some of them throwing water to the height of nearly 250 feet. There are also water-towers and water-falls, and the effect, when the entire series is in operation, is very beautiful. The water is supplied from an artesian well 575 feet deep, and forced by steam power to the summit of one of the end towers, 284 feet high, from which it descends to feed the' fountains. There are ten miles of water pipes beneath the grounds. In the lower part of the gardens is a large lake, with pleasure boats, and on an island are the e.xtraordinary reproductions by Mr. Waterhouse of colossal antediluvian animals. A cricket ground and other accessions of popular amusement, add to the attractions of the extensive and beauti¬ ful grounds. The northern tower can be ascended, and the view over six counties, extending to the estuary of the Thames, will repay the labour of ascending. If we go to the Crystal Palace from Victoria Station, we pass Streatham. Three stations, Streatham, Streatham Hill, and Streatham Common, Reached from London Bridge, Victoria, and Kensington. Fare from Victoria to Streatham i j. id,., I \d., jd. Omnibuses from Gracechurch Street, fare 6d. Cynical old, bachelors, and other misoganists, should visit Streatham Church, St. Leonard's (rebuilt in 1831), for the sake of some of the old monuments and epitaphs which pre¬ serve the memory of great women. On one monument, that of Rebecca Lyme, who died in 1653, her husband inscribed— Should I ten thousand )'ears enjoy my life, I could not praise enough so good a wife. We read also on the tomb of Elizabeth Hamilton, who died in 1746, that she "was married near forty-seven years, and never did 6ne thing to displease her husband." In the church, too, is buried Mrs. Hester Maria Salusbury, mother of Mrs. Thrale, and the epitaph in Latin, by Dr. Johnson, is to the effect that she was " blessed in personal appearance; of an open, cheerful temper, and warm domestic affections; IFimbledon. 97 an accomplished linguist, fluent in speech ; whose wisdom was attempered by the softer qualities of her mind; who de¬ voted to the pleasures of literature so much of her time as she could conveniently spare from her household duties, and to her household duties as much care and attention as she gave to her pursuit of letters." Mr. Thrale, the brewer, Johnson's firm friend, who died in 1781, is buried in the church. His villa stood near Tooting Bee Common, but was cleared away when the railway was made. All the literary notabilities of the day gathered there at the hospitable table of the Southwark brewer, to listen reverentially to the pon¬ derous talk of the great Doctor, and submit placidly to his snubbings. Mrs. Thrale's letters, and Fanny Burney's " Diary," contain many amusing pictures of Streatham life. At length the wealthy brewer, who loved pleasure better than business, became a bankrupt, and his brewery passed into other hands, and now, as Barclay and Perkins's, is known all over the world. Mitcham (famous for the gardens of lavender and other sweet-smelling plants, cultivated for perfumery purposes). Tooting, and Norwood are other pleasant places in the vicinity. Norwood, once famous for its wood and encamp¬ ments of gipsies, is now covered with charming villa resi¬ dences and large hotels. We must briefly notice one other spot of northern Surrey —we were very near it when at Mortlake and Richmond—and then taking a run more into the heart of the county, bid farewell to its manifold attractions. Wimbledon. Station on London and Sonth-Westerti Railway. Trains run also from Lo?idon Bridge, Ludgate, and Victoria. Fares from Waterloo, ir. d,d., ir., ']d. 'Omnibuses from the Bank. Wimbledon Common is famous in connection with the annual meetings of the National Rifle Association. The place, indeed, peaceful as is its general aspect, with a wide stretch of open common, and dotted with villas and cottas^es ornles, has something of a warlike reputation. Julius Ctesar, it is believed, encamped on Wibbandun; and some six hundred years afterwards there was a tremendous battle there between Ceaulin, King of Wessex, and Ethelbert. King of Kent, in which the latter was defeated. There are still some faint traces of a circular entrenchment, near the 98 The Efivirons of Londoyi, little stream that divides Wimbledon from Richmond Park, occupying an area of seven acres. Nearer our own times, Wimbledon had a special reputation for the duels fought there, and as an arena for prize fights. On the eastern side of the common is Wimbledon Park, which comprehends about 12,000 acres, and contains a lake thirty acres in extent. The mansion was destroyed by fire in 1785. Among the more eminent owners of the estate at different epochs we may mention Queen Elizabeth's Lord Treasurer, Burleigh, who built the first mansion, and Sarah, Duchess of Marl¬ borough. The park is now partially built upon. The church, St. Mary's, was rebuilt in 1833. In the churchyard is the tomb of the notorious miser known as "Vulture Hopkins," mentioned by Pope. Queen Henrietta Maria, wife of Charles the First, had a garden at Wimbledon for the cultivation of exotic flowers and fruit trees. Home Tooke, the famous political divine and writer on etymological subjects, died at Wimbledon on the 29th March, 1811. Croydon. Reached by rail from London Bridge, Victoria, Kensington, Waterloo. Fares fro7n Londott Bridge or Victoria, is., ij. (id., \od. This is now a wonderful town for communications. There are eight railway stations, and in consequence innumerable villas have sprung into existence. It is a busy, cheerful place, with good buildings, and a modern air about it. The old parish church, St. John the Baptist, in the High Street, was bumed down in 1867, except the tower, and a new and handsome edifice built by Sir G. Scott. Some of the old monuments were preserved, especially some of the tombs of the Archbishops. There are seven other churches, all of the Gothic style. Adjoining the church formerly stood the palace of the Archbishop of Canterbury, with a park of 170 acres. The palace was allowed to fall into decay during the Commonwealth ; but was, after the Restoration, repaired by Archbishop Juxon, and continued to be the country residence of the archbishops until 1750, when it was sold, and occupied by calico-printers and charcoal burners, the chapel attached being used as a Sunday-school. It is worthy of note that to this palace Queen Mary, to whose name an unpleasant adjective is commonly prefixed, retired, " wearied," we are told, "by the sickening contest between her better and worse natures, and seeking to stifle her conscience by the perform- Epsom. 99 ance of acts of almsgiving and benevolence at Croydon, where her mother had sometimes dwelt." In 1807, Ad- dington Place, three miles from Croydon, was purchased ; and in 1830 Archbishop Howley made considerable additions. Whitgift's Hospital, for twenty-two brothers and sixteen sisters, with a grammar and middle-class school attached, is near the High .Street, which extends for more than a mile and a quarter along the old coach road to Brighton ; and there are several very handsome public and commercial buildings. A large Public Hall, with Assembly Room, was built in George Street in i860, and there is a fine Town- hall. Croydon, which once bore an unenviable reputation for dampness and dirt, is now one of the best drained towns in the kingdom, the sewage being carried to meadows near Beddington, more than a mile distant, and employed in irrigating about 250 acres of land. Two millions of gallons of exquisitely pure water are supplied daily to the town from an artesian well. Duppa's Hill, to the west of the town, commands extensive views, and a portion of it has been laid out as a public recreation ground. There are charming walks in the neighbourhood. Addington is mentioned in Domesday Book as Edontone, and consisted of two manors, one of which was given to the Conqueror's cook, Tezelin, the tenure by which he and his heirs held it, being the presentation at the coronation of the sovereigns of a dish named hastias, which some suppose to be equivalent to hasty pudding. The last presentation, we believe, was made at the coronation of George III., when the lord of the manor, Mr. W. Leigh Spencer, did suit and service by offering a curious, but perhaps delightful, compound of almond-milk, brawn of capons, sugar, parboiled and chopped chickens, and spices. Addington Church, St. Mary's, has a modern exterior, but the chancel is Norman, and there are old brasses and monuments, and the modern tombs of Archbishops Howley and Longley. Epsom. Reached by railway from London Bridge, Victoria, Ludgate, and Waterloo. Fares, zs. ^d., is. gd., is. 2d. Once upon a time, it is said, a candidate at a certain examination being asked to mention the more remarkable races of mankind, began with " the Epsom races," and was peremptorily " pulled up." The sporting tastes of English¬ men and their descendants scattered all the world over, and ICXJ The Environs of London. the repute of Epsom salts as a vigorous medicine, have made this otherwise unimportant town, on the verge of the Banstead Downs, one of the best-known spots of the United Kingdom. But as . the Derby and Oaks races only come off once in a year, the tourist may reasonably desire to know something about the ordinary aspect of the town, as exhibited when a quarter of a million of human beings do not collect on the famous Epsom Downs. It is irregularly laid out, with many good houses, and in the vicinity an increasing number of villas, the facilities of access by railway being so consider¬ able. The parish church, St. Martin's, is a handsome Gothic structure, built, with the exception of the tower, which belonged to the older church, in 1824; Christ Church, on the Common, is of red brick, in the Norman style. There is a small Roman Catholic Church and several chapels. On the road to the Downs is a cemetery, with handsome chapels, completed in 1871, and occupying eight acres. In the Market Place is a Market House, with a tower and illuminated clock. An abundant supply of good water is provided by waterworks, erected by the Local Board of Health, and on the Downs is the Royal Medical Benevolent College, a handsome building in the Collegiate Gothic style, comprising an Asylum for Decayed Medical Practitioners, and a School, where forty sons of medical men, and other scholars are educated. The racecourse is about a mile and a quarter from the town. Horse races were first established about 1711, and since 1730 have been continued, but were comparatively unimportant until the Earl of Derby, in 1780, founded the great race which bears his name. The Oaks race was established by the Earl in the previous year, and received its name from the house, " The Oaks," near Epsom, where he resided, and which also gave the name to General Burgoyne's musical drama, " The Maid of the Oaks." The grand stand was erected in 1830, at a cost of £20,000, and has been since enlarged and improved. In 1618 mineral springs were discovered, and were much resorted to, the place almost riyalling Tunbridge Wells in popularity. The old Well House was pulled down in 1802. The water is strongly purgative, and the salt, a sulphate of magnesia, is found at many other places, so that the very nasty, hut very valuable physic, is not now necessarily a genuine Epsom product. The place dates from Saxon times, and we find that one Ebba, a holy princess, daughter, it is thought, of Ethelred, Esher. lol lived in the neighbourhood, which thus obtained the name of Ebba's Hame, aftenvards shortened into Epsom. Esher. Station on London and South Western Railway. Fares from Waterloo, is. 2,d., is. gd., is. id. The village of Esher is about a mile to the south-west of the station, on the high road from Kingston to Guildford. The ancient name of the place was Asher. The Bishop of Winchester had a palace here, and a portion of it is still visible in association with the modern residence, Esher Place, built in the early part of the last century by the Hon. Henry Pelham, brother of the Duke of Newcastle. Kent, the landscape gardener, was employed to lay out the grounds. The old church is still standing but is disused, except for burials. The monuments are interesting, especially one, a figure in an attitude of prayer, erected by Sir Francis Drake, the famous circumnavigator and discoverer, to the memory of his father, who died in 1609. Loral tradition avers that one of the bells of the church was brought by Drake from San Domingo. In 1854, the new church, Christ Church, was completed. It stands on an elevated site, and is a very con¬ spicuous ornament to the village. It is in the early English style, with a square tower and lofty spire. Among the his¬ torical associations of Esher is the fact that thitherward the disgraced Wolsey retired, and remained in the Bishop's Palace for three weeks. Claremont Park skirts the left hand side of the high road for about a mile and a half after leaving Esher. This fine estate is memorable as the residence of the Princess Char¬ lotte of Wales and her husband. Prince Leopold (in later days, Leopold, King of the Belgians), and the place where, on the 6th of November, 1817, she died in childbirth. After the French revolution of 1848, the King of the Belgians placed the house at the disposal of the ex-King of )thc French, Louis Philippe, who died there in 1850. His widow, the good Queen Ameli6, continued to reside there until her death, in 1866. The name of Claremont was given by the Earl of Clare, one of the Pelham family, who built a cas¬ tellated house on the summit of a hill, and from that cir¬ cumstance named his estate. When Lord Clive, having consolidated the British power in India, returned for the last time to England, he purchased the Claremont estate, and rebuilt the mansion at the cost of f wo,000. 102 The Environs of London. THE FOREST LANDS OF ESSEX. N the western part of this county, and within a very easy distance from London, are some of the prettiest spots in the environs of the metropolis. The county bordering on the sea is generally hilly, and Epping Forest, the object of so much litigation, and the public rights of which have been so ably championed by the Corporation of the City of London is remarkably at¬ tractive, especially to East End Londoners. Suppose we make our first halt at Chingford. Station on the Great Eastern Railway. Fares from Liver¬ pool Street., is. id., u. 5(/., u. id. The old church (St. Peter and St. Paul) now disused, is overgrown with ivy and very picturesque. It stands on the brow of a hill overlooking the Lea. A new church is on Chingwell Green. " Queen Elizabeth's Lodge," in the forest, is over the north-eastern side of the Green. It is an old timbered house, with old oak furniture and tapestry, and may be seen on application. There is no better starting-point than Chingford, for exploring Epping Forest. Wanstead lies to the right of the Chingford road, about eight miles from London. The manor belonged to Sir Josiah Child, governor of the East India Company in the time of Charles the Second, and father of Earl Tylney. A descendant mar¬ ried Mr. Pole Long Wellesley (a relation of the great Duke of Wellington), and the manor is now the property of Earl Cowley. The famous manor-house, one of the finest in the home counties (built in 1715 on the site of a building made famous by the visits of Queen Elizabeth to Lord Chancellor Rich and the Earl of Leicester), was pulled down in 1822, the splendid furniture and contents having been sold at an auction which lasted thirty-two days. Byron asked, "Where's Brummel? Dished. Where's Long Pole Wellesley ? Diddled." At Lake House, since pulled down, and formerly a summer- house attached to the great mansion. Hood-resided, and wrote "Tylney Hall," the name obviously derived from the owner of Wanstead House. Near Wanstead are the Infa7it Orphan Asylum, the Merchatit and tho Pt<{icess Louise Home. Epping Forest. 