46 B'OOKINGB.AM, , (KILLY'S hood : the present building was presented by the late · conferred the title of Duke upon the .Arldington, in commemoration of the preservation from fam.ily of Grenville-Temple until it became extinct by death of his eldest .son, who was thrown from his horse: the death in r•8189 of the last Duke of Buckingham and it is a handsome and well-arranged .structure pleasantly Chandos K.G. and Stowe House, now the- property of situated on the side of a hill, and was opened in r887. The his daughter, the Baroness Kinloss, is a great object of object of the home is to relieve the suffering of the sick, attraction; this noble seat is within the parish of Stowe, especially of the sick poor, in Buckingham and its neigh­ about three. miles north-west from Buckingham, and is bourhood, by placing within their reach skilled and approached from the town by an avenue about two miles experienced nursing, and also to receive into the home in length, bordered on either side by lofty trees, and suitable cases which cannot be adequately treated at the continuing in a direct line to the principal entrance to the home of the patient. park, a fine arch of the- Corinthian ·order, 6o feet in There are several maltings in the town, a condensed height: on the death of the late duke this magnificent milk manufactory, an artificial manure manufactory, residence was let on lease to H.R.H. the late Comte de two water and steam corn and flour mills ; the poorer Paris, who died here in 1894· female inhabitants are .employed in making pillow lace. The Baroness Kinloss is lady of the manor of the pre­ The Buckingham general charities are divided into bend of Buckingham with . three branches, viz. :-.Almshouses, Educational and The principal land and property owners in Bucking­ Eleemosynary. The almshouse branch comprises Christ's ham are the BarQness Kinloss, the Earl Temple, Messrs. Hospital, founded in 1597 by Queen Elizabeth, and re­ Harrison, A. Stowe esq. Mrs. Parrott, the trustees of built in 1897 at a cost Qf about £8oo, and Barton's Hospi­ the late John Edward Bartlett esq. of Stone, , tal, founded in 1431 by John Barton, sen. of Bucldngham. the trustees vf the late Rev. Eusebius .A. Uthwatt B.A. Each of these almshouse buildings contains residences for of Buckingham (d. I8gr), and R. S. Budgett esq. of six poor women, who receive ss. each weekly. The in­ Brookfield. come of the almshouse branch proper is only about £31, The area of the parish is s,ooo acres of land and 32 of and the balance requir.ed to meet the above payments is water; assessable value, £13,506 ; the population in rgor taken from the Eleemosynary branch. The Educational was-of the parish and municipal borough, 3,152, includ­ branch €omprises St. John's Royal Latin School, which ing 5 officers and 67 inmates in the workhouse; the has 6 Foundation scholars; N'ewton's charity of £26 population of SS. Peter and Paul ecclesiastical parish in for education and clothing; Hart's charity of about £9 r8gr was 2,701. and Sir Richard Temple's of about £13, each for appren­ ticeships. The Eleemosynary branch includes Lady Pene­ BOURTON is a hamlet in the parish of Buckingham, lope Osborne's charity of £rz; Sir Simon Bennett's of three-quarters of a mile east. Bourton House was for­ about £r7; Higgens's of about £73; Lady Bagot's of tified in r642 by Sir Richard Minshull kt. for Oharles I. £rr; an unknown donor's of 6s. 8d.; Agard and Dayrell's but was taken and sacked by Robert (Greville), 2nd of about £83; Groves's of £2 ros. ; Pittam's of £r LIS. Baron Brooke. William Oxenden Hammond esq. St. 8d.; .A.dkin's of about £33 and West's of £17 6s. 4d. Be­ Alban's court, Wingham, Kent, is sole landowner. sides all the charities included in the above branches there Bourtonhold is a hamlet forming part of the town. is an Organ charity, the income of which, £17 6s. od. is applied in aid of the salary paid to the church organists. Parish Clerk (acting), William Robinson. Harrison's charity of about £8 ss. for paralytics. and the Gawcott with in this have Poor's allotment, 14 acres near Gawcott Wood, producing been formed into an ecclesiast·ical parish, -and will be about £zo yearly, which is expended in coal for the poor. found in this Directory, under the letter" G."

