days. Return ticket, double fare.

TO SALISBURY.

1. Waterloo, 83 miles, 1 hour and 56 minutes; first class, 17s. 6d. ; second, 12s. 3d. ; third, 6s. 11d.; 8 trains every weekday, 2 on Sundays. Return ticket, first class 30s.; second, 21s.; third, 12s.

TO SCARBOROUGH. King's Cross via York, 233 miles, 5 hours and 45 minutes; first class, 35s.; second, 26s. íid. ; third, 19s.; 7 trains every every week-day, 1 on Sundays. Return ticket, first class, 68s. 3d.; second, 51s. 9d.

TO SHEFFIELD. King's Cross, 162 miles, 3 hours and 43 minutes; first class, 20s. 11d.; second, 17s. 5d.; third, 13s. 1d. ; 7 trains every week-day, 1 on Sundays. Return ticket, double fare.

TO SOUTHAMPTON. Waterloo, 782 miles, 2 hours and 20 minutes; first class, 15s. 6d.; second, 11s.; third, 6s. 6d. ; 13 trains every week-day, 5 on Sundays. Return ticket, first class, 26s. 6d. ; second, 18s. 6d.; third, 11s. 6d.

TO STRATFORD-ON-AVON. Paddington, 110 miles, 3 hours 40 minutes; first class, 17s. 3d.; second, 12s. 4d.; third, 8s. 8d.; 4 trains every week day, 1 on Sundays. Return ticket, first class, 31s. 5d.; second, 22s. 6d.

Το TAUNTON.

Paddington, 163 miles, 3 hours and 35 minutes; first class, 35s.; second, 25s.; third, 13s. 6d. ; 9 trains on week days, 3 on Sundays. Return ticket, first class, 55s.; second, 40s.

TO TINTERN.

Paddington, via Chepstow, thence by train about 4 times daily; first class, 30s.; second, 21s.; third, 14s. 5d. Return ticket, first class, 50s.; second, 35s.

TO TORQUAY. Paddington, 220 miles, 5 hours and 17 minutes; first class, 40s. 2d.; second, 28s. 5d.; third, 16s. 54d.; 6 trains every week day, I on Sundays. Return ticket, first class, 62s.9d.; second, 45s. 1d.

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TO TUNBRIDGE WELLS. Charing Cross, 34 miles, 1 hour and 10 minutes; first class 10s.; second, 7s. 6d,; third, 2s 8d.; 17 trains every week day 3 on Sundays. Return ticket first class, 15s. ; second, 11s. 2. Victoria, 49 miles, 2 hours; first class, 8s. 6d. ; second, 6s. third, 3s. 4d.; 5 trains every week day, 2 on Sundays. Return tickets, first class, 13s. 6d.; second, 9s. 6d. ; third, 6s.

TO VENTNOR.

Victoria, via Portsmouth and Ryde, thence by train about every hour; first class, 21s. 2d. ; second, 15s. 1d. ; third, 11s. Return tickets, first class, 35s. 9d.; second, 26s. 6d.; third, 19s. 9d.

TO WARRICK. Paddington, 1073 miles, 3 hours; first class, 15s. 6d. ; second, 11s. 10d.; third, 8s. 6d. ; 6 trains every week-day, on Sundays. Return ticket, first class, 28s. 6d.; second, 22s.

TO WELLS. Paddington, 125 miles, 4 hours and 10 minutes; first class, 24s. 9d.; second, 18s. 6d.; third, 11s. 6d. ; 6 trains every weekday. No Sunday train. Re

second, 33s. 3d.

TO WINCHESTER. Waterloo, 66 miles,

hour and

33 minutes; first class, 13s. 10d.; second, 9s. 9d.; third, 5s. 6d.; 14 trains every week-day, 5 on Sundays. Return ticket, first class, 24s.; second, 17s. ; third, 10s.

TO WINDERMERE. Euston, 260 miles, 7 hours and 7 minutes; first class, 37s.; second, 29s. 3d.; third, 21s. 6d; 6 trains every week-day, on Sundays. Return ticket, first class, 75s. 4d.; second, 55s. 10d.

TO WINDSOR. Paddington, 21 miles, 35 minutes; first class, 3s. 9d.; second, 2s. 10d.; third, 1s. 11d.; 29 trains every week-day. The Sunday trains (of which there are 17) leave from Bishop's Road instead of Paddington. Return ticket, first class, 5s. 6d. ; second, 4s. 3d.

TO WORCESTER. Paddington, 120 miles, 3 hours and 25 minutes; first class, 21s.; second, 15s. ; third, 9s. 6d.; 4 trains every week-day, 1 on Sundays. Return ticket, first class, 35s.; second, 25s.

TO YARMOUTH. Liverpool street, via Ipswich, 121 miles, 3 hours and 50 minutes; first class, 22s. 8d.; second, 17s. 3d.; third, 13s. 8d; trains every week-day, 1 on Sundays. Return ticket, first class, 34s.; second, 28s. 9d. ; third, 21s. 6d.

