Uxbridge And Its Former Inhabitants.

( 6 Eichard II . ) Colham and Woxebrugge contributed £ 18 14 s . Id ., out of £ 73 9 s . 7 f cZ . ; and the same proportion was borne in the subsidy of 14 th and 15 th Henry VTIL ( 1499 ) . It was for lands , goods , and wages . On the accession of Edward VI . a return was made of the Chantries , and we find the particulars not only of Sherrington ' s chantrybut of the brotherhood of St . Mary's .

, It is curious that they held four inns , the Bull ' s Head , which was opposite the Hall , the Cross Keys , the George ( still existing ) , and the Saracen ' s Head , besides the Brotherhood Hall . " Oxbridge , as it has been observed , was noted for inns ; many are not now known , but I believe I am accurate in saying that wherever there is a gateway there was an inn .

The inhabitants were very favourable to Edward VI . The King had great confidence in then- loyalty , and accra-dingly on the 7 th October , 1549 ( 3 Edward VI . ) , he sent his warrant from Windsor Castle to the bailiffs and constables of Uxbridge , & c , to levy all the force in their power , especially archers , and to bring them victualled to Windsor Castle ; and on the 9 th November , 1550 , there was a grant

to Henry Bouchier and Henry Tanner , gentlemen , of certain messuages in Uxbridge , and particularly a messuage there called Ostrich Feather . We have also a notice of the mills for which Uxbridge was famous , for in 1552 Sir Eichard Charleton died , seized amongst many estates of two mills and land in Woxebrigge , and we can fix the site of his | land , for on March 31 st 1553

( Rot . pat , 7 , Edward VT . ) , there is a grant to Thomas Golding of a tenement in the tenure of John Harris , between ± he land of John Oxston on the east , and Thomas Ashby on the west , and extending from the field of Eichard Charlton ¦ on the south , to the King ' s Highway towards the north , near the chapel of St . Margaret ; and the grant included the brewhouse alreadalluded to bthe revvicarand the

y y . , "Dyehouse . " I pass over the reign of Queen Elizabeth , remarking only that on her visit to Lord Keeper Egerton , Harefield , from 31 st of July to the 3 rd of Agust 1602 , the expenses for which are published in the Egerton Papers of the Camden Society , she must have passed through the town . In the reign of James I ., we learn , that the men of Uxbridtook as great a deliht in using their political

ge g privileges as do their successors at the present day . At the election of 1614 Sir William Fleetwood , the recorder who had sat for Middlesex , stood for Bucks . The other late member , Sir Eobert Wrothe , was a candidate for re-election . ¦ Chamberlain , on the 17 th November , 1614 , wrote to Carleton

informing him of a concourse at Uxbridge , for chosing Sir -Julius Cesser and Sir Thomas Lake , knights for Middlesex , and that a servant of Sir Francis D'Arcy was committed for saying that the King had forbidden his master to stand . Sir Eobert Wrothe , Knight , and another were returned , but in the next Parliament of 1620 , Sir Francis D'Arcy and Sir Gilbert Gerrard sat for Middlesex .

The bouse , afterwards used for the treaty house , was the residence of the Bennetts . Lady Leonora Bennett lived here in 1623 , and on 26 th of September hi that year , Mr . Secretary Conway wrote to her that he will take her house near Uxbridge at its full worth , if she and her husband desire to lease it , The Bennetts took part with the king in August 1660

, , Col . Johu Bennett of Uxbridge petitioned for the bailiff ' s place , Westminster , stating that he had served the late king froni bis leaving London to the surrender of Exeter ; and was imprisoned at Windsor , Portsmouth , and Lambeth ; and that he had also served Charles II . at Worcester , and was in danger of question for his life by the high court of justice . On 30 th May , 1662 , the Parliament voted to the Crown

for ever , by which every house rated above 20 s . was to pay 2 s ., and in the returns of this tax we have a perfect house list for the town . In conclusion I will only remark that Uxbridge has been among the places which have not escaped religious animosities ever since the days of Mary . " Besse ' s Sufferings of the Quakers" contains accounts of sufferings hereand

, , in the State Paper Office is the examination against Goody Eoberts , of Uxbridge , an anabaptist , and the informant , John King , declared that there were divers meetings there , and that they were often disappointed , but there would be a plot and revenge for the blood that was soon to be spilt .

