commonly called Carfax, where it is intended to erect a new City and Parochial Church, (ST. MARTIN'S,) the expense of which will be defrayed, partly by subscription, and partly by parochial rates. The Mayor and Corporation now attend divine service at the Church of St. Ebbe, where two sermons are preached on Sundays by one of the four City Lecturers, who are appointed by the thirteen senior members of the Corporation. Service was discon tinued at the old Church of St. Martin in 1819, in consequence of its dilapidated and dangerous state. To continue our walk through the University, we must pursue our progress southerly into the street sometimes called Fish-street, and St. Aldate's, but usually St. Old's; observing that on the left is the High-street, and on the right Queen-street, or the Butcher-row, as it is more generally named, on account of its having been formerly used as a market for meat. This street leads to the Canal Wharf, and to the County Gaol, and conducts us to the roads to Witney and Cheltenham, Wantage and Far ingdon; and to Wytham, the seat of the Earl of Abingdon, which is about two miles from Oxford. A few paces down St. Old's bring us to the

TOWN HALL,

Where the Assizes, and City and County Sessions are holden, and where all the County and other large meetings take place. It was built

by Thomas Rowney, Esq. the City Representative, in 1754, and has lately been considerably improved at the joint expense of the County and City. Its dimensions are 135 feet by 311. In 1814, during the mayoralty of Sir Joseph Lock, this room was honoured with the presence of the present King, then Prince Regent, the Emperor of Russia, the King of Prussia,'" the Duke of York, the Prince of Orange, the Prince of Mecklenburgh, Prince Metternich, Prince Blucher, and other royal and noble personages, to whom were presented the honorary freedom of the City. Upwards of 700 persons were present at this splendid scene. Adjoining to the Town Hall is the COUNCIL CHAMBER, in which are several good portraits. In Novem ber, 1816, the honorary freedom of the City was presented to Lord Exmouth, the gallant conqueror of Algiers, who afterwards dined with the Corporation and a large party of other gentlemen of Oxford.and its vicinity, in this room.

Proceeding in our walk we come to the magnificent front of Christ Church. Nearly opposite to the gate of this College we cross the street, turn on the right, pass St. Aldate's Church, and enter

PEMBROKE COLLEGE.

Porter's Lodge is on the right of the gateway.

The quadrangle is small, but regularly built. The HALL contains some fine portraits of the

Founders; Charles I.; Queen Anne; Morley, Bishop of Winchester; Lord Ossulston; Hall, Bishop of Bristol; Dr. Slocock; Simon, Earl Harcourt; Dr. Smith, late Master of this College; Francis Rous, and Mr. Phipps, and a bust of Dr. Johnson, who was a member of this Society. The LIBRARY is over the Hall. Formerly the books of this Society were kept in a large room over the south aisle of St. Aldate's Church, which was, at one time, a civil law school, and had a collection of books on that science for the use of Broadgate and other Halls, adjoining. When, in 1709, Dr. Hall, Master, bequeathed his collection, it became necessary to remove the Library to its present situation. The CHAPEL is a small elegant building of the Ionic order, with a beautiful altar-piece, containing a copy, by Cranke, from a picture of Rubens, at Antwerp, of our Saviour after his Resurrection, presented to the College by Mr. Plimley, of the county of Salop. Before the erection of the present Chapel, this Society attended divine service in the south aisle of St. Aldate's Church. In a garden, near the Chapel is a very handsome Common Room, and a terrace formed on part of the City wall, from which is a fine view of the adjacent country. The Master's Lodgings are on the outside of the gate to the right of the entrance.

This College, originally Broadgate Hall, was founded in 1620, by Thomas Tesdale, Esq. of

Glympton, in Oxfordshire; and Rd. Wightwick, Rector of Ilsley, Berks. The foundation now consists of a Master, 14 Fellows, and 25 Scholars and Exhibitioners. Members on the books are upwards of 90.

Not far from this College is the Church of the parish of St. Ebbe, which has lately been rebuilt. In this Church the Mayor and the senior members of the Corporation have attended divine service since the commencement of the year 1819, at which time the City Church, (St. Martin's,) was deemed unsafe:see page 125. We now return to

CHRIST CHURCH.

As this College is very large it is necessary to inform strangers, that if they wish to see the Hall, they must inquire for the Porter, whose Lodge is on the right, under the first gateway. This Porter will inform them where to apply, in order to gain admittance to the Cathedral. The Library is shewn by another Porter, whose Lodge is under Canterbury gateway, at the

eastern entrance.

The elevation of Christ Church, viewed from the street, displays uncommon grandeur, and ranges along an extent of 400 feet. Wolsey left the great entrance tower unfinished, and in 1682 it was completed under the direction of Sir Christopher Wren. This tower gives a dignity to the building which it crowns, when nearly viewed, and, when seen from a distance, adds