103 Waltham. Statioti on Great Eastern Railway. Fares from Liverpool Street, 2s., u. 6L., u. id. The place is more generally known as Waltham Abbey, from the famous abbey, the nave of which is now a parish church. It was originally founded by one Jovius, standard- bearer to Canute, in honour of a wooden cross, said to have been brought from Somersetshire. It was subsequently re- founded by Earl Harold, afterwards the king, who was slain at Hastings, and whose dead body, it is generally believed, was piouly borne by Waltham monks, under the direction of Edith, " the swan-necked," to a grave in the abbey he had endowed. The Conqueror confiscated the property of the monks, but the abbey was re-endowed by Henry the Second. Besides the church, there are portions of the gateway and walls of the abbey buildings. The Church dedicated to the Holy Cross and St. Lawrence, is the nave of the abbey church. The Lady Chapel is preserved, as are some interesting monuments. The tower is modern. The church has recently been restored. In the interior are interesting round Norman arches and pillars. Thomas Fuller, the famous author of the " Worthies of England," was incumbent of this parish. Epping Forest. Epping and Hainault Forests originally formed portions of Waltham Forest, an immense track of woodland occupy¬ ing the high ground on the western part of the county. The forest occupies about 4,000 acres. At the northern extremity is Copt, or Copped Hall, the seat of the Hon. J. A. Ashley. It is a splendid mansion, and has many interesting associations. In Hainault Forest stood the famous Fairlop Oak, beneath the branches of which John Day, an eccentric resident of Poplar, used, in the last century, to gather his friends for a picnic, and so established Fairlop Fair, which is still held. Between Epping and Hainault Forests, and near Buck- hurst Hill, is Chigwell, one of the prettiest, if not the very prettiest, village in Essex, and, of course, being only ten miles from London and easily accessible, a very favourite place of residence. At Chigwell Row, about a mile from the village, especially are very delightful villas. Readers of Dickens's " Barnaby Rudge " will not forget the description of the Maypole Inn, with Joe Willett and Hugh the ostler. Snarcsbrook, Walthamstow, Woodford, and Loughton, are other pretty localities, with villa residences, and there are many fine old mansions I'n the vfcinity. INTERIOR or THE Al.n::RT MEMORIAL CHAPEL. ROYAL WINDSOR. JE promised to exceed the limits otherwise prescribed for the Sake of visiting the splendid and historical residence of royalty. Windsor. Station on the Great Western and Sout/i-Western Railways, Fares, 3^. <)d.,is. id., u. lid. The town, strictly known as New Windsor and the Castle, are in Berkshire, on the right bank of the Thames, 23 miles west of London, famous for the Castle, the principal royal Windsor. residence of England. An iron bridge across the Thames connects the town with Eton. Old Windsor is a small village two miles to the east. The Castle, with its adjuncts, occupies about 17 acres of ground, and is surrounded by a terrace on all except the western side. It stands on an elevation, and is nearly surrounded by the Little Park, which is connected by a long avenue with the Great Park, comprising about 3,800 acres, beyond which is Windsor Forest, which has a circumference of about 56 miles. William the Conqueror began the erection of the castle (there having been previously a royal palace at Old Windsor); it was largely added to by Edward the Third, under the direction of William of Wykeham. Many im¬ provements were made by subsequent sovereigns : Edward the Fourth rebuilt St. George's Chapel ; Henry the Seventh made various additions ; and Henry the Eighth rebuilt the principal gate. Between 1824 and 1828 extensive additions and restorations were made on a magnificent scale by Sir Jeffrey Wyatville. The buildings of the Castle form three groups—the Lower Ward, the Middle Ward, and the Upper Ward. - In the first are St. George's Chapel, the residences of the Military Knights of Windsor, (officers of the army and navy enjoying pensions), and the guardroom for the military on duty at the castle. In the Middle Ward is the Round Tower; and the Upper Ward is surrounded by the State and private apart¬ ments. The Lower Ward is entered by Henry the Eighth's gateway, and within the crescent are towers named—Win¬ chester, originally built by William de Wykeham; Henry the Third's, Salisbury, Garter, Julius Ctesar's, or the Curfew, an ancient tower at the south-west angle, which contains a peal of eight bells. The Upper Ward is entered from the Middle Ward by the Norman Gate, a portcullised archway, flanked by two towers. The entrance from the town to this Ward is by St. George's Gate ; adjoining it is Edward the Third's Tower, on the south of which is a noble archway, George the Fourth's Gate, forming th? entrance to the State Apartments. The gate bears an inscription to the effect that the first stone was laid by George the Fourth, and on either side of it are towers bearing the great historic names, York and Lancaster. io6 The Environs of London. THE STATE APARTMENTS. The State Apartme7its are open gratuitously to the public on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, when the Queen is not in residence, from 11 till 4 in the summer, and 11 to 3 in winter. Tickets can be obtained at the entrance to the Castle, and atso/ne of the libraries m the town. The State Apartments are shown in the following order : The Queen's Audience Chamber.—The ceiling of this apartment is painted by Verrio ; the subject is Queen Catharine of Braganza, Queen of Charles the Second, personified as Britannia, sitting in a triumphal car, drawn by swans, and attended by Flora, Ceres, Pomona, and other goddesses, proceeding towards the Temple of Virtue. The painting is decorated with several ornaments heightened with gold. The beautiful specimens of Gobelin tapestry on the walls illustrate the his¬ tory of Queen Esther and Mordecai. There are portraits of royal personages, including one of Mary, Queen of Scots. The Vandyck Room, formerly the Ball Room.—This room is of considerable length. The ceiling is of stucco, formed into a lozenge shape, the border and margins composed of the shamrock. The centre displays the rose and thistle. Round the principal margin the royal arms, the initials " G. R. Ill," encircled with palm branches, are displayed, the whole of a warm tint, and slightly etched with gold. There are twenty-two portraits by Vandyck in this apartment. The Queen's State Drawing Room, or Zuccarelli Room.— The ceiling is of stucco, richly embellished with margins of oak and palm entwined. In the centre a large octagon panel, surmounted with the oak, shamrock, rose, and thistle. In the centre of the cove are richly-embellished shields, containing the arms of England and Saxe- Meinengen, surmounted with the royal crown. Other shields at the end of the room contain the initials "W.R." and "A.R." Scrolls of foliage and wreaths of flowers, all richly etched with gold, complete the decora¬ tions of this room. The hangings are of crimson silk damask, upon which are displayed the royal arms. There are nine fine paintings by Francesco Zuccarelli, and five royal portraits. The State Ante-room.—There are some beautiful specimens of carving of fowl, fish, fruit, and flowers on the coving of this room, by Gibbons. On the ceiling, which is painted by Verrio, is represented a Banquet of the Gods. A portrait, on stained glass, of George the Third in his coronation robes, copied from a picture by Sir Joshua Reynolds, is in a recess over the fire-place. The Grand Staircase and Vestibule.—In proceeding from the State Ante-room to the Waterloo Chamber, a view is obtained of Sir Francis Chantrey's colossal marble statue of George the Fourth, placed in a deep recess on the first landing of the Grand Staircase. In the Grand Vestibule, a spacious apartment, 47 feet long, 28 wide, and 45 high, there are several suits of armour of the sixteenth century. Oriental ordinance, and numerous military trophies which decorate the walls, besides a statue of the Queen by Bdehm, a fine piece of sculpture of an infant Hercules, antique study, iic. The Waterloo Chamber — Grand Dining Room — is 45 feet high, 98 feet long, and 47 feet broad in the Elizabethan style of archi- Windsor. 107 lecture and is a repository for the portraits of eminent men, sovereigns, statesmen, and celebrated military commanders, who were connected with the battle of Waterloo. This gallery receives light from a lantern of ground glass, extending the whole length of the room, and is divided into five compartments, by light and elegant arches. Lions, masks, and grotesque heads, holding wreaths of flowers and fruit, embellish all the mouldings ; at the end of the room, stars with the initials " W.R.," the rose, shamrock, and thistle, fill the various panels. The walls and ceil¬ ings are decorated in white and gold relief, with the armorial bearings ; the lower part of the walls is wainscoted with light oak ; the various escutcheons are placed over the portraits. The panelling, doors, chimneypieces, and picture frames are adorned with the carvings of Gibbons ; galleries (for musicians) formed of oak, richly carved, project several feet into the room at either end. The furniture is new and entirely of oak (in corresponding style with the room), covered with crimson plush. The carpet of dark maroon, panelled and figured with the stars of the civil and military orders of the Bath. In this room King William the Fourth gave the dinners in commemoration of the battle, surrounded by the brave commanders of the field, of Waterloo; and the same sovereign lay in state here. The greater number of the portraits are by Sir Thomas Lawrence. The Grand Reception Room is 90 feet long, 34 feet broad, and 33 feet high. A magnificent Gothic window, filled with plate glass, forms almost the entire of the north end of the room. The style of the room generally is that of the time of Louis XIV., and the workmanship is admirable. The ceiling is divided into five panels, and is supported by a large and richly ornamented cove, which forms part of the cornice, and this again is enriched by ornamental scroll-work, with flowers and birds in the centres with the royal arms. Magnificent French doors open into the Throne Room, the Waterloo Gallery, and St. George's Hall. The floor is of oak, parquet, the oak being inlaid with fleur-de- lis in ebony. The furniture is of the most splendid description, and in style uniform with the room, solidly gilt, and covered with a rich carpet of Axminster manufacture. At the north end of the room is a magni¬ ficent malachite vase, presented to Queen Victoria by the Emperor Nicholas of Russia, and on either side is a Prussian granite vase, pre¬ sented to King William IV. by Frederick III. of Prussia. The walls are hung with fine specimens of Gobelin tapestry, in six fompartments ; the subject, " The History of Jason and the Golden Fleece." St. George's Hall.-—In this spacious hall, which is 200 feet in length, 34 feet in width, and 32 feet in height, are portraits of British sove¬ reigns from James I. to George IV. On twenty-four shields, behind the throne or chair of state, are the arms of each sovereign of the Order of the Garter, from its institution in the reign of Edward III. to William IV. On the ceiling, which is in the Gothic style, from the designs by Geofrey Wyatville, are emblazoned the arms of all the knights to the present period. Between the panels of the thirteen lofty windows, on the south side, the names of the knights are painted on small shields, with a number corresponding with their several armorial bearings on the ceil¬ ing, which formerly contained an allegorical painting, complimentary to Charles IL, by Verrio. There is a music gallery, with large organ, at the eastern end ; four knights in complete armour—one representing the founder of the Order of the Garter, and another his son, Edward the Black Prince ; and several brass shields bearing St. George's cross, with io8 The Environs of London. the garter and motto of the Order between the portraits, on the south side of the hall. The Guard Chamber is nearly 80 feet in length and 31 feet high. The most prominent object on entering is the colossal bust of Lord Nelson, by Sir F. Chantrey ; a portion of the mast of the "Victory," shot through by a cannon ball, forming its pedestal. There are also busts of the great Duke of Marlborough, from Rysbach, and the Duke of Wellington, by Sir F. Chantrey, with the respective banners suspended over them ; by the annual presentation of which, on the anniversaries of the victories of Blenheim and Waterloo, the families of those two of England's greatest generals hold the estates of Blenheim and Strat- fieldsaye. Two brass field-pieces, taken by Viscount Harding during the late campaigpi in the Punjaub, are on either side of the bust of Nelson. There are also two smaller pieces of ordnance, which were taken at the stonning of Seringapatam, by Lord Cornwallis ; and whole- length figures of eminent persons in the armour worn by them when living. A collection of arms, consisting of guns, pistols, swords, &c., and the suits of armour are tastefully arranged around the walls. The elaborately-executed shield by Benvenuto Cellini, said to have been pre¬ sented by Francis I. of France to Henry VIll, on the Field of the Cloth of Gold, is in a glass case over the chimney-piece. There are two chairs —one of oak, from the roof of Alloway Kirk, made famous by Bums, and the other from an elm which grew on the field of Waterloo. Indian litters, howdahs, and carriages of state are placed round the chamber. The Queen's Presence Chamber.—Catherine of Braganza, Queen of Charles H., is the prinripal figure in this ceiling (which is painted by Verrio), seated under a canopy spread by Time and supported by Zephyrs, while Religion, Prudence, Fortitude, and other viuues are in attendance on her. Fame is proclaiming the happiness of the country, and Justice is driving away sedition, envy, and discord. The walls are wainscoted with oak, and decorated with four large and splendid speci¬ mens of the Gobelin tapestry, being a continuation of the histoiy ol Queen Esther and Mordecai in the Queen's Audience Chamber, HER MAJESTY'S PRIVATE APARTMENTS. Orders of admission to the Private Apartments are rarely granted, and can only, under special circumstances, be ob¬ tained by direct application to the Lord Chamberlain. A corridor extends round the south and east sides of the great quadrangle. It is 520 feet long and 22 feet in breadth, and forms a fine promenade when the weather is unfavour- tjble for out-door exercise. Folding doors open into the principal rooms. A valuable collection of pictures and sculp¬ tures adorn the corridor. The following are the principal apartments :— The Rubens Room.—This interesting apartment is reserved for state occasions, and contains some splendid specimens of the great painter after whom it is named. The Throne Room.—Imposing ceremonials from time to time take place here, in presence of the <;riYr''''T" Noble Order of the Windsor. lOO Garter. The draperies, hangings, and other accessories, are of Garter blue, the insignia of which Order is conspicuously impressed in the furniture. The White Drawing Room.—This room is one of those especially appropriated for the use of Her Majesty, and commands an extensive view over the Home Park. The Green Drawing Room is another of those apartments habi¬ tually occupied by the court when residing at Windsor. CRIMSON.DRAWI.VG ROOM, WINDSOR CASTLE. The Crimson Drawing Roo.m is situated on the eastern side of the Castle, overlooking the gardens and terrace. Visitors unable to visit the private'apartments may obtain an excellent idea of them by inspecting the collection of thirty-six views at Taylor's Illustrated Gallery, opposite the no The Environs of London. church. These elaborate works of art were, by command, exhibited before Her Majesty the Queen, the Royal Family, and many distinguished visitors. They are viewed on the stereoscopic principle—every piece of furniture as a perfect model—about thirty times the size of the ordinary stereoscopic subjects, so that they apparently seem in their natural size and proportions and proper colours. The Private Dining Room is one of the chief domestic apartments of the royal household. The Queen's Private Sitting Room is on the south-eastern border of the Castle, commanding a beautiful prospect over the Long Walk and Windsor Forest. This apartment contains a choice collection of valuable works of art. The Royal Library.