Cambrian Archaeological Society.

CAMBRIAN ARCHAEOLOGICAL SOCIETY .

The opening meeting of this society took place at the Royal Institution , Swansea . There was a large meeting , under the presidency of Mr . H . H . Vivian , F . G . S . On the second day , upwards of one hundred members and friends went in omnibuses to Margam Abbey , with Mr . Freeman as cicerone . Here the party were met by another from Swansea , who came hy train . The turf was uncovered from the encaustic tile flooring of the abbeyand

, other objects of interest were inspected . The party then started for Neath Abbey , and were then met by a large number of residents in the locality ; and all , numbering about two hundred and fifty , had luncheon provided by Mr . Howel Gwyn , of Duffryn . The ruins of the abbey church were afterwards visited . Sir . Freeman expressed a general regret that no steps were taken to prevent the ruins from falling into further decay . Heretoo

, , some encaustic tiles were exposed to view . It being now evening , the company returned to Swansea , having been unable to visit Neath Church , the Castle , and other objects of interest . At the evening meeting a general discussion took place upon the events of the day ; the Bishop of St . David ' s and Mr . G . G . Francis directing attention to the tesselated pavement which had occupied their notice . He also desired to draw the notice of the

neighbourhood to the extremely interesting Early Norman church of St . Giles ' s , situate on the banks of the river Neath , containing a perfect Norman arch . On Wednesday the Association proceeded across Fairwood Common by Cillibon , and on Cefnbryn Common examined an old tumulus ; and from thence to Llanmaddock Down , an old British camp , where Mr . Freeman gave a lecture . Weolby Castle was next reachedand here MrOctavius MorganM . P . an

, . , , gave account of Early Castellated Architecture in this country . The Association then retnrned to Swansea , where the evening meeting was held . Mr . H . Thomas made some remarks respecting Weolby Castle , followed by Mr . G . T . Clark , of Dowlais , who gave a description of the cpiality of the stone to be found in the district , and concluded by remarking that if more attention were paid to the different kinds of stone , some better idea of the age of the castles

might be gained . Professor Babington , F . RS ., read a paper " On the subject of Bronllys Castle . " Mr . T . Stephens , Merthyr , then read a paper " On a newly-discovered Stone at Capel Brithair Glamorganshire . "

General Architectural Intelligence.

GENERAL ARCHITECTURAL INTELLIGENCE .

The contract for the building of the new Town Hall , Grirasby , hawing been entered into , it was necessary to stake out the site , when it was found , says a local paper , that the land was rather too small to comprise the whole of the contemplated buildings and improvements . This awkward circumstance has been the subject occupying the attention of the Council and the architects during the week , and the

question of how to make the whole fit still remains to be settled . The piece of land on which the hall is to stand being in the form of a fool ' s cap , it adds , there should be no difficulty in our council making it fit , particularly when they have had plans gratis from architects from different parts of the kingdom to assist them . The opening of the new low-water landing pier ,

Folkestone , has been celebrated by a dinner to the workmen , numbering 110 , who have been engaged in its erection . The new pier is to be named the " Victoria . " Mr . Peter Ashoroft was the engineer , the whole of the works being carried out by the staff of the company . The pier will be of use in the landing passengers from Boulogne , without reference to the state of the tidethe landing-lace being

; p below the upper flooring of the pier , which is accessible at all times of the tide , with facilities by a series of rails laid down on the upper part of the pier in connection with a tramway , from which passengers can be at onco conveyed to the main line . The new church of St . Michael , in the parish of Peasenhall , built at the sole expense of J . W . Brooke , Esq ., of le is

Sibton Park , has been opened . The sty Perpendicular . An entrance-porch leads to the nave . This has been entirely restored , and is built of flint and white stone , and the tracery brought out in the same stylo as the original . The * building has been entirely constructed of black flint and white stone facings . In the chancel is a five-light stained glass window , —subject , _ " The Crucifixion . " This is a memorial window , the gift of Mrs . Brooke , to perpetuate the rnomory of her parents . The chancel , which is 18 ft , in