ROOM AND BATHS Occupy a pleasant position at the north-west angle of Victoria Terrace. This tasteful structure was erected in 1838, on the site of a building which had been raised shortly after the discovery of the spring. It has a pleasant colonnade on the side of the Leam. The interior is elegantly fitted up. Το its other attractions it adds a reading-room and pleasure-grounds. The ORIGINAL BATHS, Bath Street, were the first established in Leamington, being founded in 1786 by Thomas Abbots. The present building, which is of a tasteful character, is of a more recent date. Among the objects with which its interior is adorned is a portrait of Dr. Jephson.

The terms for drinking and bathing vary at the different establishments. Drinking for the season, from £11s. to 7s. 6d., for one person, and £2: 2s. to £1, for a family; for a week, from 3s. 6d. to 1s. 6d., for one person, and 5s. to 4s. for a family. The average prices for baths are--warm, 2s. 6d. ; cold, 1s. ; shower, warm, 1s. 6d., cold, 1s. ; douche, 2s. 6d. ; medicated sulphur, 3s.; chlorine, 4s. ; iodine, 4s.; camphor, 3s. 6d.; ammonia, 4s.; hot air, 2s. 6d. ; vapour, 2s. 6d.

Leamington salts, produced by the evaporation of the mineral waters, may be obtained from any of the chemists in the town.

CHURCHES.-Leamington is well provided with places

of worship.

ALL-SAINTS' CHURCH is at the south side of Victoria Bridge. There can be no doubt that a church-or rather a chapel, for the building was subordinate to the neighbouring parish church of Leek Wootton-existed here at an early period. It underwent some repairs about the year 1524; but the date of its original foundation does not seem to have been preserved. In 1816 the great increase of population led to the

enlargement of the sacred edifice; and fresh additions were made at subsequent dates. The complete reconstruction and enlargement of the church was commenced in 1843 by the Rev. John Craig, M.A., vicar of the parish, and carried out at a cost of upwards of £15,000. It is a handsome edifice, but not likely to obtain unqualified praise from the ecclesiologist, not being throughout of one order of architecture-a defect as inexcusable as it is avoidable in a modern church. It consists of nave, aisles, transepts, chancel, and spire. The nave and its aisles are Perpendicular, the transepts and chancel Decorated. There are no monuments of importance in the interior. The west window is of five lights, and is forty-two feet high and twenty wide. It is filled with good stained glass, representing a series of events in the history of our Saviour. This window is said to be the largest, perhaps the finest, in the county. The chancel has an apsidal end, and is lighted with five good windows filled with stained glass, the three inner ones being in memory of three sisters of the name of Manners Sutton. There is a fine rose window, said to have been copied from one in the cathedral of Rouen in the north transept.

In the churchyard are interred Benjamin Satchwell and William Abbots, the two men who gave Leamington the impulse that carried it on to prosperity. Satchwell's monument, which is the more imposing of the two, has a lengthy poetical inscription, bidding the reader "Hail the unassuming tomb

Of him who told where health and beauty bloom;
Of him whose lengthened life improving ran—
A blameless, useful, venerable man.'

The churchyard was closed some years ago.

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* A CEMETERY was opened in 1852 in the southern extremity of the parish. It is three acres in extent, well drained and enclosed, and tastefully laid out. There is a handsome little chapel, in the Early Decorated style, for the performance of the funeral service.

THE EPISCOPAL CHAPEL, in the centre of Beauchamp Square, was erected in 1826. It is in the Norman style, but, like many modern efforts in the same line, displays more of the heavy and sombre than of the impressive and majestic character of that order of architecture.

TRINITY CHAPEL, also in Beauchamp Square, is a cruciform building in the Decorated style. It was

opened in 1847.

MILVERTON CHAPEL, on the New Warwick Road, erected in 1835, has a Doric front. Its only recommendation seems to be the amount of accommodation it affords.