—This spacious apartment is situated on the north side of the Castle, and commands a most delightful view of the surrounding country. It comprises a vast collection of valuable works, with a rare collection of prints. The Private Chapel has been specially constructed for the use of Her Majesty and the royal household. The royal pew is in an elevated position in a recess, at the end of the chapel, and is beautifully de¬ corated. The Armoury (North Corridor).—The tiger's head of solid gold, and the Huma, studded with precious stones, supposed to be worth ^■30,000, captured from Tippoo Saib at the storming of Seringapatam, and which formed the gem of the plate room, now occupy a niche among the Indian arms and trophies. This portion of the Armoury has been fitted up as a tent, with the splendid scarlet and gold embroidered tent taken from Tippoo Saib. A large collection of arms of every description, age, and country, is arranged in glass cases. Splendid views are obtained from the Terraces, the entire length of the East and West Terraces being 978 yards, or more than half a mile. On the East Terrace there are statues, and steps leading to the private gardens. The gardens are open to the public on Saturdays and Sun¬ days from half-past one till sunsetj a7td on Sundays there are performances by a military band. The Royal Stables are on the south side of the Castle Hill. They cost £,-]o,oao, and cover nearly four acres. The stables may be seen from one to three o'clock by tickets given on appli¬ cation to the Clerk of the Mews. St. George's Chapel. This beautiful chapel, where the installation of Knights of the Garter takes place, and where recently Royal marriages have been celebrated, is on the left hand side of the Lower Ward, or first quadrangle after entering the Castle. The building was begun in 1461, but not completed till the reign Windsor. of Henry the Eighth. In the splendidly-decorated choir are the stalls and banners of the Knights of the Garter. Edward the Fourth is buried near the altar, under a tomb of iron work, constructed by Quintin Matsys, the blacksmith-painter of Antwerp. There are the handsome tombs of the late Duke of Kent and the Duchess of Gloucester. The monu¬ ment to the Princess Charlotte is on the northern side, and over the altar is a memorial window to the Prince Consort, ST. GEORGE'S CHAPEL. designed by Sir G. Scott. Beneath the chapel are the tombs of Henry the Eighth, Jane Seymour, and Charles the First. The Albert Memorial Chapel. This building, to the east of St. George's Chapel, with which it communicates, was erected by Henry the Seventh, and was given by Henry the Eighth to Wolsey. Many royal personages have been interred here ; and after the death of the Prince Consort it was embellished and fitted up in a magnificent manner by command of the Queen, as a memorial to her husband. The entire vaulted roof is covered with mosaic figures, ornaments, and inscriptions, all standing out from a back ground of gold enamel. This has been executed by Signor Salviati, of Venice, whose work is 112 The Environs of London. said to be superior in many respects to that of the ancients. This mosaic work covers in extent some thousand English square feet, and forms a fitting crown to the various other beautiful and appropriate decorations. The blank window which occupies the entire west end, over the entrance door, is also part of the same work ; each space between the mul- lions being filled with a full-length representation, in mosaic, of some illustrious person formerly connected with the chapel. Conspicuous among them appear Henry the Eighth, Charles the First, Carding Wolsey, Charles Brandon, etc. The stained glass windows round the chapel are by Clayton and Bell. The full length portraits in them represent the ances¬ tors of the Prince Consort. The wall under the windows is entirely inlaid with marble work, consisting of a series of scriptural subjects with figures beautifully inlaid with dif¬ ferent coloured marbles. These magnificent "pictures in marble" were executed by the late Baron Triqueti, at his works near Paris (some of them were buried in Paris during the siege). Over each tableaux is a medallion of a member of the Royal Family, the work of the late Miss S. Durant The chapel is 70 feet long, 25 feet wide, and 59 feet high. In the vaults beneath are buried George the Third, George the Fourth, and William the Fourth. St. Georges Chapel is open every day from half-past ten till four. There are daily services at half-past eleven and four; and Sunday services at eleven and five. The Albert Memorial Chapel is open every Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday fro7n twelve to three. The Round Tower, or Keep, was formerly a prison for distinguished captives, among them David, King of Scotland; John of France, and James of Scotland, who fell in love while here with his future queen, Jane Beaufort. There are state bedrooms here, but not open to the public. A view of great extent and variety is seen from the battlements. The following twelve counties are visible on a clear day : Berks, Bucks, Middlesex, Surrey, Oxford, Hertford, Bedford, Essex, Wilts, Hants, Kent, and Sussex. Whenever her Majesty resides at the Castle, the royal standard is displayed from the flag¬ staff on the tower ; its dimensions are seven yards in breadth, by twelve in length. The circumference of the Round Tower, which, notwithstanding its name, is not a regular circle in form, is 302 feet, 6 inches, and its elevation from Windsor. 113 the Home Park to the top of the flag-pole is 295 feet. The alterations in the tower were commenced in 1829, and the flag tower, which is 25 feet in width, is elevated 50 feet above its former position. The Tower may be ascended between eleven and four dclock. The Parks and Long Walk, The Home Park, about four miles in circumference, ex¬ tends on the north and east sides of the Castle to the Thames. It is well timbered, and there are fine avenues of elms planted in the reign of Queen Anne. The declivity of the hill from the North Terrace is known as the Slopes, adjoining which are beautifully laid out pleasure grounds, in and adjoining which are the Royal Kennels, Adelaide Lodge, the Queeris Poultry Houses, the Queen's Aviary, and ornamental fish¬ ponds. In the park was the Heme's oak of Shakspeare, blown down in 1863, the spot where it stood being marked by a young oak planted by the Queen. The Queen's Dairy is in the eastern part of the park, where it is connected with the Great Park, about 1,800 acres in extent, and stocked with fallow deer. A noble avenue, the Long Walk, about three miles in length, leads from George the Fourth's Gate of the Castle to an elevation known as Snow Hill, on the summit of which is a colossal equestrian statue of George the Third, by Westmacott. There is another avenue, also about three miles long — Queen Anne's Ride. In the southern part of the Home Park and lying to the left of the Windsor end of the Long Walk, is Frogmore House, the residence of the Prince and Princess Christian, and for¬ merly occupied by the Duchess of Kent. The house is at¬ tractive, and the gardens, about thirty acres in extent, are C\ 5TATUE OF GEORGE THE THIRD. 114 The Environs of London. beautifully laid out with pastures, a lake, marine grotto, Gothic wing, and a hermit's cave. The Mausoleum of the Duchess of Kent, nearly 35 feet high, occupies the summit of a mound, surrounded on three sides by a lake. It was at the express wish of Her late Royal Highness this structure should be erected on this particular spot. It comprises an upper and lower chamber ; the entrance is surrounded with 16 Ionic columns of polished grey Penryn granite, loft. 4in. high ; the capitals and bases are of bronze; the dome is covered with copper; the frieze below the dome is of polished red granite, with bronze festoons ; the door and frame are of bronze ; while the remainder of the building is of Portland stone. It is lighted from the top, and has an internal dome of metal and painted glass, beneath which is a statue of the late duchess. The walls are decorated and coloured. The lower chamber, or sepulchral vault (wherein are deposited the remains of the Duchess in a sarcophagus of polished blue granite) is of white Suffolk brick-work. A far more splendid structure, about fifty yards distant, is the Royal Mausoleum, a cruciform edifice surmounted by an octagonal lantern, and in the Romanesque style of architecture. Externally, the breadth is 70 feet, and the length 80 feet. The extreme height from the general level of the ground to the top of the cross is 83 feet, and the height from the floor of the structure to the top of the roof, exclusive of the cross, is 70 feet. Inter¬ nally, there is a central octagon chamber 30 feet in diameter and 65 feet high, roofed with an octagonal dome ; each arm of the cross is 16 feet square. The interior of this building is faced with coloured marbles and serpentines, combined with frescoes and other decora¬ tions. A large sarcophagus, of dark grey Aberdeen granite, occupies the centre of the structure under the dome. The sarcophagus rests upon a step of polished black marble, with kneeling angels in bronze at the four angles, and upon it is placed a recumbent statue of the Prince Consort in white marble. This work was executed by Baron Marochetti, who was honoured with Her Majesty's commands to prepare and carry into execution the design. In this double sarcophagus is intended that ultimately the Queen's remains shall be deposited by the side of her beloved consort. Early in January, 1862, Professor L. Gruner and Mr. A. J. Humbert were honoured with the Queen's commands to INTERIOR OK THE MAUSOLEUM, FROGMORE. TJu Environs of London. prepare designs for a royal mausoleum to be erected at Frogmore. One condition was especially imposed by Her Majesty, viz., that the central portion of the structure should be roofed in and substantially completed in the course of the year. Towards the end of January designs were submitted and approved. On the 15th March the foundation-stone was laid by the Queen, and the dome over the central octagon was turned about the middle of October. The building was consecrated by the Bishop of Oxford in the presence of her Majesty and all the members of the Royal family on the 17th December; and on the following day the mortal remains of the Prince Consort were removed from Windsor. The foundation-stone bears the following inscription :— "The foundation-stone of this building, erected by Queen Victoria in pious remembrance of her great and good hus¬ band, was laid by her on the 15th day of March, A.D., 1862. 'Blessed are they that sleep in the Lord.'" In the Great Park are the Royal Chapel, the Royal Lodge (formerly known as the King's Cottage, a favourite resort of George the Fourth), Cumberland Lodge, where "Culloden Cumberland" lived, and the Royal Schools. An avenue a mile long, planted with rhododendrons, leads to Virginia Water. Station, London and South Western Railway. Fares from Waterloo, 4?., 3J., ts. iid. On the southern part of the park, the largest artificial lake in the kingdom, a mile and a half long, and about the third of a mile in greatest breadth. On the banks are a fishing temple, a hermitage, ruined columns brought from Greece and near Tripoli, and other objects of interest. Several bridges cross the Water, and near the Southampton road is a cascade. The Town of Windsor, The parish church, dedicated to St. fohn the Baptist, is a Gothic building, erected in 1822, but containing several inte¬ resting antique monuments and tablets from the older edifice. There are two other churches. Holy Trinity and All Saints, various chapels, and a Catholic church. The Town Hall, built in 1686, contains a number of royal portraits. The Royal Tapestry Manufactury, near the Castle, promises to be a most important feature of the town, and several fine works have been already produced, some from the designs of the late Mr. Ward, R.A. ANGLING ON THE THAMES. TRIPS FOR THE NATURALIST, OARS MAE, AND ANGLER. wggijHE student of geology, botany, or entomology, may find'abundant amusement and occupation in the B Bo vicinity of the metropolis. The oarsman has the irS>?rlilliil beautiful Thames ; and that river and the smaller Lea, Brent, and Colne, and other resorts, afford plenty of attraction for the angler. Geology. The Metropolis stands upon a series of clays, sands, and gravels, lying in a shallow " trough " or " basin " formed by a disturb^'Mia^f tKr. /-imTl ' wtiti'ii I' lmsecpiently underlies the Ii8 The Environs of London. whole of the London area and comes to the surface on the south, north, and west. It extends east to the Channel, where it is cut through by the sea. There are numerous good sec¬ tions of the chalk in the neighbourhood of London—some of the most accessible being at Lewisham, Charlton, Greenhithe, and Gravesend in Kent; Caterham junction and the im¬ mediate neighbourhood in Surrey; and at Grays in Essex. The fossils of the chalk are too well known to need descrip¬ tion : the most common are sponges, corals, serpulae, bivalve shells (chiefly Spondylus and Inoceramus, with two genera of brachiopods, Rhynconella and Terebratula), belemnites, sea urchins, and fish remains (teeth, etc.). The chalk itself is composed principally of microscopic shells (foraminifera), and minute fragments of these and other organisms. The lowest of the Tertiary beds lying on the chalk are the Thanet Sands. These are well shown at Lewisham (Loam- pit Hill), where they are nearly forty feet in thickness. They thin out to the west, and do not appear at all on the north of London. In the immediate neighbourhood of the metropolis they are unfossiliferous. The Woolwich and Reading beds are a series of estuarine deposits very fossiliferous, on the south of London, where they contain many fresh and brackish water shells, etc., with remains of land vegetation. At Reading and Maidenhead they furnish a plastic clay, extensively used for brick and tile making. Some of the best known sections of these beds occur at Woolwich, Charlton, and Lewisham. Oldhaven beds, which form the uppermost part of the Wool¬ wich and Reading group, may be seen at Blackheath. The London clay, which is the next in ascending order, is, in places, 400 feet and more in thickness. At Highgate and elsewhere many fossils have been found, indicating that the ocean in which they were deposited must have been " fairly deep and warm." The Bagshot beds are sandy and pebbly strata, well developed at Bagshot, but occurring in the immediate neighbourhood of the metropolis only in patches, as at Hampstead and Highgate. The later Tertiaries do not occur in the London Basin, but the Pleistocene deposits of the Thames Valley, some of which are in the vicinity of London, are of great interest, containing as they do the remains of the mammoth, rhinoceros, bear, lion, urus, etc. Good sections are shown at Erith and Crayford, and at Grays in Essex. There are some remarkable specimens of Glacial Drift on the north of London (Finchley, etc,) Holiday Trips. 119 Botany. The botanist, or less scientific lover of wild flowers, may profitably spend days in the environs. On Hampstead Heath, sixteen different kinds of mosses and liverworts have been found, and crimson heath and the harebell (especially the pure white variety) are abundant. The ferns and fungi of Epping Forest are well known to collectors. Barnes Com¬ mon, Surrey, is known to afford nearly twenty varieties of mosses. Keston Common, Kent, affords a rich field for the botanist and microscopist, laog-mosses and rare plants being plentiful, and some of them almost peculiar to the spot. The entomologist or naturalist generally finds in Epping Forest a very congenial resort, especially if he is curious in the matter of dragon-flies and bats ; and it is estimated that at least 120 species of wild birds frequent the forest. Boating. It may be advantageous to quote the latest bye-laws of the Thames Conservancy Board ;— Persons in charge of pleasure boats passing through, by, or over any of the locks on the river Thames shall pay to the lock-keepers or any other persons authorised to receive tolls the sums contained in the fob lowing table :— For every steam pleasure boat and passenger steamer is. fid. Class I.