cuttings, through the blue clay, in making which vast numbers of fossils were found, principally consisting of gryphæa and ammonites. On the right is the village and church of BRADWELL, and close to the line is a quarry, from which materials have been taken to construct the neighbouring embankments; in this the blue clay may be seen resting on the oolite limestone, which appears of a yellowish colour, having been exposed to the weather, but is blue when first broken; it is of a very hard texture, and has been used for building the neighbouring bridge. Just after this, the train stops at the grand central depôt of the company, WOLVERTON STATION. From London 52 miles.-From Birmingham 59 miles. This Station is an extensive establishment, and will probably give rise to the formation of a new town; the engine house, which is 112 yards square, is on the left, and the booking offices on the right side; upwards of fifty cottages belonging to the servants of the company have already sprung into existence. A stall at which confectionary is sold, is permitted at this station. Just beyond the station, the road from Newport Pagnell to Stony Stratford is crossed by a bridge, from which, on the left, towards Stony Stratford, WOLVERTON CHURCH is observable amidst the trees, about half a mile off. STONY STRATFORD is a market town in Bucks, two miles on the left of the station; it consists principally of one street, situated on the parliamentary road from London to Birmingham, Holyhead, Chester, and Liverpool, and contains about 1700 inhabitants. The name is supposed to be derived from a ford of the Ouse, anciently situated about here. Owing to the great thoroughfare, there is considerable traffic carried on; but the only manufacture is that of bone lace: the market is held on Friday, and there are several fairs in the year. BUCKINGHAM, ten miles and a half on the left, is a borough and market town of considerable antiquity; the present name is Saxon, buck, signifying a stag, ing a meadow, and ham a village; the neighbourhood was in ancient times celebrated for its forests and deer. This town suffered much from the incursions of the Danes, and the remains of walls erected on the sides of the Ouse by Edward the Elder, to protect the inhabitants from these depredations, are still distinguishable. In 1724, a dreadful fire took place in the town, by which several streets were burnt down: many of these houses are not yet rebuilt. The town stands on a peninsula formed by the river Ouse; it nearly encircling the town, constituted in former days a natural moat; there are several bridges, two of which are of very ancient date. The lace trade formerly employed the inhabitants to a considerable extent; but this has been much limited by the improvements in machinery that have taken place at Nottingham. There is a general market held on Saturday, and one exclusively for calves on Monday. Fairs, chiefly for the sale of cattle, are held on old New Year's Day, the last Monday in January, March the 7th, the second Monday in April, May the 6th, Whit Thursday, July 10th, Sept. 4th, Oct. 2nd, Saturday after old Michaelmas Day, Nov. 8th, and Dec. 13th. Buckingham gives the title of Duke to the family of Grenville. At a few miles distance, northward from the town, beyond Stowe, is TINGEWICK, the seat of the Duke of Buckingham and Marquis of Chandos, celebrated for its costly splendour and magnificence: at a distance the visitor is led to anticipate much, from the number of towers, columns, obelisks, &c., which rise above the foliage; and on arriving, there is so much of grandeur, beauty, and taste exhibited, that the description would be adequate to fill volumes. The grounds are ornamented by temples, pavilions, arches, grottos, gardens, statues, and groves; the mansion, which is situated on a sloping lawn, faces the south, its front consisting of a centre connected by colonnades to two pavillion wings; a projecting pediment, supported by Corinthian columns, is at the entrance; and from this down to the lawn is a flight of magnificent steps, at the bottom of which are two large stone lions. The interior vies with the exterior in all that is superb: the saloon, the halls, the drawing-rooms, music-room, library, state galleries, state bed-chambers, state closets, &c., are all of a character equal to the rest of this princely establishment. Four and a half miles to the right is the town of NEWPORT PAGNELL, one of the largest in Buckinghamshire; it is situated on a slight eminence, and the main street is well built, but deficient with respect to a good pavement and lighting. The river Levet runs |