- Utgot St ~o.'~ CO\VES (WEST AND EASrf). WEST COWES is a n1arket town in the north divi- so completely ~heltered from the north-east and east sion of the parish of North wood, and liberty of West winds by the richlywooded high grounds of 1\Iedina, Isle of Wight-102 miles from London, and 12 N on·is castle, and Osborn park, as to rank it for wii1te; from Portsmouth; seated on the declirity of the hill nn residence with the U ndercliff, and other favoured but the west side of the rh'er 1.\ledina, near its influx with less accessible sites, \vhich have obtained for the Island the sea. From its excellent harbour !'hips can directly the title of the 'British l\1adeira,' as well as 'Gar.. steer either to the west or east. In time of war, large den of England.' The l\1edina Hotel (in front of which fleets of merchantmen frequently ride off here for seve- the steamers now laud) contains assetnbly, billiard and ral weeks, 'vaiting for convoy; and the town then enjoys news rooms, and excellent baths. Ii1 various parts of a brisk tl·ade in the sale of provisions, and other necessa- the hamlet are residences of the first rank and spleu .. ries for the sea service. The shore, for the purpose of do ut: amongst these are- Castle, the seat bathing, is remarl\ably good; at}d of late ye~rs the of the Earl of ~h~nnon, erecte~ by the late , number of strangers \Vho hmre res1ded here dunng the Esq., at a cost of £a0,000.; N orns Castle, by John Wyatt I season has been very considerable, and of great ad- EscJ., for the late Lord Seymour, at a more considerabl~ j vantage to the inhabitants. Some few years since expense; Oshorn Park, Lady Isabella Blashford; Sair1t Cowes acq nired celebrity by the establishment of a yacht Thomas'~, .M iRs Barri ngtou ; Slatwoods, .l\1 iss Shed den. f club, of which his late Majesty was a member, with Springhill, George Sherlden, Esq.; and The Lodge' about one hundred noblemen and gentlemen: since Henry Auldjo,Esq. The first~toneofEastCowes church' that period an annual regatta tal\es place, generally in dedicated to St. James, was laid by the Queen Dowage; August or September4 when upwards of three hundred durin~ htr occupation of Non·is Castle. Immediately vessels, of different descriptions, are usually present; adjoining is the new watering place, called East CO\ves and visiters frotn the neighbouring counties, and from Pari\, extending for half a tnile aiongthe hanks of Cowes distant sea-ports, are attracted by the auimatiug spec- harbour and the i\'ledina river. The road, two miles ir1 tacle. As a place of recreative and salubrious resort, length and sixty-six feet in width, will be margined by the establishments here for the convenience and amuse- an arboratum, enclosin~ a botanic garden of forty acres n1ent of ~trangers h:eep pace with its increasing impor-1 (the largest in England), and possessing the great ad­ tance. The lodging-houses are excellent-the inns of vantages of salt as well as fre~h '\Vater, a wood of 1 the first order.::__and the private baths (both hot and 1 twen ty-fi\·e acres, and variety of ~oil and climate-the cold), reading-roon1s, &c., are well conducted. We~t ground rising to a height of one hundred and se\'enty Cowes is a polling station at the election of a me1nber feet above the sea. The prospects commanded are of to represent the Isle in parliament. the most enrapturing de~cription, embraciug Cowes A handsotne church (first opened in 1832,) was harbour and roadstead, Cabhot and Eaglepunt castles, erected aud endowed at the sole expense of l\1rs. Sarah. Southampton water aud town, the course of the l\le· Goodwin. There is, hesides, a chapel of ease under dina to Newport, Carisbrook castle, and the downs Northwood; and t.he Wesleyan .I.Vlethodists and Roman above the Undercliff. T\vo hundred mansions and vi! .. Catholics l1ave each a place of worship. The 1narket !as are about to be erected, according to designs exhi ..

is held on Saturdav, and a fair on Thursday in Whit~un bited in the cosmoramic paviliou iu the botanic garden 1 week. The pai'isli contained, by the last census ( 1841), and will afford the nnteh required accomn1odati0n for 5,147 inhabitants, of which number 4,107 were returned the families and members of the for \Vest Cowes. all d others, now obliged to resort to Ryde and South· EAST Co\VES is a hamlet in the parish of \Vhipping- ampton. \Vhippingham parish contained, inl841, 2,518 ham, seated on the eastern bank of the hathour, aud inhabitants, and East Cowes hamlet 880 of that number. POST OFFICE., High-street, \VEST Co\YES' Ann Roach, Post .Lllistress.-Letters from LoNDON arrive (by mail boat from SouTHAMPTON) every morning at l1alf-past seven in summer and eight in winter, and are despatched to that town every evening at half-past six in sun1mer and at five in winter. Letters from NEWPORT aud HYDE arrh.·e e,·ery morning at nine and evening at half-past six in summer and at nine in the tnorning and fh·e in the afternoon in winter, and are despatched thereto every morning at eight and afternoon at four.-Lctters frotn PoRTSMoUTH arrive (by mail boat) e\·ery morning at half-past :;;eren in summet· and eight in winter, and are despatched thereto every ereniug at half-past six in summer and five iu winter.