—For every sculling boat, pair-oared rowboat, and skiff, for every randan, canoe, punt, and dingey 3d, Class 2.—For every four-oared rowboat (other than boats enu¬ merated in Class i) and sailing boat ... fid. Qass 3.—For every rowboat, shallop, over four oars (other than boats enumerated in Classes I and 2) ... is. od. For every house boat under fifty feet in length is. fid. For every houseboat over fifty feet in length ... ... ... 2s. fid. The above charges to be for passing once through, by, or over a lock, and returning on the same day. In lieu of the above tolls, pleasure steamers or rowboats may be registered on the payment to the Conservators of the undermentioned sums, and shall, in consideration of such payment, pass the several locks free of any other charge from the ist day of January to the 31st day of December in each year. F'or every steam pleasure boat and steam passenger boat not exceeding thirty-five feet in length Ditto, above thirty-five feet in length and not exceeding f five Ditto, exceeding forty-five feet in length For every rowboat of Class i For every rowboat or yacht of Class 2 For every rowboat of Class 3 For every house boat rmr tiirnendinB lliitl^- feet in length £7 los. /lO OS. £2 2S. lOS. £7, OS. /"Q OS- I20 The Environs of London. For every house boat above thirty and not exceeding fifty feet in length Ditto, exceeding fifty feet in length ... xa&. In computing the tolls every number less than the entire numbers above stated is to be charged as the entire number. The above rates on Classes i, 2, and j to be doubled if towed by horse or any other animal. The plate, with the registered number thereon, is to be fastened on to the boat for which it is issued, and is not transferable from one boat to another. Any persons committing any breach of, or in any way infrin^ng any of these bye-laws shall be liable to a pen^ty of, and shall forfeit a sum not exceeding Boats can be hired by the hour or day, at almost every spot on the waterside, and there are always boatmen ready to be engaged by those who are unable or unwilling to row. Angling. Good fishing is to be had both on the Thames and the Lea. On each the best " swims " are not available to the public, except on payment of an annual subscription or small sum per day. On the Thames very efficient measures are adopted to protect the fish, and anglers unacquainted with the rules of the river will do well to make themselves ac¬ quainted with a few necessary particulars. The Thames Angling Preservation Society is supported by the Board of Thames Conservancy. The society is re¬ presented by a superintendent, who is also the secretary, and seven river-keepers ; and the Board of Conservancy by five river-keepers, in addition to whom the lock-keepers at Ted- dington. East Moulsey, Sunbury, Shepperton, and Chertsey have authority to act. These keepers have power " to enter any boat, vessel, or craft of any fisherman, dredgerman, or other person or persons fishing or taking fish, or endeavour¬ ing to take fish, and there to search for, take and seize all spawn, fry, brood of fish, and unsizable, unwholesome, or unseasonable fish ; and also all unlawful nets, engines, and instruments for boat, vessel, or craft in and upon the river, all such spawn, fish, and also all unlawful nets, engines, and instruments for taking and destroying fish as shall there be found." Netting, between Richmond Bridge and Staines, is pro¬ hibited, excepting the use of a small net, not exceeding thirteen feet in circumference, for the purpose of taking bait only, and an angler's landing-net, under a penalty oi for each offence. The seasons """"j fnr trp"*-Mrr ^"pt"mhrr lo; Holiday Trips. 121 and for pike, jack, roach, perch, dace, chub, barbel, gudgeon, and other fish from June 15 to March 14. The weights and sizes of fish allowed to be taken below the " City Stone " at Staines are—salmon, not less than six pounds, trout not less than one pound, chub not less than nine inches, perch or roach not less than eight inches, flounders not less than seven inches, dace or smelts not less than six inches, gudgeon not less than five inches, and pike, jack, and barbel not less than twelve inches. The measure¬ ment is taken from the eye to the end of the tail. Persons taking fish of less size and weight than given above are liable to a penalty of for every offence. Night lines and "snatching of fish" (dropping flights of unbailed hooks in well-known haunts) are prohibited between the City Stone and Kew Bridge, and the use of either method of irregular sporting is a punishable offence. That angling is a favourite amusement of London is shovm by the fact that there are nearly ninety. Angling Clubs in the metropolis, and two Central Associations of societies and clubs; one at the West end, in Great Quebec Street, and the other in Worship Street, Finsbury. There are hotels and inns chiefly supported by anglers at Richmond, Twicken¬ ham, Teddington, Shepperton, Halliford, Sunbury, Hampton, Hampton Court, East Moulsey and Kingston; and at each of these places and many other waterside spots there are professional fishermen, who thoroughly known the river, and where assistance can be obtained on moderate terms. There can be no better authority on Thames fishing than Mr. W. H. Brougham secretary of the Thames Angling Preservation Society, and superintendent of the Society's river-keepers. He says : " The river of late years has be¬ come so much dredged that most of the best swims for anglers have been removed, and more especially is this the case near Hampton. Kingston, which so closely follows Hampton Court and Thames Ditton, is perhaps one of the chief places on the Thames for riverside fishing ; the records each season of the takes of roach and perch are remarkable, not only as regards the quantity of fish taken, but the size in which they are found—splendid specimens of 2lbs. each are by no means exceptional. All along the towing-path from Kingston Bridge to Teddington Weir the long shore anglers are always to be found, and at the mouth of the sewers the anglers are constantly to be seen in the season rather too close to be pleasant. Then comes the tidal por¬ tion of the c:'i?s^ess to all, both on TEDDJNGTON WEIR. Holiday Trips. 123 the Middlesex meadows and on the Surrey shore, where plenty of good swims are available, anglers are more repre¬ sented by the name of legion, and whether as regards Ted- dington, Twickenham, or Richmond, it is a mere matter of choice which of these places are the best. The sewer swim close to Richmond Railway Bridge will always hold its own, and at certain times of the tide the attendance of anglers is very great, dace, roach, and barbel being the principal fish taken." There is good fishing for chub and barbel at the Weir at Hampton Court; and at " Tagg's Island Fishery," formerly known as " Harvey's Ait," for access to which a small fee is charged, jack, perch, chub, and bream may be looked for. Hampton Deeps, higher up, are famous for bream, and there is generally good fishing near the spot where the little Surrey river, the Mole, falls into the Thames. The public are permitted freely to fish in any part of the river, withotd special permission or payment. There are no " deeps " at Isleworth, Teddington, or Halliford. Punt-fishing is a favourite form of amusement which ladies share in. It is not an exciting sport, but a considerable amount of quiet enjoyment is obtained. Teddington is a favourite spot. The Lea. This river, the boundary between Middlesex and Essex, is a very favourite resort of East End Londoners, and is almost classical for Izaac Walton loved it. Obviously the Lea of his time, flowing between grassy meadows almost to its junction with the Thames at Limehouse, was very different from the Lea of to-day; but there are still capital " swims," where large takes may be looked for, and still pleasant rural spots and comfortable inns, frequented by anglers. There are no Conservancy regulations here ; but most of the best "swims" are private property, and accessible only by pay¬ ment. There are good spots, however, open to all. The Cambridge line of the Great Eastern Railway has stations near most of the best swims ; the principal of which we will notice in order " up stream." At White House Fisheries, Hackney Marshes (Lea Bridge Station), roach, chub, dace, and barbel, may be looked for ; day ticket, is. At and about Tottenham are several good fisheries. In Tyler's Water (is. a day) are roach, dace, and chub. Near the Old Ferry Boat is a large pool, with carp, trout, and bream. The Point is a capital place for perch, and there are fair sized eels. In Copper-Mill Stream are 124 The Environs of London. roach ; and Pig-stye Swim, BelFs Hole, Beehive Swim, and Babel Swim, are well-known spots. Near Park Station and the rifle-butts is Ford's (yearly tickets, £i is., or los. 6d., for bottom fishing only, or is. day ticket). There are^ excellent swims here. There is good fishing, open to all, near the Angel Road Station, especially in Mill Head Pool. At Chingford (a short distance from Ponder's End Station) is the Ordname Fishery, with three miles of water, and the Old King's Head Water, a mile and a half. Chub and barbel are plentiful, and day tickets are issued for is. The Old Flanders Weir Fishery is a favourite place; and near Ponder's End is the Anchor and Pike Fishery (season ticket, IDS. 6d.; day ticket, is.), in great repute for gudgeon and roach. At the mouth of Mar Dyke (a ditch dividing the parishes of Enfield and Chingford) is a famous swim for jack; and higher up the stream are familiar spots : Mill Tail, The Timbers, Mill Pool, Crab-tree Swim, Gate Swim, Haystock Swim, Upper Gate Swim, and the Wash. Near Waltham Station are the free waters of the Lea Navigation, and two well-known fisheries, the Com Mill and the King's Arms. A yearly subscription of ;£i is. gives a right to fish in both waters ; no day tickets are issued, and no fishing on Sundays allowed. Jack,' trout, barbel, chub, bream, gudgeon, and roach are abundant. Welsh Harp Fishery. The fine piece of water near Hendon—the Kingsbury reservoir—350 acres in extent, is resorted to by hundreds of anglers, and the Welsh Harp Station on the Midland Rail¬ way affords facilities of access for the metropolis. Day tickets, 2s. 6d., or bottom fishing only, is. A punt with row¬ locks so that sculls can be used, can be had for the day for 2s. 6d. INDEX. Abbey Wood, ij Access by Railway, 3 Addington, Archiepiscopal Palace at, 99 Albert MemorialChajrcl, Windsor, iii Alexandra Palace, 61 Angling, 120 Anspach, Margravine of, 30 Asylum for Merchant Seamen, 16 Barn Elms, Manor of, 3a Barnes, 32, 119 Barnet, 71 Batteries at Gravesend, 21 Battersea Bridge, 22 Beckenham, 86 Royalty at, 86 Bedfont, the '* Peacocks of," 82 Belvedere, 15 Bcntley Priory, 68 Berry, the Misses, 44 Bexley, 84 Bickley, 91 Blackheath, 85 Blackwell, 12 Boating, 119 Botanical Rambles, 119 Bow Creek, 13 Brandenburgh House, Hammer¬ smith, 30 Brentford, 80 Kings of, 81 Falstaflf as the Fat Woman of, 81 Bromley (Kent), 87, 88 Brunswick House, Hammersmith, ^30 Bubb Codington, 29 Buccleuch House, Richmond, 44 Buckhurst Hill, 103 Burdett-Coutts, Baroness, 63 Burleigh, Lord, 98 Bush Hill, Winchmore, 75 Bushey Park. 55 Byron, Admiral, 48 Caen Wood, 63 Cambridge Asylum for Soldiers' Widows, 50 Camden Place, Chiselhurst, 91 Canning, George, 35 Canning Town, 13 Caroline, Queen, 30 Carpenters' Company, Almshou.ses of, 48 Caverns at Swanscombc, i8 Charlotte, Princess, loi Charlton, 85 Chatham, the great Earl of, 89 Chigwell, 103 Chingford, 102 Chipping Barnet, 71 Chiselhurst, 91 Napoleon HI. at, 92 The Walsinghams at, 92 Chiswick, 35 House, 3S, 37 Claremont Park, loi Clive, Lord, loi Cobham Hall, 21 Colney Hatch, 69 Commercial Travellers' Schools, 80 Convalescent Hospital at High- gate, 62 for Children, 50 Convents at Hammersmith, 32 Cray, the, 16 Crays, the, 92 Crispe, Sir Nichol.as, 29 Cromwell, Earl of Essex, 25 Cromwell House, Highgate, 62 Croydon, 98 Mary, Queen, at, 98 Crystal Palace, 95 Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, 116 Darent, the, 16 Dartford, 84 Powder Mills at, 85 Dee, Dr., the Astrologer, 34 Deptford, $ Creek, 5 Devonshire, Georgiana, Duchess of, 36 Disraeli, Isaac, 78 Docks, East and West India, i Drake, Sir Francis, 6 Drapers' College, 74 Duels, 25, 33, 98 Dulwich, 94 College, 94 Picture Gallery, 94 126 Environs of London. East Baknet, 72 East Tilbury. 20 Edmonton, 75 Edgware, 68 Elizabeth, Queen, 6, 19, 33, 34, 42 Eltham, 83 • Old Palace at, 83 Elstree, 69 Enfield, 76 House, 77 Chase, 76 Epping Forest, 103, 119 Epsom, 99 Races at, 100 Mineral Springs at, 100 Erith, 15 Esher, loi Evelyn, John, 6 Fairfax, General, at Ham¬ mersmith, 29 Feltham, 82 —— Reformatory School at, 82 F'ielding, Henry, 48 Fmchley, 69, 118 Hogarth's "March to," 69 Fish Dinners, 12, 16 Fishmongers' and Poulterers' Asy¬ lum, 74 Fitzherbert, Mrs., 46 Foreign Cattle Market, 6 Forest I,ands of Essex, 102 Foscolo, Ugo, 37 Fox, Charles James, 35, 36 Francis, Sir Philip, 35 Friern Bamet, 71, 72 Frogmore House, Windsor, 113 Fulham, 25 Bishop of London's Palace at, 26 Gallows Hill, Kingston, 50 Garrett, Mayor of, 23 Geological Rambles, 117 George the Third, Statue of, at Windsor, 113 Gibbon, the Historian, 25 Glacial Drifts at Finchley and Muswell Hill, 118 Golden Green, 68 Gospel Oak, the, 65 Gravesend, 26 Grays Thurrock, 18 Great Northern Cemetery, 70 Greenford, 80 Greenhithe, 17 Greenwich, 6 Hospital, 7 Old Palace at, 7 Park, 9 Observatory, 9 Royal Naval School at, 11 " House of Delight " at, 11 Seamen's Hospital at, 12 " Painted Hall" at, 12 Ham House, 45 Hammersmith, 28 • Bridge, 27 Hampstead, 63 Heath, 65 Jack Straw's Castle, at, 64 Wells, 67 Literary Celebrities at, 67 Hampton Court, 50 Royalty at, 52 Cromwell at, 52 Pictures at, 54 Vine at, 55 Wilderness and Maze, 55 Races, 50 Village of, 56 Hanwell, 80 Lunatic Asylum at, 80 Harrow-on-the-Hill, 78 School, 78 Hayes (Kent), 89 Hayes (Middlesex), 80 Hendon, 68 " Welsh Harp " at, 68, 124 Herbert Military Hospital, 14 Heston, 80 Highgate, 61 Grammar School, 62 Cemetery, 62 Hog's Back, View from, 58 Hogarth, Tomb of, 37 Hohvood Park, 90 Roman Camp in, 90 Hood, Thomas, 76 Home Tooke, 98 Hornsey, 59 Wood, Old, 58 Horticultural Gardeus at Chis- wick, 37 Hounslow, 81 Barracks at, 82 Powder Mills at, 82 Index, 1^7 Hounsloiv Heath and Highway¬ men, 82 [19 Huggins' Almshouses, Northfleet, Hughes, Margaret, 29 Ingress Abbey, 17 Isle of Dogs, 7 Isleworth, 39 jeannie Deans at Richmond, 41 Jesus Hospital, Barnet, 72 Katharine of Portugal, Queen, 30 Keats, the Poet, 78 Kentish Men, Men of Kent, 17 Keston Common, 89, 119 Kew, 38 Gardens, 38 Palace, 39 Kingsbury Reservoirs, the, 124 Kingston-on-Thames, 49 Coronation Stone at, 50 Kitty Clive, 48 Kneiler, Sir Godfrey, 48 Lamb, Charles, 75, 78 Lea, River, 13, 123 Fisheries on the, 124 Leathersellers' Almshouses, 72 Lee, 85 Lewisham, 85 Little Thurrock Church, 18 Long Walk, Windsor, 113 Lough ton, 103 Main Drainage Outfalls, 15 Marine Barracks, Royal, Wool¬ wich, 14 Marlborough, Duchess of, 98 Metropolitan and City Police Or- phange, 48 Middlesex Hills and Dales, 57 Lunatic Asylums, 69, 80 Military Academy, Royal, at, 14 Repository, Royal, Wool¬ wich, 14 Mill Hill, 68 Mitcham, 97 Monken Hadley, 72 Moore, Tom, 59 Morden College, 83 Mortlake, 33 Moulsey Hurst, 40 Muswell Hill, 59, 118 National Orphan Home, 45 Refuge for Homeless and Destitute Children, 48 New Hampton, 56 New Southgate, 69 Norbiton, 49 Norfolk College, Greenwich, 12 North End, Hampstead, 68 " Northern Heights," the, 57 Northfleet, 18 Northold, 80 Norwood (Middlesex), 80 Nonvood (Surrey), 97 Omnibuses, 3 Over the Surrey Hills, 93 Palmer's Green, 71 Parson's Green, 27 Partridge, the Almanack-maker, 3S Peg Woffington, 49 Penge, 94 Peter the Great, 6 Petersham, 44 Pinner, 80 Pleasant and Picturesque Kent, 83 Plumstead Marshes, 15 Pope's Villa and Grotto, 46 Grave, 48 Princess Alice, 15 Printers' Pension Society Alms¬ houses, 74 Punt Fishing, 123 Purfleet, 16 Putney, 25 Railways, 2 Ravensbourne, the, 5, 87, 90 Reaches on theThames, 14, 15, 18 Richmond, 40 Old Palace at, 42 Park, 43 Theatre, 44 Hotels, 44 " Maids of Honour," 44 Bridge, 44 Roehampton, 25 Rosherville Gardens, 19 Royal Masonic Institution, 74 128 Environs of London. Royal Mausoleum, Windsor, 114 Medical College, 100 Naval Female School, 48 —— Naval School, Greenwich, 11 Observatory, Greenwich, 11 Windsor, 104 Royalty at Richmond, 42 Russell, Earl, 43 Lady Rachel, 73 Saves Court, Deptford, 6 Seamen's Hospital, ir Shepherd's Bush, 32 Shooter's Hill, 15 Shortlands, 87 Sion House, 39 Small-pox Hospital, Highgate, 62 Snaresbrook, 103 Southgate, 69 Southall, 80 Spaniard's Tavern, the, 65 Springhead, 21 Stanmore, 68 Steamboats, 4 Strawberry Hill, 48 Streatham, 96 Thrales, the, and Dr. John¬ son at, 97 Swanseombe, i8 Swearing on the Horns at High- gate, 63 Submarine Cable Works, Wool¬ wich, 14 Surbiton, 49 Tallis, the Composer, 12 Tapestry Manufactory at Barnes, 35 at Windsor, 116 Teddington, 49 Thames Angling Preservation So¬ ciety, 120 Conservancy Board, Bye-laws of the, 119 Thames Ditton, 50 Tilbury Fort, 19 Tooting, 97 Tottenham, 73 Totteridge, 72 Training Ships at Greenhithe, 17 Trips for the Naturalist, Oarsman, and Angler, 117 Twickenham, 45 University Boat Race, 25 Vale of Health, Hampstead, 65 Virginia Water, 116 Walham Green, 27 Walpole, Horace, 48 Waltham, 103 Abbey, 103 Wandle, the, 23 Wandsworth, 23 Wanstead, 102 Watch and Clockmakers' Alms¬ houses, 70 Wesleyan Theological College, Richmond, 44 West Thurrock Church, 17 West Tilbury, 20 White Lodge, Richmond, 43 Whitgift's Hospital, 99 Whittington's Almshouses, 62 Wilberforce at Keston, 90 Wimbledon, 97 Winchmore Hill, 75 Windmill Hill, Gravesend, 21 Windsor Castle, 105 State Apartments at, 106 Her Majesty's Private Apart¬ ments, 109 Royal Stables, no St. George's Chapel, no Albert Memorial Chapel, in Round Tower, na, Parks, 1x3 Windsor, "Town of, 116 Wood Green, 61, 74 Woodford, 103 Wolfe, General, Tomb of, 12 Wolsey at Esher, 101 Woolwich, 13 Dockyard at, 13 Arsenal, 13 Gun Factory at, 13 Artillery Barracks, 14 Royal IVIilitary Academy, 14 Royal Military Repository, 14 UNWIN PROTHERS, THE GKESH.