This beautiful city is frequently visited by tourists in their route to Wales, and thence there are stage-coaches to Aberystwith, Caermarthen, Shrewsbury, &c.

The Cathedral, the China Manufactories, and the Guildhall, are the principal objects worthy of notice. For a more detailed account of Worcester, the reader is referred to "LEIGH'S ROADBOOK OF ENGLAND."

Inns The Star and Garter, the Hop-Pole, the Crown, the Angel, the Unicorn.

Is a large and well-built town, with about 12,000 inhabitants, situated on the high road from Shrewsbury to Chester. From its size and consequence it has sometimes been denominated the Metropolis of North Wales. The surrounding country is beautiful, though the appearance of the immediate outskirts of the town is by no means prepossessing.

The Church, formerly collegiate, is an elegant Gothic structure, not surpassed in design, proportion, or taste, by any edifice built in the time of Henry VII. It was commenced about 1457, and finished in 1472, with the exception of the

tower, which was not completed till 1506. The body of the church is 178 feet long and 62 broad. The tower, which rises 135 feet in height, and is 22 feet square, is a beautiful specimen of the florid Gothic style. It is adorned with numerous statues, one of which, with a hind by its side, represents the patron, St. Giles.

The interior also presents several objects worthy of notice. The timbers supporting the roof are grotesquely carved, and over the arches are the arms of many of the British and Saxon Princes. The altar-piece, representing the Lord's Supper, and another picture, of David playing on the harp before Saul, in the south aisle, are supposed to have been painted by Rubens. They were presented by Elihu Yale, Esq., who was buried in the churchyard in 1721. On his tomb is a poetical inscription. This gentleman is distinguished for having introduced auctions into this kingdom, about the year 1700. The sale consisted of some goods that were brought from Madras or Fort George in the East Indies, of which place he had been governor.

Amongst the monuments is a beautiful specimen of sculpture by Roubiliac, in memory of Mary, the daughter of Sir Richard Middleton, who died in 1747. Opposite to this monument is a figure representing Bishop Bellot, a distinguished linguist, who was employed in the translation of the Scriptures, and died near Wrexham in 1596. At the end of the north aisle is a mural monument, by Roubiliac, containing profiles of the Rev. Thomas Middleton and Arabella his wife. Under the belfry is the figure of a knight in armour, which was dug up during the last century. In the Civil Wars this church was converted into a prison by the Parliament Forces.

Dr. D. Williams, who founded the Dissenters' Library in Redcross Street, London, was born at Wrexham in 1644.

Wrexham has a Town-hall and a Free-School. In the vicinity are several collieries and iron-works. The Market is held on Monday and Thursday, but the latter is the principal. In March a noted fair is held here.

Inns - The Eagles, the Red Lion, and the Golden Lion.

ACTON PARK,

One mile from Wrexham, on the right of the road to Chester, is the seat of Sir Foster Cunliffe. It is remarkable as the birthplace of the infamous Judge Jefferies.

DESCRIPTION

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THE WY E.

THIS river takes its rise in Montgomeryshire, near the summit of Plinlimmon, and about two miles from the source of the Severn. After dividing the counties of Radnor and Brecknock, it passes through the middle of Herefordshire, becomes a second boundary between Monmouthshire and Gloucestershire, and falls into the Severn a little below Chepstow. In its course it receives the tributary waters of numerous smaller streams, and passes by the village of Llangerrig, and the towns of Rhaiadyr, Builth, Hay, Hereford, Ross, Monmouth, and Chepstow.

The scenery from the Source to the Hay is very picturesque, but the portion of the Wye to which travellers usually resort is between Ross and Chepstow. The distance by water is thirtyeight miles; that is, twenty from Ross to Monmouth, and eighteen from Monmouth to Chepstow. Few persons, however, now pursue the voyage further than Monmouth, as the New Road from that town to Chepstow commands better views of the scenery than those obtained from the Boat. We shall give, however, a Plan of the Voyage for the whole distance, as well as an account of the New Road.

Boats for the voyage can be hired at the Inns at Ross. The distance from Ross to Monmouth may be performed in five hours, but this will not allow time for stopping to see any of the various objects on the banks. The price of a boat varies, according to the size and accommodation, from 17. 10s. to 27. This may appear high, but it must be recollected that the boats have to be towed the whole of the way back before they can be let again. The same price is charged from Monmouth to

Chepstow, and the voyage occupies four hours. The boatmen expect nothing but a trifling donation for beer.

The general character of the scenery is that of a glen or deep dell, the opposite sides of which rise abruptly from the edge of the water, and are clothed with woods broken into cliffs. In some places the banks approach so near, that the river occupies the whole intermediate space, and nothing is seen but wood, rocks, and water; in others, they recede, and the eye catches an occasional glimpse of hamlets, ruins, and detached buildings, partly seated on the margin of the stream, and partly scattered on the rising grounds. The towering height of the rocky and well-wooded acclivities, the contrast of lines exhibited by their folding successively one over another, and the winding of the river between them, produce a very striking effect, which is heightened by the wildness of the whole scene, and the deep shadows of the hills.

The following PLAN OF A VOYAGE DOWN THE WYE, from Ross to Chepstow, will assist the tourist in discovering the various objects on the banks. Each division terminates at the place where parties usually disembark.

Below Ross the banks of the river present meadows backed by cliffs, which soon terminate on that side in rich pastures. On the Wilton side, the banks are at first low, but soon rise into a ridge, partially covered with wood, which continues beyond Goodrich Castle, where it slopes to the river.

Wilton Bridge and Castle, about a mile from Ross, have already been noticed.-See Ross. The ride from Ross over Wilton Bridge is very pretty; but the approach to Goodrich Castle by the water is too beautiful to be omitted, although the first two or three miles beyond Wilton present few interesting objects.