OFFIOIAJ, EST.A.BLISHIMENTS, LOO.AL INSTITUTIONS &c. Post, M. & T. 0., T. M. 0., E. D., P. P., S. B. & A.. & I. stead, Lillingstone Dayren, Li1lingstone Lovell, Maids Office, West street.-Thomas Holmes, postmaster. Moreton, iMarsh Giib'bon, , , Letters are delivered from London & all parts at 7 & , , -cum-, I 1.45 a. m. & 5.40 p.m. week days; 7 a.m. sundays; Sha1stone, SteepJe Olaydo'n, Stowe, Thornborough, dispatched to local country posts, 6 a.m. ; to London Thornton, · Ting81Wi1Ck, Turweston, Twyford, Water & all parts at 8 & ro a.m.; to Banbury, Oxford & South Stratford· & W.es1Jbury. The borough comprises:­ ''Yales & West of , at 1 & 5 p.m.; to London, Buckinglb.am, Bourton, Bourtonhold, Gawcott, Len· Bletchley, Bedford, East of England & the Continent at borough & Prebend End 2.35 p.m.; North of England, Scotland, Ireland & all parts, at 7·I5 p.m.; to London & South of England, BOROruGH MAGISTRATES. Aylesbury, Banbnry, Luton, Northampton, Oxford & Bastick William, 23 Chandos road Winslow at 8.30 p.m.; on sundays to all parts at 7.15 Rogers .Alfred C. (Mayor), chairman p.m.; postal orders are issued from 7 a.m. to 8.30 Duke Frederic, I5 Castle street . p.m.; letters are registered till half an hour of time HarrisQn George, Castle street of dispatch, except sunday, till ro a.m. ; money order Thorpe James Wilson, The Wharf office open from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m.; the telegraph office 1 Oerks, H. & E • H. Small, Town hall is open from 8 a.m. till 8 p.m. week days; & on sun­ Borcmgh Petty Sessions are held at the Town hall every days from 8 a.m. till ro a.m alternate tUJesday at Il a.m. 'There are also Wall Letter Boxes in various parts of the wwn OORPORA. TIO'N.

COUNTY MAGISTRATES FOR BUCKINGHAM PETTY !902-;1. SESSION.!L DIVISION. High StewaJ'd Lord Addington. Robar.ts Abr3Jham John esq. D.L. Tile house, Lilling~ stone Dayrell~ Buckingham, chairman Mayor, Councillor Alfred Charles Rogers. Addington Lord, Addington manor, Winslow Bastick William e.sq. 23 Chandos road, Buckingham .A:1dermen. · Robarts John esq. Tile house, Lillingstone Davrell, Buck- Retire November, 1904. I Retire November, rgog. ingham J ames Thomas Harrison George Harrison Bull Henry Edward esq. house,Buckingham J ames Wilson Thorpe Henry Thorpe Delap James Bogle esq. The Lodge, Ifillingstone Lovell, I Buckingham . Councillors. .. Gre-en Major Geo. Fredk. Ohetwode priory, Buckingham Hall Musgrave Robert esq. manol;', Foseott Retire in November, ·1903. 'Prior Charles M111tthew esq. A.dstock manor, Winslow Charles .A.aron Bennett I Leonard Varney . Stewart-Savile Cantain Waiter Stewart, Boycott manor, J. T. Marshall Edwin Henry Lawrence . ~ ' .' Buckm~ham Retire in November, I904· S trrutton John Locke esq. Turweston heuse, : 'The Mayor of Buckingham & theo Chairman for the time F. Holtori I Alfred Charles Rogers being, of the Rural District CoQuncil, are ex-officio magis­ J. Harper I Thomas Osborne trates Retire in November, 1905. Clerks to the Magistrates, H. ·&E. H. Small, Town hall :Petty Sessions are held at the Town hall on alternate Frederick Adcock I J. Nicholls ·s·aturdays at 12 o'clock T. Hawes John George Tailby The places in the division are .A.ddington, .A.dstock, .Ake­ Mayor's Auditor, .Alderman James Wilson Thorpe ley, Barton Hal'ltshorn, Biddle·sden, Boycott, Oharn­ Elective Auditors, TbQmas :&Jnner, ·High st. & Willialll , don, Ohetwode, , Foscott, ml1e.sden, Looklh1ID1p- S. Pringls, Market sg:uare ,