\M PRESS, CHILWORTH AND LONDON. WARD, LOCK, & CO.'S GUIDE BOOK ADVERTISER. 1382. For Terms, &>c., apply to Mr. HENRY S. THOMAS, ) Advertising Departmetif, ) Warwick House, Salisbury Square, Fleet Street, ) London, E.G. ^ ^ COMPTON HOTEL, CHURCH STREET, (OPPOSITE THE PRO-CATHEDRAL,) LIVERPOOL. One of the Largest and best-ArpoiNTED Hotels in England Highly recommended. Charges strictly moder.ite, WILLIAM RUSSELL, Proprietor. Series, 1 BROWN'S SATIN POLISH Highest Award, Philadelphia, 1876. Gold Medal, Berlin, 1877. Highest Award and only Medal, Pails Exhihition, 1878. Highest Award, Melbourne, 1880. Put on by Sponge attached to Wire and Cork in each Bottle. No Polishing Brush recLulred. Dries in a few minutes. Can be used by any Lady Without soiling her fingers. The "Satin Polish" is the most elegant article of the kind ever produced. LADIES' SHOES, which have become Red and Rough by wearing, are restored to their original colour and lustre, and will not soil the Skirts when wet. TARNISHED PATENT LEATHER is improved by it. For TRAVELLING BAGS, TRUNKS, HARNESS, CARRIAGE TOPS, &c., it is unequalled. It will not harden the Leather nor crack. It is not a spirit varnish. Kept by all Wholesale Houses, allfirst-class Boot and Shoe Stores, and Chemists, in the United Kingdom. Factories; 133 and 135, Fulton Street, 164 and 166, Commercial Street, BOSTON; 377, St. Paul Street, MONTREAL; 18 and 20, Norman's BuUdlngs, St. Luke's, LONDON, E.C The very highest excellence in Design, Construction, Finish, and Performance; Simplicity, Ease of Working, Usefulness, Durability. The "W illcox & Oibbs "Automatic Silent Sewing Machine. Sent, Carriage Paid, Free of all cost for a Month's Trial at Home before Purchase. Lists Free. ■1 / Willcox & Gribbs Sewing MacMne Co., 150, Cheapside, and 135, Regent Street, W., London; 10, Cross Street, Kanchester; 116, Hope Street, Glasgow; 82, Kew Bead, Brighton; 15, Uercery Lane, Canterborj; 19, Karket Street, Nottingham. A Certiped Agent in every Town. J. GOJLmTLMT& ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE. Goughs, ^OLDS Asthma, gronchitis. DR. T. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORO- DVNE.—This wonderful remedy was dis* covered by Dr. J. COLLIS BROWNE, and the word Chlorodyne coined by him expressly to designate it. There never has been a remedy so vastly beneficial to suffering hu¬ manity, and it is a subject of deep concern to the public that they should not be imposed upon by having imitations pressed upon them on account of cheapness, and as being the same thing. Dr. J. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORODYNE is a totally distinct thing from the spurious conipouncis called Chloro¬ dyne, the use of which only ends in disap¬ pointment and failure. DR. T. COLI.IS BROWNE'S CHLORO- DYt ASSUAGES PAIN of EVERY KIND, affonls a calm, refreshing sleep WITHOUT HEADACHE, and INVIGORATES the NERVOUS SYSTEM when exhausted. Great specific for i^HOLERA, V-/ r^YSENTERY, L-/ p^IARRHCEA. The GENERAL BOARD of HEALTH, London, REPORT that it ACTS as a CHARM, one dose generally sufficient. Dr. GIBBON, Army Medical Staff, Cal¬ cutta. states: —-TWO DOSES COM¬ PLETELY CURED ME of DIAKRHCEA." DR. T. COLLIS BROWNE'S CHLORO- DVNE rapidly cuts short all attacks of ^ FILERS Y, SPASMS. COLIC, pALPITATION, HYSTERIA. ^NE is a LIQUID MEDICINE which From Symes & Co., Pharmaceutical Chemists, Medical Hall, Simla, January $, 1880, mdon.—''Dear Sir.—We embrace this ouoortunitv of congratulating vou ui>on tin Browne' IS miporte . now relegated to the native bazaar, and N Is the TRUE PALLIATIVE In EURALGIA. GOUT. CANCER. OOTHACHE, RJiEUMATlSM. MPORTANT CAUTION The IMMENSE SALE of this REMEDY has given rise to many UNSCRUPULOUS IMITATIONS. N.B.—EVERY BOTTLE OF GENUINE CHLORODYNE BEARS on the GOVERN- MENT STAMP the NAME of the IN- VENTOR, D R. y. COLLIS BROWNE. "'Dear Sir,—We embrace this opportunity of congratulating you upon the wide-spread reputation this justly-( . «««« e'g Chlorodyne. has earned for itselt. not only in Hindostan. but all over the Ha.st, As a remedy of genera) utinty, we much question whetlver'albelter Overwhelming medical testimony accompanies each bottle. SOLD IN BOTTLES, is. i^d., 2S.gd., by all Chemists. Sole Manufactiireir- T. T. DAVENPORT, 33. GREAT RUSSELL STREET, W.C. To J. T. Davenport, Esq., 33. Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury, vifr<».«nr<»nH rpniitatinn thtc i>>cti"-esteemed medicine, Dr. Collis IS imported into the country.^and we shall be glad to he^r of its finding a place in every An^lo-^Indian home. The other brands, we are hajjpy to say, are_ , , , _ , o—.^IwVc Pregnancy, and as a general sedative, that have occurred under our pcrsona'l observation during many years.' in Choleraic Efiarrhcea, and*even in'the'most id iudgiiig from their sale, we fancy their sojourn there will be but evanescent. We could multiply instances in/initum of the extraordinary efficacy of Dr. CoUis Browne's Ghlofodyne Di^rhoea and Dysentery, Spasms. Cramps, Neuralgia, the Vomiting of - ' *liof VA .-iirr/v.l iinH,.r rkiir rtArcrvni. I rtKcrvntw.ti rliirinrr vnonir I r. a1 avaI.- J w.V. ........ .v.. terrible forms of Cholera itself, we have witnessed its surprisingly controlling power. We have never used any other form of this' medicine than CoUis Browne's, from a firm conviction that it is decidedly the best, and also from a sense of duty we owe to the profession and the public, as we are of opinion that the substitution of any other than CoUis Browne's is a deliberate breach of faith on the Pftft of the onemiat to prescnber and patient alike.— We are, Sir, faithfully yours, Symes 81 Co., Members of the Pharm. Society of Oreat Britain. His Excellency tne viceroy's Cneuiisti/' Guide Book Advertiser. 5 LAMPLOUGhH'S PYRETIC SALINE, Effervescing and Tasteless. Forms a most Invigorating, Vitalising and ^ Refreshing Beverage, Gives instant Relief in HEADACHE, SEA or BILIOUS SICKNESS, INDIGESTION, CONSTIPATION, Low Spirits, Lassitude, HEABTBUEN, and Feverish Colds, prevents and quickly relieves or cures the worst form of Typhus, SCARLET, Jungle, & other FEVERS, Prickly Heati SMALLPOX, MEASLES, Eruptive or Skin Complaints, A/id various other altered conditions of the Blood, The testimony of Medical Gentlemen and the Professional Press has been unqualified in praise of LAMPLOUCH'S PYRETIC SALINE, As possessing most important elements calculated to restore and maintain Health with perfect vigour of body and mind. DR, PROUT,—" Unfolding germs of immense benefit to mankind." DR. MORGAN.—" It furnishes the Blood with its lost Saline constituents.'' DR. TURLEY.—'^ found it act as a specific, in my experience and family, in the worst form of Scarlet Fever, iio other medicine being required." DR. S. GIBBON (formerly Physician of the London Hospital).—*' It is the best preparation of the kind I have ever met with. Its usefulness in the treatment of disease has long been confirmed by medical experience. I have been in the habit of using it in private practice for many years. In hot climates it is of especial value." In Patent Glass-Stof>Percd Bottles., at 2S. 6d., 4s. 6d., us. and 21s. each. CONCENTRATED LIME JUICE SYRUP, From the Fresh Fruit, as imported for the Hospitals ; a perfect luxury; forms with the addition of Pyretic Saline, a most delicious and invigorating beverage for total abstainers, the delicate and invalid; of special service in Scrofula, Fevers, and Rheumatism,and a low or altered condition of the system. In Patent Glass'StoPPered Bottles, at 2s. afid 4s. 6d. each. Maybe obtained of all Chemists, and of the Proprietor, H. Lamplough, 113, Holborn, London, E.G. 6 Guide Book Advertiser. R, SMITH & Co., anJr WORCESTER. In these Nurseries 12 acres are devoted exclusively to the cultivation of rose trees ; 91 acres to conifers, evergreens, and ornamental shrubs; 74 acres to fruit trees alone, and a proportionally large space to each other division of useful and ornamental shrubs, forest trees, &c., requiring 40 miles of walks for the con¬ venience of attending to the stock; and three acres of glass to rear the young plants. Descriptive Lists to be bad (Gratis) on application. FARM, GARDEN, AND FLOWER SEEDS. Dutch Flower Roots, Fruit Trees, Roses, Evergreens and Conifers. STOVE, GREENHOUSE, AND BEDDING PLANTS. HERBACEOUS AND ALPINE PLANTS, AND HARDY FERNS. Guide Book Advertiser. 7 CiOLD & SILVER MEDALS. llighcst A^vards wherever exhibited. NOTHING IS WASTED; IF VOU USE MILK, BtTTER,\ EGGS, MEAT, FISH, WINES, and all kinds of FOOD Kept perfectly SWEET and SOUND. All waste prevented. Dr. Dalziel, M.B., Medical Mis¬ sionary, of Durban, South Africa, writes;—"If HOTEL KEEPERS and Householders gave GLACIA- LINE a fair trial by using a SIX¬ PENNY SAMPLE, they would ever regard it as INDISPENSABLE to the PANTRY OR LARDER." Ask your Grocer or Chemist for a Sample Box, price 6d. After trial, it is recommended to purchase as. Packets, or Canisters, as. 3d. Be sure and ask your Ckemlst or Grocer for the PURE HOUSEHOLD CHEMICALS Manufactured by the AMTITEOPIC COMPAOSrY. THE ANTITROPIC BICARBONATE OF SODA.- All households should ask for our manufacture, as it is absolutely pure, readily soluble, and altogether much preferable to the ordinary Carbonate of Sola of commerce. Sold in id. and 6d. Packets, and in bulk for large consumers. THE ANTITROPIC BAKING POWDER. — This powder is entirely different to the ordinary Raking Powders, which are mostly made from Tartaric Acid, Cream of Tartar, Carbonate of Soda, other ingredients not found in wheat. The Antitropic Baking Powder, while half the price of comnion Baking Powder, is much better, as the substances from which it is made are found in every cereal, and they are important bone and muscle formers. Sold in id. and (>d. Boxes, and in bulk for large consumers, such as Bakers, Grocers, &c. ^ THE ANTITROPIC SEIDLITZ POWDERS.-Thcs; Seidlitz Powders will be found pleasant, refreshing, and, if taken in the morning, as active as any of the expensive Salines now being advertised Sold m boxes containing 12 Seidlitzs, if. td. per Box. Also in grosses for Retailers. THE ANTITROPIC SELTZOGENE POWDERS.— For 3 pint Seltzogene, per box of 12 charges, 2/- 5 .. 3/- >. 8 ,, ,, „ ., 6/. THE ANTITROPIC LEMON JUICE.-The best and safest summer drink with Soda, Potass, or Seltzer. The best Antidote to Gout and Rheumatism. Sold in ^d. and if. Bottles. Also in bulk. Every article sent out of our Chemical V/orks in Glasgow guaranteed to be pure and unadulterated. See that every article bears our trade mark. If you cannot get the above of Chemist or Grocer, write direct to THE ANTITKDFIC COMPANY, GLASGOIV, or 20, STAMFORD STREET, BLACKFRIARS, LONDON. S.E. w bd td K| •X Iri O td W C/5 O r PJ > > z c 1 a t) P td > n H G X PI S' 3 & Co., Js- 55* X K. o ^ r s PJ Js ■d ► § o p) <1 o & p B ►d z r < <5 o P 1 w Q a H tr^ H g > a CO «> o=s. >w C/3 S W& > H < a H w f r > td r Kl cn td Q CD ^3. CO O > CD CD O' w CO W The application of the "PATENT SAFETY FASTENER" to the new Travel¬ ling Cases, renders them superior for use to any other known article, and as they are made of TINNED SHEET STEED, they are lighter than if made of the old material. For foreign travel they are very superior, being proof against the attacks of damp and vermin. Ci b3 ■5. 3 Guide Book Advertiser. 9 FREEMAN'S CHLORODYNE. THE ORIGINAL AND ONLY TRUE. Hundreds of Medical Practitioners testify Rs marvellous efficacy for immediately relieving and rapidly curing Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Bronchitis, Neuralgia^ Spasms, Colic, Whooping Cough, and all Nerve Pains. It acts like a charm in DiarrWa, and 9B 'In ^ specific in Cholera and Dysentery. It rapidly relieves pain, from whatever cause, soothes and strengthens the system under exhausting diseases, MAH gives quiet and refreshing sleep. Lord Chancellor Selborne, Lord Justice James, Lord Justice Mellish decided in favour of FREEMAN'S ORIGINAL CHLORODYNE, and against Brown and Davenport, compelling them to pay all costs in the suits. See Times of July 24th, 1873. Bottles if. 2f. pt/., 4f. td.; J pints iif., pints 20f. Sold by patent Medicine dealers in all parts of the world. TESTIMONIALS. "Head Quarter Staff, CABUL. *'Mr. R. Freeman, May 1880. "Dear Sir,—It is with much pleasure that I am able to stale that your Chlorodyne has been of special service to me in alleviating the weari¬ some spasms of Asthma which is here existent in an aggravated form. Many of my patients now come and beg me to give them that medicine which always relieves them, and which I need hardly say is your Chlorodyne. " Yours faithfully, "Charles W. Owen, L.R.C.P. Lond., M.R.C.S. Eng., "The Divisional Head Quarter Staff and Civil Surgeon, Cabul." "THE TIMES," August 13th, 1877. From 9urcnvn Correspondent ivith the Russian Army. " OJtoum, July 25th, 1877. " The want of sanitary arrangements in the Russian camp was dreadful, and had we remained there a few weeks longer, dysentery and tyi)hoid fever would have played more havoc in our ranks than the bombs of the Turks. I myself acquired an unenviable reputation as a doctor, owing to my being provided with a .small bottle of CHLORODYNE with which I effected 7iiiraculous cures." From Dr. W. Gibson Bott, L.R.C.P.E., M.R.C.S. England, and L.M.; Honorary Surgeon to the Farringdon General Dispensary., London. "Having extensively used Freeman's Chlorodyne for many years, lam of opinion that it is a remedy of incalculable value to the Profession and the Public generally. In Chronic Bronchitis and Consumption I have been especially gratified with its effects, quieting the cough and soothing the general irritability in a marvellous manner. " I am also constantly in the habit of prescribing it where my object is to relieve pain or procure sleep, and I know of no preparation which combines so many and such varied qualities." Purchasers are cautioned not to have palmed upon them any substitute. There are other medicines bearing the name of Chlorodyne, but quite devoid of its wonderful effects. See that the Trade Mark "The Elephant" is on the wrapper, &c., which is the ONLY CHLORODYNE. 