152 . [Bucks. to Oxford, from Winslow on the latter line, to and Brackley, and thence to Banbury. The southern part of the county is intersected by the Great Western Railway, which comes in near Colnbrook, and crosses by Slough to Maidenhead, Reading, and the West of , with branches to Uxbridge, and to , thence passing through to Thame and Oxford. A new line, called the and Buckingham Railway, connects the northern and southern systems. The chief rivers are the Thames, which runs down to and the sea. The small river Wye, which runs from Wycombe, falls into the Thames near Hedsor. At the southern part of the county, the river Colne falls into the Thames, and waters the south-eastern part of Bucks. The Chess flows by . The Thame is formed by a great many streams, and waters Aylesbury, Thame, and the Vale of Aylesbury, and thence flows to the Thames at Dorchester. The midland Ouse runs through the county for over 40 miles from near Brackley, by Buckingham, to and to Olney. It receives a large stream from Winslow, and another at Newport Pagnell, called the Ousel, 30 miles long, running from Fenny Stratford. The Grand Junction Canal passes by Iving­ hoe, Fenny Stratford, and Stony Stratford; it has branches to , Aylesbury, and Buckingham. Every and village gives the name of the hundred, poor law union, county court district, diocese, archdeaconry, and rural deanery with which they are connected.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS, OFFICERS, &c. The County Gaol, standing between Aylesbury and Bierton, is a fine and handsome building. The interior contains a courtyard, measur­ ing 60 by 80 feet, residences for the governor and chaplain, six reception cells, a visiting room, and rooms for the magistrates, governor, and head turnkey, and six infirmaries for the general pur­ poses of the prison. In three divisions, measuring 303 by 140 feet, are the cells; each of these divisions contains three stories, which are approached by outside iron galleries and crossings at each story, and by an iron spiral staircase. The prison contains 220 cells; each prisoner has a cell to himself, measuring 13 by 7 feet. The chapel, which is 32 feet high, contains sittings for 274 persons, which are so arranged that they cannot see each other. The prison, which covers an area of nearly 5 acres, is enclosed by a wall. Governor, Mr. H. Sheriff; Surgeon, R. Cfely, Esq.; Storekeeper and Clerk, C. Payne: Chaplain, Rev. T. E. G. Bunbury; Matron, Miss Linton; Schoolmaster, C. Lamborn; Head Turnkey, Rowe. The County General Infirmary, situated at Aylesbury, is a handsome structure, erected in 1861-2 at a cost of £11,000, and contains two wards, one for men and one for women, and two by-wards for opthalmy, the whole affording accommodation for 50 patients. On the ground floor is a spacious dispensary and waiting room for out­ patients, with residence for the house surgeon and matron. Treasurer, Zacharias Daniel Hunt, Esq.; Surgeons, Robert Oeely, James Henry