~ ~~ The names are in WE~T CowEs wllen the town is not 1nentioned.

NOBILITY, GENTRY AND l\1ann Rev. Thoma~, Shooter's hill Hales Sophia (day) l\'larket hill . CLERGY. l\'Ianuering l\1rs. -, Onion road Halliday Henry (boarrlg) 13 ~un. h1ll ... Atl\inson Rt\v. John B. Parsonage l\1iucbin lVIrs. Sarah, Castle terrace INFANTS' ScHOOL, Shooters htll- AuldjoHenry,esq.Lodge,EastCowes Nelll\'lrs.• Jaue, 110 High ~t Elizabeth Young-, mistress Banington l\liRs J a ne Elizabeth, St.. N ntkins l\1 rs. Ann, Victoria cottage .lacobs Sarah (day) 2 U uion road Thomas', East Cowes · Ovall Re\". George, l\Jedina road NATIONAL ScuooL, Cross st-vVrn. ·Bassett l\liss E. 11 Pro~pect t·oad 1 Parry H.e\r. John, Fulmer place, Richardson, nutster; l\1aria Ste· Bell Robert, esq. ; East East Co\ves phens, rnistress Cowes Randell l\lrs. l\·1ary, Union road NATIONAL ScHOOL, East Cowes- Blashford Lady Isabella, Os horn Ratsey Adtniral Edward, l\larl\et hill Buhert Snelling, mastPr; Sarah house, East Cowes [park Ratsey I\1 r. Geo. Rogers, 83 High st King, mistre~s [East Cowes Brool\s George Eyre,esq. East Cowes Robiu son Rev .•.1 oh u F. Prospect rd Robertou N athauiel (day) Cas~le st, Broster John, esq. Ivy lodge Hoe i\-liss Elizabeth .I aue,Prospect rd Stanney Rich d. (nautical) 128 Htghdst Button 1\lrs. General, Os born villa, Saunders 1\'liss Charity Elizabeth, \V alter Caroline & Etnelie (boar · East Cowes Church road · ing) Union road Claxton Tho1nas, esq. l\'larl\et hill Scriveu l\1r. -, 73 Hi~h st Wheeler Jane (day) Carrel lane Cole Robert, esq. Prospect road Scrivner l\'lr. Joseph, High st AGENTS. . De Horsey the Lady Louisa, King's Shannon the Earl of, East Cowes (See also Ship Agents and also Ftre, house, l\Iarine parade ca!-itle [East Cowes &;c. Office AgPnts.) . Dodd Hev. Edward, .Mount plea~ant Shed den l\Jiss A. B. G. Slat woods, Bavly Elijah (house) 10 Shooter's}Jlll Furner Miss l\'1artha, Prospect road Shedden George, esq. Spring hill, Go-d~ell.James (.house) Hig:h st . Gene~te Rev. l\1axitnillan, \Vestcliff Eaf't Cowes [Cowes Hewitt John (house) 74 H1gh_st e Good win ~ 1lrs. Sarah, Grove Shoot J\1 rs. Ann, Elm cottage, East Lutte Nir.holas Jos. (house) H~g~ st Hennah Rev. Willia1n Veale, Castle Spuriu Lieut.-, R.K. High Ht, East Moore .Jas. (house & estate) ~Ig s st, East Cowes Cowes [house Spain George (to Lloyds') Polll~ u~ · Hollis l\1t·. Ja~nes, lTnion roa~. '"1 anlGeorg~Henry,esq.Northwo?d Struben .Jol~an Hennan l\Januch J ohnston l\1aJor-Geueral W Ilham, Ward the 1\ltsses, West hall [lull ( com mercml, and for .the. Dh\11 East Cowt s Yates i\1 r. Thos. Gratrix, 3 Prospect East India Compauy) B1rin111g a Kilderbee Rev. Samuel, Prospect rd ACADEMIES & SCHOOLS. cottage, l\1edina road } Lan1bert l\'1 rs. Sarah, lVlillfield house, j Ad air Eliza (preparatory) Prospect rd : Thorold Thomas ( custotn house East Cowes Busby Satnuel (day) Back st 4 .!Vledina road : 26