7, KENNINGTON PARK ROAD, LONDON, S.E. 10 Guide Book Advertiser. PICTURES can be hung most securely and the nicest adjustment given to them by using HOOKHAM'S PATENT PICTURE LINE IN COMBINATION WITH THE PATENT FASTENER. The shelves of BOOK OASES can be easily and quickly regulated when fitted with the PATENT BOOK-SNELF FITTINGS, Now used in the Public Libraries of Liverpool, Glasgow, Birmingham, &c., &c. Illustrations and Particulars will be sent free by post on application to WILLIAM TONKS SONS, MOSELKY STREET, BIRMINGHAM. FKIZE MEDALS;—London, 1851; Paris, 1855; London, 1862; Paris {Silver), 1867; London, 1874. LOYSEL'S Patent Hydrostatic Tea and Coffee Percolators. (BLOCK TIN AND COPPER BRONZED.) These Urns, of which more than 200,000 are now in use, are, without exception, the simplest and the most efficient ones >ret introduced; they produce quickly, and with very little trouble, beautifully clear and hne- flavoured Tea or Coffee, and eflect a considerable saving by extracting all the strength. yOSFS PATENT HYDROPULT, The best Portable Garden and Fire Engine made, weighs but 8 lb., and will throw water 50 feet. The ahffve are sold by all respectable Ironmongers, Manufacturers : GRIFFITHS & BROWETT, Birmingham; 21, MOORGATE STREET, LONDON, and 47, AVENUE PARMENTIER, PARIS. Gulae Book Advertiser. II CHAMBERLIN'S CANADIAN PODLTRT MEAL, THE CHEAPEST FOOD IN THE WORLD FOR TURKEYS, GEESE, DUCKS, AND CHICKENS, Received the ONLY AWARD given by the International Jury, Paris Ezhlbltlon, for Poultry Food, Bronze Medal and Diploma, Mannheim, 1880. Turkeys, Geese, Ducks, and Chickens fed on this Meal thrive wonderfully; are kept free from disease, and w ill lay nearly double the number of eggs. Fowls commence laying at about seven months old. Turkeys, so difficult to breed, are reared with the greatest success upon this meal, with scarcely a loss of 3 per cent. If shut up, they will fatten in a very short time, and the colour and delicacy of the meat is surprising. It is invaluable in cold and exposed situations, and success at Poultry Shows is also assured by the use of this meal. November 5 th. Sir,—I had wonderful luck with my Turkeys this year, having reared over 400 turkeys and fowls, which I consider due in a great measure to their being fed on your Canadian Meal and Compound. I am, yours respectfully, CHAS. HALL. Hill Farm, Banburv, Oxon., May nth. Sir,—The Canadian Meal I had from you last year answered so well, that I shall be glad if you will send me the enclosed order as soon as you can. I reared filty-oiie Turkeys from sixty eggs ; my success I consider due to your Meal and .\romatic Compound, the season being so cold and wet; none of our neighbours reared half the quantity. The P.O.O. I enclose is for double the quantity I had last year. I remain, yours respectfully, ANN ADKINS. Price Z4S. per cwt., including la packets of Aromatic Compound and bag, 4s. per cwt. to meet the charge for carriage, net price to remit with order, zos. per cwt., packed Mso in 31b. packets, 6d. each. CHAMBERLIN'S MEAT BISCUITS SUPERSEDE ALL YET INTRODUCED. Used In the Royal Kennels at Sandrlngham. Price i8s. per cwt., bag included. Special quotations for 5 cwt. and i ton lots. JAIVEES CIl4fVIVrBER.IL.IIST, Game, Poultry, and Dog' Food Warehouse, FOST OFFICE STREET, NOBWICH. 12 Guide Book Advertiser. W. H. SMITH & SON'S REDUCED ORDNANCE HAPS Of the Principal Districts and Towns of England and Wales for Travellers and Tourists. These splendid Maps, unquestionably the most perfect ever published, have been compiled from the Ordnance and Admiralty Surveys, with Railways up to the latest date. Their particulars are most minute and accurate; and every possible information that a map can give is afforded."—LiverpoolA lbwn, Plice One Shilling each» FM Coloured, Cloth Case. AldershOt and Environs. ,, Camp and Environs. Scale, 2 inches to a mile. Bedford and Environs. BirmlnghaTn and Environs. ,, Plan of the Town. Brighton and Sussex Coast. ., Plan of the Town and Suburbs. Bristol and Environs. British Isles, Rail way Map of. ,, on linen, as. ,, op roller, varnished, 5s, Caxnhrldge and Environs. Carlisle and Environs. Carmarthen and South-West Wales. Cheshire, County. Cornwall. Derby and Environs. Devon, North. ,, South and Dartmoor. Dorsetshire, County. Eastboiune, Plan of. Essex, County. Exeter and Environs. Gloucester and Environs. Hastings and St. Leonards, Plan of. Hereford and Environs. Hertford and Environs. Ipswich and Environs. Isle of Wight and part of Hants. „ 1 inch to a mile. Kent, Watering Places. Lake District of Westmoreland and Cumberland. Do. Ulverston and Fumess District. Scale, i inch to a mile. Nearly ready. Lancashire, County. Land's End and Cornwall. Leicester and Environs. Lincoln and Environs. Liverpool and Environs. ,, Plan of the City. Leeds and Environs. London, Plan of, IS. on Paper ; 2s. on linen; 5s. on roller, varnished. London and Environs. Scale, 4 miles to an inch. London, Environs of. Scale, x in. to a mile. Do. on linen, as. London and Environs. Railway Station Map. Manchester and Environs. ,, Plan of the City. Newcastle and Environs. Northiunberlaud, County. Newport, Monmouth, &c. Norfo^ County. Norwich and Environs, Nottingham and Environs. Oxford and Environs. Peterborough and Environs. Plymouth and Environs. ,, Plan of the Town. Preston and Environs. Rugby and Environs. Salisbury, Environs, and Isle of Wight. Scarborough and Yorkshire Coast. Scotland, Tourists' Map. ,. ,, on linen, 2S. Shrewsbury and Environs. Somersetshire. Thames, The River. Tunbridge and Environs. Wales, North. ,, Central. ,, South-West. ,, South-East. Windermere, Coniston, Grasmere and ,V iciniLy. Scale i inch to mile. Yorkshire, County Map. London ; W. H. SMITH & SON, 18G, Strand, And at the Ratlway Bookstalls. Guide Book Advertiser. 13 24 prize mee^^s. CHOCOLAT COMPAGNIE FRANCAI8E, (PELLETIER & Cie.) In Powder and in Tablets from 1/6 per lb. Confectionery and Chocolate Bonbons, specially suited to Tourists. London Branch—69, Bermondsey New Road, S.E. PARIS, LONDON, STRASBOURG. Dr. Roberts' Celebrated Medicines. THE OINTMENT CALLED THE POOR MAN'S FRIEND Is confidently recommended as an unfailing^ remedy for Wounds of every description, and a certain cure for Ulcerated Sore Legs, even if of 20 years' standing. It is invaluable also for Cuts, Burns, Bruises, Chilblains, Ulcers, Scorbutic Eruptions, Pimples on the Face, Weak and Inflamed Eyes, Piles, Fistula, and is a specific for those eruptions which sometimes follow vacci¬ nation. Sold in pots at is. i^d., zs. gd., iix., and 22s. each. Dr. Merts' Piluls Antiscrophuls, Or ALTERATIVK PILLS, Are proved (by sixty years' trial) to be a cure for Scrofula, Glandular Swellings (particularly those of the Neck), &c. They are one of the best medicines ever compounded for Purifying the Blood, and as a mild and superior aperient, may be taken at all times, without confinement or change of diet. Sold in boxes at is. ijrf., 2s. gd., 4s. 6d. „ Kim, Dunoon, or Innellan^ Cabin is. 6d. „ ir. od. „ Rothesay and Tighnabruaich, Cabin is. ,, ^ or. gd. N.B.—Passengers from Colintraive and Tighnabruaicki going round Bute^ can return^ fer " Viceroy from Rothesay, at 5. tsfor KyUs 0/ Bute, For the daily sailings of the Rothesay and Kyles of Bute steamers, ••VICEROY." ••SULTANA," and ••SULTAN," and for any alterations which may take place in above, see Glasgow newspapers. ALDERNEY, GUERNSEY, & SARK. the MAIL SCREW STEAMER. ,"C O U R I E R," ' n. WHALES, Commander, Leaves guernsey for ALDERNEY on Tuesdays and Saturdays, returning on Saturdays and Wednes¬ days, or next days. Leaves GUERNSEY for CHERBOURG every Tuesday, returning on Wednesday or Thursday, viA Aldemey each way. This is the quickest route to France. Tourists may take the Great Western Railway or South Western Railway steamers at Cherbourg, to return direct to England. ' The " Courier " is the favourite steamer for .Way} excursions to sark For particulars apply to^G. JAMES COLES, CoalJMerchant, Quay, Guernsey. Steamer Routes. 19 SVnmER TOURS IN SCOTLAND. GLASGOW AND THE HIGHLANDS. Royal Route, via Crinan and Caledonian Canals. CLAYMORE, NEW STEAMSHIP. The Royal Mail Swift Steamer COLUMBA or lONA, from Glasgow daily, at 7 a.m., and from Greenock at 9 a.m., conveying Passengers during theseason for Islay, Loch Awe, Oban, Fort William, Inverness, Staffa, lona, Glencoe, Gairloch, Ross-shire, for Lochmaree, Mull, Lochscavaig, Loch Comisk, Cuchullin Hills, Skye, Lewis, and West Highlands. Official Guide Book, price 3^/.; illustrated, 6arE"W R.OXJTE. GLASGOW.--^ HIGHLANDS. rpHE Steamers "DUNARA CASTLE" and "AROS CASTLE * _L sail from Glasgow for Oban, Colonsay, and lona, Aros, Tober- Croag, and Bunessan (Mull). Tyree and Coll. Struan, Carbost, Dunvegan. btein and Uig (Skye), Tarbert and Rodei (Harris), Loch- maddy, Kallln, Carnan and Lochboisdale (Uist), and Barra. The tourist, who desires (within the limits of a week and at a reasonable expense) a panoramic view of the general scenery of the Hebrides, with all its varied beauty, sub¬ limity, and grandeur, has no better opportunity afforded him than by taking the round in one of these steamers. Further information and time-bills may be had by applying to— MARTIN ORME, 20, Robertson Street, Glasgow. WARD, LOCK, and Co.'s COMIC HOLIDAY BOOKS. Demy 8vo, picture wrapper, price Is. each. I. BEETON'S ANECDOTE, WIT AND HUMOUR. New Edition. Illustrated. а. BEETON'S JOKES AND JESTS. A Collection of Good Things. 3. THE FUNNY FELLOWS' COMIC HOLIDAY BOOK. Illustrated. 4. FUN FOR EVERYBODY. With many illustrations. 5. FUN FOR ALL. Profusely illustrated. б. FUN FOR THE MILLION. Profusely illustrated. 7. FUNNY PEOPLE; or, Character Sketches. Profusely illustrated. 8. THREE WONDERFUL TRAVELLERS. Illustrated by Ernest Griset. LONDON: WARD, LOCK, and CO., Salisbury Square, E.C. 20 Railway Routes. LONDON & NORTH-WESTERN R&ILWAY. "ROFAL. niAIL. ROUTE," The Express and Mail Trains of the London and North-Westem Railway Run from LONDON, Euston Station, to all the chief towns in the NORTH OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, IRELAND, AND WALES. INCLUDING LIVERPOOL. MANCHESTER, BIRMINGHAM, CHESTER, NORTHAMPTON, LEAMINGTON, WOLVERHAMPTON, SHREWSBURY, HEREFORD, SWANSEA, HOLYHEAD. HUDDERSFIELD, LEEDS, EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, PERTH, ABERDEEN, INVERNESS, DUNDEE. London (Euston) and Birmingham in 3 hours. London (Euston) and Manchester in 4I hours. London (Euston) and Liverpool in 5 hours. 1st, and* and 3rd class passengers by all trains, except the Irish mails. Drawing Room Carriages & Sleeping Saloons, htted with lavatory accommodation, are run by certain express trains BETWEEN LONDON AND LIVERPOOL, LONDON AND MANCHESTER, AND LONDON AND EDINBURGH, GLASGOW, PERTH, &c. Mat^ of tJte First Class Carriages are also provided with Lavatories. TOURIST ARRANGEMENTS, 1881. ist, 2nd, and 3rd Class Tonrist Tickets are issued during the Summer Season (May 2nd to October 31st) from the company's principal stations to THE ENGLISH LAKE DISTRKTT, SCOTLAND, IRELAND, .NORTH AND SOUTH WALES, MALVERN, BUXTON, SCARBOROUGH, HARROGATE. SOUTHPORT, BLACKPOOL, MORECAMBE, ISLE OF MAN. ISLE OF WIGHT, JERSEY AND GUERNSEY. TOURIST PROGRAMMES, with particulars of circular and other tours, and all information, may be obtained on application to Mr. G. P. NEELE, Superintendent of the Line, Euston Station, or at any of the company's railway stations and parcels receiving offices. PICNIC PARTIES. CHEAP RETURN TICKETS will (with certain limitations) be issued at all the principal stations to parties of not less than SIX ist class, or TEN 2nd or 3rd class passengers desirous of making PLEASURE EXCURSIONS to Places of Interest on the London & North-Westem Railway. The tickets will be available for return the same day only. Full particulars be obtained at any of the company's stations. EXCURSION TRAINS at very low fares will run at intervals during the summer season to and from LONDON, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER, YORKSHIRE. CHESTER, BIRMINGHAM, SHREWSBURY, and all the principal parts of the London and North-Westem system, particulars of which will be ^announced about fourteen days prior to the runmng of the trains. London^ Euston Station, May, xSSa* G. FINDLAY, General Manager. Railway Routes. 21 TOURS SCOTUA.lSrD. The CALEDONIAN RAILWAY COMPANY have arranged a system of TOURS— about seventy in number—by rail, steamer, and coach, comprehending almost every place of interest either for scenery or historical associations throughout Scotland, including— EDliVBI leOH, GLASGOW, AISEltnEKV UIINIIEE, 1NVEK!VESS» GKEENOEK, PAISLEY, DimEltlES, PEEBLES, STIRLIXG, PERTH, CRIEFF, l»rNKELH, OBAN, INVERARAY, The Tro.sarhs. Tocli-Knlrliie, Iiock-Loiiiond, Locli-Eurn, liOeh-Tiiy, Torh-Awe, €nIe 39, 40 Man, Isle of . • 54. 55 Dumfries . . 40 Oban 58, 59 Dundee . . 41, 42 Paris 59 Dunoon . 42 Perth • 59 Edinburgh 42, 45i 44. 45 Penzance 61 Elgin. • 45 Stratford-on-Avon . 61 Ely 45 St. Boswell's . 62 Exeter • 46 Stirling . 62 Fort William • 46 Stockton-on-Tees . 62 Great Malvern . . 46 Wight, Isle of 62, 63, 64 Glasgow • 43. 47 HYDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMENTS. Bute . Buxton . Edinburgh Ilkley , Pajc 36.42 . 38 . 44 . 43 Matlock . Pitlochry Southport , Wemyss Bay . Page . 56 57 60 62 Serif.. 4 34 A berdeen. DOUGLAS HOTEL, i^bekdeelsr. thomas douglas, Purveyor by appointment to Her Majesty, Proprietor. NEAR THE C ENERAL RAILWA Y STATION. ba.th aberdeen. NEW FIRST CLASS TEMPERANCE. Family and Commercial. Bed and Breakfast, v. 6d. Turkish and all other Baths within th^ Hotel, RICHARD BENSON, Manager. A berfeldy—Ayr—Bet wick—Blairgowrie. BREADALBANE ARMS HOTEL, ABERFKLDY, PERTHSHIRE. FIRST-CLASS FAMILY HOTEL AND POSTING ESTABLISHMENT ONE MINUTE'S JVALIC FROM THE RAILWAY STATION. CLOSE to the romantic Falls of Moness, the Birks of Aberfeldy, and on the direct route to Taymouth Castle, Loch Tay.KUlin, the West Highlands, Rannoch, and Glen Lyon, the scenery of which is unrivalled. TABLE LIHOTE DAILY. BILLIARD AND SMOKING ROOM. Coaches to and from Killin and the West Highlands daily during the season. Tourists, In order to secure seats, are advised to pass the previous night at this hotel. River Trout Fishing and Fishing on Loch-na-Craigfree. A.'G.'" DAVIE, Lessee. LOME TEMPERANCE HOTEL, 135, HIGH STREET, AYR,. NEWLY FURNISHED AND RENOVATED. Dinner, during Sumnxer Months, at one o'clock. Changes Modkratb. C and S. FIDDES, Lessees. KING'S ARMS HOTEL & Posting House, BERWICK-OH-TWEED. FOR FAMILIES AND GENTLEMEN. The Hotel Omnibus meets the Trains. JOHN CARR, Proprietor. ROYAL ^ HOTEL, BLAIRGOWRIE. Families, Tourists, and Commercial Gentlemen will find this hotel equal to its long-known reputation. VAiHlUES BOARDED WEEKLY BY AGREEiUENT. Spaciom Billiard Room, with a Cox and Yeaman Champion Table. A 1 STUD OF HORSES AND VEHICLES. COACH TO AND PROM BRAEMAR DAILY DURING SUMMER. Seats secured by post or telegram. 'Bus meets all trains. JOHN ANDERSON, Proprietor. 36 Birmingham—Bridge of Allan—Bute. BIRASXrO-GSAIM. CENTRAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, I, TEMPLE STREET. Two minates' walk either Station. ^ Mrs. WHITWORTH, Proprietress. WESTERTON ARMS HOTEL, BRIDGE-OP-ALLAN, N.B. JOHN KING, Proprietor. V^itors will find all the comforts of a hom^ while the charges are strictly moderate. BOWLING GREEN AND BILLIARDS. A Large Dining'HaU "where Excursionists can assemiU, KYLES OF BUTE HYDEOPATHIC ESTABLISHMENT, POET-BANNATYNB, BUTE. Consulting Physician—Dr. ANDREW J. HALL. This beautiful Marine Establishment is excellently situated as a Residence for T ourists. The climate of Bute is mild, and the temperature of the house is sustained at 69^. Patients and Visitors will find all the comforts of home. Magnificent ^ite of Fresh, Sea Water, and Turkish Baths. Termstincluding everything^ £3 3s., £2163., and £2 12b. ^6.. per week. For particulars, supply to Miss Malcolm, Lady Superintendent; or to D. Hill Jack, Secretary, 194, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow. GLENBURN HYDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMENT, ROTHESAY. See page 42, VICTORIA HOTEL, ON THE ESPLANADE, ROTHESAY, BUTE. J. L. KELLY, Proprietor. Band plays twice a day, during the season. FIRST-CLASS BILLIARD ROOM, WITH BURROUGHS AND WATT'S TABLES. Buxton. 