TO YORK. King's Cross, 188 miles, 3 hours and 55 minutes; first class, 27s. 6d.; second, 21s. 3d.; third, 15s. 8d.; 10 trains every weekday; 3 on Sundays. Return ticket, double fare.

ROUTE 40.

SOUTHAMPTON TO LONDON.

78 miles. First class, 15s. 6d. ; second, 11s.; third, 6s. 6d.

OUTHAMPTON (Hotels : see "HOTEL LIST") is

a place which, since the establishment of ocean steam-navi

gation, by the construction of

capacious docks, and a direct communication with London and the more important inland towns by railway, has risen from the position of a mediocre port, to that of one of the first class, and has now become the mail and passenger station of the Royal Mail Steam Packet, the Peninsular and Oriental, North German Lloyd, and other companies. It has a large general foreign and coasting trade. It was formerly strongly defended by fortifications, and one of its gates, the Bargate, is still one of the most remarkable objects in the town. It is ornamented with the figures of two personages who play an important part in the traditional history of the place, Sir Bevis of Hamptonne and the Giant Ascopart, whom he slew in single combat, according to some authorities, or subdued and made his servant, according to others. Its municipality is conspicuous amongst those of the kingdom for its public spirit and its hospitalities to distinguished visitors.

It has few public buildings of interest. The head-quarters of the Trigonometrical, or as it is better known, the Ordnance Survey of the United Kingdom, is

here in a building devoted to the purpose. One of its most noble modern buildings is the Hartley Institute, founded and liberally endowed by an inhabitant named Hartley, for the promotion of the study of modern languages and various sciences specified in his will.

About three miles from Southampton (reached by local railway) are the remains of Netley Abbey, most picturesquely situated, which may possibly be associated in the mind of the reader with certain mention of them in the 66 Ingoldsby Legends." The Abbey is open every day except Sunday and Thursday. On the latter day it can be seen on written application to Mr Lomar, 18 Portland street, Southampton. A fly to the Abbey and return costs 5s. In the vicinity is the Royal Victoria Hospital, a noble national institution for the reception of invalid soldiers, of whom it can accommodate 1200; it cost over £400,000. The foundation-stone was laid by the Queen in 1856, and the building was opened in 1863. It is the depôt, and forms the head-qnarters of the Medical Department of the Navy.

Southampton was occasionally visited by King Canute, and it is said that here the incident which led to his reproval of his courtiers for their gross flattery took place. The NEW FOREST, in the neighbourhood of Southampton, of which frequent mention is made in the histories of Winchester and Southampton, is a district in Hampshire, comprising 66,700 acres, belonging to the crown. The Conqueror is said to have reduced this space to the condition of forest-land by the destruction of numerous villages, forbidding its recultivation, and other tyrannical expedients, in order to gratify his fondness for

hunting, when in residence at Winchester, which he had made his capital. This statement has been doubted, and it is said to have been a forest known by the name of Itene, prior to the Conquest. The timber now grown upon it does not pay for the administration of the domain. In this forest William Rufus was shot by Sir Walter Tyrrell, accidentally it is supposed, with an arrow, while hunting. Upon the decay of the old oak, which was shown, up to the middle of the last century, as marking the spot where the event occurred, an inscribed stone was substituted for it.

There are still many deer in the forest, and there is a well-known breed of diminutive horses, and another of swine, peculiar to it. There are many beautiful drives through the forest, but its chief place is Lyndhurst, the situation of which is very beautiful. From the tower of the church a fine view of the forest may be obtained. This place is about 10 miles from Southampton. At Beaulieu (5 miles from Hythe) are the remains of a Cistercian abbey, founded by King John in 1204, and of a Preceptory of the Knights Templars, this last being now converted into farm buildings.

Leaving Southampton for London, we first reach Bishopstoke (5 miles), crossing the river Itchen by a viaduct immediately after leaving Southampton. Here are the beautiful gardens attached to the Rectory, with a good collection of Oriental plants. branch line turns off to Salisbury.) Just beyond Bishopstoke we pass Hursley, the late vicar of which was the Rev. John Keble, author of "The Christian Year.

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We next arrive at WINCHESTER (12 miles), (Hotel: George). This is one of the most ancient

cities in the kingdom, having been always a place of importance, and occupied successively by Britons, Belgæ, Romans, Saxons, Danes, and Normans. From the time of its conquest by Cerdic the Saxon, in 519, it remained the capital of the West Saxon Kings, and, from the time of Egbert, virtually the capital of all England until the Norman conquest. William the Conqueror made it his chief place of residence, and it remained the capital of England under several of his successors. It suffered much in the wars between Stephen and the Empress Matilda, also in those between Henry III. and his barons, so much of the city having been laid in ruins, that its decadence may be dated from this time. Although a petition to Henry VI. stated that 997 houses were unoccupied, and 17 churches closed, it is said that, upon the occasion of the visit to Winchester of Henry VIII. and the Emperor Charles V. of Spain, the sight of the wealth and magnificence of the religious establishments there so excited the cupidity of the king, as to first suggest to him the idea of their general suppression and seizure throughout the kingdom. Charles II. commenced building a palace here, designed by Wren, on a grand scale; but, discontinued at his death, its remains nave been converted into barracks. The town has been much improved of late years, but can never recover a shadow of its ancient importance, which it appears to have owed entirely after its abandonment as a capital, to the great number of its religious establishments. Out of three royal minsters, more than sixty churches, and a great number of conventual establishments, which formerly existed here, very few remain. Winchester Castle and Wolvesey Castle, the seat of the bishops,