ST. MARY'S DISTRICT CHURCH, near the Warneford Hospital, at the east end of the town, opened in 1839, is a good building in the Perpendicular style. The east window and several of the others are filled with stained glass. There is a handsome modern font, octatagonal, and sculptured with emblems of our Saviour's passion.

ST. LUKE'S EPISCOPAL CHAPEL is in Augusta Place, but is of no architectural interest. It was opened

in 1850.

DISSENTING CHAPELS are numerous, most of the sects being represented. The Mill Street (Lady Huntingdon's) Chapel was once the property of the Rev. Rowland Hill, who is commemorated by a tablet in the interior. The Rev. Octavius Winslow, D.D., well known to the religious public by his numerous works, was minister of the Baptist Chapel, Warwick Street. None of the Dissenting places of worship have any claim on the attention of the ecclesiologist.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.-The public buildings of Leamington are on the whole worthy of its prominent position as a fashionable watering-place.

The ROYAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, at the corner of the Lower Parade, were erected in 1813, at a cost of £10,000. This building, as its name implies, is used for balls and assemblies, etc. The principal hall, or ball-room, is 86 feet long, 36 wide, and 23 high. The building comprises a public billiard-room, refreshment-rooms, etc.

The ROYAL MUSIC HALL, originally called the Parthenon, is in Bath Street. It was erected in 1821, but has undergone many improvements and embellishments since that date. Externally and internally it is a handsome structure, and is well suited for the purposes for which it was erected.

The TOWN HALL, High Street, erected in 1831 for municipal and police purposes, and the PUBLIC HALL, Windsor Street, erected in 1854 for public meetings, are good and commodious buildings, not calling, however, for special description.

The LEAMINGTON PROPRIETARY COLLEGE, Binwood Crescent, a handsome brick building, faced with stone, in the style of the time of Henry VIII., was founded in 1847, for the purpose of affording “for the sons of the nobility, clergy, and gentry, a sound classical, mathematical, and general education, in conformity with the principles of the Established Church." Pupils are also trained here for the army and navy and the civil service. The list of patrons and directors contains some influential names.

There are several excellent institutions for the education of young ladies. The ordinary day and Sunday schools are numerous and respectable.

The WARNEFORD HOSPITAL, So named in honour of the Rev. Dr. Warneford, rector of Burton-on-the-Hill, Gloucestershire, to whose munificence its establishment is mainly owing, was erected in 1832, for the gratui

tous supply of medical assistance and baths to the poor. At various periods, through the liberal donations and bequests of benevolent persons, the hospital has been enlarged and rendered more efficient.

Leamington possesses ample provision for the amusement and recreation of the visitors and inhabitants.

The JEPHSON GARDENS Occupy a charming position on the bank of the Leam, not far from the parish church. A fine marble statue of Dr. Jephson by Mr. Hollins of Birmingham, said to be an admirable likeness, stands in a little Corinthian temple on an elevated spot near the middle of the grounds. The gardens are vested in trustees, who have laid them out with great taste. These grounds contain charming and varied walks, an archery-ground, and other attractions. During "the season an instrumental band is engaged to play in the grounds, which it is needless to say are a favourite resort of beauty and fashion.

The following are the terms of admission to the Jephson Gardens :-For the day, 3d. each (6d. when the band is playing); week, 1s. 6d. for one person, 3s. for a family; month, 4s. for one, 7s. for a family; three months, 7s. 6d. and 14s. ; year, 10s. 6d. and 21s.

The TENNIS COURT, in Lower Bedford Street, is a favourite place of amusement. Besides the court which gives it its name, this building has billiard-rooms, racket-courts, etc.

The THEATRE, in Clemens Street, is a building of some elegance, but is generally closed, the drama meeting here, as in many other provincial towns, with very scant encouragement.

There is abundant provision for promenades, balls, and concerts during the season. A free public library was established some years ago in Bath Street. There