37 CRESCENT HOTEL, B TT X T O 3Nr , Close to both the Railway Stations, Connected by a Covered Colonnade with the Hot and Natural Baths, Drinking Wells, and New Pavilion and Gardens. PUBLIC DINING, DRAWING, SMOKING, <£ BILLIARD ROOMS. Suites of Apartments for Private Families. Table d'H6te at 6 p.m. Terms Strictly Moderate. JOHN SMfLTER, Proprietor. 1 1 t SEORGE FAMILY HOTEL, BUXTON. This oommodiotts and well-appointed hotel is beautifully situated, over- ooking the Pavilion Gardens, and in close proximity to the Baths and Wells, bedrooms and Rooms, en suites on the ground leveL Dicing and Drawing Looms, free of charge. Billiard and Smoke Rooms, with every accommoda- ion for Visitors. For Termst &»c.t to the Manager, GROVE HOTEL, BUXTON. Recently fitted up to meet the Wants of Visitors, OPPOSITE TO AND ON A LEVEL WITH THE BATHS. ^ J. WHALLEY, Proprietor. " RAILWAY HOTEL, BCXTOJV, Home comforts, combined with moderate charg^. Pleasantly situated, within easy distance of the railway stations, baths, &c. WILLIAM LEES, Proprietor, WAVERLEY TEMPERANCE HOTEL, 10, Bridge Street, BUXTON. Pleasant Situation. Private Room for Families, and Large Room for School Parties. Address—THE MANAGER. 38 Buxton, THE HYDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMENT, HOUSE, BUXTON, Sheltered from the north and east, and within four minutes' walk of the Baths and Gardens. For Particulars, apply to tbe Manager. N.B.—Entirely New Bath Rooms, with all Modem Improvements, BUXTON HOUSE HYDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMENT, TERRACE ROAD, BUXTON, UNDER RESIDENT MEDICAL SUPERINTENDENCE. Patients or visitors will find all the comforts of home. TURKISH, VAPOUR, ELECTRICAL, and other BATHS. Central Situation. Terms moderate. Apply to Mrs. HYDE, Lady Superintendent. BROOKLYN PLACE Board and Lodging House; NoSe 8s and 87, SPRING GARDENS^ BXJ2STOPJ-. TERMS'—In public, £9 2s., and £2 ss. 6d. per week, according to bedrooou* If for less than a week, js. per day. PRIVATE SITTING-ROOMS, if required. No extras, except boots; Gentlemen, i/g; Indies, 1/3 per week. TERMS, including ^\t£i z5x. per week, from the middle of October tO the 31st March. BRIAN BATES, Proprietary DEVONSHIRE PRIVATE HOTEL AND BOARDING HOUSE, 7, Eagle Parade, HIGHER BUXTON, DERBYSHIRE. Noted for its (i) healthy situation, (2) good table, (3) home cohorts, and (4) moderate charges. AVERAGE CHARGE, £2 2s. A WEEK. NO EXTRAS. A recent visitor writes:—" I have visited most of our spas, both in Eng¬ land and on the Continent; but a better table I never saw provided at any hotel, and we never experienced more home comforts." Derby^Doune—Dublin^ 39 ST. HOTEL, DERBY. FIRST-CLASS FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL HOTEL, IN the centre of the town, facing the Corn Market and Post Office. The Sitting, Commercial, and Bed Rooms are all large and lofty, and re-decorated throughout. Hot and Cold Baths on every floor. A Large Hall for Concerts and Wedding Breakfasts, &c. The Stabling is quite new and extensive. J. WAG STAFF, Proprietor. WOODSIDE HOTEL, DOUNE, N.B. POST HORSES, CARRIAGES, GIGS, &c. CODIFORTABLE AND WELL-AIKED BEDltOOSlS. Breakfasts, Luncheons, Dinners, &c., &c., at the Shortest Notice. ALEX. KEIR, Proprietof. IMPERIAL HOTEL, LOWER SACKVILLE STREET, DUBLIN, Opposite the General Post Office and Telegraph Office. THE MOST CENTRAL IN THE CITY. The Proprietor having acquired a lease of the entire of the upper portion of the premises of MacSwiney and Co., Limited, it has been added to the Imperial Hotel, thereby giving a number of Handsome Front Sitting Rooms, overlooking ^e finest site In the City. They are handsomely furnished and decorated. BREAKFAST—Chop, Eggs, or Cold Meat, 2S.; Steak or Fish, 2S, 6d. DINNER (at a quarter to six)—Soup, Entree, Joints, Sweets, Cheese, &c,, 3j.; Fish, (>d, extra. BEDS—2s. and 3s. ATTENDANCE—Is. eacL BILIilABD KOOM;. LADIES' COFFEE BOOM. CHARLES LAWLER, Proprietor. AO D ublin—Dumfries—Dwidee. JURY'S HO COLLEGE-GREEN, D XJ B I. I :N^. Established in 1835. Confidently recommended for its Comforts, Convenience, Central Position, and Moderate Charges. LADIES' COFFEE ROOIVI AND DRAWING ROOMS. Table d'Hote Daily at 3 and 6.30 o'clock. Two Nig^ht Porters, Fire Fseape, &c. HENRY J. JURY, Proprietor. GRESHAM HOTEL, DUBLIN. See page 25. KING'S ARMS HOTEL, DUMFRIES. Under K'ew Management. TTHE above hotel has been leased by CHARLES',MACRAE, late of *'• . Macrae's Hotel, Bath Street, and Royal Hotel, George Square. Glasgow, and will be und^ his direct and constant supervisioQ; be ha^ Viad a long and practical experience as a hotel-keeper. The hotel contains Commercial Room, Room, Private Sitting Rooms, Billiard Room, and Smoke Room. * STOCK ROOMS POST HOUSES AIJT) LTVERY STABLES. Hotel *Bus attends all Trains.. LAMB'S TEMPERANCE HOTEL, Reform Street, DUNDEE. TE Dundee—Dunoon. THE QUEEN'S HOTEL, DUNDEE. A First-Class Family and Commercial Hotel. HANDSOME BILLIARD, SMOKING, and STOCK ROOMS. Magnificent Views of the River and Tav Bridge. A 'Bus from the Hotel awaits the arrival of each Train. STABLING. THE CROWN HOTEL, DUNOON. OSCAR TROEGER, Propribtor. Tourists will find this hotel first class, with moderate charges. Recommended as a winter residence ; climate mild. Hot and Cold Sea-Water Baths. Board, 50s. per Week. UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT. ^ HOTEH., DUNOON. w. McDonald, formerly of the Dreadnought Hotel, Callander, Special Terms by Week or Month. billiard room attached. Coadus start from hotel to Loch Eck attd Sandbank daily. 42 Edinburgh—Bute. THE ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOTEL, SHANDWICK PLACE, EDINBUBGH {,Wett End Princes Street, near the Caledmian and Haymarket Stations). MISS BROWN, formerly efthe Windsor and Clarendon Hotels, is now lessee of the above FlRST-Ci'ASS HOT£L for Families and Tourists. COFFEE ROOM and UIDIES' DRAWING ROOM. GLENBURN HYDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMENT, i^oth:esa.y, Beautifully situated,overloolcing the channing BAY OF ROTHESAY, bounded by THE KTLES OF BUTE Lofty Moimtams of Argyle. It possesses probably the greatest attracuons of any siiuilar establish* ment in Scotland. Large BecreattonHall, Billiard and Smoking Booms,recently erected, ^c. THE BATHS, including all modem appliances, are certainly UNSURPASSED foFcomfort and elegance. Resident Physician • . Dr. PHILP, formerly of Conishead Priory» Terms rom;^2 12s. 6d.; or Rf. 6d. for single day. For Prospectus apply to the MANAGER, or PHILP*S COCKBURN HOTELS, Edinburgh or Glasgow. Eduiburgh--Glasgow. 43 - GLASGOW. FHILP'S GOGKBURN HOTEL, 141, BATH STREET. The cockburn HOTEL,containing up¬ wards of a hundred Rocms, is specially planned and con¬ structed with every modem improvement to meet the requirements of a iirst-class hotel. Situated in an ele¬ vated and <^uiet, but central and convenient; part of the city, within easy access of the different railway stations and steamship landings. Street cars pass within a few yards to all parts of the city. A Passenger Elevator to every landing. Both hotels conducted on the same principles. Agent for Cool^s System of Tourt to the Higklands and Islands of Scotland, and Tickets supplied same as at the Edinburgh EDINBURGH. PHILP'S GOGKBURN HOTEL, Immediaiely adjoining tht Terminus of the Midland and Great Northern Trains, Waverley Bridge Station. This commodious and ■well-known hotel is beautifully situated, over¬ looking Princes Street Gardens, and commanding some of the finest views of the city. In connection with philp's cockburn hotel, glasgow. Excellent Turkish and other Baths in both Hotels, Charges, including attend¬ ance,Strictly Moderate. P.S.—Mr. Cook, of London, makes this hotel his head-quarters when in Scotland, where every information may be obtained of his tourist arrange¬ ments, and tickets for Highland and other tours supplied. 44 Edinburgh. BEDFORD ROTED, 83, PRINCES STREET, On park Franqais, EDINBURGS. Recently leased by MADAME DEJAY(Iate of Dejay's Hotel), and under ber own personal superintendence. unsurpassed for comfort, bconomy, and quietness. MOST MODERATE TERMS. CUISINE A LA FRANCAISB. COFFEE ROOM AND LADIES' DRAWING ROOM. * J'This Hotel is situated in the Best Part of Princes Street, and commands a Good View of the Castle. EDINBURGH AND ITS ENVIRONS. Craiglocltliart HyilropatMc EstablisliiiieDt AND SANITARIUM. Six minutes by train (West Princes Street to Slateford); or fifteen minutes'drive from Edinburgh. Terms from £2 12s. 6d. per week. For particulars, apply to the House Steward or Matron. Resident Physician—SAMUEL LANE POPHAM, M.D., C.M. Nearly opposite the General Post Office, ^^.RLING'S iaegent Cempetance ^otel, 20, WATERLOO PLACE, ^^INBURG^* and only a few minutes' walk from the Railway Stations. VEITCH'S HOTEL, 127 to 133, George Street, EDINBURGH. Established ovbb Thirtt Years. C OFFE E ROOM, Charges strictly Moderate. Edinburgh—Elgin—E ly. 45 BUCHANAN'S TEMPERANCE HOTEL, 114, HIGH STREET, EDINBURGH, (Nearly opposite head of North Bridge and Lord Coclcbum Street.) J. NISBET, Proprietor. Ixctllent Refreshments always ready at Most Moderate Charges, Comfortable Bedrooms at Is. First-class ditto at Is. 6d. NO charge for service. The Proprietor is making Large A dditions to this Hotel, which, when eompleted, will ^ive accommodation for 200 Visitors, DRUMMOND'S TEMPERANCE HOTEL, 11, Calton Street, Edinburgh.. 'T^HIS hotel is conveniently and centrally situated, dose to the principal X Railway Stations and Post Office. Tramway cars pass the door every few minutes to all parts of the dty. Charges—Breakfast, ^d. to is. 6d.; Dinner, is. to is. 6d. ; Bed, is.. 6d. ELGIN STATION HOTEL comfortable and commodious house occupies one of ftie best sites X in the town, is close to both the railway stations, within five minutes' walk of the fine ruins of the Cathedral, and within an easy drive of the beau¬ tiful and romantic Pluscarden Abbey^ and other places of interest in the neighbourhood. It is newly furnished in the best style, and contains suites of Private Rooms, Commercial, Coffee, and Drawing Rooms, large Dining Hall and Stock Rooms, Smoking Room, Billiard Room, and Bath Room, numerous Bedrooms, &c. HIRING. Letters and Teleg rams promptly attended to. Table dHdte daily during the season. WILLIAM CHRISTIE, Lessee. LAM B^^HO TEL. J. BACHELOR, Proprietor (Late Mrs. WALLER). Exeter—Fort William—Great Malvern. EXETEB. ROYAL CLARENCE HOTEL, With full view of the Grand Old Cathedral. First-class House. Reduced Tarifi. Every effort is made to insure the unqualified satisfaction of Ladies and Gentlemen, Handsomely-furnished Suites of Apartments. Ladies' Coffee Room. Hot and Cold Baths. Omnibuses and Cabs meet every train. Billiard Room. J. H. STANBURY, Proprietor. THE CHEVALIER HOTEL, FORT WILLIAM. Letters and Telegrams to be addressed to the Manager. FOR,T -WXraX^X-A-lVE. HOTEL (TEMPERANCE). Conveniently situated at the head of the Pier. Charges strictly moderate. Fort William is the most convenient station to start from to ascend BEN NEVIS. Ponies and Guides provided. WEST END HOTEL, FORT WIFFIAM. Contains double the accommodation of former years. TKOVT FLSHIXG FItl'.E TO BES1DE\TS AT THE HOTEL. Posting in all its Branches, donald Mcintosh, lessee. GREAT MALVERN. THE IlVtEEEIAE. The attention of foreign and home tourists seeking a salubrious and charming part of England is respectfully drawn to this Establishment, the largest and principal one in the district—comfortable, well appointed, specially adapted for family residence, and the charges strictly moderate. The new and elegant Swimming Bath (part of a complete system of baths in course of erection) is now open. TermsFrom £Z 3s. per weelc, including bedroom, attendance, meals, and use of public rooms. Specif arrangements made with families intending to reside for some time. DROITWICH BRINE BATHS.—The Droitwich Brine Bath, so efficacuous in cases of Gout, Rheumatism, and General Debility, is now administered in this establishment exactly as at Droitwich. Tarij^/arwareied on application. Glasgow—Harrogate. 47 BLAIR'S HOTEL, 80, BATH STREET, eLASQOW. •THIS New First-Class TEMPERANCE HOTEL, situated within four minutes' walk of the principal railway stations, is unsurpassed for Cleanliness, Quiet, and Comfort. PRIVATE PARLOURS AND STOCK ROOMS. BREAKFAST, DINNER, BED-ROOM, ATTENDANCE, Is. 6d., Is. 9d., gs. From 2s. Is. 6d. PHILP'S COCKBURN HOTEL. See page 43. FACINQ THE STRAY. ALEXANDRA HOTEL, 0 (Family and Commercial,) 8 0 PROSPECT PLACE, < HCARfROGATE. & JOHN ATHEA, Proprietor. 09 f TARIFF {from 6s. per day) ON APPLICATION. z p Horses and Carriages on Hire. and only a Few Minutes* Walk from the Railway Station. | AND ONLY A FEW MiNUTBS'WALK FROM THE RAILWAY STATION.| ADELPHI FAMILY HOTEL, IIA.I^I^OGE^TE. The ADELPHI is situated in the best part of Harrogate, standing on high ground, and commanding extensive views of the surrounding country. It has for many years been one of the best patronised hotels in this fashionable watering place, being within easy access of the Railway Station, Pump Room, Skating Rinks, Baths, Royal Spa, Concert Rooms, and other places of fashionable resort. Attached to the hotel is a Handsome and Spacious Garden, large Bowling Green, Croquet Lawn, and an Elegant Greenhouse. The provision made for the comfort of Visitors is of the most complete and satisfactory character. Tariff forwarded on application to THOMAS TREES, ProfrUtor. 48 Ilfracombe—Inmllan—Ilkley. ILFRACOMBE. ROYAL CLARENCE HOTEL {OLV ESTABLISHED) has recently been rebuilt with extra Bedroom accommodation^ commodious Coffee Room and Ladies' Drawing Room, handsome Commercial Room and good Stock Room. Billiards. Omnibus meets every Train. Tariff on application. Special Terms for Boarding. RICHARD LAKE, ProprUUr, ROYAL HOTEL, INNELLAN, Argyllshire. JOHN CLARK Proprietor. The Dining Room has a Large Fernery with Water Fountain, which plays daily during the summer, Hiaking it cool and refreshing during the hot weather. Large Billiard Room attached. Hot, Cold, and Spray Baths. Horses and Carriages kept for Hire. V FAMILIES BOARDED BY THE DAY OR WEEK, Hydropathic Establishment ILKLEY, vik LEEDS, YORKS. Resident Physician : HENRY DOBSON.M.D., C.M. (Edin.) Established twenty-five years ago, and since three times enlarged, Craiglands can now accommodate over 170 patients and visitors. It occupies a superior and sheltered position, possesses beautiful pleasure grovmds, an experienced resident physician, most ex< tensive and complete suites of NEW BATHS, magnificent recreation hall for patients in wet weather, a liberal'diet, and all the appointments of a first-class sanatorium, together with a most reasonable and inclusive tariff. Per week— Patients, £2 Js. to£2 14s.; Visitors, £1 j8s. 6d. to£2 Sr. 6J, REDUCED WINTER TERMS. Fidl Prosptcius on application to tht Manager, k' 3. Ul STAR HOTEL, JERSEY, PLEASANTLY SITUATED NEAR3LTHE PIER AND: BATHING PLACES. Proprietress ... Mrs. ADDERSON. Visitors receive all the comforts of home, with a most liberal and unlimited table, at a fixed charge of 6s. PERfDAY, which includes bed ; breakfast of meat, fish, and eggs, &c. ; dinner—soup or fish, poultry, joints, pastry, and cheese; tea. Attendance included. IVINES AND SPIRITS; BOTTLE AND DRAUGHT ALESi AND STOUT. CIGARS OF THE BEST QUALITY. Superior Coffee anO Dining Saloon. PIANOFORTES FOR THE USE OF VISITORS. Conveyance waits the Arrival of all Steamers. Four-in-Hand Cars leave the Hotel every day tat"'io.30 toe Excursions through the Island. * | 4:^ vO- $0 Killarney—KiltHarndch—Liedi. LAKES OF KILLARNEY, Bf HH' Mat Gracifus Majtsiy$ Special PirmUsiam, ' The ROYAL VICTORIA HOTEL, H.R.H. the Prince or Walbs ; ^ H.R.H, F&ince Aethub ; and by tfu Rcyal yamilUs qf Franct and Bel^um, ^c, HOTEL is situated on the Lower Lake, close to the water's ed^ X within ten minutes* drive of the Railway Static^ and a short distance from the l^iamed Gap of Dunloe. It is lighted with Gas made on the flremiseS; and is the L^gest Hotel in the district. A magnificent Coflec* room, a public I^wing*room for Ladies and Families, BiUiard and Smoking Rooms, and several suites of Private Apartments facing the Lake, have been ceceatiy added. TABLE D'HOTE DURING THE SEASON. Cart, Cartiagts, Boats, Ponies, Guides, affixed moderate charget. Drivers, Boatmen, and Guides are paid by the Proprietor, and are not allowed to solicit gratuities. The Hotel Omnibus and Porters attood the Trains. Hotel of en tkroughout the year, Tubeb is a Postal Telegraph Office in the Hotbu Boarding Terms from Oct. to June inclusive. It is necessary to inform Tourists that the Railway Company, Proprietors of the Kailwav Hotel in the town, send upon the platform, as Touters for their Hotel, tne Porters, Car-drivers, Boatmen, and Guides in their employ¬ ment, and exclude the servants of the hotels on the l.ake. who will, however, be found in waiting at the Station door. JOHN O'LEARV, Proffietor. GEORGE HOTEL POSTING and LIVERY ESTABLISHMENT, xs: X X. 3MC ^ xe xo" o c xs:. This first-class old-established and well-known FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL HOTEL has been greatly en¬ larged and improved by the addition of a New Commercial Room, Smoking Room, Bath Room, and Lavatories. DAVID AIRD, Proprietor. ^ -p.