ON BIGHT FROM LOND. From Leeds. From London. ON LEFT FROM LOND Clay Cross St. a town of considerable antiquity on the west bank of the Rother. Its principal manufactures are cotton and worsted stockings; and in the vicinity are iron works and potteries. The old church, was erected during the 13th century. The spire has a singular appearance, and is much bent towards the west. There is a canal which communicates with the Trent and the Humber. Chesterfield possesses several charities. Pop. 1851, 7101. During the civil wars the Parliamentary forces were defeated at Chesterfield by the Earl of Newcastle. 152 1564, Wingerworth Hall. The old hall was garrisoned for the Parliament in 1643. To Buxton, 24 miles; Chapel-en-le-Firth,24 m.; Bakewell, 12 m.; Chatsworth, 10 m.; Sheffield, 12 miles. 24 m. distant, at Whitington, is the Revolution House, where the Revolution of 1688 was] planned. Tapton House. LEICESTER, on the banks of the Soar, is a place of very great antiquity, having been a city during the Saxon heptarchy. It appears, by Domesday Book, that, at the Norman conquest, it was a populous city. In the reign of Henry V., & Parliament was held here. Richard III., after his defeat and death, was buried here in a Franciscan convent, which then stood near St. Martin's Church. Cardinal Wolsey died here in the Abbey of St. Mary de Pratis. The town was formerly fortified, and the remains of the wall may be in many parts distinctly traced. The castle was a most extensive building. Its hall is still entire, and the courts of justice are held in it at the assizes. Leicester contains numerous churches and dissenting chapels. In St. Mary's Church is the monument of the Rev. T. Robinson, author of "Scripture Characters," who was Vicar for many years. There are few towns in which are to be seen so many charitable institu |