were destroyed in the civil wars, on the capture of the town by Cromwell; on which occasion, also, the stained-glass windows of the cathedral, the tombs of the prelates, and relics preserved there, were ruthlessly defaced or destroyed by his fanatical soldiers. The hall of the castle, built by William the Conqueror, is now used as the County Hall, and at the end is suspended the curious piece of antiquity called "King Arthur's Round Table." The Bridewell stands upon the site of Hyde Abbey, the burial place of Alfred the Great. Winchester Cathedral is one of the largest, most magnificent, and, at the same time, one of the most ancient, in the kingdom. Here are buried Richard, a younger son of the Conqueror, and William Rufus, who succeeded him, and who was killed by accident or otherwise in the New Forest. He lies under a plain grey tombstone, without inscription, in the choir. Beside these a long list is given of Saxon saints and sovereigns who are buried here; and of many prelates, whose names live in history from the high stations which they held, or from the benefits which they conferred upon their own or after-times, amongst whom may be mentioned William of Wykeham, Edyngton, Courtenay, Waynefleet, and Cardinal Beaufort - Shakespeare's Cardinal Beaufort-who "died and gave no sign," but who, nevertheless, was munificent in his benefactions to this place, of which he was bishop. His effigy, in full cardinal's costume, has been allowed to remain. The sepulchral chapels, or canopied tombs, of these bishops are some of the most beautiful and elaborate in the world.

In this cathedral Henry III., surnamed of Winchester, was born, William Rufus and Richard

Coeur-de-Lion were crowned, John degraded himself by doing homage to the pope's legate for his kingdom; and Henry IV.and Joan of Brittany, and Philip of Spain and Queen Mary, were married. The chair used by the latter upon the occasion is still shown.

Richard Cromwell, the son of Oliver, after retiring from the protectorate, withdrew to the Manor of Merdon, in this neighbourhood, where he quietly spent the rest of his life. When the manor-house was pulled down, the seal of the commonwealth was discovered concealed in one of its walls.

HOSPITAL OF ST CROSS, one mile south of the city, should be visited. It was founded in 1136, and supports thirteen brethren. The "wayfarer's dole," consisting of a piece of bread, and a cup of ale from a leather bottle, is given to all who demand it. The choir of the church has beautiful carvings. The hall, with its minstrels' gallery, and open wood roof, the cloister, and the kitchen, are very interesting. Adjoining the hall is the residence of the master, and west of it, the residences of the brethren. Admission, one person, 6d. ; two, ls. ; a party, 1s. 6d.

Winchester School is one of the most celebrated in England, of which it has produced a goodly proportion of the statesmen, scholars, poets, and divines. The college, as it is called, was founded by William of Wykeham, in 1387, as a pendant or contributory institution to his other grand foundation of New College, Oxford, of which an account is given in its proper place. The original buildings, consisting of two spacious quadrangles of characteristic architecture, are still occupied for their intended purpose.

Leaving Winchester, we pass through a tunnel, and over a high

embankment, to Andover Road Station (22 miles), near which, on the right, we see Stratton Park, the seat of Lord Northbrook, where there is a fine collection of paintings. On the right, beyond BASINGSTOKE (32 miles), we observe the ruins of Basing House, celebrated for the gallant defence which was made here by the Marquis of Winchester against the parliamentary forces. Close to the station, on the left, we see the ruins of The Holy Ghost Chapel, built in the reign of Henry VIII. by Lord Sandes, for the promotion of "works of piety, charity, and religion." It was suppressed in the reign of Edward VI., revived in that of Philip and Mary, and finally closed by James I. The revenues of the estate are now devoted to the support of a school. During the Saxon Heptarchy there was a burial-ground here, and it is asserted that there was once an ancient Saxon church in which seven kings offered their devotions at the same time. The edifice is of brick, faced with freestone. On the south side, between the windows, are pedestals with niches above them, in which, it is most probable, statues were formerly placed. The south and east walls alone remain, together with a hexagonal tower at the south-west corner, and a room adjoining it. Near Farnborough (453 miles) we see, on the right, Aldershott Camp. We pass some stations of no importance, and reach KINGSTON (662 miles). In this town we may see the stone on which the Saxon kings sat to be crowned. About 6 miles farther is Wimbledon Station, near which is the common, on which the annual shooting matches, under the auspices of the National Volunteer Rifle Association, are held.

About a quarter of an hour afterwards we reach the Waterloo terminus.