-o-g- RQTlAR^t L E E. ^ ® ■ ask. *«» Leamington—Loch A we. 51 LEAMINGTON. THE CROWN HOTEL, Close to Great Western Railway Station. FOR FAMILIES AND GENTLEMEN. Ladies' Coffee Room. Billiard Room. J. E. STANLEY, Proprietor, THE REGENT HOTEL, X-E-A.lVri3NrGT03\r. A First-Class Family and Hunting Estaldisliment. FLYS AND OMNIBUS Meet all the G. W. and L. and N, W. Trains. POSTING, &c. L. BISHOP, Proprietor. '^LOOH AWE HOTEL IS PJO-W OFEINT. The scenery surrounding this beautifully situated hotel is UNSURPASSED IN SCOTLAND, and the hotel is furnished and decorated in a very superior and artistic manner. BILLIARDS, FISHING, BOATING, &c. A Splendid Nevi Steamer sails daily on Loch Aive in connection with Circular Totirs. See Caledonian Railway Tourist Giiide^ Special arrangements with excursion parties. Guides for the Ascekt of Den Cruachan. c This hotel is under the same management as the DALMALLY HOTEL Salmon and Trout Fishing on Loch Awe and the River Orchy, Free to Visitors. Coaches from Dalmally to Inveraray and Tarhet daily through the season. Tourists from the Loch Awe Hotel join the Coach at Cladich. DUNCAN FRASER, Proprietor. ^ 52 Liverpool. LAURENCE'S^ Temperance, Commercial, "tnd Family HOTEL, 20 &' 21, CLAYTON SQUARE, LIVERPOOL. This Hotel contains upwards of xoo ROOMS, mcludiog COFFEE ROOM, PRIVATE SITTINO ROOM^ BILL! ARl>an3 SMOfOS ROOM. The BEP ROOMS are well veatilated and comfortably furnished. TMa Midland and Z^ondon and Norih'MZetfem Siatiant ar4 ivithin three-minutid'walk, and'^ie Lancathire and Ycrkskire Static and Landing Stage within a convenunt distance* fC^RG^SSTRlC^LYMODERATt® I VERIE»00 SHAFTESBURY HOTEL, MOUNT PLEASANT. This Temperance Hotel contains over a hundred Rooms, comprising good Coffee Room, Ladies' Room, Smoke Room, and Commercial Room, 53 feet long, all on ground floor; also Stock Rooms, excellent .Bed Rooms, and Private Sitting Rooms. Three minutes' walk from Central and Lime Street Stations. Omnibuses to all parts of City pass by or near the Hotel. Meat Tea, Breakfast, and Bed Rcomffrom ys. a day. French,* German, and Welsh spoken. Night Porter. GOMPTOJSr HOTEL, LIVKRPOOJ;. See page i. Loch Awe—London. 53 POUT SONACHAN HOTEL, LOCH AWE. SITUATION UNRIVALLED; VIEWS MAGNIFICENT. Hotel replete with home comforts. Passengers from Mr. MacBrayne's Steamer Colnmla, and from Loch Awe station (Callander and Oban Rail¬ way) are landed at the hotel pier. The Steamer, "KILCIIUKN CASTLE," piles twice dally between tlie Hotel and Loeh Awe Station, Fishing on Loch Awe free. Boats and Boatmen in attendance. Posting in all its branches. Charges strictly moderate. THOMAS CAMERON, Proprietor. BONN'S PRIVATE HOTEL, 16, 17, 18, and 25, Surrey Street, STR.A.NX), W.C. The Devonshire House Temperance Hotel, 12, BISHOPSGATE WITHOUT, LONDON. ^ The best and finest situated Temperance Hotel in London: contains about sixty Bedrooms; Sitting-rooms, with Bedrooms en suite I large Coficc, Drawing, and Smoking Rooms. It is only one minute's walk from the Great Eastern Railway, the North London Railway, the London and North-Western Railway, the Metropolitan Railway, in Broad Street and Liverpool Street; and five minutes' from the Bank, Mansion House, and Royal Exchange. Omnibuses direct from Liverpool Street to Waterloo, Victoria, and Cannon Street Stations; also will be found very convenient for passengers by the Peninsular and Oriental Company's Steamers, viit Tilbury. DICKIN'S PRIVATE HOTEL, 16, NORFOLK STREET, STRAND, W.C. Overlooking the Victoria Embankment. Most Central for Business or Pleasure. Bed and Breakfast 3s. 6d. per day ; for two persons 6s. and 7s. Teas and Dinners at Moderate Charges. Attendance, 6d. PRIVATE SUITES OF APARTMENTS. 54 London—Isle of Man. VISITORS TO LONDON SHOULD SECURE ROOMS AT EATON'S TEMPERANCE HOTEL, 32, MILLMAN STREET, BEDFORD ROW, W.C. Once used, always used. CentraL Clean. Quiet. Simpson's (Limited) Divan Tavern, 103, STRAND, OPPOSITE EXETER HALL. Established 50 Years. The above establishment, so many years known and acknowledged the very best house in London to dine at, has also a magnificent Ladies' Dining Room, where ladies can dine in the same style and at the same price as fentlemen do in the large room down stairs. Wines at moderate prices. )inners k la Carte. Dinners from joints, including vegetables, bread, butter, cheese, and salad, 2S. td, each. Fish Dinners, from all fish in season, in¬ cluding vegetables, bread, butter, cheese and salad, &c., 2S, gd. Private Rooms for large or small parties. E. W. CATHIE, Managing Director, WILLIAMS'TEMPERANCE HOTEL, 20, KEPPEL STREET, RUSSELL SQUARE, W.a {Close io the British Museum and Nolbom.) P^ENTRAL position; equally convenient for the City or West End. Within is. cab fare of Euston, St. Pancras, King's Cross, and Metropolitan Railway Stations. CHARGES REALLY MODERATE. GRANVILLE HOTEL, THE PROMENADE, DOTTGlLi^S, isiE OF MAK. This beautifully-situated hotel is fitted with all modem conveniences and most elegantly and comfortably furnished throughout It combines the advantages of the most central business situation (directly facing the sea), with the finest views of the channel, bay, and headlands, to be had in Douglas, being situate on the new magnificent Marine Promenade. It is also contiguous to the steamers, post and telegraph offices, &c. SPECIAL BOARDING TERMS, including Bedroom and use of Drawing Room, and four meals at Table d'Hote, los. per day. Visitors wishing to be placed on these terms will please notify the same at the hotel bar on their arrival. Copet Room.—Breakfasts, Luncheons, and Teas, from ex. each ; Table d'Hote. at 6.30, js. each ; Bedrooms, ex. 6rf. per night. Attendance, ix. fief, per day. Very handsome Smoking and Billiard Rooms. A carefully-selected stock of high-class wines, with a reasonable tariff, is a feature of thiy hotel Beds can be reserved by telegram. The hotel porter meets all steamers. 56 Matlock. MATLOCK HOUSE HYDROPATHIC HSTABLISHMEHT AND VISITORS' Rummer mh MATLOCK BRIDGE, DERBYSHIRE. Proprietor - - - EDMUITD DOBSON. J^u/l Prospectus on application. ROOKSIDX:. ROWLAND'S WELL-KNOWN HYDROPATHIC AND BOARDING ES TA BLISHMENT, MATLOCK BANK, DERBYSHIRE. Terms from Ri I>^ (id. Proprietors - - l^r. and Miss ATKINS, Matlock—Pitlochry. 57 SMEDLEY'S HydropatMc Establishment, MATLOCK BRIDGE. PHV^rriANS Ihunter, M.D., &c. PHYSICUNS JVIACCALL, M.D., &c. This establishment is conducted with the same earnest solich tude and care for the interests of the sick which hare ch^acterised it for a period of nearly thirty years, and procured it a high knd wide¬ spread reputation under the late Mr. Smedley. Many additions and improvements have been made, and its usefulness and comfort have been enhanced. Electric bells are in every room. Electric appliances of all kinds are in operation, and there is a handsome Smoking Room. As a WINTER RESIDENCE this place is admirably adapted for Invalids, especially sufferers from Chest and Digestive disorders, Rheu¬ matism and Gout. It affords warm and well-ventilated public rooms, bedrooms, and corridors, covered balconies, permitting open-air exercise in all weathers, a handsome and specially-ventilated Turkish Bath, and Bath¬ houses, thoroughly re-constructed with all modern improvements; also a large Billiard Room, with two tables. The numbers during the winter months average from one hundred to one hundred and fifty. Prospectus on application to Manager. THE ATHOLE Hydropathic Establishme nt, PITLOCHRY, PERTHSHIRE. The locality of Pitlochry is famous alike for its dry, clear, bracing moun¬ tain air, the grandeur of its strath and mountain scenery, and the numerous and inviting walks and drives and places of interest in its neigh¬ bourhood. The house combines elegance with comfort, and commands, on all sides, extensive views of rich and varied scenery. The grounds are remarkable for their beauty and variety. Every provision has been made for out-door and in-door recreation and exercise. A special telegraph wire connects with the house. Excursion coaches start daily from the establishment for Loch Tummel, Falls of Bruar, Glen Tilt, Aberfeldy, Pass of Killiecrankie, Kenmore, Kin- loch-Rannoch, or other places of interest, there being a separate excursion for each day in the week, except Sunday. Accommodation for private carriages. Carriage hires at moderate rates. WILLIAM S. IRVINE, Consulting Physician. Prospectuses forwarded on application to CHARLES A. REINGPACH, Manager. Laie of the Langfuxm Hotelt London, 58 Oban. THE ALEXANDRA, FIRST-CLASS HOTEL, (On The Esplanade), O 33 .A. Stands within its own grounds, and commands the finest view in Ohan. L. G. M'ARTHUR, Proprietor. GREAT WESTERN HOTEL, OBAN. Bcantifiilly Sltn.ated. First Class. Mr. sutherland hogs to'intimate that the above hotel, well known-'as'thelTniST rtf THE HIOHLANDS. is now ready for the season. An elegant NewT)ining Hall has been added capable of accommodating two hundred persons. Billiard and Smoking Rooms. An Omnibus attends the arrival and departure of trains and steamers. Visitors conveyed to and from the hotel, free of charge. Oban-^Paris—Perth, 59 GrRAlSrX) HOTEL, Proprietor : Wm. THOM. ~p^ First Class ; for Families and Gentlemen* Omnibus awaits Trains and Steamers. Charges strictly moderate. OBAN, N.B. The Only First-Class Hotel convenient toQRailway Station and Pier. BEAUTIFUL DINING AND DRAWING ROOMS. SPACIOUS WELL-VENTILATED SMOKING AND BILLIARD ROOMS. Large Airy Bedrooms, handsomely furnished. UNRIVALLED VIEWS. C. CAMPBELL, ProPrietrix. MEUEICE'S HOTEL, OPPOSITE THE TUILERIES GARDENS, RUE DE RIVOLI, PARIS. Proprietor, H. SCHEURICH. Large and small apartments and single bedrooms for gentlemen. Table d'hote, reading room, and .smoking room. All modern comfort combined with moderate prices. A lift communicating with all the floors.' HENRY'S QUEEN'S HOTEL, Opposite the General Railway Station, PERTH. THAT IS THE HOUSE TO GO TO. THE SOUTHPORT "SMEDLEY" HYDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMEHT, TRAFALGAR ROAD, BIRKDALE PARK. " Resident Physician—Dr. F. A. ERl^EST BARNARDO. The increased popularity of Southport is Inrgely due to its climatic advantages as an Autumn and Winter Health Resort. The soil is sandyj rainfall moderate, much sunshine and clear sky. The establishment is heated throughout, and is most suitable for patients and visitors in every way. For Prospectus of Terms, apply to J. A. GREW, Manager. P enzanci—Strat/ord'-on-Avon. 6i FENZANCE. MOUNTS BAY HOTEL, ESPLANADE, Built and furnished by its present owner nearly twenty years ago. Fifty-five rooms, having an uninterrupted and unsurpassed view of St. MichaePs Mount and the whole of the bay. Heated in Winter with Hot Water. Hot and Cold Baths. Posting in all its branches. Choice Wines, &c. Ladies' Drawing Room. Table d' H6te. Charges moderate. Porter meets each train. MRS. EDWARD LAVIN, Proprietress. THE HOHSE FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL hotel, KNOWN TO AMERICANS AS WASHINGTON JRViNG'S HOTEL, STRATFORD-ON-AVON. FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATION AT MODERATE CHARGES. Hottl Omnibus meets the Trains, BILLIARD ROOM WITH TWO TABLES. POSTING IN ALL ITS BRANCHES. STEATFORD-ON-^VOlSr. SHAKESPEARE HOTEL This old-established Hotel is centrally situated, being next door to the Town Hall, a few minutes' walk from the house where Shakespeare was bom, five doors from where he died, and within five minutes' walk of the grand old church where his remains lie buried. BILLIARD AND BATH ROOMS. C JUSTINS, Proprietor. 62 St. BoswdPs—Stirling—Stockton- dn- Teet. RAILWAY HOTEL, 5^- Boswell's station. A. BRYDONK, Proprietor, NEAREST HOTEL TO I GOOD FISHING ORYBURCH ABBEY. I Ilf THE NEIGHBOURHOOD. yo6 mtd Post Horstt.—Pott Chaises, Phaetons, and Gigs. A HOME FROM HOME. CARMICHAEL'S HOTEL, MURRAY PLACK, SrrZROL.ZN'G. Recently Rebuilt. Established Forty-seven Years. STOCKTON-ON-TEES. COUNTY HOTEL (COUIIERCIAI. AND FAMILY TEMPERANCE). This Hotel, conveniently situated near the North Stockton Railway Station and the business centre of the town (occupying a prominent position at the corner of Bishopton Road and Leeds Street), and containing 26 newly furnished rooms, is open for the reception of commercial gentlemen and families who desire the quiet of a Temperance House, combined with the scrupulous cleanliness and superior cooking of a First-Class Hotel. Spacious Commercial Room, Large Coffee Room, Stock RoomSf Smoking Room, Airy Bedrooms, Batk Room for Hot and ColdBaths, Daily Dinner at One o'clock. Boots meets all trains. WEMTSS BAY. On the CLYDE. HYDROPATHIC ESTABLISHMENT. Wemyss Bay Railw^ has throueh communication with London and principal stations, and Caledonian Returu Tickets are available for any time. *' We talk about the beauty of the Greek islands, and of the mingled grandeur and loveliness of the Mediterranean seaboard ; but 1 have never seen anything more beauti¬ ful than Wemyss Bay was yesterday, and I do not hesitate to say that there is no picture- gallery in the world that can present from the hand of Nature such a picture."—of Kavens-wcrths Physician—V.0^ALT) CURRIE, M.D., C.M. SIVIER'S HOTEL, RYDE, Facing the Pier, and commanding full view of Spithead and Solent, with landing stage from the sea. TERMS MODERATE. Special Arrangements made for Boarders. W. G. WOODROW, Manager. tsle of Wighi. 63 THE WAVERLEY FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL TEMPERANCE HOTEL, FACING THE SEA, Close to the Pier and adjoining the EspUnade Hotel, Esplanade, RYDE. Hot and Cold Sba Water Baths. Moderate Charges. Posting in all its Branches. T. G. KEMP, Proprietor. RVD^' KEMP. Posting- . Cold Sea Batus. ^ Hot and ^ VI ISTE HOTEL, CASTLE STREET, RYDE, ISLE OF WIGHT- w ?3 W > ^ § i s > * z o H W > This well-known and favourite hotel, established seventy-three years, commands a full view of the sea and piers. Replete with every domestic comfort, and combining the advantage of a moderate scale of charges. A spacious coffee room, large smoking room, and private sitting rooms. , ,,, .. a n ^ ^ HY. W. SANDERS, 64 hie of Wight. SANDOWN, ISLE OF WIGHT. I>IEK HOTEIi, Facing the Pier, aad commanding tmintermpted views of the Bay and surroun^g scenery. A First-Class Hotel, alTording every Comfort. Table d'Hotk at Separate Tables. OMNIBUS AT RAIL. c o. wilkinson, Managtr. L J SANDOWN HOTEL, ''SANDOWN-BAY, ISLE OF WIGHT.- WALTER MEW, Proprietor, WINE AND SPIRIT STORES. POSTAL ESTABLISHMENT. * Railway from Ryde to Sandown—time, 15 min, KING'S HEAD FAMILY HOTEL, SANDOWN. This Hotel has been much enlarged and entirely refurnished. Comfort combined with moderate charges. Lawn running to the shore. Mrs. way, Proprietress. TOTLAND BAY HOTEL. This hotel overlooks one of the most charming ba3rs in the Isle of Wight, ^ its terraces and windows commanding full views of the Solent. It is contiguous to the Needles, and about two miles from Freshwater and Yar¬ mouth; and has been fitted up with every regard to comfort and convenience. There are Tennis Lawn, Select Promenade, Splendid Bathing, Good Anchorage for Yachts, and a Fine Promenade Pier. The direct approach is viA the South-Westem Railway to Lymington, crossing by steamer to Yarmouth, where an omnibus and carriages await the arrival of each steamer. . Manager, Miss PLEMINQ, From the Langham HoteL billiards. good stabling. THE HUMMUMS HOTEL, COVENT GARDEN, W.C., still continues to keep up its old prestige for GOOD DINNERS and the CHOICEST WINES. 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