Carisbrook is 1 mile from Newport, and was once the capital. The church is reputed to be of great antiquity, and to have been built on the site of a Saxon church, which was in existence for some centuries before the Conquest. Near the church are the remains of a Cistercian Priory. The ruins of Carisbrook Castle, covered with ivy, rise above a steep hill close by. The Keep, supposed to have been a Saxon fortress, towers above the rest of the buildings. The outer walls of the castle en

former has beautiful grounds. On the coast, about 2 miles from Wotton Bridge, is King's Quay, where, it is said, King John landed, after signing Magna Charta at Runnymede. 1 miles from Wotton Bridge are the ruins of Quarr Abbey, built in the 12th century. It was so called from the stone quarries in the neighbourhood. A short distance from Quarr Abbey is RYDE, one of the most fashionable watering-places in the south of England. Near Ryde is the village of Brading,

the church of which is built on the site of the oldest church in the island, which is said to have been erected in 704.

The tourist may make an excursion to Ventnor, on the south side of the island, either direct by rail from Ryde, or by fly from Newport. If he takes the latter route, he reaches, 3 miles from Newport, Gatcombe, and 3 miles farther, the village of Godshill. The church of this place was one of the six in the island which Fitz Osborne gave to the Abbey of Lyra in Normandy. At the distance of a mile is Appuldurcombe, a fine house, with spacious and picturesque grounds, the property of the Earl of Yarborough. It contains a good collection of pictures and various other works of art. An obelisk of 70 ft. high is erected here in memory of Sir Robert Worsley, under whose directions the house was built. At some distance are the ruins of Cook's Castle.

VENTNOR (Hotels: Royal, Marine), is greatly frequented by consumptive patients. About 2 miles distant is the village of St. Laurence, where is the smallest church in the United Kingdom, originally only 25 feet long, and 12 feet wide; but the length has recently been increased to 40 ft. A few miles from Ventnor along the coast is Black Gang Chine, a deep cleft in the rock, caused by a stream flowing out into the sea. The precipice, in some parts, is 500 ft. high. To the east of Ventnor is the pretty village of Bonchurch; and, a little farther, Luccombe Chine, and Shanklin Chine. The latter is the most frequently visited of all the ravines in the island. About 17 miles north-west of Ventnor is Freshwater Bay. Here we see two peculiar rocks, one in the shape of

a cone, the other an arch; this latter is 200 yards from the shore. Freshwater Cave is 120 ft. deep, and there are three others, of somewhat less dimensions, in the neighbourhood. THE NEEDLES are five rocks, of which three only preserve their original height, situated near Scratchell's Bay, at the western extremity of the island. They are white, with a black base, and are curiously mottled with flints. Near them is a lighthouse, on an elevation which raises it 715 ft. above the sea. Alum Bay, to the north of the Needles, derives its name from the quantities of alum found on the beach.

From Ryde, the crossing to PORTSMOUTH can be effected in less than half an hour. The best route is by Southsea, and thence by tramway to PORTSMOUTH (Hotels: George, Fountain). Population, in 1861, 94,799. This town, with Gosport, forms one of the principal garrisons in the kingdom, and it contains the most important dockyard. The great basin measures 380 by 260 ft., and extends over 2 acres. There are extensive dry docks and landing-slips; also spacious storehouses, and the usual buildings and appliances of such establishments on a grand scale.

ROUTE 34.

LONDON TO WINDSOR

AND STOKE POGIS.

214 miles; 1st class, 3s. 9d.; 2nd, 2s. 10d.; 3rd, 1s. 9d. Return tickets, 1st class, 5s. 6d.; 2nd, 4s. 3d.

INDSOR may be reached in about an hour by the Great Western Railway. Trains run many times a day.

paintings are very fine, consisting, in a great measure, of the works of the old masters, together with more modern pictures of a high order of merit. There are also several beautiful bronzes and marbles, chiefly in the great corridor, which extends, 520 ft. in length, along the south and east sides of the court. The terrace affords a delightful promenade, and the garden beneath, which is reached by a flight of steps from the east terrace, is beautifully arranged,

Harrison Ainsworth in his historical romance of "Windsor Castle." On the south of the castle lies the great park, in which is the Long Walk, extending from the precincts of the castle to Snowhill, a distance of 3 miles. On each side is a row of venerable elms, many of them fast falling into decay. On Snow-hill, at the end of the Long-walk, is a colossal bronze statue of George III. In this park is Frogmore Lodge, for some time the residence of

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the late Duchess of Kent, and now in the occupation of the Prince and Princess Christian. The Mausoleum, erected by the Queen, in memory of the late Prince Consort, and in which his remains are entombed, is visible from the Long-walk. At the southern extremity of the great park is Virginia Water, the largest artificial lake in the kingdom.

St. George's Chapel is a beautiful specimen of Gothic architecture; it is well proportioned, the roof is richly decorated, the windows contain elaborate designs in choice stained glass, and, over the stalls of the Knights of the Garter their banners are hung, and their escutcheons emblazoned in a long series commencing with those of Edward III., the founder of the order. The great east window was designed by West, historical painter to George III. A chapel was erected here, and dedicated to St. George by Edward III., but the present structure, which has been restored at great expense during the present reign, was commenced by Edward IV. A.D.1461, but not completed until the early part of the sixteenth century.

Several of the kings of England have been buried here. The tomb of Edward IV. is of steel, the work of Quintin Matsys; opposite to it is the marble tomb of Henry VI. Henry VIII. and Charles I. are buried under the choir. At the foot of the altar is a subterranean passage leading to the vault which contains the coffins of George III., George IV., William IV., and other members of the royal family.

STOKE POGIS is 5 miles from Windsor. Slough is the nearest railway-station, but it frequently happens that there are no carriages to be had at the Slough-station,

and the tourist will find it more convenient to make the excursion from Windsor, stopping at the Slough-station on his return from Stoke Pogis, or going on to Windsor to take the train to London.

The route is by ETON COLLEGE, which is a mile from Windsor, on the opposite side of the Thames, and which is a prominent object in the landscape from the castle. It is one of the most celebrated schools in the kingdom, and has had as pupils some of the most distinguished men of several generations of Englishmen. Amongst others the poet Gray, who made it the subject of a well-known ode; Sir Robert Walpole, Lord Bolingbroke, the famous Earl of Chatham, Horace Walpole, Fox, Canning, Hallam, and the Duke of Wellington.

STOKE POGIS is an agricultural village. The manor was once held by W. Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania. This place is chiefly visited from its connection with the poet Gray, who spent the greater part of his tranquil life, and is buried, here. The old manor-house, now destroyed, was the scene of his "Long Story," and the churchyard that of his best known poem, the " Elegy written in a country Churchyard." Close to the entrance to the park, in which the church is situated, is the monument erected to the memory of Gray by the late Mr. Penn. It is of freestone, and consists of a sarcophagus supported on a square pedestal, with inscriptions on each side. Three of them are from his "Ode to Eton College," and the "Elegy." One is